April 2018 - Citizenship Applicant

[remina]

Hi,
Pls update

Id: remina
Apply On April 27

Test Invite: Nov 13, 2018
Test date: Dec 17, 2018
Decision Made ECAS: Dec 18, 2018

Vancouver, single

Thanks

 

[dyaan]

Hi Admin,
Oath request received @ Dec 12 2018
Oath Date @ Jan 24 2018

thanks and good luck to all.

 

[aalnaar]

Hello folks!
Just wanted to update folks on my journey towards finally being a Canadian citizen. Reading through everyone's experiences here made the application process easier, and frankly less stressful, so THANK YOU!

Please add me to the tracker
id: aalnaar
Location: Vancouver
App.Type: Single
Physical Presence Days: 1,112
App Sent: Mar 31, 2018
App Recd: April 05, 2018
AOR: May 8, 2018
In Process: July 11, 2018
Test Invite: November 2, 2018
Test date: December 5, 2018
Decision Made ECAS: December 6, 2018
Oath Letter: December 10, 2018
Oath Date: December 21, 2018

Cheers to everyone waiting, your time will come

@Libu I know you may be away, just wanted to tag you so that when you're back - you could update the spreadsheet for everyone's benefit. Thanks a lot!
PS: got to go and apply for my passport today!

 

[mannual]

best x mas gift :---So happy to be a citizen of this beautiful country!!! The journey was long and the struggle WAS real but the ending was beautiful. My heart is overflowed with joy. I am truly blessed to be able to call this great nation my own .6 years,of hard work and many sacrifices to bring me to a day that i will always remember and cherish.the day i became canadian citizen still stands out as one of the happiest and most significant moments of my life .visit AND FOLLOW my instagram for detail:-https://www.instagram.com/p/BrjZ1z0l7i5/ . THANKS FOR EVERYBODY WHO HELP TO END THIS JOURNEY. AND GOODLUCK TO ALL

 

[Libu]

Hi all. I have updated most of the updates to the spreadsheet. Please let me know if i have missed any. Happy Christmas to everyone!!

 

[hcyrusr]

How is it some people get the decision made in 1 day and some people have to wait a very long time, my test was on Oct24th and still nothing ... frustrating but i am sure it will come soon

 

[soso23]

How is it some people get the decision made in 1 day and some people have to wait a very long time, my test was on Oct24th and still nothing ... frustrating but i am sure it will come soon

My husband did his test on October 11 and still no decision made. Apparently it’s the background check. I was reading in another form where someone waited 5 months for decision made. 1 week after oath invite and 1 month after they went to the ceremony. So I think by February maybe.

 

[robinhood_1984]

How is it some people get the decision made in 1 day and some people have to wait a very long time, my test was on Oct24th and still nothing ... frustrating but i am sure it will come soon

We will probably never know for sure but its most probably to do with background checks. Either the people who get DM one day after test already have passed the background checks before the interview takes place or it could be possible that not everybody undergoes the same level of background check and those selected, for whatever reason, for more in depth checking take much longer.

Ultimately its very hard to say though as each and every one of our applications differ so much in terms of time frame once the application is received. Some get AOR after weeks, others take months, then its off to a whole host of different regional processing offices, that in turn have numberous agents working in them at different speeds etc. When I did my test in November, I was ofcourse an April applicant, others were from as far back as January and others were May etc. The January applicants applied 3 months or more before me for example but at that point where no further ahead at all.

For me, the biggest frustration has been the lack of transparency in the process. Thankfully, my own process has gone quite well so far but I have no idea why mine has, and that of other hasn't etc. I just wish it were possible to easily find out where we all are in our process, what has been done, what hasn't been done and if there are problems causing delays. You still might not be able to do anything about it, but at least you'd know and it might cut down on the worrying and anxiety.

 

[Joseph8688]

Hey guys. Im also an April applicant.
Received MAY 06
AOR JUNE 11
IP JULY 24

Nothing after that. We're a family of 4. I do have a concern though and I'd really appreciate if someone could help.

I wrote my employers company name in the form. After submission i got to know that the company goes by another name on official documents. What can be done? Im really scared. Don't know what to do.

 

[robinhood_1984]

Major update for me.

Got my oath invitation today (Dec 27th) via email. The ceremony will take place on January 16th.
So all in all, it will have taken me approximately 9.5 months.

 

[Welshdazza86]

Major update for me.

Got my oath invitation today (Dec 27th) via email. The ceremony will take place on January 16th.
So all in all, it will have taken me approximately 9.5 months.

Congratulations... I consider you lucky as I'm jealous
I'm one of the many who are 'in process'

 

[SunnyWays]

Major update for me.

Got my oath invitation today (Dec 27th) via email. The ceremony will take place on January 16th.
So all in all, it will have taken me approximately 9.5 months.

congratz robinhood, when was ur test at which office? and did you get decision made today?

 

[robinhood_1984]

Congratulations... I consider you lucky as I'm jealous
I'm one of the many who are 'in process'

Thanks mate. The not knowing and the lack of transparency is the worst thing isn't it. I was 'In Process' from June 27th until my test and interview on November 21st and then it changed to DM the next day and suddenly the seemingly never ending waiting and anxiety was over, just like that.

 

[robinhood_1984]

congratz robinhood, when was ur test at which office? and did you get decision made today?

Thanks. My test and interview were on November 21st, in Fredericton, New Brunswick. I got Decision Made the very next morning on November 22nd.

 

[dindon]

Guys I have problem here I went to bc for work lasy summer of course I changed my mailing adress then come back to Calgary on September , I just phoned them today and they said they sent my file to bc location , like seriously what’s going on ? It going to be delay or what’s going to ha[pen next