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2011 and 2012 Applicants

lenium

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Dec 2, 2014
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Have you called them and asked if your RQ has been assigned to an officer to be reviewed yet? what does your ATIP say?
 

janoo

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May 16, 2014
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Hi. Actually due to my age I do not need any test.

after I receive the RQ I have send tonnes of documents to St.Clair office
and as my entire family wife and children are all canadians since 2004
and I was frequently travel to middle east due to my business.

I have not applied for Citizenship until I complete the number of days and
settle down in Canada .


I applied in January 2012.. got RQ in March 2013 Replied April 2013.

since I am calling CIC they said that my file is non-routine and processing time
is 36 months so I wait for 36 months and than after I was calling my MP
and CIC and since November 2014 they said my file with the offer for review.

ATIP report show nothing, MP give the same answer, CIC call center say the
same things since November 2014 my file under officer review..


No almost 39 months still waitin.....
 

lenium

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Dec 2, 2014
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I believe it can take between 3-6 months (or sometimes more) for an officer to review an RQ.
 

canciti

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Dec 15, 2013
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Would it help if I send them a letter to ask them why I haven't got a test date yet? Will they reply? has anyone else tried it before?
 

lenium

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I would do the followings:

Do the case specific enquiry.
Order ATIP
Ask your MP to contact them and ask why there hasn't been any test date.
 

canciti

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Dec 15, 2013
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lenium said:
I would do the followings:

Do the case specific enquiry.
Order ATIP
Ask your MP to contact them and ask why there hasn't been any test date.
Case specific enquiry can't be done unless it's been more than the processing time which is not the case yet for me. I ordered ATIP a week ago so I am gonna wait for that and hope that I will get some clarifications
 

janoo

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May 16, 2014
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Any update on 2011 - 2012 applicant... waiting for officer review on file

at st. clair...

39 months passed ???
 

janoo

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May 16, 2014
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very Sad.... any specific reason for such delay, any idea where is your

file ? is officer review started or still going on ???
 

djoli

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Oct 9, 2014
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I received another mail from the same officer requesting additional information. I could not believe it because he could have asked the same document when he requested CIT0520 back in January. This time he wants my entry and exit records from the U.S. and I will send it to him as soon as I receive it. Hopefully things will move faster very soon.
 

thecoolguysam

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May 25, 2011
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djoli said:
I received another mail from the same officer requesting additional information. I could not believe it because he could have asked the same document when he requested CIT0520 back in January. This time he wants my entry and exit records from the U.S. and I will send it to him as soon as I receive it. Hopefully things will move faster very soon.
i am sorry to know that. what documents were asked with your initial cit0520
 

djoli

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In the original CIT0520 they asked for Tax Assessments/Leases/Passport copies/ROEs/Provincial and Territorial Health summary so basically everything that was included in the original RQ which makes me think that they do no longer look at RQs as they were blindly sent out to people with no clear goals or objectives and now they have realized it was a mistake as they cannot review them given the volume.

thecoolguysam said:
i am sorry to know that. what documents were asked with your initial cit0520
 

RQnightmare

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Mar 28, 2015
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Here is my story for those outhere waiting for an update on their case:

January 2012 - Application Received
March 2013 - Passed Test
May 2013 - RQ submitted
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Absoulute silence while my File was getting dust
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January 2015 - ATIP Received
March 2015 - Case Especific Inquiry

After waiting for 36 months, I finally decided to ask for ATIP last January. ATIP showed absolutely nothing out of the ordinary. Pretty much my File was stored somewhere in a lost cabinet getting dust and only checked by CIC raccoons and squirrels, which probably were crying or laughing at my case.

I strongly believe asking for ATIP helped CIC officials to realize my File was lost in 2012-Forgotten Applicants cabinet. Right after that I filed out CIC Case Specific Form online for those 'non-routine' applications, CIC came back to me to let me know my File was recently submitted to CIC Scarborough office for Oath ceremony schedule.

eCAS hasn't been updated yet. Long story short: get your ATIP and fill the Case Specific Form online once your processing waiting time exceeds the 36 months period.

CIC has left 2011-2012 applications way behind their priorities and right now are giving extra time to process 2014-2015 citizenship applications. My neighbor applied in August 2014 and got his Citizenship in February 2015... niceeeeee !!!!!....
 

janoo

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May 16, 2014
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Hi nightmare

My file also have same time line. if you let me know how long the officer take
to review the file.

-applied Jan. 2012. RQ March 2013, Replied April 2013.
since no movement in file.

November 12, 2014 file hand over for officer review to date the file is still
under review.

due to my age no test required.

have contacted several time to MP no positive response.
have contacted several time a month to CIC same status
my processing time is over CIC have send the message to know the status
of my file ,given waiting time 30-60 days.

have send the case management query reply came file under officer review.

send mail to Minister awaiting reply. expected reply within next 20 days.

ask for atip report expected within next 20 days..

what else I can do please let me know.....