Hi my applicants in law;
I just want to share my experience at my test day at Windsor office 1pm.
I arrived 15 minutes before the test. The administrator called us in 15-10 min before the appointment. Checked in and waited to be called in for the test. They were so friendly and courteous (I agree with everyone who described the politeness of the staff), they were very patient with people who couldn't even speak English well at all. It really took off the nervousness out of me.
Now, 1:05 pm and we were called in. The test was done in the Oath room, we were about 9 people. There were different version of the test, I got the one in white, nothing to do with colour coding at all..... just your luck, which version you get.
The test was super easy, if you study. I completed it in 4 minutes, and left the room after 10 minutes, took my time to revise (making sure lol i didn't mis-transfer the answers incorrectly). I believe I could pass it without studying (I still recommend studying). I don't like reading and I purchased the citizenshipsupport.ca package. Doing all the chapter tests, you will not need to read at all, from my point of view its sufficient and worth it if you are sharing it with a family member.
I was the first one in line for interview. One thing I want to say is, "First impression". I didn't feel I was in an interview at all. The officer called my name and knew it was me (she have my photo in the file - no brainer). Here goes the conversation in short;
Officer: Hi, How are you? come in please
Me: Good, do you want me to shut the door behind me?
Officer: Yes, please!
Officer: You did great, full mark! (I didn't even yet sit down)
Me: Oh yea! Nice to hear that! I studied hard. Canadian history is rich!
Officer: Yea, I agree you can say that! (then she went explaining where her ancestors- nice side conversation) - I was totally relaxed and not even an ounce of nervousness in me.
Me: Cool, thanks for sharing.
Officer: Do you have all your documents? Did you have your photocopies of your passports
Me: Yes, I do.
Officer: That's good.
Me: I tagged them to show which one old and new.
Officer: Don't worry about it, they are not that important. Just need to have them.
I showed all my documents. The officer didn't look through my passport, she just scanned through it. Ignored all the Arabic stamps. She started to look for something. I asked if she needed me to show translation of those stamps. She's like not really I am looking for the extension in your older passport, if you did photocopied it. I showed her that I did. She didn't even care about the translation. But then asked me do you have them anyways, I can put them in file, I am like sure (damn, I spent $200 saying in my head).
The officer then asked me about my work and I presented a letter of employment with my HR's business card, she responded with a smile, you are very well prepared! then asked me if I was married, and if my spouse will apply for citizenship, then asked if I have a child. i said yes, then she asked me, where was he born...told her he's a Canadian, and I have a copy of his birth certificate, she is like that's nice, yes please, it will help to show your ties to Canada (not sure how that works). Asked me about my school too. I went to the same province for school where her family is from.
At the end, she said the sentence that I wanted to hear. "You all good, no worries, definitely I will recommend you to the Judge".
One thing I noticed, when I came in, she had the file open on the RCMP FP results to see my photo. Then while talking to me she had a form to fill in front of her. The form was like a table in the middle, there were 3 columns; first has questions, second column had 4-5 boxes to tick and 3rd for remarks. In my case she ticked the first box for each question and wrote remarks on each row, e.g. my level of education in the remarks. In the bottom of the form she noted that my wife will be applying next year for citizenship.
On another tangent, before the test they said; if anyone is going for vacation during March break, should let them know. After the test, I let one of the staff know I will be away and she asked me to write on my answer sheet on the side, that I am planning for vacation for 10 days in March and wrote the dates down. After the interview, I mentioned it and the officer said yes, thanks for letting us know, so to avoid booking your oath during the period you indicated.
Sorry for the long post and in-coherence, but just wanted to share my experience.
Best of luck for all. (DON'T BE NERVOUS AND HAVE A GOOD FIRST IMPRESSION) - Honestly, I went with business attire like with a tie no suit, looked professional and clean. ;D
I just want to share my experience at my test day at Windsor office 1pm.
I arrived 15 minutes before the test. The administrator called us in 15-10 min before the appointment. Checked in and waited to be called in for the test. They were so friendly and courteous (I agree with everyone who described the politeness of the staff), they were very patient with people who couldn't even speak English well at all. It really took off the nervousness out of me.
Now, 1:05 pm and we were called in. The test was done in the Oath room, we were about 9 people. There were different version of the test, I got the one in white, nothing to do with colour coding at all..... just your luck, which version you get.
The test was super easy, if you study. I completed it in 4 minutes, and left the room after 10 minutes, took my time to revise (making sure lol i didn't mis-transfer the answers incorrectly). I believe I could pass it without studying (I still recommend studying). I don't like reading and I purchased the citizenshipsupport.ca package. Doing all the chapter tests, you will not need to read at all, from my point of view its sufficient and worth it if you are sharing it with a family member.
I was the first one in line for interview. One thing I want to say is, "First impression". I didn't feel I was in an interview at all. The officer called my name and knew it was me (she have my photo in the file - no brainer). Here goes the conversation in short;
Officer: Hi, How are you? come in please
Me: Good, do you want me to shut the door behind me?
Officer: Yes, please!
Officer: You did great, full mark! (I didn't even yet sit down)
Me: Oh yea! Nice to hear that! I studied hard. Canadian history is rich!
Officer: Yea, I agree you can say that! (then she went explaining where her ancestors- nice side conversation) - I was totally relaxed and not even an ounce of nervousness in me.
Me: Cool, thanks for sharing.
Officer: Do you have all your documents? Did you have your photocopies of your passports
Me: Yes, I do.
Officer: That's good.
Me: I tagged them to show which one old and new.
Officer: Don't worry about it, they are not that important. Just need to have them.
I showed all my documents. The officer didn't look through my passport, she just scanned through it. Ignored all the Arabic stamps. She started to look for something. I asked if she needed me to show translation of those stamps. She's like not really I am looking for the extension in your older passport, if you did photocopied it. I showed her that I did. She didn't even care about the translation. But then asked me do you have them anyways, I can put them in file, I am like sure (damn, I spent $200 saying in my head).
The officer then asked me about my work and I presented a letter of employment with my HR's business card, she responded with a smile, you are very well prepared! then asked me if I was married, and if my spouse will apply for citizenship, then asked if I have a child. i said yes, then she asked me, where was he born...told her he's a Canadian, and I have a copy of his birth certificate, she is like that's nice, yes please, it will help to show your ties to Canada (not sure how that works). Asked me about my school too. I went to the same province for school where her family is from.
At the end, she said the sentence that I wanted to hear. "You all good, no worries, definitely I will recommend you to the Judge".
One thing I noticed, when I came in, she had the file open on the RCMP FP results to see my photo. Then while talking to me she had a form to fill in front of her. The form was like a table in the middle, there were 3 columns; first has questions, second column had 4-5 boxes to tick and 3rd for remarks. In my case she ticked the first box for each question and wrote remarks on each row, e.g. my level of education in the remarks. In the bottom of the form she noted that my wife will be applying next year for citizenship.
On another tangent, before the test they said; if anyone is going for vacation during March break, should let them know. After the test, I let one of the staff know I will be away and she asked me to write on my answer sheet on the side, that I am planning for vacation for 10 days in March and wrote the dates down. After the interview, I mentioned it and the officer said yes, thanks for letting us know, so to avoid booking your oath during the period you indicated.
Sorry for the long post and in-coherence, but just wanted to share my experience.
Best of luck for all. (DON'T BE NERVOUS AND HAVE A GOOD FIRST IMPRESSION) - Honestly, I went with business attire like with a tie no suit, looked professional and clean. ;D
