ClareBC

Yes, we have FINALLY been called to do our test. I know about this online practice test

http://www.yourlibrary.ca/citizenship/

Are there any others?

Clare

Rich_007

Way-hey 75% and 90% /20 each time.

Anyone who thinks the beaver is on the Canadian flag should be deported right now.
Anyone who suggests the beaver should be on the Canadian flag should be handed a free chilled crate of Molson, right now !

Good luck to Clare and Gareth. you guys are 99% Canadian already !

Rich.

sysclp

Download the practice test software from here:
http://www.v-soul.com/vsoul/freesw.html?citizenship
This one has pretty much every question that could possibly be on the test except for who the current elected officials (especially your local ones, you need to look those up). I practiced with it and found it very useful.

The actual test is quite short and VERY easy so don't stress over it. Read the book, do the practice test a couple of times, and you will do just fine.

ClareBC

That worked a treat, thanks! (Nice to have a new batch of questions )

clare

GlosMaple

When did you apply Clare ?

I applied for citizenship myself in October 2004 and apart from a letter saying that my application was in order and one a few weeks later asking me to get finger prints done I haven't heard a thing !!! Not that I was expecting things to work too quickly!! I'm in Toronto so the timing could be way different.....I was just being nosey. Best of luck with the test!!

Souvenir

Things must be different in Toronto. I applied (in Quebec) in October 2004 also. I've been a citizen since September 22nd.

Fingerprints? I was never asked to do that.

sysclp

I applied in Toronto at the beginning of August 2004 and got my call for the test in mid June 2005 and for the oath at the end of August 2005. They didn't ask me for fingerprints though, so there must be something different with your case.

Souvenir

And between yours and mine. There was a gap of a couple of hours between taking the test and swearing at the judge.

And no Mountie. I was livid.

sysclp

Yeah, we got no Mountie either. Just the judge and her clerk and the music as a recording. There were just over 100 people at the oath ceremony but only about 30 in the test. The room where the oath was done was next to the one where we had the test and the day I took the test there was something else going on in there involving hearings with individual people.

Souvenir

I felt cheated. There's a Mountie in the book and everything.

GlosMaple

Interesting no fingerprints.......I went back to the Citizenship site and it says they have the right to look at police records......so guess I've been selected!!
Only thing I can think of is that I'm an IT Consultant ........so always in and out of the country .......worldwide....so guess they may have got the jitters!!!
Thanks for the info......don't know if it makes me feel worse or better. The letter says it could be 15 months so still a few months to go!!

Souvenir

With a federal election coming up, it wouldn't surprise me if processing times in certain areas suddenly became a lot shorter. An awful lot shorter.

GlosMaple

Very true .........anything to capture a vote or two!!
They'll need to try harder than that !!!

Souvenir

It's been done before.

ClareBC

It seems to vary so much. We've friends who applied in June 2004, they've had the acknowledgement letter but nothing else.

We applied in October 2004, got our acknowledgement letter end March 2005. Got 2 weeks notice for the test. Hubby rang Sydney a couple of months back and was told they were doing security checks on our application (hence the delay).

Two sets of friends who applied this year (February and March) have already sat their test, and one lot are having their ceremony this week...

And yes. I want this to be done quickly - I want to vote!!


Clare