Recent content by anon3721

Yes it was an ATIP request. I assume you've tried ATIP your own case and did case-specific inquiries already? But no they don't really give out information on non-routine. I kind of tried asking but this is all I got.

Since they have neglected to update their site http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/about_us/mandate/citizenship.asp for a few years now, I managed to get some newer data for those interested. Very cool to see how the only 804 people applied the month that 4/6 rule was put into force. Also note they...

I went to the citizenship test recently, and was given a CIT-0502 that had original police certificate from whichever country box listed as something that CIC wants. I forwarded that CIT-0502 to the country that needs it. If you need "official letter from CIC" in order to get police...

Use the citizenship application guide. The police certificate webpage info is for PR applicants (since 18 years old). It's pretty messed up. Like for Japan it says "wait until your official letter of request after your PR application". I just stated in my application that Japan wants an...

Just an update for those with police certificates... After a little bit more than six months, my application finally went from "Received" to "In Progress", just thought I'd provide a point of reference. The official request letter for a police certificate from Citizenship and Immigration Canada...

Thanks for your input dpenabill. This really sheds some light for me, as I was increasingly becoming anxious at the fact that my file is just sitting in Sydney while everyone else's fly past. So if presence abroad in a country for 6+ months is higher risk, and I have been abroad for 6+ months...

Also very disappointing that CIC still has not updated the "Reducing citizenship processing times and backlogs" for well over a year. McCallum really needs to step it up and show concrete numbers cic.gc.ca/english/about_us/mandate/citizenship.asp I'm not sure if CIC would do this, but for...

I submitted my application with FBI police certificate, and it's still sitting in CPC-S Sydney. Worse yet, I still need to submit another police certificate, but that country will not issue me one unless CIC officially asks for it ("The official letter requesting a police certificate from...

I have been feeling really anxious about my application, and have been going all over the web to find things out. Think I'm gonna go insane soon... But anyways, I found CIC's Human Resources and Budgetary Financial Resources plan for 2016-2017, authorized under John McCallum...

I was overseas for studies when my first citizenship application was submitted. Then they asked me to go to test, but I could not afford to fly back to Canada for the test. I called CIC agent, and she told me to write a letter and include documentation on my absence to the test for the office...

Yeah I mailed a letter explaining why I couldn't come before the test itself. And my reason was not accepted. They never mailed me back or anything. Call centre said I should keep waiting. Months later I called in and my application was cancelled because they did not accept the reason. Had to...

Oh yeah. I should clarify that I withdrew my last application and just sent in a new one. But I am now affected by the police record requirement, so no idea how much longer my application would take to process vs someone who doesn't need police records.

I applied with less than 1095 days (I was like 30 days short or something stupid) Nov 2014. IP in Feb 2015, and RQ March 2015, then went in for Test in May 2015. At the interview, the official basically told me yeah you can try to see a judge but it'll take very long time and lots of effort...