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eaglefly
toronto
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 Posted - 01/27/2004 : 15:21:23
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hi, expert, anyone know or have such experience, pls share with
My citizenship application has been more than 1.5 years, the delay is mostly due to the requirement of fingerprint i the middle of the application. this fingerprint thing took 8 months. after CIC got the fingerprint result, unfortunately my other background checks ( immigration and security)expired, so they have to be reworked. I wonder how long it will take to rework the background check and eventuallycan to take the test.
I am frustrated with this. pls help. thanks a lot
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redaelrihani
toronto
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Posted - 01/27/2004 : 18:24:34
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Hi,
would u be more specfic i do know friend of mine applied in NOV 202 been asked for finger printing on january 2003 did the written test on NOV and had the oath this january it took 14 month in totoal in Scarborough ON
myself i did send my application on Sep 2003 and was transfered for local office in scarborough on january that is the e-cilent inf.
can you tell me when you apply and when your file was transfered to your local area and does it say been transfered on the( e-cilent )to write the test or it does not say or it say for more processing. how long after u applied been asked for finger print, where did you apply for your immigrant 4 years ago is it NY
THANKS
reda
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eaglefly
toronto
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Posted - 01/28/2004 : 14:18:25
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HI, THERE, glad to see your reply. I applied in June 2002, my file was transfered to toronto office in sept.according to e client, my file was transfered to toronto to take test and oath. and then in jan 2003 they sent me a letter asking me to take the finger print. this took 8 months untill it was finalized in late oct, 2003. i called them and i was told that they are now rework my background checks , because it has passed one year and no longer valid. they began the rework in nov, 2003. now it has been 3 months from there. who knows how long it will take. i came from ny before landing almost 5 years ago.
by the way, i learned from your other replies that you are intersted in foreclosure real estate. i myself am looking for this kind of business, if possible we may work together in this line. thanks
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redaelrihani
toronto
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Posted - 01/28/2004 : 15:13:11
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hi,
i think most of the people who came from the US (immigrant) has beem asking for finger print and iam one of them, but i have not been asked my file was transfer to toronto office i guess i might expected the letter soon for the finger print on the other hand real estate bus iam still gathering some inf and i will let u know but u have put in mind you need a good amount of cash to start as most of the lander will not give u a loan with out inspecting the house and they want be able to due to the owner accpancy. let me know what will happend with your case and i will let u informed
best
Reda
reda
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eaglefly
toronto
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Posted - 01/29/2004 : 08:25:12
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HI, REDA, good to have your reply. let's inform each other. as to the real estate biz, let 's keep in contact. thanks and good luck.
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mikettl2003
Vancouver
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Posted - 02/01/2004 : 17:28:37
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Sorry to hear it. Do you know how often the citizen applicant will be asked to take finger print, which will mess up all the personal plan because of this delay.
Thanks. and Good luck.
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HI, THERE, glad to see your reply. I applied in June 2002, my file was transfered to toronto office in sept.according to e client, my file was transfered to toronto to take test and oath. and then in jan 2003 they sent me a letter asking me to take the finger print. this took 8 months untill it was finalized in late oct, 2003. i called them and i was told that they are now rework my background checks , because it has passed one year and no longer valid. they began the rework in nov, 2003. now it has been 3 months from there. who knows how long it will take. i came from ny before landing almost 5 years ago.
by the way, i learned from your other replies that you are intersted in foreclosure real estate. i myself am looking for this kind of business, if possible we may work together in this line. thanks
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eaglefly
toronto
19 Posts |
Posted - 02/02/2004 : 13:51:34
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sorry , i donot know. but as far as i know , alot of people were asked to take finger print nowadays. anybody have the similiar experience, pls share with me. also any experts can shed light on how long the reverification of background checks take. thanksquote:
Sorry to hear it. Do you know how often the citizen applicant will be asked to take finger print, which will mess up all the personal plan because of this delay.
Thanks. and Good luck.
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HI, THERE, glad to see your reply. I applied in June 2002, my file was transfered to toronto office in sept.according to e client, my file was transfered to toronto to take test and oath. and then in jan 2003 they sent me a letter asking me to take the finger print. this took 8 months untill it was finalized in late oct, 2003. i called them and i was told that they are now rework my background checks , because it has passed one year and no longer valid. they began the rework in nov, 2003. now it has been 3 months from there. who knows how long it will take. i came from ny before landing almost 5 years ago.
by the way, i learned from your other replies that you are intersted in foreclosure real estate. i myself am looking for this kind of business, if possible we may work together in this line. thanks
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DJ
Mississuaga
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Posted - 02/11/2004 : 21:55:05
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Hi EagleFly,
I am in a similar predicament. I applied in the end of Dec 2002. Got a request for fingerprint that I submitted in July 2003 and will be approaching the 8 month time period shortly. I have tried calling the Call Center but it is always busy. I have a couple of questions based on your experience.
Q1) Does the e-client echo when the RCMP background check fingerprints are received by them or when the check gets completed?
