Date: 19990127
Docket: T-2186-97
BETWEEN:
IN THE MATTER OF THE CITIZENSHIP ACT,
R.S.C., 1985, c. C-29
AND IN THE MATTER OF an appeal from the
decision of a Citizenship Judge
AND IN THE MATTER OF
ERLINDA COLOMA AURELIO
Appellant
REASONS FOR ORDER AND ORDER
BLAIS J.
[1] This is an appeal from a decision of a Citizenship Judge dated August 22, 1997 wherein the Judge did not approve the citizenship application.
[2] The grounds of the Citizenship Judge’s decision were that the applicant did not have an adequate knowledge of Canada and of the responsibilities and privileges of citizenship.
[3] The present hearing is a trial de novo.
[4] The applicant appeared at the hearing on January 22, 1999 and has demonstrated that she has an adequate knowledge of Canada and of the responsibilities and privileges of citizenship.
[5] The present appeal is allowed.
Pierre Blais
Judge
OTTAWA, ONTARIO
JANUARY 27, 1998