April 2013 applications

[maverick2s]

Hi everybody,

Today, we passed the citizenship test with full marks and got the oath notification letter at the same time. We'll take oath on Jan 23 at Mississauga.

 

[rocky272727]

Hi everybody,

Today, we passed the citizenship test with full marks and got the oath notification letter at the same time. We'll take oath on Jan 23 at Mississauga.

Yeah,,,,Congratulations... ;D

 

[Suin]

Hi everybody,

Today, we passed the citizenship test with full marks and got the oath notification letter at the same time. We'll take oath on Jan 23 at Mississauga.

Thank you for sharing. Congratulations!

 

[lilua]

Hi everybody,

Today, we passed the citizenship test with full marks and got the oath notification letter at the same time. We'll take oath on Jan 23 at Mississauga.

 

[calcanuck]

Hi everyone,

Anyone from Calgary here? I noticed a lot of those from Ontario have already gotten their citizenships so I'm wondering if there's a problem with the local office? Here's my timeline:

Application sent: April 23, 2013
Application received: April 26, 2013
Start processing: July 4, 2013

Haven't heard anything since I got the acknowledgement letter.

Thanks!

 

[keesio]

Ontario has some of the fastest offices in Canada. Mississauga and Windsor are known to be two of the fastest out there.

 

[FL1040]

I called today...I suspect the agent just checked online the same CIC website and said that they are processing the application...10 minutes wasted
:'(

 

[farrous13]

Don't worry bud. Did you appear for the test? I presume you're in Montreal if I am not mistaken.

I called today...I suspect the agent just checked online the same CIC website and said that they are processing the application...10 minutes wasted
:'(

 

[farrous13]

Don't worry bud. Did you appear for the test? I presume you're in Montreal if I am not mistaken.

Never mind I see on some posts that you got an RQ. BTW, do you know when your application was transferred to the local office?

 

[farrous13]

It would be nice if someone would put up a table showing all the applicants. Easier to track. Check May 2013 thread.

 

[Calgarian_SW]

Hi everyone,

Anyone from Calgary here? I noticed a lot of those from Ontario have already gotten their citizenships so I'm wondering if there's a problem with the local office? Here's my timeline:

Application sent: April 23, 2013
Application received: April 26, 2013
Start processing: July 4, 2013

Haven't heard anything since I got the acknowledgement letter.

Thanks!

Looks like we are on the same boat Calcanuck.
Here is my timeline:
AR: Apr 22, 2013
AOR: Apr 22, 2013
IP: Jul 8, 2013

Cheers!

 

[maverick2s]

Hi everyone,

Finally, it is over for me. I've taken the oath today and became proud Canadian.

Here is my timeline:

1) We received your application for Canadian citizenship (grant of citizenship) on April 8, 2013.

2) We sent you a letter acknowledging receipt of your application(s), and a study book called Discover Canada on April 8, 2013. Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us.

3) We started processing your application on June 17, 2013.

4) We sent you a notice on December 13, 2013 to appear and write the citizenship test on January 18, 2014 at 7:45 AM.

5) Oath ceremony held on Jan 23, 2014 at Mississauga location.


Thanks everyone and wish everybody best of luck.

 

[muzmil]

Hi everyone,

Finally, it is over for me. I've taken the oath today and became proud Canadian.

Here is my timeline:

1) We received your application for Canadian citizenship (grant of citizenship) on April 8, 2013.

2) We sent you a letter acknowledging receipt of your application(s), and a study book called Discover Canada on April 8, 2013. Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us.

3) We started processing your application on June 17, 2013.

4) We sent you a notice on December 13, 2013 to appear and write the citizenship test on January 18, 2014 at 7:45 AM.

5) Oath ceremony held on Jan 23, 2014 at Mississauga location.


Thanks everyone and wish everybody best of luck.

Congrats !! your case processed so quick .. did you had any travel during the 4 year period ?

 

[Chrysss]

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We received your application for Canadian citizenship (grant of citizenship) on April 26, 2013.

We sent you a letter acknowledging receipt of your application(s), and a study book called Discover Canada on April 26, 2013. Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us.

We started processing your application on August 1, 2013.
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I am happy a lot of you have started receiving citizenship test letters but my application seems to be stuck. My wife and I applied together (both applications mailed in same envelope). My wife had requested to use my last-name as her last-name in citizenship card. So far she has all official documents are with her maiden-name. So, Citizenship sent a letter to my wife - asking for her marriage certificate, copies of provincial IDs etc. (but all those documents show her maiden-name anyway). In any case, she sent all those documents and they recieved those documents on Dec 6, 2013. Funny thing is those documents were already there in the envelope. We haven't heard anything since.


I called call-center and they said our application is going through background/criminal checks. It is still in Nova Scotia (the letter they sent to us asking for marriage certificate etc was also from Nova Scotia and she mailed in the documents to Nova Scotia too). I asked them what is the estimated time for processing and I said my friend that applied AFTER me in May 2013 are already receiving letters for citizenship tests. She said, well, it looks like it should be processed by [size=10pt]May 2015[/size]. It sounds like she just counted 25 months from date of application and gave me that date. I hope I don't have to wait that long!!

Update on this.

I called call center and they said my file was transferred to Scarborough local office on JAN 14-2014. I am guessing that it means
1. I'll be getting RQ. I think everyone from Scarborough office gets RQ. I should start preparing documentation right away.

Does anyone know how long it takes for Scarborough office to open your file and send you any sort of communication (RQ, or letter for test etc.)?

 

[maverick2s]

Yes, I did have one travel and was out of country for 1 month.

Congrats !! your case processed so quick .. did you had any travel during the 4 year period ?