For me it continues to show the last message stating that they sent out the letter requesting the finger print...If you have not yet provided the information, please do so as soon as possible...
Q2) What other immigration and security background checks are they reworking for you? Please don’t tell me you have to go through the fingerprinting and wait for another 8 months for RCMP to respond.
Thank you in anticipation of your response.
Regards,
DJ
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HI, THERE, glad to see your reply. I applied in June 2002, my file was transfered to toronto office in sept.according to e client, my file was transfered to toronto to take test and oath. and then in jan 2003 they sent me a letter asking me to take the finger print. this took 8 months untill it was finalized in late oct, 2003. i called them and i was told that they are now rework my background checks , because it has passed one year and no longer valid. they began the rework in nov, 2003. now it has been 3 months from there. who knows how long it will take. i came from ny before landing almost 5 years ago.
by the way, i learned from your other replies that you are intersted in foreclosure real estate. i myself am looking for this kind of business, if possible we may work together in this line. thanks
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redaelrihani
toronto
15 Posts |
Posted - 02/11/2004 : 23:33:01
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Hi DJ,
SO they did ask u for finger print after 7 month of sending the application from the e-client inf when does it say the start processing ur application and when was your file transfer to a local office my file was transfer to a local office a month ago for taking the citizenship test doest mean i do not need a finger print or i might do do they uptodate the inf if i need a finger print at the e-cilent website
thanks
reda
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DJ
Mississuaga
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Posted - 02/12/2004 : 11:02:36
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Hi Reda,
After the file is transfered to the local office (with e-client message stating you will be contacted for the test), if needed the e-client will tell you that they sent out the finger printing request for you. Untill you get the notification you are safe. The time window you are guessing for me is correct, the request was sent out 7 months later. Good Luck!
Regards,
DJ
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Hi DJ,
SO they did ask u for finger print after 7 month of sending the application from the e-client inf when does it say the start processing ur application and when was your file transfer to a local office my file was transfer to a local office a month ago for taking the citizenship test doest mean i do not need a finger print or i might do do they uptodate the inf if i need a finger print at the e-cilent website
thanks
reda
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eaglefly
toronto
19 Posts |
Posted - 02/13/2004 : 16:08:54
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hi, dj, just read your message.for the 1 question, you get nothing from e client status, for the 2 one, as background checks are valid for a year, after that it needs to be redone,
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DJ
Mississuaga
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Posted - 02/13/2004 : 22:14:33
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Hi EagleFly,
Thank you for your response. So you had to do the fingerprints again and now waiting for RCMP to respond again? Sounds like a Catch 22.
Thanks,
DJ
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hi, dj, just read your message.for the 1 question, you get nothing from e client status, for the 2 one, as background checks are valid for a year, after that it needs to be redone,
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direct
Vancouver
7 Posts |
Posted - 02/26/2004 : 10:35:46
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Hi,
My husband (from Central America) is now in same boat.
My other friend's file (she's originally from Eastern Europe) who also was asked for fingerprint in NOV-2002 is still in process.
Neither my husband or my friend have any criminal records, therefore both received "blue" fingerprint form. (if other colour, such as "brown" means those who already be considered to have records, pls see Immigration Canada site)
Both of them initially came to Canada under refugee claimants.
That's only things they're in common.
Anybody those who are asked for fingerprints have ever be refugee claimants?
By the way, my husband became permanent resident as individual applicant anyway, (he cancelled refugee claim), but at the Vancouber airport, he was asked to drop by at the immigration office.
Just because he was a former refugee claimant.
He was told he'll be called to Immigration office each time returning from other country till he receives Canadian Citizenship.
Any situation like this?????
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hi, expert, anyone know or have such experience, pls share with
My citizenship application has been more than 1.5 years, the delay is mostly due to the requirement of fingerprint i the middle of the application. this fingerprint thing took 8 months. after CIC got the fingerprint result, unfortunately my other background checks ( immigration and security)expired, so they have to be reworked. I wonder how long it will take to rework the background check and eventuallycan to take the test.
I am frustrated with this. pls help. thanks a lot
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Cat
toronto
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Posted - 02/29/2004 : 03:40:24
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Hi all,
I am in the similar situation. Noone knows how long we need to wait for the test, the only thing we can do is to 'wait'.
Cat
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Kickout2004
Toronto
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Posted - 03/11/2004 : 16:39:13
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Hi eaglefly,
I got the similar situation. I sent my citizenship application on Jan 03, 2003. It's a family package including the application for my wife. We got a letter on May 17, 2003 and told my wife to take a finger print. She did that right after and sent the form to the place they mentioned. We haven't got any response since then. I don't know if they got the finger print or not. I tried to call them using 1-888-242-2100 but always got busy tone!!! as if no one was there!!!!
eaglefly, do you know any other number I can use to reach Toronto offcie of CIC? or wherever I can get an answer?
This is really a pain!!!
Thanks a lot,
Any useful info is greatly appreciated!
