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UserName..........Sent......ChkCashd..NOA.......Fprints...Int Ltr...Intview...Oath......Office

TETE..............09/01/09..--/--/--..09/09/09..10/01/09..10/19/09..11/23/09..--/--/--..Boston, MA

Jules67...........09/01/09..09/06/09..09/11/09..09/29/09..10/30/09..12/08/09..--/--/--..Boston, MA

Maryces21.........09/01/09..09/04/09..09/03/09..09/28/09..10/09/09..11/24/09..--/--/--..Jacksonville, FL

Juli323...........09/01/09..--/--/--..09/04/09..09/29/09..10/23/09..12/22/09..--/--/--..Jacksonville, FL (Dallas,TX office)

Saddle Bronc......09/02/09..09/03/09..09/13/09..09/26/09..10/13/09..11/16/09..--/--/--..Fairfax, VA (Alex,VA oath)

FredEQ574.........09/04/09..09/23/09..09/23/09..11/12/09..--/--/--..--/--/--..--/--/--..???, PA

Waiting2008.......09/08/09..09/11/09..09/11/09..10/07/09..11/07/09..01/04/10..--/--/--..Raleigh/Durham, NC

WaitinginNY.......09/08/09..09/11/09..09/11/09..10/07/09..--/--/--..--/--/--..--/--/--..New York, NY

Ant+D+A...........09/09/09..09/15/09..09/15/09..09/30/09..10/13/09..11/18/09..11/23/09..Buffalo, NY (walk-in fprints, private oath)

Linaj.............09/10/09..09/16/09..09/21/09..10/07/09..11/09/09..12/10/09..--/--/--..Portsmouth, VA

HowGee............09/11/09..09/16/09..09/16/09..10/08/09..11/17/09..12/15/09..--/--/--..New York, NY

Snj_immigrant.....09/14/09..09/18/09..09/17/09..10/16/09..10/21/09..11/24/09..11/24/09..Mt.Laurel, NJ (Philly,PA fprints)

Keepfaith.........09/14/09..09/18/09..09/18/09..10/07/09..10/21/09..12/08/09..--/--/--..New Orleans, LA

ALnRosa...........09/14/09..--/--/--..09/25/09..10/09/09..10/21/09..12/08/09..--/--/--..New Orleans, LA

Dorothy...........09/15/09..09/21/09..09/18/09..10/14/09..--/--/--..--/--/--..--/--/--..New York, NY

ToLoveandBeLoved..09/19/09..09/28/09..09/23/09..10/17/09..11/18/09..12/15/09..--/--/--..Atlanta, GA

Onuche............09/20/09..09/24/09..09/28/09..10/30/09..11/09/09..12/10/09..--/--/--..Houston, TX (walk-in fprints)

Dcooper...........09/21/09..09/24/09..09/24/09..10/07/09..11/30/09..12/29/09..--/--/--..Boston, MA (walk-in fprints)

Vamred............09/23/09..--/--/09..09/25/09..10/20/09..11/15/09..12/14/09..--/--/--..Fairfax,VA

Annie Pie.........09/24/09..09/30/09..09/30/09..10/24/09..--/--/--..--/--/--..--/--/--..Fairfax, VA

Radu33............09/26/09..10/05/09..10/01/09..10/27/09..--/--/--..--/--/--..--/--/--..Newark, NJ

Yorker123.........01/06/09..01/13/09..01/16/09..10/07/09..--/--/--..--/--/--..--/--/--..Newark, NJ

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UserName..........Sent......ChkCashd..NOA.......Fprints...Int Ltr...Intview...Oath......Office

Jovana-Danijel....09/09/09..--/--/--..09/15/09..10/08/09..--/--/--..--/--/--..--/--/--..Chicago, IL

Vivekjay..........09/10/09..--/--/--..09/15/09..10/08/09..10/17/09..11/18/09..--/--/--..San Jose, CA (walk-in fprints)

Brewie............09/14/09..09/24/09..09/28/09..10/15/09..11/27/09..01/07/10..--/--/--..Chicago, IL

Sherose...........09/17/09..09/24/09..09/28/09..10/17/09..11/09/09..12/03/09..--/--/--..San Francisco, CA

Happyimmigrant....09/22/09..--/--/--..10/03/09..--/--/--..--/--/--..--/--/--..--/--/--..Cleveland, OH

Mohanp............09/22/09..--/--/--..10/01/09..10/21/09..11/09/09..12/03/09..--/--/--..San Francisco, CA

Hanhan............09/22/09..09/28/09..10/01/09..10/09/09..11/09/09..12/03/09..--/--/--..San Francisco, CA (walk-in fprints)

Kashif-2..........09/23/09..09/30/09..10/03/09..11/02/09..11/16/09..12/16/09..--/--/--..Seattle, WA (re-scheduled fprints)

Shredshark........09/23/09..--/--/--..09/29/09..--/--/--..--/--/--..12/03/09..--/--/--..Kansas City, MO

Doddles...........09/26/09..10/02/09..09/30/09..10/24/09..11/09/09..12/07/09..--/--/--..San Francisco, CA

Maryces21

Mother's Journey

12/30/11 Sent I-130 Petition to CSC

01/14/11 Received NOA 1 (Priority date 01/02/11)

02/14/11 Could see case online

05/04/11 Waiting.......I am pregnant and I wish my Mom could be here when baby is born

05/23/11 Received email. Case approved. Yeahhhhhh

05/26/11 Received NOA 2 in the mail.

--------------NVC stage-----------------

06/07/11 NVC received case.

06/08/11 Called to give emails and got IIN.

06/10/11 Sent DS3032 email and paid AOS fee. Received auto response 15 seconds later.

06/14/11 AOS Showed Paid. Sent AOS Package.

06/16/11 NVC Received and accepted DS3032. AOS Package was delivered to NVC.

06/17/11 Paid IV fee.

06/22/11 IV Showed Paid.

06/23/11 Sent DS-230 via Express Mail.

06/24/11 DS 230 was delivered by USPS.

06/28/11 AOS was accepted per AVR.

06/30/11 Received AOS check list. Missing DS-230. (It was sent 06/23/11)

07/07/11 Case Complete per AVR and operator. Waiting for interview date.

08/01/11 Per NVC Operator Interview date 09/28/11

09/26/11 Medical test. Passed!!!!

09/28/11 Interview date @ BGT embassy. Approved!!!!!!!

