Citizenship!
Dec 2nd 2010 | 2:03 pm
#1
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little snowy owl
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Citizenship!
here in Calgary last Monday along with 125 others from 35 different countries. Thought I should share ....
We did the test in the morning, and the ceremony in the afternoon! How's that for catching up after 18 months wait?!
Had a wonderful party with a wonderful group of new friends (Canadian and not ... Scots mostly!
) and just thoroughly enjoyed the whole day.
Now I think we all feel a little anti-climactic ... just aboot to settle in for the winter I guess
It seems to draw a line under the whole emigrating process ... feeling a bit flat right now. Odd.
We did the test in the morning, and the ceremony in the afternoon! How's that for catching up after 18 months wait?!
Had a wonderful party with a wonderful group of new friends (Canadian and not ... Scots mostly!
) and just thoroughly enjoyed the whole day.Now I think we all feel a little anti-climactic ... just aboot to settle in for the winter I guess
It seems to draw a line under the whole emigrating process ... feeling a bit flat right now. Odd.
Dec 2nd 2010 | 6:28 pm
#2
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From: Langley, BC
Re: Citizenship!
Congratulations!
It does draw a line, but there's no need to feel flat, you'll get a nice Canadian passport, be able to vote, hell, you could even put on a Canadian accent and completely blend in if you wanted 
you're a citizen!
you're a citizen!
Dec 3rd 2010 | 12:26 am
#3
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From: Fredericton, New Brunswick CA
Re: Citizenship!
here in Calgary last Monday along with 125 others from 35 different countries. Thought I should share ....
We did the test in the morning, and the ceremony in the afternoon! How's that for catching up after 18 months wait?!
Had a wonderful party with a wonderful group of new friends (Canadian and not ... Scots mostly!) and just thoroughly enjoyed the whole day.
Now I think we all feel a little anti-climactic ... just aboot to settle in for the winter I guess
It seems to draw a line under the whole emigrating process ... feeling a bit flat right now. Odd.
We did the test in the morning, and the ceremony in the afternoon! How's that for catching up after 18 months wait?!
Had a wonderful party with a wonderful group of new friends (Canadian and not ... Scots mostly!
) and just thoroughly enjoyed the whole day.Now I think we all feel a little anti-climactic ... just aboot to settle in for the winter I guess
It seems to draw a line under the whole emigrating process ... feeling a bit flat right now. Odd.
Dec 3rd 2010 | 3:11 pm
#4
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little snowy owl
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Re: Citizenship!
Thanks guys.
It did tickle me this week when somebody told me I "sound much more Canadian" than one of my ex-Brit colleagues who's been here since the sixties and sounds to me more "British" than the Queen!
I feel better today ... think I was a bit tired
It did tickle me this week when somebody told me I "sound much more Canadian" than one of my ex-Brit colleagues who's been here since the sixties and sounds to me more "British" than the Queen!
I feel better today ... think I was a bit tired
Dec 3rd 2010 | 7:48 pm
#5
Living life again!!!!!!!
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From: Cheshire and glad to be here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Re: Citizenship!
Congratulations! Glad you're feeling better about it today! 
Dec 6th 2010 | 2:31 pm
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Re: Citizenship!
Great news, congratulations!
Dec 7th 2010 | 1:59 am
#7
happy daisy
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From: French Alps
Re: Citizenship!
Congratulations, Canadian! Woo-hoo!!!
Dec 9th 2010 | 2:34 pm
#8
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From: Cochrane, Alberta
Re: Citizenship!
Missed this somehow - congrats to all of you. Any excuse for a party, that's what I say 
Dec 10th 2010 | 8:18 pm
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From: Black Creek, Vancouver Island since December 2012
Re: Citizenship!
Wow, congrats on becoming a Canadian citizen! The wait for the application to be processed takes as long is it does for PR, no surprise there then.
Dec 11th 2010 | 4:14 am
#10
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little snowy owl
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Re: Citizenship!
I'm still proudly wearing my Maple Leaf badge!
My Secret Santa at work has been leaving me "British" gifts all week which is funny:
Mushy peas, Jaffa Cakes, Strongbow Cider and some nail-clippers emblazoned with the Union Flag!
My Secret Santa at work has been leaving me "British" gifts all week which is funny:
Mushy peas, Jaffa Cakes, Strongbow Cider and some nail-clippers emblazoned with the Union Flag!
Jan 24th 2011 | 2:48 pm
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Re: Citizenship!
How did you revise for the test? A book? Somewhere online?
Jan 25th 2011 | 1:55 am
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Re: Citizenship!
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