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Again, you disregard everything I say about the pleasure and honor that becoming a Canadian brought me, to reduce it to my disdain for that ridiculous oath matter. I wrote a long post to counter your mediocre intellectual terrorism attempt, the one which will not suffer dissonant opinions, but...

Be offended as much as you want, I am actually glad that this tickles you. There was no way I was going to deprive myself from becoming a Canadian citizen just because it was established by British rulers that loyalty to the queen was mandatory. Citizenship means MUCH MORE than being a subject...

A fraud would be lying about your residence in Canada or giving wrong documentation, committing criminal acts and hiding them, etc. I took that oath and didn't even mumble it. I pronounced the wording - and it killed my soul-. If there is a law article that adds that the oath should be...

Hi everyone, I have a legal question. I took my oath to become a Canadian citizen, even if I am profoundly republican. I have my life in Canada and desire to take part in what matters to this country, so even if I found it unfair, I wasn't going to deprive myself just because of the dictator's...

Of course! This story that you tell me is terrible. Who did it happen to? Yourself? It's awful! This said, from the smallest to the biggest, CIC is just a big unaccountable monster. Small stories shouldn't happen, and big stories shouldn't happen.

Thanks everyone for your very kind words. Lover: I will read your post with attention tomorrow morning when I feel refreshed. FYI, I have just sent CIC a harsh (but polite and structured) letter and I CCed my federal MP. People are scared of CIC, well, I am not. I've had it with them. Someone...

Thank you for sharing your experience. I'm sorry that something similar happened to you, but at least you seem to deal with it pretty well. I took my test in August and waited till now for a ceremony, so I am really mad. I will send them that damn documentation again, and include a harsh...

>:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( Hi everyone, Sharing the humiliation that happened to me today in Vancouver. After two years of processing, I got my invitation to take the oath today. I took half a day off work, unpaid, even if I'm currently broke. I wore my best suit and...

Unfortunately, we live in a country of lowballers, employers and job seekers alike. I made a miserable 29k for three years in Quebec. That exact same job pays 60k on average in the US. Moved to Vancouver, got a few jobs here and there. My salary is way higher now (other occupation) but still...

Hello, I second the advices given here. However, FYI, while waiting 2+ years is becoming less frequent, it's still "normal". I waited 23 months, some of my friends waited half of it.

As far as I'm concerned, the test was easy, and the interview very quick. I finished both in 5mn tops. I think I finished the test first or second, but I wasn't called for the interview first. A lot of people were called before me, so finishing quick doesn't guarantee that you'll be out quick...

Hi guys, I have a question about parking for my ceremony. I work in Richmond (unfortunately) and plan on leaving work at noon. It should be a 30-40mn drive to CIC's downtown office and my ceremony is at 1:30pm. I could skytrain, but I want to go to my ceremony in my sweet sports car for the...

In my case: Test: Aug 20 2014 Oath: Mar 13 2015 Some people who took their tests months after me already had their ceremonies. My case is simple, no RQ, single applicant. Pretty random (even though I have my unprovable suspicions regarding the reasons) Hope it helps

Sorry to bring this one up - my ceremony is approaching and I'm wondering if I should go with the last proposed solution. Opinions welcome! Cheers 8)

Thanks! That's a very good idea, I find. Can I please have more opinions about this one, guys? Say, I go to the ceremony, swear, blabla, then get my certificate and say "hey guys, I sent you the paperwork regarding the name change and you didn't process it, so the name on this is wrong"? Do...

I had two healthcare cards, one with the old, one with the new. I never trusted CIC, because it's the least accountable Canadian administration. I was worried that if I showed them the new one, they would postpone my whole application and send it back to the bottom of the pile following...

Thanks a lot for those tips, I hadn't thought of that and I will do my best! ps: I sent my name change docs around May or June and I had my exam/interview in mid August. :-*

Thanks for the replies. The reason why I didn't insist is because: 1) I called CIC once. They said "yeah just send us the documents, we will process that" I called CIC another time. They said "no, we don't process that. Just take your citizenship certificate when you get it, add the name...

Hello pals, I am dealing with a vicious issue here. My oath ceremony is scheduled for March. I will then receive my citizenship certificate. However, while I was waiting for the processing of my citizenship file, which lasted two years, I went through a name change. I sent the corresponding...

August 20. Applied in April 2013. No RQ.