+1(514) 937-9445 or Toll-free (Canada & US) +1 (888) 947-9445
Client Portal

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

Is anyone here who have requested oath reschedule. Need to know how much time they will take to reply back. Specially in Calgary office. We have requested it on 19th March via fax and send letter and supporting documents with post also on same day and they receive it on 20th March.
 
Weird: Today my ECAS was updated with the following:

We sent you a notice on March 14, 2018 to appear and write the citizenship test on April 9, 2018 at 1:00 PM.

However, I got the email yesterday (March 21 not 14). Initially, they had my mailing address wrong - could this be it? That they sent the letter to the wrong address? Or that they forgot to "click" send to the notice (I got it next day I called to get an update) o_O
 
dominicanx said:
Weird: Today my ECAS was updated with the following:

We sent you a notice on March 14, 2018 to appear and write the citizenship test on April 9, 2018 at 1:00 PM.

However, I got the email yesterday (March 21 not 14). Initially, they had my mailing address wrong - could this be it? That they sent the letter to the wrong address? Or that they forgot to "click" send to the notice (I got it next day I called to get an update) o_O
Click to expand...

There have been others who didn't see ecas updates for a while, even when they got email/letters to invite them to tests or ceremonies.

So there's a chance someone clicked on the "generate invitation" button on March 14, but forgot to click the "send" and "publish on ecas" buttons. Or someone put in the wrong date when they clicked all buttons yesterday. The marvels of technology :D.

(The fact it only shows the update now, even though you got the mail yesterday is likely standard: the internal information seems to be sent to the external ecas only once per day, some time at night.)
 
  • Like
Reactions: salimnw and dominicanx
btbt said:
There have been others who didn't see ecas updates for a while, even when they got email/letters to invite them to tests or ceremonies.

So there's a chance someone clicked on the "generate invitation" button on March 14, but forgot to click the "send" and "publish on ecas" buttons. Or someone put in the wrong date when they clicked all buttons yesterday. The marvels of technology :D.

(The fact it only shows the update now, even though you got the mail yesterday is likely standard: the internal information seems to be sent to the external ecas only once per day, some time at night.)
Click to expand...


Indeed! I am one of those with a "lazy" ECAS that has not updated since In Progress even though I'm further along the process :)
 
razerblade said:
Hello, I summarized my experience earlier. But lost the link to my post.

I'll summarize it again. The test is not difficult to pass, but does have some tricky questions. Not sure if "tricky" is the correct word, I would say some of the questions are not phrased well, and could have double meaning depending on how you look at them. That being said, there were only 3 tricky questions on my test, rest were all straight forward. So for someone who reads Discover Canada 2-3 times ATLEAST, should have no problem scoring 15/20, which is the passing score. Reading and understanding Discover Canada is very important. Please make sure to read all the captions under every picture. You'd think something is not important, and yet it can show up on the test.

Interview is the easiest part. My experience was exceptionally good, thankfully. The officer looked at my COPR and saw "no goods to follow" and asked me why that is. I told them I have been in Canada for 11 years and everything I own is in Canada already. She didn't ask me any questions after that. Didn't even check my stamps in my passport. Showed my test results, congratulated me and done. Lasted 2 min.

Good luck!
Click to expand...
Yay you are DM!!!! Toooooooooooooooooooooo long to wait. I don't even mind if they ask me to travel to Ottawa to take the ceremony. as long as it can be quick....
 
  • Like
Reactions: razerblade, salimnw and paritosh
I am officially starting to lose it. Five months and my application still has not been opened. My MP contacted the minister's office and was told to wait yet another month before they check with them again. This is ridiculous. Last time I called CIC they still have my contact information from 4 years ago when I applied for PR.
 
  • Like
Reactions: salimnw
marby22 said:
I am officially starting to lose it. Five months and my application still has not been opened. My MP contacted the minister's office and was told to wait yet another month before they check with them again. This is ridiculous. Last time I called CIC they still have my contact information from 4 years ago when I applied for PR.
Click to expand...


same here! when did you get AOR?
 
mehul5980 said:
Hi,
I received Test invitation yestereday. The test is scheduled for April 10th in Saskatoon. However, I am moving to Toronto so will request CIC to change my venue.
Thanks.
Click to expand...

If you ask me or if I were you I would do the Test in Saskatoon then move to Toronto coz in Toronto it may even take months just to get a Test date slot!
 
  • Like
Reactions: OsamaR and paritosh
Hi here is my timeline for your reference

Vancouver
Sent 2017.10.12
Delivered 2017.10.18
AOR 2017.11.17
IP 2017.12.10
Test invite 2018.02.09
Test 2018.03.07
DM 2018.03.09
Oath invite 2018.03.22
Oath 2018.04.24
 
  • Like
Reactions: Angy* and sebbie
yaoyaole said:
Hi here is my timeline for your reference

Vancouver
Sent 2017.10.12
Delivered 2017.10.18
AOR 2017.11.17
IP 2017.12.10
Test invite 2018.02.09
Test 2018.03.07
DM 2018.03.09
Oath invite 2018.03.22
Oath 2018.04.24
Click to expand...
Added you to October sheet of global spreadsheet. Link is in my signatures
 
  • Like
Reactions: yaoyaole
marby22 said:
I am officially starting to lose it. Five months and my application still has not been opened. My MP contacted the minister's office and was told to wait yet another month before they check with them again. This is ridiculous. Last time I called CIC they still have my contact information from 4 years ago when I applied for PR.
Click to expand...

Dont loose man its okay. I understand your situation but if you are not in need of urgent passport leave it as its not going to change life after it. Or send newone with same details and explain in coverletter that you think that it may be lost on way and add new physical oresence calculations too
Good luck !
 
  • Like
Reactions: marby22
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

H
Citizenship
Replies
7
Views
712
Citizenship
Haider2018
H
A
Applying for citizenship without PR Card / Processing time Bill C6
Replies
2
Views
611
Citizenship
Alex23
A
H
Will implementation of bill C-6 open flood gates of applications?
Replies
29
Views
5K
Citizenship
HamiltonApplicant
H
N
Better to file application under 4/6 to 3/5 rule?
Replies
8
Views
1K
Citizenship
itsmyid
I
D
Citizenship Applications under 3 / 5 C6 rules with previous withdrawn applications under 3 /4 or 4/6
Replies
2
Views
538
Citizenship
dpenabill
D