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December 2017 - Citizenship Applicants

fsarosh

Hero Member
Aug 9, 2012
312
82
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
London, UK
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Year 2010
Med's Request
28-04-2013
Med's Done....
15-05-2013
Passport Req..
25-11-2013
VISA ISSUED...
06-12-2013
LANDED..........
22-01-2014
I *think* the call center is in the EST? I have found that the best times to call are in between 10-11:30 AM and 2-3:30 PM EST. This likely because these are inconvenient times for most people who are working so the traffic is lower. Noon is bad. So is after 4PM EST.
The call centres are busy on its peak on Mondays and the least on Wednesdays & Thursdays. Usually, the lunch timings and the opening time (either its 08.00 am or 09.00 am is more busy. The afternoons are less busy on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
 

sam001

Hero Member
Apr 29, 2012
280
67
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
NOC Code......
2174
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
29-07-2014
AOR Received.
15-10-2014
IELTS Request
Sent with application
Med's Request
17-04-2015
Med's Done....
22-04-2015
Passport Req..
24-06-2015
LANDED..........
Sept 30, 2015
No movement since AOR received on February 15 :(
 

DESIGN.IQ

Star Member
Oct 25, 2017
61
11
Hi Design.IQ, how were you able to talk to a live agent? Which number did you dial? I dialed the 888 number, and every time I select an option that seems applicable (address change), it tells me they are experiencing a high volume of calls and are unable to direct my call to an agent, even though at the beginning of the recorded message, it says i will be put in a queue.... Really frustrated with this. :(
888-242-2100
You have to follow the instructions
Citizenship >> Address
 

KImam

Newbie
Aug 6, 2015
6
0
Can somebody please update the Doc

Location: Calgary
App Type: Single
App Sent: Dec 19, 2017
App Received: Dec 21, 2017
AOR: Feb 9, 2018
IP: March 7, 2018
Tnx
 

rajmalhotra7

VIP Member
Apr 5, 2010
3,142
803
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
Can somebody please update the Doc

Location: Calgary
App Type: Single
App Sent: Dec 19, 2017
App Received: Dec 21, 2017
AOR: Feb 9, 2018
IP: March 7, 2018
Tnx
Added you to December sheet of global 2017 spreadsheet. Link is in my signature.
 

visit

Star Member
Dec 25, 2011
65
9
Hello Everyone,

Posting this after a long time : We have been in "IP" since Feb 6th , there is absolutely no update after that. We have completed 9 weeks since the last update. Mississauga applicant. Not sure what is going on with Mississauga office. Anyone called IRCC and new news ?
 
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keesio

VIP Member
May 16, 2012
4,795
396
Toronto, Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-O
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
09-01-2013
Doc's Request.
09-07-2013
AOR Received.
30-01-2013
File Transfer...
11-02-2013
Med's Done....
02-01-2013
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
12-07-2013
VISA ISSUED...
15-08-2013
LANDED..........
14-10-2013
My wife's application has been stuck in IP since Feb 7th. We are in Toronto but perhaps the application is in Mississauga also. Seems like Mississauga has slower timelines.
 
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DESIGN.IQ

Star Member
Oct 25, 2017
61
11
Hello Everyone,

Posting this after a long time : We have been in "IP" since Feb 6th , there is absolutely no update after that. We have completed 9 weeks since the last update. Mississauga applicant. Not sure what is going on with Mississauga office. Anyone called IRCC and new news ?
SAME IN OTTAWA
SINCE 7 FEB :(
 

Montrealappl

Star Member
Feb 12, 2012
111
2
Burlington, Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-Ottawa
NOC Code......
2146 & 2174
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
02-Jul-2013
AOR Received.
26-Aug-2013
IELTS Request
Sent with application
Med's Request
15-02-2014
Med's Done....
22-02-2014
Passport Req..
05-03-2014
VISA ISSUED...
14-03-2014
LANDED..........
17-03-2014
Peel region applicants from October are still waiting for test invites. Many of them are 'IN PROCESS' since mid December.
One of my friend, an October applicant got invite this week from Scarborough office. Mississauga and Brampton applicants amount for more than 60%$ applications after the rule change. hence the delay.

I would say
 

YYZone

Full Member
Dec 8, 2017
42
10
Hello Everyone,

Posting this after a long time : We have been in "IP" since Feb 6th , there is absolutely no update after that. We have completed 9 weeks since the last update. Mississauga applicant. Not sure what is going on with Mississauga office. Anyone called IRCC and new news ?
IP does not necessarily mean that your file has been transferred to a local office. It could well be still in Sydney as I found out last week after being IP since Feb 2. So it would seem logical that if a file isn't transferred, no action is being taken on it. That said, the application window is 12 months so you just have to wait it out.
 

Kan_Sri

Champion Member
Feb 14, 2014
2,244
354
Visa Office......
New Delhi
App. Filed.......
Mar 05-2014
Congrats!!
I hope I receive it via Email too
I live in share house & share mailbox
Ottawa does NOT send email. It is updated on ECAS (usually) and comes in snail mail.

I am yet to see any ottawa applicant say they got email test invite! Please correct me if i am wrong... :p
 
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