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

[razerblade]

Hi razerblade ,

How was the your test and interview ?? can you please tell about the interview

Hello, I summarized my experience earlier. But lost the link to my post.

I'll summarize it again. The test is not difficult to pass, but does have some tricky questions. Not sure if "tricky" is the correct word, I would say some of the questions are not phrased well, and could have double meaning depending on how you look at them. That being said, there were only 3 tricky questions on my test, rest were all straight forward. So for someone who reads Discover Canada 2-3 times ATLEAST, should have no problem scoring 15/20, which is the passing score. Reading and understanding Discover Canada is very important. Please make sure to read all the captions under every picture. You'd think something is not important, and yet it can show up on the test.

Interview is the easiest part. My experience was exceptionally good, thankfully. The officer looked at my COPR and saw "no goods to follow" and asked me why that is. I told them I have been in Canada for 11 years and everything I own is in Canada already. She didn't ask me any questions after that. Didn't even check my stamps in my passport. Showed my test results, congratulated me and done. Lasted 2 min.

Good luck!

 

[razerblade]

@Kan_Sri updated the spreadsheet for your update.

Thank you @Kan_Sri and @rajmalhotra7 !

 

[razerblade]

I would say even not tricky or double meaning. We will only find clear and only single best suitable answer only. All we need to spend 2 hours on reading and UNDERSTANDING - Discover Canada once. Not hard to get 20/20 if we do so once.

Do keep in mind that there are several versions of the test. Some are easier than others. I read the book 3-4 times, and did the online tests countless times. Yet I still fumbled on 2 or 3 of the questions. Believe me multiple options looked like the correct answer. I did score perfect on it, but I was surprised that i did.

 

[dominicanx]

GUYS!!!!!!! Keep calling and asking for your case!!! I just called yesterday for the 1st time (with a very sad voice - lol) and today got test invite!!!

Test invite: April 09 - Scarborough Citizenship - 1:00 PM

 

[razerblade]

GUYS!!!!!!! Keep calling and asking for your case!!! I just called yesterday for the 1st time (with a very sad voice - lol) and today got test invite!!!

Test invite: April 09 - Scarborough Citizenship - 1:00 PM

Updated. Good luck!

Pretty sure that was a coincidence lol. Agents have no control over your application. They can only check your GCMS notes at best.

 

[sns204]

GUYS!!!!!!! Keep calling and asking for your case!!! I just called yesterday for the 1st time (with a very sad voice - lol) and today got test invite!!!

Test invite: April 09 - Scarborough Citizenship - 1:00 PM

Keep in mind that when you call, it's logged on your notes. I'm thinking it was perhaps a coincidence as many October applications are seeing test invites this month.

 

[jsm0085]

Keep in mind that when you call, it's logged on your notes. I'm thinking it was perhaps a coincidence as many October applications are seeing test invites this month.

This is just coincidental. The call center is busy enough without people starting to do this. Madness.

 

[dominicanx]

This is just coincidental. The call center is busy enough without people starting to do this. Madness.

I know... hahahaha... a very nice coincidence nevertheless!

 

[lpc19800]

Could someone update the tracker? My test was yesterday and I got decision made on Ecas today. Thanks

 

[razerblade]

Could someone update the tracker? My test was yesterday and I got decision made on Ecas today. Thanks

Updated. Congratulations!

 

[crozy]

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Summary of October 2017 applicants (by Visa Office) as per Google spreadsheet:

Visa Office	#Total	#AOR	#IP	#Test Invite	%Test Invite	#Test Held	#DM	%DM	#Oath Invite	%Oath Invite	#Oath Held
Blank	17	13	6	2	11.8%	2	2	11.8%	1	5.9%	1
Calgary	116	110	99	66	56.9%	60	37	31.9%	27	23.3%	7
Edmonton	62	57	51	34	54.8%	30	19	30.6%	13	21.0%	9
Fredericton	5	5	4	1	20.0%	1	1	20.0%	-	-	-
Halifax	8	8	8	5	62.5%	5	2	25.0%	1	12.5%	1
Hamilton	30	28	27	19	63.3%	17	12	40.0%	6	20.0%	2
Kitchener	31	31	30	10	32.3%	8	7	22.6%	-	-	-
London	12	11	11	6	50.0%	6	4	33.3%	-	-	-
Mississauga	101	99	87	28	27.7%	23	19	18.8%	11	10.9%	3
Montreal	123	118	107	75	61.0%	69	39	31.7%	10	8.1%	7
Niagara Falls	3	3	3	3	100.0%	3	1	33.3%	-	-	-
Ottawa	72	71	66	57	79.2%	50	31	43.1%	24	33.3%	23
Regina	16	16	15	9	56.3%	8	2	12.5%	-	-	-
Saskatoon	23	23	18	11	47.8%	11	9	39.1%	3	13.0%	2
Scarborough	66	66	63	42	63.6%	41	30	45.5%	-	-	-
St. John's	6	6	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Surrey	9	9	7	5	55.6%	2	2	22.2%	2	22.2%	2
Toronto	120	114	92	12	10.0%	12	7	5.8%	1	0.8%	-
Vancouver	109	108	100	74	67.9%	60	28	25.7%	13	11.9%	1
Windsor	9	9	8	4	44.4%	3	2	22.2%	2	22.2%	-
Winnipeg	15	15	15	7	46.7%	6	4	26.7%	1	6.7%	-
Total	953	920	823	470	49.3%	417	258	27.1%	115	12.1%	58

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I'm sorry if this was asked before but can someone explain what's happening with Toronto? 10% Test Invite seems abysmal. What are the usual timelines for Toronto? I applied in October and still haven't gone past the In Process notification.

 

[sns204]

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I'm sorry if this was asked before but can someone explain what's happening with Toronto? 10% Test Invite seems abysmal. What are the usual timelines for Toronto? I applied in October and still haven't gone past the In Process notification.

If you consider that these folks are likely part of the Scarborough group, the percentage past IP is much higher.

 

[Marco2013]

Hi Guys - Please update my record on the excel tracking:
ID: Marco2013
Test Invite date: Mar 16, 2018
Test Date: Apr 03, 2018

Thank you!

 

[NN74]

I had this blank page in my notes even before test. But still no DM after the test on Feb 16. What do you mean by the backlog clearance?

On test day, what I understand that COs are committed to utilising full 12 months (starting from the date of AOR - so it becomes 14 months cycle) window as a wait-time for citizenship applicants. That's how a backlog is piled up and nowadays those who got their test/interview in July are being called for the oath.

 

[rajmalhotra7]

Hi Guys - Please update my record on the excel tracking:
ID: Marco2013
Test Invite date: Mar 16, 2018
Test Date: Apr 03, 2018

Thank you!

Updated. Congrats!!

Have you received test invite from Scarborough office or Mississauga visa office?