10/06/11 Visa arrived.

10/19/11 Arrived to USA. POE ORLANDO

11/14/11 Received Green Card

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Hello all,

I had my interview today, and for the most part uneventful.

My appointment was for 10:30am. Breezed through security and deposited my NOA2 at the window. It was not until noon that my name was called. The interview was conducted in two parts by two different officers. The first part of the process was the civics, writing and reading test. I was done in five minutes. I was sent to another room to await the second part of the interview.

The six questions asked where:

1. What is the name of the National Anthem?

2. What ocean is the West Coast on?

3. What is the Law of the Land?

4 Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

5. What major event happened on September 11, 2001?

6. We elect the president for how many years?

I waited another two hours before being called for the second part of the interview. The officer was extremely courteous and very professional. She went through my application thoroughly. I was asked about evidence of Selective Service which I did not have. I never did sign up for it as my initial entry was on a student visa..

She said that it did not matter anyway because of my age. With the words "Congratulations, I am recommending you for approval", she ushered me back into the waiting room where another person would have me sign my photographs and issue the Oath letter. That took another hour of waiting before finally being called.

I walked out of the JFK Federal Building at 3:30pm, Oath letter in hand. Four hours of wait time and about 30 minutes for the entire interviewing,testing, signing process before I had the Oath Letter.

While I am not pleased that my Oath Ceremony is not until March 18, 2010. At least I do not have to worry of it being sent through the mail.

The Oath Ceremony will be conducted in Lowell (about half an hour from Boston) on March 18, 2010 at 12:30pm.

I am going to try not to think about it until March, hard thing to do!

Thank you all for the community of VJ. It has been invaluable!

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USCIS Lewisville,Texas Lockbox

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UserName..........Sent......ChkCashd..NOA.......Fprints...Int Ltr...Intview...Oath......Office

TETE..............09/01/09..--/--/--..09/09/09..10/01/09..10/19/09..11/23/09..--/--/--..Boston, MA

Jules67...........09/01/09..09/06/09..09/11/09..09/29/09..10/30/09..12/08/09..03/18/10..Boston, MA

Maryces21.........09/01/09..09/04/09..09/03/09..09/28/09..10/09/09..11/24/09..--/--/--..Jacksonville, FL

Juli323...........09/01/09..--/--/--..09/04/09..09/29/09..10/23/09..12/22/09..--/--/--..Jacksonville, FL (Dallas,TX office)

Saddle Bronc......09/02/09..09/03/09..09/13/09..09/26/09..10/13/09..11/16/09..--/--/--..Fairfax, VA (Alex,VA oath)

FredEQ574.........09/04/09..09/23/09..09/23/09..11/12/09..--/--/--..--/--/--..--/--/--..???, PA

Waiting2008.......09/08/09..09/11/09..09/11/09..10/07/09..11/07/09..01/04/10..--/--/--..Raleigh/Durham, NC

WaitinginNY.......09/08/09..09/11/09..09/11/09..10/07/09..--/--/--..--/--/--..--/--/--..New York, NY

Ant+D+A...........09/09/09..09/15/09..09/15/09..09/30/09..10/13/09..11/18/09..11/23/09..Buffalo, NY (walk-in fprints, private oath)

Linaj.............09/10/09..09/16/09..09/21/09..10/07/09..11/09/09..12/10/09..--/--/--..Portsmouth, VA

HowGee............09/11/09..09/16/09..09/16/09..10/08/09..11/17/09..12/15/09..--/--/--..New York, NY

Snj_immigrant.....09/14/09..09/18/09..09/17/09..10/16/09..10/21/09..11/24/09..11/24/09..Mt.Laurel, NJ (Philly,PA fprints)

Keepfaith.........09/14/09..09/18/09..09/18/09..10/07/09..10/21/09..12/08/09..--/--/--..New Orleans, LA

ALnRosa...........09/14/09..--/--/--..09/25/09..10/09/09..10/21/09..12/08/09..--/--/--..New Orleans, LA

Dorothy...........09/15/09..09/21/09..09/18/09..10/14/09..--/--/--..--/--/--..--/--/--..New York, NY

ToLoveandBeLoved..09/19/09..09/28/09..09/23/09..10/17/09..11/18/09..12/15/09..--/--/--..Atlanta, GA

Onuche............09/20/09..09/24/09..09/28/09..10/30/09..11/09/09..12/10/09..--/--/--..Houston, TX (walk-in fprints)

Dcooper...........09/21/09..09/24/09..09/24/09..10/07/09..11/30/09..12/29/09..--/--/--..Boston, MA (walk-in fprints)

Vamred............09/23/09..--/--/09..09/25/09..10/20/09..11/15/09..12/14/09..--/--/--..Fairfax,VA

Annie Pie.........09/24/09..09/30/09..09/30/09..10/24/09..--/--/--..--/--/--..--/--/--..Fairfax, VA

Radu33............09/26/09..10/05/09..10/01/09..10/27/09..--/--/--..--/--/--..--/--/--..Newark, NJ

Yorker123.........01/06/09..01/13/09..01/16/09..10/07/09..--/--/--..--/--/--..--/--/--..Newark, NJ

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USCIS Phoenix,Arizona Lockbox

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UserName..........Sent......ChkCashd..NOA.......Fprints...Int Ltr...Intview...Oath......Office

Jovana-Danijel....09/09/09..--/--/--..09/15/09..10/08/09..--/--/--..--/--/--..--/--/--..Chicago, IL

Vivekjay..........09/10/09..--/--/--..09/15/09..10/08/09..10/17/09..11/18/09..--/--/--..San Jose, CA (walk-in fprints)

Brewie............09/14/09..09/24/09..09/28/09..10/15/09..11/27/09..01/07/10..--/--/--..Chicago, IL

Sherose...........09/17/09..09/24/09..09/28/09..10/17/09..11/09/09..12/03/09..--/--/--..San Francisco, CA

Happyimmigrant....09/22/09..--/--/--..10/03/09..--/--/--..--/--/--..--/--/--..--/--/--..Cleveland, OH

Mohanp............09/22/09..--/--/--..10/01/09..10/21/09..11/09/09..12/03/09..--/--/--..San Francisco, CA

Hanhan............09/22/09..09/28/09..10/01/09..10/09/09..11/09/09..12/03/09..--/--/--..San Francisco, CA (walk-in fprints)

Kashif-2..........09/23/09..09/30/09..10/03/09..11/02/09..11/16/09..12/16/09..--/--/--..Seattle, WA (re-scheduled fprints)

Shredshark........09/23/09..--/--/--..09/29/09..--/--/--..--/--/--..12/03/09..--/--/--..Kansas City, MO

Doddles...........09/26/09..10/02/09..09/30/09..10/24/09..11/09/09..12/07/09..--/--/--..San Francisco, CA

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Maryces21

Mother's Journey

12/30/11 Sent I-130 Petition to CSC

01/14/11 Received NOA 1 (Priority date 01/02/11)

02/14/11 Could see case online

05/04/11 Waiting.......I am pregnant and I wish my Mom could be here when baby is born

05/23/11 Received email. Case approved. Yeahhhhhh

05/26/11 Received NOA 2 in the mail.

