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March 2015 Citizenship Applicants

flusty

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Nov 6, 2010
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Hi everyone

Just popping in... my wife finally met the residency requirements and so sent her application out yesterday March 17... I already got my citizenship last year... I was shocked to the bone to find out it now cost $630 to apply..insane! I paid $200 only about a year ago.... anyways here's hoping the wait is not as long for all... best wishes
 

ejamal

Star Member
Nov 12, 2011
144
7
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-O
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
23-11-2011
AOR Received.
24-02-2012
Med's Request
25-5-2012
Passport Req..
28-10-2012
VISA ISSUED...
08-11-2012
LANDED..........
16-11-2012
hamieh said:
Hi ,i have sent my application package today 17th Mar 2015,lets hope well
flusty said:
Hi everyone

Just popping in... my wife finally met the residency requirements and so sent her application out yesterday March 17... I already got my citizenship last year... I was shocked to the bone to find out it now cost $630 to apply..insane! I paid $200 only about a year ago.... anyways here's hoping the wait is not as long for all... best wishes
Hi hamieh and flusty,

I hope every thing goes smoothly for you guys, feel free to add your information to the March 2015 spreadsheet http://goo.gl/2hlGcb.


asaif said:
It seems that we may start to see AORs arriving as early as next week. Most February applicants have already received theirs. Fingers crossed.
Hello asaif,

I am not sure whether you noticed that the Feb applicatnts are no longer receiving AORs or not. May be its due to the bad weather, i.e. CIC got closed, or people didn't show up to work. Anyway, I guess we will have to wait and see.
 

asaif

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Sep 3, 2010
554
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ejamal said:
Hello asaif,

I am not sure whether you noticed that the Feb applicatnts are no longer receiving AORs or not. May be its due to the bad weather, i.e. CIC got closed, or people didn't show up to work. Anyway, I guess we will have to wait and see.
In fact 4 of February applicants received their AOR this week, which is not over yet. Anyway, people reporting their status in this forum is just a small sample of applicants, so you can't jump to a conclusion that AORs are stopped based on what you notice here.
 

ejamal

Star Member
Nov 12, 2011
144
7
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-O
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
23-11-2011
AOR Received.
24-02-2012
Med's Request
25-5-2012
Passport Req..
28-10-2012
VISA ISSUED...
08-11-2012
LANDED..........
16-11-2012
asaif said:
In fact 4 of February applicants received their AOR this week, which is not over yet. Anyway, people reporting their status in this forum is just a small sample of applicants, so you can't jump to a conclusion that AORs are stopped based on what you notice here.
>In fact 4 of February applicants received their AOR this week, which is not over yet.
True but this is barely comparable to the week before where 23 applicants received their AORs.

>Anyway, people reporting their status in this forum is just a small sample of applicants,
True

>so you can't jump to a conclusion that AORs are stopped based on what you notice here.
Well, regardless of the how small the sample is we work with what we have got. No one received AOR during the past 2 (or 3) days*. Regardless, the main point of my comment was to doubt that the March applicants will start receiving their AORs early next week---considering the significant delay in issuing AORs for the February applicants. However, I wish I am wrong about that.


*Correction, only yesterday no one received AOR.
 

cprak0

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May 25, 2010
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ejamal said:
>In fact 4 of February applicants received their AOR this week, which is not over yet.
True but this is barely comparable to the week before where 23 applicants received their AORs.

>Anyway, people reporting their status in this forum is just a small sample of applicants,
True

>so you can't jump to a conclusion that AORs are stopped based on what you notice here.
Well, regardless of the how small the sample is we work with what we have got. No one received AOR during the past 2 (or 3) days*. Regardless, the main point of my comment was to doubt that the March applicants will start receiving their AORs early next week---considering the significant delay in issuing AORs for the February applicants. However, I wish I am wrong about that.


