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MARCH Applicant for citizenship March , 2017

ace_420

Full Member
Mar 22, 2017
23
1
Just wondering people are receiving AOR by e-mail or mail? They had received my application on Mar 13,2017. Few people already have received AOR with the same received date and few dont.
 

satyasuman

Hero Member
Aug 8, 2011
619
42
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo- Transferred to NewYork VO
NOC Code......
2171/2174
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
24-12-2010
AOR Received.
09-03-2011
File Transfer...
23-04-2012 to NY Visa Office
Med's Request
17-07-2012
Med's Done....
13-07-2012; Sent to CIC on Aug 3. Received by CIC on Sep 5
Passport Req..
1-10-2012 - Email; Passports sent on Oct 26 2012.
VISA ISSUED...
5-11-2012 - Received passports on Nov 6 2012
LANDED..........
7-11-2012.
Pinocchio said:
You should respond "yes" and put 2015 into the "Year" box.
Hi,

Thanks your response and appreciate it. I just received a contradicting response from a VIP member. I will see if I can contact the call center and get the response. Will keep this group posted. I really appreciate your response and if you can post any source for your information, that will be great.

Thanks,
Satya.
 

Godzilla9

Hero Member
Sep 22, 2012
481
112
satyasuman said:
Hi,

Thanks your response and appreciate it. I just received a contradicting response from a VIP member. I will see if I can contact the call center and get the response. Will keep this group posted. I really appreciate your response and if you can post any source for your information, that will be great.

Thanks,
Satya.
My friend had a similar case and they did not process his application and returned without processing. Be applied after one year and indicated Yes and year 2015. He recently got his citizenship
 

satyasuman

Hero Member
Aug 8, 2011
619
42
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo- Transferred to NewYork VO
NOC Code......
2171/2174
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
24-12-2010
AOR Received.
09-03-2011
File Transfer...
23-04-2012 to NY Visa Office
Med's Request
17-07-2012
Med's Done....
13-07-2012; Sent to CIC on Aug 3. Received by CIC on Sep 5
Passport Req..
1-10-2012 - Email; Passports sent on Oct 26 2012.
VISA ISSUED...
5-11-2012 - Received passports on Nov 6 2012
LANDED..........
7-11-2012.
Godzilla9 said:
My friend had a similar case and they did not process his application and returned without processing. Be applied after one year and indicated Yes and year 2015. He recently got his citizenship
Thank you for your response. This is valuable information.

Thanks,
Satya.
 

Pinocchio

Star Member
Mar 12, 2017
61
7
satyasuman said:
Hi,

Thanks your response and appreciate it. I just received a contradicting response from a VIP member. I will see if I can contact the call center and get the response. Will keep this group posted. I really appreciate your response and if you can post any source for your information, that will be great.

Thanks,
Satya.
Hi Satya,

the source of my information is the guide:
Section 2
Question 2
Have you applied for Canadian citizenship before? If yes, write the year when you last applied.

To me, "applied" means "application submitted to CIC" regardless of the result. The review of your package has been noted by CIC officers anyways.

Very curious what the arguments of the VIP member were, but if you want to keep them private I totally understand and respect that as well.
 

whammy2008

Star Member
Sep 20, 2016
63
7
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
ace_420 said:
Just wondering people are receiving AOR by e-mail or mail? They had received my application on Mar 13,2017. Few people already have received AOR with the same received date and few dont.

my application was received on 13th but still no AOR :(
 

santoki

Star Member
Aug 29, 2012
175
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
05-03-2012
AOR Received.
31-05-2012
Med's Done....
02-02-2012
Passport Req..
19-10-2012
VISA ISSUED...
26-11-2012
LANDED..........
17-12-2012
So I'm tracking my application delivery and I get this notification at 11:39am this morning:

"Business closed for the day. Item on hold for second delivery attempt."

The CPC is closed on a Thursday?

