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It's common. I waited forever between DM->Oath relative to others. Stay patient and strong. Remember that apps are taking longer with backlogs.

You gave up American citizenship before applying? If so why then? And why at all? Do you have another nationality or are you stateless until you get Canadian citizenship? If you applied 11 months ago, you applied when a ton of other people applied because a swath of people who were previously...

Wouldn't be possible for me just reading the book and remembering dates. The online tests were crucial for me remembering these things. All depends on how one learns.

Great news. Best of luck on the exam!

Country =/= race. Always learn the rules of the country you're traveling to before going. Better your chances. The US isn't Canada. They are a sovereign country that has their own rules. People who don't bother or think they're entitled enter another country wind up surprised when things go...

Find a babysitter. They won't let your child be a distraction to exam takers, if they even let them in to begin with. Make the arrangements, you have plenty of time.

For referencing purposes here are all my immigration timelines: PR Application (Outland / Buffalo, NY, USA) App sent: May 27 2011 App received: May 30 AOR: July 5 File Transfer: July 5 In Process: July 14 Buffalo received: July 15 PPR: Oct 6 VISA Issued: Oct 20 Landing: Oct 20 2011 Landed with...

Might be an issue with it on the application. Wait until you get the mail and do what is required in the correspondence.

So, citizenship oath and ceremony was today at 10:30am.. mostly in the same room as the exam I detailed in October as well. This was at Harry Hays in Calgary, AB. Here is what I can best remember since I came home and took a fricken nap after all the running around, talking my voice out, etc...

congratulations!

Feb 16 is still 3 weeks away, and it takes time for mail to arrive from Nova Scotia. I'd say if you don't get it by the beginning of the month, call the customer service line. I dunno what they'd do, maybe send you another letter? In my experience they wanted the letter at the exam, because the...

"The notice you will receive by mail will be your official confirmation of your appointment" It means expect one by mail. Also, if I read your posts correctly you're from Calgary? If so chances are your test will be at Harry Hays - 1 St/4 Ave SE (northeast side of that intersection) Here is...

congrats!

The main reason why this might be believed is there's usually no point of contact with any decision makers during the process until the exam. The CSR's on the phone are not decision makers on your application in any way. So it makes perfect sense that you might be able to delay the exam (no...

This.

Sounds exactly like the standard information I got when I talked to them about the Calgary office. The way they process things seems a bit wonky sometimes. Take my opinion with a grain of salt because I'm not a lawyer -- for applying for new PR cards it is not necessary whatsoever due to your...

I did not give any "advice", I explained how I learned. You should learn what advice is, and secondly, I didn't need the book at all, it wouldn't have helped me, so your suggestion that the book is the only way to learn is wrong. Not everyone learns by reading books. I entirely relied on the...

Due to my style of learning I never read the book. Instead I took only online practice tests countless times and got 19/20. The 1 I got wrong was a rather hard question and wasn't covered by any of the online practices I took. All depends on the person taking the exam and how they learn...

For me, both.

I really wish I had kept the bookmark I had for the test I used in Calgary. With an exception to one question, the entire practice was spot on to what I saw at the exam. Was why I got 19/20 and not worse. For ADHD people like me who learn by hands-on practice and trial-and-error, these test are...