MAY 2017 Citizenship Applicants

[JVO]

FINALLY !!!! Got test invites for Feb 12th at Scarborough ! Please update

 

[CanadianSoonToBe]

My ECAS shows "DECISION MADE" today.
My test was on January 09th in Scarborough.
Waiting for oath letter now.

Are you on the spreadsheet?

 

[Brampton1]

Are you on the spreadsheet?

No I am not.
Application sent May 5th 2017.
"In Process" June 21st 2017
Test on Jan 09th 2018.
Decision made on 23rd Jan 2018
Waiting for oath invitation

 

[CanadianSoonToBe]

No I am not.
Application sent May 5th 2017.
"In Process" June 21st 2017
Test on Jan 09th 2018.
Decision made on 23rd Jan 2018
Waiting for oath invitation

Great! I added you! Good Luck!

 

[Cesare]

FINALLY !!!! Got test invites for Feb 12th at Scarborough ! Please update

I'm so happy to hear this! Hopefully this means that my test invite is on its way as well. Good luck to you!

 

[Cesare]

FINALLY !!!! Got test invites for Feb 12th at Scarborough ! Please update

Did you get it in the mail or on ECAS?

 

[JVO]

Did you get it in the mail or on ECAS?

I got it first on email then it appears on ecas after several hours. Was checking ecas twice a day since in process
You will get yours soon.

 

[rosty2]

At last , my status has changed from IP to DM today. Now awaiting the precious email invite for oath

 

[ibeaver]

In a week from now it will be 5 months for us waiting for a DM, not sure if this normal.

1. We received your application for Canadian citizenship (grant of citizenship) on May 15, 2017.
2. We sent you correspondence acknowledging receipt of your application(s), and a study book called Discover Canada on June 21, 2017.
3. We started processing your application on June 29, 2017.
4. We sent you a notice on July 24, 2017 to appear and write the citizenship test on August 31, 2017 at 10:00 AM. The notice you will receive by mail will be your official confirmation of your appointment.

P.S. Please update the spreadsheet. Calgary, AB.

 

[rosty2]

In a week from now it will be 5 months for us waiting for a DM, not sure if this normal.

1. We received your application for Canadian citizenship (grant of citizenship) on May 15, 2017.
2. We sent you correspondence acknowledging receipt of your application(s), and a study book called Discover Canada on June 21, 2017.
3. We started processing your application on June 29, 2017.
4. We sent you a notice on July 24, 2017 to appear and write the citizenship test on August 31, 2017 at 10:00 AM. The notice you will receive by mail will be your official confirmation of your appointment.

P.S. Please update the spreadsheet. Calgary, AB.

I would say order a ATIP report to learn where it is stalled(i ordered it twice). And also send a courtesy mail canada post to the IRCC Calgary office to enquire update of your file.

 

[ibeaver]

I would say order a ATIP report to learn where it is stalled(i ordered it twice). And also send a courtesy mail canada post to the IRCC Calgary office to enquire update of your file.

I've already contacted IRCC main office via their web form and a phone, they are saying that my application is under review at the local Calgary IRCC office and until it's still within 12 month period - this is normal.

Where can request ATIP report? I found this link to apply online, is it good?
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/transparency/access-information-privacy/requests-information-act.html

I'll send them courtesy mail, this is a good idea - thank you. I'm just not sure how long this process is gonna take, our PR cards are also about to expire and I should probably apply for a renewal anyway...

 

[Kan_Sri]

In a week from now it will be 5 months for us waiting for a DM, not sure if this normal.

1. We received your application for Canadian citizenship (grant of citizenship) on May 15, 2017.
2. We sent you correspondence acknowledging receipt of your application(s), and a study book called Discover Canada on June 21, 2017.
3. We started processing your application on June 29, 2017.
4. We sent you a notice on July 24, 2017 to appear and write the citizenship test on August 31, 2017 at 10:00 AM. The notice you will receive by mail will be your official confirmation of your appointment.

P.S. Please update the spreadsheet. Calgary, AB.

I have added you to the spreadsheet.

 

[Bargeld]

I've already contacted IRCC main office via their web form and a phone, they are saying that my application is under review at the local Calgary IRCC office and until it's still within 12 month period - this is normal.

Where can request ATIP report? I found this link to apply online, is it good?
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/transparency/access-information-privacy/requests-information-act.html

I'll send them courtesy mail, this is a good idea - thank you. I'm just not sure how long this process is gonna take, our PR cards are also about to expire and I should probably apply for a renewal anyway...

Sounds exactly like the standard information I got when I talked to them about the Calgary office. The way they process things seems a bit wonky sometimes.

Take my opinion with a grain of salt because I'm not a lawyer -- for applying for new PR cards it is not necessary whatsoever due to your application being in process, it would be a waste of time and money unless you're traveling before you get citizenship, which I'd suggest to be wary of merely for the chance of missing mail for an important appointment (unless you have someone that would check for you to help you get back in time). I'm unsure about foreign passport expiring though. I can tell you I've seen many many many posts of people on this very forum applying for citizenship with already-"expired" PR cards, and there was no issues, particularly because they didn't travel outside Canada at that point and you don't lose PR status just because you pass the card's expiry date. In the US and Canada there is a rather broad concept of "implied status" to where if your status expires while applying for another relevant status you are not considered as having to leave the country. In Canada, the CIC (or IRCC or whatever its called now) website explicitly states that if your PR card expires it does not mean you no longer have PR status and sets out the few conditions of which losing PR status would occur (none of which are your situation from the data given in this post, until you become citizen which you'd obviously lose your PR status ).

I wish you the best of luck and hope your process finishes soon.

 

[rosty2]

hi Guys please update my tracker. I just got oath invite for a ceremony event in February 15th in Toronto. although I did my test in Scarborough.
DM on Jan 24th
Oath invite on Jan 26th
Oath: feb.15th

 

[Classical_beat]

FINALLY !!!! Got test invites for Feb 12th at Scarborough ! Please update

Congrats enjoy!