Vancouver People who are applying for citizenship in Aug 2013

[pkakula]

Hello everyone ,

I am applying for citizenship in Aug 2013 .Anybody in vancouver on same boat?

I have a travel history to USA and want to be very causious .

I am thinking about the exact timing to apply for CBSA report .

My expectation is that at this rate my test date would be in 2014 sep and oath will be before 2015 ending.Provided i have no RQ issued.

email me at pradeep.avv@gmail.com if some one is on same boat.


Thanks,
Pradeep.

 

[pkakula]

Also can some one sugget how to get the exact dates for my employment is it service canada?

I worked for 3-4 employers but do not know the excat dates .

I do not want to have icorrect information on my application kindly suggest !

 

[pkakula]

Hello everyone ,

I am applying for citizenship in Aug 2013 .Anybody in vancouver on same boat?

I have a travel history to USA and want to be very causious .

I am thinking about the exact timing to apply for CBSA report .

My expectation is that at this rate my test date would be in 2014 sep and oath will be before 2015 ending.Provided i have no RQ issued.

email me at pradeep.avv @ gmail.com if some one is on same boat.


Thanks,
Pradeep.

hello anybody from vancouver applyin for citizenship this Aug 2013 ?

 

[jigga]

Hello there
I live in Surrey BC and here is my timeline:
Sept 27, 2012 sent application
Sept 27, 2012 CIC acknowledgement letter plus study guide ( received these Nov 19, 2012 but dated Sept 27...allow for delays in postage)
Jan 7, 2013 status changed from "Received" to "In Process"

Im a frequent traveller to the USA as well and was told by a CBSA officer that daily or weekend visits should not count against your residency in Canada. But if you plan to travel for more than 7-30 days you have to notify CIC.
Good Luck

 

[jckdry]

I m in Vancouver - my application date will be may 15 2013 but I finish residency requirement on 1 march 2013
Because I have many daytrips to usa
where sometimes due to delay at border I came back at 12.20 am in night and as per border officer it counts as a day away since u r back in the next day
Sometimes I comeback next morning at 4 am or 6 am too and I stayed over night in usa

over all I do not know exact days where I spend midnight in usa but I have about 60 day trips to usa
so 60 days + i think its good idea just to go over by 15 days and then apply
any inputs on these

 

[jckdry]

as far as I understand - if u left in morning or evening and comeback from usa at or after 12.01 am in night it counts as a day away from canada
But, if left early morning and u come back at or before 11.59 pm at night on same day - it doesn't count as a day away from Canada and qualifies as a daytrip
- confirmed this with officer at border too

 

[Suin]

Hello everyone ,

I am thinking about the exact timing to apply for CBSA report .

you do not need to apply for the cbsa report. in new application forms they request your travel records from the cbsa themselves.

 

[anne_dsaint]

Hello there
I live in Surrey BC and here is my timeline:
Sept 27, 2012 sent application
Sept 27, 2012 CIC acknowledgement letter plus study guide ( received these Nov 19, 2012 but dated Sept 27...allow for delays in postage)
Jan 7, 2013 status changed from "Received" to "In Process"

Im a frequent traveller to the USA as well and was told by a CBSA officer that daily or weekend visits should not count against your residency in Canada. But if you plan to travel for more than 7-30 days you have to notify CIC.
Good Luck

Hi Jigga,
We almost have the same timeline & local office:
August 30, 2012 sent application and they sent us a study guide
December 28, 2012 they started the process

I called CIC last week and I was told that they transferred our applications in Surrey on June 13, 2013. It usually takes 7-8 months before they send out invitations to take citizenship tests. We still haven't received anything to date.

Anne

 

[Stork1]

I applied from Vancouver on October 21, 2013. No news from CIC yet.

Please keep us updated about your news pkakula. When did e-cas showed "received" for you and when did you receive AOR?

 

[vbomb]

Hi Jigga,
We almost have the same timeline & local office:
August 30, 2012 sent application and they sent us a study guide
December 28, 2012 they started the process

I called CIC last week and I was told that they transferred our applications in Surrey on June 13, 2013. It usually takes 7-8 months before they send out invitations to take citizenship tests. We still haven't received anything to date.

Anne

Vancouver is SO slow! More than a year and no test date! Urg. I applied Aug 30, 2013

 

[anne_dsaint]

Our local office is in Surrey, B.C., and yes, they are super slow!