citizenship process
Apr 4th 2009, 5:52 pm
#16
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Re: citizenship process
Is it feasable to live here 3 years, send off your application for citizenship and leave the country pending the application being processed? Then return for your test, swearing in ceremony etc? As long as you have a mailing address in Canada, could this be done??
Apr 4th 2009, 7:34 pm
#17
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Re: citizenship process
In theory you could but you only really get a few days notice for the test and the ceremony so you could be out a lot of money booking last minute flights.
Apr 5th 2009, 2:17 am
#18
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Re: citizenship process
Probably. But why would you do that?
Apr 5th 2009, 2:34 am
#19
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Re: citizenship process
Somebody please save me the hassle of wading through all the CIC web pages and tell me how much it cost. Husband wife and two kids aged 12 and 5 years old.
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Apr 5th 2009, 2:42 am
#20
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Re: citizenship process
$100 for kids
plus whatever the cost for photos ..... mine were $56
Apr 5th 2009, 2:46 am
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Apr 5th 2009, 2:26 pm
#22
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Re: citizenship process
so didn't opt for the certificates ...... they'd only end up in the bottom of a drawer somewhere!! http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/informa.../CIT0002E2.asp
Apr 5th 2009, 4:25 pm
#23
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Re: citizenship process
The $75 fee is for people who are already Canadian citizens and want a certificate to prove it.
Apr 5th 2009, 5:32 pm
#24
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Re: citizenship process
Just to confirm that's correct you get a certificate and a really crappy looking Citizenship card at the ceremony.
Apr 6th 2009, 2:57 am
#25
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Re: citizenship process
Its taking a long time.
Applied early Oct 2008 and still heard nothing.
Phoned and got the recorded message and applications received in late October are now being looked at.
Get it done and forget about anything happening fast.Initially when we applied the first period of waiting was 2 months and now its gone up to six.
Its all on the website for cic
hope this helps
Applied early Oct 2008 and still heard nothing.
Phoned and got the recorded message and applications received in late October are now being looked at.
Get it done and forget about anything happening fast.Initially when we applied the first period of waiting was 2 months and now its gone up to six.
Its all on the website for cic
hope this helps
Apr 6th 2009, 10:30 am
#26
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Re: citizenship process
Bear in mind that what calls itself the citizenship certificate isn't what the passport guys mean when you apply for your Canadian passport. They want the card.
Also, unless it's changed since 2005, the book you are sent before the test contains some text in bold. This is what is known as a bit of a bleedin' hint.
Also, unless it's changed since 2005, the book you are sent before the test contains some text in bold. This is what is known as a bit of a bleedin' hint.
Apr 6th 2009, 12:58 pm
#27
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Re: citizenship process
Its taking a long time.
Applied early Oct 2008 and still heard nothing.
Phoned and got the recorded message and applications received in late October are now being looked at.
Get it done and forget about anything happening fast.Initially when we applied the first period of waiting was 2 months and now its gone up to six.
Its all on the website for cic
hope this helps
Applied early Oct 2008 and still heard nothing.
Phoned and got the recorded message and applications received in late October are now being looked at.
Get it done and forget about anything happening fast.Initially when we applied the first period of waiting was 2 months and now its gone up to six.
Its all on the website for cic
hope this helps
Apr 6th 2009, 5:23 pm
#28
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Re: citizenship process
Do you have the photo's forever, I mean on the driving license you have to go back and get your photo done every 5 years, just had my photo taken and it has captured all life's stress, hate it, hate it, would have looked better with a bag over my head and a smiley face added to that. It cost us $36 for three at London Drugs.
