2015 RQ Timelines

[fishbone]

Hi All,

I wanted to start a thread for people who received RQs in 2015 and to hear what their timelines / experiences have been.
I received my RQ in Dec 2015 and have since sent it in. I have not heard back yet.

Please share your timelines as well!

 

[Tired]

Hello,

Here is my timeline:

Office: Montreal
Application received: 29-May-2015
AOR: 23-July-2015
In Process: 03-Aug-2015
Test: 21-Oct-2015
RQ received: 16-December-2015
RQ sent to CIC: 06-January-2016

Waiting till now :-[ :-[

 

[fishbone]

We have similar timelines - best of luck!

 

[JJGGG]

which local office are you in .
did the CO informed during test that RQ will be issued . is it full RQ or the simple one

 

[fishbone]

Mississauga - Full RQ after test

 

[JJGGG]

Mississauga - Full RQ after test

it's really frustrating . keep it up and best of luck for all of us. i done the test 30 nov , still IP which is making me paranoid

 

[Icebergmoma]

Application received: 10-Jun-2015
AOR: 12-Aug-2015
In Process: 20-Aug-2015
Test: 01-Dec-2015
RQ received: 01-Dec-2015 During interview
RQ sent to CIC: 29-Dec-2015

Waiting now.

 

[JJGGG]

Application received: 10-Jun-2015
AOR: 12-Aug-2015
In Process: 20-Aug-2015
Test: 01-Dec-2015
RQ received: 01-Dec-2015 During interview
RQ sent to CIC: 29-Dec-2015

Waiting now.

which office , full RQ or short one

 

[fishbone]

which office , full RQ or short one

Generally the RQ refers to the full blown questionnaire.
The 'short' one is called the CIT0520

 

[JJGGG]

thank you fishbone and best of luck

 

[fishbone]

From what I understand about questionnaires (and CIT0520's), it is basically up to the Citizenship Officer to take out the time, review the files and make a decision on it.

Has anyone had any success in triggering a citizenship officer to start looking at their files? Maybe by writing a letter?

 

[JJGGG]

fishbone!!!!

to my understanding CO would require few hours only to review and decide on a file . but seems the review is either random or being programmed in advance by local office administration . that is what making files sit in queue or files progressing ahead of others.

sending letters or reminders will not make much difference .

 

[AkkDivz]

hi - I applied with less than 1095 days of physical presence as my job profile involved travelling.

but I had been living and working and living in Canada for the last 5 years.

I got an RQ after my test and finally I have been invited for oath taking.

the whole process took 13 months since application submission to oath .

while filling up the RQ:
A) i made sure you declare all travels without fail
B) i backed it up with proper reasons . I just provided letter from employer stating that my job invpolves frequent travel.
C) t4`s and noa`s for all previous years.
D) proof of residence just for current house (did not provide any proofs for previous residences)

------------------------ my detailed timeline as in ecas-----------------------------------------------

1.We received your application for Canadian citizenship (grant of citizenship) on February 18, 2015.
2.We sent you correspondence acknowledging receipt of your application(s) on March 19, 2015.
3.We started processing your application on June 11, 2015.
4.Your file was transferred to the office responsible for your area on June 22, 2015. The office responsible for your area will contact you.
5.We sent you a notice on January 7, 2016 to appear and write the citizenship test on January 30, 2016 at 11:45 AM. The notice you will receive by mail will be your official confirmation of your appointment. If you have not received this notice prior to the date of your scheduled appointment, please contact us.
*Note: Citizenship and Immigration Canada does sometimes schedule events on Saturdays or Sundays.

6.We sent you a notice on February 16, 2016 to appear and take the oath of citizenship at the citizenship ceremony to be held on March 2, 2016 at 10:30 AM. The notice you will receive will be your official confirmation of your appointment. If you have not received this notice prior to the date of your scheduled appointment, please contact us.

 

[fishbone]

Congratulations AkkDivz!

Was this a pre-test RQ or post-test RQ? Also, if you could give us an approximate date of when you submitted your RQ, that would be great!

 

[AkkDivz]

thanks fishbone.

this was post test RQ.

I received the RQ from the CO on the day of the test (Jan 30th) during interview as I was short on physical presence.

I submitted the filled RQ one week later (ie on Feb 6th).

the status was changed to decision made in ecas on Feb 9th, but the detailed decision did not mention anything like if they have sent me an invitation for the oath.

on feb 18th however, the detailed status in ecas was updated to reflect the last line (ie they sent me the letter to take the oath).

so time from test (or RQ received) to oath invitation was approx. 15 days.

Whats amazing is time taken from RQ submission to Decision made was just 3 days!!!