April 2013 applications

[muti]

Hi Guys,

Finally I am a proud Canadian Citizen. I want to share my timeline below.

1.We received your application for Canadian citizenship (grant of citizenship) on March 25, 2013.

2.We sent you a letter acknowledging receipt of your application(s), and a study book called Discover Canada on March 25, 2013. Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us.

3.We started processing your application on May 21, 2013.

4.We sent you a notice on January 28, 2014 to appear and write the citizenship test on February 24, 2014 at 7:45 AM. The notice you will receive by mail will be your official confirmation of your appointment. If you have not received this notice prior to the date of your scheduled appointment, please contact us.

5.You became a Canadian citizen on February 28, 2014.

Thanks everybody, I hope your timeline will be shorter than mine.

 

[Moe...]

Hi Guys,

Finally I am a proud Canadian Citizen. I want to share my timeline below.

1.We received your application for Canadian citizenship (grant of citizenship) on March 25, 2013.

2.We sent you a letter acknowledging receipt of your application(s), and a study book called Discover Canada on March 25, 2013. Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us.

3.We started processing your application on May 21, 2013.

4.We sent you a notice on January 28, 2014 to appear and write the citizenship test on February 24, 2014 at 7:45 AM. The notice you will receive by mail will be your official confirmation of your appointment. If you have not received this notice prior to the date of your scheduled appointment, please contact us.

5.You became a Canadian citizen on February 28, 2014.

Thanks everybody, I hope your timeline will be shorter than mine.

Did you get Oath letter on the test date? Because i am seeing you got Oath just in 4 days after your test.

 

[nnlhb]

Applied in April 17, 2013
In process July 8, 2013
Finger prints Dec 3, 2013.
Test Feb 21, 2014
Passed test 20/20 and interviewed with CIC Officer, Kitchener
Now waiting

 

[u4g5]

Hi Guys,

Finally I am a proud Canadian Citizen. I want to share my timeline below.

1.We received your application for Canadian citizenship (grant of citizenship) on March 25, 2013.

2.We sent you a letter acknowledging receipt of your application(s), and a study book called Discover Canada on March 25, 2013. Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us.

3.We started processing your application on May 21, 2013.

4.We sent you a notice on January 28, 2014 to appear and write the citizenship test on February 24, 2014 at 7:45 AM. The notice you will receive by mail will be your official confirmation of your appointment. If you have not received this notice prior to the date of your scheduled appointment, please contact us.

5.You became a Canadian citizen on February 28, 2014.

Thanks everybody, I hope your timeline will be shorter than mine.

so lucky! congraz, whats ur location?

 

[yycdxb]

Call CIC and ask the question "On what date was my file transferred to Calgary?" They should give you an exact date - if you get a 'its on its way', 'it should be there' or any other similar phrase answer but no date then its still in Sidney.

It seems to take 10 months to transfer from Sidney to Calgary after 'In Process' date i.e. 12+ months after application received. Calgary has up to 9 months to schedule you for a test after which if it hasn't call CIC and they will email Calgary to remind them you are still waiting.

Last noted on this forum June 2012 Calgary applicants were being scheduled for testing in Feb 2014. Unless Calgary CIC has hired more officers then expect a test end 2014. Timeline to oath after test for Calgary is also lengthy relative to other offices with 3+ months appearing to be the norm. There are always exceptions but fact is that out West processing is a joke relative to the fast Ontario/ GTA - some say its politics....Ontario holds the fate of the Federal elections as to the loser or the winner and to the latter being a Minority or Majority party! As such taking care of the GTA voters read citizens makes political sense.

Heres my timeline.

Received the application - Jan 25 2013
In Process Date - March 26 2013
Date Transferred to Local Office (Calgary) - Nov 6 2013

I am assuming that my test date is very nearby, but again there's no one here from the Calgary region to justify this.
People from Ontario with a similar timeline are in the process or have already been assigned test dates.

Once again thanks Intel and Msafiri

 

[nnlhb]

Applied in April 17, 2013
In process July 8, 2013
Finger prints Dec 3, 2013.
Test Feb 21, 2014
Oath 25th March, 2014

 

[FL1040]

Aplication sent in April 2013

Processing started on July 7

RQ received on Oct 4, sent on Oct

RQ returned Nov 20

Notification to prepare for citizenship exam received Dec 22

We sent you a notice on February 27, 2014 to appear and write the citizenship test on March 18, 2014

Exam taken 20/20....between 4 and 6 months for oath, according to immigration official

 

[AcerAcer]

Aplication sent in April 2013

Processing started on July 7

RQ received on Oct 4, sent on Oct

RQ returned Nov 20

Notification to prepare for citizenship exam received Dec 22

We sent you a notice on February 27, 2014 to appear and write the citizenship test on March 18, 2014

Exam taken 20/20....between 4 and 6 months for oath, according to immigration official

good luck hope you ace it and bring home oath invitation

 

[Wleed2013]

Hi Guys,

Finally I am a proud Canadian Citizen. Here is my timeline:

1.We received your application for Canadian citizenship (grant of citizenship) on April 11, 2013.

2.We sent you a letter acknowledging receipt of your application(s), and a study book called Discover Canada on April 11, 2013. Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us.

3.We started processing your application on June 19, 2013.

4.We sent you a notice on January 7, 2014 to appear and write the citizenship test on January 21, 2014 at 9:30 AM. The notice you will receive by mail will be your official confirmation of your appointment. If you have not received this notice prior to the date of your scheduled appointment, please contact us.

5.We sent you a notice on February 25, 2014 to appear and take the oath of citizenship at the citizenship ceremony to be held on March 18, 2014 at 9:15 AM. The notice you will receive by mail will be your official confirmation of your appointment. If you have not received this notice prior to the date of your scheduled appointment, please contact us.

6.You became a Canadian citizen on March 18, 2014.

I wish everyone the best of luck.

 

[muti]

Did you get Oath letter on the test date? Because i am seeing you got Oath just in 4 days after your test.

Moe,


yes I got the oath invitation on the spot right after the interview with the office.

 

[muti]

so lucky! congraz, whats ur location?

I applied from Mississauga,ON

 

[nnlhb]

Applied in April 17, 2013
In process July 7, 2013
Finger prints Dec 2013.
Test Feb 21, 2014
Oath taken today 25 March 2014

 

[keesio]

A lot of good updates recently. Congrats to you all!

 

[irajmirza]

Hi my time line,
Applied March 2013,
Started processing July 12,
Waiting,

Calgary office
Hopefully we hear something soon

 

[coolblues1980]

nnlhb, when was your file transferred to the kitchener office?