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Surrey CIC Timeline

hoveran

Full Member
Jun 21, 2014
20
3
Ok, I've got some update from the online status.
Am I going to receive an RQ?

"We received your application for Canadian citizenship (grant of citizenship) on October 6, 2014.

We sent you a letter acknowledging receipt of your application(s) on November 17, 2014. Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us.

We started processing your application on December 9, 2014.

We sent you a letter on February 4, 2015. If you have not yet provided the information or the requested documents, please do so as soon as possible. Please wait until you receive the letter before sending us additional information, as the letter will outline all information that is required. Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us."
 

thecoolguysam

VIP Member
May 25, 2011
4,821
382
Canada
hoveran said:
Ok, I've got some update from the online status.
Am I going to receive an RQ?

"We received your application for Canadian citizenship (grant of citizenship) on October 6, 2014.

We sent you a letter acknowledging receipt of your application(s) on November 17, 2014. Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us.

We started processing your application on December 9, 2014.

We sent you a letter on February 4, 2015. If you have not yet provided the information or the requested documents, please do so as soon as possible. Please wait until you receive the letter before sending us additional information, as the letter will outline all information that is required. Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us."
It could be RQ or it could be additional documentation CIC might require or fingerprints etc. Please wait for the mail to arrive.
 

Maxvan

Newbie
Jan 11, 2015
2
0
Guys, after more then 3 years of waiting and going through whole bunch of paperwork I finally became a citizen on Feb,12. Good luck to you guys
 

jeleni

Hero Member
Jan 13, 2006
292
2
Surrey, BC
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Aug. 2010 - Parent Sponsorship
Doc's Request.
July 30, '14/submitted on 9/12/14
AOR Received.
Dec. 8, 2014
File Transfer...
Jan. 27 '15 to Ottawa (Sponsor's ECAS - DM Feb.2 '15)
Med's Request
May 16,'15
Med's Done....
May 20,'15 w/ addtl test Aug. 24, '15
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
Sep. 30, 2015 / Submitted: Oct. 6, 2015
VISA ISSUED...
Oct. 26, 2015
Maxvan said:
Guys, after more then 3 years of waiting and going through whole bunch of paperwork I finally became a citizen on Feb,12. Good luck to you guys
Congrats to you! That must be a big relief after 3 years of waiting.

Any other update for test invite? I am still waiting for my daughter's invite. Her application was filed in March 2014 and transferred to Surrey in Aug. 2014 but up to now no invite yet.
 

cberger

Star Member
Mar 6, 2015
55
4
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
We received your application for Canadian citizenship (grant of citizenship) on October 24, 2013.

We sent you a letter acknowledging receipt of your application(s), and a study book called Discover Canada on October 24, 2013. Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us.

We started processing your application on January 27, 2014.

We sent you a letter on March 27, 2014. If you have not yet provided the information or the requested documents, please do so as soon as possible. Please wait until you receive the letter before sending us additional information, as the letter will outline all information that is required. Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us.

We sent you a notice on October 16, 2014 to appear and write the citizenship test on November 5, 2014 at 8:19 AM. 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.
 

pisces123

Star Member
May 7, 2010
68
0
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
Here is my timeline:

1. Sent application to CIC Dec 2014
2. letter acknowledging receipt: Mar 2015
3. Started processing application: Mar 2015
4. File transferred to Surrey Citizenship office: Mar 2015
 

wannabe_ca

Member
Jan 4, 2015
14
2
Hey guys, I am in-process since May 2014. Changed offices from Montreal to Surrey CIC /even though I live in Vancouver now, not Surrey.../

This Surrey CIC office seems SLOOOOOOW Ww....

No test invites?? Anybody??
 

pisces123

Star Member
May 7, 2010
68
0
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
wannabe_ca said:
Hey guys, I am in-process since May 2014. Changed offices from Montreal to Surrey CIC /even though I live in Vancouver now, not Surrey.../

This Surrey CIC office seems SLOOOOOOW Ww....

No test invites?? Anybody??
from what I gather it takes approx. 7-8 months for Surrey office to process applications..
 

pisces123

Star Member
May 7, 2010
68
0
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
wannabe_ca said:
Do you mean 7-8 months from in-process state until test date, or until oath date?
From the date you revive an email that your file was transferred to the test date
 

colocho13

Star Member
Jan 24, 2013
84
3
Category........
Visa Office......
Paris
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
08-07-2015
AOR Received.
07-08-2015
File Transfer...
16-09-2015
Med's Done....
22-05-2015
I have not received any emails from CIC but this is the online status for my application

Citizenship

We received your application for Canadian citizenship (grant of citizenship) on December 16, 2014.

We sent you a letter acknowledging receipt of your application(s) on February 17, 2015. Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us.

We started processing your application on February 19, 2015.

Your file was transferred to the Citizenship Surrey office on March 11, 2015. The Citizenship Surrey office will contact you.
 

colocho13

Star Member
Jan 24, 2013
84
3
Category........
Visa Office......
Paris
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
08-07-2015
AOR Received.
07-08-2015
File Transfer...
16-09-2015
Med's Done....
22-05-2015
any updates on processing time at Surrey office ?
 

pisces123

Star Member
May 7, 2010
68
0
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
colocho13 said:
any updates on processing time at Surrey office ?
I haven't seen any updates in Surrey but it seems some December applicants of Vancouver have got their test dates...I am hoping that Surrey should also start sending out test dates in a couple of weeks...
 

colocho13

Star Member
Jan 24, 2013
84
3
Category........
Visa Office......
Paris
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
08-07-2015
AOR Received.
07-08-2015
File Transfer...
16-09-2015
Med's Done....
22-05-2015
pisces123 said:
I haven't seen any updates in Surrey but it seems some December applicants of Vancouver have got their test dates...I am hoping that Surrey should also start sending out test dates in a couple of weeks...
Exactly I have seen several Vancouver December 2014 applicants scheduled for test on April 23 ! No word from Surrey :(
 

pisces123

Star Member
May 7, 2010
68
0
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
@colocho13 If you see the excel sheet, there aren't many applicants in Surrey, most of the applicants in BC are from Vancouver office.