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If you got the refusal letter 6 or more months ago, I am afraid very little, if anything, can be done at this point in time.

Yes, Mandamus. It took about three days after I filed the substantive part of the application for them to call me and tell me that I've been granted citizenship.

I think your case a Mandamus application may have the desired result. I understand there was no RQ or anything else to make your application non-routine but can you think of a reason why they are delaying it? How many days under/over 1195 did you have? And I can honestly say I know how you...

I will finally get to vote this year, and as a proud Albertan, I lean right (on economic issues anyway). Kenney appears to be Harper's heir apparent, and I just shudder at the thought of him becoming PM one day... although some PC functionaries in Edmonton have told me that he had tried an...

Sorry, that is simply not true, particularly the underlined bit. I understand the temptation to add that because it makes the inequity, real or perceived, ever so poignant. The "75, 80 or whatever cents for every dollar" statistics are invariably a comparison of the median earnings of male...

OMFG, someone has become more Catholic than the Pope! I just love the "go back home if you don't like it" argument, especially coming from someone who's been in Canada a fraction of the time I have. I would have loved the option to swear allegiance to Canada and its people, many of whom...

If I remember correctly, I sent my application via Xpresspost. That can often take a week in transit. I am sure there are hundreds, and perhaps thousands of people who mailed their applications shortly before the announcement came out late on Friday. I think they have a very legitimate...

I, for one, totally hear you. I personally held my nose and said the words. I tried to convince myself (and we are told) that the oath is really about Canada and its institutions/history that Aunt Lizzie embodies. I find the notion of hereditary monarchy abhorrent. Just hope that by the time...

A classmate of mine is engaged to a CTV reporter in Sydney, NS. I alerted her to the potential news story of CPC-Sydney being overwhelmed today, and simply refusing to accept packages. Which is what it sounds like, if the UPS delivery person had dealings with security.

I can't believe I actually wasted time looking at this. You completely misunderstood what the first case is about. There is a second decision, which considered the actual merits of the application, which dismissed it entirely. And in that case, there was an official document from the Province...

1. It also applies to people who would be entitled to another citizenship. Many, if not most countries, have entitlement to citizenship by descent. Renouncing that other citizenship isn't going to help you as far as Canada is concerned. This provision disproportionately affects immigrants...

It's interesting, and quite telling, that the announcement came in late in the afternoon (evening actually in parts of Canada) on a Friday.

http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?nid=985259&tp=1

I should have qualified my earlier statement. Only a CJ can deny citizenship for not meeting the residence requirement. If the CO is not satisfied you meet the residency requirement, they will refer to the CJ. At this point in time a CO cannot deny an application for being short of days...

This is good news. Citizenship officers can now approve applications on the spot during the post-test interview (the form/checklist they use contain that provision). The only person that can deny an application is the Citizenship Judge, and it is highly unlikely, impossible in fact, that your...

Would you mind specifying what kind of professional you are? An applicant only has 30 days to appeal a decision to the Federal Court, not 6 months. Re: OP's question, only a Citizenship Judge has the authority to non-approve an application currently. If you are going to appear before a...

Yes, you can have a new application while appealing the one they deemed abandoned. If you appeal, it will take a couple of months to see if you get leave from the Court. If leave is granted, there is a good chance CIC will just agree to reopen your old application. One concern is that, at...

Get a lawyer.

My ceremony was this past Monday. Around 120 people took the oath, which is one of the largest groups I've seen in Edmonton. I had a really busy day and really wanted to be done with it as fast as possible so as I was checking in I asked the guy if I had to stay for the singing of the...

Also, keep in mind that Citizenship Judges are by and large political appointees, and in general share the outlook of the Ministers who appointed them. The Conservatives have been in power for nearly a decade, so the "bench" (quotation mark because these people are not real judges) is now...