rabrol

Yeah, this kind of information is helpful.
The received our application back in November 09 and of course we haven't received an ackmowledgment or anything. Thanksfully I had Canada Post tracking on the application so at least I know that it was received!

I guess we'll be waiting another 2 months or so before we even get the acknowledgement

However, being PR is almost as good, and I am thankful that we are here and able to fully enjoy all that this wonderful land and its people have to offer

woodworm

update on my citizenship application>

today I received a letter dated March 16 where they invited me to take the oath of citizenship. It will be on March 31st , which brings my timeline for the whole process to a total of 16.5 months.

purplemoose

Ha ha know that feeling! It'll come soon, think positive! We received a letter as a receipt with a study guide called "Discover Canada", packed with info that no doubt the average born and bread Canadian doesn't know themselves! So my OH has already started bombarding me with questions! There's an example of a couple of questions (multiple choice) in there to give you an idea, and I'm no brain of Britain (or Canada for that matter) but the answers were fairly obvious...so my worries have subsided a bit. So let's hope it won't be long for you now

Thanks for posting the info about your online client status Bananahammock, ours hasn't been updated yet, so that's interesting. Looks like we may be getting a few more books to study through the post at some point then!

Congrats Woodworm on your Oath of Citizenship date!

lof

thanks for posting that. it essentially answers my question of where the cic office responsible for my citizenship application is. if even the ones from nanaimo are done in victoria, the ones from the comox valley are even more so.

my application went in end of november 2009 - so still some time to go.
i guess i wouldn't mind so much if it weren't for all those people who look at me with that lost expression and say: "but... i thought you've become canadian quite some time ago?!?!?" (possibly thinking of the day when i became pr...)

bananahammock

I'm not 100% that they are done in Victoria though ... it does say that on my client status but it also says they sent my books when they didn't . I called them in Jan to ask them to stop sending me the 'Discover Canada' books & they told me that on Jan 12th my application had been sent to the Nanaimo CIC office but on-line it says Victoria so who knows eh?

I don't get people thinking I've become Canadian ... probably something to do with the fact that I stil sound remarkably like Vicky Pollard!

Madmac

Received the acknowledgment letter today in the post.

They used my wife's maiden name however??? How they got that I've no idea as all our evidence documents show her married name as did her original PR application. I assume they took it off box 4C on the application form. Why they did this is beyond me so I guess we'll have to jump through hoops now trying to contact the blithering idiots!

Cheesus! Got to love bureaucracy in any country.

jollyrogers

Hi all
We sent our papers off in September 2009 and received our receipt last week, March 2010.
We`re hoping on doing our test in Lethbridge,AB.
Hope this helps.

vimtocarr

Hey, Just to let you know we applied under skilled worker in April 2009. We sent all our evidential docs off in Sept I think and in November we received that very same letter you recieved stating it would be 12-18 months that we would here from them again for the Medical Requests. Like you we were gutted and thought OMG that's ages but 2 weeks later we got a Medical Request letter..... booked medicals for the 18th Jan. Had passport requests 19 February and had our visa's and passports back on Wednesday just gone.

So don't panic just yet guys..... you may get that letter sooner than you think. All the best for your process.

Best Wishes

Vimtocarr

Dave+Jules

We applied April 2009, received acknowledgement ??? (didnt note the date) telling us the standard 12-15 months. We received notification of transfer to local office in Jan 2010 and they sent us a new study book.

I'm not worried, just sitting back (well working hard actually) waiting for the bureau to work its wonders

jerry brewer

Hi
Just an update,
app rec by cic Oct 09
today by post
got a acknowlegement letter & Discover Canada book.
cheers
Jerry

capillano

Did they mention what the wait time is going to be on your acknowledgment letter?

I am curious to find out how long the wait is for North Vancouver residents.

lof

application received by cic: december 1st, 2009
acknowledgement including "discover canada" book received: may 7th, 2010


capillano, it says 12 to 15 months on my letter. but it's a generic one anyway, they haven't even changed the name of the study book on it yet...

Dave+Jules

We received our letters yesterday calling for our exam attendance set for 31st May so it has taken just over 12 months... Hey! with a bit of luck we will get to vote at the provincial elections in Sept

bananahammock

Latest update, we received our notices today to write our Citizenship tests on June 9th, so 15 months from them getting it to us doing it!

Off to study ..........

Kittykerr

you are talking about PR. this is for citizenship which is for people who have got PR and lived in canada for 3 years..

ill be sending mine off in Alberta soon.. ive been a PR since 2001 but had too many days out of Canada until 2007 to get up to the magic number.