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Nov 19th 2022, 6:57 pm
Replies: 51
Views: 4,803
Posted By orly

Re: when your accent becomes a figure of speech

Had to modify my N.Irish accent so that when I say things like "there" and "where" they sound more standard as opposed to the native "thur" and "wurr" pronunciation but that's about it. I've long...
Apr 2nd 2022, 7:17 pm
Replies: 43
Views: 1,943
Posted By orly

Re: Liberal NDP coalition

Raising your expectation? It's already beyond 5-9% lol
Forum: Canada
Dec 1st 2021, 1:36 am
Replies: 6
Views: 1,224
Posted By orly

Re: Moved but never heard anything from HMRC

Don't think I ever told them I'd left the UK lol.
Forum: Canada
Dec 1st 2021, 1:35 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,048
Posted By orly

Re: Wise offer Debit card in Canada

Got an email about it. Interesting as I've been paying off a loan from a british bank account and have been depositing money via Wise. Would be probably one step simpler to just do it all in one...
Nov 30th 2021, 9:37 pm
Replies: 738
Views: 169,165
Posted By orly

Re: Citizenship Application Timeline

A few days after taking it the online status thingy updated. Was about 2 months after that I was scheduled for oath.
Forum: Canada
Nov 18th 2021, 11:40 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 3,540
Posted By orly

Re: 9 years and still homesick

Never really experienced homesickness. Coming on 3 years since I've been back (thanks covid) to see my parents/other family/friends who live in the UK. While I'd enjoy the chance to go visit and...
Forum: Canada
Nov 18th 2021, 11:25 pm
Replies: 109
Views: 7,390
Posted By orly

Re: RichMitch's questions about cost of living

Excuse the pedantry...but that's a 200% rise.
Forum: Canada
Nov 18th 2021, 11:17 pm
Replies: 162
Views: 18,610
Posted By orly

Re: Canada is a scam

Luckily any true Brit enjoys the smell of curry.
Nov 18th 2021, 11:13 pm
Replies: 6,426
Views: 352,572
Posted By orly

Re: Coronavirus

Not really. As most people are fully vaccinated it's what you'd expect. Would be worrying if these people got seriously ill or died but the vaccine tends to negate these possibilities.
Nov 17th 2021, 8:48 pm
Replies: 738
Views: 169,165
Posted By orly

Re: Citizenship Application Timeline

I applied for my citizenship online back in February. Once you go through all the steps they email you a timeslot.

Took about an hour and a half. Involved a lot of sitting around on mute waiting...
Forum: Canada
Nov 17th 2021, 8:42 pm
Replies: 162
Views: 18,610
Posted By orly

Re: Canada is a scam

Dunno, haven't really seen or experienced that in the decade or so I've spent here. You'll get racism in every country but I'd say Canada is far towards the bottom of the list of racist places.
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Nov 17th 2021, 8:20 pm
Replies: 738
Views: 169,165
Posted By orly

Re: Citizenship Application Timeline

Did the ceremony, Kinda butchered the french bits but oh well. All done.
Nov 9th 2021, 2:27 pm
Replies: 738
Views: 169,165
Posted By orly

Re: Citizenship Application Timeline

Scheduled for November 17th. 9 months from sending it to being done. Faster than PR LOL
Oct 20th 2021, 1:27 am
Replies: 738
Views: 169,165
Posted By orly

Re: Citizenship Application Timeline

I've only really posted my own process and experience.
Oct 18th 2021, 7:00 pm
Replies: 738
Views: 169,165
Posted By orly

Re: Citizenship Application Timeline

Just waiting for my ceremony invite now. All other components completed. Decent effort from CIC, about 8 months from applying to basically done.
Sep 24th 2021, 3:09 am
Replies: 738
Views: 169,165
Posted By orly

Re: Citizenship Application Timeline

Believe early applicants online are in a streamlined process as they are/were testing the system.
Sep 7th 2021, 9:18 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 610
Posted By orly

Re: Citizenship - Request for passport pages

Was there a city listed in the title of the email you received?
Sep 6th 2021, 7:45 pm
Replies: 738
Views: 169,165
Posted By orly

Re: Citizenship Application Timeline

Was all in the same email for me. Gave me my test window and then at the bottom asked me for passport scans. So I just did that last night when I was sitting around. Test window opened today (6th) so...
Sep 6th 2021, 4:58 pm
Replies: 738
Views: 169,165
Posted By orly

Re: Citizenship Application Timeline

Got an email the other day with a test invite and request to send in scans of all passport pages (what a tedious process at the scanner). Sent those last night.

Took the test today and passed....
Sep 4th 2021, 3:27 am
Replies: 738
Views: 169,165
Posted By orly

Re: Citizenship Application Timeline

Got my test invite, got to do it this month. Should be a gift.
Sep 2nd 2021, 4:23 am
Replies: 738
Views: 169,165
Posted By orly

Re: Citizenship Application Timeline

Online, 2 weeks since AOR.
Sep 1st 2021, 3:01 pm
Replies: 307
Views: 12,050
Posted By orly

Re: Election 2021

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/britishexpats.com-vbulletin/439x507/download_d6e00792aeab8bf4c8e2d716db40923211f7c375.png
Usually end up around this area on these sorts of things.
Sep 1st 2021, 2:30 pm
Replies: 738
Views: 169,165
Posted By orly

Re: Citizenship Application Timeline

Have you contacted them to see what issue there is, if any?
I got my background check completed notification yesterday. Took barely 2 weeks.
Aug 19th 2021, 2:34 am
Replies: 738
Views: 169,165
Posted By orly

Re: Citizenship Application Timeline

Already a few people from January and February 2021 getting their test invites and stuff so hopefully not.
Aug 18th 2021, 3:52 pm
Replies: 738
Views: 169,165
Posted By orly

Re: Citizenship Application Timeline

I experienced the same sort of thing. GCKey thing not working, confirmation of payment email but no email saying my application was actually submitted (did get a screen at the time in the browser...
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