October 11th 2017 - Citizenship Applicants under 3/5 rule

[Bhaijaann]

To apply for passport after oath Do I have to wait for Ecas status changed to complete from decision made????
I had my oath done already but ecas still says decision made??? Do i have to wait for status changed to compete to apply for passport. Pls share

2 days to update the system

 

[moabbasi]

To apply for passport after oath Do I have to wait for Ecas status changed to complete from decision made????
I had my oath done already but ecas still says decision made??? Do i have to wait for status changed to compete to apply for passport. Pls share

Yes, wait till it changed to completed.

 

[sopranotb]

I finally got the test invite (date on the letter is June 4th) for June 21st.. Please update my record on the spreadsheet.
Thanks

What is your test location?

 

[uncomfortable]

Hi guys just sharing some knowledge and personal experience regarding a question I asked before: my oath was scheduled for May 16th and I had work travel plans planned on the same day at night. I didn’t want to postpone the oath, after all the day I waited for for so long and couldn’t postpone work travel. I asked if I can do the other and travel at night without Canadian passport and apply for a passport at the embassy where I’m traveling. I got mixed answers and wasn’t sure if I could but I needed to travel and couldn’t postpone. I did travel eventually, since I was a dual citizen and used my passport from my home country to leave Canada. Big risk because I didn’t have my PR card anymore and no Canadian passport. Basically no means to re-enter Canada. As soon as I landed I called the embassy and told them I’m a Canadian citizen (proudly) and need to apply for a passport. They said no problem. I filled the form and sent my application. Less than two weeks (including mailing time) I received my very first Canadian passport. It works!!! Not saying people should do that but in my case I had no choice but to travel and i did. It was a risk but I knew I’m a Canadian citizen. There must be a way to re enter Canada. Now I have my passport and will be back in Canada June 25th. No issues. My journey is OFFICIALLY complete. Good luck to you’all

Thanks for your testimony.
Unfortunately, some people's travel plans (mine, for example) rarely include trips that long that it will be possible to wait two weeks for a passport issued by a consulate in a foreign country. And dealing with consulates and embassies can be problematic in some countries where infrastructures (banks, postal service, telecom) are not efficient. It's good to know that this is a possibility, but I'm not sure how many people could benefit from it.

 

[sgtrigger]

Admin, please update the spreadsheet with the following:

May 30: oath letter
July 3: oath date

Thanks.

 

[rajmalhotra7]

Admin, please update the spreadsheet with the following:

May 30: oath letter
July 3: oath date

Thanks.

Updated. Congrats!!

 

[mg7]

Yes, wait till it changed to completed.

You are certainly one of the lucky ones. I have a RQ responded since over a month & no response on it yet.

Wish my situation is like your eventually.

 

[ksa0510]

I got test invite today for June 27th In Mississauga however I applied from Toronto . For those who have done the test before what original documents do they want, especially if all documents were placed in application package. Also did people get their stamps in their passport translated? I have a few Spanish stamps and Turkish (Those show clearly the dates of entry and exits).

You are to come to the test center with all the original documents used in support of your application.
Please translate all non-English or non-French stamps.
Good luck

 

[ksa0510]

I have a few questions regarding Form CIT 0002e if any one can help please.
I came to canada in feb 2015 as a permanent resident . Before that i used to live in pakistan. My eligibility period starts from june 2013, which includes those 2 years when i was living in pakistan before getting PR.

Q10b. In past 4 years were you in another country other than Canada for a total of 183 days? Yes or No
After becoming Permanent resident i visited pakistan 3 times but it was less then 183 days in total.. but if i include 1 year before becoming permanent resident it is more than 183 days. What is the apropirate answer to Q10b? Yes or No?
If i say yes then do i have to send police clearance certificate? If yes orignal or photocopy?
Thank you so much for your help

You are to submit the original copy of PCC from your home country since the instruct says last 4 yrs.
Good luck

 

[QAZ123]

You are certainly one of the lucky ones. I have a RQ responded since over a month & no response on it yet.

Wish my situation is like your eventually.

When did you receive RQ? Before test/interview or after test/interview?

 

[rajmalhotra7]

Summary of October 2017 applicants (by Date Delivered) as per Google tracker:

Date	#Total	#AOR	#IP	#Test Invite	%Test Invite	#Test Held	#DM	%DM	#Oath Invite	%Oath Invite	#Oath Held
2-Oct-17	5	5	5	4	80.0%	4	3	60.0%	2	40.0%	2
3-Oct-17	3	3	3	3	100.0%	3	3	100.0%	3	100.0%	3
5-Oct-17	4	4	4	4	100.0%	4	4	100.0%	2	50.0%	2
6-Oct-17	7	7	7	7	100.0%	7	5	71.4%	4	57.1%	4
10-Oct-17	8	8	8	6	75.0%	6	6	75.0%	4	50.0%	4
12-Oct-17	30	30	29	20	66.7%	20	18	60.0%	14	46.7%	12
13-Oct-17	108	106	100	78	72.2%	77	64	59.3%	45	41.7%	41
16-Oct-17	343	337	311	255	74.3%	249	197	57.4%	158	46.1%	140
17-Oct-17	61	59	52	36	59.0%	35	30	49.2%	23	37.7%	18
18-Oct-17	82	82	79	57	69.5%	55	47	57.3%	33	40.2%	30
19-Oct-17	132	127	118	81	61.4%	80	65	49.2%	46	34.8%	41
20-Oct-17	74	74	67	53	71.6%	51	41	55.4%	31	41.9%	22
23-Oct-17	53	52	48	32	60.4%	32	25	47.2%	18	34.0%	14
24-Oct-17	10	9	9	8	80.0%	8	4	40.0%	3	30.0%	3
25-Oct-17	25	24	21	13	52.0%	13	7	28.0%	5	20.0%	5
26-Oct-17	38	36	35	22	57.9%	21	14	36.8%	13	34.2%	7
27-Oct-17	25	24	21	13	52.0%	11	8	32.0%	4	16.0%	2
30-Oct-17	31	29	28	20	64.5%	20	16	51.6%	10	32.3%	10
31-Oct-17	12	11	11	6	50.0%	5	5	41.7%	4	33.3%	4
Total	1051	1027	956	718	68.3%	701	562	53.5%	422	40.2%	364

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Summary of October 2017 applicants (by Visa Office) as per Google tracker:

Visa Office	#Total	#AOR	#IP	#Test Invite	%Test Invite	#Test Held	#DM	%DM	#Oath Invite	%Oath Invite	#Oath Held
Blank	12	10	4	1	8.3%	1	1	8.3%	-	-	-
Calgary	122	118	107	93	76.2%	91	78	63.9%	77	63.1%	57
Edmonton	73	69	63	55	75.3%	55	43	58.9%	34	46.6%	30
Fredericton	5	5	5	2	40.0%	2	2	40.0%	2	40.0%	2
Halifax	8	8	8	6	75.0%	6	6	75.0%	5	62.5%	4
Hamilton	33	31	31	24	72.7%	23	20	60.6%	13	39.4%	12
Kitchener	37	37	37	26	70.3%	24	17	45.9%	15	40.5%	14
London	11	11	11	8	72.7%	7	6	54.5%	4	36.4%	4
Mississauga	129	127	120	57	44.2%	53	45	34.9%	37	28.7%	34
Montreal	142	139	130	101	71.1%	101	84	59.2%	72	50.7%	68
Niagara Falls	4	4	4	4	100.0%	4	3	75.0%	2	50.0%	1
Ottawa	83	82	78	75	90.4%	75	57	68.7%	53	63.9%	50
Regina	13	13	13	11	84.6%	11	8	61.5%	5	38.5%	5
Saskatoon	28	28	24	19	67.9%	19	16	57.1%	14	50.0%	14
Scarborough	130	130	129	116	89.2%	112	88	67.7%	17	13.1%	8
St. John's	6	6	6	5	83.3%	5	3	50.0%	2	33.3%	-
Surrey	11	11	11	10	90.9%	10	8	72.7%	6	54.5%	4
Toronto*	64	59	43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Vancouver	111	110	104	86	77.5%	86	65	58.6%	54	48.6%	47
Windsor	9	9	8	6	66.7%	5	4	44.4%	3	33.3%	3
Winnipeg	20	20	20	13	65.0%	11	8	40.0%	7	35.0%	7
Total	1051	1027	956	718	68.3%	701	562	53.5%	422	40.2%	364

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Monthly/ Weekly Summary of October 2017 applicants as per Google tracker:

Month/ Week of	#AOR	#IP	#Test Invite	#Test Held	#DM	#Oath Invite	#Oath Held
October, 2017	44	-	-	-	-	-	-
November, 2017	643	157	-	-	-	-	-
December, 2017	255	447	40	-	-	-	-
January, 2018	56	283	251	84	37	7	1
February, 2018	25	58	191	230	150	55	17
March, 2018	3	9	105	204	176	123	70
April, 2018	-	2	85	97	102	121	119
May, 2018	1	-	39	74	83	104	128
Jun 01 - Jun 10	-	-	7	12	14	12	29
Total	1027	956	718	701	562	422	364

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* Toronto: Applicants have reported to be located in Toronto. Once applicants receive test invites, their location will be changed to Visa office sending the test invite either Scarborough or Mississauga.

 

[MapleJam]

Took the oath yesterday June 8 in Calgary thanks to all for the valuable information shared and good luck to the rest. I am a November applicant but I followed this thread

 

[crozy]

My application has been in process since Jan 15th. Is there any point in calling CIC to inquire about my application or should I keep on waiting?

 

[ksa0510]

My application has been in process since Jan 15th. Is there any point in calling CIC to inquire about my application or should I keep on waiting?

Yes, you can call IRCC.

 

[Narinder s]

My application has been in process since Jan 15th. Is there any point in calling CIC to inquire about my application or should I keep on waiting?

I am in process from dec 29. Called ircc.and the agent told me to wait. No point of calling them as they have a. Same answer.