james.mc

This made me smile

I read this elsewhere.

So, there you are, a British Citizen, having to swear allegiance to the Queen of the Kingdom you are a citizen of already

Is this really the case?

iaink

Yes.

But as a brit you have never actually sworn allegiance, at least I hadnt.

As a new canadian its expected, after all, with canadians coming from all over the globe who knows where your allegiances lay before.

And if you are not a great believer in the rights and privileges of the monarchy you will just have to fake it

Zoe Bell

Meh , I'd assume so , the citizenship oath thingy is generic for everyone . Many people there will not be British citizens, so the oath is designed for them

AdrianR

LOL!
When I took Mexican nationality a few years ago, I had to meet with the local state delegate of the Mexican Foreign Office (the SRE), raise my right arm, in what was suspiciously close to a Nazi salute (although, I believe, the Americans call it a 'Bellamy Salute'), whilst I stood before a huge Mexican flag - I then had to recite the Mexican Pledge of Allegiance (Bandera de Mexico, Legado de nuestros heroes, simbolo de la unidad etc etc)

But what does it all mean anyway? Allegiance comes from the heart...

mandymoochops

Feliz Naviblah

Novocastrian

dad?

AdrianR

What's up, son?

lof

my understanding is that, once cic gets around to consider my application, i'm going to swear allegiance to the Queen of Canada. it's just that Her Majesty "coincidentally" happens to be the Queen of the United Kingdom as well.

but what do i know as somebody who hasn't had the pleasure of living in a monarchy before moving to canada...

mandymoochops

Yes, was a vague attempt at humour though I do appreciate its getting late and I have a large glass of something red in my hand.

JAJ

That is absolutely correct.

It is the same situation for Canadian citizens wishing to become British citizens ... they have to take an oath of allegiance to the Queen (of the United Kingdom).

james.mc

British-Canadian? Canadian to British? The same Monarch - You'd think there would be some kind of bi-lateral agreement

iaink

Which is odd, because as a Brit Ive never had to do that...why make them do something the native brits (or native canadians in the case of CDN citizenship) havent.

Just ceremony really innit. If I started a republican movement would they take my citizenship away for plotting against the old biddy?

BILDER

It's is a stupid and antiquated concept isn't it, this monarchy? Waste of taxpayer's money. Anyway...

iaink

Its much cheaper than electing a president every few years, and the tourism spinoffs are worth Billions I expect, but other than that...

misplacedheidi

I like the idea of Frenchies in Quebec swearing allegiance to the Queen! I knew a few PR French who were applying for citizenship.

Creases me up every time