--------------NVC stage-----------------

06/07/11 NVC received case.

06/08/11 Called to give emails and got IIN.

06/10/11 Sent DS3032 email and paid AOS fee. Received auto response 15 seconds later.

06/14/11 AOS Showed Paid. Sent AOS Package.

06/16/11 NVC Received and accepted DS3032. AOS Package was delivered to NVC.

06/17/11 Paid IV fee.

06/22/11 IV Showed Paid.

06/23/11 Sent DS-230 via Express Mail.

06/24/11 DS 230 was delivered by USPS.

06/28/11 AOS was accepted per AVR.

06/30/11 Received AOS check list. Missing DS-230. (It was sent 06/23/11)

07/07/11 Case Complete per AVR and operator. Waiting for interview date.

08/01/11 Per NVC Operator Interview date 09/28/11

09/26/11 Medical test. Passed!!!!

09/28/11 Interview date @ BGT embassy. Approved!!!!!!!

10/06/11 Visa arrived.

10/19/11 Arrived to USA. POE ORLANDO

11/14/11 Received Green Card

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ANT, Congrats on your Successfull Interview and Oath Ceremony. My best wishes to you and Family.

Will it be possible to let us know how you requested accomodation for Oath? Is there an official procedure for this? Thanks.

Hi Everyone,

Keepfaith-Thanks for the congrats...:)

congrats everybody for becoming citizen!

Hanhan-Good luck on your interview, and good luck for all those who have interviews coming up soon too!

Hi All,

Please wish us luck with our interviews tomorow:

3 people have their interviews in San Francisco on dec 3rd: Mohanp, Doddles and Hanhan

Thanks,

Sherose-Congratulations on your wife passing the interview and thanks for sharing about that experience here on VJ. :thumbs:

Good luck with the rest of her mmigration journey and hope that she gets her oath date soon too.

Hmm....I wonder if the IO will show up at your wife's place of work......Should get a free lunch/dinner in exchange for a quick oath date...lol..just kidding...

Hello to All,

Meaw's interview whas scheduled for 10:45 today. We of course arrived early. She was called in at 10:40. She was finished 20 minutes later. It could not have been easier. First she was sworn in. The IO then asked only for her green card. I had loaded Meaw down with at least 100 pages of stuff. None of it was asked for. Not the passport, ID card, marriage license, tax transcripts, nothing! The IO asked her a few questions:

Have you ever been to the U.S. before receiving your visa?

Where do you work?

What does your husband do?

How many times have you been outside the U.S. since becoming a permanent resident?

Did your husband go with you?

He then asked her a few of the yes or no questions from the N-400, maybe 4 or 5. Asked her if she would bear arms and go to war if asked. Thought that one was pretty funny. He then asked her to read the sentence "Who can vote"? Then asked her to write "Citizens can vote".

She was asked only 4 questions from the possible 100, not six, not ten, only 4. All were softballs.

Who is the Vice President of the U.S. now?

What is the highest court in the U.S.?

What people were brought to the U.S. and sold as slaves?

Why did the Colonists fight the British?

The IO said congratulations and said that he might be stopping in to the restaurant that she works in some day. That was it. Couldn't have been easier. The interview was the easiest part of the whole journey, as it should be after what they put people through to get to this point in the process. Hope this helps someone. Best of Luck to everyone still waiting.

Peace, Evan and Meaw

Mohanp-Congratulations on you passing the interview and thanks for sharing about that experience here on VJ. :thumbs:

Good luck with the rest of your immigration journey and hope that you get your oath date soon too.

I passed my interview tests as well. Fairly straightfoward - my officer had a stiff upper lip and a very mechanical mentality. No nonsense. Went through my app, there were a few changes in the app since I changed my job from when I submitted my app, missed disclosing a citation and some editorial stuff.

The questions were all softballs - 1) WHo wrote the declaration of independence, 2) Name the major poltical parties, 3) What is political party of the president, 4) One state bordering Mexico, 5) Name 2 of the 13 original states, 6) Who is the commander in chief of the military

She said I passed and and a written decision would be sent to me regarding my application after she re-reviews my file. It was unlikely that I'd make it to the dec 17th oath since the letters are sent at least 2 weeks in advance. I guess she has to get her superior officer's signature due to changes in application - but she didnt say that. So I have to wait for my decision. Fingers crossed.

Doodles-Good luck on your interview, and good luck for all those who have interviews coming up soon too!

congrats to mohamp, hannah and sherose for passing the interview in san francisco...i'm having my interview in san francisco on monday...pls pray for me...

Ant

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Interview done today, was asked 6 questions which were;

1. What is the political party of the president.

2. Name one state that borders Mexico.

3. Who is the commander in chief of the military.

4. Who wrote the declaration of independence.

5. Name the two political parties.

6. Name 3 of the original colonies.

The reading, i was asked to read "who elects congress" and to write "the people elect congress"

I answered all six correctly and went in for the second part of the interview which requires going through my paperwork. That was done and i was asked to come back on the 21st for my oath letter (They could not give it to me today because i will complete my 3rd year of being a LPR on the 17th of this month, else i would have been given the oath letter after the interview today as is done in Houston).

All in all i spent about an hour and 15 minutes and i was out the door. Would keep you guys informed on the oath date by the 21st of this month.

09/20/2009 (Day 01): N-400 Mailed to Lewisville, TX (Express Mail with Delivery Confirmation)

09/22/2009 (Day 03): N-400 Delivered @ Lewisville, TX @ 9:30am

09/24/2009 (Day 05): Check Cleared

09/28/2009 (Day 08): NOA Received (Priority Date: 09/24/2009)

10/30/2009 (Day 40): (FP Notice Received (scheduled for 11/17/2009)

10/30/2009 (Day 40): (FP done via walk-in on 10/30/2009)

11-07-2009 (Day 48): Touched online for "testing & interview"

11/09/2009 (Day 50): Interview Letter Received

12/10/2009 (Day 81): Interview Date @ 12:30pm (re-scheduled for Dec 21 @ 12:30pm)

02/03/2010 (Day 137): Oath

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Interview done today, was asked 6 questions which were;

1. What is the political party of the president.

2. Name one state that borders Mexico.

3. Who is the commander in chief of the military.

4. Who wrote the declaration of independence.

5. Name the two political parties.

6. Name 3 of the original colonies.

The reading, i was asked to read "who elects congress" and to write "the people elect congress"

I answered all six correctly and went in for the second part of the interview which requires going through my paperwork. That was done and i was asked to come back on the 21st for my oath letter (They could not give it to me today because i will complete my 3rd year of being a LPR on the 17th of this month, else i would have been given the oath letter after the interview today as is done in Houston).

All in all i spent about an hour and 15 minutes and i was out the door. Would keep you guys informed on the oath date by the 21st of this month.

Onuche congrats. I was given the same test you were given during your interview in Raleigh, North Carolina few days ago.

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Thanks guys, will keep you guys updated on the 21st.

Onuche

09/20/2009 (Day 01): N-400 Mailed to Lewisville, TX (Express Mail with Delivery Confirmation)

09/22/2009 (Day 03): N-400 Delivered @ Lewisville, TX @ 9:30am

09/24/2009 (Day 05): Check Cleared

09/28/2009 (Day 08): NOA Received (Priority Date: 09/24/2009)

10/30/2009 (Day 40): (FP Notice Received (scheduled for 11/17/2009)

10/30/2009 (Day 40): (FP done via walk-in on 10/30/2009)

11-07-2009 (Day 48): Touched online for "testing & interview"

11/09/2009 (Day 50): Interview Letter Received

12/10/2009 (Day 81): Interview Date @ 12:30pm (re-scheduled for Dec 21 @ 12:30pm)

02/03/2010 (Day 137): Oath

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Adding my congrats to all with recent successful interviews - I'm enjoying the red color on our list!!! :dance: :dance: :dance:

I'm also hoping we'll hear back from USCIS soon...it's been almost two months since fingerprints and no movement...

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Citizenship (N-400)

09/15/2009 - Application mailed to Texas Lockbox

09/17/2009 - Delivered to the Lockbox

09/21/2009 - Check cashed

09/24/2009 - NOA dated 9/18/09

09/26/2009 - RFE mailed out dated 9/25 (biometrics notice)

10/14/2009 - Biometrics completed

01/01/2010 - finally an update - awaiting interview letter

02/08/2010 - interview (Garden City, NY) -- PASSED

03/03/2010 - Oath Ceremony in Brooklyn

03/13/2010 - U.S. Passport in hand

DONE!!!

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Maryces21, congrats with passing your interview, sorry to see that it was not so smooth. Any idea when they will schedule your oath, do they have a time limit? where do they schedule oath, in jacksoville office itself?.

do you know if they do same day oath in Jacksonville? Did you ask them if they do? Again congrats and three Cheers!!!!!

Ok guys, I passed the test.

Now some details.

We arrived to the Immigration office at 8:15 am, I put my Interview letter on the interview box then 20 minutes later the Immigration officer called my name. I left my Husband in the waiting room. We went to a little office and then he asked me to raised my hand and swear a will say the true.

I sat in the chair and the first question he asked me was if that was my husband. I answer yes and then he asked me How was our marriage? I said perfect and then he said perfect? I told him with up and down, but most of them ups. Then he checked my name, birth date and country. Then asked me about my trips (just one). He was straight to the point he did not want explanations. He asked me about my taxes (we have an installament agreemment) he wanted to see copies from the IRS of Current status. I was nervous, he was not a nice person, just was there to do his job, not to make friends. At first I could not find the copy of my last letter form the IRS, and then he got mad, and told me I should be ready, he told me to take the papers off his desk. Finally!!!!! I found it. He then asked me other question yes and not. Asked me about my speeding ticket. He then asked me about My stepson, if I have adopted him. I told him not. Then he asked me to read. What do we pay to the goverment? And then told me to write "We pay Taxes". Then the questions;

What is freedom of religion?

When the constitution was written?

Named one state that borders Canada?

How many senators are?

and other two I do not remember. Everything was fast. I just answered.

Then he told me he was approving me, and make me signed in two places, the same with the pictures. He gave me a piece of paper that said i passed and told me to wait for the Oath Ceremony letter, amybe for next year. I lived in a really small city and they have ceremonies 4 times a year. The next will be in February or January. That it is. 15 or 20 minutes and we were on our way back home at 9 am.

Now I will have to wait for my oath letter. I will let you know when i get the letter.

Thank you guys.

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San francisco area anyone please please tell me how many days it takes after interview for oath letter I applied september 16 2009 and was interviewed on september 8 and passed so anyone with past expereance on recent interview date please post it

Hi Bittu,

First of all, please give us your exact Time line so we can help you. You said that you applied Sep 16 and had you interview Sep 8???? how can that be possible. San Francisco is a busy DO so I would say that from 2 weeks to 1 month is about the right time for anyone to receive Oath letter after passing the interview.

Thanks,

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Hi Everyone,

Doodles-Congratulations on passing the interview and thanks for sharing about that experience here on VJ. :thumbs:

Sorry to hear that despite the evidence you brought and submitted, that they were still hard on you. I wonder what they want exactly, as stated on the N-14 form? Well, whatever evidence you have to additionally give to them again, hope that they accept it, and make a favourable decision soon after that. And yes, do keep us all updated about that too.

Good luck with the rest of your immigration journey and hope that you get your oath date soon too.

i got interviewed yesterday dec. 7, i passed the interview everything but the chinese officer gave me a n-14 form for more evidence that we are married for the last 3 years up to now. i brought all the documents in the document list that was included in the interview letter but he ask me a lot of things like: credit card statements, vehicle registration, spouse payroll, joint trips, etc. he said that i passed everything but i need to submit this paperworks before he could make a decision. that is why on the interview results form he checked letter B. A DECISION HAS NOT MADE YET. Last dec 3, hannah, sherose and monhap have there interview in san francisco same as my local office but did'nt experience this kind of situation. tomorrow i will

mail all the documents he requested i hope and pray that he will be satisfied and approved me.

