October 2014 Citizenship Applications

[PUZZLED]

Haven't been on the forum for a while now and here is my updated status:

We received your application for Canadian citizenship (grant of citizenship) on October 9, 2014.

We sent you a letter acknowledging receipt of your application(s), and a study book called Discover Canada on October 9, 2014. Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us.

We started processing your application on November 21, 2014.

We sent you a notice on March 23, 2015 to appear and write the citizenship test on April 17, 2015 at 9:00 AM. 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.

We sent you a notice on April 20, 2015 to appear and take the oath of citizenship at the citizenship ceremony to be held on May 6, 2015 at 10:30 AM. 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.

You became a Canadian citizen on May 6, 2015

Congratulations!!!

 

[Canstar]

Citizenship
We received your application for Canadian citizenship (grant of citizenship) on October 14, 2014.

We sent you a letter acknowledging receipt of your application(s), and a study book called Discover Canada on October 14, 2014. Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us.

We started processing your application on November 21, 2014.

We sent you a notice on March 31, 2015 to appear and write the citizenship test on April 20, 2015 at 9:00 AM. 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.

We sent you a notice on April 22, 2015 to appear and take the oath of citizenship at the citizenship ceremony to be held on May 14, 2015 at 10:00 AM. 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.

You became a Canadian citizen on May 14, 2015.

 

[canadavasi]

We passed our test yesterday at Scarborough. Both I and my wife got 19/20. At the interview something odd happened though and I wanted to know if this has happened with others. The officer first checked through the identity documents and then each entry/exit stamp on the passport matching it with the residence calculator and the CBSA report. Then she went through the RQ stack and took out the US lease agreements, insurance, employment records and all bank and credit card statements (including Canada).

Then she returned those documents to us only retaining the Canadian NOA, English testing proof, etc. We asked for next steps and were told Oath invite in 2-4 months, she was writing ok and approved in multiple places.

Has this happened with others - i.e. return of documents?

Also, I believe londonOntario had his test at the same time as mine. Any updates from your side dude?

From my side, I can share that there were a lot of people in the test who were RQ cases (don't know if all were RQ cases or not). So, some of them had submitted their applications in July. Anyways, test questions were decent, but some of them were a little bit indirect. Reading Discover Canada 2-3 times is a must. I read it only once and hence faltered on 3 questions (ending up making 1 mistake and 2 correct guesses).

Question for you garian4u : I thought the process was that after test RQ applications would go to St. Clair office for review and then transferred back to local office for oath scheduling. This process used to take long time. Does this mean that the process is now changed? This is a definitely great news as this should expedite RQ processing times.

 

[thecoolguysam]

Citizenship
We received your application for Canadian citizenship (grant of citizenship) on October 14, 2014.

We sent you a letter acknowledging receipt of your application(s), and a study book called Discover Canada on October 14, 2014. Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us.

We started processing your application on November 21, 2014.

We sent you a notice on March 31, 2015 to appear and write the citizenship test on April 20, 2015 at 9:00 AM. 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.

We sent you a notice on April 22, 2015 to appear and take the oath of citizenship at the citizenship ceremony to be held on May 14, 2015 at 10:00 AM. 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.

You became a Canadian citizen on May 14, 2015.

Congratulations....

 

[garian4u]

Question for you garian4u : I thought the process was that after test RQ applications would go to St. Clair office for review and then transferred back to local office for oath scheduling. This process used to take long time. Does this mean that the process is now changed? This is a definitely great news as this should expedite RQ processing times.

Mine was a pre test RQ though. Only after the RQ response had been reviewed, my test was scheduled.

 

[PUZZLED]

Citizenship
We received your application for Canadian citizenship (grant of citizenship) on October 14, 2014.

We sent you a letter acknowledging receipt of your application(s), and a study book called Discover Canada on October 14, 2014. Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us.

We started processing your application on November 21, 2014.

We sent you a notice on March 31, 2015 to appear and write the citizenship test on April 20, 2015 at 9:00 AM. 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.

We sent you a notice on April 22, 2015 to appear and take the oath of citizenship at the citizenship ceremony to be held on May 14, 2015 at 10:00 AM. 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.

You became a Canadian citizen on May 14, 2015.

Congratulations!!!

 

[canadavasi]

Mine was a pre test RQ though. Only after the RQ response had been reviewed, my test was scheduled.

Yes I meant the pre-test RQ. The CIC call center confirmed the same for me earlier and I see several people on the forum whose RQ was reviewed at St Clair after test(all these folks got invited for test after they were RQed). This is definitely a good news and I am happy for you. Congratulations and good luck!

 

[hchalz]

last step.

Got the oath letter.

Will be over by this month. Altogether, 7 months application. Not too bad.

 

[thecoolguysam]

last step.

Got the oath letter.

Will be over by this month. Altogether, 7 months application. Not too bad.

Congratulations

 

[handsomeishere]

congrats , that is fast, , Manitoba applicants wait much longer, you are lucky , would be able to vote in the coming elections, ,

last step.

Got the oath letter.

Will be over by this month. Altogether, 7 months application. Not too bad.

 

[hchalz]

With CIC, it's always a waiting game.

Take it easy, and live your life normal.

congrats , that is fast, , Manitoba applicants wait much longer, you are lucky , would be able to vote in the coming elections, ,

 

[Kilimandjaro]

Guys,

I became a Canadian Citizen this morning in Scarborough.

Thank you all for your advices and suggestions! This forum is a great one!. I will stick around and even come back as some family members are still to apply.

To those still waiting, i wish you all the best!

 

[thecoolguysam]

Guys,

I became a Canadian Citizen this morning in Scarborough.

Thank you all for your advices and suggestions! This forum is a great one!. I will stick around and even come back as some family members are still to apply.

To those still waiting, i wish you all the best!

Very nice. Congratulations

 

[londonOntario]

We passed our test yesterday at Scarborough. Both I and my wife got 19/20. At the interview something odd happened though and I wanted to know if this has happened with others. The officer first checked through the identity documents and then each entry/exit stamp on the passport matching it with the residence calculator and the CBSA report. Then she went through the RQ stack and took out the US lease agreements, insurance, employment records and all bank and credit card statements (including Canada).

Then she returned those documents to us only retaining the Canadian NOA, English testing proof, etc. We asked for next steps and were told Oath invite in 2-4 months, she was writing ok and approved in multiple places.

Has this happened with others - i.e. return of documents?

Also, I believe londonOntario had his test at the same time as mine. Any updates from your side dude?

From my side, I can share that there were a lot of people in the test who were RQ cases (don't know if all were RQ cases or not). So, some of them had submitted their applications in July. Anyways, test questions were decent, but some of them were a little bit indirect. Reading Discover Canada 2-3 times is a must. I read it only once and hence faltered on 3 questions (ending up making 1 mistake and 2 correct guesses).

I called up CIC today to check my status. They said it's in process and my RQ is being reviewed.
Did u call CIC after test?

 

[garian4u]

I called up CIC today to check my status. They said it's in process and my RQ is being reviewed.
Did u call CIC after test?

No I didn't call them after the test. But, what did the officer tell you at the interview? At the interview, the officer alluded that the RQ review is complete and returned to us extra documents. Not sure if I can trust that though.