Surrey CIC Timeline
- Thread starter ldl321
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Victoria
we no longer have a dedicated CIC office, it was closed about a year ago, staff come over from Vancouver office to interview, administer tests and oaths. They are here for a week right now.
I have been in Canada since 1975, from the UK originally. Didn't feel the need to apply for citizenship until a couple of years ago, routine application, no RQ as of yet.
Timeline
Oct 2011 Applied
Oct 31, 2011 Application received
Dec 2011 Received letter of acknowledgement and "Discover Canada" booklet
Oct 25, 2012 ECAS showed they had started to process my application
Sept 25, 2013 ECAS showed they had sent a letter requesting me to write the citizenship test (at the Victoria office)
Oct 2, 2013 Received letter in the mail
Oct 22, 2013 Wrote and passed citizenship test, documents reviewed and interviewed by a CIC officer.
?Jan-March 2014? Oath taking, granted citizenship
I was told that I would get a letter in the mail to take the oath sometime early next year as that is when the Vancouver staff are planning on being back in the Victoria office.
It will be 27-28 months from application to citizenship by the time all is said and done. As I said my application was totally routine, as were a number of other people's that I spoke with today who have similar timelines. The wait is due to government cutbacks, not having a permanent CIC office in the PROVINCIAL capital (ridiculous in my opinion!) and a strike.
Pretty crazy that folks are having to wait so long, at that rate you should be able to apply 2 years before your residency requirement is met because you'll be waiting that long for the paperwork to go through for your citizenship!
Patience is definitely necessary.
we no longer have a dedicated CIC office, it was closed about a year ago, staff come over from Vancouver office to interview, administer tests and oaths. They are here for a week right now.
I have been in Canada since 1975, from the UK originally. Didn't feel the need to apply for citizenship until a couple of years ago, routine application, no RQ as of yet.
Timeline
Oct 2011 Applied
Oct 31, 2011 Application received
Dec 2011 Received letter of acknowledgement and "Discover Canada" booklet
Oct 25, 2012 ECAS showed they had started to process my application
Sept 25, 2013 ECAS showed they had sent a letter requesting me to write the citizenship test (at the Victoria office)
Oct 2, 2013 Received letter in the mail
Oct 22, 2013 Wrote and passed citizenship test, documents reviewed and interviewed by a CIC officer.
?Jan-March 2014? Oath taking, granted citizenship
I was told that I would get a letter in the mail to take the oath sometime early next year as that is when the Vancouver staff are planning on being back in the Victoria office.
It will be 27-28 months from application to citizenship by the time all is said and done. As I said my application was totally routine, as were a number of other people's that I spoke with today who have similar timelines. The wait is due to government cutbacks, not having a permanent CIC office in the PROVINCIAL capital (ridiculous in my opinion!) and a strike.
Pretty crazy that folks are having to wait so long, at that rate you should be able to apply 2 years before your residency requirement is met because you'll be waiting that long for the paperwork to go through for your citizenship!
Patience is definitely necessary.
hey at least you wrote the test.Tahahm said:ldl321 When did you write the test? I wrote mine on 16th October at the Surrey office and still no news
I applied in 2011...got rq....no news. Vancouver
Re: Surrey / Vancouver / Burnaby / New West CIC Timeline
mine time line in my signature. Still waiting.aamer43 said:
Received your application on August 19, 2010.
Sent you a letter acknowledging receipt of your application(s),August 19, 2010.
Started processing your application on May 4, 2011.
RQ requested on June 16, 2013
RQ returned to CIC in July.
Notice to Appear - To write Citizenship Test received Jan 8th, 2014
Test will be Jan 25th
Sent you a letter acknowledging receipt of your application(s),August 19, 2010.
Started processing your application on May 4, 2011.
RQ requested on June 16, 2013
RQ returned to CIC in July.
Notice to Appear - To write Citizenship Test received Jan 8th, 2014
Test will be Jan 25th
My timeline:
Received - August 30, 2012
Booklet - August 30, 2012
Transferred to Surrey office - June 13, 2013
No RQ, family application
From what I've read here, it usually takes 7-8 months from the transfer to receive invitation to take the citizenship test.
Received - August 30, 2012
Booklet - August 30, 2012
Transferred to Surrey office - June 13, 2013
No RQ, family application
From what I've read here, it usually takes 7-8 months from the transfer to receive invitation to take the citizenship test.