Jules67-Congratulations on passing the interview and thanks for sharing about that experience here on VJ. :thumbs:

Wow...That was a long interview day that you had...4 hours....but worth it, to get it all done during that day and know about the oath date too..

Good luck with the rest of your immigration journey and good luck with your oath in March too (better late than never here!)...

Hello all,

I had my interview today, and for the most part uneventful.

My appointment was for 10:30am. Breezed through security and deposited my NOA2 at the window. It was not until noon that my name was called. The interview was conducted in two parts by two different officers. The first part of the process was the civics, writing and reading test. I was done in five minutes. I was sent to another room to await the second part of the interview.

The six questions asked where:

1. What is the name of the National Anthem?

2. What ocean is the West Coast on?

3. What is the Law of the Land?

4 Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

5. What major event happened on September 11, 2001?

6. We elect the president for how many years?

I waited another two hours before being called for the second part of the interview. The officer was extremely courteous and very professional. She went through my application thoroughly. I was asked about evidence of Selective Service which I did not have. I never did sign up for it as my initial entry was on a student visa..

She said that it did not matter anyway because of my age. With the words "Congratulations, I am recommending you for approval", she ushered me back into the waiting room where another person would have me sign my photographs and issue the Oath letter. That took another hour of waiting before finally being called.

I walked out of the JFK Federal Building at 3:30pm, Oath letter in hand. Four hours of wait time and about 30 minutes for the entire interviewing,testing, signing process before I had the Oath Letter.

While I am not pleased that my Oath Ceremony is not until March 18, 2010. At least I do not have to worry of it being sent through the mail.

The Oath Ceremony will be conducted in Lowell (about half an hour from Boston) on March 18, 2010 at 12:30pm.

I am going to try not to think about it until March, hard thing to do!

Thank you all for the community of VJ. It has been invaluable!

Onuche-Congratulations on passing the interview and thanks for sharing about that experience here on VJ. :thumbs:

Too bad though, that you couldn't get the oath that day, since you still haven't completed the residency requirements yet.

Good luck with the rest of your immigration journey and hope that you get your oath date soon too (hopefully before the 21st, as mentioned to you, and yes, do keep us all updated about that too).

Interview done today, was asked 6 questions which were;

1. What is the political party of the president.

2. Name one state that borders Mexico.

3. Who is the commander in chief of the military.

4. Who wrote the declaration of independence.

5. Name the two political parties.

6. Name 3 of the original colonies.

The reading, i was asked to read "who elects congress" and to write "the people elect congress"

I answered all six correctly and went in for the second part of the interview which requires going through my paperwork. That was done and i was asked to come back on the 21st for my oath letter (They could not give it to me today because i will complete my 3rd year of being a LPR on the 17th of this month, else i would have been given the oath letter after the interview today as is done in Houston).

All in all i spent about an hour and 15 minutes and i was out the door. Would keep you guys informed on the oath date by the 21st of this month.

Dorothy-I love to see the red colour on the list too! Let's all be US Citizens and make the list all red as soon as possible!

Wow, 2 months since fingerprints and no movement for you...seems like a long time to wait! By all means, contact the USCIS asap (infopass appointment, and/or misinformation line), to find out what is going on with your case! You want to find out as soon as possible too, as you don't want to miss an interview date if one has been scheduled for you already and you just missed the letter. You don't want them to lose your file or delay your case any either! And yes, do keep us updated as to what happens to your case too. Hopefully no more delays for you!

Adding my congrats to all with recent successful interviews - I'm enjoying the red color on our list!!! :dance: :dance: :dance:

I'm also hoping we'll hear back from USCIS soon...it's been almost two months since fingerprints and no movement...

Good luck to everyone with interviews and oath ceremonies coming up! All the best in becoming 'red' and US Citizens soon!

Ant

**Ant's 1432.gif1502.gif "Once Upon An American Immigration Journey" Condensed Timeline...**

2000 (72+ Months) "Loved": Long-Distance Dating Relationship. D Visited Ant in Canada.

2006 (<1 Month) "Visited": Ant Visited D in America. B-2 Visa Port of Entry Interrogation.

2006 (<1 Month) "Married": Wedding Elopement. Husband & Wife, D and Ant !! Together Forever!

2006 ( 3 Months I-485 Wait) "Adjusted": 2-Years Green Card.

2007 ( 2 Months) "Numbered": SSN Card.

2007 (<1 Months) "Licensed": NYS 4-Years Driver's License.

2009 (10 Months I-751 Wait) "Removed": 10-Years 5-Months Green Card.

2009 ( 9 Months Baby Wait) "Expected": Baby. It's a Boy, Baby A !!! We Are Family, Ant+D+BabyA !

2009 ( 4 Months) "Moved": New House Constructed and Moved Into.

2009 ( 2 Months N-400 Wait) "Naturalized": US Citizenship, Certificate of Naturalization. Goodbye USCIS!!!!

***Ant is a Naturalized American Citizen!!***: November 23, 2009 (Private Oath Ceremony: USCIS Office, Buffalo, NY, USA)

2009 (<1 Month) "Secured": US Citizen SSN Card.

2009 (<1 Month) "Enhanced": US Citizen NYS 8-Years Enhanced Driver's License. (in lieu of a US Passport)

2010 ( 1 Month) "Voted": US Citizen NYS Voter's Registration Card.

***~~~"The End...And the Americans, Ant+D+BabyA, lived 'Happily Ever After'!"...~~~***

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Tsarang-Thanks for the congrats...:) And yes, I did have a successful interview and oath ceremony, 2-3 weeks ago (lol..it only seemed like yesterday...time sure passes quickly). I posted about that on vj before, but will re-post the experience here on the September 2009 thread, for all of you that missed it. As for the requested accomodation, yes, they did honour that, with no problems. No formal procedure for the accomodation, as it was an oath accomodation, not a civics/english test accomodation (which requires a separate form for that). All I did was write and submit (at the interview) a 2 page letter about the situation, and submitted additional evidence about that, explaining as to why I needed the oath ceremony accomodation, and they were ok with that accomodation...(see previous posts in this message thread for more details).

