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    May 2018 - Citizenship Applicants

    Non Routine application means your application requires extra scrutiny via extended background checks, security clearances or through validation of time spent in Canada. If application is marked non-routine, it can take anywhere from 12 months to 36 months for the application to remain in...
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    May 2018 - Citizenship Applicants

    Currently, the timeline to open applications and issue AOR (Receipt) seems like anywhere from 54 days to 66 days. Have patience, you will receive your AOR soon.
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    May 2018 - Citizenship Applicants

    I took the stats from all the processing applications on Canadavisa.com for 2017 and ran a median calculation across the numbers. The results showed that 296 days was median processing time (middle value in the list of all numbers), 217 was the mean (average). Fastest processing was 18 days and...
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    May 2018 - Citizenship Applicants

    The Federal Elections in October 2019. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/43rd_Canadian_federal_election
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    May 2018 - Citizenship Applicants

    You will get an email and then receive the complete application pack by snail mail.
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    May 2018 - Citizenship Applicants

    Note that looking at the statistics for mid 2018, the application AOR timeline from date of receipt was around 30 days, but the processing start date was 60 days from that. Since April, the AOR timeline is 60 days and the processing start date is also around 60 days. Basis this, calculate your...
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    May 2018 - Citizenship Applicants

    Please note that they open applications faster under urgent processing. Envelopes have to be marked URGEN Looking at the minimum and maximum processing cycles, it seems that within 5 months from processing start date, an oath is most likely scheduled for routine applications. So, add 6-7...
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    May 2018 - Citizenship Applicants

    The initially open the applications in Sydney, Nova Scotia and then the application is physically mailed to the assigned processing centres which are distributed across Canada.
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    May 2018 - Citizenship Applicants

    All, this is how an AOR looks like (click on the screenshot link). You will get it as an attachment in the email. For some reason, the image will not show within the post, so I have added a safe link. https://prnt.sc/k59geu
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    May 2018 - Citizenship Applicants

    If they open the application and find that documents are missing or eligibility is not met, they will send the application back for correction. Till the application is opened for initial review, nothing will move.
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    May 2018 - Citizenship Applicants

    Atleast 50 to 66 days from the day the application was recieved. It will take time, have patience.
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    May 2018 - Citizenship Applicants

    You will only see a status update when your application has entered the system. You need to wait for the AOR to be issued and then ECAS will show up.
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    May 2018 - Citizenship Applicants

    Your application will not show up on ECAS till end of July/early July. In any case, you can go to the below link, input your UCID Number or Receipt Number or PR Card Number, date of birth, last name and country of origin and it will show you the status if the application has been entered into...
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    May 2018 - Citizenship Applicants

    The requirement as of now is only 1 Photo ID and Driving License is fine as ID if you send photocopies of front and back of the driving license. The previous application checklist pf 2016 required two IDs. You are fine do not worry as the current one only requires one ID. The following are...
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    May 2018 - Citizenship Applicants

    They are processing applications recieved in first week of May right now. Calculate 60-66 days from the date your application was recieved and with this period you will get your AOR or returned application if they find any deficiencies in the application.
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    May 2018 - Citizenship Applicants

    Here are the ways you can apply for urgent processing. Documentation is required. https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadian-citizenship/become-canadian-citizen/apply/urgently.html Apply urgently for grant of citizenship The application processing times show...
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    May 2018 - Citizenship Applicants

    Please also note that the main application for citizenship CIT0002 E-2 has also been revised w.e.f June 2018. If you resubmit your application, you will have to submit in the new format, otherwise they will send it back again...
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    May 2018 - Citizenship Applicants

    You are right. The May 2018 form does not have a requirement for 2 Identifications. Can you check which checklist you attached with your application. If you did attach the 2018 checklist, please call CIC helpline and explain the problem to them. Also, as you have already submitted a copy of the...
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    May 2018 - Citizenship Applicants

    If you mailed your application on April 30 my regular non expedited mail, it should take at the maximum 2 weeks to reach the Case Processing Centre which means your application would have been recieved by 14 or 15 May. You should hear from them within the month of July and keep checking the ECAS...
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    May 2018 - Citizenship Applicants

    I understand from my communication with the agent that prior to elections, they speed up citizenship processing to have a larger pool of electoral votes and more staff is being hired in the second part of the year.This is in line with their commitment last year which CIC also tweeted about in...