CIC Citizenship timelines
Oct 8th 2009, 4:10 pm
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Re: CIC Citizenship timelines
Just had notice to attend our citizenship swearing in ceremony on 28th October following on from our test so 2 months after.
Oct 28th 2009, 9:07 pm
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Re: CIC Citizenship timelines
Oct 28th 2009, 9:42 pm
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Oct 29th 2009, 3:39 am
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Re: CIC Citizenship timelines
I talked to somebody who works for CIC in Halifax about the process and she said that as soon as the application has been processed by CIC Sydney, which is the central processing facility for ALL applications, the files are being forwarded to the respective province for further processing and it depends on the province how long it takes to schedule the citizenship tests. In smaller provinces with less applicants and maybe only 1 citizenship judge, who has to travel around (Maritimes , etc.) it will take longer until they have a session organized, in places with more applicants it might not take as long, before they will contact you...
Nov 20th 2009, 10:20 am
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Re: CIC Citizenship timelines
here is my timeline (Nova Scotia)
citizenship application sent : Nov 18 , 2008
letter of acknowledgement received: April 20th , 2009 (5 months later)
since then I haven't heard anything, but they already said it would take 12-18 months.... so I am prepared for another wait.
I talked to somebody who works for CIC in Halifax about the process and she said that as soon as the application has been processed by CIC Sydney, which is the central processing facility for ALL applications, the files are being forwarded to the respective province for further processing and it depends on the province how long it takes to schedule the citizenship tests. In smaller provinces with less applicants and maybe only 1 citizenship judge, who has to travel around (Maritimes , etc.) it will take longer until they have a session organized, in places with more applicants it might not take as long, before they will contact you...
citizenship application sent : Nov 18 , 2008
letter of acknowledgement received: April 20th , 2009 (5 months later)
since then I haven't heard anything, but they already said it would take 12-18 months.... so I am prepared for another wait.
I talked to somebody who works for CIC in Halifax about the process and she said that as soon as the application has been processed by CIC Sydney, which is the central processing facility for ALL applications, the files are being forwarded to the respective province for further processing and it depends on the province how long it takes to schedule the citizenship tests. In smaller provinces with less applicants and maybe only 1 citizenship judge, who has to travel around (Maritimes , etc.) it will take longer until they have a session organized, in places with more applicants it might not take as long, before they will contact you...
Citizenship Test written (and passed) on Nov. 18, 2009
They said it would take 2-4 months before I get an invitiation for the ceremony.
Nov 20th 2009, 2:15 pm
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Re: CIC Citizenship timelines
That's good, thanks for the update. We applied in June / July 09, and still haven't heard back, but it sounds like we may hear soon, and have the test sometime next summer. We are NS too.
Nov 20th 2009, 3:02 pm
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Re: CIC Citizenship timelines
You can't apply ahead of time though can you? We are eligible from April next year, I'm thinking we have to wait until then before we can apply. I am so old that I don't have to sit the test, maybe I will just get notification of the acceptance and then ceremone date. MOH will have to sit the exam though and it would be good to be at the same ceremony.
Nov 20th 2009, 10:41 pm
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Re: CIC Citizenship timelines
You can't apply ahead of time though can you? We are eligible from April next year, I'm thinking we have to wait until then before we can apply. I am so old that I don't have to sit the test, maybe I will just get notification of the acceptance and then ceremone date. MOH will have to sit the exam though and it would be good to be at the same ceremony.
Jan 14th 2010, 4:32 am
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Re: CIC Citizenship timelines
Just resurrecting this thread as we got our acknowledgement today of our application for citizenship back in June.
Again, it says we might wait 12-15 months before hearing anything more, but I'm excited to read from this thread that it miay be a lot earlier than that!
Again, it says we might wait 12-15 months before hearing anything more, but I'm excited to read from this thread that it miay be a lot earlier than that!
Feb 20th 2010, 2:35 pm
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Re: CIC Citizenship timelines
Reassuring and annoying at the same time. We sent ours out in September and still waiting for a peep out of them. At least I now know this is normal.
However they take your money up front and quickly. Bureaucrats are sh*ts everywhere.
However they take your money up front and quickly. Bureaucrats are sh*ts everywhere.
Feb 20th 2010, 2:42 pm
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Re: CIC Citizenship timelines
Our application (Feb 09) was transferred to our local office on Jan 12th for final processing & we'll apparently be informed of the next available citizenship test in due course
My friend, who applied 3 months before me had her test in mid-Jan & is now patiently waiting to find out if she passed & when her ceremony will be
Feb 20th 2010, 2:49 pm
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Re: CIC Citizenship timelines
They're certainly not built for speed, that's for sure
Our application (Feb 09) was transferred to our local office on Jan 12th for final processing & we'll apparently be informed of the next available citizenship test in due course
My friend, who applied 3 months before me had her test in mid-Jan & is now patiently waiting to find out if she passed & when her ceremony will be
Our application (Feb 09) was transferred to our local office on Jan 12th for final processing & we'll apparently be informed of the next available citizenship test in due course
My friend, who applied 3 months before me had her test in mid-Jan & is now patiently waiting to find out if she passed & when her ceremony will be
At least I got my new shiny UK passport through from Washington DC yesterday. There was something deeply reassuring about getting it back.
Feb 20th 2010, 3:18 pm
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Re: CIC Citizenship timelines
Dont forget to get the new Discover Canada booklet. It is different from the old study book. I was told the mid Island has there test November.
Feb 20th 2010, 3:21 pm
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Re: CIC Citizenship timelines
Ooh lucky you, unfortunately we're still recovering from Christmas
so will be waiting to get the cheaper Canadian one 
(looks back longingly to when the kids wanted some Fisher Price stuff & a car/doll etc ... instead of Digital Cameras/Laptops etc 
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Feb 20th 2010, 6:20 pm
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Re: CIC Citizenship timelines
Sounds like we're in the same boat as you, sent ours off 14th Sept last year and still waiting for confirmation. Hopeful to hear something back maybe next month, if other people's time lines are anything to go by...