November 2018 - Citizenship Applications

[dr tarekk]

Wow 1 day ?

Yeah one day for me ( test and ceremony)i called CIC and told me that

 

[dr tarekk]

I think criteria is not being from rural area it is if the office processing ur app is bit farther from u they prefer making u travel for just a day. So depends where is that rural area u guyz talking abt and how far from office processing ur app

You are right ,it is not because my area is rural ,it is because no office here ,nothing here believe me Lol,so for me I called CIC and they confirmed me that ,they said we don’t have any office in that area , said we usually process the applications from your area 3-2 times per year,doing test and ceremony for one or 2 days ,they said because we don’t have office there ,( i am 18 hours driving by car to Toronto lol) ,the closest city to me is Thunderbay even there no office they said ,last year also had 2 applicants( my friends originally from Africa ) they live in small town close to me call Dryden,they did Test and ceremony within 2 days ,so the whole applications from my area process by this way ,i can give you link in Canadavisa form of this person to see his post when he got Test letter and Ceremony to be done 2 days

 

[kirtivsingh]

Good morning all,

I have been going through the Forum and I saw someone saying that they live in a rural area and they will be getting citizenship test and ceremony in one day. My question is do all rural areas do citizenship test and ceremony in one day? Because I'm in a rural area of 3800 persons would I do citizenship test and ceremony in one day?

There are certain rural areas where they do that. so it is a possibility

 

[dr tarekk]

There are certain rural areas where they do that. so it is a possibility

Yeah you are right,my town is located in valley between mountains,after the town no roads,they bring my patients by plane all the time from mountains.

 

[Ystl]

I called CiC moments ago and spoke to a very helpful lady. She said on her system it shows my application is being reviewed and it is already in process. Though on eCAS it still shows application received. She said if no other document is required from me, I should be waiting for a test date .

 

[pregino36]

Hello!

Please add me to the spreadsheet.

ID: pregino36
Location: Mississauga
App.Type: Single
Physical Presence Days: 1603
App Sent: Nov 27th 2018
App Recd: Nov 30th 2018


Thank you!

Hello,

Please update spreadsheet.

AOR: January 30, 2019

Thank you!

 

[Zmaqsood]

Hello,

Please update spreadsheet.

AOR: January 30, 2019

Thank you!

Updated

 

[TECC_Seneca]

Hey guys, I applied on 5th November 2018, I don't have an AOR yet. What is an AOR and how will receive it? Can someone please clarify the same?
Thanks

 

[Rayj]

Username: Rayj

ECAS in process updated on 25-Jan-19. Please update, thanks!

1. We received your application for Canadian citizenship (grant of citizenship) on November 6, 2018.
2. We sent you correspondence acknowledging receipt of your application(s), and a study book called Discover Canada on January 17, 2019.
3. We started processing your application on January 25, 2019.

 

[TECC_Seneca]

Username: Rayj

ECAS in process updated on 25-Jan-19. Please update, thanks!

1. We received your application for Canadian citizenship (grant of citizenship) on November 6, 2018.
2. We sent you correspondence acknowledging receipt of your application(s), and a study book called Discover Canada on January 17, 2019.
3. We started processing your application on January 25, 2019.

How did you get this message. Can you please clarify? I submitted mine on Nov 5th 2018, delivered on Nov 9th 2018. But haven't recieved any AOR yet? Where will I get this? On my mail or email? Can someone please clarify?
Appreciate your help
Thanks

 

[Andy_s]

Hey guys, I applied on 5th November 2018, I don't have an AOR yet. What is an AOR and how will receive it? Can someone please clarify the same?
Thanks

AOR - Acknowledgment of receipt
We receive AOR once CIC receives your application at Sydney and it is found to be eligible, it then sends -typically an email- to the address you gave. This AOR shall include a file number and some instructions. See sample AOR below.

**************************************
UCI: XXXXXX
Application No.: XXXXXXXXXXX
Quote these numbers when corresponding with our office.

This is an automated message. Please DO NOT RESPOND to this message.

Dear Sir/Madam:

Please find information concerning your application for citizenship in the attached document.

Sincerely,
Citizenship Official

**************************************

There will be a pdf attached with that email with some instructions.
Nobody knows the timeline - please refer to the SS tracker so you would know the approximate time people have received their AOR.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1UVvKb4Sem00uOCyB2kTeM2_AofgT_8b4uTJyBh9pXdg/edit#gid=1293301796

 

[Zmaqsood]

Username: Rayj

ECAS in process updated on 25-Jan-19. Please update, thanks!

1. We received your application for Canadian citizenship (grant of citizenship) on November 6, 2018.
2. We sent you correspondence acknowledging receipt of your application(s), and a study book called Discover Canada on January 17, 2019.
3. We started processing your application on January 25, 2019.

Updated

 

[TECC_Seneca]

AOR - Acknowledgment of receipt
We receive AOR once CIC receives your application at Sydney and it is found to be eligible, it then sends -typically an email- to the address you gave. This AOR shall include a file number and some instructions. See sample AOR below.

**************************************
UCI: XXXXXX
Application No.: XXXXXXXXXXX
Quote these numbers when corresponding with our office.

This is an automated message. Please DO NOT RESPOND to this message.

Dear Sir/Madam:

Please find information concerning your application for citizenship in the attached document.

Sincerely,
Citizenship Official

**************************************

There will be a pdf attached with that email with some instructions.
Nobody knows the timeline - please refer to the SS tracker so you would know the approximate time people have received their AOR.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1UVvKb4Sem00uOCyB2kTeM2_AofgT_8b4uTJyBh9pXdg/edit#gid=1293301796

Thank you. Since I saw some of the Nov applications got their AOR and I still haven't I was getting worried. Because mine was received Nov 9th. Also what is ECAS, is this the link for it? https://services3.cic.gc.ca/ecas/security.do

So I can track my application here? Can you please clarify? Thank you

 

[sms2014]

Thank you. Since I saw some of the Nov applications got their AOR and I still haven't I was getting worried. Because mine was received Nov 9th. Also what is ECAS, is this the link for it? https://services3.cic.gc.ca/ecas/security.do

So I can track my application here? Can you please clarify? Thank you

Yes. You can track your application using this link once your receive your AOR and the link becomes active.

until you receive AOR email, you can also try to check using your UCI number from PR days using the same link. If you do not get any response on this link, it is probably that your file is still under review...

Good Luck with your application!

 

[Andy_s]

Thank you. Since I saw some of the Nov applications got their AOR and I still haven't I was getting worried. Because mine was received Nov 9th. Also what is ECAS, is this the link for it? https://services3.cic.gc.ca/ecas/security.do

So I can track my application here? Can you please clarify? Thank you

ECAS - Electronic Client Application Status -- https://services3.cic.gc.ca/ecas/security.do

Yes, You can track your application from there. It is typically available few days or few weeks after you receive an AOR.

Wait for yours - there are only two things that will happen:
- you receive the AOR; or
- you receive your application mailed back to you (because of some mistakes/errors typically by the applicant)