Montreal Applicants

[heatspine]

Montreal applicant trackers. Let's put our timeline here.

 

[heatspine]

Is the processing really slower in the Montreal office? or is it ok and there are just other offices that are faster?

 

[pardesifr]

a colleague got all done in 13 months. Applied in August 2013 got passport in September 2014. Don know how is this time line compare to other provinces

 

[immigrant2008]

Any one here has any idea how long does it take from the time they transfer the files to Montreal office and test date?

 

[Michels]

Any one here has any idea how long does it take from the time they transfer the files to Montreal office and test date?

I got it all done in 11 month.. from end of Nov 2-13 to beginning of November 2014. it took them 8 month to transfer to local office, from there it was pretty fast.. Test and Oath same day
Good luck

 

[immigrant2008]

I got it all done in 11 month.. from end of Nov 2-13 to beginning of November 2014. it took them 8 month to transfer to local office, from there it was pretty fast.. Test and Oath same day
Good luck

Thanks

 

[heatspine]

hi michels/pardeslfr! is it a single application or a family application? is it true its faster when its only a single apps compared to family?

 

[paulcanada74]

I also applied from Montreal...my timeline as follows:

Application sent: sep 24, 2014
Received: sep 26, 2014
AOR in email: jan 05, 2015

 

[jrjayl]

Applied from Montreal. Did not hear anything from them since submission in July.
Hopefully it'll be done in 2015.

 

[hehemie2]

Applied in August.
AOR by Email in November
E-cas showed received in Dec.
E-cas shows in process in Jan.

 

[heatspine]

Hopefully, end to end, it's one year or less for us

 

[Mill52314]

Hi everyone,

This is my processing time from Montreal, QC

May 23, 2014 --- Application sent to Sydney, NS
May 26, 2014 --- Application received at CIC Sydney
July 25, 2014 --- CIC Processing starting
Aug 27, 2014 --- AOR and Booklet received at home
Jan 19, 2015 --- Notice to write citizenship test
Feb 10, 2015 --- Citizenship test, interview & oath ceremony the same day.

Total processing time: 8 months & 15 days

 

[pardesifr]

Hi everyone,

This is my processing time from Montreal, QC

May 23, 2014 --- Application sent to Sydney, NS
May 26, 2014 --- Application received at CIC Sydney
July 25, 2014 --- CIC Processing starting
Aug 27, 2014 --- AOR and Booklet received at home
Jan 19, 2015 --- Notice to write citizenship test
Feb 10, 2015 --- Citizenship test, interview & oath ceremony the same day.

Total processing time: 8 months & 15 days

That is very nice, did you had travel history ? and on How many days presence in Canada you applied ?

 

[Goldline]

Hi everyone,

This is my processing time from Montreal, QC

May 23, 2014 --- Application sent to Sydney, NS
May 26, 2014 --- Application received at CIC Sydney
July 25, 2014 --- CIC Processing starting
Aug 27, 2014 --- AOR and Booklet received at home
Jan 19, 2015 --- Notice to write citizenship test
Feb 10, 2015 --- Citizenship test, interview & oath ceremony the same day.

Total processing time: 8 months & 15 days

How do y know your Oath is the same day?

 

[RaphouG]

Hi everyone,

This is my processing time from Montreal, QC

Single men
Oct 14, 2014 --- Application sent to Sydney, NS
Oct 20, 2014 --- Application received at CIC Sydney, NS
Jan 09, 2015 --- AOR received by e-mail
Jan 13, 2015 --- Ecas active on CIC website
Jan 14, 2015 --- Ecas shows "in process"

Good luck ;-)