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July 2013 Applications

yafayu said:
it sounds crazy but I did not leave Canada for last 10 years....kinda sad eh?

E-cas updated this morning

1.We received your application for Canadian citizenship (grant of citizenship) on July 18, 2013.

2.We sent you a letter acknowledging receipt of your application(s), and a study book called Discover Canada on July 18, 2013. Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us.

3.We started processing your application on October 2, 2013.

4.We sent you a notice on February 7, 2014 to appear and write the citizenship test on February 21, 2014 at 11:45 AM. The notice you will receive by mail will be your official confirmation of your appointment. If you have not received this notice prior to the date of your scheduled appointment, please contact us.

5.We sent you a notice on March 3, 2014 to appear and take the oath of citizenship at the citizenship ceremony to be held on March 15, 2014 at 10:00 AM. The notice you will receive by mail will be your official confirmation of your appointment. If you have not received this notice prior to the date of your scheduled appointment, please contact us.
*Note: Citizenship and Immigration Canada does sometimes schedule events on Saturdays or Sundays.
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Congrats yafayu!
 
Seems very quiet in here!

My flight continues to languish in Sydney. No local office transfer as of Friday March 14th. According to CIC agent - all is well, just continue to chill.
 
tstarks said:
Seems very quiet in here!

My flight continues to languish in Sydney. No local office transfer as of Friday March 14th. According to CIC agent - all is well, just continue to chill.
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whats your local office?
 
All I know is that my file LOT'ed in Feb. And I am just waiting.

Other people in thread who doesn't have test date in the table, are you waiting? Or you just didn't update the table?

Folks can you make some noise so we know we are all waiting together :)
 
dear_pnp said:
whats your local office?
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I live in the GTA - will most likely be one of
St. Clair
Scarborough
Mississauga
 
Nothing from my side, CIC told me last time i called that my file was still in Sydney, but the agent said everything was ok with the file so far.
 
Hello Friends,

I had the citizenship test and interview on Monday, March 17 2014 at Mississauga Office. They asked all the people(about 40) with the green form to gather in one big hall, then they started calling each one of us for interview, there were around 10-12 people taking interview. My interview lasted for around 40-45 minutes, the officer asked me what do I do, and verified my original documents with the copies I submitted with my application he took a lot of time in verifying the passport stamps. After all the interviews were done, we were asked to take the citizenship test. They already told us in advance, that since we have had our interview, and if no other additional information is required, we would get the Oath Notice. After the test, they took some 5-10 minutes and started calling people and handing them over the letter to appear for Oath on Friday 21 March 2014, I was pleasantly surprised and shocked to get the Oath letter, that has been the story at the Mississauga Office, they have been lightning fast in processing of citizenship applications.

I hope and pray that all those in waiting get citizenship soon.

Thanks
 
RR766 said:
Hello Friends,

I had the citizenship test and interview on Monday, March 17 2014 at Mississauga Office. They asked all the people(about 40) with the green form to gather in one big hall, then they started calling each one of us for interview, there were around 10-12 people taking interview. My interview lasted for around 40-45 minutes, the officer asked me what do I do, and verified my original documents with the copies I submitted with my application he took a lot of time in verifying the passport stamps. After all the interviews were done, we were asked to take the citizenship test. They already told us in advance, that since we have had our interview, and if no other additional information is required, we would get the Oath Notice. After the test, they took some 5-10 minutes and started calling people and handing them over the letter to appear for Oath on Friday 21 March 2014, I was pleasantly surprised and shocked to get the Oath letter, that has been the story at the Mississauga Office, they have been lightning fast in processing of citizenship applications.

I hope and pray that all those in waiting get citizenship soon.

Thanks
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What kind of documents the office verified ? Job letter , T4 etc ?
 
Hi Muzmil,

The officer verified all the documents that were submitted with the application such as: Record of Landing, Permanent Resident Card, Drivers' license(IDs I submitted in my case), Degrees etc.


