Congrats coolbreeze30 and mvb! I appeared for the test on Feb 13th and I am hoping to receive oath letter any day now (based on your timelines).make sure to check your mail box because when I got letter the ecas website was not update until a couple days after.
I was a single applicant.I travelled twice to my back home in three year period but never to USA before I applied for citizenship. I Immigrate to USA (right after I applied for citizenship) and during my interview when the officer asked me after seeing my immigrant visa, I was honest about it. I'm not sure why my case was so smooth but I filled up the form correctly.
On a side note, my father was a joint applicant with my two lil brothers. Applied in April,2012 , interview/ document check up(He is over 54) on Feb 16,2013, Took Oath on same time and date with me. He was a joint applicant, applied few days before me still we all took the oath on same day. His case was fast even though he was a joint applicant.
All of us travelled back home but USA. I think it's a red flag for CIC, whoever travelled to USA during three years period.
After a long wait of 23 months, got a pretest RQ whenever i called the call center,they said your application is very smooth, nothing wrong you ll hear in a few days.it is so frustrating.did not visit my home country for the past 5 years, just because of this citizenship. I thought that once I would get the passport,only then I ll visit my home country. :-[
any advise,as I know you are the one who can give me the best advise.