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even exits? then how come they need to much info when you apply for citizenship when it's all recorded then...

The United States of America does have a long stretch of Canadian border to cover PLUS the 'dodgy' Mexican border. and yet, it takes them 5 months to process citizenship apps compared to Canada's 23 months. why so? cause Canada does not record all movements, even in airports where there are...

and one of the reasons why citizenship processing takes only 2 months is that every entry and exit in and out of the country is recorded in the immigration systems. it's so easy to keep track of everyone, there no residency questionnaires or citizenship judges!

yeah, in Australia, refugee claimants are flown away to the offshore Pacific Islands while their asylum claims are assessed. and parents have to wait 10+ years to get PR or have to pay $50,000 "social contribution" to become PR in about 2 years. (also note in Australia there is no Bill or...

there were same arguments when the Australian Citizenship Act was amended. previously, non-PR time spent was not counted at all. currently, time spent as non-PR is counted in full, as long as 1 year is also spent as PR. I see no significant problems being reported of people "taking advantage" of...

so many Brits in Oz. love them though! :D

this is the citizenship forum eh?

to be paid through fees? will it become $400 now? in Australia the fee is only $260 and yet the processing time is only 2 months (yes, you heard it right, TWO months, not years, but months) from application lodgement to approval...

These are the info from the Australian SkillSelect website which may give you an idea of how it works: The benefits of SkillSelect SkillSelect is a major change to how Australia manages its skilled migration program. SkillSelect helps to ensure the skilled migration program is based on the...

the outcomes are quite good in Australia. prospective migrants are screened from the very beginning. there are ceilings for each occupation every year. see www . immi . gov . au /skills /skillselect (remove spaces)

i was born in Canada and moved to Australia as a permanent resident 4 years ago. In many ways, Australia is just like Canada, except warmer. :D

what the . . . ??? photocopy and mail? what if they get lost? in Australia you scan supporting docs and upload it to the citizenship online portal. when I applied online for Australian citizenship I uploaded all my docs and they verified all my credentials (residency, police history, etc)...

oh no! busted! now you know how other "first world" countries efficiently process citizenship applications using properly implemented technology and government policy. it takes less than 2 MONTHSo to get approval for Australian citizenship. tell CIC to follow the Aussie system!

Google "citizenship form 1300t online".

Hi I applied online but I can't post links here yet. What's "CIC"? I applied with the Department of Immigration and Citizenship.

are you saying my timeline is Sci-Fi Technology citizenship fantasy?? are you saying a FIRST WORLD country is not capable of doing that??? :eek:

01 Jan 2013 lodged application to sydney office via online portal. computer system says i meet residency requirements. paid fee via amex. 02 Jan 2013 uploaded scan copies of my passport, birth certificate, drivers licence and other supporting documents, via online portal 08 Jan 2013 received...