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September 2017 Citizenship Applications

lawgrrl

Star Member
Jul 8, 2012
120
15
Nanaimo, B.C.
Visa Office......
CPP-O
App. Filed.......
10-10-2012
AOR Received.
11-14-2012
VISA ISSUED...
02-03-2013
LANDED..........
05-22-2013
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Citizenship Office - Vancouver
App Type - Single Individual
# Days in Canada - 1516
App Mailed - 5 September 2017
App Delivered - 8 September 2017
AOR Received -
In Process -
Decision Made -
Oath Invite -
Oath -

I've left out the citizenship test as I'm 65 this year and exempt from the requirement under both the old and new rules (one advantage to being old!). It will be interesting to see if this makes the process any faster. I waited to submit my application as we'll be out of Canada this winter and I'm hoping that my oath ceremony will be held after our return, rather than making a special flight home. Frankly, I'd go anywhere, anytime for it!
 
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Shmak2017

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Sep 3, 2016
1,106
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Category........
Visa Office......
ND
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
30-08-2016
AOR Received.
2016/09/26
File Transfer...
SA 2016/09/30 & AOR2 on 2016/10/11
Med's Done....
12-08-2016
Interview........
BG IN PROGRESS 30-March-2017 DM :31-March 2017
Passport Req..
10 April 2017
Good luck n keep posted progress
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Citizenship Office - Vancouver
App Type - Single Individual
# Days in Canada - 1516
App Mailed - 5 September 2017
App Delivered - 8 September 2017
AOR Received -
In Process -
Decision Made -
Oath Invite -
Oath -

I've left out the citizenship test as I'm 65 this year and exempt from the requirement under both the old and new rules (one advantage to being old!). It will be interesting to see if this makes the process any faster. I waited to submit my application as we'll be out of Canada this winter and I'm hoping that my oath ceremony will be held after our return, rather than making a special flight home. Frankly, I'd go anywhere, anytime for it!
 

aassimm4u2

Star Member
Sep 11, 2010
166
12
Category........
Visa Office......
London
NOC Code......
3131
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
00 sept, 2010 (received at CIO),BD encahed on XX sept,2010
Doc's Request.
updated PCC request got on XXth Jul,11, send on XX-08-11,Updated Schedule A, on xx May 2012, Org St on xx June 2012
AOR Received.
XX-12-2010
IELTS Request
submitted with application
File Transfer...
in March 2011
Med's Request
16-09-2012
Med's Done....
24-09-2012, appeared in ecas on 15-10-2012
Interview........
waived hopefully
Passport Req..
PPR-1 on 30-10-2012, PPR-2 28-11-2012,DM on ecas 15-11-2012
VISA ISSUED...
12-11-2012, RECEIVED ON 13-12-2012
LANDED..........
INSHALLAH IN MARCH 2013, CALGARY
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Citizenship Office - Calgary
App Type - Family
App Delivered - 29 August 2017
AOR Received -
In Process -
Test Invite -
Test Date -
Decision Made -
Oath Invite -
Oath -
 

miranda1986

Star Member
Sep 8, 2017
81
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2013 and 2017 will be partial years and any other year he is out of country more than six years others are full years altogether should be 1460 days. It is prudent to wait for 3 days after 1460 to apply.
how can 2017 be partial? it is not even in the taxes list.
so if 2013 is counted as partial, then he has 2016, 2015 and 2014 full and 2013 half, which means 3.5 years only. I am quite at a lost. do we need to add 2012 and 2011 to the list too? Does anybody in here use 4 full years if so how?

We decided to wait another day and apply at 1462 days. i am hundred percent sure of his days as all are verified with passports and tickets. I don't see any reason to wait longer. I highly doubt immigration officer will reject an application after the number of days are filled.
 

ronmcguire3425

Star Member
Sep 6, 2017
57
12
Hi, please add me to the list

Office: Mississauga
Application type: Family (3)
Days: 1471
Application Sent: Sept 5th
Application Delivered: Sept 8th


Thanks
 

agshaheryar

Hero Member
May 24, 2012
852
76
Faisalabad
Category........
Visa Office......
London
NOC Code......
1111
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
01-07-2009
Doc's Request.
03-09-2009
AOR Received.
24-12-2009
IELTS Request
Sent with Full Docs
File Transfer...
30-06-2010
Med's Request
16-03-2012
Med's Done....
26-04-2012
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
PPR1 01-11-2012 & PPR2 16-11-2012
VISA ISSUED...
04-12-2012
LANDED..........
April 02, 2013
how can 2017 be partial? it is not even in the taxes list.
so if 2013 is counted as partial, then he has 2016, 2015 and 2014 full and 2013 half, which means 3.5 years only. I am quite at a lost. do we need to add 2012 and 2011 to the list too? Does anybody in here use 4 full years if so how?