Thanks,
 
Updated timeline

July 2013 application timelines at a glance:
Applicant Receipt_Date In-Process Type Days Local_Office LOT_Date RQ_Date Test_Date Oath_Date
longwait12303-July-201301-Sep-2013--Mississauga, ON- :)09-Feb-201426-Feb-2014 (est.)
wadelmaki05-July-201316-Sep-2013Single1116-----
basharar05-July-201309-Oct-2013Family------
micky_7305-July-201321-Oct-2013Family------
rocky27272705-July-201323-Sep-2013Single-Mississauga, ON-:)03-Feb-201410-Feb-2014
Mapleleaves09-July-201319-Sep-2013Family1124Mississauga, ONEarly Nov. :)08-Jan-201414-Jan-2014
msvadi11-July-201318-Oct-2013Family------
Halifax11-July-201327-Sep-2013-------
Lei_F12-July-201302-Oct-2013Single1097Winnipeg, MBFeb, 2014---
citque15-July-201330-Sep-2013--Quebec City, QC----
RR76615-July-201325-Sep-2013--Mississauga, ON21-Jan-2014:)17-Mar-201421-Mar-2014
Amado16-July-201321-Oct-2013-------
rajmalhotra717-July-201330-Sep-2013Single1125Mississauga, ON-:)07-Feb-201413-Feb-2014
Boogy17-July-201302-Oct-2013--Toronto, ONMid Dec.---
mhatt17-July-201303-Oct-2013--Scarborough, ONEarly Feb.---
yafayu18-July-201302-Oct-2013--Scarborough, ONEarly Feb. :)21-Feb-201415-Mar-2014
andresp19-July-201301-Oct-2013Family-Mississauga, ON-:)08-Feb-201414-Feb-2014
DanEd19-July-201330-Sep-2013--Montreal, QC-:)06-Jan-201419-Feb-2014
tstarks22-July-201309-Oct-2013Family1095-----
Yanor22-July-201301-Oct-2013-------
Kw8Un0NK23-July-201324-Oct-2013Family-Mississauga, ON-:)11-Feb-201418-Feb-2014
supadude27-July-201324-Oct-2013--Scarborough, ON- :)22-Jan-201424-Feb-2014
adame31-July-201311-Oct-2013Single-Montreal, QC-17-Jan-201406-Jan-2014-
jhuttiJuly-201310-Sep-2013--Mississauga, ON-:)05-Mar-201411-Mar-2014

  • Type = Application Type
  • Days = Approximate number of days of physical presence
  • LOT = Local Office Transfer
  • RQ_Date = Residence Questionnaire Date
  • :) = No Residence Questionnaire
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RR766 said:
Hello Friends,

I had the citizenship test and interview on Monday, March 17 2014 at Mississauga Office. They asked all the people(about 40) with the green form to gather in one big hall, then they started calling each one of us for interview, there were around 10-12 people taking interview. My interview lasted for around 40-45 minutes, the officer asked me what do I do, and verified my original documents with the copies I submitted with my application he took a lot of time in verifying the passport stamps. After all the interviews were done, we were asked to take the citizenship test. They already told us in advance, that since we have had our interview, and if no other additional information is required, we would get the Oath Notice. After the test, they took some 5-10 minutes and started calling people and handing them over the letter to appear for Oath on Friday 21 March 2014, I was pleasantly surprised and shocked to get the Oath letter, that has been the story at the Mississauga Office, they have been lightning fast in processing of citizenship applications.

I hope and pray that all those in waiting get citizenship soon.

Thanks
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Congratulations!

Thank you very much for sharing your experience. Can you please advise whether you had a Single or Family application and also how many days after eligibility did you apply for citizenship? Was there any out of country travel during the last 4 years?
 
Finally updated on e-cas

Citizenship - Scarborough office

1.We received your application for Canadian citizenship (grant of citizenship) on July 18, 2013.

2.We sent you a letter acknowledging receipt of your application(s), and a study book called Discover Canada on July 18, 2013. Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us.

3.We started processing your application on October 2, 2013.

