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October 2019 - Citizenship Applicants

adey786

Hero Member
Jun 29, 2010
784
458
Visa Office......
Abu Dhabi
NOC Code......
1111
Pre-Assessed..
Yes
App. Filed.......
05-01-16
Doc's Request.
13-01-16
Nomination.....
08-12-15
AOR Received.
05-01-16
File Transfer...
03-03-16
Med's Done....
13-01-16
Passport Req..
08-05-16
VISA ISSUED...
26-05-16
Congratulations
Hi There.. please update got invite for test - Jan 29 2021

Citizenship application - Family
Brampton, ON
Physical Presence: 1138 days
Application sent: Oct 7, 2019
Expected Delivery: Oct 10, 2019
AOR: 25 Dec 2019
InProgress: Jan 22, 2020
Test Invite: Jan 29, 2021


regards
Sheray

Awesome. Great news. All the best with test.

What is your processing office? Scarborough ?
 

rajkamalmohanram

VIP Member
Apr 29, 2015
15,803
5,787
Hi There.. please update got invite for test - Jan 29 2021

Citizenship application - Family
Brampton, ON
Physical Presence: 1138 days
Application sent: Oct 7, 2019
Expected Delivery: Oct 10, 2019
AOR: 25 Dec 2019
InProgress: Jan 22, 2020
Test Invite: Jan 29, 2021


regards
Sheray
Updated!
 
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llgn_sp

Star Member
Dec 18, 2014
134
45
Toronto
Visa Office......
Scarborough
My thoughts (sorry I missed this)and I could be off the line here and others may not agree,but here are my thoughts:

Since most of the test candidates are directly moving to decision made and Oath, IRCC is probably picking some random cases to check and verify travel details again. It is a random check and since you have completed residency requirements in a stretch, I dont believe there are any flags. My gut feeling of possible question would be around your tourist trip and what made you think of applying for PR (proud moment?). Perhaps that is it.

When you submit your document: make sure to put it with a cover letter explaining the tourist trip and what you did, where you stayed (no need to provide any supporting documents). In my opinion, your only supporting document will be :

1- entry and exit stamps for you and each applicant
2- bio page of that passport (if there is a new passport then attach biopage of that passport too)
3- flight ticket (check in details - perhaps your email would have it) and hotel stay (if you have, if not provide a name of hotel and address)
4- (you may want to do this - if I were you, I would do this): attach all pages of current,last passport to show that there are no other travels in and out of Canada. My reason for doing this : IRCC may want to check with CBSA and that can be time consuming, so better provide them information upfront. There is always a discretion invovled , but full disclosure helps.

That's all I can think of. Others may add.

All the very best.
Thanks! Much appreciated
 
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llgn_sp

Star Member
Dec 18, 2014
134
45
Toronto
Visa Office......
Scarborough
All the very best !!! Do share interview experience.

My office is also Scarborough. I did test on 23 Jan so more or less I will have some update this coming week or the next week. We did soft landing for the purpose of becoming PR and that was the only trip we did. We permnanetly moved within 2 months of the soft landing and since then no travel. When I submitted citizenship application for myself and family, I already attached copies of passport clearly showing entry and exit stamps for each of us. I did cover letter for each application providing a high level overview of the application, travel history ,reason. Then the recent of the documentation followed. It was like a booklet....

Anyways let's see what comes next.
Thanks for your reply!

Wont be able to share interview experience (and I strongly urge others not to either) as the email from IRCC states that nothing about the content of the interview may be shared, and doing so may void your application. Sorry!

Glad to hear you are also from the same office - they seem to be speeding up now.

Good luck and hope you get your oath soon!
 
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adey786

Hero Member
Jun 29, 2010
784
458
Visa Office......
Abu Dhabi
NOC Code......
1111
Pre-Assessed..
Yes
App. Filed.......
05-01-16
Doc's Request.
13-01-16
Nomination.....
08-12-15
AOR Received.
05-01-16
File Transfer...
03-03-16
Med's Done....
13-01-16
Passport Req..
08-05-16
VISA ISSUED...
26-05-16
Thanks for your reply!

Wont be able to share interview experience (and I strongly urge others not to either) as the email from IRCC states that nothing about the content of the interview may be shared, and doing so may void your application. Sorry!

Glad to hear you are also from the same office - they seem to be speeding up now.

Good luck and hope you get your oath soon!
Fair enough fair enough!

All the best to you !
 
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erable_rouge

Hero Member
Mar 5, 2014
798
156
Ontario
App. Filed.......
29-04-2016
Doc's Request.
05-31-2017
AOR Received.
AOR1:- 1 June 2016 ; AOR2:- 29 June 2016
IELTS Request
Sent with application
LANDED..........
3 Aug 2017
My thoughts (sorry I missed this)and I could be off the line here and others may not agree,but here are my thoughts:

Since most of the test candidates are directly moving to decision made and Oath, IRCC is probably picking some random cases to check and verify travel details again. It is a random check and since you have completed residency requirements in a stretch, I dont believe there are any flags. My gut feeling of possible question would be around your tourist trip and what made you think of applying for PR (proud moment?). Perhaps that is it.

When you submit your document: make sure to put it with a cover letter explaining the tourist trip and what you did, where you stayed (no need to provide any supporting documents). In my opinion, your only supporting document will be :

1- entry and exit stamps for you and each applicant
2- bio page of that passport (if there is a new passport then attach biopage of that passport too)
3- flight ticket (check in details - perhaps your email would have it) and hotel stay (if you have, if not provide a name of hotel and address)
4- (you may want to do this - if I were you, I would do this): attach all pages of current,last passport to show that there are no other travels in and out of Canada. My reason for doing this : IRCC may want to check with CBSA and that can be time consuming, so better provide them information upfront. There is always a discretion invovled , but full disclosure helps.

