Citizenship time line
 

I did a little search but still have a "Quick question" :)

I received my Book and a letter saying i need to learn to read and write English and speak some at the upcoming test. Ohh my !! (still req even though we now send proof that we are of the English speaking people land)

Question is: How long after getting the book and vague letter was you called up for the test ?

I am in Ontario, East Toronto, most likely go to Scarborough office for test.

Thanks

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About a year for me.........

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Ouch thanks :@(

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Less than a year, but we didn't have to do the test.

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I applied in April 2012, still no test date :-(

I'm in Vancouver, BC and received a residence questionnaire in May 2013. Still a long road ahead, I fear. It think it varies a lot, from office to office and case to case. How many days' presence did you apply with?

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I applied in May 2013, but i presumed if they sent a book about Canada and a sheet saying they may want to hear me speak Englusko then I was at least half way there?

So a year from booklet being received sounds bout right then, maybe ?

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I'd bet money on it being less than a year for Scarborough.

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for me it was just under, got the book in Nov 2011, Test, in oct 2012, cermeony in Nov 2012

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I got the Discover Canada book within a few weeks of applying, then nothing until the RQ a few months ago. Hope yours is quicker!

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About a year and a half for me. Things should be quicker now that they have more staff processing the applications.

Feel free to get the citizenship app in my sig btw

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I applied October, 2011 and received the book December 2011. They started processing my application December, 2012 and requested finger prints in January 2013. I've heard nothing since.

It does seem that some applications are randomly much faster than others - as if applications are sometimes picked up from the wrong pile - so your application could turn out very different from mine.

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You need fingerprinting for the citizenship test? Does the checks done for PR not count?

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I posted my application about a month ago. Wondering how long before i get a confirmation letter.

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Some do, some don't. My name is the same as a convicted murderer, so they always want fingerprints from me.

Doesn't seem to cause much delay if you do the electronic fingerprints rather than the old ink and paper route.

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Mine was 11 months about 4 years ago. My sisters applied 5 months ago and they have been told it can take up to 26 months now, this is in London, Ontario.

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Applied Oct 2010, had to fill in RQ, test next week, so almost 3 years for us. Shame we've now decided to go back although we still intend to do the test given that we've paid for it and waited so long!

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I'm worried about having to send the application package to Novia Scotia! convinced its going to get lost in transit never to be seen again!!

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Applied May 2012, had booklet & the further residency questionaire start processing Sept 2012....not heard a thing in NS

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So getting the book means Jack!!!! it is just a way of saying we got the application, saves money on postage sending both the Letter and the book I suppose?

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I applied a month ago and was told processing time is 25 months assuming the application meets all the requirements and includes all the information required.

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Basically.

However, when you get the letter saying you have a citizenship test next week, you'll regret leaving the book lying around for a year without learning anything :).

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it says here as of June 2013 average wait time 24 months, give or take a bit

http://www.cicnews.com/2013/06/canad...ay-062543.html

According to recent statistics, individuals who are eligible for Canadian citizenship today may not become citizens in time to vote in the 2015 federal election. Delays in application processing, which range from 21 to 29 months, have left over 24,000 individuals waiting to take the final step in their journey to becoming Canadian.

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But when we applied 34 months ago it was only meant to take 19 months....

Oh well, test tomorrow, hope we pass!

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way too long:eek: Good luck BTW

Imagine if an ex-pat purposely came to Canada with the intention of staying the minimum time required to get citizenship - they'd likely, the way the wait times are going be in Canada twice as long as they'd expected.

Its all a money grab

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/informa...processing.asp

FYI, I checked the CIC website for processing times & they're saying 25 months for routine applications & 35 months for non-routine. I guess most (excuse of CIC) is non rountine

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I went through Scarborough - booklet sent to me within a week or so of application. 9 months later notice of test, with two weeks notice. Oath one month after that so 11 months start to finish.

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Wow, I can't believe the diferance between one poster and the next. Lets hope for the 11 month one then :@)

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And at the time I applied it was a 21 month projection online, so the averages worked for me in that example.
I have friends in Ottawa who applied as a family at the same time and one of them has had fingerprints request and nothing heard since.
It truly seems to be a lottery.

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Mine were required for a similar reason, but I don't know what crime my namesake had committed.

The amount of delay seems variable - I had mine done electronically 7 months ago and have heard nothing since.

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I received an RQ but it surprisingly didn't delay my appointment to take the test.

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Passed :) Ceremony should be in October so a 3 year timescale for us.

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Spot on , major 6 days swatting in our household :D

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Good. If someone comes to Canada for the sole purpose of getting citizenship, and b*gg*r*ng off once they have it, I am quite content that they have to wait.

How?

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Hi we live in Vancouver BC

We applied for our citizenship Feb 2012, they acknowledged receipt about 6 weeks later

Husband , had to be finger printed may 2013,

called for exam mid July 2013, had our citizenship cermony a week ago.

just for info they only give you 10 days notice for the exam and the cermony!

Glad its all done, just have to apply for passports now

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how long after the exam are you notified of whether you passed or not?

do they let you know immediately?

I wonder what happens to those that fail?
instant deportation or do you just sign something to state you understand why you got those questions wrong? :p

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10 days is plenty time to re-read the book I think.

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In some cases -- e.g. if they're doing the ceremony the same day -- yes. In others, no.

It used to be an interview with the citizenship judge, but I believe they now give you a second chance at the test before they go that far.

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We applied for citizenship in September 2012. Last week we received letters telling us to go to Hamilton to write the test today, which we did. They then marked them while we were being interviewed afterwards so we got the results the same day. We were advised that the citizenship ceremony will be in 4 - 6 weeks time.

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I'm beginning to wonder if they actually want us to be citizens :( Passed our tests at the end of August (both got 100% :) ) and were told to expect ceremony this week. We heard that other Brits who came to the test the same day as us had received invites and we'd had nothing. We called CIC and apparently there's nothing wrong with our applications but we weren't getting invites this time.... no idea why.
37 months now since we first applied and still not citizens!

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Just curious but, why do you want to be citizens when you are seemingly going back?

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We might want to come back again sometime! Plus we've paid our $500 and it gives our daughter more options in her future...