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October 2020 - Citizenship Applicants

snesmi

Newbie
Jun 29, 2017
6
1
did you request urgent processing for all member of family one by one? or you sent just one request for whole family?
i'd suggest you to give CIC a call and clarify with them, this would be the best and quickest way...
I didn't know there was an Urgent Processing option when we sent the documents by mail as a family. On the online form, one can only request it for one person. There is no option to request for the whole family.
I tried emailing CIC and got a round-about-the-bush answer that didn't tell me anything useful apart from waiting and checking the tracker.
What number should I call? Is there one where you actually talk to a person and not a machine?
 

bluestone

Hero Member
May 19, 2015
301
21
Category........
Visa Office......
NDVO/WVO
NOC Code......
1111
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
25-09-2014
Nomination.....
PER 12-01-2015
IELTS Request
Submitted with Application
File Transfer...
SLU Started Processing on 22-04-2015
Med's Request
07-05-2015
Med's Done....
19-05-2015 Med's Received 30-05-2015
Interview........
Expected to be waived...!! DM on 05-08-2015
Passport Req..
04-08-2015
VISA ISSUED...
Passport submitted on 06-08-2015 and received back with visa on 18-08-2015
LANDED..........
28-10-2015
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varlam

Hero Member
Dec 6, 2020
332
108
I didn't know there was an Urgent Processing option when we sent the documents by mail as a family. On the online form, one can only request it for one person. There is no option to request for the whole family.
I tried emailing CIC and got a round-about-the-bush answer that didn't tell me anything useful apart from waiting and checking the tracker.
What number should I call? Is there one where you actually talk to a person and not a machine?
the option is to send urgent for ALL members one by one(separate requests), this is what i was advised by CIC
 

michel_hammamet

Hero Member
Aug 14, 2013
287
71
Montreal, Canada
Visa Office......
Paris
I am October Applicant, my all sections are in progress?
Anything to worry as majority of the peoples getting test invites
Nice :) Congrats :) Test soon... I would predict. When did you status changed to In Process and Background also. We need more details !! And the spreadsheet is not updated with your stats.
 

rajkamalmohanram

VIP Member
Apr 29, 2015
15,803
5,790
I am October Applicant, my all sections are in progress?
Anything to worry as majority of the peoples getting test invites
If your BG is still in progress, your application could be stuck in either criminality or security (generally, the former). If your application is stuck in criminality, then you can expect to receive fingerprint request. It is unlikely for you to receive a test invitation until your BG checks are complete.

My application has been test ready since March 24 with BG completed on March 9th but my test invite hasn't seen the light of the day yet.
 

rajkamalmohanram

VIP Member
Apr 29, 2015
15,803
5,790
how long it takes for Test invitation after BG completed?
There is no established timeline. It has been almost 3.5 months since my BG was set to "Completed" but no invitation yet. People used to say you get the test around the 90 day mark from BG Complete status but that isn't true for all applicants. However, there are several people that did get the test invitation within 3 months of BG "Completed" status.
 
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michel_hammamet

Hero Member
Aug 14, 2013
287
71
Montreal, Canada
Visa Office......
Paris
There is no established timeline. It has been almost 3.5 months since my BG was set to "Completed" but no invitation yet. People used to say you get the test around the 90 day mark from BG Complete status but that isn't true for all applicants. However, there are several people that did get the test invitation within 3 months of BG "Completed" status.
Tomorrow is exactly 90 days for me. Keeping my fingers crossed.
 
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Sap12

Star Member
Oct 27, 2016
62
49
Category........
Visa Office......
Singapore
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
31-01-2017
Doc's Request.
28-02-2017
AOR Received.
18-02-2017
File Transfer...
11-04-2017
Med's Done....
Upfront 11-12-2017
Interview........
Yet not
Passport Req..
Yet not
VISA ISSUED...
Yet not
LANDED..........
Hope end of 2017
Hi guys,
Please update as the citizenship test invitation has been received.

Location: Toronto
App type: Single
Physical presence days: 1097
Application sent: 11 October 2020
Application delivered: 15 October 2020
AOR received: 05 Feb 2021
Test Invitation: 17 June 2021(Test date 25 June to 15 July 2021)

Thank you
 

Sap12

Star Member
Oct 27, 2016
62
49
Category........
Visa Office......
Singapore
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
31-01-2017
Doc's Request.
28-02-2017
AOR Received.
18-02-2017
File Transfer...
11-04-2017
Med's Done....
Upfront 11-12-2017
Interview........
Yet not
Passport Req..
Yet not
VISA ISSUED...
Yet not
LANDED..........
Hope end of 2017
how long it takes for Test invitation after BG completed?
In our case, the background check completed on March 29, and the invitation received on June 17.
 
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rajkamalmohanram

VIP Member
Apr 29, 2015
15,803
5,790
Hi guys,
Please update as the citizenship test invitation has been received.

Location: Toronto
App type: Single
Physical presence days: 1097
Application sent: 11 October 2020
Application delivered: 15 October 2020
AOR received: 05 Feb 2021
Test Invitation: 17 June 2021(Test date 25 June to 15 July 2021)

Thank you
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