October 11th 2017 - Citizenship Applicants under 3/5 rule

[behzad_sh84]

I got my oath ceremony date, please update the excel sheet, here is my time line:

Mississauga office

Test date : March 28th
DM : March 29th
Oath letter date : April 30
Oath Ceremony date : May 28th

 

[tabrisjayson]

I got my oath ceremony date, please update the excel sheet, here is my time line:

Mississauga office

Test date : March 28th
DM : March 29th
Oath letter date : April 30
Oath Ceremony date : May 28th

Hi did you get your oath by mail or email?

 

[rajmalhotra7]

Please update - received Test invite letter today. Scarborough office.

Updated. When is your test?

 

[rajmalhotra7]

I got my oath ceremony date, please update the excel sheet, here is my time line:

Mississauga office

Test date : March 28th
DM : March 29th
Oath letter date : April 30
Oath Ceremony date : May 28th

Updated. Congrats!!

 

[Suin]

Updated. When is your test?

May 23rd

 

[Suin]

What is an approximate time for the oath invite after the test date at Scarborough office?

 

[HAPPYFAN]

Please

To be frank and fair, there is an overflow of "are we there yet?" in the forum.

I too am among those who are urging applicants to RELAX, BE PATIENT, and recognize that once the application has AOR status, there is nothing more the applicant needs to do or can do other than watch for communications or notices from IRCC, prepare for the test, appropriately respond to IRCC as needed including showing up for the test and interview, and OTHERWISE WAIT.

I do not know the motives behind the post you quote, but most of us who are urging PATIENCE, emphasizing the WAITING NATURE of the process, do so in an effort to emphasize the applicant CAN RELAX, there is nothing to worry about, no need to be stressed. (Of course this is about qualified applicants who properly completed the application and who timely and appropriately respond to requests and notices from IRCC.)

The point is to assure those with applications in process that there is no need to wrestle with this process. It is OK to reduce the stress as much as you can. Sure, some find relief from stress in raking over process minutia, following every little ripple of information. But there tends to be a tone and insinuation here which heightens anxieties, elevates apprehension, even tension.

That is, there appears to be some need for reassuring voices, for comforting comments, it is all OK, don't worry, be happy.

I totally get it, and thank you for clarification. Just to answer your question, my motive is just to remind people that everyone looks at things differently, what one thinks is a dramatic reaction might just be others trying to express their emotion/frustration. And mostly importantly, we shouldn’t be mean to one another by calling someone else a troll/petulant child. Don’t you think so? And now I feel bad to have started this. Sorry guys.

 

[Mushmash]

Anyone else from the Brampton/Mississauga area still waiting for a test invite since IP in December 2017?

 

[rajmalhotra7]

Summary of October 2017 applicants (by Date Delivered) as per Google tracker:

Date	#Total	#AOR	#IP	#Test Invite	%Test Invite	#Test Held	#DM	%DM	#Oath Invite	%Oath Invite	#Oath Held
2-Oct-17	5	5	5	3	60.0%	3	3	60.0%	2	40.0%	2
3-Oct-17	2	2	2	2	100.0%	2	2	100.0%	2	100.0%	2
5-Oct-17	4	4	4	4	100.0%	4	3	75.0%	2	50.0%	2
6-Oct-17	7	7	7	5	71.4%	5	5	71.4%	4	57.1%	4
10-Oct-17	8	8	8	6	75.0%	6	6	75.0%	4	50.0%	3
12-Oct-17	27	27	26	19	70.4%	17	14	51.9%	10	37.0%	7
13-Oct-17	105	103	96	73	69.5%	65	49	46.7%	32	30.5%	24
16-Oct-17	332	326	297	220	66.3%	209	160	48.2%	119	35.8%	101
17-Oct-17	60	58	51	33	55.0%	32	24	40.0%	14	23.3%	10
18-Oct-17	79	79	76	50	63.3%	47	35	44.3%	27	34.2%	19
19-Oct-17	125	120	111	71	56.8%	70	50	40.0%	32	25.6%	19
20-Oct-17	68	67	60	41	60.3%	38	28	41.2%	15	22.1%	8
23-Oct-17	53	52	48	31	58.5%	30	22	41.5%	15	28.3%	6
24-Oct-17	10	9	9	8	80.0%	7	3	30.0%	2	20.0%	1
25-Oct-17	24	22	20	11	45.8%	11	5	20.8%	3	12.5%	2
26-Oct-17	35	33	32	17	48.6%	13	8	22.9%	6	17.1%	3
27-Oct-17	23	22	19	9	39.1%	8	5	21.7%	-	-	-
30-Oct-17	29	27	25	17	58.6%	14	11	37.9%	8	27.6%	5
31-Oct-17	12	11	11	5	41.7%	5	5	41.7%	4	33.3%	1
Total	1008	982	907	625	62.0%	586	438	43.5%	301	29.9%	219

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Summary of October 2017 applicants (by Visa Office) as per Google tracker:

Visa Office	#Total	#AOR	#IP	#Test Invite	%Test Invite	#Test Held	#DM	%DM	#Oath Invite	%Oath Invite	#Oath Held
Blank	13	11	5	1	7.7%	1	1	7.7%	-	-	-
Calgary	118	114	103	85	72.0%	80	64	54.2%	60	50.8%	40
Edmonton	70	65	59	49	70.0%	47	32	45.7%	27	38.6%	23
Fredericton	5	5	5	2	40.0%	2	2	40.0%	-	-	-
Halifax	8	8	8	6	75.0%	6	4	50.0%	3	37.5%	2
Hamilton	32	30	29	22	68.8%	21	15	46.9%	12	37.5%	7
Kitchener	35	35	35	19	54.3%	19	14	40.0%	11	31.4%	9
London	11	11	11	6	54.5%	6	4	36.4%	4	36.4%	-
Mississauga	115	113	106	43	37.4%	37	32	27.8%	25	21.7%	19
Montreal	134	130	121	92	68.7%	92	72	53.7%	52	38.8%	35
Niagara Falls	3	3	3	3	100.0%	3	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	1
Ottawa	78	77	73	69	88.5%	68	49	62.8%	40	51.3%	35
Regina	15	15	14	11	73.3%	10	7	46.7%	-	-	-
Saskatoon	24	24	20	15	62.5%	14	11	45.8%	10	41.7%	10
Scarborough	112	112	111	96	85.7%	84	67	59.8%	2	1.8%	-
St. John's	6	6	6	4	66.7%	1	-	-	-	-	-
Surrey	10	10	8	6	60.0%	5	4	40.0%	3	30.0%	2
Toronto*	80	75	59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Vancouver	110	109	103	83	75.5%	77	50	45.5%	42	38.2%	29
Windsor	9	9	8	4	44.4%	4	3	33.3%	3	33.3%	3
Winnipeg	20	20	20	9	45.0%	9	6	30.0%	6	30.0%	4
Total	1008	982	907	625	62.0%	586	438	43.5%	301	29.9%	219

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Monthly/ Weekly Summary of October 2017 applicants as per Google tracker:

Month/ Week of	#AOR	#IP	#Test Invite	#Test Held	#DM	#Oath Invite	#Oath Held
October, 2017	43	-	-	-	-	-	-
November, 2017	619	152	-	-	-	-	-
December, 2017	241	424	38	-	-	-	-
January, 2018	52	267	241	81	35	7	1
February, 2018	25	55	180	215	145	55	17
March, 2018	2	8	96	198	170	122	69
April, 2018	-	1	69	87	85	115	119
May 01 - May 06	-	-	1	5	3	2	13
Total	982	907	625	586	438	301	219

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* Toronto: Applicants have reported to be located in Toronto. Once applicants receive test invites, their location will be changed to Visa office sending the test invite either Scarborough or Mississauga.

 

[jsm0085]

If thats the case, then you don't have to be here. In this case, I think it is totally normal for people to compare between different offices, that is just how human nature is. Please please please, I am assuming you are trying to play some sort of a "leading role in this forum, and I don't think it is okay to accuse others of their emotions by calling others 'petulant children'. I have been hesitating for a while whether I should be making comments like this, but people are all made different, calling someone a petulant kid won't help or change how they deal with stress. And if you really can't stand the human nature, as many of the people here share, then just don't log in. Don't get me wrong tho, I still very much appreciate the contribution you made to this forum.
Have yourself a wonderful afternoon.

You can fix your problem by having realistic expectations. Complaining about the process taking “too long” when we are only 6 months into a 12 month process isn’t going to help you or anyone.

I don’t want to take a leading role, I just don’t understand the need for what’s going on in the forum atm.

 

[sns204]

Please

I totally get it, and thank you for clarification. Just to answer your question, my motive is just to remind people that everyone looks at things differently, what one thinks is a dramatic reaction might just be others trying to express their emotion/frustration. And mostly importantly, we shouldn’t be mean to one another by calling someone else a troll/petulant child. Don’t you think so? And now I feel bad to have started this. Sorry guys.

troll
trōl/

1. verb

1. 1.
   informal
   make a deliberately offensive or provocative online post with the aim of upsetting someone or eliciting an angry response from them.
   "if people are obviously trolling then I'll delete your posts and do my best to ban you"

Since you referred to my "troll" comment, it was appropriate since, in my opinion, the person I was referring to was acting according to the definition.

So, in general I agree, but if someone is going to deliberately bait another, they should be called out for the effort.

 

[behzad_sh84]

Hi did you get your oath by mail or email?

By Mail

 

[HAPPYFAN]

You can fix your problem by having realistic expectations. Complaining about the process taking “too long” when we are only 6 months into a 12 month process isn’t going to help you or anyone.

I don’t want to take a leading role, I just don’t understand the need for what’s going on in the forum atm.

I’m

You can fix your problem by having realistic expectations. Complaining about the process taking “too long” when we are only 6 months into a 12 month process isn’t going to help you or anyone.

I don’t want to take a leading role, I just don’t understand the need for what’s going on in the forum atm.

First I’m not complaining about the processing time. Second, complaining is a personal choice, you shouldn’t be judging others.

 

[sns204]

I’m

First I’m not complaining about the processing time. Second, complaining is a personal choice, you shouldn’t be judging others.

Sorry, but just as complaining is a personal choice, so is judging others. And btw, quite a lot of the complaints are awfully judging of IRCC, often without factual basis.

 

[HAPPYFAN]

Sorry, but just as complaining is a personal choice, so is judging others. And btw, quite a lot of the complaints are awfully judging of IRCC, often without factual basis.

Well if you think judging others is going to help, keep judging by all means.