CIC Citizenship timelines
Dec 18th 2011, 2:22 am
#316
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Re: CIC Citizenship timelines
I think one of hurdles with "the boonies" is that CIC consolidates the applications. At least here on Vancouver Island that has been / is the case: The staff does all the prep work in Victoria and then travels up Island. At the North Island locations tests and ceremonies are held twice a year for roughly 50 new Canadians each. It's usually either same day or test one day and then the ceremony 24 hours later, I guess depending on availability of the locations?
I'd applied in December 2009 and just slipped past the deadline for the Fall 2010 ceremony (Citizenship certificate says October 2010...) and therefore had to wait another half a year for the CIC staff and Judge to come up again in May 2011.
Fingers crossed for all who are taking the test in the next couple of weeks!
I'd applied in December 2009 and just slipped past the deadline for the Fall 2010 ceremony (Citizenship certificate says October 2010...) and therefore had to wait another half a year for the CIC staff and Judge to come up again in May 2011.
Fingers crossed for all who are taking the test in the next couple of weeks!
Dec 18th 2011, 3:11 am
#317
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Re: CIC Citizenship timelines
We are about five days different from you guys! Calgary are going faster than I thought.
We applied 15th Feb 2011, got the acknowledgement and booklet about 13th March.
And have today received our letter - test (and hopefully, presuming we pass, the ceremony) on 23rd January.
Best get revising eh?
We applied 15th Feb 2011, got the acknowledgement and booklet about 13th March.
And have today received our letter - test (and hopefully, presuming we pass, the ceremony) on 23rd January.
Best get revising eh?
Dec 18th 2011, 3:12 am
#318
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Re: CIC Citizenship timelines
I think one of hurdles with "the boonies" is that CIC consolidates the applications. At least here on Vancouver Island that has been / is the case: The staff does all the prep work in Victoria and then travels up Island. At the North Island locations tests and ceremonies are held twice a year for roughly 50 new Canadians each. It's usually either same day or test one day and then the ceremony 24 hours later, I guess depending on availability of the locations?
I'd applied in December 2009 and just slipped past the deadline for the Fall 2010 ceremony (Citizenship certificate says October 2010...) and therefore had to wait another half a year for the CIC staff and Judge to come up again in May 2011.
Fingers crossed for all who are taking the test in the next couple of weeks!
I'd applied in December 2009 and just slipped past the deadline for the Fall 2010 ceremony (Citizenship certificate says October 2010...) and therefore had to wait another half a year for the CIC staff and Judge to come up again in May 2011.
Fingers crossed for all who are taking the test in the next couple of weeks!
Dec 19th 2011, 8:27 pm
#319
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Re: CIC Citizenship timelines
Update on Calgary timeline. I mailed my application off this January. Finally got my test/ceremony date later to attend at the end off January 2012. I consider completing within 12 months a result!
Dec 20th 2011, 5:33 am
#320
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Dec 21st 2011, 12:00 am
#321
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Re: CIC Citizenship timelines
Thanks! I was pleasantly surprised at how fast it was.
Dec 25th 2011, 2:21 pm
#322
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Re: CIC Citizenship timelines
Well now, it has been just over 12 months since I applied. It seems that my file was transferred to Moncton, NB. I only found that out when CIC sent me a questionnaire that had to be filled in. They also asked for pretty much 3 years of T4's, Pay Stubs, Utility bills, credit card statements, letters from my employer, organisations I am connected with, mortgage/rental agreements and anything else that would help the citizenship Judge make a decision on my file. All the request info got tothem on Friday. Hopefully this has not slowed those grinding wheels and gears to much. Would be nice to sit the test in Jan. 
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Dec 26th 2011, 10:03 pm
#323
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Re: CIC Citizenship timelines
I think one of hurdles with "the boonies" is that CIC consolidates the applications. At least here on Vancouver Island that has been / is the case: The staff does all the prep work in Victoria and then travels up Island. At the North Island locations tests and ceremonies are held twice a year for roughly 50 new Canadians each. It's usually either same day or test one day and then the ceremony 24 hours later, I guess depending on availability of the locations?
I'd applied in December 2009 and just slipped past the deadline for the Fall 2010 ceremony (Citizenship certificate says October 2010...) and therefore had to wait another half a year for the CIC staff and Judge to come up again in May 2011.
Fingers crossed for all who are taking the test in the next couple of weeks!
I'd applied in December 2009 and just slipped past the deadline for the Fall 2010 ceremony (Citizenship certificate says October 2010...) and therefore had to wait another half a year for the CIC staff and Judge to come up again in May 2011.
Fingers crossed for all who are taking the test in the next couple of weeks!
Dec 27th 2011, 12:29 am
#324
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Re: CIC Citizenship timelines
We applied Feb 2011 and have just had our date for the test and swearing in ceromony (obviously if the test is passed) Jan 27, 2012 at 8am in Calgary! Woo Hoo!
Dec 27th 2011, 4:43 am
#325
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Dec 27th 2011, 5:06 am
#326
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Re: CIC Citizenship timelines
When I did the citizenship test in Calgary, I got chatting with one of the women at the office there and was asking why it took so long and she said I should think myself lucky because it was only going to get worse. They used to do the test in the morning and the ceremony in the afternoon, she said they were just too rammed now to even contemplate doing it that way because there were too many people who failed (because of language difficulties must be because the test was piss easy), had to take it again and that just created more demand.
Also they've got no more staff and there are more and more people getting LPR status and then applying.
Also they've got no more staff and there are more and more people getting LPR status and then applying.
We are about five days different from you guys! Calgary are going faster than I thought.
We applied 15th Feb 2011, got the acknowledgement and booklet about 13th March.
And have today received our letter - test (and hopefully, presuming we pass, the ceremony) on 23rd January.
Best get revising eh?
We applied 15th Feb 2011, got the acknowledgement and booklet about 13th March.
And have today received our letter - test (and hopefully, presuming we pass, the ceremony) on 23rd January.
Best get revising eh?
Jan 23rd 2012, 11:24 pm
#328
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Re: CIC Citizenship timelines
The ann m family were sworn in today - another milestone.
