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April 2020 - Citizenship Applicants

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Jul 7, 2016
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hi all,

I see in my ECAS that I have to take my online citizenship test b/w Sep 9 and 30, 2021 and instructions will follow in an email.

My question is does the email come a day before the above duration?

I sent my paper based application in April 2020 and AOR is October 2021.

-CR
 

harirajmohan

VIP Member
Mar 3, 2015
6,162
1,666
Category........
Visa Office......
Sydney, NS
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
29-May-2015
Doc's Request.
30-Dec-2015 ReminderEmail(PCCs, NewPassport via cse 31-Dec-2015)
Nomination.....
SK 22-Apr-2015
AOR Received.
11-Aug-2015
Med's Request
23-Dec-2015
Med's Done....
20-Jan-2016
Passport Req..
26-May-2016 (BGC In Progress 25-May-2016)
VISA ISSUED...
PP Reached Ottawa:27-May-2016, Received:10-Jun-2016
LANDED..........
PR: 09-Jul-2016, PR Card: 17-Aug-2016
hi all,

I see in my ECAS that I have to take my online citizenship test b/w Sep 9 and 30, 2021 and instructions will follow in an email.

My question is does the email come a day before the above duration?

I sent my paper based application in April 2020 and AOR is October 2021.

-CR
Email might come as close as 2 days(depends on the officer set it out for the invite). But luckily we dont need to wait for the email to give test since the link is open to all. All we need is to know is the schedule in which we can just go ahead and take the test in a day within those 21 days.
Start preparing for the test without worrying about the email.
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadian-citizenship/become-canadian-citizen/citizenship-test/access.html
 

michael_vu

Star Member
Jul 4, 2017
157
85
Inland
Category........
QSW
Visa Office......
Sydney
Job Offer........
Yes
App. Filed.......
05-12-2016
AOR Received.
25-02-2017
Med's Request
05-04-2017
Med's Done....
15-04-2017
hi all,

I see in my ECAS that I have to take my online citizenship test b/w Sep 9 and 30, 2021 and instructions will follow in an email.

My question is does the email come a day before the above duration?

I sent my paper based application in April 2020 and AOR is October 2021.

-CR
Just by curiosity, ecas and tracker dashboard, which one is faster for update?
 

harirajmohan

VIP Member
Mar 3, 2015
6,162
1,666
Category........
Visa Office......
Sydney, NS
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
29-May-2015
Doc's Request.
30-Dec-2015 ReminderEmail(PCCs, NewPassport via cse 31-Dec-2015)
Nomination.....
SK 22-Apr-2015
AOR Received.
11-Aug-2015
Med's Request
23-Dec-2015
Med's Done....
20-Jan-2016
Passport Req..
26-May-2016 (BGC In Progress 25-May-2016)
VISA ISSUED...
PP Reached Ottawa:27-May-2016, Received:10-Jun-2016
LANDED..........
PR: 09-Jul-2016, PR Card: 17-Aug-2016
Just by curiosity, ecas and tracker dashboard, which one is faster for update?
Not heard if they post the test update in ease before the test. Also most wont even getting post test update on ecas.
 
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rajkamalmohanram

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Apr 29, 2015
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Just by curiosity, ecas and tracker dashboard, which one is faster for update?
The dashboard should be your primary application status tool. Several stuff that is updated on the dashboard will not be updated on ECAS. Also, if you get an Oath notification (Oath -> In Progress and In Progress -> Scheduled), you'll only see this information on the dashboard and not on ECAS.

There isn't one that is "faster" - for statuses that are common to both ECAS and the dashboard, both get updated around the same time.
 

harirajmohan

VIP Member
Mar 3, 2015
6,162
1,666
Category........
Visa Office......
Sydney, NS
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
29-May-2015
Doc's Request.
30-Dec-2015 ReminderEmail(PCCs, NewPassport via cse 31-Dec-2015)
Nomination.....
SK 22-Apr-2015
AOR Received.
11-Aug-2015
Med's Request
23-Dec-2015
Med's Done....
20-Jan-2016
Passport Req..
26-May-2016 (BGC In Progress 25-May-2016)
VISA ISSUED...
PP Reached Ottawa:27-May-2016, Received:10-Jun-2016
LANDED..........
PR: 09-Jul-2016, PR Card: 17-Aug-2016
No DM for me yet. But I'm trying not to get too greedy! :D
I could not categorize it as greed since lot many applied months after you are at post DM/Oath.
Its reasonable to expect DM/Oath.
 
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nattydread

Member
Jul 21, 2014
11
7
Sent: April 23, 2020
Received: September 18. 2020
AOR: November, 2020
Fingerprints Requested: March 18, 2021
Fingerprints Received: March 22, 2021
Background verification: April 24, 2021

Test invite from: June 4, 2021
Test Scheduled: June 14 - July 5, 2021
Test taken & passed: June 14, 2021

Prohibitions, language skills and Physical presence: Updated to Completed; August 6, 2021

Citizenship ceremony: Not Started

Seems like lately it's roughly 4 months from test date until ceremony. Anyone agree?
 

lifein360

Hero Member
Jan 23, 2016
799
208
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
AOR Received.
Jan 17, 2017
Med's Done....
Feb 20, 2017
Passport Req..
Mar 20, 2017
VISA ISSUED...
Mar 24, 2017
LANDED..........
Apr 23, 2017
Sent: April 23, 2020
Received: September 18. 2020
AOR: November, 2020
Fingerprints Requested: March 18, 2021
Fingerprints Received: March 22, 2021
Background verification: April 24, 2021

Test invite from: June 4, 2021
Test Scheduled: June 14 - July 5, 2021
Test taken & passed: June 14, 2021

Prohibitions, language skills and Physical presence: Updated to Completed; August 6, 2021

Citizenship ceremony: Not Started

Seems like lately it's roughly 4 months from test date until ceremony. Anyone agree?
yup. Feb Mar 2022 possibly. But can also be earlier depending on location
 

CaBeaver

Champion Member
Dec 15, 2018
2,941
1,369
Sent: April 23, 2020
Received: September 18. 2020
AOR: November, 2020
Fingerprints Requested: March 18, 2021
Fingerprints Received: March 22, 2021
Background verification: April 24, 2021

Test invite from: June 4, 2021
Test Scheduled: June 14 - July 5, 2021
Test taken & passed: June 14, 2021

Prohibitions, language skills and Physical presence: Updated to Completed; August 6, 2021

Citizenship ceremony: Not Started

Seems like lately it's roughly 4 months from test date until ceremony. Anyone agree?
I think it's within 4 months until oath is scheduled. But the scheduled date itself maybe after 6 months after that.
 
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