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Ese2014

Hero Member
Mar 11, 2018
280
88
Calgary
App. Filed.......
20-07-2018
AOR Received.
20-07-2018
IELTS Request
24-03-2018
Med's Done....
13-07-2018
Thank you. So in terms of timeline August would be right month for me to travel or should I pre plan? Also do they ask for proof of return to canada in all cases?
You can't predict. You can be scheduled at any time.
I didn't have to show proof or evidence of return
 

naseryas

Hero Member
Mar 3, 2016
242
34
Visa Office......
Inland
NOC Code......
3111
Doc's Request.
None
AOR Received.
12-MAR-2016
45 months here
After 48 months, just got decision made yesterday. Scarborough. How long does it take for cermony letter? Do they send it via email? Can I do oath outside Canada?
 

ps2qft

Full Member
Aug 4, 2014
25
6
It is impossible to know the reason for the processing time. I only include my experience as I took the test abroad. My presence calculation is absolutely correct and had a buffer of a few weeks, too. I have no criminal history, not even a speeding ticket, and I have not received request for fingerprints or anything of the like. So, your guess is as good as mine.
Update:
LPP all changed to green and on ECAS decision made August 23, 2023. (This is two years to the day from when IRCC received my paper application.)

Oath yet to be scheduled.

Given recent reports of not needing to be in Canada for the oath, I am guardedly hopeful that I will scheduled soon...
 
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dejected

Star Member
Mar 6, 2017
106
50
We took our test from outside Canada and exactly after 2 months, LPP was completed and in another 23 days, oath was completed.

We were not asked for evidence of return etc. whole application from AOR to Oath was smoothly completed in 5.5 months.
 

ps2qft

Full Member
Aug 4, 2014
25
6
Update:
LPP all changed to green and on ECAS decision made August 23, 2023. (This is two years to the day from when IRCC received my paper application.)

Oath yet to be scheduled.

Given recent reports of not needing to be in Canada for the oath, I am guardedly hopeful that I will scheduled soon...
Oath scheduled for September 7, 2023. Crazy to think that I took the exam on January 28, 2022.