Ecas Update

[parnit]

My Ecas has been updated last week.
It says that a letter has been mailed seeking more information and documents if I have not provided and should provide them ASAP

I am yet to receive the letter and called CIC customer service, but they did not divulge the contents of the letter.
wondering what the letter contains
Is it RQ or fingerprinting?

does any one also has received this kind of letter
My time line for Citizenship

application sent Oct4,2012
application received Oct 15,2012
Processing started Jan 4,2013
A letter seeking information/documents mailed on Sep 6,2013

 

[egyo]

If it says, "We sent you a letter on ..... If you have not yet provided the information or the requested documents, please do so as soon as possible. Please wait until you receive the letter before sending us additional information, as the letter will outline all information that is required. Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us."

Then unfortunately this is RQ FP doesn't show up on Ecas

 

[siki]

I hope its not the RQ. call them

 

[EasyRider]

Then unfortunately this is RQ FP doesn't show up on Ecas

Maybe not in every case, but FP request may be indicated with "We sent you a letter.." in ecas, I saw several reports stating that. It also could be request to provide some clarifying additional info, not an RQ. OP should keep hope that it was not an RQ. )

And yes, parnit, you can try calling CIC again and asking them whether RQ or FP request has been sent to you.

 

[eileenf]

If it says, "We sent you a letter on ..... If you have not yet provided the information or the requested documents, please do so as soon as possible. Please wait until you receive the letter before sending us additional information, as the letter will outline all information that is required. Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us."

Then unfortunately this is RQ FP doesn't show up on Ecas

It is my impression that the CIC has not included RQ requests on eCas since OB407 (May 2012). Indeed, there are dozens of messages on these forums where people are confused as to why their eCas has no acknowledgement of their RQ.

Perhaps this has changed recently or perhaps I am mistaken, but I suspect this is not an RQ.

Parnit, please update us when you find out and good luck.

 

[parnit]

I called CIC Customer service, but the rep refused to share any info about the letter mailed. I specifically asked him, if it is RQ, to which he replied that I will come to know from the letter what info is required
I do not understand that after verifying the caller, why CIC refused to share the info

 

[Suin]

I called CIC Customer service, but the rep refused to share any info about the letter mailed. I specifically asked him, if it is RQ, to which he replied that I will come to know from the letter what info is required
I do not understand that after verifying the caller, why CIC refused to share the info

Maybe they do not know it themselves.

 

[parnit]

I received the letter yesterday and I have ben asked to go for Finger Printing with RCMP.
It is surprising that I have applied for citizenship for my whole family, but only I have been asked to go for finger printing

 

[lucky821]

I received the letter yesterday and I have ben asked to go for Finger Printing with RCMP.
It is surprising that I have applied for citizenship for my whole family, but only I have been asked to go for finger printing

have you served in the army in your country of citizenship?

 

[parnit]

No Never,

 

[Msafiri]

I received the letter yesterday and I have ben asked to go for Finger Printing with RCMP.
It is surprising that I have applied for citizenship for my whole family, but only I have been asked to go for finger printing

Your name, age and other biographical details likely match someone with a record in Canada. They want to make sure its not you. Another reason why the whole immigration process should have fingerprinting from the start like in the US, UK etc. It saves wasting time contacting innocent applicants to submit FPs.

 

[parnit]

I got Finger Printing done today and I was told that results will be sent to Ottawa and after that it will be sent to CIC and may take few weeks to reach CIC

 

[Msafiri]

Are you ok to share the process including fee paid, duration of the process, where taken e.g RCMP etc for the benefit of others who may have the same requirement?

 

[parnit]

I have taken t with RCMP and fee is $60 and it just took 60 minutes and other good thing is RCMP office is open 7 days a week
I am now wondering how much time will it take to get call for citizenship test

 

[Msafiri]

12 month timeline to test seems the norm for routine applications - FP request doesn't delay much so expect testing by end November.