Successful interview in Las Vegas!

[bggirl 0]

I just had my interview today and I was given the form with "Congratulations! Your application has been recommended for aproval."

I feel enormously relieved and happy! Thank you to all great people on this board for the advice, help and good wishing! I will post my experience later tonight or tomorrow!

[cookiee 0]

Congrats !!

[KyngSilva 0]

congrats

[jasminelily 1]

Congrats!

Can't wait till mine next year!

[Immigrant2009 0]

Congrats bggirl. Counting the days for N400 .

[-B&T- 1]

I just had my interview today and I was given the form with "Congratulations! Your application has been recommended for aproval."

I feel enormously relieved and happy! Thank you to all great people on this board for the advice, help and good wishing! I will post my experience later tonight or tomorrow!

Congratulations!

[Bulgarican 0]

Congratulations Bulgaria ROCK

[Ladylethal 12]

Congratulations!

[mooninlove 1]

I just had my interview today and I was given the form with "Congratulations! Your application has been recommended for aproval."

I feel enormously relieved and happy! Thank you to all great people on this board for the advice, help and good wishing! I will post my experience later tonight or tomorrow!

Congratulations!!! you have to wait for a month or so for your oath letter to arrive and a couple of weeks again for your ceremony..but at least you're almost done!

[wworld808 1]

Congratulations!!!!

Hope you don't mind sharing your experienced during your interview, what were the question asked?, I know it's depends on your IO but just to give idea for the others.

Thanks

[bggirl 0]

Thank you, cookiee, KyngSilva, jasminelily, Immigrant2009, Bituin, Leo and Lioness, Luis&Laura and mooninlove! So, this is how it went:

I am applying based on the 3-year rule for being married to a US citizen. From reading some of the posts online, and just to be on the safe side, my husband and I decided it is better if he comes with me. My appointment was for 10.45 am, we arrived at the office at 10.20 am. There weren't too many people so we figured we should not wait too long. The immigration officers were coming out of a door and calling the applicants by name- the officers all looked in a good mood (or that's what my husband and I thought ). My name was called at around 10.55 am, and a lady walked me to her room at the end of the corridor. She asked me to put my things on her desk but remain standing so she can swear me in. After we sat down, she asked me to give her my DL and green card, social security card and passport (the last two IF I had them on me). The Officer took a look at these and then started looking at the application- she asked me about my address, I gave her the new one and offered her the updated application I had brought with me. She said "no need", and wrote the address on the application she had in front of her. Then she asked about my trips, and I said I have traveled to Bulgaria since I applied and gave her the dates. She estimated the days and added them to the ones I had before that (she did not want an exact day count, just an estimation). She asked if I was still married, and not separated, I said yes. Then she asked me if I was employed, I answered yes, and she replied "That is all I need to know- that you can support yourself". After that she asked me the "yes or no" questions, and asked me to sign the bottom of the application- twice with my signature and once with my printed name. The test followed:

We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?

In what month do we vote for President?

Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?

Who is "The Father of Our Country"?

Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.

The House of Representatives has how many voting members?

Then I had to read (and not answer) "Who was the first President?" and write "Washington was the first President."

She said she can tell I had been studying . The questions were all printed beforehand on a piece of paper, as were the reading and writing tests. After the exam, we talked a little bit about the difference between the new and old test, and which is harder (I asked her because of curiosity ), and then she put a big red stamp on one of the pages of the file and said "This is the most important stamp of all. It means you are approved!" Oh, my God, in that minute I was the happiest person alive!! She explained to me that it takes 4 to 6 weeks for the oath, and oaths are held on Fridays in Las Vegas at the Federal Courthouse downtown. She also told me how long it usually lasts, where we should park, and so on. She handed me the paper with "Congratulations! Your application has been recommended for approval."and we left the room. While we were walking back outside, I told her about our plans to travel to Bulgaria because my sister is having a baby, and she told me that, if need be, the oath can be rescheduled. I said we'd rather reschedule the trip than the oath . She congratulated me on the interview outcome and my sister on having the baby .

I was out of there in around 15 minutes (my husband said I came out the fastest of everybody . )

So, my interview was over and I came out extremely relieved! Now my own thoughts on how easy or hard it was: I was asked if I was still married but nothing else about our marriage. I had a computer bag full of documents, and copies, and documents again (they were separated on "important"and "not so important"). I did not have to take a single one out. I was not asked any details about my long trip (over 5 months last year), and then my last trip (2 months)- I did have the paperwork for my mom's surgery and medical on me but they were not translated so I hoped I would not need to show them. I also was not asked about the tax transcripts that I had brought - I had only sent copies of my taxes with my application.

The IO was great- she was smiling the whole time, she made me relax with little jokes like "the computer is slow- maybe it's because everybody is going to lunch"; she was not behaving in any superior or uptight manner- very professional and to the point, easygoing and nice! Just the perfect person to conduct an interview

So now I am waiting for the oath (hopefully soon)! Hope my experience helps some of the people here relax and not stress over it as much as I did. I am not saying we should not worry at all because then we might go in unprepared, but maybe take it a little easier B) I wish you all on this board somebody like this lady as an interviewer! And if I missed to mention something, I will be happy to answer to anybody with questions.

I know it's not completely over until I get the oath letter, and I will post it when that happens, but I would like to take this opportunity and thank all the people on Visajourney.com for their help and advice! Without you I would not have been able to file my applications correctly, gather all the necessary supporting documents and be prepared for any scenario at my interview. I also had some peace of mind when reading about people's successful interviews and this helped me get through the process without getting a nervous breakdown! So, once again, thank you all!! :dance: Good luck!

[jasminelily 1]

Congrats again! Wish you luck and a fast oath letter! Thanks for coming back to tell us your experience!

[wworld808 1]

Thanks for sharing your experienced

[just_friend 2]

I just had my interview today and I was given the form with "Congratulations! Your application has been recommended for aproval."

I feel enormously relieved and happy! Thank you to all great people on this board for the advice, help and good wishing! I will post my experience later tonight or tomorrow!

Congrats bggirl. Or should i say usgilr

[Bulgarican 0]

Very exciting story and Congratulations again now you're US girl