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June 2018 - Citizenship Applications

ayns

Star Member
Dec 14, 2010
179
47
Vancouver, BC
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Manila
App. Filed.......
02-08-2017
Doc's Request.
18-09-2017
AOR Received.
18-09-2017
File Transfer...
06-10-2017
Med's Request
21-09-2017
Med's Done....
29-09-2017
Hi,
yes, if your ECAS shows 'complete' you can apply for the passports on Monday.
Do you know if we can apply for urgent/express processing?

I'm having my ceremony on April 12, but we're leaving the country on a pre-planned trip on April 23. I told the immigration officer about this during my interview and he said he would note it down so I can do the ceremony when we get back but I got this date instead a few weeks later.
 

canadian.dream1

Star Member
Jul 18, 2018
93
4
Hello dear,
Me and family attended citizenship oath ceremony on 22March, and today I checked my E-cas and ecas changed to “complete”.
It’s mean we are all set, can I apply our passports on Monday or still wait for two business days.
hi, congratulations!!
they asked to bring lots of documents including passports etc. did they check passports?
also, for passport application, we need guarantor and references. do they all have to be canadian citizens?
thanks
 

nyctomtl

Star Member
Nov 10, 2015
67
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
11 August 2015
Doc's Request.
11 January 2016 CSQ
AOR Received.
16 September 2015
File Transfer...
07 October 2015
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
06 August 2015
Passport Req..
Decision Made 5 Feb 2016
VISA ISSUED...
COPR 8 Feb 2016
LANDED..........
20 Feb 2016
Hi everyone. June 2018 applicant here. I passed my test on December 3, 2018 and got DM on December 8, 2018. I am still waiting for my Oath Letter. That is 107 days as of today which is considerable higher than the averages on the spreadsheets (depending on the month 30-60ish days in Montreal). Is anybody else in Montreal still waiting for the Oath Letter? Any suggestions?
 

vshan

Newbie
Mar 25, 2019
3
0
Hi, I applied for citizenship along with dependents.

Application received by CIC May 3, 2018
Study material sent on July 9 2018
Started processing application on July 30, 2018
Test notice on Jan 7, 2019
Test & interview on Jan 23, 2019 in Scarborough, ON and informed we are qualified and expect the oath ceremony notification.

Haven't received the oath ceremony notification yet. Anybody with similar time lines?
 

nov1061

Champion Member
Mar 25, 2012
1,152
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Do you know if we can apply for urgent/express processing?

I'm having my ceremony on April 12, but we're leaving the country on a pre-planned trip on April 23. I told the immigration officer about this during my interview and he said he would note it down so I can do the ceremony when we get back but I got this date instead a few weeks later.
Hi,
yes, you can request urgent passport pick-up (end of the next business day) the cost of it is CAN $110 each plus CAN$ 160 regular fee for a 10-year passport.
 
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nnkk20

Star Member
Oct 9, 2018
106
32
Hello, does anybody know if the test has questions specific to each province's government? Like MPs, premier, parties in power/opposition, that sort of thing? I'm in Vancouver by the way.

Any help is very much appreciated!
 

Joujouma

Member
Aug 9, 2018
15
8
Hi everyone. June 2018 applicant here. I passed my test on December 3, 2018 and got DM on December 8, 2018. I am still waiting for my Oath Letter. That is 107 days as of today which is considerable higher than the averages on the spreadsheets (depending on the month 30-60ish days in Montreal). Is anybody else in Montreal still waiting for the Oath Letter? Any suggestions?
I got DM mid november and i am also waiting for oath in montreal.
I am not expecting before end of may/ June.
 

ayns

Star Member
Dec 14, 2010
179
47
Vancouver, BC
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Manila
App. Filed.......
02-08-2017
Doc's Request.
18-09-2017
AOR Received.
18-09-2017
File Transfer...
06-10-2017
Med's Request
21-09-2017
Med's Done....
29-09-2017
Hello, does anybody know if the test has questions specific to each province's government? Like MPs, premier, parties in power/opposition, that sort of thing? I'm in Vancouver by the way.

Any help is very much appreciated!
Unfortunately it is illegal to talk about the exam questions.. My advise is to just review what's in the booklet and/or do the practice test.

Good luck! :)
 
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unsvn.it

Star Member
Dec 12, 2015
195
44
Category........
Visa Office......
NSVO
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
15-04-2015
AOR Received.
10-07-2015
Med's Request
11-12-2015
Passport Req..
15-03-2016 (DM: 16-03-2016)
Do you know if we can apply for urgent/express processing?

I'm having my ceremony on April 12, but we're leaving the country on a pre-planned trip on April 23. I told the immigration officer about this during my interview and he said he would note it down so I can do the ceremony when we get back but I got this date instead a few weeks later.
I applied my passport on Dec 20/18 and was able to pick it up on Dec 28/18. Considering there were holiday on Dec 24, 25 and 26, that means they processed my passport application in just 4 days. I paid for express processing (not urgent) at that time ($50 extra instead of $100). They didn't call my references nor guarantor at all. So with your timeline, you should be okay to get your passport before your trip.

My tip for you: If you apply for express (not urgent), you could come and get your passport a day early. It's worth to give it a try. That's what I did and they were okay to return my passport early (as long as my passport was already printed)
 
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Thomas1987

Hero Member
Apr 5, 2011
442
72
Category........
Visa Office......
NEW-DELHI/ WARSAW POLAND
NOC Code......
2281
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
22 August 2014
AOR Received.
Feb 2nd 2015
IELTS Request
Sent along with the application.
File Transfer...
Jan 7th 2015
Med's Request
14th April 2015
Med's Done....
15th April 2015
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
May 25th 2015
VISA ISSUED...
June 5th 2015
LANDED..........
July 3rd 2015
Montreal!!!!! Oath Ceremony!!!!

Wake up!!

I do see dates for oath ceremonies but no progress in the forum. Wondering what the heck is going on.
 

awai ali

Champion Member
May 30, 2011
1,886
53
Category........
Visa Office......
LVO
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
November 2011
Doc's Request.
March 2013
File Transfer...
April 2012
Med's Request
March 2014
Med's Done....
April 2014
Interview........
February 2014
Passport Req..
PPR1 and PPR2 in June with gap of 10 days .....
VISA ISSUED...
ما شاء الله ,الحمد لله......July 2014......
LANDED..........
September 2014...Living Happily in Vancouver B.C.
Hi All,
What is average time between test and Decision made,??
 

Gangnams

Full Member
Jul 22, 2018
30
9
My journey finally came to an end on Tuesday, 03/26/2019 when I had my oath ceremony in Calgary. I wish to thank everyone for their contributions to this forum and wish everyone that is yet to complete the process, every success in the remaining steps ahead. Many thanks to you all.
 

shaks999

Full Member
Jul 31, 2018
39
21
Montreal!!!!! Oath Ceremony!!!!

Wake up!!

I do see dates for oath ceremonies but no progress in the forum. Wondering what the heck is going on.

Same for Toronto area. I had my test in early January at Scarborough but haven't heard back regarding the Oath Ceremony.
 

nnkk20

Star Member
Oct 9, 2018
106
32
My journey finally came to an end on Tuesday, 03/26/2019 when I had my oath ceremony in Calgary. I wish to thank everyone for their contributions to this forum and wish everyone that is yet to complete the process, every success in the remaining steps ahead. Many thanks to you all.
Congratulations. Enjoy!!