Best wishes to you and your family too. Good luck on your immigration journey too.

ANT, Congrats on your Successfull Interview and Oath Ceremony. My best wishes to you and Family.

Will it be possible to let us know how you requested accomodation for Oath? Is there an official procedure for this? Thanks.

Ok, here is my oath ceremony story re-posted....

ANT IS AN AMERICAN CITIZEN! OATH CEREMONY DETAILED STORY….,

(11/23/09) My Immigration Journey Is Over…3+ years and 2500 posts later....

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...=230817&hl=

Hi Everyone,

(Note: there might be some grammar/spelling errors in the story, as I didn’t have time to fully edit it. As long as you can get the gist of it, so be it, I guess….Happy Reading!)

Here’s the long-awaited update to let you all know that....

“**Ant is an American Citizen!!**”

On 11/23/09, I went to the Buffalo, NY, local USCIS office for my citizenship private oath ceremony, and this is what happened that day:

(Note: Additional characters in the story…..

IO1=Immigration Officer 1, the same one that conducted the interview on 11/18/09

IO2=Immigration Officer 2, the same on that phoned about the oath on 11/19 and 11/20

DO=District Immigration Officer, ‘the boss’, conducts oath ceremonies)

7:30-9:00: The baby was crying throughout the night and in the morning, so we had no choice but to wake up earlier than usual, with no more than a few hours on and off of sleep before, for the long drive again to Buffalo, NY, which we only had a few days advance notice of, shortly passing the interview five days before. We ate a light breakfast, got dressed, and got the baby bathed and dressed for the day. Dressed in the same way as the interview I had a few days before, I again dressed in a red velvet hoodie jacket, dark blue velvet pants, white shirt with three heart-shaped American flags on them (like my online avator), American/Canadian flags lapel pin on my shirt, dark blue socks, black sneakers. My husband again dressed in a red and blue striped shirt, tan/brown pants, white socks, and black dress shoes. My baby son again dressed in a Buffalo Bills patriotic red/white/blue onesie shirt, dark blue elastic pants, a diaper, a thank-heavens-for-boys white/blue bib (he drools too much..lol..), and matching thank-heavens-for-boys light blue booties (the ones he got when he was born and came home from the hospital with). I made sure that I took my camera with me too, as I wanted to capture the special memories of this occasion. Before I left out the door, on this sunny but cold fall/autumn day, I snapped a few photos of the front of my house and snapped a photo of my green card, thinking that it would be the final time that I would have such in my possession, before I would have to surrender it for my citizenship certificate today….

9:00-11:00-I was feeling anxious and excited about the private oath ceremony today, and kept on thinking to myself that “This is the final stage of the process...In the next few hours I’ll officially be an American”. On the long drive to Buffalo, we again listened to Christmas/Holiday music on the radio, while I explained to my husband the concept of dual citizenship. “Well, when you say the oath, don’t you give up your former citizenship?”, he asked. To which I replied, “Well, on a moral/ethical level, yes, when I say the oath it requires me to do such; but on a legal level, no, as there is no way to enforce such by the US government that I must legally give up former citizenships and the Canadian government does not require me to give up my former citizenship either. Either way, at heart, I consider myself both American and Canadian, a dual citizen of both countries.” Along the way there, I couldn’t help but notice too, a big American flag in front of a local restaurant, so we pulled over, and I took a photo of that flag, waving in the wind on a cold fall day, and feeling even prouder of what it stands for….

11:00-11:35: We got to the city at 11:00 or so, parked about one block away on the side of the street next to a meter (about $1.50 or so, as we paid for 1 ½ hrs of parking), as that was the closest parking space in front of the building. I fed and changed the baby, for the next few minutes in the car, so that he wouldn’t get fussy when we went inside. We decided again to bring the carseat and baby bag in this time, instead of carrying him in as we didn’t know how long that it would take for the oath ceremony. When we got inside the USCIS building at 11:30am, there were quite a few people ahead of us in line. When it was our turn, the same male guard as last time at the door asked, “What are you here for?” So I told them that I have a private Oath Ceremony scheduled there at 11:30, and that we were supposed to meet with IO2 for such. He asked me what my name was, and I gave the guard my driver’s license. By mistake, my husband had forgot his driver’s license at home, so he showed them another piece of photo identification when asked for such (lol..thank goodness too, that he didn’t get pulled over when driving that day). The male guard looked at a sheet of paper in front of him and confirmed that I did have an oath ceremony scheduled then and there. Another female guard then asked us to put our keys and wallets in the tray, and I put my black baby bag (which had baby diapers, baby wipes, my original documents, other documents, and the naturalization study booklet in it) on the conveyer belt to go through the x-ray machines. The male guard was friendly and then asked the standard “Do you have any cameras, cell phones, guns, weapons, knives, sharp objects, razors, staplers (huh), etc.?”. I said “no” to everything else, but I said “yes, I have a camera with me”, as IO2 told me on the phone that I could bring such for the ceremony, to which he checked again on the piece of paper that IO2 did write about such for me, and let me through with the camera with no other problems. As well, the male guard again asked if the baby bag had any baby food, such as baby formula, in it, to which I said “no”, and he looked confused again. Oh well. I then walk through the metal detectors with no problems; my husband then walks through the metal detectors with no problems, while carrying the carseat with the baby as he walks through. The female guard remarks at how cute the baby is and in one hand waves a black wand-like portable detector at him. As she waves the detector, she plays with the baby’s booties and toes with her other hand, and asks how old he is (to which we say 4 months or so). We then take the baby in the carseat, the baby bag, and the rest of our belongings, after going through the detectors. The female guard then told us to walk straight ahead to the waiting room area and go up to window 6 to sign in. When we get to the waiting room it was all full, and we had to wait our turn to get to window 6. When it was my turn at the window, I tell the immigration officer (the same one at window 5/6 that was at my infopass appointment in october) that I was there to meet IO2 for the oath. She then checks my name, and slowly reads from a piece of paper in front of her that I was supposed to meet with IO2. She tells me to walk back towards the entrance and take the elevators upstairs to the second floor. On the way to the elevators, we pass by the guards, who remarked about our cute baby again, and lead us to an empty elevator to go upstairs for the oath….

