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July 2017 Citizenship applicants

Katayoon

Champion Member
Nov 19, 2011
1,631
2,004
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
July Aug is the school holidays and peak vacation period, I assume most of the processing officers are on holidays and it would take a much longer time to process the application in the summer. They also mention that it takes 12 months to process so they can do it as slow as they can. In January I know someone got citizenship in 4 weeks from start to finish, now it takes 45 days to receive just the AOR
Your comment made me go the CIC website and find how they calculate processing times. And I found this: "We calculate processing times from the day we receive an application to the day it makes a decision on the application". So it made me feel better that the time between application sent and AOR issued is actually counted within 12 months and not on top of that (I thought it was not as they only start processing after AOR).

On the other hand, the time between decision made and oath taken appears not to be counted within 12 months based on the above - and is on top of 12 months...:(
 

bhanump

Star Member
Jun 28, 2010
181
29
Visa Office......
Buffalo
App. Filed.......
06-05-2010
Doc's Request.
04-11-2010
AOR Received.
18-05-2011
IELTS Request
Done
File Transfer...
08-05-2012 to Detroit and "in process"
Med's Request
14-06-2012
Med's Done....
19-06-2012 Medicals Received: 20-07-2012
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
06-08-2012
VISA ISSUED...
21-08-2012
LANDED..........
22-08-2012 Received PR card : 26-10-2012
Looks like all most all June applicants got their AORs. Keeping fingers crossed for us, the July applicants!
 

await

Hero Member
May 2, 2010
330
84
Visa Office......
Colombo
NOC Code......
4121
App. Filed.......
09-11-2009
AOR Received.
07-04-2010
File Transfer...
26-02-2010
Med's Request
05-01-2012
Med's Done....
12-01-2012
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
03-04-2012
VISA ISSUED...
04-04-2012
Looks like all most all June applicants got their AORs. Keeping fingers crossed for us, the July applicants!
Yep only 5 left from June spreadsheet 94% ppl have got AOR. Hopefully next week July applicants should start getting it... Good Luck everybody
 

salimnw

Hero Member
Sep 1, 2014
225
83
Toronto, ON
Category........
PNP
Doc's Request.
N/A
Nomination.....
Ontario PNP
Med's Request
30th April 2014
Med's Done....
5th May 2014
Interview........
N/A
Passport Req..
3rd Feb 2015
VISA ISSUED...
13th Feb 2015
LANDED..........
Inland since 2011
Any idea when 3-year rule under C-6 is going to get effective?
 

await

Hero Member
May 2, 2010
330
84
Visa Office......
Colombo
NOC Code......
4121
App. Filed.......
09-11-2009
AOR Received.
07-04-2010
File Transfer...
26-02-2010
Med's Request
05-01-2012
Med's Done....
12-01-2012
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
03-04-2012
VISA ISSUED...
04-04-2012
Any idea when 3-year rule under C-6 is going to get effective?
I don't think anybody knows still... Most are just speculating. I am sure IRCC must be working towards a target date and is sure to announce it very soon.
 
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Katayoon

Champion Member
Nov 19, 2011
1,631
2,004
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
Yep only 5 left from June spreadsheet 94% ppl have got AOR. Hopefully next week July applicants should start getting it... Good Luck everybody
Nobody seems to have their file returned either. Hopefully they also have mercy on us.
 

spiritsoul

Hero Member
Jan 9, 2013
448
35
Mississauga
Category........
FSW
Visa Office......
London
NOC Code......
2511
App. Filed.......
28-03-2011
AOR Received.
02-05-2011
File Transfer...
02-05-2011
Med's Request
25-11-2012
Med's Done....
17-01-2013
Interview........
Nil
Passport Req..
18-02-2013
VISA ISSUED...
11-03-2013
LANDED..........
16-06-2013
Nobody seems to have their file returned either. Hopefully they also have mercy on us.
There's couple of cases who got returned applications.
 

Katayoon

Champion Member
Nov 19, 2011
1,631
2,004
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
There's couple of cases who got returned applications.
Really? I did not notice it in the June spreadsheet. What were the reasons? I remember one person ticked "yes" to all criminality/terrorism questions by mistake and another one forgetting the representative form, but I do not believe they are in June batch.
 

604miya

Member
Jul 30, 2017
17
4
Really? I did not notice it in the June spreadsheet. What were the reasons? I remember one person ticked "yes" to all criminality/terrorism questions by mistake and another one forgetting the representative form, but I do not believe they are in June batch.
Question - do they return applications if something is missing? Like even if it is a shopping day trip to US?