copy from December 2016 thread
This is called lottery .......................................
Hi guys.
Just wrote the Citizenship test today in Mississauga - 20/20. The interviewer was very thorough and took nearly an hour - they validated all my passport stamps. Good thing I had done translations of all Arabic stamps and taken both my Canadian and US entry/exit travel reports, they were also reviewed while validating against my physical presence calculations. Since I moved to Canada almost 2.5 years after landing and had a lot of entry/exit since, I had submitted a lot of extra documents - phone/utility/tax bills, lease agreements, bank statements, etc. The interviewer jokingly asked if he should be concerned that I sent so much extra stuff.
Aftet he was satisfied, he told me that he was approving my application and asked me if I could attend a citizenship ceremony on August 11 in Scarborough - it is a special ceremony being held as part of Scarborough Multicultural Festival. I told him that I could and he immediately handed me a generic notice to appear for oath. I was told that since the ceremony is in less than 2 weeks, I will not receive anything in mail and that I should just take this notice with me. Ecas still says In Process but I am sure it will change soon. I don't have access to update the spreadsheet so if someone could do so on my behalf, that would be much appreciated.
Relieved at being near the end of the road - it was a long journey and this forum was immensely helpful. Thank you everyone and all the very best to each of you!