Hello everyone!
Happy Canada Day!
I would like to share my Citizenship application timeline. It has been an exciting, nerve-racking, and emotional journey for me this past 2 months. After 7 years and 7 months of being a permanent resident, I will finally become a Canadian citizen of this great nation. I'd like to thank the members of this incredible site for your help, for sharing your timelines and experiences, and for taking the time to answer my questions. You guys rock! It made everything so easy and it felt that I was not alone in this whole process.
It only took 80 days in total to finish the entire process. Even I can't believe on how fast they processed my application. I wish and hope that it will be the same for everyone else.
For the future applicants, please make sure that your documents are complete and should cover the entire 6 year period preceding the date of your application or since you became a permanent resident. Provide an explanation letter if necessary. Check and double check the checklist before sending it to CIC. Basically, just follow the instructions and try to send a neatly prepared and a well organized application to them.
21 Apr 2016 Application sent thru Canada Post Xpresspost
24 Apr 2016 Application received (CIC Sydney, NS)
03 May 2016 AOR received
06 May 2016 eCAS active (waiting for "in process" status, still shows "application received")
09 May 2016 In process (eCAS changed to 'in process" status today, May 12)
03 Jun 2016 Received test invite for June 23, 2016 (dated June 1, 2016)
23 Jun 2016 Citizenship Test
26 Jun 2016 Decision Made
30 Jun 2016 Received Oath of Citizenship invite (dated June 28, 2016)
14 Jul 2016 Oath of Citizenship Ceremony
Again, thank you very much and good luck to all!
Happy Canada Day!
I would like to share my Citizenship application timeline. It has been an exciting, nerve-racking, and emotional journey for me this past 2 months. After 7 years and 7 months of being a permanent resident, I will finally become a Canadian citizen of this great nation. I'd like to thank the members of this incredible site for your help, for sharing your timelines and experiences, and for taking the time to answer my questions. You guys rock! It made everything so easy and it felt that I was not alone in this whole process.
It only took 80 days in total to finish the entire process. Even I can't believe on how fast they processed my application. I wish and hope that it will be the same for everyone else.
For the future applicants, please make sure that your documents are complete and should cover the entire 6 year period preceding the date of your application or since you became a permanent resident. Provide an explanation letter if necessary. Check and double check the checklist before sending it to CIC. Basically, just follow the instructions and try to send a neatly prepared and a well organized application to them.
21 Apr 2016 Application sent thru Canada Post Xpresspost
24 Apr 2016 Application received (CIC Sydney, NS)
03 May 2016 AOR received
06 May 2016 eCAS active (waiting for "in process" status, still shows "application received")
09 May 2016 In process (eCAS changed to 'in process" status today, May 12)
03 Jun 2016 Received test invite for June 23, 2016 (dated June 1, 2016)
23 Jun 2016 Citizenship Test
26 Jun 2016 Decision Made
30 Jun 2016 Received Oath of Citizenship invite (dated June 28, 2016)
14 Jul 2016 Oath of Citizenship Ceremony
Again, thank you very much and good luck to all!
