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

[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	4	80.0%	4	3	60.0%	2	40.0%	2
3-Oct-17	3	3	3	3	100.0%	3	3	100.0%	3	100.0%	3
5-Oct-17	4	4	4	4	100.0%	4	4	100.0%	2	50.0%	2
6-Oct-17	7	7	7	7	100.0%	7	6	85.7%	5	71.4%	4
10-Oct-17	8	8	8	6	75.0%	6	6	75.0%	5	62.5%	4
12-Oct-17	30	30	29	20	66.7%	20	18	60.0%	15	50.0%	14
13-Oct-17	110	108	102	81	73.6%	80	68	61.8%	54	49.1%	43
16-Oct-17	347	341	315	263	75.8%	258	208	59.9%	178	51.3%	155
17-Oct-17	62	60	53	38	61.3%	38	32	51.6%	27	43.5%	22
18-Oct-17	82	82	80	60	73.2%	59	49	59.8%	38	46.3%	31
19-Oct-17	132	127	118	82	62.1%	81	69	52.3%	52	39.4%	43
20-Oct-17	80	80	73	57	71.3%	56	45	56.3%	35	43.8%	26
23-Oct-17	56	55	51	35	62.5%	34	29	51.8%	20	35.7%	16
24-Oct-17	10	9	9	8	80.0%	8	4	40.0%	3	30.0%	3
25-Oct-17	27	26	23	15	55.6%	15	8	29.6%	6	22.2%	5
26-Oct-17	40	38	37	23	57.5%	23	15	37.5%	14	35.0%	11
27-Oct-17	26	25	22	14	53.8%	13	10	38.5%	6	23.1%	2
30-Oct-17	32	30	29	21	65.6%	21	18	56.3%	13	40.6%	10
31-Oct-17	13	12	12	7	53.8%	7	7	53.8%	5	38.5%	4
Total	1074	1050	980	748	69.6%	737	602	56.1%	483	45.0%	400

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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	12	10	4	1	8.3%	1	1	8.3%	-	-	-
Calgary	122	118	107	95	77.9%	92	80	65.6%	78	63.9%	62
Edmonton	74	70	64	57	77.0%	56	44	59.5%	35	47.3%	34
Fredericton	5	5	5	3	60.0%	2	2	40.0%	2	40.0%	2
Halifax	8	8	8	6	75.0%	6	6	75.0%	5	62.5%	5
Hamilton	34	32	32	24	70.6%	23	21	61.8%	17	50.0%	12
Kitchener	37	37	37	27	73.0%	26	19	51.4%	15	40.5%	15
London	11	11	11	8	72.7%	8	6	54.5%	5	45.5%	4
Mississauga	131	129	122	60	45.8%	59	52	39.7%	50	38.2%	38
Montreal	143	140	132	104	72.7%	104	89	62.2%	73	51.0%	72
Niagara Falls	4	4	4	4	100.0%	4	3	75.0%	3	75.0%	2
Ottawa	85	84	80	77	90.6%	77	60	70.6%	56	65.9%	53
Regina	13	13	13	11	84.6%	11	8	61.5%	5	38.5%	5
Saskatoon	28	28	24	19	67.9%	19	17	60.7%	14	50.0%	14
Scarborough	148	148	147	132	89.2%	129	102	68.9%	47	31.8%	15
St. John's	6	6	6	5	83.3%	5	3	50.0%	2	33.3%	-
Surrey	11	11	11	10	90.9%	10	9	81.8%	7	63.6%	5
Toronto*	60	55	39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Vancouver	112	111	105	86	76.8%	86	67	59.8%	59	52.7%	52
Windsor	9	9	8	6	66.7%	6	4	44.4%	3	33.3%	3
Winnipeg	21	21	21	13	61.9%	13	9	42.9%	7	33.3%	7
Total	1074	1050	980	748	69.6%	737	602	56.1%	483	45.0%	400

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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	44	-	-	-	-	-	-
November, 2017	650	159	-	-	-	-	-
December, 2017	267	453	40	-	-	-	-
January, 2018	60	295	255	85	38	7	1
February, 2018	25	60	198	235	155	56	17
March, 2018	3	11	108	210	180	123	70
April, 2018	-	2	90	99	104	121	120
May, 2018	1	-	43	80	88	105	128
Jun 01 - Jun 10	-	-	7	13	17	19	29
Jun 11 - Jun 17	-	-	3	5	10	17	13
Jun 18 - Jun 24	-	-	2	7	10	18	15
Jun 25 - Jun 30	-	-	2	3	-	17	7
Total	1050	980	748	737	602	483	400

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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.

