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There is no need to be scared. If you have honest intention and can prove that you are what you claim to be, you won't have any issues. Logging online into bank accounts etc. is just necessary when you are suspected of doing something that goes beyond the permission that country will grant you...

The information on the website is for people who wish to attend an oath ceremony, not for those actually involved in the ceremony. Check-in, document verification etc. are not considered on the website. Always go by what the letter says.

I left right after my application (university exchange) and checked with 6 agents on the phone and the officer conducting the interview. I always go the same answer: CIC simply wants to know when you are not available for attending the test or the oath ceremony. It's not about discouraging you...

In my case, I had just responded to the RQ one month before my test. Since I applied in Feb 2014, I assume you have applied earlier. It's likely that your application is being processed differently. The officer at the interview should be able to tell you more. I think it's unlikely that your RQ...

Took the test in August. The officers were super friendly. Pre-test RQ is being processed at St. Clair, and I am still waiting for my oath.

Had my test in August and my RQ hadn't been reviewed. Other users had the same experience. In my opinion, they don't want to waste RQ processing resources on no-show test takers.

I'm in the same situation. Urgent processing, but the application is catching dust somewhere between local office and St. Clair. Intriguingly, there are different urgent processing streams. So, your file might land in the urgent processing stream at the local office. At St. Clair, they seem to...

Mine was 5 - 6 days

Applied: Feb 14 RQ: Jun 14 RQ submitted: Jul 14 Test: Aug 14 Still waiting for RQ to be reviewed.

Sorry, but the only people that are racially biased are people like you. I'm from central Europe and still got a RQ. My file is is also stuck at St. Clair. In over 6 years in Canada, I have never encountered any sort of racism. The "racially biased" conservative government even has ministers...

As long as you qualify for citizenship and maintain your PR status, the result of your application won't be impacted by your travels or your husband living abroad. However, the road there might be rocky. I had several months of absences and received a Residence Questionnaire. Since you have...

Yes, it is acceptable. I provided those two documents and had no issue. Just be sure to keep those documents, as you will have to show them during the post-test interview. One of the guys in my group lost his health card and couldn't complete his interview, as it was one of the documents he...

As per CIC regulations, they close your case once you miss your oath notification. You can still contact your local office and inform them of your absence. From what I was told, they only care about the time you are not available, so they won't schedule your test during that period. The reason...

Yeah, that's what the new system seems to look like. First comes your RQ response, then the test, then the RQ assessment. It will be interesting to see, whether this speeds up the RQ assessment process.

Applied: Feb 2014 RQ: June 2014 Response: July 2014 Test: August 2014 (2 weeks ago) Office: Kitchener My interview took place after the test. The officer just verified the stamps in my passport with my my declared absences. Then he told me that my RQ hadn't been assessed yet and will be sent to...

It's likely that they haven't reviewed it. I was in the same situation and the CIC clerk conducting the interview had my RQ next to him. The new processing seems to be: RQ request issued (often issued in Sydney, but to be sent to the local office) -> RQ response -> Test -> RQ assessment I...

Caution: Even if the country that issued your passport is exempted from the visa requirement, you probably will have to show a booked flight out of Canada. Airlines check for that and might not let you board otherwise. Also, I was given a hard time during my pre-PR time when I entered Canada...

Receiving stamps will be an issue that's getting bigger. Arriving at Pearson by air, PRs are pushed towards the automated self-service station, where they scan their PR card. I'm sure CIC will have some procedure in place soon to efficiently cope with that. I wouldn't worry about it. You can...

If in doubt, you can call the call-centre. Just explain that you haven't received the notice yet, but would like to know the location in order to arrange for transportation. They answered that for me, when I had the same question about my test.

You can inform CIC of this absence. This way they won't schedule you during this time. They advise you to write a letter to the local office.