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You must spend at least 183 days in each of the 4 years immediately preceding your application. In the remaining 2 years (year 5 & 6) you must accumulate enough days to reach the total of 1,460; or even 0 (zero) if you have enough days from the 4 years immediately before your application. In...

Citizenship of another country does not affect your eligibility for Canadian citizenship in any way. Entering Canada on your UK passport should not be a problem. Maintaining your PR status in Canada could be if you don't meet the PR criteria, e.g. time spent outside Canada. You're obliged to...

Did your wife complete her secondary education in Canada, or did she only take some grade 12 tests as pre-admissions tests for adult applicants to meet the requirements of the college program she's pursuing now? If it's the latter, it wouldn't qualify as language proof for citizenship purposes...

There's no 48-hour or 2-business-day rule carved in stone. The CIC officer will tell you that you shouldn't apply earlier than 2 days after your ceremony, which gives them sufficient time to update their systems. For instance, my ceremony was on Monday and we were instructed not to apply before...

1. They don't need to be in town, but must be accessible via phone, in case the Passport Program staff would try to contact them. 2. Yes, the guarantor needs to write down that he/she certifies the picture to be your true likeness and sign it. He/She also needs to fill out the guarantor's...

I'd like to throw in another responsibility of a Canadian citizen, namely helping others in the community. This responsibility entails, for instance, helping people in need as well as encouraging newcomers to integrate. So being Canadian is not only about caring about yourself.

In my view, it's pretty harsh to equate bringing in refugees who are a dire situation with a royal treatment, and a delay in citizenship processing with a grievance. Although I see your pain and rightful frustration, try to understand the sorrows of the incoming refugees. This is neither about...

If you need to drive/commute to Scarborough, it's definitely a good idea to arrive a bit ahead of time to allow for any possible delays caused by adverse traffic situations such as an accident, construction work, etc. I myself got to Scarborough about 40 minutes before the time stated on my...

Hi Everyone, I had my C'ship Oath at the Scarborough office on Monday, November 23, 2015. I was invited to show up at 10:30 am, while the ceremony was scheduled for 11 am. The whole ceremony was managed in an efficient way and it was really nice and moving. Some observations/recommendations...

I had my C'ship Oath at the Scarborough office on Monday, November 23, 2015. I was invited to show up at 10:30 am, while the ceremony was scheduled for 11 am. The whole ceremony was managed in an efficient way and it was really nice and moving. Some observations/recommendations regarding the...

1) The tests contain questions standardized across Canada. Read the Discover Canada booklet couple of times paying attention to all the notes on the margins, take some online tests and you should be good to go even if the actual questions differ from the ones included in the unofficial online...

My ecas updated to OATH :D Invitation sent on Oct 29th, not received via mail yet Received: Jan 22, 2015 AOR: Feb 28, 2015 In Process: May 13, 2015 Test: Aug 13, 2015 (Scarborough); changed to DM Sep 9th Oath: Nov 23, 2015

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@Travel Dream No, requesting a CBSA report won't delay your citizenship application. The verbiage on the CBSA site means to imply that your application might be significantly delayed if you decide to request a CBSA report and did NOT tick off the check box on the Citizenship Application form...

I'd recommend you request a CBSA report and have it handy if needed, which may speed up the process for you. In my case, I knew that I had close to zero exit/entry stamps in my passport, but declared all my absences honestly. At my interview, it turned out CIC hadn't obtained a CBSA report on...

They'll give you a pencil :) Good luck!

@abemats2000 Parking spaces are limited in front of the CIC building. There's some paid underground parking around, although pretty packed as well. If your test is at 1:30 pm, you can park comfy in the shopping mall parking lots adjacent to the CIC building. The mall's parking is barred before...

Re: Called CIC today And they said something really :) kindly read : Please stop spamming this forum with pointless threads wasting people's time and even encouraging them to "kindly read" how you called the CIC office and learned nothing. Clean up your act!

My Citizenship Test also to be administered in Scarborough. Originally Mississauga office, but the LOT line disappeared and never came back. Application received: Jan 22, 2015 AOR: Feb 28, 2015 Processing started: May 13, 2015 (Transfer to Mississauga: May 14, 2015 but disappeared) Test Notice...

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/tools/cit/ceremony/oath.asp Allegiance to the Queen In Canada, the Queen is our Head of State; therefore, all applicants for citizenship 14 years of age or older must swear or affirm to be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth...