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September 2021 - Citizenship Applications
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Hi
Thank you! Quick q: I will be taking the oath at my local library. There isn't a plain background behind the computer and there will be people passing behind me. Does this matter? I'll also be wearing a headset.. does the oath have to be chanted very loudly?
To be on safer side, try to attend the oath ceremony, in a room where only you are present and without unnecessary noise.
Won't be possible unfortunately. Will they take issue with it?
So it's compulsory to be seated in a private space with a plain background? I live in a rural area with poor internet connection. I reached out to my MP to use their office space and they said no. Other places said no. I only found one small library Willing to help.
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You should be fine! Do the best you can to mute your self and only unmute when necessary and explain your situation when you check-in so they understand the situation you are in
As your situation is tough I will agree to what @shiremag said and explain to officer during check-in.
Thanks for the advice. I'm mostly concerned about my background. Although it's at the back of the library, right behind me would be an office with staff occasionally passing by.
This is exactly the situation when we need Self Administered oaths... where people in a G7 nation in rural communities still find themselves without good Internet or having to take time off and lose pay to come to a city just to attend an in-person oath :-/
I would rather have driven the 500km to Scarborough for an in person oath, than deal with the stress of finding a suitable meeting space. But certainly, self administered is the way to go.
Hopefully we'll see it published in Part 2 of the Gazette tomorrow... If not at least early in July. I am sorry this is too late to help you now. But do explain your situation at check-in and ask them to give you some consideration and support
