Comments on: Citizenship Exam Day In Ottawa

By: Zhu

Zhu — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:49:37 +0000

Hi,

Congrats!

No, no one keeps your passport. It’s just used to confirm your identity but it will be returned to you immediately.

Where are you taking the oath?

By: pen

pen — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:46:49 +0000

HI
I just got my letter announcing the day of my exam! They request that I bring my passport. Do they keep your passport or just review it and return it to you? I am scheduled to travel the week after my exam and will need my passport (plus I am not keen on letting CIC keep my home-country passport since dual citizenship seems to be ok).

Looking forward to reading more of your blog,
Thanks

By: Zhu

Zhu — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:33:40 +0000

As I said in the article, no, not really. He obviously saw various exit and entry stamps but I had more than the required numbers of physical presence days so no issue here.

By: Sofia

Sofia — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 14:35:24 +0000

hi, I have a question about your story! hope you can help!
did the officer question you about all the tims you had left the country while your application was in process?

i appreciate your help! thanks

By: Cnan

Cnan — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 06:08:01 +0000

I was practicing the citizenship test online for free at:

http://canadacitizenshipquiz.blogspot.com/

By: Zhu

Zhu — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:41:47 +0000

@Max Coutinho — Thank you Max for you nice wishes! I kind of agree with you… as much as I can understand some people who want a Canadian passport, if you are not living there, what’s the point?

By: Max Coutinho

Max Coutinho — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:15:06 +0000

Hey Zhu,

No, girl…you are not boring: you are an organised person, that’s all !

I agree with the Canadian Government cause many people take the citizenship of Western Countries and then do not live there…and if they don’t, they won’t pay taxes (in its million forms); they won’t discount for social security; so what’s the point of having the citizenship? To avoid asking for visas? Well, it doesn’t work that way any longer…

Darling, bonne chance ! I am sure you will pass and be invited to the ceremony *hug*!

I’m rooting for you!

Cheers

By: Zhu

Zhu — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 03:18:00 +0000

@Bluefish — Yes, for Nunavut, it’s April 1st, 1999. And Newfoundland was the last province to join the Confederation, in 1949

@Beth — As the French say, “don’t sell the bear’s skin before you kill it” But I certainly do hope to be Canadian this year!

@Mauro — Thank you so much, it’s really sweet of you! I take good luck wishes, they are always useful

@Baoru — 谢谢！

@beaverboosh — French and Canadian, Canadian and French… Yep.

@Agnes — Thanks…eh!

@Final_Transit — Thank you! I picked up the award now (sorry, my mind was elsewhere this week!), it’s in my “fame” page.

@Soleil — It is important to me, hence the preparation… Can’t wait to the oath either!

@Shantanu — Thank you!

@Seraphine — I feel exactly the same about multiple choice questions! I hate them always think there is a fifth answer, or that none of the answer truly fits

We don’t have MCQ in Europe, we write essays for everything.

@Aiglee — Thank you! Yes, it will be your turn soon enough too…

@Linguist-in-Waiting — Thanks! I hope so do *crossing fingers*

By: Linguist-in-Waiting

Linguist-in-Waiting — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:19:52 +0000

I hope you get it! I am sure you will do well.

By: Aiglee

Aiglee — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 16:33:42 +0000

Congratulations Zhu!! I’m sure you did great, but either way Good Luck! And thanks for the explanation, I didn’t know the details ^^