My citizenship experience
Yesterday inside of 55 St. Clair St East, in Suite 200 at 1:30pm I was to write my test to become a Canadian citizen. I had studied my book, my fiance had gone over the practice questions with me, I was prepared.
Well, now that it is over I just have to say that I agree with everyone else that told me about it. It was a breeze!
20 questions are asked, 2 of them you have to answer correctly or you fail. There is a set of 3 questions in which if you don’t get at least 1 correct you fail. Then out of the total of 20 questions you have to score at least 12 in order to pass as well. The questions are all very, very easy. In fact I found the guide got you to study for more than was really asked but I suppose you walk away from the test knowing a lot more about Canada than I find the average Canadian (as I am one) knows.
We all sat together from 1:30 till about 3:00 while they read out last names and each person went for a small interview and ID check. They didn’t tell us this in person but the talk they have with you is also to ensure you understand English or French. They check your ID, papers etc and then you sit back down and wait till everyone has been processed. At 3pm they spent 10 minutes passing out the test and instructing us on how to mark it and what comes after the test. The test took me 5 minutes. All that planning, reading and studying for 5 minutes. But I was smiling! I get my citizenship this year so it was still all worth it!
Apparently I was told that they used to inform you of a pass or fail mark that day. No longer. Now they just scan your card to ensure it reads your name correctly. Then, if you pass, you are informed by mail in 1 - 2 months time. If you fail, you receive a notice to meet with a judge for a 2nd chance within 6 months.
The other thing I didn’t know was that those applicants that are over 55 did not write the test but just had to do a small interview and then were told that in 1 month they would be contacted about getting their citizenship.
So, for me I have a couple of months to wait til I am assigned my date to take my Oath of Citizenship.
Woohoo!
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Congratulations! :)
I have the feeling that what you say is true of many different countries - that people coming in and testing for citizenship often times know more than people born and raised in their own country.
Update: I receieved my notification already and am to take my Oath on Thursday January the 26th!
Congrats on becoming a Canadian citizen.
I have my test next week. Can you tell me what types of questions they ask for Ontario?
Thanks
I have my test soon at 55 St Clair. Well done on passing the test!
Where did you go for your Oath?
Thanks
Congrats on becoming a Canadian citizen.
I have my test next week. Can you tell me what types of questions they ask for Ontario?
Thanks, Sara
Liz, Thanks! I took my oath this past Thursday in the same building as your test and on the same level too. (Just a different room.)
Sara, remercie! The questions were all multiple choise, and specifically asked (there are 5 versions btw) about the lines of our national anthem, when was confederation, when was the Charter passed, but trust me they are all easy. The only one that I paused on was what of the 4 things listed are NOT provinicially ran. (IE, are Federally run.)