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Hello, I am having my citizenship ceremony on Friday. The letter they sent asks me to bring in my passport. I am American so I am bringing my American passport. Will I have to surrender my passport? I know in the US, when you become a citizen, you have to surrender your passport(s). Thanks

Hello, I am taking my oath on Friday in Victoria. There is a roundtable discussion before the ceremony. I am wondering if anyone else has done this? What do we discuss? Also, I am bringing friends and my husband with me, will they be able to come to the roundtable or will they have to sit...

Let's be honest, your wait times at the border have less to do with whether you are a PR, a citizen, or a visitor and more to do with the colour of your skin and whether you have an accent.

Hey, I just got invited to an oath ceremony on the 20th of October in Victoria!

I am an American citizen expecting to take my Canadian citizenship oath hopefully soon. I am doing it because I pay taxes in Canada and I think I deserve the right to vote. But more than that, I am also doing it because you have to renew your PR every (I think) 5 years. While it is not overly...

Thanks for the information. My application was received December, but didn't start processing it until January. Maybe that is why I wasn't invited, despite the fact that my status changed to DM on the 29th as well. I didn't know that there are ceremonies scheduled for October 16-20 in...

I didn't get an oath invitation, did you??

Hello, I live in Victoria BC. I went to take my test in Vancouver in May. When I did, they had said we would be invited to take the oath in mid-August. I haven't heard anything yet, I think maybe this isn't happening? Anyway, when I called the helpline, they mentioned that there are lots...

I am not going abroad and I am not going to be gone for two weeks, only a week and a day or two, I am just worried that the citizenship ceremony is going to be scheduled smack in the middle of my plans.

Hi all, I am wondering, on average, how much notice before your citizenship ceremony you had? When I took the test at the end of May, they told me that my ceremony would likely be mid-august. I have a vacation planned around the same time, planned it in January. When I planned it, I...

They just changed the status; when I click on decision made, there is no new information.

Hello all, I took my test on Friday in Vancouver, 20/20! Today I checked my application and the status was changed to Decision Made. Is this always a good thing? Are there instances in which a decision is made and the decision is bad? Thanks

Oh cool, thanks! Good to know.

Hello, I got my notice to appear to take the test and it included information about an interview. Is the interview standard procedure? Do you ALWAYS get an interview with the test, or is my case special? Also, what kind of questions do they ask in the interview? It seems from the letter...

Hello all, I live in Victoria BC. A few weeks ago I was asked if I could take my citizenship test in Vancouver. I said I could because I want to do anything I can to shorten my processing time. I am taking my test in a few weeks. Looking ahead, what do you think the chances of being asked...

They sent me an email asking if I could take the test in Vancouver on the 26th of May. I live in Victoria. It is a happy coincidence that I was going to Vancouver that weekend anyway, so it worked out. However, when they sent the email, it only had the date, not the time. I figured when I...

My status on the CIC website has not changed. I am just going to book a hotel for the night before, if it ends up being in the afternoon then oh well. Thanks for the help!

Hello, I recently received an email asking me if I would be amendable to taking my test in Vancouver (I am in Victoria). I replied yes and they informed me that I would be taking the test there and they would send me a letter. I naively believed that the letter would arrive quickly because...

Hello, The number on my AOR that starts with a C is called an application number on that form, but this appears to be the same number? As far as having to reply to the email, I think this is because the proposed test date and location is in Vancouver and I am in Victoria. The email said they...

Hello, I got a test invite today where they invited me to take the test in Vancouver in about six weeks. They asked me to send an email if I am able to attend and asked me to make sure in the email to put in my: Name, UCI #, File # and your city of residence. Now I know my name and city...