*Correction, only yesterday no one received AOR.
Rechecked Feb tracking. 3 reported receiving AOR Mar 17, 1 on Mar18 (PN Roy), yes it has turned into a trickle but take a look at the excel
sheet and it has almost all turned green, the rate of turning green has reduced coz the number of white spaces is less!!!
hoping that the rate of issuing AOR hasn't reduced at this point!! yes waiting for the AOR, ap recd Feb 26... so...
 

neutral

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Mar 19, 2015
509
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Montreal
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Hi!

So, after all the bad weather in Nova Scotia, my application has finally arrived today 19th ;D
 

glowingheart

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May 27, 2010
616
23
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AB
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
NOC Code......
5225
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Apr 26 2010
Doc's Request.
July 27 2010
AOR Received.
Dec 19 2010
IELTS Request
done before application
File Transfer...
Aug 4 2010
Med's Request
March 12 2012
Med's Done....
March 30 2012
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
Jan 10 2013
VISA ISSUED...
Jan 17 2013
LANDED..........
Jan 25 2013
cprak0 said:
Rechecked Feb tracking. 3 reported receiving AOR Mar 17, 1 on Mar18 (PN Roy), yes it has turned into a trickle but take a look at the excel
sheet and it has almost all turned green, the rate of turning green has reduced coz the number of white spaces is less!!!
hoping that the rate of issuing AOR hasn't reduced at this point!! yes waiting for the AOR, ap recd Feb 26... so...
just a though who cares how many Feb applicants have received their AOR we still have to wait

all the ones that had their PR sent to Nova Scotia knows that it doesn't go by statistics its all Random some march will get it before Feb and after April
this guys work in different ways than everyone
 

hgn

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Feb 20, 2015
224
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I guess everybody just needs to exercise patience.

1. Reminding everyone that from the CIC website, processing now is 25 months, but realistically, a good number of applications have been processed from start to end, much much less than that.
2. When processing went from 2 years to 1.5 years to 1 year then less than a year, now people are expecting updates not in months or weeks, but days.
3. I'll be lying if I didn't say I am anxious, but being anxious about this, or posting repeated comments on this thread or elsewhere, will not speed up the process, but rather, would cause more anxiety as you read people getting AORs, getting test dates etc.

Let's just be patient and everything will happen in the appropriate time.
 

oilsand

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Jul 26, 2008
82
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July 2012
Hi guys,

I just sent off my application today via courier and the waiting starts. Being from AB I keep reminding myself not to look at the processing times for other province so as not to be disappointed with the lengthy process. ;D
 

respect

Star Member
Feb 4, 2011
59
1
Montreal
Category........
Visa Office......
Montreal
NOC Code......
2174
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
30-09-2011
Nomination.....
30-01-2012
AOR Received.
12-03-2012
File Transfer...
17-02-2012
Med's Request
23-04-2012
Med's Done....
26-04-2012
Interview........
N/A
Passport Req..
26-10-2012
VISA ISSUED...
08-11-2012
LANDED..........
17-11-2012
Hi guys,
I got an AOR today morning. Application was sent on Feb. 26, received on March 2. AOR received on 21st March.

Ruhan
 

hgn

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Feb 20, 2015
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respect said:
Hi guys,
I got an AOR today morning. Application was sent on Feb. 26, received on March 2. AOR received on 21st March.

Ruhan
Congrats! first March received applicant with AOR!
 

asaif

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Sep 3, 2010
554
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London, ON
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respect said:
Hi guys,
I got an AOR today morning. Application was sent on Feb. 26, received on March 2. AOR received on 21st March.

Ruhan
Congratulations. You surpassed my prediction of next week for March applicants to start receiving AORs.
 

ejamal

Star Member
Nov 12, 2011
144
7
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-O
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
23-11-2011
AOR Received.
24-02-2012
Med's Request
25-5-2012
Passport Req..
28-10-2012
VISA ISSUED...
08-11-2012
LANDED..........
16-11-2012
respect said:
Hi guys,
I got an AOR today morning. Application was sent on Feb. 26, received on March 2. AOR received on 21st March.

Ruhan
@ Ruhan and cprak0 Congratulations for getting AOR now you can relax :)

@ asaif, cprak0 I would take my hat off to guys If I was wearing one :) You were right