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Kitchener local office after Bill C6

Lingking

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Aug 27, 2018
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Your app is not going any slower and you will likely be a citizen by the end of the year if all is well with your application.
In comparison, my dates were:
Nov 6 - app sent, Nov 8 - received, early Jan - AOR, Feb 2 - In Process, Aug 8 - test.

If you want to apply to a federal job you should have requested for urgent processing with proof from the start. You could try contacting now but I'm not sure whether it would speed up your process.
Thanks for the info! I didn't realise you could request urgent processing. I guess I will have to be patient. If I get the job offer and the citizenship still hasnt come, then I might go down the urgent route at that point!
Quick question. So the 12 month timeline that has been quoted as being mandated, that is kind of guaranteed, is that 12 months from the date of in process or 12 months since receiving the application?
 

zzzzzzzz

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Sep 28, 2016
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Thanks for the info! I didn't realise you could request urgent processing. I guess I will have to be patient. If I get the job offer and the citizenship still hasnt come, then I might go down the urgent route at that point!
Quick question. So the 12 month timeline that has been quoted as being mandated, that is kind of guaranteed, is that 12 months from the date of in process or 12 months since receiving the application?
Not a 100% sure. During my interview, the officer told me that I might have to wait up to 3 months for the oath, then he checked when I applied and said they'd try to put me ahead of the queue and that I'd hear in a month. So my guess is 12 months since receiving. Majority of your application time is due to your file being stuck in a pile. And yea for urgent request you'd need to have an offer letter, or a letter stating that you need citizenship to get the job and you're being considered for it. This is what I've learnt from this forum, there are more qualified people who'd have a better answer.
 

zzzzzzzz

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Sep 28, 2016
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Actually what happened, I filter the sheet using column B (A-Z), and for some reason it didn't sort all the columns correctly. And once sorted then I checked/searched all the users, and found different cities for all the users.

Also, from sorted it shows that all the Kitchener/Waterloo applicants from Oct to Dec have taken the oath.

Can somebody tell me how to correctly sort the sheet by city name? I am doing: selecting column B, then from the menu DATA > Sort range by column B? Is this correct way?

Thank you, and I apologize for my previous post.
I guess so? I sorted by column B, and I see 2 from Kitchener still waiting for a test in November, 1 from Cambridge, 1 from Waterloo. For October I see 1 waiting from Cambridge, 11 waiting from Kitchener and 4 waiting from Waterloo. In short, a lot of people still waiting.
 

oomuchi

Hero Member
Apr 21, 2015
409
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Category........
Visa Office......
Sydney/Ottawa
NOC Code......
2147
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
14-10-2014
Doc's Request.
RPRF's Request :30-11-2015
Nomination.....
T4/NoA 2015 :Upfront end of July
AOR Received.
16-02-2015
IELTS Request
Submitted with application
File Transfer...
March 2015 to Ottawa
Med's Request
27-11-2015
Med's Done....
04-12-2015
Interview........
na
Passport Req..
14-12-2015
VISA ISSUED...
18-12-2015
LANDED..........
09-01-2016

AJL

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Mar 13, 2018
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Hi Guys,

Finally I got Test Invitation today after long waiting since this January.

Test date is Oct 1, 2018 and location is Kitchener.

Thank you.
 

zzzzzzzz

Star Member
Sep 28, 2016
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Took my oath yesterday, so pleased it's all done! Was a long 10 month, 12 day journey but I'm glad it's all behind me now.

Good luck to all waiting, may it all be smooth sailing!

This forum has been so great for me, thanks to everyone for participating
 

CuriousGuy

Star Member
Apr 5, 2013
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Test invite: July 17
Test date: July 31
Decision made: August 1
Oath invite: August 24
Oath date: September 18

Thank you everyone for your support. You’ve been great.
 

5hr3wd

Hero Member
Jul 27, 2011
216
17
Category........
Visa Office......
CPC Vegreville --> CPC-Mississauga
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
18-July-2013
AOR Received.
15-August-2013
Med's Done....
05-June-2013
Passport Req..
AIP 09-July-2014
VISA ISSUED...
DM 09-July-2014
LANDED..........
15-August-2014
Hi Guys,

Finally I got Test Invitation today after long waiting since this January.

Test date is Oct 1, 2018 and location is Kitchener.

Thank you.
Congrats that's great news!

Gives me hope too since we got AOR around the same time.
 
Sep 27, 2018
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Another case here. Single applicant. Application was sent March 9, 2018.

  1. We received your application for Canadian citizenship (grant of citizenship) on March 19, 2018.
  2. We sent you correspondence acknowledging receipt of your application(s), and a study book called Discover Canada on April 13, 2018.
  3. We started processing your application on July 11, 2018.
Do not have too much hope about a result before the end of the year based on the spreadsheet and comments in the thread.
 

StevenJobs

Member
Oct 19, 2017
10
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It is being a while since IP Jan. Finally everything went through smoothly.
Followed is my timeline for your reference. Good luck to all waiting and wish you all the best.

IP: Jan 25, 2018
Test Invite: Sep. 6, 2018
Test Date: Sep. 20, 2018
DM: Sep. 21, 2018
Oath Invite: Sep. 24, 2018
Oath Ceremony: Oct. 26, 2018
 

oomuchi

Hero Member
Apr 21, 2015
409
65
Category........
Visa Office......
Sydney/Ottawa
NOC Code......
2147
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
14-10-2014
Doc's Request.
RPRF's Request :30-11-2015
Nomination.....
T4/NoA 2015 :Upfront end of July
AOR Received.
16-02-2015
IELTS Request
Submitted with application
File Transfer...
March 2015 to Ottawa
Med's Request
27-11-2015
Med's Done....
04-12-2015
Interview........
na
Passport Req..
14-12-2015
VISA ISSUED...
18-12-2015
LANDED..........
09-01-2016
Another case here. Single applicant. Application was sent March 9, 2018.

  1. We received your application for Canadian citizenship (grant of citizenship) on March 19, 2018.
  2. We sent you correspondence acknowledging receipt of your application(s), and a study book called Discover Canada on April 13, 2018.
  3. We started processing your application on July 11, 2018.
Do not have too much hope about a result before the end of the year based on the spreadsheet and comments in the thread.
Hi

I have a timeline similar to yours :) and I could not find you on the MARCH worksheet :(:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1UVvKb4Sem00uOCyB2kTeM2_AofgT_8b4uTJyBh9pXdg/edit#gid=1674299663

:rolleyes: Can you, please, add your information to the MARCH threads?
https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/march-2018-citizenship-applicants.545325/

Thanks in advance.:D