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October 11th 2017 - Citizenship Applicants under 3/5 rule

papu

Star Member
Feb 20, 2013
51
6
Category........
Visa Office......
new delhi
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
21/02/2013
AOR Received.
04/04/2013
File Transfer...
10/04/2013
Passport Req..
05/05/2013
So finally got the oath letter to appear for ceremony on 29th june 2018 at calgary :) 2 months wait after decision made on 27 th april
 

_MK_

Hero Member
Aug 20, 2014
594
49
Category........
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
04-01-2016
AOR Received.
09-04-2016
File Transfer...
23-06-2016
Med's Request
18-01-2017
Med's Done....
01-02-2017
Passport Req..
Waiting
VISA ISSUED...
Waiting
Could someone update my entry on the spreadsheet.
Got DM on May 2. Fingerprint was sent on Feb 17. Waiting for Oath Invite.
 

sana123

Star Member
Apr 19, 2012
171
32
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
I forgot to update with my DM date (20 th April )

Waiting for Oath..

Sana123
 

syamakaruna

Member
Oct 13, 2017
19
5
Hi I am reading for the test. Do they ask these history and politics questions on the same day in interview? I am reading the official book. Is it enough? Thank you.
 

DarkKnight1971

Full Member
Aug 22, 2016
27
5
Completed my citizenship test today at Vancouver office. Everything went smoothly. During interview, officer congratulated me on passing the test and getting 20 out of 20 correct answer. Then she reviewed my driving licence and passport stumps. Asked do I travel a lot? - which I do actually and said yes.

Then she just smilingly commented, I see you just applied right after you become eligible (i.e. minimum days required), that's alright... smile :).

Me: Yup I was eagerly waiting for the day to apply - did travel quite a bit last year so I had to wait 2 week since Oct 11 to submit my application.

Officer: That's fine.

At the end she said they are waiting for my security clearance and I will receive an oath letter once it is completed. Might take anywhere between 3 weeks to 5 months! A bit surprising but nothing I can do other than waiting.
 

houmancnd

Newbie
Apr 30, 2018
9
7
  1. Application received on 17.10.2017
  2. Location: Montreal
  3. AOR: 15.11.2017
  4. IP on 11.12.2017
  5. Exam invitation letter on 01.02.2018
  6. Test on 20.02.2018
  7. DM on 08.03.2018
  8. Invitation to oath: Still waiting :-(((
 

afztah

Newbie
May 2, 2018
2
0
  1. Application received on 11.oct,2017
  2. Location: Montreal
  3. AOR: 04. nov 2017
  4. Exam invitation letter Dont remember
  5. Test on 5th Feb, 2018
  6. DM Approximately 2 weeks after.
  7. Invitation to oath: Still waiting
 

vasvas

Star Member
Oct 12, 2017
141
56
Does desision made mean all my checks/clearance are completed ? Thanks
Yup...now wait for your oath :)
(You may get responses that talk about alternate endings as technically DM means a decision, positive or negative. For normal applications DM means oath)
You still need to honour the Prohibitions list until you take the oath and sign the Oath form.
 
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ROBBIOS

Full Member
May 24, 2017
22
9
I am not sure. But I live in markham. I guess my files should be in Scarborough office.
Scarborough covers so many districts. Maybe that's why it takes too long to be invited for the oath however I don't know how they manage to invite to do the tests which is quite fast but when it comes to oath ceremony, a delay happens. Does anybody know the average waiting for this office before the new law? At my test date, I met a guy who was accompanying his partner for the test and he had done the test 6 months ago but he was still waiting for the oath however I don't know how long after his test, he had become decision made.
 

leviathan_55

Full Member
Nov 20, 2013
29
20
Vancouver
Became Canadian on May 1,2018 in Vancouver. Total processing time was just under 7 months. My expectation was about 8-10 months esp due to fingerprint request. The ceremony was very moving and there was about 70 new Canadians. About 140-150 people taking oath twice a week in Vancouver so 300 people a week, which is a lot, but the volume was significant as well. Ecas updated 'Complete' today as well.

Admin please update my timeline. Thank you everyone in this forum for all the help. its a very helpful forum. One observation from me is every application is different and the process is detailed. Its hard but patience is key. Proud to be a Canadian Finally :)
 
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