11:35-11:40-Pre-Oath Time…

When we get out of the elevators, we end up in an empty hallway. In the hallway there are display cases full of immigration-related memorabilia and a 10ft replica statue of the statue of liberty. At the end of the hallway was another waiting area, which was empty people-wise except for us, had a dozen or so chairs there, had magazines on small coffee tables, had framed Buffalo, NY themed photos and memorabilia on the walls, and had information about citizenship and English classes on the side. I looked out the windows from that second floor waiting room and, I could see the streets of Buffalo, NY below, with all the business-like people passing by on a busy weekday morning. Off to the side of the room, there was a window, with a receptionist behind a reception desk. So I told the receptionist that I was there to see IO2 for the oath ceremony and had to wait for a few minutes. Then an immigration officer, appeared behind a door and said that she wanted to meet with me alone first. So I took my wallet and went through the door, while my husband and son waited for me in the waiting room. While I was in the office area with IO2….

IO2: (has my entire immigration file in front of her, and places it on a table). Hi my name is IO2 (insert their real name here), and I’ll be in the ceremony today, along with the District Officer. Mrs. (insert my last name here), before we continue…I have to give you something to sign…Now this is what you would sign if you were in a group ceremony, and likewise you will have to sign this here too.

IO2: (gives me a copy of the “N-445 Form N-445, Notice of Naturalization Oath Ceremony” to sign, which on the first page has the date, my name, my A#, (but oddly enough, no address or location to where my oath ceremony was to be held at), and the second page had eight “yes/no” checkboxes to questions regarding marital status, traveling, illegal activity, etc. after the interview and before the oath)

Ant: (checkmarks the boxes with “no”, with a pen that IO2 gives me)

IO1: (walks into the room to where I am and greets me) Hi Ant. I just wanted to drop in and quickly say congratulations and good luck with the oath ceremony today.

Ant: Thanks. And thanks too, for willing to accommodate my request for a private oath ceremony. You can come to the ceremony too, you know.

IO1: No problem about the accommodations.

Ant: (continues filling out the form). By the way, for the last line for the N-445, which address should I use? The physical address where I live, or the mailing address where I get my mail (they are both different locations).

IO1: We went over this during your interview, about the different addresses. Use the one that you sleep in.

Ant: Umm…I guess that would be the physical address then, since I don’t sleep in my mailbox..lol…(fills out the last section of the second page of the form with my physical address, signed at Buffalo, NY, date it as November 23, 2009, and sign it with my legal (but not full..oops…) signature, before I give it back to the immigration officers)

IO1: I have to get back to work, sorry I can’t stay. Congratulations again. (walks to the back area and into the back area of more offices)

IO2: (gives me a copy of the Certificate of Naturalization) Check it over and see if all the information on it is correct.

Ant: Wow, is this the certificate? (checks it over). Yes, all the information on it is correct, especially too, that it says that my former country is Canada, which is correct there (note: I was worried beforehand that they would get this one wrong, and did mention about it beforehand during the interview to put Canada on it, and not my other birth country).

Ant: (I look at the rest of the certificate, which has my photo, my birthdate, my gender, my height, my marital status, my former country of citizenship, my full name signed, my full name, approval from Buffalo New York, oath sworn by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services, at Buffalo NY, dated November 23, 2009, and with the District Officer’s signature and name on it).

IO2: Can I have your green card too?

Ant: I only used this for 5 months.

IO2: That’s nice

Ant: But I waited 10 months for this card.

IO2: (laughs)

Ant: (gives her the 10yr green card, reluctantly…sigh…Goodbye green card!)

IO2: Ok, go have a seat in the waiting room again, and we’ll call you in again shortly.

Ant: (goes back out into the waiting room)

11:45-A few minutes later….Still Pre-Oath Time….

IO2: Can you come back in here for a few minutes, Mrs. (insert my last name here), you forgot to sign something.

Ant: (goes back into the office area)

IO2: You forgot to sign your Certificate of Naturalization. (give me a pen)

Ant: Did you want me to sign in my whole name, or with my legal signature?

IO2: Sign your whole name, like it appears on the certificate.

Ant: (signs my full name on the top signature line, where it says to sign)

IO2: Thanks. Can you go back into the waiting room again, and we’ll call you in again.

Ant: (goes back into the waiting room).

11:45-12:00-A few more minutes later….OATH TIME!

Present: Ant, D, Baby A, District Immigration Officer (DO), Immigration Officer (IO2)

IO2: Mrs. (insert my last name here), can you come back in here for the ceremony? Your husband and your son can come too.

Ant, D, and Baby A: (are led by IO2 into the office area)

D carries the carseat with Baby A in it and carries the baby bag in with him which has the camera inside. We are led to another smaller office, somewhere in the back rooms…

Inside the room, there is a desk, filled with paperwork, a small basket of chocolates/candy, along with a few chairs in front of the desk. This a room that is typically used for interviews and work, so it was a little bit cramped in there, with the all five of us people in there. D sits down on a chair, puts the carseat on the floor, while I am asked to stand at one end of the room in front of the DO.

DO: (dressed in a formal attire, with a dark blue jacket and pants, light blue tie, and white shirt). Hello, my name is (insert name here), and I’m here to conduct your ceremony.

Ant: Nice to meet you.

D: Nice to meet you too. Can I take a few photos of the ceremony? (takes out the camera)

DO: Sure. But just make sure you don’t get photos of the paperwork in the background. How about if we stand in this corner of the room, in front of this painting (it was some huge pastel-coloured piece of art, I notice too, that on the top corner of the room, right were I was standing there is a huge video camera mounted on the wall)

DO: (who is standing in front of me, reading off a piece of white paper, with his right hand raised). Can you raise your right hand like me, and swear to the following?

Ant: (raises my right hand and repeats after the DO)

DO: Wait, don’t repeat this part yet. Just say “I do” after I read this….

Ant: Oops..sorry about that….

DO: (continues reading something about do you agree to swear to….) Do you swear to….

Ant: I Do

DO: Now this is the part that you repeat after me. I’ll go through this line by line…

Ant: Ok..

DO: I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen

Ant: (repeats after the DO…)

DO: That I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic

Ant: (repeats after the DO…)

D: (takes a photo with the camera)

DO: That I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same

Ant: (repeats after the DO…)

DO: That I will bear arms on behalf of the United States when required by the law

Ant: (repeats after the DO…)

DO: That I will perform noncombatant service in the Armed Forces of the United States when required by the law

Ant: (repeats after the DO…)

DO: That I will perform work of national importance under civilian direction when required by the law

Ant: (repeats after the DO…)

DO: And that I take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; so help me God.

