Can any one tell me after applying for citizenship how long it takes to get a test/interview call ?
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canvis2006
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- Visa Office......
- Paris, France
- NOC Code......
- FC4 - PGP
- App. Filed.......
- May 2009
- Doc's Request.
- March 2012
- File Transfer...
- Jan. 2013
- Med's Request
- May 2013
- Passport Req..
- July 2013
- VISA ISSUED...
- August 2013
- LANDED..........
- Sept 2013
I want to know urgently because I need to make plans accordingly. Any idea how long it takes ?Thanks
imran01 said:
they are starting in month of april. please give link for earlier applications like jan , fab or march
thx
mickey_mouse said:
There is no source of information on processing times which will be sufficient for planning purposes. In any individual case, the timeline can vary from several months to well over a year.
IRCC information for applications made within the previous two years currently shows a processing time of 12 months. That is based on how long it took to process 80 percent of routine applications (for some period of time in the recent past). Since there are many indications that most time lines are less than that these days, an applicant can probably, reasonably expect that their time line will be less than 12 months, but that is NO guarantee, and how much less is largely an unknown.
foodie69 said:
i am planning to apply on 10 may..i want to leave canada after that..just want to know how long it takes so i plan accordingly
foodie69 said:
i want to go back to my home country and will return if they call for test/interview or watever
mickey_mouse said:
Just saying...
Intent to reside You must declare your intent to reside during the citizenship application process.
To become a citizen, you must indicate your intention to:
live in Canada,
work outside Canada as a Crown servant, or
live abroad with certain family members who are Crown servants.
Once you become a Canadian citizen, you have the right to enter, remain in, or leave Canada, one of the basic rights of citizenship.
mickey_mouse said:
Again, there is no information about timelines which can be relied upon for planning purposes. In individual cases the timeline typically varies from a few months to a year or more, sometimes longer.
Longer, in particular, for non-routine cases. Obviously, the applicant who goes abroad after applying has a higher risk of non-routine processing.
Additionally, the applicant is required to keep IRCC informed of the address where the applicant is actually living. Failure to do so can constitute misrepresentation. (Many perhaps get away with using someone else's address for their residential address, but that is nonetheless misrepresentation and risks corresponding consequences.)
Be aware, notices for test/interview, and especially for the oath, can be as little as one week prior to the scheduled event, and are often just a few weeks prior. More than a few applicants who have been abroad when the notices were delivered to their supposedly reliable friend or family member have failed to actually get the notice in time to make the scheduled event . . . which leads to submitting an explanation to IRCC, which requires divulging details about being abroad (thus revealing the time abroad if the applicant has, to that stage, effectively gotten away with the misrepresentation as to current residential address) and consequently a much higher risk of non-routine processing.
That said, the obvious foolishness of such plans has failed to deter more than a few in the past, and recognizing that foolish is what foolish does, the obvious risks will probably fail to deter more than a few in the future.
