N-400 ... April 2009 Applicants, Post your dates here!

jeangab75 · July 28, 2009

Forgot to add,
Now that I completed the journey and am a U.S Citizen, I logged into the USCIS Status Check website and it still says what it says from Day 1:

On April 6, 2009, we received this N400 APPLICATION FOR NATURALIZATION, and mailed you a notice describing how we will process your case

Thanks for the speedy updates guys!

HILARIOUS!!!! and in a year they are going to write you that since they have not heard from you they consider that you have abandoned your application. LOL

Tomorrow is my interview. Hopefully all will go smoothly!

Kathryn41 · July 28, 2009

Good luck jeangab75!

jeangab75 · July 28, 2009

Good luck jeangab75!

Thank you I am a little nervous. 2:30pm we will see.

Have my interview coming up tomorrow at Durham..
jeangab.. You have the interview tomorrow as well. Good luck.

2:30 pm see you there.

swatcat · July 28, 2009

Ok...I'm back and exhausted...what a whirlwind last couple of days...

Today was my interview in Kansas city. I was in Kansas city over the weekend for a wedding. Monday morning I drove back 3 hours to report to work with the biggest hangover. After I got off work at 6, I hopped on a train back to KC - another 3 hours.

My in-laws live in KC so we spent the night there. My appointment was at 10.30. It was pouring all the way but we got there in plenty of time. It was only a 30 min drive. The office itself was very low key - a single floor building that resembled more like an office depot or something.

By 10.15, we went thru security...My wife wouldnt listen to leave her cellphone in the car, so I wasnt going to argue and let her deal with it. I left mine in the car. Ofcourse, they didnt allow any cellphones with cameras - so she had to walk back to the car in the downpour.. Sometimes I feel mighty being right. Those moments are far & few between. There were only a handful of people waiting plus a couple of attorneys. Most were very casually dressed, so I looked overdressed in a tie and a jacket. Around 10.50, I was called in...When I asked if my wife should come in, she said it was not neccessary. I thought to ask as my N400 was based on a 3 year marriage to a citizen even though my LPR was employment based. The officer asked to see my Driver license & the green card. The lady immigration officer was very nice & led me to her office...I took the oath and she said rightaway she was going for the test to put it out of the way. I wondered if all the vodka from the wedding would have eroded my memory - so I was sort of nervous.

First up, reading & writing comprehension.

I had to read - what do we pay to the goverment

And I had to write - We pay taxes

And then she asked...

1. What is freedom of religion

2. When was the constitution written

3. When do you enroll for Selective service

4. Name one state bordering Canada

5. What is the ocean on the east of the US

6. How many senators are there in the house

6 out of 6 and I didnt have to use a lifeline. I wondered what she would have said if I said 'Final answer' to every reply that I made. I had a name change - so she noted that rightaway. I signed a form with my old name & the new name signature.

She let you know when to use your usual signature and when to use cursive letters. She made me sign the pics with the new name then.

After that, she said she will go thru the form again. I mentioned I had a couple of changes. A typo on my city name and the dreaded part 7. She said the system took care of the typo by itself...In the part 7, I had put in 2 trips that were made before I became a LPR. She said it didnt matter as my trip days were so minimal (81 in all). Then we went thru the whole yes,no questions. She said my background check was fine.. and then we were done.

She informed me that it will be 2-3 months before my oath and went on to mention it does not take that long actually.

Since I was going on my vacation for a month in 2 days, I asked what if I get it while Im gone. She asked to just let them know when I will be done by writing back. She also put a note on my file saying to schedule the oath only after Sep 5 (the date I gave her). Then she said congratulations and that I was approved and gave me a sheet of paper showing the approval. She walked me to the door and wished me a good trip back & we said our goodbyes.

She did not see a single sheet of paper except for my Driver's license & greencard..While going thru my file, she said I had sent in enough documents and that she was happy. The whole interview took 20 minutes & we were out of there by 11.15 - an hour exactly to complete the long process.

On the way back, my wife asked me how it felt to be a citizen and I said 'Good...but I hate those foreigners...' :star: I know, Im fitting in nicely already...A special thanks to everyone in this forum, especially the April 2009 threadsters for being a part of this journey.And a big thankyou to the folks who have kept this site running with so much valuable information.

We will be heading to India for a month long vacation (yeah, I got my green card back - she said I might need it for my trip) and to have completed this process feels very fulfilling. I hope to have the oath by the end of the year and get the ball rolling on the passport application and the name change process in a zillion places. This would have been difficult without this forum, so thank you & best wishes for all those awaiting interviews and appointments.

Let all your dreams come true as well.

Edited July 28, 2009 by swatcat

Gopal · July 28, 2009

Today I called 2nd level IO and my oath is scheduled on 19th Aug. IO said to expect the letter in another week. My interview was on July 1st.

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Gopal · July 29, 2009