That's all I can think of. Others may add.

All the very best.
Are they skipping the Test for some applicants? I dont mind taking the test.Just that it would shorten the duration a bit. :)

I have no update since 6 Feb 2020.
 

adey786

Hero Member
Jun 29, 2010
784
458
Visa Office......
Abu Dhabi
NOC Code......
1111
Pre-Assessed..
Yes
App. Filed.......
05-01-16
Doc's Request.
13-01-16
Nomination.....
08-12-15
AOR Received.
05-01-16
File Transfer...
03-03-16
Med's Done....
13-01-16
Passport Req..
08-05-16
VISA ISSUED...
26-05-16
Are they skipping the Test for some applicants? I dont mind taking the test.Just that it would shorten the duration a bit. :)

I have no update since 6 Feb 2020.
No...test is mandatory under citizenship act....

I was referring to the observation that those who passed test are then directly getting Oath invite... historically in pre covid dats, soon after test there was an interview with the agent, and in some cases there was a request for more documents ...
 
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erable_rouge

Hero Member
Mar 5, 2014
798
156
Ontario
App. Filed.......
29-04-2016
Doc's Request.
05-31-2017
AOR Received.
AOR1:- 1 June 2016 ; AOR2:- 29 June 2016
IELTS Request
Sent with application
LANDED..........
3 Aug 2017
No...test is mandatory under citizenship act....

I was referring to the observation that those who passed test are then directly getting Oath invite... historically in pre covid dats, soon after test there was an interview with the agent, and in some cases there was a request for more documents ...
Thank you for the clarification!
 

callixtus

Star Member
Jul 16, 2015
169
142
Amazing! What's your timeline? It helps all of us to know... Thanks
Hi! Here's my timeline:
Location: Whitehorse
App. Type: Single
Physical Presence Days: 1108.5
App. Sent: Sep 30, 2019
App. Delivered: Oct 04, 2019
AOR: Dec 23, 2019
In Process ecas: Jan 30, 2020
Test Invite letter/ecas date: Jan 15, 2021
Test Interview date: Jan 23, 2021
Decision Made date ecas estimate: Pending
Oath Letter Date: Pending
Oath Ceremony: Pending

You can also view it here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1V2kMI1QtzlMj8k4shG0IBLnS8GqOhoJDkem5HloNe0I/edit#gid=1339184945
 
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adey786

Hero Member
Jun 29, 2010
784
458
Visa Office......
Abu Dhabi
NOC Code......
1111
Pre-Assessed..
Yes
App. Filed.......
05-01-16
Doc's Request.
13-01-16
Nomination.....
08-12-15
AOR Received.
05-01-16
File Transfer...
03-03-16
Med's Done....
13-01-16
Passport Req..
08-05-16
VISA ISSUED...
26-05-16
Hi! Here's my timeline:
Location: Whitehorse
App. Type: Single
Physical Presence Days: 1108.5
App. Sent: Sep 30, 2019
App. Delivered: Oct 04, 2019
AOR: Dec 23, 2019
In Process ecas: Jan 30, 2020
Test Invite letter/ecas date: Jan 15, 2021
Test Interview date: Jan 23, 2021
Decision Made date ecas estimate: Pending
Oath Letter Date: Pending
Oath Ceremony: Pending

You can also view it here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1V2kMI1QtzlMj8k4shG0IBLnS8GqOhoJDkem5HloNe0I/edit#gid=1339184945

Awesome. Congratulations and all the best with the next steps.
 
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gilex

Member
Jul 29, 2020
13
17
Hi folks, we have an update to our timeline:
  • Received test invitation Jan 20.
  • Took and passed the exam on Jan 31.
  • Two days after the exam, our online application status still indicates "In Process".
 

adey786

Hero Member
Jun 29, 2010
784
458
Visa Office......
Abu Dhabi
NOC Code......
1111
Pre-Assessed..
Yes
App. Filed.......
05-01-16
Doc's Request.
13-01-16
Nomination.....
08-12-15
AOR Received.
05-01-16
File Transfer...
03-03-16
Med's Done....
13-01-16
Passport Req..
08-05-16
VISA ISSUED...
26-05-16
Hi folks, we have an update to our timeline:
  • Received test invitation Jan 20.
  • Took and passed the exam on Jan 31.
  • Two days after the exam, our online application status still indicates "In Process".
Congratulations! All the best.

What office is yours? I and my wife took test on 23rd Jan and it is still in proces. My office is Scarborough and I have noticed they take about 2 weeks to update, so let's see.
 

jcttt

Star Member
Mar 6, 2017
115
131
Congratulations! All the best.

What office is yours? I and my wife took test on 23rd Jan and it is still in proces. My office is Scarborough and I have noticed they take about 2 weeks to update, so let's see.
Likewise - I passed the test on the 29th and still shows in progress. Can’t wait to see any updates. I think I check e-CAS like 10 times a day to say the least!! I’m also Scarborough office (Toronto applicant but it shows Scarborough in my GCMS notes)
 

adey786

Hero Member
Jun 29, 2010
784
458
Visa Office......
Abu Dhabi
NOC Code......
1111
Pre-Assessed..
Yes
App. Filed.......
05-01-16
Doc's Request.
13-01-16
Nomination.....
08-12-15
AOR Received.
05-01-16
File Transfer...
03-03-16
Med's Done....
13-01-16
Passport Req..
08-05-16
VISA ISSUED...
26-05-16
Likewise - I passed the test on the 29th and still shows in progress. Can’t wait to see any updates. I think I check e-CAS like 10 times a day to say the least!! I’m also Scarborough office (Toronto applicant but it shows Scarborough in my GCMS notes)

Same here. I check thrice every hour.....I dont want to sound impatient but cant help....

All the best...