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eltorpe

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Looks like http://www.cic.gc.ca/citcer/search-recherche-eng.aspx updated some time between yesterday and this morning. I'm a little surprised that the May 7th ceremony is not listed there, so I guess they don't always post all ceremonies to this page?

Kitchener
Location:
Citizenship and Immigration Canada Office
Address:
29 Duke Street East
Kitchener , Ontario, N2H 1A2
Date:
Thursday May 14, 2015
Time:
10:15 AM
Open to Public:
Yes

Location:
Citizenship and Immigration Canada Office
Address:
29 Duke Street East
Kitchener , Ontario, N2H 1A2
Date:
Thursday May 14, 2015
Time:
1:30 PM
Open to Public:
Yes
 

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@eltorpe

Kitchener office is slow in updating stuff :) As long as they keep sending oath invite applicants will not mind ;)

Finally tomorrow we will be citizen and the lengthy documentation process will be over :)
 

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Today the process ended. Took oath. They had 50 people scheduled for oath. One did not show up so 49 took oath today. CIC officer asked for two documents
1.the oath invite letter
2.PR card(all..even expired)
Then we signed a paper sthat we are attending oath ceremony. After oath they gave us Citizenship Certificate. Whole ceremony from entering to leaving the oath office took about 1.5 hours with slow pace.
 

eltorpe

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catchvb said:
Today the process ended. Took oath. They had 50 people scheduled for oath. One did not show up so 49 took oath today. CIC officer asked for two documents
1.the oath invite letter
2.PR card(all..even expired)
Then we signed a paper sthat we are attending oath ceremony. After oath they gave us Citizenship Certificate. Whole ceremony from entering to leaving the oath office took about 1.5 hours with slow pace.
:) Congratulations once again. I was actually surprised that their 1.5-hour estimate was so accurate.
 

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catchvb said:
Today the process ended. Took oath. They had 50 people scheduled for oath. One did not show up so 49 took oath today. CIC officer asked for two documents
1.the oath invite letter
2.PR card(all..even expired)
Then we signed a paper sthat we are attending oath ceremony. After oath they gave us Citizenship Certificate. Whole ceremony from entering to leaving the oath office took about 1.5 hours with slow pace.
Congrats :D
 

catchvb

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Thank you everyone. Wish you all the best if you are waiting for this process to be over.
Applied for passport today. No need to wait for 2 business days. You can apply next day.
I applied with express service ($50) extra. I will be picking it up in 3 business days (including today). Just to be sure that I have passport over the long weekend. Kitchener passport office is fast and staffs are very professional and helpful.
FYI: Passport officers in Kitchener office told us in general it takes 7-10 weekdays (not business days) to get it by post since Kitchener is not a busy office. My friends and spouse applied in regular service and received under 10 week days.

Once again thank you everyone for your input and guidance. I wish you all very best.
 

eltorpe

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catchvb said:
Thank you everyone. Wish you all the best if you are waiting for this process to be over.
Applied for passport today. No need to wait for 2 business days. You can apply next day.
I applied with express service ($50) extra. I will be picking it up in 3 business days (including today). Just to be sure that I have passport over the long weekend. Kitchener passport office is fast and staffs are very professional and helpful.
FYI: Passport officers in Kitchener office told us in general it takes 7-10 weekdays (not business days) to get it by post since Kitchener is not a busy office. My friends and spouse applied in regular service and received under 10 week days.

Once again thank you everyone for your input and guidance. I wish you all very best.
Hey catchvb, by weekdays you mean calendar days, right? Because if you meant Monday-Friday, that's technically business days :)

Here's my update:
- I went to Passport Canada around 11.30am today. The whole process took less than 10 minutes, from lining up to get a number to submitting and paying for the application. I applied for regular service since I'm in no hurry to travel
- The officer told me she saw someone earlier in the day who also took the oath the same day as me and their information was not in the system yet
- I see on other threads that it is necessary to update health card / driver's license with ServiceOntario with latest citizenship status. I went to a ServiceOntario today and they told me that it wasn't necessary since they already had a record of my permanent status
- On other threads, it is also recommended to inform ServiceCanada. I went there today too and was told there's nothing that needs updating for the same reason as above
- I got my Cultural Access Pass today :)
 

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eltorpe said:
Hey catchvb, by weekdays you mean calendar days, right? Because if you meant Monday-Friday, that's technically business days :)

Here's my update:
- I went to Passport Canada around 11.30am today. The whole process took less than 10 minutes, from lining up to get a number to submitting and paying for the application. I applied for regular service since I'm in no hurry to travel
- The officer told me she saw someone earlier in the day who also took the oath the same day as me and their information was not in the system yet
- I see on other threads that it is necessary to update health card / driver's license with ServiceOntario with latest citizenship status. I went to a ServiceOntario today and they told me that it wasn't necessary since they already had a record of my permanent status
- On other threads, it is also recommended to inform ServiceCanada. I went there today too and was told there's nothing that needs updating for the same reason as above
- I got my Cultural Access Pass today :)
Congrats
For cap except 50% on VIA is there something worthy? :p
I mean for so many personal infos
 

eltorpe

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Gorgonion said:
Congrats
For cap except 50% on VIA is there something worthy? :p
I mean for so many personal infos
You (and 4 of your minor, dependent children) get free admission for 1 year from the date of your ceremony to a whole bunch of things - http://attractions.icc-icc.ca/en/.
 

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my application has been in processed since Mar.24, 2015. Yet, the files haven't been transferred to kitchener office. I don't know if any one has the same issue.
 

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Hey got my oath today 8)
Everything went smoothly and the atmosphere was good everyone was happy. The judge was very friendly too and I was impressed by how sincere he was congratulating people.
Good luck
 

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Gorgonion said:
Hey got my oath today 8)
Everything went smoothly and the atmosphere was good everyone was happy. The judge was very friendly too and I was impressed by how sincere he was congratulating people.
Good luck
Congratulations! Does your application status show when it's transferred to the local office after its said being processed?
 

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Congratulations! Does your application status show when it's transferred to the local office after its said being processed?
Thanks :)
No it doesn't.

We received your application for Canadian citizenship (grant of citizenship) on September 17, 2014.

We sent you a letter acknowledging receipt of your application(s), and a study book called Discover Canada on September 17, 2014. Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us.

We started processing your application on November 14, 2014.

We sent you a notice on February 13, 2015 to appear and write the citizenship test on March 2, 2015 at 12:32 PM. The notice you will receive by mail 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.

We sent you a notice on April 27, 2015 to appear and take the oath of citizenship at the citizenship ceremony to be held on May 14, 2015 at 1:00 PM. The notice you will receive by mail 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.