October 11th 2017 - Citizenship Applicants under 3/5 rule

[HLR]

Please update

Location: Whitby, GTA (Scarborough)
App type: Family (2)
Application sent on October 14th
Application delivered on October 19th
AOR received on December 11th.
IP: Jan 09, 2018
FP for me only: Feb 06
Test Invitation: by email April 05
Test date: April 16, at Scarborough
Decision made in ecas: April 19
Oath invitation: July 12 (by email, not shown in ecas yet)
Oath date: July 31, 1 pm (Scarborough)

Updated, congrats

 

[northernavpers]

Location of Application: Mississauga

Application Sent: 11th Oct 2017
Application Received: 16th Oct 2017
Processing of Application: 12th Dec 2017

Tentative Timelines:

Test Invitation: 11th Oct 2018
Test date: 11th Oct 2019
Oath Invitation: 11th Oct 2020
Oath Date: 11th Oct 2030

Looks like lot of us are on the same boat.

 

[prodigy007]

Hi,

I have the following timeline:

1. We received your application for Canadian citizenship (grant of citizenship) on October 16, 2017.
2. We sent you correspondence acknowledging receipt of your application(s), and a study book called Discover Canada on December 4, 2017.
3. We started processing your application on December 5, 2017.

When I applied I was living in Mississauga and since December 2017 i moved to Kitchener. I was under the impression my application will be transferred to Kitchener but it is still in Mississauga. Since February, I always get the answer that everything is done on my file (including background) and its ready to be invited for test. Recently, I called and they said they have a new experimental procedure in which a visa officer will call me to answer my questions (who would have more information than a call centre agent). I received call from a program manager in Citzenship office and he mentioned the same thing and its ready for interview.

I need you suggestion -- Should I transfer my file to Kitchener ? office mentioned that it may take 6 weeks for Missisauge to transfer my file to Kitchener and it i will be in the fresh in the Queue in Kitchener.

Not sure what to do -

 

[rajmalhotra7]

Hi,

I have the following timeline:

1. We received your application for Canadian citizenship (grant of citizenship) on October 16, 2017.
2. We sent you correspondence acknowledging receipt of your application(s), and a study book called Discover Canada on December 4, 2017.
3. We started processing your application on December 5, 2017.

When I applied I was living in Mississauga and since December 2017 i moved to Kitchener. I was under the impression my application will be transferred to Kitchener but it is still in Mississauga. Since February, I always get the answer that everything is done on my file (including background) and its ready to be invited for test. Recently, I called and they said they have a new experimental procedure in which a visa officer will call me to answer my questions (who would have more information than a call centre agent). I received call from a program manager in Citzenship office and he mentioned the same thing and its ready for interview.

I need you suggestion -- Should I transfer my file to Kitchener ? office mentioned that it may take 6 weeks for Missisauge to transfer my file to Kitchener and it i will be in the fresh in the Queue in Kitchener.

Not sure what to do -

Didn't you change your address with IRCC when you moved to Kitchener?

 

[prodigy007]

Didn't you change your address with IRCC when you moved to Kitchener?

I did change my address as soon as I moved to Kitchener and I can see my new address since December 5 2017.

 

[rajmalhotra7]

I did change my address as soon as I moved to Kitchener and I can see my new address since December 5 2017.

They should have transferred your file to Kitchener IRCC long back.

 

[rajmalhotra7]

Summary of October 2017 applicants (by Date Delivered) as per Google tracker:

Date	#Total	#AOR	#IP	#Test Invite	%Test Invite	#Test Held	#DM	%DM	#Oath Invite	%Oath Invite	#Oath Held
02-Oct-17	5	5	5	4	80.0%	4	4	80.0%	3	60.0%	3
03-Oct-17	3	3	3	3	100.0%	3	3	100.0%	3	100.0%	3
05-Oct-17	4	4	4	4	100.0%	4	4	100.0%	3	75.0%	2
06-Oct-17	7	7	7	7	100.0%	7	6	85.7%	5	71.4%	4
10-Oct-17	8	8	8	6	75.0%	6	6	75.0%	6	75.0%	5
12-Oct-17	30	30	29	20	66.7%	20	18	60.0%	15	50.0%	14
13-Oct-17	110	108	102	81	73.6%	81	71	64.5%	58	52.7%	50
16-Oct-17	350	344	318	267	76.3%	265	222	63.4%	191	54.6%	170
17-Oct-17	62	60	53	38	61.3%	38	33	53.2%	28	45.2%	25
18-Oct-17	83	83	81	62	74.7%	62	52	62.7%	44	53.0%	32
19-Oct-17	137	133	124	88	64.2%	87	74	54.0%	60	43.8%	49
20-Oct-17	82	82	75	60	73.2%	57	49	59.8%	44	53.7%	32
23-Oct-17	56	55	52	36	64.3%	35	31	55.4%	25	44.6%	20
24-Oct-17	10	9	9	8	80.0%	8	4	40.0%	3	30.0%	3
25-Oct-17	27	26	23	15	55.6%	15	9	33.3%	8	29.6%	6
26-Oct-17	41	39	38	25	61.0%	25	18	43.9%	17	41.5%	15
27-Oct-17	27	26	23	15	55.6%	14	11	40.7%	8	29.6%	4
30-Oct-17	32	30	29	21	65.6%	21	18	56.3%	13	40.6%	13
31-Oct-17	16	15	15	9	56.3%	8	8	50.0%	7	43.8%	4
Total	1090	1067	998	769	70.6%	760	641	58.8%	541	49.6%	454

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Summary of October 2017 applicants (by Visa Office) as per Google tracker:

Visa Office	#Total	#AOR	#IP	#Test Invite	%Test Invite	#Test Held	#DM	%DM	#Oath Invite	%Oath Invite	#Oath Held
Blank	13	11	5	1	7.7%	1	1	7.7%	-	-	-
Calgary	122	118	108	96	78.7%	93	81	66.4%	80	65.6%	71
Edmonton	75	71	65	58	77.3%	58	47	62.7%	39	52.0%	36
Fredericton	5	5	5	4	80.0%	4	3	60.0%	2	40.0%	2
Halifax	8	8	8	6	75.0%	6	6	75.0%	5	62.5%	5
Hamilton	34	32	32	24	70.6%	24	22	64.7%	18	52.9%	15
Kitchener	37	37	37	27	73.0%	27	19	51.4%	17	45.9%	15
London	11	11	11	8	72.7%	8	6	54.5%	5	45.5%	4
Mississauga	135	133	126	65	48.1%	62	58	43.0%	55	40.7%	41
Montreal	144	142	134	107	74.3%	106	90	62.5%	79	54.9%	73
Niagara Falls	4	4	4	4	100.0%	4	3	75.0%	3	75.0%	3
Ottawa	87	86	82	79	90.8%	79	66	75.9%	60	69.0%	56
Regina	14	14	14	12	85.7%	12	10	71.4%	8	57.1%	5
Saskatoon	27	27	23	18	66.7%	18	17	63.0%	14	51.9%	14
Scarborough	156	156	155	139	89.1%	138	114	73.1%	68	43.6%	34
St. John's	6	6	6	5	83.3%	5	3	50.0%	3	50.0%	3
Surrey	12	12	12	11	91.7%	11	10	83.3%	8	66.7%	8
Toronto*	58	53	37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Vancouver	112	111	105	86	76.8%	86	71	63.4%	66	58.9%	58
Windsor	9	9	8	6	66.7%	6	4	44.4%	3	33.3%	3
Winnipeg	21	21	21	13	61.9%	12	10	47.6%	8	38.1%	8
Total	1090	1067	998	769	70.6%	760	641	58.8%	541	49.6%	454

​

Monthly/ Weekly Summary of October 2017 applicants as per Google tracker:

