Applied for citizenship in July 2006. Did my test 2 weeks back at St Clair in Toronto and Today had my Oath ceremony. Smooth going./

Seems that timelines are speeding up now.

Congrats DesiSkyWalker! Good luck

I would like to raise a thing here and It may not be the appropriate thread to write this. Since I know all of you, I write this here.

I frequently drive to states and 99% time canadian border officers are nice. I came through a different experience today at sarnia border when I drove back (First entry into canada with my canadian passport). The officer at the port seemed to be grumpy and his line was longer than any other line in the port of entry.

He asked where I was born. I told him India. In my passport, they mentioned my birth country as IND. He told me that he thought it is Indonesia. He asked what I bring into canada and I replied him that I just have my belongings in the car trunk. He gave me customs yellow slip and asked me to drive into customes lane. Then two officers came and started to check my car(It went for only 3-4 mins). One officer tried to know whether I do contract for chrysler or not. He repeated the question twice. I replied that I do contract for IBM and not for Chrysler. Then they asked me to go and then I drove back to Toronto.

Is it a normal thing? If it happens in USA side, we can understand because they check cars randomly most of the time. And also, I am a citizen now and Do you guys think these canadian officers are jealous about us and just get pleasure in the way checking our car? Or Am I too sensitive? I really didn't like his Indonesia comment.

Please share your thoughts

Regards,

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Hi guys
I am a new member ...
My case is very much similar to yours .. i had the test in early Oct 06 at the same office and is still waiting for oath and or any other letter ... My passport was copied but no question was asked !!!!!
If i remembr right the officer said that it may take 3-5 months & not 7 - 9 months as they told u.
Would appreciate if you and or any one else could update ........

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Originally posted by shankaracharya

Update No:1:

Took our Citizenship test. We took our Citizenship test at the Mississauga CIC office. We reported there at 3.00PM. There were about 50 people. More than 80% were people with Pakistani Passport. There were a sprinkling of european whites, lebanese and we were the lonely Indians.

We were given token numbers, and our passports of the last 4 years were thoroughly checked and every stamp was checked and if any question on them they were asked by the checker for clarification. As we did not leave the country it was easy for us. Many others had a hard time explaining many stamps and some of them had their passports taken and photocopies made by the checker and attached to the application. It took about 1 hour to check all the passports and we were allowed to take the test at 4.05 PM. The test was for 30 minutes with 20 questions. It hardly took us 5 minutes to finish the test. The test papers were scanned and we were informed that it would take anywhere from 7 to 9 months from 20th Nov to get our oath.

Will keep updating on any further developments/oath and other issues related to this thread.

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Hi nonckricter,


Did you have many stamps on your passport? and did they take your PR card?

-Arjan

shankaracharya

This is wierd if i must say so. When you go for the test they tell you clearly that it will take 60 days to get the oath letter. i got mine within a week.

my friend who is pakistani also got his in a week. another bangladeshi pal applied 45 days back and got his test also.

i am surprised that you have been waiting since oct 2006???

I suggest you call them and check

Thank You Desiskywalker for your concern.

UPDATE NO: 2:

Very Happy to inform the fellow Desis that just received my oath letter in the mail today (June 15th 2007) and the date of the oath is 28th June 2007 at
Polish cultural center at Cawthra road in Mississauga.

Was really frustrated to find that people who had applied after me were getting their Citizenship left center and right. But the people on the telephone could not give much response as they were also relying on the same computer online DB.

The total timeline is as follows:

1.Submitted my Immigration Application in India:August 14th 2001.

2.Received file number by post on September 5th 2001.
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9-11 happened along with new immigration policy for Canada and added to that Pokhran happened with the CHC being the first to be evacuated from India.

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3.Received the letter for no interview/medical exam in India:January 2003.

4.Received the PR confirmation letter :May 2003.

5.Received the Passport with PR card:June 2003.

6.Received the Passport with corrected First/Last Names:August 2003.

7.Landed in Canada: 13th October 2003.

8.Applied for Citizenship along with Citizenship Test:November 20th 2006.

9.Received the letter for Citizenship Oath:15th June 2007.

10.Oath Date:28th June 2007.

Will give a final update (UPDATE NUMBER: 3)on the time line for Canadian Passport and OCI for India.

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Speech by Thomas Friedman of The New York Times....

"When we were young kids growing up in America, we were told to eat our
vegetables at dinner and not leave them. Mothers said, 'think of the
starving children in India and finish the dinner.' And now I tell my
children: 'Finish your maths homework. Think of the children in India
who would make you starve, if you don't.'"

Congrats......Shankracharya.....i am really happy for you......u have been helping fellow cd's with your valuable comments......i applied for citizenship in sep 06 and beacame citizen on mar 07.......I came to USA on TN visa.....currently working in Time Warner in North Carolina......jobs are good here but still canada is better place to live in USA......

Once again congrats for getting citizenship