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DJ
Mississuaga
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Posted - 03/21/2004 : 19:11:37
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Hello,
Just to let everyone know, I finally got my notice to appear for the citizenship test. My time period was approximately 8 months after the fingerprints were submitted.
Good luck to everyone!
Regards,
DJ
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Hi EagleFly,
I am in a similar predicament. I applied in the end of Dec 2002. Got a request for fingerprint that I submitted in July 2003 and will be approaching the 8 month time period shortly. I have tried calling the Call Center but it is always busy. I have a couple of questions based on your experience.
Q1) Does the e-client echo when the RCMP background check fingerprints are received by them or when the check gets completed?
For me it continues to show the last message stating that they sent out the letter requesting the finger print...If you have not yet provided the information, please do so as soon as possible...
Q2) What other immigration and security background checks are they reworking for you? Please don’t tell me you have to go through the fingerprinting and wait for another 8 months for RCMP to respond.
Thank you in anticipation of your response.
Regards,
DJ
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HI, THERE, glad to see your reply. I applied in June 2002, my file was transfered to toronto office in sept.according to e client, my file was transfered to toronto to take test and oath. and then in jan 2003 they sent me a letter asking me to take the finger print. this took 8 months untill it was finalized in late oct, 2003. i called them and i was told that they are now rework my background checks , because it has passed one year and no longer valid. they began the rework in nov, 2003. now it has been 3 months from there. who knows how long it will take. i came from ny before landing almost 5 years ago.
by the way, i learned from your other replies that you are intersted in foreclosure real estate. i myself am looking for this kind of business, if possible we may work together in this line. thanks
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Karun
Kuwait
3 Posts |
Posted - 03/28/2004 : 14:14:13
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hi, expert, anyone know or have such experience, pls share with
My citizenship application has been more than 1.5 years, the delay is mostly due to the requirement of fingerprint i the middle of the application. this fingerprint thing took 8 months. after CIC got the fingerprint result, unfortunately my other background checks ( immigration and security)expired, so they have to be reworked. I wonder how long it will take to rework the background check and eventuallycan to take the test.
I am frustrated with this. pls help. thanks a lot
Hi, no need to get frustrated when you compare your case with mine. My application for citizenship has been pending morethan 1.5 years from the date of my citizenship written test, in which I got everything correct.Afterwards, I could not appear before the citizenship judge on their first call. I am still awaiting for their second & final call, as mentioned in first call letter. Since things are in a hanging stage, I am unable to make any solid investment on real estate in Canada.
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mikettl2003
Vancouver
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Posted - 03/29/2004 : 14:39:48
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Finger print notice should happen before written test. Normally if you are chosed to take the finger print test, then you can't take the written test. Is that possible that you taket the written test first, then you are notified you have to be take finger print. please clarify it.
Thanks.
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hi, expert, anyone know or have such experience, pls share with
My citizenship application has been more than 1.5 years, the delay is mostly due to the requirement of fingerprint i the middle of the application. this fingerprint thing took 8 months. after CIC got the fingerprint result, unfortunately my other background checks ( immigration and security)expired, so they have to be reworked. I wonder how long it will take to rework the background check and eventuallycan to take the test.
I am frustrated with this. pls help. thanks a lot
Hi, no need to get frustrated when you compare your case with mine. My application for citizenship has been pending morethan 1.5 years from the date of my citizenship written test, in which I got everything correct.Afterwards, I could not appear before the citizenship judge on their first call. I am still awaiting for their second & final call, as mentioned in first call letter. Since things are in a hanging stage, I am unable to make any solid investment on real estate in Canada.
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sab
Mississauga
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Posted - 04/17/2004 : 17:41:51
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I applied for citizenship in late sept 2003 and online status shows that my file is transferred to local immigration office on 12th feb 2004 but still i m waiting to get a letter for written test. Although one of my friend who applied after me already appeared for test in march. Kindly let me know the cause of the delay in my case
sab
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Moderator
Ontario
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Posted - 04/17/2004 : 18:12:12
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I applied for citizenship in late sept 2003 and online status shows that my file is transferred to local immigration office on 12th feb 2004 but still i m waiting to get a letter for written test. Although one of my friend who applied after me already appeared for test in march. Kindly let me know the cause of the delay in my case
We're not Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC), so I am unable to tell you what cause there is, if any, for the difference in test dates.
It can take up to 10 months to a year or more to get your test, so you are still within normal timelines.
However, to find out for sure, call the CIC Call Centre at 1-888-242-2100 and speak to a Citizenship representative.
I hope this information is helpful. Please let us know if you have further questions and if there is any follow up to your question/situation.
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Marco
Content Coordinator
Settlement.Org
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Karun
Kuwait
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Posted - 05/02/2004 : 11:43:09
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My application for citizenship has been pending morethan 1.5 years from the date of my citizenship written test, in which I got everything correct.Afterwards, I could not appear before the citizenship judge on their first call. I am still awaiting for their second & final call, as mentioned in the first call letter. Since things are in a hanging stage, I am unable to make any solid investment on real estate in Canada.
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