December 2014 citizenship applicants!

[abemats2000]

Finally got test invite for citizenship test April 23rd. I am so happy!

Congrats sam.. and good luck. That was worth the wait.

 

[abemats2000]

Congrats! I'm one week later than you in file transfer. I'm a little worried about my trip on May 4-6. I haven't booked flight yet. Registration discount rate ends on 13th. It's a conference I really wanted to go..

Don't worry yyzhuang. You will be able to go to the conference peacefully, after you write the test!!!!!! All the best

 

[yyzhuang]

It's a bit risky, as they usually give a 2-3 weeks notice till the test. So hopefully you receive your test invite by early next week or completely at the end of the month. Because if you receive it anywhere around April 20th or 25th, then chances are that it might be falling into your May 4-6 intervals. But hey ! just do what you have to do with your life without worrying too much about CIC, as they can be very unpredictable. In the worst case you can always call them to reschedule your test date since the conference abroad is a perfectly valid reason.

Thanks AsianIndian. I know reschedule the test can be one way to do it. But I don't know how long it costs to do a reschedule.

abemats2000, I hope what you said is true! I would be bouncing off the wall if I get the test invite..

 

[Canadafrenzy]

Finally got test invite for citizenship test April 23rd. I am so happy!

Hi coolguysam,
You rock with that test invite. Congrats.

 

[lawyerlady]

CONGRATS to Gogec and Coolguysam.....Wish you both best of luck...Do you both get test Invite notification by mail or it updated on Ecas?

 

[thecoolguysam]

congratulations gogec

Thank you, lawyerlady, Canadafrenzy, yyzhuang, abemats2000, Shalom1, SFD

Thank you everyone!! My best wishes for everyone waiting for the test/interview. I wish everyone good luck!

@yyzhuang.... your turn would be coming soon. hopefully your test invite does not come during your conference trip. If in case, it does, and if you reschedule it then it may take few months again to get the test invite. I don't know how important your conference is however, you are the best person to decide, what you would like to do. My best wishes to you.

@SFD... get ready, your turn is coming soon

@lawyerlady: It was a postal mail. My e-cas have not updated yet.

 

[yyzhuang]

@ yyzhuang.... your turn would be coming soon. hopefully your test invite does not come during your conference trip. If in case, it does, and if you reschedule it then it may take few months again to get the test invite. I don't know how important your conference is however, you are the best person to decide, what you would like to do. My best wishes to you.

Thanks Sam. I decided I will wait till the last minute to register and book the flight+hotel. Everything will be more expensive but I do not want to reschedule the test, if I get the invite. I can try to find a cheaper hotel rather than staying at the conference hotel. If the test date overlaps with the conference date, I will then not travel and sit tight for my test.

 

[thecoolguysam]

Thanks Sam. I decided I will wait till the last minute to register and book the flight+hotel. Everything will be more expensive but I do not want to reschedule the test, if I get the invite. I can try to find a cheaper hotel rather than staying at the conference hotel. If the test date overlaps with the conference date, I will then not travel and sit tight for my test.

that's why i said that if your conference is important then you have to decide.

Now, if you reschedule the test it may take months to get a reschedule date and i don't think so its wise to miss the test.

Hopefully the dates don't clash. good luck!

 

[lz83]

Congratulations on the transfer of your application! There are no worries if your application is transferred n x times to the same local-CIC. It should be a mistake at CIC end. However, if transferred at different locations, I would recommend that you talk with a CIC-agent to see what is goin on.

Cheers,

Thanks for telling me that.It was transferred to the same place,just the date different.And i know i am not the only one like that,my friend has the same situation,we sent the application at the same time ,we are both waiting for test or RQ.but our other two friends,they never had this problem and they already got the test inviting.we all applied on Dec 2014.

 

[harry_aussie]

Finally our application is In Process



We received your application for Canadian citizenship (grant of citizenship) on December 8, 2014.

We sent you a letter acknowledging receipt of your application(s) on February 17, 2015. Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us.

We started processing your application on April 8, 2015.

 

[puda]

Finally our application is In Process



We received your application for Canadian citizenship (grant of citizenship) on December 8, 2014.

We sent you a letter acknowledging receipt of your application(s) on February 17, 2015. Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us.

We started processing your application on April 8, 2015.

YESSSSS!!! I was thinking about you all this week hoping that they start processing your application. Congratulations!!!!

 

[puda]

Just so you know, I have added a new color in the spreadsheet for people that don't update their information. (We have 12 members)

I will usually ask people here first and if I don't see anything happening within the next two weeks I will change the color of their application. That way it's easier for people to know exactly what is happening.

Since "in process" status can take up to 4 months, I will wait 4 months before doing that to people that still have a "green" status

Hope that works with you guys and thanks for the members helping me with the speadsheet. (Can't remember who is the admin here?) --> Can you modify the 'Average' cell? It's locked

 

[sntgblnc]

Hello,
I am Mexican and I applied for my Canadian citizenship last December, so far this is how my process goes.

From: Kitchener

Docs sent on Dec 15, 2014

We received your application for Canadian citizenship (grant of citizenship) on December 17, 2014.

We sent you a letter acknowledging receipt of your application(s) on February 25, 2015. Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us.

We started processing your application on March 14, 2015.

Your file was transferred to the Kitchener office on March 25, 2015. The Kitchener office will contact you.

So, now still waiting for the next update.

All the best for everyone in this group.

Cheers,
Santiago

 

[thecoolguysam]

Finally our application is In Process



We received your application for Canadian citizenship (grant of citizenship) on December 8, 2014.

We sent you a letter acknowledging receipt of your application(s) on February 17, 2015. Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us.

We started processing your application on April 8, 2015.

congratulations!!

 

[harry_aussie]

Thank you Puda and Coolguysam