OK Citizenship Comrades, Update time
Gave my citizenship test today at St Clair. Reached there at 7.30 am to beat the down town traffic. The test went well : 20/20
. The interview was smooth and very informal (15 minutes). The officer was very friendly. The officer checked the ID, PR card and Passport originals. Tallied the entry/exit stamps in passport and verified with my application entries (declared absences). The particulars were checked off in the officers file. Asked questions about present job, career, criminal record etc, mostly simple conversation to know the candidates English skills as well as to check off the requirements for the citizenship file. Looks like, they already had verified the RQ and other documents (it was all there in front). At the end the officer informed that my application is good and will be forwarded to the judge. Oath can expected with in 2 to 4 months time (due to large number of candidates appearing for the test).
Time line: application sent Jan 2012
Acknowledgement: Feb 2012
RQ requested: Nov 2012
RQ sent Dec 2012
Notice to prepare for citizenship test letter received: first week Jan 2014
Notice to write the test/interview: Jan 4th week 2014
Test date/done: 24 Feb 2014