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Hi Mirror77 -- most usually, that means that your application has been accepted and you're in queue for an oath invitation. But I guess there's no real way to tell until you get further notification. Some people wait a number of months before they get an oath invite, and some wait less than a...

This morning I took my oath of citizenship at the Kitchener office. 53 new citizens, from 28 different countries. I got choked up several times...but still managed to say the oath to complete my citizenship process. ;) I want to thank the many members on this board who have given their time...

I have no idea what CIC is thinking, or the reason behind their updating or not updating E-CAS. So I can't choose one of your options. It just seems to me that E-CAS updating is erratic, at best. However, that doesn't seem to affect how documents and letters are sent to applicants. I'm a...

I don't understand the snark here. But "self-employment" has slightly different meanings for CIC and Revenue Canada. And for what it's worth, most of my employment for the past 4 years has been self-employment (by Revenue Canada's perspective), and I'm set to take my citizenship oath in two...

My timeline with details: Took test on July 15, 2015 at Kitchener Office. Ecas status changed to "Decision Made" on July 17, 2015. No further details provided when clicking the link; in fact, my Ecas never updated with a line about sending my test invitation. Ecas updated August 9, 2015 to...

I did indeed get my actual letter in the mail today inviting me to take the oath of citizenship in Kitchener on August 28. Just to add to the pool of information about the process: my Ecas update letting me know about the oath invitation was the first update I'd had since the LOT transfer line...

Ecas was updated yesterday to say that they'd mailed me my oath invitation on August 5 for the ceremony in Kitchener on August 28. Very excited, although I will be happier when I actually have that letter in my hands...as there aren't yet any ceremonies in Kitchener listed on the CIC website...

In other words, I believe CanV is asking, "Do you need citizenship immediately, like for work qualifications or clearance?" In which case, waiting 3-4 months might be more of a burden than trying to reschedule your trip. If you don't need citizenship for pressing needs or reasons, then perhaps...

After taking the test on Wednesday, my Ecas was changed to "Decision Made" today. However, when clicking on the link for more details, there is still no line of information after "We started processing your application on April 7." So....seems like some things get updated, while others don't...

Ah, that's a good question. I haven't had to renew my PR card yet, so I didn't know the process. Perhaps that is what the agent meant: you need to turn in your old PR card.

Whenever I had a tricky question, I always called the CIC call centre a few times, to speak to different agents and compare answers. You may have misunderstood this agent. Since you have to send photocopies of your travel documents, even expired ones that you've renewed within the previous 4...

Just took my test this morning. The whole process, from the time we were told to report to the immigration office to the time I was finished with my interview, took about 75 minutes. I have to say, although I scored a 20/20 on the test, it was not the piece of cake that I'd kind of been lead to...

Just got the letter today inviting me to take the citizenship test in Kitchener on July 15. Letter was dated June 30. Interestingly, there has been no update to my e-cas about this information. In fact, my LOT line has still not returned; the last line is about starting processing.

And I am another US citizen (hopefully on my way to becoming a proud dual Canadian citizen as well) who also understands what you're saying. It may be a "first world problem," and it may only be concerned with symbolism, but I happen to think it's a credit to you (and, humbly, therefore me)...

So sorry...this may be a question that has been answered many times already...but now that my file has been transferred to my local office, should I expect to receive my test invite by regular mail or by email (as with the AOR)? Many many thanks.

At last. Received my AOR by email at 4:21 PM today. While I was happy for all those who'd already gotten their AORs, it seems they almost skipped a week of February applicants...but I guess, historically, 39 days isn't so long to wait.

Back to the CanadaVisa forums...they were sure a big comfort to me when I was applying for my PR. I sent my application Feb. 6, and they received it Feb. 9. While I tried to be as thorough as I could be in providing them information (and my employment history is complicated, so it required a...

My question would be: what kind of work permit do you have while you're working in Canada? Does it name an employer; if so, who is it -- the Canadian company, or the parent company? Just because you're a contractor doesn't necessarily disqualify you. In my situation, all members of my...

Hi all -- I'm anticipating being able to do my landing early next week. I'm sure there will send me info along with my returned passport, but I wanted to be able to assemble what I needed this weekend, just in case I had to hunt anything down. So what documents/info are needed to be able to...

Something I've never quite been clear on... So this is the new estimate of processing time for CEC after they've received a completed application. But I've never quite known if this means it'll take about 11 months from the date the complete application arrives at their office, or from the...