October 11th 2017 - Citizenship Applicants under 3/5 rule
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Congrats! So were there any date questions ? My test is coming up in 2 weeks, and I need to start prepping soon.
Any other info that you could share would be much appreciated, like which online test resembled the actual test the most.
Also, did you have any passports that expired before your eligibility period and did they check those too ?
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I received it by mail but my ecas changed first to show they have sent me a letter requesting some information. it took 3 days to receive the FP letter.
Hello! I wrote and passed the test on Feb 23rd in Montreal but my ECAS status still says "In Process." How long does it take normally for it to change to "Decision Made?" Also, I haven't received anything from CIC by regular mail - No AOR, no test invite. My address is correct. Has anyone else experienced this as well?!
kaafmeem
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- Oct 16, 2009
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- Category........
- Visa Office......
- London, United Kingdom
- NOC Code......
- 4131
- Job Offer........
- Pre-Assessed..
- App. Filed.......
- 04-01-2010
- Doc's Request.
- 25-02-2010. Reached CHC London on 22-06-2010
- AOR Received.
- 10-08-2010
- IELTS Request
- 8.0 Submitted with documents
- File Transfer...
- Received 6-12 month letter on 05-04-2012
- Med's Request
- Received update docs request on 10-10-2012, submitted 09-11-2012. New born updated 11-12-2012. Med Received: 12 Apr 2013
- Med's Done....
- 21 Apr 2013
- Interview........
- Waived
- Passport Req..
- 09 Jul 2013
- VISA ISSUED...
- 30 Jul 2013
- LANDED..........
- 01 Nov 2013
Big day today! My eCAS status just got updated. "We sent you a notice on March 2, 2018 to appear and take the oath of citizenship at the citizenship ceremony to be held on March 16, 2018 at 1:15 PM. The notice you will receive will be your official confirmation of your appointment."
Updated. Congratulations.
There are at least 3 ceremonies in Ottawa on the 16th. Ottawa’s office is going so fast
Summary of October 2017 applicants (by Date Delivered) as per Google spreadsheet:
Summary of October 2017 applicants (by Visa Office) as per Google spreadsheet:
Monthly/ Weekly Summary of October 2017 applicants as per Google spreadsheet:
| Date | #Total | #AOR | #Awaiting AOR | #IP | %IP | #Test Invite | % Test Invite | #Test Held | #DM | #Oath Invite | #Oath Held |
| 2-Oct-17 | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | 100.0% | 3 | 75.0% | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 3-Oct-17 | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 100.0% | 2 | 100.0% | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 5-Oct-17 | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | 100.0% | 2 | 66.7% | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 6-Oct-17 | 7 | 7 | - | 6 | 85.7% | 5 | 71.4% | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 10-Oct-17 | 7 | 7 | - | 6 | 85.7% | 4 | 57.1% | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 12-Oct-17 | 24 | 24 | - | 22 | 91.7% | 14 | 58.3% | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 13-Oct-17 | 99 | 97 | 2 | 88 | 88.9% | 50 | 50.5% | 39 | 23 | 10 | 5 |
| 16-Oct-17 | 308 | 300 | 8 | 260 | 84.4% | 158 | 51.3% | 127 | 72 | 28 | 15 |
| 17-Oct-17 | 55 | 53 | 2 | 44 | 80.0% | 18 | 32.7% | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| 18-Oct-17 | 65 | 64 | 1 | 59 | 90.8% | 28 | 43.1% | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 19-Oct-17 | 106 | 100 | 6 | 81 | 76.4% | 38 | 35.8% | 26 | 16 | 5 | - |
| 20-Oct-17 | 63 | 60 | 3 | 53 | 84.1% | 24 | 38.1% | 14 | 8 | 2 | - |