4.We sent you a notice on February 7, 2014 to appear and write the citizenship test on February 21, 2014 at 11:45 AM. The notice you will receive by mail will be your official confirmation of your appointment. If you have not received this notice prior to the date of your scheduled appointment, please contact us.

5.We sent you a notice on March 3, 2014 to appear and take the oath of citizenship at the citizenship ceremony to be held on March 15, 2014 at 10:00 AM. The notice you will receive by mail will be your official confirmation of your appointment. If you have not received this notice prior to the date of your scheduled appointment, please contact us.
*Note: Citizenship and Immigration Canada does sometimes schedule events on Saturdays or Sundays.


6.You became a Canadian citizen on March 15, 2014.

Single applicant and never got RQ. Place of Birth: Taiwan

The officer told me expect 2 months before I get a oath letter, but I got it within 2 weeks!!! 8 months of total processing time. CIC is getting faster. good luck everyone!
 
Updated timeline

July 2013 application timelines at a glance:
Applicant Receipt_Date In-Process Type Days Local_Office LOT_Date RQ_Date Test_Date Oath_Date
longwait12303-July-201301-Sep-2013--Mississauga, ON- :)09-Feb-201426-Feb-2014 (est.)
wadelmaki05-July-201316-Sep-2013Single1116-----
basharar05-July-201309-Oct-2013Family------
micky_7305-July-201321-Oct-2013Family------
rocky27272705-July-201323-Sep-2013Single-Mississauga, ON-:)03-Feb-201410-Feb-2014
Mapleleaves09-July-201319-Sep-2013Family1124Mississauga, ONEarly Nov. :)08-Jan-201414-Jan-2014
msvadi11-July-201318-Oct-2013Family------
Halifax11-July-201327-Sep-2013-------
Lei_F12-July-201302-Oct-2013Single1097Winnipeg, MBFeb, 2014---
citque15-July-201330-Sep-2013--Quebec City, QC----
RR76615-July-201325-Sep-2013--Mississauga, ON21-Jan-2014:)17-Mar-201421-Mar-2014
Amado16-July-201321-Oct-2013-------
rajmalhotra717-July-201330-Sep-2013Single1125Mississauga, ON-:)07-Feb-201413-Feb-2014
Boogy17-July-201302-Oct-2013--Toronto, ONMid Dec.---
mhatt17-July-201303-Oct-2013--Scarborough, ONEarly Feb.---
yafayu18-July-201302-Oct-2013Single-Scarborough, ONEarly Feb. :)21-Feb-201415-Mar-2014
andresp19-July-201301-Oct-2013Family-Mississauga, ON-:)08-Feb-201414-Feb-2014
DanEd19-July-201330-Sep-2013--Montreal, QC-:)06-Jan-201419-Feb-2014
tstarks22-July-201309-Oct-2013Family1095-----
Yanor22-July-201301-Oct-2013-------
Kw8Un0NK23-July-201324-Oct-2013Family-Mississauga, ON-:)11-Feb-201418-Feb-2014
supadude27-July-201324-Oct-2013--Scarborough, ON- :)22-Jan-201424-Feb-2014
adame31-July-201311-Oct-2013Single-Montreal, QC-17-Jan-201406-Jan-2014-
jhuttiJuly-201310-Sep-2013--Mississauga, ON-:)05-Mar-201411-Mar-2014

  • Type = Application Type
  • Days = Approximate number of days of physical presence
  • LOT = Local Office Transfer
  • RQ_Date = Residence Questionnaire Date
  • :) = No Residence Questionnaire
 
Hi Julyer's any updates?

My file continues to languish in Sydney - verification not complete yet. Seems I am in it for the long haul :(
 
tstarks said:
Hi Julyer's any updates?

My file continues to languish in Sydney - verification not complete yet. Seems I am in it for the long haul :(
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tstarks,

Same thing here, CIC agents told me a FP request was mailed to me on March 3rd, however I did not receive it yet. When I told CIC they said I have to wait for 8 weeks before considering the mail is lost. Meanwhile, my application is stuck in Sydney.
 
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