June 2016 Citizenship Applicants

[Rigly68]

yes I also saw this morning, its me no more oath until next month 18.i think according to there website only one oath in a month, is this true? I hope you and me will be next.

That would be nice!

 

[Ms.kaka]

i check their website also, it seems, only September 16 for this month their oath taking here in Calgary. ??? ??? ??? Yes, it is 3 weeks already, no invitation letter for me.

 

[Michelle00]

We passed the test, but they're still waiting for my security clearence, they got my husband, but not mine.

kaka, the officer said to expect the oath invite in 1-3 months, so I think you should get it in the week coming. The officer said my would probably be towards the end of the 3 month because of the security clearence.

 

[OOW]

We passed the test, but they're still waiting for my security clearence, they got my husband, but not mine.

kaka, the officer said to expect the oath invite in 1-3 months, so I think you should get it in the week coming. The officer said my would probably be towards the end of the 3 month because of the security clearence.

Congrats Michelle00!!! You're welcome to the citizenship ceremony waiting list. What's very certain is that the Oath will happen this year unfailingly.

 

[Michelle00]

Congrats Michelle00!!! You're welcome to the citizenship ceremony waiting list. What's very certain is that the Oath will happen this year unfailingly.

Thanks OOW, hope we can get oath soon

 

[ESOUJERI]

A QUESTION:

I do NOT have the old passports for the period BEFORE becoming PR and landing.
I only have the one with Immigration visa & landing, but none of the passports from before...
I mean, does the officer ask for passports from very old times, before landing to Canada? Will that be an issue?

 

[Michelle00]

A QUESTION:

I do NOT have the old passports for the period BEFORE becoming PR and landing.
I only have the one with Immigration visa & landing, but none of the passports from before...
I mean, does the officer ask for passports from very old times, before landing to Canada? Will that be an issue?

Hi,
Old passport is not required, I took my old passport to the interview, the officer gave it back to me and said it's out of the date range and they don't need to see it. My case officer was really nice and polite, also answered some of my questions.

 

[ESOUJERI]

Thank you Michelle,

Is it true that non-English stamps must be translated into English?
Do they really care about that?
Note: I have never travelled abroad after landing, except one "same-day return" to USA.
All non-English stamps belong to BEFORE landing era.
Please let me know, I will prepare it if needed.

Hi,
Old passport is not required, I took my old passport to the interview, the officer gave it back to me and said it's out of the date range and they don't need to see it. My case officer was really nice and polite, also answered some of my questions.

 

[Rigly68]

Thank you Michelle,

Is it true that non-English stamps must be translated into English?
Do they really care about that?
Note: I have never travelled abroad after landing, except one "same-day return" to USA.
All non-English stamps belong to BEFORE landing era.
Please let me know, I will prepare it if needed.

If they are on the passport you will be presenting then having the non English stamps translated might be a good idea just to be on the safe side.

 

[Michelle00]

Thank you Michelle,

Is it true that non-English stamps must be translated into English?
Do they really care about that?
Note: I have never travelled abroad after landing, except one "same-day return" to USA.
All non-English stamps belong to BEFORE landing era.
Please let me know, I will prepare it if needed.

I don't think you need to translate your stamps unless they're in Arabic. If they have numerical numbers for dates on there, you should be ok. In your case, the dates before landing should be considered out of the date range. I don't think they're even on your physical presence calculator submitted to CIC, right?

My local office is Calgary, the officers there are very nice. I actually had all my stamps translated and they didn't need to see it, I asked whether or not he needs it when he was verifying the dates in my passport to the dates I submitted and he said no and he only needs to see translations for Saudi stamps because the dates are written in Arabic.

It might be a good idea to get some opinion from people who've done the interview in Montreal, I know each office acts differently.

 

[ben2016]

Hi,

I just found out my ECAS changed to Decision Made. If they send out oath invitation letter, does it show on line?
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Application sent:June 10
Application received: June 13
AOR: July 7
Test date: Sep 7
ECAS: Sep 16
Oath invitation letter:

 

[b52shot]

If the non-English/French dates are in the passport you have to show during your interview then YES you need to translate them even if they fall before the landing date. Why ? Simply because they have no idea whether these dates are before or after landing date if they are not translated !

I don't think you need to translate your stamps unless they're in Arabic. If they have numerical numbers for dates on there, you should be ok. In your case, the dates before landing should be considered out of the date range. I don't think they're even on your physical presence calculator submitted to CIC, right?

My local office is Calgary, the officers there are very nice. I actually had all my stamps translated and they didn't need to see it, I asked whether or not he needs it when he was verifying the dates in my passport to the dates I submitted and he said no and he only needs to see translations for Saudi stamps because the dates are written in Arabic.

It might be a good idea to get some opinion from people who've done the interview in Montreal, I know each office acts differently.

 

[Michelle00]

If the non-English/French dates are in the passport you have to show during your interview then YES you need to translate them even if they fall before the landing date. Why ? Simply because they have no idea whether these dates are before or after landing date if they are not translated !

They could read the dates as long as they're written in numerical, not in another language i.e. 2016-09-16. That's what my case officer said. However, I do agree to get them translated if the applicant is concerned just in case they ask to see it.

 

[Ms.kaka]

Finally guys, This is it!

I checked my ecas today..

We sent you a notice on September 13, 2016 to appear and take the oath of citizenship at the citizenship ceremony to be held on September 30, 2016 at 10:30 AM. The notice you will receive will be your official confirmation of your appointment. If you have not received this notice prior to the date of your scheduled appointment, please contact us.


Thanks Ranasahib for the heads up.I really thought my oath taking will be longer than I expected.

 

[Rigly68]

Congratulations Ms.kaka!