We decided to wait another day and apply at 1462 days. i am hundred percent sure of his days as all are verified with passports and tickets. I don't see any reason to wait longer. I highly doubt immigration officer will reject an application after the number of days are filled.
2017 will be counted as partial for days count. Tax years are only after you became residents. 2017 tax year is not applicable before the year end. So provide the information only from 2013 and onwards. Hopefully it cleared your point.
 
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miranda1986

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Sep 8, 2017
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2017 will be counted as partial for days count. Tax years are only after you became residents. 2017 tax year is not applicable before the year end. So provide the information only from 2013 and onwards. Hopefully it cleared your point.
yes thank you. i also actually called cic.
so they are interested in the years after he becomes pr. for taxes, i only need to add 2013 and onwards as you have mentioned. their wording is odd in there though. "partial" tax years sounds funny. it is however for people who ended up living outside of canada more than 6 months in their relative year. so not really applicable to my husband's case.

With that being said, our application is done and seal. we are going to mail that first thing in the morning. i hope to travel next year (visa and hassle free for the first time yaaaayyyy!), so i hope we get it by early summer. i have seen some applications quickly finish. but not much data from ottawa, which is where we are. so fingers crossed!
 

agshaheryar

Hero Member
May 24, 2012
852
76
Faisalabad
Category........
Visa Office......
London
NOC Code......
1111
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
01-07-2009
Doc's Request.
03-09-2009
AOR Received.
24-12-2009
IELTS Request
Sent with Full Docs
File Transfer...
30-06-2010
Med's Request
16-03-2012
Med's Done....
26-04-2012
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
PPR1 01-11-2012 & PPR2 16-11-2012
VISA ISSUED...
04-12-2012
LANDED..........
April 02, 2013
yes thank you. i also actually called cic.
so they are interested in the years after he becomes pr. for taxes, i only need to add 2013 and onwards as you have mentioned. their wording is odd in there though. "partial" tax years sounds funny. it is however for people who ended up living outside of canada more than 6 months in their relative year. so not really applicable to my husband's case.

With that being said, our application is done and seal. we are going to mail that first thing in the morning. i hope to travel next year (visa and hassle free for the first time yaaaayyyy!), so i hope we get it by early summer. i have seen some applications quickly finish. but not much data from ottawa, which is where we are. so fingers crossed!
Good. Best of luck.
 
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cadguy

Full Member
Jul 19, 2017
26
4
Please add me to the group. My June app. was mailed back to me due to a mistake on the physical presence calculator, and I resent it back.

Office: Edmonton
Application type: Single
Days: 1530
Application Sent: Sept 09
Application Delivered: Approx. Sept 13
 

kam47j

Star Member
Jul 27, 2017
118
42
Please add me to the group. My June app. was mailed back to me due to a mistake on the physical presence calculator, and I resent it back.

Office: Edmonton
Application type: Single
Days: 1530
Application Sent: Sept 09
Application Delivered: Approx. Sept 13
I was wondering if let me know about changing on the date of your application which you resent them back or with your original date when you applied for at the first time ? Did you update the number of your presence days in calculator form or not ?
 
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cadguy

Full Member
Jul 19, 2017
26
4
I had more than enough days for my physical presence in Canada. It's just that I filled in one single typo on the date I received my PR i.e. 1 replaced by 2. I redid the calculator printout, and sent it back.

I was wondering if let me know about changing on the date of your application which you resent them back or with your original date when you applied for at the first time ? Did you update the number of your presence days in calculator form or not ?
 

kam47j

Star Member
Jul 27, 2017
118
42
I had more than enough days for my physical presence in Canada. It's just that I filled in one single typo on the date I received my PR i.e. 1 replaced by 2. I redid the calculator printout, and sent it back.
Thanks buddy, Hope get your AOR soon.
 

miranda1986

Star Member
Sep 8, 2017
81
23
Application sent on September 12th for a single applicant from Ottawa. expected delivery is September 14th. Let's see when we get AOR.

So, now, he needs to study for interview :)
what should he study? When my mother did this years ago, she had some multiple choice questions that she memorized and test was just 20 of those 200 questions. is it still the same? If so, where do we get that booklet from?
 

Shmak2017

Champion Member
Sep 3, 2016
1,106
111
Category........
Visa Office......
ND
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
30-08-2016
AOR Received.
2016/09/26
File Transfer...
SA 2016/09/30 & AOR2 on 2016/10/11
Med's Done....
12-08-2016
Interview........
BG IN PROGRESS 30-March-2017 DM :31-March 2017
Passport Req..
10 April 2017
Keep posted progress. Based on current trend AOR email should come from cic in 35 to 40 days from the date of application received .
Hi, please add me to the list

Office: Mississauga
Application type: Family (3)
Days: 1471
Application Sent: Sept 5th
Application Delivered: Sept 8th


Thanks
 

ThierrYUL

Member
Sep 12, 2017
16
10
Hello to all,

Please add me to the spreadsheet.

Citizenship Office - Montreal
App Type - Family (2)
# Days in Canada - 1464
App Mailed - 11 September 2017
App Delivered - 12 September 2017

All the best!

With kind regards,
Thierry
 
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