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January 2023 - Citizenship Applications

glenn9090

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Apr 29, 2014
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Saudi Arabia
Category........
Visa Office......
London
NOC Code......
2312
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
13/06/2014
Doc's Request.
19/11/2014
Nomination.....
08/10/2014
IELTS Request
With Application
File Transfer...
14/11/2014
Med's Request
14/01/2015
Med's Done....
31/01/2015
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
05/03/2015
VISA ISSUED...
25/03/2015
LANDED..........
January 2016
Resubmitting, why?

I also cannot access the sheet
i included only one document for my childs identification ...i thought PR would be good enough as a second document but was late till i realized. My application was sent back.
 
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esqart

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Jul 19, 2018
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Can somebody share what is the rough timeline we're expecting, moving forward? I've compiled some data from other people, am I on the right track?

My rough estimation from the data above:
Application submitted: 04.01.2023
Delivered: 04.01.2023
AOR: 15.02.2023
Test invite: 15.07.2023
Test Completed: 01.08.2023
Oath: 01.10.2023
Passport: 01.12.2023

Does this sound correct?
For which parts of the process do I need to be inside the country, and which parts of the process can I leave the country?

Thanks
I was quite a bit off track with this one, I found a better data from 2022 yearly spreadsheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_KE3Bu3C3gOyEm0mRVcJH9nEA2u2GOhfpUZOckOWmN0/edit#gid=1316748968

Updated estimation from the sheet above:
Application submitted: 04.01.2023
Delivered: 04.01.2023
AOR: 23.01.2023
Test invite: 23.03.2023
Test Completed: 23.04.2023
Oath: 23.05.2023
Passport: 23.07.2023
 

zahedali

Star Member
Aug 16, 2016
141
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Canada
Name: Zak
Type: Paper application
Location: Calgary
Physical Presence Days: 1292
Application: Family(4)
Application sent: 30th Dec 2022
Delivered: 04th Jan 2023
AOR:
 

forw.jane

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Apr 29, 2019
6,901
2,807
Isn't oath being done online now? Is that the only process where I need to be physically located in Canada?

Yeah I understand the timelines change a lot even monthly.
Some are getting in-person also these days but the majority is still online. Even though it is online they do expect you to be in Canada at the time of oath. You have to cut your PR card in half in front of them on the camera.
 
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rizingphoenix

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Dec 29, 2021
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All i have a question on Number 14 i.e. Have you held travel documents and/or passports during your five (5) year eligibility period?

In the 5 year eligibility period i had two passports issued from my home. (Reason for two being the previous passport was about to get expired and new passport was issued)

Below are the details of my passport
1st passport Issue date is 7th Dec 2011 and Expiry Date is 6th Dec 2021
2nd Passport Issue dat is 2nd Mar 2021 and Expirty Date is 1st March 2031

There are no gaps between my two passports however i had applied for renewal for my 2nd passport before the expiry of my passport.

My question is would i still need to post an explanation. Its not a gap but its an overlap in my case
 

SszZTkmZ

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Aug 29, 2021
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All i have a question on Number 14 i.e. Have you held travel documents and/or passports during your five (5) year eligibility period?

In the 5 year eligibility period i had two passports issued from my home. (Reason for two being the previous passport was about to get expired and new passport was issued)

Below are the details of my passport
1st passport Issue date is 7th Dec 2011 and Expiry Date is 6th Dec 2021
2nd Passport Issue dat is 2nd Mar 2021 and Expirty Date is 1st March 2031

There are no gaps between my two passports however i had applied for renewal for my 2nd passport before the expiry of my passport.

My question is would i still need to post an explanation. Its not a gap but its an overlap in my case
Its common. No need to explain
 
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SszZTkmZ

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chardys

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Feb 1, 2017
43
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California, USA
Type: Online
Location: Montréal
Physical Presence Days: 1111
Application: Single
Application Sent: January 5, 2023
Delivered: January 5, 2023

Happy New Year, wishing all of us a speedy Canadian citizenship in 2023!
 

rizingphoenix

Star Member
Dec 29, 2021
80
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Its common. No need to explain
Thanks had some follow up questions as well. Please advise

Q11. Tell us what you have been doing during the five (5) year eligibility period inside and outside of Canada.----- Over here the options are for yyyy/mm and there is no day option present in the form. So i do some scenarios where in for example i was employed with Company A between 3rd Dec 2018 and 4th April 2020. And with Company B between 27th April 2020 and 31st Dec 2020. Post leaving company A i was unemployed for a period of 23 odd days as seen in the dates. However there is no option to include the days unemployed in the application form. Please advise if need to just fill in on a month / year basis and its not required to show i was unemployed for the number of days, since i had got a job the same month, i left the previous one, just that there is a gap of 20 odd days within the same month.

One related question in case i was unemployed for a fixed period should i just mention the occupation / activity as Unemployed and leave the other fields i.e. Name of Employer, Address, city and country as blank.

Q.5 Have you used any other name - I have not used any other name. So should i leave this field as blank or mark it as N/A.

Physical Present calculator - On the physical presence calculator there are two options present i.e. Day you left Canada and Day you returned to Canada. For example i had left Canada for my home country on 14th May and returned back 21st May. My question is as i was in canada on 14th May till noon and had left by flight so technically should i mark the day i left Canada as 15th May i.e. the next day as thats the day i arrived in my home country or even its half a day i need to mark it as 14th May
 

SszZTkmZ

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Aug 29, 2021
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Thanks had some follow up questions as well. Please advise

Q11. Tell us what you have been doing during the five (5) year eligibility period inside and outside of Canada.----- Over here the options are for yyyy/mm and there is no day option present in the form. So i do some scenarios where in for example i was employed with Company A between 3rd Dec 2018 and 4th April 2020. And with Company B between 27th April 2020 and 31st Dec 2020. Post leaving company A i was unemployed for a period of 23 odd days as seen in the dates. However there is no option to include the days unemployed in the application form. Please advise if need to just fill in on a month / year basis and its not required to show i was unemployed for the number of days, since i had got a job the same month, i left the previous one, just that there is a gap of 20 odd days within the same month.

One related question in case i was unemployed for a fixed period should i just mention the occupation / activity as Unemployed and leave the other fields i.e. Name of Employer, Address, city and country as blank.

Q.5 Have you used any other name - I have not used any other name. So should i leave this field as blank or mark it as N/A.

Physical Present calculator - On the physical presence calculator there are two options present i.e. Day you left Canada and Day you returned to Canada. For example i had left Canada for my home country on 14th May and returned back 21st May. My question is as i was in canada on 14th May till noon and had left by flight so technically should i mark the day i left Canada as 15th May i.e. the next day as thats the day i arrived in my home country or even its half a day i need to mark it as 14th May
For your unemployed question include your home address in the address field. It doesn't let you leave it blank.