About Bio.

[jodee 30]

I must have accidentally sent 4 photos with my N400. At the interview she asked me to choose which one I wanted on my naturalization certificate. I chose the colourful one. So the photo they do at BIO time is just for the FBI

Refer to what poster heatDeath wrote after your post, just for knowledge purposes. It seems you squeezed in just before they changed it.

[Sand 5]

Hi Jodee, Thanks alot. now i got to ask u about Bio. being cleard by the FBI. is that mean you were cleared from the FBI Name Check?? I mean if i go to have my bio. done and i call them to see if the result was send back to USCIS that means my name was cleard from the FBI name check?? sorry i dont have enough experience with this. but all what i know when i went to take my bio. for my green card. in 2007 and i went to my Interview i was told my Name still under name check and after my Interview in 2 months and 10 days i was approved.

[NickD 202]

Thanks for that heatDeath, that explains why exactly I had fingerprints, photo, and signature done if they are going to embed them into the new style certificate.

I have provided link from front page...new style naturalization certificate with security features

Had no complaints about the green card, was difficult to even make a readable copy of it, laminated in plastic, and with both a photo and a finger print, but did lack a signature of the applicant.

Naturalization certificate is a different story and we all know what you have to go through to get a legal version. I use better paper than what this is printed on, does tear very easily and couldn't see any water marks when held up to the light. Wife's photo is held on with a short piece of double sided sticky tape, and has two rubber stamps on her certificate that are very easy to reproduce. One is the signature at the bottom of the authorized person and the other is a USCIS stamp half on the certificate, other half on wifes' photo. Pretty poor, and no fingerprint of her.

We had a discussion as to whether we should have this certificate plastic laminated, but risk doing such an action may render it to be illegal. Suppose if we wanted the new secure version, would cost us 400 bucks.

Also found it strange, they never asked my wife to sign it in front of an officer, just handed it to her and said to sign it at home, anyone can sign it. Also found it strange they said to make copies of it that you have to send in for a replacement if lost or damaged. Don't they have a database on these certificates with a photocopy of it? Many SS cards are counterfeits, but getting that SS number in the database is a different story.

We never saw a certificate until we received one, was a disappointment for what we had to go through to get it.

[jodee 30]

Hi Jodee, Thanks alot. now i got to ask u about Bio. being cleard by the FBI. is that mean you were cleared from the FBI Name Check?? I mean if i go to have my bio. done and i call them to see if the result was send back to USCIS that means my name was cleard from the FBI name check?? sorry i dont have enough experience with this. but all what i know when i went to take my bio. for my green card. in 2007 and i went to my Interview i was told my Name still under name check and after my Interview in 2 months and 10 days i was approved.

Sand,....no, it does not mean name check is complete. Just fingerprinting. I have heard the same thing applies that you mentioned in regards to your green card, they will go ahead and schedule your interview pending a name check, and if it is still pending on the day of interview, they will tell you, they will let you know of the results of the interview after they receive the name check back. Most of the time, they will approve you, and just notate your file pending name check.

There are a few people who have been to interview in the previous month(s) thread(s) who have had interview and are still waiting for a oath date. I believe the pending name check is most likely the case.

It's not that I have had plenty of experience, I have just done lots of research, and am not afraid to ask questions at appointments etc....with that said, I have been around here on this site, since only a few months after it's inception,..and watch lots of changes take place over the years. I a;ways pay attention to changes in case I can help others later on.

I have had experience, in K1, AOS, AP (due to military orders), ROC ( i applied from overseas by mail), did I-130's for my kids whilst on Germany, and now finally Naturalization. So, I have been through the whole scope, and have done many things that others haven't . Such as getting the AP, and AOS applications submitted as a walkin in Los Angeles, and having the AP approved the same day, so I could leave the country on Mil orders before AOS was approved. I then flew back for my AOS interview minus husband (due to deployment), was approved and flew back to germany again.

There are lots of knowledgable people on this site, with lots of different situations. Some cases are straightforward, some are unique,...you just never know when you will be able to help others with your experiences.

Edited October 30, 2010 by jodee

[Sand 5]

Thanks Jodee, you so sweet.