May 2023 - Citizenship Applications

[apoorvab]

Got AOR today! Applied May 13th

 

[limitless77777]

Got AOR today! Applied May 13th

Good to see May 13th apps are now receiving AOR. Looking forward to May 21 apps...

 

[chikoo1985]

This is soo weird because my Nickname is "Chikoo" and I also applied on May 12 and also have a similar situation. Haha. I also didn't include the country I lived in for 7 years before Canada in that section because I understood it to be a citizenship status so I put only my country of origin there. I was worried about that but I have received my AOR today. They however, asked me to send my police report for that country which I already put there during the application. I have resent it to them and awaiting their response now.
Have you received your AOR? I'm guessing if you received it then that section we missed wouldn't matter. I don't know. Hopefully someone else can enlighten us.

Nice to meet you chikoo. I got request to reupload my photograph. It got accepted for my spouse. (Same photographer, same location, same day).

 

[godzilla3456]

Type: Online application
Location: Edmonton
Physical Presence Days: 1112
Application: Single
Application sent: 2023-05-21
Delivered: 2023-05-21
AOR:

 

[ceejay132]

Nice to meet you chikoo. I got request to reupload my photograph. It got accepted for my spouse. (Same photographer, same location, same day).

Haha. I got requested police report which I already sent but also got approved for my spouse. Let's update each other on our process.

 

[ceejay132]

Nice to meet you chikoo. I got request to reupload my photograph. It got accepted for my spouse. (Same photographer, same location, same day).

By the way, I have sent the web form with explanation on the citizenship and immigration status I missed. Did you also do that?
What letter sent your AOR letter? Mine was Sydney and I hear Sydney is very slow. Keeping my fingers crossed.

 

[Phema]

Following

 

[ceejay132]

Following

When did you apply and do you have any update?

 

[chikoo1985]

Hi all,
Applied on May 12th. No update yet.

Quesiton:
For the question where it is asking for Immigration Status and Citizenship of other countries: I did not include my H1B status in the US (6 years) thinking that it's a non immigrant visa. Now, I think I should have filled that information in. Did you guys include the same in your application?

If yes, what is the best way to update the application?

Further Questions:
So now I have received a request to upload photograph again, I have noticed that I can edit rest of the details too.

Questions:
- I am planning to add all the details about my/Spouse's Student and H1b/H4Visa but unsure about how to fill in dates at a few places.

- For ex. My spouse's H4 1797A states the date as Sep 25, 2015 to Sept 25, 2018. But she landed in the US on Aug 22, 2015. She got Visa approval basis H4/dependent visa application and not the approval notice. Should I put Aug 22, 2015 as that technically when she was on US soil on valid status?

- For my Student Visa:

It was valid from Oct 31, 2008 to Oct 26, 2013​

Landed on US soil on Dec 22, 2007​

I got graduated in May 2011​

OPT (technically considered student, correct?) form July 7, 2011 to July 12, 2012​

Applied for H1B in april 2012. ​

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What should be the dates for Student visa?​

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- H1B began from Oct 2012 with application date in April 2012.

What should be the start date of worker status?​

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[chikoo1985]

Haha. I got requested police report which I already sent but also got approved for my spouse. Let's update each other on our process.

Sure.

 

[james brown 123]

Type: Online application
Location: Toronto
Physical Presence Days: 1100
Application: Single
Application sent: 2023-05-13
Delivered: 2023-05-13
AOR: 2023-05-07

 

[silvar]

What is the difference between the phases below?

Test Invite Letter
Test Interview; and
Test Complete

I assume the Test Invite Letter means the applicant received the invite to do the citizenship test within a specific test window (3 weeks per CIC website).
Is Test Interview the date the applicant did the test? Is Test Complete the date the ECAS shows the test as complete?

What is the "interview" meaning here?

Thank you

 

[forw.jane]

What is the difference between the phases below?

Test Invite Letter
Test Interview; and
Test Complete

I assume the Test Invite Letter means the applicant received the invite to do the citizenship test within a specific test window (3 weeks per CIC website).
Is Test Interview the date the applicant did the test? Is Test Complete the date the ECAS shows the test as complete?

What is the "interview" meaning here?

Thank you

There used to be an interview for everyone before and legacy sheet is still being used.
Test Invite Letter - the applicant received the invite to do the citizenship test
Test Interview - the date the applicant did the test
Test Complete - the test is marked as completed on the tracker

 

[chikoo1985]

Further Questions:
So now I have received a request to upload photograph again, I have noticed that I can edit rest of the details too.

Questions:
- I am planning to add all the details about my/Spouse's Student and H1b/H4Visa but unsure about how to fill in dates at a few places.

- For ex. My spouse's H4 1797A states the date as Sep 25, 2015 to Sept 25, 2018. But she landed in the US on Aug 22, 2015. She got Visa approval basis H4/dependent visa application and not the approval notice. Should I put Aug 22, 2015 as that technically when she was on US soil on valid status?

- For my Student Visa:

It was valid from Oct 31, 2008 to Oct 26, 2013​

Landed on US soil on Dec 22, 2007​

I got graduated in May 2011​

OPT (technically considered student, correct?) form July 7, 2011 to July 12, 2012​

Applied for H1B in april 2012. ​

​

What should be the dates for Student visa?​

​

- H1B began from Oct 2012 with application date in April 2012.

What should be the start date of worker status?​

​

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Bump

 

[Shiva91]

Good to see May 13th apps are now receiving AOR. Looking forward to May 21 apps...

15th of May and still waiting
Good luck everyone