 

[PB02]

my citizenship application was received by the sydney office on 4th december 2017 and returned to me by 22nd june 2018 because there was a slight error in my physical calculation sheet, i will be reapplying on 27th june again with the necessary change....how to i request them to process my application immediately as i have already lost 7 months....please advise?

Hello, can you please specify what was the error on your calcutaion sheet? Were short the number of days required or you missed mentioning the days you were out of the country?
The reason I am asking is that I did quite a few trips to the States and I may be missing the actual dates I traveled. Thanks

 

[deb_us]

Hello Admin,

We have received the oath invite through email yesterday.

Please update my information in the current spread sheet.

Spread Sheet Row # 505 at current xls

ID: deb_us
Location: Toronto
App. Type: Family (2)
Physical Presence Days: 1625.5
App Sent: Oct 12, 2017
App Delivered: Oct 16, 2017
AOR Received: Nov 16, 2017
In Process: Dec 11, 2017
Test Invite : Jan 31, 2018
Test Date: Feb 21, 2018
Oath Invite Receiving Date: Jun 26, 2018
Oath Invite Date : Jul 18, 2018
CIC Status : Decision Made ( changed as of Feb 22), 2018

Thanks in appreciation.

 

[JaihLee416]

Am a silent observer so far on this forum. This is my timeline for Mississauga location.

1) We received your application for Canadian citizenship (grant of citizenship) on October 16, 2017.

2) We sent you correspondence acknowledging receipt of your application(s), and a study book called Discover Canada on November 15, 2017.

3) We started processing your application on December 4, 2017.

4) We sent you a notice on April 25, 2018 to appear and write the citizenship test on May 30, 2018 at 12:45 PM. The notice you will receive by mail will be your official confirmation of your appointment. If you have not received this notice prior to the date of your scheduled appointment, please contact us.

5) We sent you a notice on June 22, 2018 to appear and take the oath of citizenship at the citizenship ceremony to be held on July 25, 2018 at 9:00 AM. The notice you will receive will be your official confirmation of your appointment. If you have not received this notice prior to the date of your scheduled appointment, please contact us.

Congrats! we literally have the exact timeline and same location place. We did the test together! LOL

 

[HLR]

Hello Admin,

We have received the oath invite through email yesterday.

Please update my information in the current spread sheet.

Spread Sheet Row # 505 at current xls

ID: deb_us
Location: Toronto
App. Type: Family (2)
Physical Presence Days: 1625.5
App Sent: Oct 12, 2017
App Delivered: Oct 16, 2017
AOR Received: Nov 16, 2017
In Process: Dec 11, 2017
Test Invite : Jan 31, 2018
Test Date: Feb 21, 2018
Oath Invite Receiving Date: Jun 26, 2018
Oath Invite Date : Jul 18, 2018
CIC Status : Decision Made ( changed as of Feb 22), 2018

Thanks in appreciation.

Congratulations, updated the sheet

 

[sns204]

Hello Admin,

We have received the oath invite through email yesterday.

Please update my information in the current spread sheet.

Spread Sheet Row # 505 at current xls

ID: deb_us
Location: Toronto
App. Type: Family (2)
Physical Presence Days: 1625.5
App Sent: Oct 12, 2017
App Delivered: Oct 16, 2017
AOR Received: Nov 16, 2017
In Process: Dec 11, 2017
Test Invite : Jan 31, 2018
Test Date: Feb 21, 2018
Oath Invite Receiving Date: Jun 26, 2018
Oath Invite Date : Jul 18, 2018
CIC Status : Decision Made ( changed as of Feb 22), 2018

Thanks in appreciation.