Ant: (repeats after the DO…)

D: (takes another photo with the camera)

DO: Congratulations. You are now a US Citizen. Here is your certificate and flag (gives me the certificate, a USCIS brown envelope to put the certificate in, along with a small American flag).

DO: As well, here is information as to how to apply for children to be citizens if they aren’t yet, information about how to sign the certificate, though I think you already signed such, and information about the employment and citizenship.

Ant: Thanks. Oh, one more question, do I have to notify social security, and/or other government agencies about citizenship status? And how long would that take for your databases to update such information.

DO: It shouldn’t take too long for such updates.

IO2: Congratulations Mrs. (insert my last name here) too.

DO: Why don’t we take a few more photos outside with your family, instead of here?

IO2: How about by that statue in the hallway?

(So we are all ushered out of the office area, and out into the hallway. D gives the camera to IO2, while Ant, D, and Baby A are in front of the 10ft replica statue of the statue of liberty. IO2 takes a few photos of us, with Ant holding the Certificate of Naturalization and American flag in front. In total, we end up taking 6 photos, of both the ceremony itself and afterwards in front of the statue)

DO: Be careful not to drop the baby. (looks at D holding the baby in his arms)

Ant: Don’t worry, we won’t…lol…

Ant: Why don’t you come into the photo too? (looks at the DO)

(So the DO stands with the three of us, while IO2 takes a photo of the four of us.)

DO: How old is the baby?

D: He’s about 4 months or so.

D: Do you do these private oath ceremonies often?

DO: Not too often, only under extreme circumstances by request.

D: Thanks for doing this for us.

DO: You’re welcome. We do what we can do accommodate others here.

DO: By the way, you said that you lived in (insert town name here), isn’t that near (insert name here) State Park?

D: Yes, it’s a few hours away.

DO: Congratulations again. Have a good one.

IO2: For the citizenship certificate, make sure you don’t lose that. Keep it in a safe place.

Ant: Yes, I know, it takes a long time and costs quite a bit to replace.

IO2: Though if you are applying for a passport, you have to give them the original, and they will send it back to you in a separate envelope.

Ant: Ok. But can I also make a copy for myself for personal use?

IO2: Yes, just a copy for yourself only. But others aren’t supposed to make copies of it, as it says here. (points to the line where it says, ”It is punishable by law to copy….”).

Ant: Ok. No problem. Thanks for arranging the ceremony for us too.

IO2: Nice meeting the all of you. Congratulations again.

(IO2 and DO go back to their offices, while we walk further down the hall, go down the elevators, and exit the building. There are more and more people coming into the building later on in the day, and the lines in front of the security guards are getting longer. As we pass by the lines, another person in line notices that I have my certificate and says, ‘hey, she has her citizenship certificate’. The female guard remarks about the baby again too. As we leave, I ask D to take a photo of me in front of the building, which he does, as I jokingly pose with my certificate and flag in my hand, while the wind blows…)

So my Citizenship Oath Ceremony Experience ends here, with us driving away from Buffalo, NY, and with me officially as a US Citizen! For the next 2-3 hours or so, we stop by at a mall in Buffalo, NY, where we celebrate by going to “Build-A-Bear Workshop” (ok, so I’m a child at heart…I like stuffed animals...lol..) and bought a patriotic stuffed animal/puppy (that is white, red, and blue in colour), which we named “Starry”, in honour of the special day. As well, we drive home for another 2-3 hours, and then stop for 1 hour or so at the local “Ponderosa” restaurant to celebrate with a buffet dinner, as the sunset in the night. We didn’t stay long to eat outside though, as the baby was getting fussy, and I was tired after such a long day/night. Also, when I got back home, D surprised me with a “Congratulations” card, with a message congratulating me for my citizenship too.

Overall, I was happy about my oath ceremony experience, and am happy with how the USCIS staff in Buffalo, NY was on that day. And yes, it is especially nice too see too, that they are accommodating to applicants and friendly to children too.

Most importantly of all, I can say, “I’m a United States Citizen, I am here to stay forever! I’m proud to be an American! And so, immigration journey ends here, after 3+ years. What a happy ending, after such a long wait, indeed!”

I hope you found this story interesting and helpful to read. Thanks for reading about my oath ceremony experience story! And thanks too, for being such a supportive, friendly, and helpful online community along the way, vjers. 2500 posts later…!

Good luck to everyone else on your immigration journeys too, and may it be happy one for you and your family, with the same happy ending too….

Ant (I am a United States Citizen! And the Americans, Ant, D, and Baby A, lived happily ever after in America!....) :

**Ant's 1432.gif1502.gif "Once Upon An American Immigration Journey" Condensed Timeline...**

2000 (72+ Months) "Loved": Long-Distance Dating Relationship. D Visited Ant in Canada.

2006 (<1 Month) "Visited": Ant Visited D in America. B-2 Visa Port of Entry Interrogation.

2006 (<1 Month) "Married": Wedding Elopement. Husband & Wife, D and Ant !! Together Forever!

2006 ( 3 Months I-485 Wait) "Adjusted": 2-Years Green Card.

2007 ( 2 Months) "Numbered": SSN Card.

2007 (<1 Months) "Licensed": NYS 4-Years Driver's License.

2009 (10 Months I-751 Wait) "Removed": 10-Years 5-Months Green Card.

2009 ( 9 Months Baby Wait) "Expected": Baby. It's a Boy, Baby A !!! We Are Family, Ant+D+BabyA !

2009 ( 4 Months) "Moved": New House Constructed and Moved Into.

2009 ( 2 Months N-400 Wait) "Naturalized": US Citizenship, Certificate of Naturalization. Goodbye USCIS!!!!

***Ant is a Naturalized American Citizen!!***: November 23, 2009 (Private Oath Ceremony: USCIS Office, Buffalo, NY, USA)

2009 (<1 Month) "Secured": US Citizen SSN Card.

2009 (<1 Month) "Enhanced": US Citizen NYS 8-Years Enhanced Driver's License. (in lieu of a US Passport)

2010 ( 1 Month) "Voted": US Citizen NYS Voter's Registration Card.

***~~~"The End...And the Americans, Ant+D+BabyA, lived 'Happily Ever After'!"...~~~***

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