| 23-Oct-17 | 49 | 46 | 3 | 41 | 83.7% | 15 | 30.6% | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 24-Oct-17 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 87.5% | 4 | 50.0% | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| 25-Oct-17 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 18 | 75.0% | 7 | 29.2% | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| 26-Oct-17 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 28 | 90.3% | 7 | 22.6% | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| 27-Oct-17 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 17 | 73.9% | 2 | 8.7% | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 30-Oct-17 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 19 | 79.2% | 5 | 20.8% | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 31-Oct-17 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 88.9% | 3 | 33.3% | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 912 | 877 | 35 | 767 | 84.1% | 389 | 42.7% | 287 | 166 | 61 | 30 |
| Visa Office | # Total | # AOR | # IP | % IP | # Test Invite | % Test Invite | # Test Held | # DM | # Oath Invite | # Oath Held |
| Blank | 15 | 10 | 3 | 20.0% | 1 | 6.7% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Calgary | 115 | 109 | 95 | 82.6% | 58 | 50.4% | 41 | 25 | 18 | 1 |
| Edmonton | 58 | 53 | 47 | 81.0% | 27 | 46.6% | 24 | 12 | 6 | 5 |
| Fredericton | 5 | 5 | 4 | 80.0% | 1 | 20.0% | - | - | - | - |
| Halifax | 9 | 9 | 9 | 100.0% | 6 | 66.7% | 5 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Hamilton | 27 | 25 | 24 | 88.9% | 17 | 63.0% | 8 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Kitchener | 25 | 25 | 23 | 92.0% | 6 | 24.0% | 4 | - | - | - |
| London | 12 | 11 | 10 | 83.3% | 5 | 41.7% | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| Mississauga | 93 | 91 | 80 | 86.0% | 20 | 21.5% | 13 | 12 | 5 | 1 |
| Montreal | 121 | 115 | 103 | 85.1% | 64 | 52.9% | 54 | 31 | 7 | 6 |
| Niagara Falls | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100.0% | 3 | 100.0% | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| Ottawa | 65 | 64 | 59 | 90.8% | 45 | 69.2% | 42 | 26 | 16 | 12 |
| Regina | 15 | 15 | 14 | 93.3% | 8 | 53.3% | 8 | - | - | - |
| Saskatoon | 22 | 22 | 17 | 77.3% | 10 | 45.5% | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Scarborough | 56 | 56 | 51 | 91.1% | 32 | 57.1% | 20 | 17 | - | - |
| St. John's | 6 | 6 | 6 | 100.0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Surrey | 8 | 8 | 6 | 75.0% | 2 | 25.0% | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Toronto | 129 | 123 | 100 | 77.5% | 20 | 15.5% | 18 | 11 | - | - |
| Vancouver | 106 | 105 | 93 | 87.7% | 57 | 53.8% | 29 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| Windsor | 8 | 8 | 7 | 87.5% | 2 | 25.0% | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Winnipeg | 14 | 14 | 13 | 92.9% | 5 | 35.7% | 5 | 3 | - | - |
| Total | 912 | 877 | 767 | 84.1% | 389 | 42.7% | 287 | 166 | 61 | 30 |
| Month/ Week of | # AOR | # IP | # Test Invite | # Test Held | # DM | # Oath Invite | # Oath Held |
| October, 2017 | 38 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| November, 2017 | 560 | 138 | - | - | - | - | - |
| December, 2017 | 208 | 364 | 36 | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 01 - Jan 07 | 20 | 69 | 18 | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 08 - Jan 14 | 8 | 79 | 70 | 9 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Jan 15 - Jan 21 | 6 | 39 | 49 | 10 | 7 | - | - |
| Jan 22 - Jan 28 | 8 | 31 | 57 | 30 | 16 | 3 | - |
| Jan 29 - Feb 04 | 18 | 12 | 34 | 51 | 29 | 7 | 1 |
| Feb 05 - Feb 11 | 4 | 8 | 43 | 41 | 28 | 12 | 2 |
| Feb 12 - Feb 18 | 2 | 16 | 39 | 56 | 32 | 19 | - |
| Feb 19 - Feb 25 | - | 9 | 30 | 44 | 30 | 8 | 4 |
| Feb 26 - Mar 04 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 46 | 21 | 9 | 23 |
| Total | 877 | 767 | 389 | 287 | 166 | 61 | 30 |
I almost exclusively used torontoapt for my online study test. I also read the book once. I used yo get between 80-90 in every online test but got 20/20 on the actual test. Took me exactly 4 minutes and I was the first out. Waaay easier than online tests.
There was only one date and it has another clue on it.
Eg. In 19xx the battle of xxxx was against:
The French
The Americans
The British
The Metis
Something along these lines
So don’t worry about dates so much
Your background (security and/or criminality) checks arelikely in progress. It's impossible to predict how long it would take because it depends from person to person. As long as you received the correspondence by email, it's normal.
