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    May 2018 - Citizenship Applicants

    Yesterday, I became a Canadian! :) Good luck to all of you, and thank you to this forum for everything.
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    May 2018 - Citizenship Applicants

    It took a month to get the email, but the date showed in ECAS about two days after the test.
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    May 2018 - Citizenship Applicants

    I received my invitation to the citizenship ceremony today via email. It indicates my case was approved November 21st. Ceremony is on January 24th in Vancouver at 8:00 AM. Prior to this, ECAS had already indicated that my ceremony would be taking place at this date and time.
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    May 2018 - Citizenship Applicants

    I have not actually received an email yet, but the following notice now appears on my ECAS-- "We sent you a notice on November 22, 2018 to appear and take the oath of citizenship at the citizenship ceremony to be held on January 24, 2019 at 8:00 AM. The notice you will receive will be your...
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    May 2018 - Citizenship Applicants

    It’s showing « decision made » as of this morning.
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    May 2018 - Citizenship Applicants

    ECAS now reads "Decision Made." Just awaiting a date now!
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    May 2018 - Citizenship Applicants

    I did not study very much. I read the Discover Canada guide this weekend. The Richmond Public Library has a very good practice test and I gauged how much I needed to study based on how I did on that! http://www.yourlibrary.ca/citizenship/mobile/
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    May 2018 - Citizenship Applicants

    I just took the test in Vancouver-- passed with 19/20. I showed up about 30 minutes early, and the building was not open yet. A queue lined up outside and at 8:00 they let us in. After everyone was in the hall, there was a brief wait and they sent us in for the test. Interview was about 10...
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    May 2018 - Citizenship Applicants

    Test invite received today! Appointment is on November 21st. :)
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    May 2018 - Citizenship Applicants

    I went In Process August 20th.
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    May 2018 - Citizenship Applicants

    Location: Vancouver App.Type: Single Physical Presence Days: 1,114 App Sent: 01 May 2018 App Rcvd: 03 May 2018 AOR: 06 July 2018
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    Common Law and engaged

    Well... as we intend to continue to cohabitate for the duration of our lives, no, it's no biggie at all. :D So long as engagement means nothing to CIC, rather than a red flag to CIC, then I think we'll both sleep a bit better tonight haha.
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    Common Law and engaged

    Hello, My common law partner and I are currently putting together an application for sponsorship, and are nearly finished compiling all of the necessary materials for the application. One small bit of concern, however, is that we are recently engaged. We absolutely qualify as common law...
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    Proving Common Law Status

    Mail does date back to when I first arrived, as do paystubs, drivers' license, phone bill, etc. For our cable bill, we switched companies back in June, and we have statements with our names on both dating back that far. BC Hydro wouldn't exactly put both of our names on the account, but...
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    Proving Common Law Status

    Hello, My common law partner is going to sponsor me for PR, and we had a couple of questions regarding the documentation that is sufficient for PR. Essentially, we plan the following (I've bolded the ones we have questions about): 1. To prove living situation: We have had a joint lease since...
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    PR application and errors on past documents

    Hello, I am a US citizen currently living with my common law partner in Vancouver, BC. I first entered Canada in January on an open work permit acquired at the border which is set to expire in a few weeks, but I also have a study permit which is valid until February of 2016. We will be...
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    From IEC to Study Permit

    Hello, I am a US citizen currently in Canada with a work permit from SWAP, which is a part of the IEC initiative. I've also been accepted to a Master's program at Simon Fraser University, and have the intent to switch from a work permit to a study permit in August. Does anybody have any sense...