Month/ Week of	#AOR	#IP	#Test Invite	#Test Held	#DM	#Oath Invite	#Oath Held
October, 2017	45	-	-	-	-	-	-
November, 2017	658	161	-	-	-	-	-
December, 2017	273	461	40	-	-	-	-
January, 2018	62	302	255	85	38	7	1
February, 2018	25	61	202	236	156	56	17
March, 2018	3	11	113	214	183	123	70
April, 2018	-	2	93	103	106	121	120
May, 2018	1	-	43	83	94	105	128
June, 2018	-	-	19	32	48	97	72
Jul 01 - Jul 08	-	-	1	6	13	21	31
Jul 09 - Jul 15	-	-	3	1	3	11	15
Total	1067	998	769	760	641	541	454

​

* Toronto: Applicants have reported to be located in Toronto. Once applicants receive test invites, their location will be changed to Visa office sending the test invite either Scarborough or Mississauga.

 

[OsamaR]

Congrats! Yes you can take a family member or friend with you. However they can’t sit with you as guests have a separate seating area behind applicants.

Thanks bu ayaan..

 

[emamabd]

Love the stats, its great to see Scarborough office moving steadily catching up with the other offices (from an Oath point of view). Hope everyone waiting gets their invite before the end of this month..so that all can begin a new chapter in life as proud Canadian citizens!

 

[Geotherm]

At long last finally Test and Oath of Citizenship scheduled in Kelowna for August 15.

 

[ZOYAMAN13]

Hey Guys,
I passed my test on March 05 got Decision made the next day. I still haven't got any oath invite form them yet. Do you guys think i may have missed an email from them?
Location : scarborough

 

[jsm0085]

Hey Guys,
I passed my test on March 05 got Decision made the next day. I still haven't got any oath invite form them yet. Do you guys think i may have missed an email from them?
Location : scarborough

Nope. Did mine around the same time. Same boat.

 

[paulh]

Location of Application: Mississauga

Application Sent: 11th Oct 2017
Application Received: 16th Oct 2017
Processing of Application: 12th Dec 2017

Tentative Timelines:

Test Invitation: 11th Oct 2018
Test date: 11th Oct 2019
Oath Invitation: 11th Oct 2020
Oath Date: 11th Oct 2030

Looks like lot of us are on the same boat.

Amen to your wish for yourself....but none of us are on your boat my friend !!!!

 

[foxy75]

I agree with you. It raises frustration. But then I asked why am I putting a time scarcity on my application. Even if takes me two years to get my citizenship, I am ok with it. I am not in race with anyone. It is not like if I get it sooner than you, I get any special treatment or trophy. It is not stopping me from accomplishing any of my life's priorities, activities or goals.

I understand people are in situation where they have to go out for few months and nothing to take away from them. I am only speaking for myself. But, I found it frustrating only when I allowed it to become frustrating. People are counting days, and some are counting seconds as if they don't get it in next few months, they will loose their status in Canada. We attract what we think the most. If we are thinking frustration, delays etc, that is what we attract.

Have patience, enjoy the summer, get busy achieving your goals and citizenship will come !

Best wishes !

Your wishes worked, thank you! Finally some movement.

Test invite received today
Test date: August 13, 2018

Please update the spreadsheet. Now I'm off to study

 

[Ghgh2014]

Hi,

We received the oath invite email yesterday for Aug. 10. Last time I checked online (Tuesday), the application status was still showing " in process".
Please update the spreadsheet.

Here is a question: My wife is outside Canada until mid September. I was also planning to travel from mid Aug. to mid Sept., but I have not bought my flight tickets yet. So we can do the following:
1. She emails IRCC and postpones her ceremony, but I attend the ceremony and postpone my travel (would require me to stay ~2 weeks after ceremony to get the passport).
2. I go on with my travel plans, and both of us postpone the ceremony to after mid September.

For 1, I suppose there is no requirement that all family members who applied together must attend the ceremony at the same date?

Any suggestions and comments based on experience would be appreciated.

Thanks and good luck all.