Citizenship Question - your experiences
Nov 25th 2012, 1:54 pm
#61
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Location: Fredericton, New Brunswick CA
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Re: Citizenship Question - your experiences
Not at all happy with Canadian culture, we like the scenery but find the people very strange (cant judge all of Canada on one place we know) - they seem to be very immature and lack common sense in the West (that's if they are not shooting each other). See a near miss report at work this week - worker threatened to be shot with cross bow if they didnt stop cutting trees back from a powerline in Abbotsford - really!!!! I am not sure how to describe it, the people at work dont seem to get on with each other - constant petty squabbling over nothing, greed, selfishness etc. not seen anything like it on this scale before.
Also many people are not Canadians so it may not be a fair reflection. However recent surveys did point out that Vancouver was not a very friendly place to live.
We would definitely not go back to UK and thought long and hard. Think it might be the 5 year itch (this is our 5th year)!
Starting to think about a place in the sun to retire - it rains everyday in Vancouver - need the snow to come. My buddy has just flown down to Palm Springs to look for a place.
Your right the user name is a bit outdated and needs to be changed - any idea how to change it?
Friday again time for a wine and more partying this weekend.
Also many people are not Canadians so it may not be a fair reflection. However recent surveys did point out that Vancouver was not a very friendly place to live.
We would definitely not go back to UK and thought long and hard. Think it might be the 5 year itch (this is our 5th year)!
Starting to think about a place in the sun to retire - it rains everyday in Vancouver - need the snow to come. My buddy has just flown down to Palm Springs to look for a place.
Your right the user name is a bit outdated and needs to be changed - any idea how to change it?
Friday again time for a wine and more partying this weekend.
Nov 25th 2012, 5:58 pm
#63
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Re: Citizenship Question - your experiences
Applications may be processed together for convenience. As long as spouses have the option to be processed separately, there is no breach of the Citizenship Act.
Nov 26th 2012, 2:11 am
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Nov 26th 2012, 11:56 am
#66
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Re: Citizenship Question - your experiences
We got given them at our ceremony too, I was just wondering.
Dec 5th 2012, 1:55 am
#67
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Re: Citizenship Question - your experiences
That's what we were told when we sat the test in Scarborough ....
Dec 13th 2012, 4:33 pm
#68
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Location: Newmarket, On
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Re: Citizenship Question - your experiences
We applied Feb 2011, application transferred to Scarborough in June 2012, now we have to wait until March 2013, before we can ask them to chase up our application....so just waiting for the exam! I know all checks have been passed, as I was told this by CIC......WOW, What a wait!
Dec 18th 2012, 6:46 pm
#69
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Re: Citizenship Question - your experiences
Here is our timeline..
Our file was acknowledged November 2010.
Processing started October 2011.
File was transferred to the Winnipeg office December 2011.
Citizenship test October 2012 - 2 weeks notice given.
Test was harder than expected for me. Had been reading the study guide (2010 edition) a lot since we got notification of the test date, whereas OH did hardly any reading up and thinks he got 17 or 18. I was the last one to leave the room as I read the questions over and over before circling any answers. Did the ones I was sure about first, then the 50/50 ones and that left me with about 6 that I had no idea on. I reckon a lot of the questions were from newer editions of the study guide.
Paperwork says we have to wait 2-4 months for the outcome. My brother in law and his wife took their test a month before us and did their oath within 6 weeks of the test. Hoping our news is good and that the oath is soon as OH will be away working Feb-April.
Our file was acknowledged November 2010.
Processing started October 2011.
File was transferred to the Winnipeg office December 2011.
Citizenship test October 2012 - 2 weeks notice given.
Test was harder than expected for me. Had been reading the study guide (2010 edition) a lot since we got notification of the test date, whereas OH did hardly any reading up and thinks he got 17 or 18. I was the last one to leave the room as I read the questions over and over before circling any answers. Did the ones I was sure about first, then the 50/50 ones and that left me with about 6 that I had no idea on. I reckon a lot of the questions were from newer editions of the study guide.
Paperwork says we have to wait 2-4 months for the outcome. My brother in law and his wife took their test a month before us and did their oath within 6 weeks of the test. Hoping our news is good and that the oath is soon as OH will be away working Feb-April.
Dec 18th 2012, 6:55 pm
#71
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Re: Citizenship Question - your experiences
Congrats Hinwinnipeg!
ArthurBrit, the citizenship paperwork is incredibly straightforward.
ArthurBrit, the citizenship paperwork is incredibly straightforward.
Dec 18th 2012, 6:59 pm
#72
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Re: Citizenship Question - your experiences
I here it's about a two year process and a test on Canada should I be sucessfull in the application?
Dec 18th 2012, 7:05 pm
#73
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Re: Citizenship Question - your experiences
Depends. We hadn our test last week, applied in Feb this year. Some people it seems to be a lot longer. Yes, a test, they send you a book to read with all the answers in it. The cic website has it to look at online too.
Dec 19th 2012, 1:27 am
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Re: Citizenship Question - your experiences
We applied in July 2011. Got the notice to turn up to do the test about 4 weeks ago, did the test this morning (it was easier than I expected - we were in and out in less than 45 minutes, and that included hanging around waiting for all the paperwork to be assessed). Not expecting any problems - there was only one question that I was not 100% sure of the answer, so worked it out by a process of elimination.
All being well, we have been told that our ceremony/taking the oath will be on Jan 10th.
