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  1. garygnu

    Edmonton applicant Oct. 2017 after C6

    Thanks for the feedback. My application is still in process til now. I had my exam and interview on Feb 16. Hoping for the best!
  2. garygnu

    Edmonton applicant Oct. 2017 after C6

    Is the person who conducted the interview the same officer who will process our citizenship application until we receive our Oath Taking notice? If so then I think my approval will take longer than what I am expecting. I think the interviewer was having a bad day when I got interviewed. She...
  3. garygnu

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

    You were lucky you were not asked about your day trips not in your declared travel list. I missed to declare a day trip I made to the US back in 2013. I was asked about this trip for a good 5 minutes, she noted my answers and she said she will verify. How could she verify my quick trip to...
  4. garygnu

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

    I just got an email today from IRCC for my request to expedite my citizenship application. I sent the request via webform on March 14. Here is the email content: Thank you for contacting Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). We verified the information you provided and have...
  5. garygnu

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

    Congratulations! I also had the same experience, there was 1 trip back in 2013 that i completely forgot; it was a day trip to Belingham, WA from Surrey,BC. All other trips including day trips were on my declared list of trips. I was asked a lot of questions on this 1 single day trip. By the end...
  6. garygnu

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

    Thank you for the kind words Emamabd. Hope that our applications could go quicker. :-)
  7. garygnu

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

    I also asked the interviewer if it was possible to expdite the application when I mentioned my situation. She said to write CIC. So that is what I did
  8. garygnu

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

    I think I am under the ‘avoid losing a job’
  9. garygnu

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

    Because I have been doing my work with this company since 2011 working not only here in Canada but also overseas. I had been a resident since 2010. It was only in 2017 that I completed the residency. As I have mentioned, i had to giveup my job to complete the residency. Btw, i pay 100% of my...
  10. garygnu

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

    Yes, I created a letter and proof (emails, contract, business permits, icorporation docs) that explains my situation. I am a contractor for an international company. They send me anywhere in the world for a specialized skill. I had to terminate my contract to complete my residency for...
  11. garygnu

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

    Let me futher explain: according to the website To apply for urgent processing, you must be eligible to apply for citizenship and have an emergency, such as: needing Canadian citizenship to: apply for a job avoid losing your job go to a Canadian school, college or university As a...
  12. garygnu

    Edmonton applicant Oct. 2017 after C6

    I found this on the CIC website for the Oath Taking Ceremony List: This list is updated weekly. If you don’t see a ceremony listed for a province, territory, or city, check the Regional itinerant services page. There, you will find a list of additional ceremonies being considered in other...
  13. garygnu

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

    Last night, I submitted a web form to CIC requesting for Urgent Processing of my citizenship application because of work related travels. Has anyone in the group requested for urgent processing? I am awaiting for my oath taking. I had my exam on Feb 16, up to now my status is still In Process...
  14. garygnu

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

    Hi HLR, I just joined this forum yesterday. Could you also add my timeline to the spreadsheet. It’s in my signature. Thanks
  15. garygnu

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

    Hello, can you provide the telephone number of CIC. Thanks
  16. garygnu

    Edmonton applicant Oct. 2017 after C6

    Hi, can you please provide the telephone number of CIC Edmonton? Thanks
  17. garygnu

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

    Hi rotest100, what do you mean by Urgent request? Did you contact CIC to expedite your citizenship application? Based on your timeline, from the date of your exam to your oath taking is a little over 7 weeks. A friend had her oath taking in March 6, 7 weeks after her written exam on Jan 15. Im...
  18. garygnu

    Oath timeline after test at Edmonton office

    I have a friend who took her exam on Jan 15, got the notice for oath taking on feb 20 and had her oath taking on March 6 in Edmonton.
  19. garygnu

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

    Hi nty74. I have not been to a middle eastern country. I travel for work, I had been a Canadian Resident since 2010 and it was just last Oct 2017 that I completed my residency requirement for citizenship. Most of my trips were to Europe ( Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, France, Portugal, Norway...
  20. garygnu

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

    Here is the timeline of my citizenship application and processed in Edmonton We received your application for Canadian citizenship (grant of citizenship) on October 18, 2017. We sent you correspondence acknowledging receipt of your application(s), and a study book called Discover Canada on...