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An update from an early September applicant: my wife passed the test in Mississauga today and got an oath invitation on the spot for the 30th of January! The full timeline is in the signature.

I did but it was a while ago - end of 2009, timelines were different back then. Moved 2 months after the test, did not have an oath invitation at that point. Called CIC and changed the address, couple of months later got an invitation to the oath at the new address. I believe moving did delay...

No, eCAS is still stuck on "We started processing your application..."

Coming back from holidays we found a test invitation for the 23 January in Mississauga. The full timeline is in the signature.

I see from the signature that you received AOR in the e-mail. From what I read on this forum (in this thread and others) is that those getting AOR in the e-mail will see their eCAS updated in January as CIC is upgrading the system or something.

Another piece of information for statistics. Got the envelope today (Nov 26). Logged in to eCas to see In Process. Here is the text from eCas. ------- We received your application for Canadian citizenship (grant of citizenship) on September 8, 2014. We sent you a letter acknowledging receipt of...

Just to give an update for the benefit of others in the similar situation. Back in 2011 US consulate just returned her documents and suggested she apply in a year. Shed did and got a visa without any problem. In the mean time she got a job, we got her name on a lease and she got some banking...

Hello all, My wife recently got her PR through family class and landed in March. She had a good job and has a lot of past visas and good travel history (Europe, Asia, Africa). However, she does not have any job in Canada yet. We want to apply for US Visa for her for travel and transit. Does...

Nooo! 1 month in Missisauga and 1 month to reach Moscow.

Thank you shwangt2! Yes, it took 5 months in Moscow and close to 7 months with Mississauga. We are very excited about this!

Denisa, I understand that every second spent away from your beloved is one second too long. However, Bucharest is very fast compared to other offices. I participate in Russian-speaking forum elsewhere and there are Russian-speaking women from Moldova whose wait time was as short as 2.5 months...

Dmitri, the conventional wisdom is that you should not send additional documents and/or evidence, unless you are specifically asked to or you are 100% sure you will be asked b/c you failed to send a document from the list or realized that you filled the form in the wrong way. Anecdotal...

My guess would be Initial Assessment and T(???) Medical Examination.

The decision on spousal sponsorship depends only on how genuine your relationship is, not on applicant's Canadian experience, travel history or language proficiency.

Visa expiry date will be one year from his medical results. He will have to land before 11th of January, so the time is tight. They say they will issue a visa as of January, my guess is that your husband will get it in January, b/c of Holiday season. You have to contact embassy to discuss the...

Here is the best of my understanding of how they work. Disclaimer: it may be wrong, I picked it up from bits and pieces from forum threads and CAIPS notes. There are basically two tiers: program assistants and immigration program officers. When application comes in, it is assistants whose job...

In the application, did you specify that his application should be processed in UAE? If so - this needs to be resolved, application cannot be processed there unless your spouse is a citizen of or gets long-term legal status in one of the countries processed in Abu Dhabi. I am not sure how you do...

Oh, I see. Yes, this is how it works when you fill forms - typographical aesthetics over alignment, but this is fine - it is legible and unambiguous. I sent forms like that many times.

The text is quite unambiguous - whichever is longer, so yes - you have to provide information since the age of 13. And it's just common sense - the more the better, they can always ignore what they do not need. I was 25 at the time of my FSW application, so I provided information from my age 15...

Shandy, can you give a link to a screenshot or at least identify which form and which field you are talking about? On the subject of saving - I used Cute PDF Form Filler, it is cheaper than full Acrobat. Readable - yes, but what you definitely want to avoid is ambiguity.