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Ugh, I went to IP on 4 December and on 5 January, I got a Fingerprint Request. Sigh. Another delay.

A friend of mine said she applied in mid-August, got a test invitation at the end of November. So 3.5 months from mailing the application to a test invitation. And the test was for mid-December. (Vancouver office.)

I really wish I hadn't spent the extra $ on express shipping now. :( It arrived early morning on Oct 16, meaning it's at the bottom of the pile.

Good, because in BC you can now combine your Drivers Licence and Health Care card, meaning you only have 1 additional ID.

I am beginning to suspect it depends on whose desk it lands on. Some processors are fast, some are not, and if your application is a little more complicated it might get put into the "difficult" pile to be sorted out later? If I worked there, I would be going through the routine applications...

Be warned - it takes 3+ months at the moment. There is a great thread on these forums that goes into a lot of detail. http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/fbi-pcc.247817/unread

Thank you! Those stats are fascinating. Only 93% of Citizenship applications are approved? Makes me wonder what people do wrong to be denied. And the drop in numbers due to C-24 is so obvious. Almost ~50% for a lot of the "high number" countries.

My address is in Vancouver. It should get there Monday 16 Oct. Single applicant, 1350 days.

Finally mailed mine after my payment receipt came through after midnight last night. (So glad I didn't pay twice!) I went to a tiny UPS office in the middle of nowhere, suburbia. The woman at the counter said she'd already processed 10 to the same address in the last day. Yikes.

It shows as an 'Authorised Transaction'.

I called my bank and they said CIC DID take the money. Even though there's no receipt.

So my choice is to wait 10 days for a Receipt.... or pay again and hope that CIC can refund the first one.

Well now I'm gonna cry. I paid the fees but the confirmation timed out on the CIC website. According to my bank, the $630 transaction went through and they cannot cancel it. But there is nothing in my "Receipts" on the CIC website. I did not get an email. And I cannot get through on the...

Ugh. Website seemed to be working so I tried to pay my fees. It took the payment but gave me an error before I got a receipt. But the charge shows up in my bank account. Anyone know what to do???

So...nowhere on this form do I get to write my full, complete name. It asks for the name that is shown on my most recent immigration document, which cuts off the last few letters of my middle name (because it's long). Hmmm.

I have the exact same question. I stayed with family for 2 months in another country. I do not expect that time to count towards my time in Canada, but Form 0177 has nothing to do with that situation.

Check the FAQ - it actually says that the Printed Date needs to be the same as the signature date. Guess I'll go toss mine and reprint tomorrow!

Two-sided or 1-sided printing? What do you think?

Awesome! Now I'm busy adding all my pre-PR absences.

I disagree. That is the calculator for days in CANADA. It is not the calculator for days in the USA. e.g. Even though you went to the USA for 1 day, it considers you as having been in Canada because you spent part of the day there. So if it was a days-calculator for the USA, the reverse...