Application for Canadian Citizenship - A Comprehensive Guide

[nila001]

Hi everyone,

I have two questions:
1) What is the email ID the AOR comes from?
2) What is meant by "in process ecas" in the tracking sheet?

Thanks in advance

 

[rajkamalmohanram]

Hi everyone,

I have two questions:
1) What is the email ID the AOR comes from?
2) What is meant by "in process ecas" in the tracking sheet?

Thanks in advance

1. Not sure. Just add *.cic.gc.ca to your email filter and configure the filter to mark these emails as important.
2. ECAS = Electronic Client Application Status (I think...) => This is where you check the status of your application. 'In Process' means exactly that - The application is being processed (after AOR).

Google ECAS CIC and its the first link but here it is => https://services3.cic.gc.ca/ecas/introduction.do?app=ecas

 

[nila001]

1. Not sure. Just add *.cic.gc.ca to your email filter and configure the filter to mark these emails as important.
2. ECAS = Electronic Client Application Status (I think...) => This is where you check the status of your application. 'In Process' means exactly that - The application is being processed (after AOR).

Google ECAS CIC and its the first link but here it is => https://services3.cic.gc.ca/ecas/introduction.do?app=ecas

Thank you very much!
So ECAS gets activated few days after AOR comes right?

 

[Kar1205]

Hello Everyone,

Sent my Family application package on 21-Sep 2020 and it was delivered on 24- Sep 2020

 

[rajkamalmohanram]

Hello Everyone,

Sent my Family application package on 21-Sep 2020 and it was delivered on 24- Sep 2020

Hello, please also mention the following :

# of days physically present in Canada
City where you live

I have added you to the sheet. Once you provide this information, myself or someone else will update it.

 

[rajkamalmohanram]

Thank you very much!
So ECAS gets activated few days after AOR comes right?

Yeah you should find your application on eCAS after AOR.

 

[trv_237]

Hi Guys,
This is awesome thread for helping out all citizenship applicants. I am filling my application form for Citizenship. I have few questions regarding this application process:
1. I have received PR in Feb 2015, before that I was on student visa at U of Alberta as a phd student. Completed my studies in May 2017. I plan to sign my application on Sept /October. So just wanted to confirm with you experienced guys: my eligibility period should be from Sept/oct 2015 to Sept/Oct 2020? should I enter my out of Canada days during these 5 years?

2. In an application form they have asked : During your 5 year eligibility period did you have temporary resident or protected person status in Canada before becoming PR. So my eligibility period sept 2015-Sep/Oct 2020. I have confusion there whether i should answer yes or no? Because i was student during sept 2015 but on PR status.

Can you please help to clear my confusions ..

Thanks in advacne

 

[expressimmigrant]

1.

Hi Guys,
This is awesome thread for helping out all citizenship applicants. I am filling my application form for Citizenship. I have few questions regarding this application process:
1. I have received PR in Feb 2015, before that I was on student visa at U of Alberta as a phd student. Completed my studies in May 2017. I plan to sign my application on Sept /October. So just wanted to confirm with you experienced guys: my eligibility period should be from Sept/oct 2015 to Sept/Oct 2020? should I enter my out of Canada days during these 5 years?

2. In an application form they have asked : During your 5 year eligibility period did you have temporary resident or protected person status in Canada before becoming PR. So my eligibility period sept 2015-Sep/Oct 2020. I have confusion there whether i should answer yes or no? Because i was student during sept 2015 but on PR status.

Can you please help to clear my confusions ..

Thanks in advacne

1. Yes you should include all days that you were out of Canada. you can use the physical presence calculator
https://eservices.cic.gc.ca/rescalc/resCalcStartNew.do?lang=en

2.As per your statement, you have been PR at the start date of the 5 year eligibility period.

Stating that you were a student during part of that eligibility period to be included in section 11 of the application

"Tell us what you have been doing during your five year eligibility period."

As per your statement, you stated that during the full five year eligibility period you have not been on temporary status and you are not counting any days on a temporary status. Use the Physical presence Calculator to make sure that this is the case.

 

[KaZRa]

Just wanted to confirm... hubby has been here since 2013, granted PR in Dec 2017, he can apply for citizenship in Dec 2020?

 

[rafzy]

Just wanted to confirm... hubby has been here since 2013, granted PR in Dec 2017, he can apply for citizenship in Dec 2020?

He can apply even now as 1 year from his temporary residence status will be counted towards the citizenship period. Why wait till December

 

[royce110]

I am seeing other threads here where people are saying the ones who applied early 20’ have not got AOR until now is because they sent the docs to the PO Box address instead of courier.

Not sure how far this is true and IMO should not have any bearing on the application delays.

If anyone knows any applicant who applied to the PO Box address and got AOR recently your input is appreciated.

 

[KaZRa]

He can apply even now as 1 year from his temporary residence status will be counted towards the citizenship period. Why wait till December

I didn't know. I thought it had to be when it hit 3 yrs. Thanks!

 

[expressimmigrant]

I didn't know. I thought it had to be when it hit 3 yrs. Thanks!

you can use the physical presence calculator to determine if the physical presence eligibility is met

 

[Aspiring Canadian]

hi guys im posting this here as well as im slightly worried.

I applied for my PR back in 2017 through a lawyer and was just looking at the application today as i was preparing my citizenship application.

Under Canadian address history they put from 2015-02-15 till 2016-06-15. In actually fact i was only there until 2015-12-01 before moving onto the next address.

Now for my citizenship application i have to include past 5 years address history so there will be a discrepancy.

Should i ignore it as it is non material or should in include a letter of explanation saying address was mistakenly put wrong at time of PR application?

 

[GG_wife]

Wow this is such a useful post! Thank you so much for creating this on your own time without any expected reward. This is more than pay it forward