July 2014 Citizenship Applications

[jrjayl]

To my knowledge, Canadian universities instruction languages are either English or French, unless somebody comes to Canada to study Chinese literature for example, which is not my case.

i think CIC makes a decision to take your app or not based on the documents submitted. It is safer to follow the citizenship application guide.
And fyi, some universities do have courses offered in other languges. e.g. Université de Montréal provides business courses in Spanish.

 

[BLT]

Thanks BLT and Skhan123.
In deed, I sent 2 copies of the transcript, one being for the proof of school enrollment and the other for the language skill. Somebody with an average IQ would have understood that I sent 2 copies for a reason, especially if no other proof of language skills was submitted. Also, considering that the transcripts are from a Canadian university, the agent should have seen that I meet the language requirements, unless they are looking to return as much applications as they can. Anyways, I'll follow your advice and write a letter so that that brilliant agent will understand that the language skill proof I'm sending is valid, as it is mentioned in the guide.

Brother, I'm 90% sure it's because you didn't write a letter to explain about using the transcript as a proof of language. You can't use an argument that agent who is working on your application should automatically know that this or that could be used to proof this or that. Same like if you didn't extend your passport, you need to write a letter to explain. By sending your expired passport only, without any explanation letter, hoping that the agent will automatically know that you didn't extend it when seeing your expired passport, would result in your application being returned as incomplete (happened to me).
BUT CHECK AGAIN BY CALLING THE CIC CALL CENTRE WHETHER THE TRANSCRIPT CAN BE USED TO PROOF THE LANGUAGE SKILL, as I'm only guessing around here, based on my very very basic knowledge about the process.

 

[skhan123]

Hi Guys,
Today I checked the ECAS. Received line for my wife is disappeared. Earlier it was there. While for my case, both Received and In process lines are there. I still did not get AOR. What does it mean? Bad or Good?
Shouldn't it be same for all family members. Why its different for me and my wife....

 

[BLT]

Hi Guys,
Today I checked the ECAS. Received line for my wife is disappeared. Earlier it was there. While for my case, both Received and In process lines are there. I still did not get AOR. What does it mean? Bad or Good?
Shouldn't it be same for all family members. Why its different for me and my wife....

I think the received line only appears in your ecas, not your wife's. Maybe you didn't pay attention to it. I thought my wife's line disappeared early too.

 

[skhan123]

I think the received line only appears in your ecas, not your wife's. Maybe you didn't pay attention to it. I thought my wife's line disappeared early too.

Hi BLT,
Whats your timeline? I saw you also got your wife's line disappeared before yours and you got test letter or indication before AOR?

Can anyone else confirm that for family application, all adult applicants see the Received line OR only one person per family?

Thx,

 

[BLT]

Hi BLT,
Whats your timeline? I saw you also got your wife's line disappeared before yours and you got test letter or indication before AOR?

Can anyone else confirm that for family application, all adult applicants see the Received line OR only one person per family?

Thx,

My wife's received line never existed. So in family application, only one received line. My line was gone about 3 weeks after start processing date.
Received : early July.
In process : end of August.
Book received : early August.
Line disappeared : mid August.

 

[bbears]

Hi,

Can anyone here add me to this thread, thanks!

My common-law partner has sent his Citizenship Application last July 5, 2014.
App Received: July 10th
Sent back: Sept 5th (Because photographs weren't stamped and dated.)

We are reviewing his application form right now before resubmitting it again.

I have a question about the employment history, for example if unemployed from May 9 to June 6, 2012.
How can it be emphasize in the form if it's allowed to write only the year and month (YYY-MM).

For example:
2012-03 -- 2012-05 Assembler (precisely worked until May 8th)
2012-06 -- present Technician (precisely employed from June 7th)

So unemployed from May 9 to June 6.

Would that be a gap to his employment or it should be written like this:

2012-03 -- 2012-05 Assembler
2012-05 -- 2012-06 Unemployed
2012-06 -- present Technician


It would be great if somebody could enlighten me.

Thank you.

 

[GoCanada1985]

My wifes timeline:


We received your application for Canadian citizenship (grant of citizenship) on July 3, 2014.

We sent you a letter acknowledging receipt of your application(s), and a study book called Discover Canada on July 3, 2014. Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us.

We started processing your application on September 5, 2014.

 

[IRCANADA]

They have done the same thing to me! they have returned my application due to the fact that I don't meet the language requirements lol I have graduated from a Canadian University and had sent them my transcripts. This is so frustrating....

 

[catchvb]

Hi,

Can anyone here add me to this thread, thanks!

My common-law partner has sent his Citizenship Application last July 5, 2014.
App Received: July 10th
Sent back: Sept 5th (Because photographs weren't stamped and dated.)

We are reviewing his application form right now before resubmitting it again.

I have a question about the employment history, for example if unemployed from May 9 to June 6, 2012.
How can it be emphasize in the form if it's allowed to write only the year and month (YYY-MM).

For example:
2012-03 -- 2012-05 Assembler (precisely worked until May 8th)
2012-06 -- present Technician (precisely employed from June 7th)

So unemployed from May 9 to June 6.

Would that be a gap to his employment or it should be written like this:

2012-03 -- 2012-05 Assembler
2012-05 -- 2012-06 Unemployed
2012-06 -- present Technician


It would be great if somebody could enlighten me.

Thank you.

2012-03 -- 2012-05 Assembler
2012-06 -- present Technician

If they send you RQ then send the details with exact dates as RQ has date/month/year.

 

[catchvb]

They have done the same thing to me! they have returned my application due to the fact that I don't meet the language requirements lol I have graduated from a Canadian University and had sent them my transcripts. This is so frustrating....

Did you add a letter explaining that you are attaching Transcript/Certificate from Canadian University as language proof? Sometimes they just go through documents without checking if that applies to language proof.

 

[Empirical-Scientist]

Did you add a letter explaining that you are attaching Transcript/Certificate from Canadian University as language proof? Sometimes they just go through documents without checking if that applies to language proof.

That's a good suggestion -- always include a cover letter. I have two Canadian university degrees and I still felt I had to include an explanation on the cover letter (hoping they won't return it even in that case!). Bottom line: do not let them make assumptions.

 

[Goldline]

My wife's received line never existed. So in family application, only one received line. My line was gone about 3 weeks after start processing date.
Received : early July.
In process : end of August.
Book received : early August.
Line disappeared : mid August.

Something wrong with this timeline. Received Line disappeared before they start processing??? And book received before they start processing???

 

[BLT]

Something wrong with this timeline. Received Line disappeared before they start processing??? And book received before they start processing???

In process = start processing

Sorry, I made a mistake.
Book received : Early September.
Lin disappeared : Mid September.

 

[IRCANADA]

Did you add a letter explaining that you are attaching Transcript/Certificate from Canadian University as language proof? Sometimes they just go through documents without checking if that applies to language proof.

Yes, this time I have learnt my lesson lol I will recommend this to everyone