Scarborough or Mississauga?

 

[xyz_123]

Congrats! we literally have the exact timeline and same location place. We did the test together! LOL

See you on July 25th then.... Cheers!

 

[nirav.patel159]

Scarborough applicant: IP since jan 16, no test invite yet..

 

[Jayson]

Status changed from Decision Made to Complete. This brings to an end my immigration journey in Canada. I came to Canada 8 years ago as a graduate student. My primary intention was to study and return to my home country to continue my former employment but suddenly a split second decision changed my career trajectory for the better.

Here how it started. One afternoon, as I was revising my final graduate paper at the UofC library, the fellow that sat beside me asked me to accompany him to a restaurant for lunch. Initially, I hesitated but then I decided to join him. On our way to the restaurant we saw one of the leading global EPC's doing a career fair, we stopped by and then we started chattting with them. They asked us to email our resume. The rest is history. Five weeks later, I joined the company as a full time permanent employee and I have been with them for over 6 years now. The job has taken me to many countries of the world including my own country (not for visit but for work).

Thanks for this forum. I really appreciate the forumites for volunteering useful information and tips.

I wish everyone the very best in all thier life endeavours.

Congratulations

 

[J24]

Just an update, Did my test on the 27th in Mississauga I applied from Toronto. Interview went well , the agent verified all my stamps in my passport but never looked at my translated stamps, all she cared about was the dates (so paying to get my non English or french stamps translated was not necessary in my case). Today my status says decision made.

 

[razerblade]

Just an update, Did my test on the 27th in Mississauga I applied from Toronto. Interview went well , the agent verified all my stamps in my passport but never looked at my translated stamps, all she cared about was the dates (so paying to get my non English or french stamps translated was not necessary in my case). Today my status says decision made.

If the dates on the stamp are in English/French, then the officers generally do not need translations, even if the text around the stamp may be in another language. However, if the dates are in a totally different script, then translations are a must because the officer will have no idea whether the date falls inside or outside the eligibility period.

 

[J24]

If the dates on the stamp are in English/French, then the officers generally do not need translations, even if the text around the stamp may be in another language. However, if the dates are in a totally different script, then translations are a must because the officer will have no idea whether the date falls inside or outside the eligibility period.

Yes, true good point. That is my case, my dates were in English but text around was not.

 

[rajmalhotra7]

Just an update, Did my test on the 27th in Mississauga I applied from Toronto. Interview went well , the agent verified all my stamps in my passport but never looked at my translated stamps, all she cared about was the dates (so paying to get my non English or french stamps translated was not necessary in my case). Today my status says decision made.

Added you to October sheet of global 2017 tracker. Link is in my signature.

 

[nazam80]

Hi Everyone,

I have received the GMS notes (Computer notes) today after 4 months of wait. They use to email these notes in the past but now they started to send the information in a CD. It's so detailed that It took me few hours to read. In the end, I found that my file is waiting for oath ceremony date. Its been over two months since I wrote my test. The letter that I got after the test says 3 to 5 months. So I am still in the waiting game. It seems that they have done all the security checks before the test date.

I want to mention that If you are waiting for a long time, it worth ordering the notes as they are so detailed and now they have started to even include all paperwork that you send with the application, even they had the envelope and courier stamps on file

Hope that I receive the Oath information soon.

 

[gino007]

Hi Everyone,

I have received the GMS notes (Computer notes) today after 4 months of wait. They use to email these notes in the past but now they started to send the information in a CD. It's so detailed that It took me few hours to read. In the end, I found that my file is waiting for oath ceremony date. Its been over two months since I wrote my test. The letter that I got after the test says 3 to 5 months. So I am still in the waiting game. It seems that they have done all the security checks before the test date.

I want to mention that If you are waiting for a long time, it worth ordering the notes as they are so detailed and now they have started to even include all paperwork that you send with the application, even they had the envelope and courier stamps on file

Hope that I receive the Oath information soon.

4 months! You must have requested the paper files instead of a snapshot of the GCMS notes. Did it include the officer notes and a copy of the paper we sign during the interview?