Year 2012 Citizenship Applications - Toronto (Scarborough Office)

[CanadianSam]

Waiting: Citizenship applications started to process little faster. so lets cross our fingers for good news soon.

 

[waitingforcic]

Waiting: Citizenship applications started to process little faster. so lets cross our fingers for good news soon.

Let´s hope so, we all need a little more consideration and to be treated fairly.

 

[helloimmigrationworld]

Hello forum,
Good after noon, here is my time line. But i have a Q because after submitting my citizenship allication, i was away for 7 months for marriage and work purpose. will it affect my application

We received your application for Canadian citizenship (grant of citizenship) on October 22, 2012.

We sent you a letter acknowledging receipt of your application(s), and a study book called Discover Canada on October 22, 2012. Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us.

We started processing your application on February 19th, 2013.

Till now i am waiting for my test date, online status shows In process....

And the damn..stirke made the things more worse....only GOD can speed up the process for us

 

[CanadianSam]

Hello forum,
Good after noon, here is my time line. But i have a Q because after submitting my citizenship allication, i was away for 7 months for marriage and work purpose. will it affect my application

We received your application for Canadian citizenship (grant of citizenship) on October 22, 2012.

We sent you a letter acknowledging receipt of your application(s), and a study book called Discover Canada on October 22, 2012. Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us.

We started processing your application on February 19th, 2013.

Till now i am waiting for my test date, online status shows In process....

And the damn..stirke made the things more worse....only GOD can speed up the process for us

Have you informed CIC about your 7 months absence? because as per CIC (its on CIC website) if you travel outside Canada for more than 2 weeks you need to inform CIC.
I guess there shouldn't be a problem in regards to travelling as long as CIC was informed.
And for "RQ" you can't say anything. Any suspicion could triggers it.

 

[CanadianSam]

Hello Everyone! Some Great News


Ottawa, September 5, 2013 — Canada's Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander today released the following statement:

“Our government continues to look at all reasonable options to make Canada's already generous immigration system even more flexible, fast and fair. To that end, I am pleased to announce another common sense move to cut wait times for newcomers who are committed to contributing to Canada's long-term growth and prosperity.

“The application process has, for too long, been bogged down by persons who unnecessarily delay the process for everyone else by not taking the process seriously.

“We are committed to ensuring that those who play by the rules and work in good faith to become Canadian citizens will not have to wait in line behind people who fail to attend their citizenship test or interview, or who fail to submit a residence questionnaire.

“We remain committed to eliminating backlogs and continuing to enhance the value of Canadian citizenship.”

 

[CanadianSam]

Great Dear Honorable Minister, thanks
i guess now Citizenship applications will process little faster

 

[CanadianSam]

September 5, 2013 — Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) is taking action to reduce citizenship grant wait times by decreasing its inventory of dormant applications.

Measures are being taken for applicants who do not show up for their scheduled citizenship test or interview.

After a missed test or interview, applicants will be reminded in a final notice to contact CIC to provide a reasonable cause for not showing up. If the applicant provides a reasonable cause for missing their appointment, CIC will reschedule their test or interview. They will be given two opportunities over three months to provide a reasonable cause. Otherwise, their application will be closed.

Some examples of reasonable cause for missing a scheduled test or interview include:

being away to care for a dying parent;
inability to appear as a result of health constraints following an illness or accident; or
waiting for the arrival of documents requested from a third-party (requests for additional information only).
CIC sends notices to the applicant's most-recent known address. Applicants are responsible for keeping their contact information with CIC up-to-date. Applicants can change their address online.

Applicants whose files have been closed will have to re-submit a new application if they are still interested in obtaining Canadian citizenship.

 

[Suin]

That is fair.

 

[luckypanda]

application sent: June 2012
started processing: Nov 2012
Test: August 2013
waiting for oath now

 

[Yolka]

application sent: June 2012
started processing: Nov 2012
Test: August 2013
waiting for oath now

You are surely very Lucky! Congrats and Good luck with the oath!

 

[cool_blue]

You are surely very Lucky! Congrats and Good luck with the oath!

Wrote the exam on 6th Sept (cleared it) , now waiting for Oath

 

[toto1234]

cool blue kindly give your complete timeline

 

[cool_blue]

Applied Sept 2011
Recieved RQ July 2012 (Sent the documents in July)- No CJ hearing
Test (Sept 2013)- Passed the test
Oath --- Waiting

 

[sonnyv6]

Hello everyone, i am starting a new thread for the people those who applied for Citizenship in the 2012. Lets update each other that whats going on in Scarborough office.

My Details:
Applied for Citizenship: July 06, 2012
Acknowlegement Letter with Discover Canada book Sent by CIC: August 07, 2012 (Date on Letter)
Acknowlegement Letter Recieved in Mail: September 10, 2012
Single Application.
Called CIC Call Centre on January 14, 2013 to find out about my application, i was told by agent that my file was transfer to Scarborough Office to process.

Please Note: I Cannot see my application status online as i chose the option not to show my file information online.

So lets join this thread & Share

Hi,
I think I am very close to yours and here is my timeline:

1.We received your application for Canadian citizenship (grant of citizenship) on August 20, 2012.

2.We sent you a letter acknowledging receipt of your application(s), and a study book called Discover Canada on August 20, 2012. Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us.

3.We started processing your application on December 28, 2012.
Its "In Process" now.

I have an associate of mine, whose application was recieved on March 14, 2012 & they started processing it on December 13, 2012. Its also "In Process" now.
I will post any updates from now on. Also, I applied for my PR card extension & thats in Process too. I applied PR extension a month before my existing one expired. I hope this does not have any -ve impact on the Citizenship application.

Thanks All!!

 

[CanadianSam]

Applied for Citizenship: July 06, 2012
Test: August 28, 2013
Oath Ceremony: October 17, 2013
Became proud Citizen of this Great Country CANADA.
"Oh Canada"
Thank you All for your help at this awesome platform.
Wish you good luck