Hey guys,
Finally had my oath today at the Harry hays building. It was pretty straight forward: arrived about 30 mins earlier than the time indicated on oath letter. At 8 they started ushering people in the room after taking away PR Card and signing a few more papers. Ceremony started at about 8:30 am and lasted about an hour (there were 84 people taking oath). <b>Main advice make sure you take the oath loud and clear</b> even if it's in French as CIC staff go around the room to see if you are actually saying the oath words. If there is any suspicion that you did not, they have the right to refuse your citizenship (this happened to someone in Ottawa recently). Other than that it was a cool experience and glad the journey has come to an end.
Thanks to all for sharing timelines/advice as it has been a great moral anchor for this whole process!!!
Good luck to all those who are waiting , it is only a matter of time before you receive good news!! Needles to say PATIENCE is the key word in this process!!
I will try and remain active on here and provide any info I can. Below is my timeline. Cheers
Application received January 23, 2015.
AOR: March 3, 2015.
Started processing : March 9, 2015.
Test on September 1, 2015
Decision made update on ecas: September 2, 2015
Oath Notice sent on November 6, 2015 (ecas updated on November 9 for oath)
Oath Ceremony: November 30, 2015
Cheers,