Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Citizenship test
I finally took citizenship test today, which is the last step of becoming an Australian citizen. The test was quite easy, and there was only one question that I wasn't sure about. In the end, I got all 20 questions right, using about 1/5 of the time required. It was more like a test for English rather than for knowledge, really; that being said, yesterday I did read a guidebook and prepared for the test for a couple hours.
Nothing unexpected, I should hear from the Immigration in 2~3 weeks. Then I will have to attend a ceremony in June, where I vow to become a citizen...
I do have a mixed feeling of becoming an Australian citizen, because China does not allow dual citizenship. Even though I have lived outside China for over 10 years, and every time I went back it felt more foreign to me, I still hesitated and did not move on to apply for the citizenship as soon as I could (one has to live in Australia for four years and two of which he/she was granted permanent residency). I cannot explain exactly why, apart from my par for the course laziness. But I know there is more to it; perhaps it is the education I received when growing up, the word "homeland (祖国)" still carries a lot of weight, somewhere down under...
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Time to sink / 静夜思
Location:
Canberra ACT 2601, Australia
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