iman773 said:
Hi All,
I have applied for grant of citizenship on Dec. 2012 and the processing time started on Jan. 2013. I had been out of Canada for 7 months for my marriage ceremony. However, I have met the residence requirements (1095 days). I had also attached copies of my passports and also my Canadian certificate of enrolments to my application.
Do you think there is possibility of getting a RQ for me?
What would be expected test date?
Thanks,
Iman
RQ issued when a triage factor is triggered from a list e.g. unemployment with travel or for quality control/ program integrity. To clarify the 1095 days you refer to are actual physical days as opposed to basic residence (PR status) days? What are Canadian certificate of enrolments? Is this a reference to proof of language?
Current CIC quoted time for the process from application to oath date for a routine application is 25 months, non routine 35 months for 80% of applications. Around Sep 2012 CIC started switching applications in process not long after receipt - this is because CIC Sidney carry out some of the processing that was previously done at the local office. Effectively in process doesn't show when your file is transferred to the local office so has become almost meaningless.
Given that Sidney now do the initial triage check for RQ issuance it means that if your file gets transferred to the local office (CIC removed this notification from ecas) without an RQ being issued then you likely won't get an RQ as any residence concerns should have been considered. You may still get RQd at test, post test say if you show up without passports and even at oath notice say if you want to re-schedule as coolcanadian above found to his/her misfortune. So the key is finding the transfer date to local office. Call CIC agent they may tell you if no luck get GCMS notes they will show if this has happened.