My only guess is that's 12:39 local time and the office is closed for lunch. Is the CPC this little podunk place with 1 person who takes an hour lunch?
 

mumbles

Star Member
Sep 29, 2011
162
4
Vancouver BC
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
14-09-2011
AOR Received.
06-01-2012
File Transfer...
16-11-2011
Med's Done....
10-05-11
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
16-03-12
LANDED..........
05-05-12
Hi all! I just applied for citizenship as of March 20th. Looks like application is being delivered today. Can someone add me to the time line please? How's the time line going these days? Pretty fast?
 

dodgeviper

Member
Mar 7, 2017
18
0
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
santoki said:
So I'm tracking my application delivery and I get this notification at 11:39am this morning:

"Business closed for the day. Item on hold for second delivery attempt."

The CPC is closed on a Thursday?

My only guess is that's 12:39 local time and the office is closed for lunch. Is the CPC this little podunk place with 1 person who takes an hour lunch?
I have the same problem on 16th March 2017 when my application was not delivered in 1st attempt by Purolator with message that delivery will be tried next business day. Later on status was changed to application delivered during later hours of the day.

I think the spring break impact is on CIC and they have limited staff.. They have taken around 4-5 days on average for AOR during first 2 weeks of March and applications delivered to them after 15th March 2017 are still without AOR receiving.
 

santoki

Star Member
Aug 29, 2012
175
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
05-03-2012
AOR Received.
31-05-2012
Med's Done....
02-02-2012
Passport Req..
19-10-2012
VISA ISSUED...
26-11-2012
LANDED..........
17-12-2012
mumbles said:
Hi all! I just applied for citizenship as of March 20th. Looks like application is being delivered today. Can someone add me to the time line please? How's the time line going these days? Pretty fast?
Here's the link to the spreadsheet:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jSGX4QDMkXG_ROU0sbIFCMg_eL-gv-YZGVctgxojLYI/edit#gid=538581391
 

satyasuman

Hero Member
Aug 8, 2011
619
42
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo- Transferred to NewYork VO
NOC Code......
2171/2174
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
24-12-2010
AOR Received.
09-03-2011
File Transfer...
23-04-2012 to NY Visa Office
Med's Request
17-07-2012
Med's Done....
13-07-2012; Sent to CIC on Aug 3. Received by CIC on Sep 5
Passport Req..
1-10-2012 - Email; Passports sent on Oct 26 2012.
VISA ISSUED...
5-11-2012 - Received passports on Nov 6 2012
LANDED..........
7-11-2012.
Pinocchio said:
Hi Satya,

the source of my information is the guide:
Section 2
Question 2
Have you applied for Canadian citizenship before? If yes, write the year when you last applied.

To me, "applied" means "application submitted to CIC" regardless of the result. The review of your package has been noted by CIC officers anyways.

Very curious what the arguments of the VIP member were, but if you want to keep them private I totally understand and respect that as well.
Hi Pinocchio,

I had the same thought like you. The question said.. "Applied.. " not "Processed..".


Pinocchio said:
Very curious what the arguments of the VIP member were, but if you want to keep them private I totally understand and respect that as well.
It was in another thread that I created. The thread name is.. "Incomplete Application.. Please help". It wasn't in private. I want to share the knowledge or discussions which will help everyone. So, not in private.

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Also, I called the CIC contact center and asked the same question to them to find out and post here with the response so everyone can benefit.

The response by them was..
"Select 'NO' as the application is not processed and payment is refunded. CIC dont maintain the records in your name as you havent submitted complete application and your fee is refunded"...

Please share your thoughts on this so that we can bring the best outcome.

Thanks,
Satya.
 

Pinocchio

Star Member
Mar 12, 2017
61
7
satyasuman said:
Also, I called the CIC contact center and asked the same question to them to find out and post here with the response so everyone can benefit.

The response by them was..
"Select 'NO' as the application is not processed and payment is refunded. CIC dont maintain the records in your name as you havent submitted complete application and your fee is refunded"...

Please share your thoughts on this so that we can bring the best outcome.

Thanks,
Satya.
Hi Satya,

Thank you very much for sharing this. Well, as they said in one movie "Who are we to argue with the Governor General?" :)

So the right answer is "No" and the VIP member is right.

Good luck with your application!
 

mumbles

Star Member
Sep 29, 2011
162
4
Vancouver BC
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
14-09-2011
AOR Received.
06-01-2012
File Transfer...
16-11-2011
Med's Done....
10-05-11
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
16-03-12
LANDED..........
05-05-12
Santoki....looks like we have the same time line. :) will be interesting to see how close we follow each other :) good luck :)