Vancouver Applicants

[tnangers]

Hi all,

I just called CIC to get my latest update. She said my file is completed and I am on waiting list for the citizenship test. Also, she said nothing to worry about the file now because it is completed 100% gruatantee. Hopefully I will receive the test schedule soon . Good luck to all Vancouverities.

 

[Empirical-Scientist]

I have just had my test this morning. The whole session took nearly three hours. The test is half an hour, however you can finish it within a few minutes. I got 19 out 20. The test is easy and one does not need to feel stressed about it.

Most of the waiting was on the interview. During the interview, the interviewer could read the stamps that are on my first language, and she did not need to look at the translation! However, she said it is good that I brought the translation for the judges! She checked all the stamps against my travel history listed on my residence calculation sheet. I have only 4 dates on my residence calculation sheet (two for each travel). She could not verify one date since my passport did not have a stamp for entering Malaysia. I told her that my passport was not stamped since I had an employment pass there. I had a copy of my flight ticket (and not the boarding pass) for that trip with me, and I showed it to her and she asked me if she can keep it with my file. She marked three dates as checked and one is not marked and she attached the flight ticket to it. Other than the passport checking, she asked me about my current job (different than the one that I had on my application) and she wrote it down. She did not want to see my T4s.

I hope things get smooth.

All the best for everyone here

It's good to learn she accepted the ticket. I have a similar situation with one unstamped entry, so I'll print out the ticket + my VISA payment... Thanks and good luck!

 

[Oct13]

She took the ticket but she did not mark against the date as checked. I believe she will leave it to the judge!

In my opinion, if you have the boarding pass, that should be the right confirmation for the travel.

 

[u4g5]

She took the ticket but she did not mark against the date as checked. I believe she will leave it to the judge!

In my opinion, if you have the boarding pass, that should be the right confirmation for the travel.

congrats, so ur timeline is within 1 year.
when did sydney receive your application?

 

[aamer43]

Hi all,

I just called CIC to get my latest update. She said my file is completed and I am on waiting list for the citizenship test. Also, she said nothing to worry about the file now because it is completed 100% gruatantee. Hopefully I will receive the test schedule soon . Good luck to all Vancouverities.

@tnangers,

Do you have any idea as to when your file was transferred to the local office ?

 

[Empirical-Scientist]

She took the ticket but she did not mark against the date as checked. I believe she will leave it to the judge!

In my opinion, if you have the boarding pass, that should be the right confirmation for the travel.

I spoke with the airline I flew with over two years ago. I explained I wanted an official memo stating that I did actually take the flight and leave Canada. They will send me the memo . I believe that CBSA should have knowledge of the exits as well due to shared services with the European Union, but I may be mistaken...

 

[vanvanvan]

I Sometimes fly from SEATAC to go to Cali so there are 2 declarations in my Residency calculator that has no CBP entry stamps as I used the existing i94 that I have or my nexus pass. Would it suffice if I show them my Plane ticket, my Parking reservation in Seattle and my TREO Toll bridge bill that states the time eastbound and westbound with time and date and my Cars plate number to support my declaration. These are 3 tangible things that I have. I usually do not keep my boarding pass. Any thoughts?

 

[basharar]

I called again today, my application is ready for the test, but i am on a waiting list they don't know how long is that list?! neither they can explain how this waiting list works?! feeling anxious and frustrated...

 

[horse]

I submitted my application last Friday. It has received this Monday.
However, I just noticed that I forgot to print my name on the back of photos.....I am the only applicant.......
Hopefully, it is fine..............

 

[u4g5]

I submitted my application last Friday. It has received this Monday.
However, I just noticed that I forgot to print my name on the back of photos.....I am the only applicant.......
Hopefully, it is fine..............

join the june/2014 thread.

 

[charmed10-2013]

I have just had my test this morning. The whole session took nearly three hours. The test is half an hour, however you can finish it within a few minutes. I got 19 out 20. The test is easy and one does not need to feel stressed about it.

Most of the waiting was on the interview. During the interview, the interviewer could read the stamps that are on my first language, and she did not need to look at the translation! However, she said it is good that I brought the translation for the judges! She checked all the stamps against my travel history listed on my residence calculation sheet. I have only 4 dates on my residence calculation sheet (two for each travel). She could not verify one date since my passport did not have a stamp for entering Malaysia. I told her that my passport was not stamped since I had an employment pass there. I had a copy of my flight ticket (and not the boarding pass) for that trip with me, and I showed it to her and she asked me if she can keep it with my file. She marked three dates as checked and one is not marked and she attached the flight ticket to it. Other than the passport checking, she asked me about my current job (different than the one that I had on my application) and she wrote it down. She did not want to see my T4s.

I hope things get smooth.

All the best for everyone here

Congrats! Did you ask for your score? The officer didn't tell me, and I didn't ask, might prolong the interview. Lol

 

[canucksrig]

Hi Raj,

It seems Vancouver office sends oath letter in three months after the exam provided everything is OK with the file. I guess you should be getting an oath letter soon as you are almost close to three months

Hi

Did anyone who has given Test on April 10th or later have received citizenship oath dates ? i have given my citizenship test on April 10th and still i didn't hear anything about the oath date till now.

Raj

 

[Oct13]

Congrats! Did you ask for your score? The officer didn't tell me, and I didn't ask, might prolong the interview. Lol

She asked me how I did in my test. I said I believe I should get 20 She opened the sheet and she told me that I got one wrong

 

[darumal]

I attended my test last week. I believe I passed the test, yet, the staff's attitude made me worried.

the staff didn't check my landing paper and my pr card. she asked how I did in my test. Then, she asked if I have any family member in Canada. I told her that my partner. she was shocked and asked whether I meant a husband or bf. I told her that I'm married and it is a same gender marriage. she studied my app. form and then grinned "oh, yup you're married! I thought you are wife, right". It made me feel uneasy.

she then said she can't find 3 stamps in my passport. 1 trip was left a month once my PR status was approved. the other 2 trips were left around 2 weeks. I told her that I had CBSA travel record and tried to explain. She interrupted me right away and said she has applied cbsa record but it only has entry record. I further explained that I was using my homeland ID card so they didn't give any stamps. Yet, I kept all boarding pass / tickets / travel insurance for each trip and I showed her one by one. She marked some symbol on the form. Subsequently, she said I didn't translate 1 stamp in my another passport. I told her that passport was used 2 times for 2 trips (one in 2006 and the other one in 2008) only. The main reason why I applied that passport because no travel visa was needed for travelling to Egypt in 2006. I joined a group tour and took some domestic flights so I can't remember which city stands for. Luckily, there was a entry stamp in Caro with travelling date as a proof. The staff marked it down on the paper and said she will let the judge to review.

Final question she asked was : am I still working with the same company when I filed my app. I said yes. She asked me to leave then.

My worry: the staff didn't ask for any document nor check my passport to see if I was away after I filed my citizenship app. Indeed, I prepared a full set of doc, include a spreadsheet of my travel history (till a day before the test), NOA, employment verification letter, etc. I was trimmed and didn't show them to the staff. During the "interview", I asked the staff to repeat questions particularly her voice was low sometimes. Would it make the staff question about my language proficiency and then transfer my case to the judge?

Your inputs are highly appreciated! Thanks

 

[blestcheche]

Hi

I just just checked my ecas and still no update with my citizenship application but it is now showing my completed PR application status.

anyone experienced the same thing?