Interview is tomorrow!

[jomw10 0]

Hi, my interview is tomorrow at 9am in the Houston office. A little nervous, some how I got confused and thought the interview was next Thursday!.

luckily I check my papers last night. Got to call the sitter for tomorrow instead of Thursday!..

Any last minute tips? Do you know if Houston does same day ceremonies?

[Captain Oates 911]

Hi, my interview is tomorrow at 9am in the Houston office. A little nervous, some how I got confused and thought the interview was next Thursday!.

luckily I check my papers last night. Got to call the sitter for tomorrow instead of Thursday!..

Any last minute tips? Do you know if Houston does same day ceremonies?

Either use a calendar on your computer or buy a pocket calendar - I can't believe you forgot your interview date !

My dad would have said - I bet you would forget your head if it was loose.

Here is a last minute tip - LEARN the 100 questions now and use the USCIS tool so you can be confident of not forgetting 5 of the 100

You dont have to get 6 out of 10, you have to get 96 out of 100 ! That's the way to look at it. If they ask 5 questions and they are the 5 you don't know, but you know the other 95, you are failed.

This is hard love !

My file gets submitted 8 august at 9.30am and it's been finished 3 months except for the photos and I check it every 2 weeks !

PS remember to get the right address and get there early and take your GC and passport and don't turn up hung over and wait 5 seconds before answering each question - and leave your gun at home

PPS the thing on the back of a car is the boot and the thing on the front is the bonnet and colour is spelled colour

Actually no - bad examples !

[*cinch* 0]

@saywhat, you crack me up!! haha well put. I couldn't have said it better myself.

@jomw10, just want to wish you good luck! And to add to saywhat's words of wisdom, tips that I can give you and which I can use myself are: answer truthfully the questions of the IO, be polite regardless of the IO's demeanor, make sure you reviewed your N-400 application form and evidence beforehand and bring everything that you think will support your application. And of course, you must have prepared well enough for your civics test.

Edited June 1, 2010 by *cinch*

[jomw10 0]

At least I checked my paper work before the interview date!...

Anyway, I listen to the 100 question CD in my commute and got them all ready...

I also got a google map to the office, so that is also covered....

[Captain Oates 911]

At least I checked my paper work before the interview date!...

Anyway, I listen to the 100 question CD in my commute and got them all ready...

I also got a google map to the office, so that is also covered....

Aspirin for before or after

Immodium

ok now final test - from what wood was George Washington's false teeth made ?

[jomw10 0]

George Washington teeth:

hippo and elephant ivory, gold, etc...

I'll report tomorrow

[Captain Oates 911]

George Washington teeth:

hippo and elephant ivory, gold, etc...

I'll report tomorrow

Mega

that's a commitment

I have been trying to find out gap from interview to ceremony for Yakima

Its not easy

I finally found an article in a local paper there that implied two or three weeks

Some report same day and some report 6 months

A lot of the longer ones are people who want to change their name to sarah palin etc and time for mental condition reports must be added on

I reckon most are 2 or 3 weeks

ps ask em and report eh ? some will be non commital and some will say - no harm asking...

Edited June 1, 2010 by saywhat

[bazboy63 0]

Hi, my interview is tomorrow at 9am in the Houston office. A little nervous, some how I got confused and thought the interview was next Thursday!.

luckily I check my papers last night. Got to call the sitter for tomorrow instead of Thursday!..

Any last minute tips? Do you know if Houston does same day ceremonies?

Good luck.

[bonnerbonner 6]

How was the interview?

[redglasses 1]

Hope it went well!

Edited June 2, 2010 by redglasses

[jomw10 0]

Report is in:

Arrived at 8:30am, interview was schedule at 9am...

Went through security with no problems (didn't even ask for id or interview letter!)..

Drop interview letter in box... Wait 10 minutes, I was called (before 9am) for the test.

All 6 questions answer correctly..

Some of the questions:

One promnise you make when you become a citizen...

Name 2 US holidays...

Governor of your state..

First President.

War between the North and the South...

Where is the Statue of Liberty...

Then I was asked to read a question and write one...

Everything was very quick, within 5-10 minutes the interview was over, and was asked to wait in the room for

the next interview.

Another 10 or 15 minutes passed (9:15 or so) and I was called for the immigration interview.

The officer asked for my driver license, green card and passport. Asked a few questions from the application,

Wanted to know if I was member of the communist party.. have been in jail, payed my taxes, was ready to fight

for the US, etc.. etc... Then she ask me if I was able to attend the oath ceremony on June 16!.. I saw yes..

She congratulate me and ask me to wait in the waiting area for a oath ceremony document. 20 minutes later I had

my oath letter and was ready to leave... Total time from 8:30 to 10:15 or so...

Hopefully I don't forget the date of the ceremony

[Captain Oates 911]

Report is in:

Arrived at 8:30am, interview was schedule at AM...

Went through security with no problems (didn't even ask for id or interview letter!)..

Drop interview letter in box... Wait 10 minutes, I was called (before 9am) for the test.

All 6 questions answer correctly..

Some of the questions:

One promise you make when you become a citizen...

Name 2 US holidays...

Governor of your state..

First President.

War between the North and the South...

Where is the Statue of Liberty...

Then I was asked to read a question and write one...

Everything was very quick, within 5-10 minutes the interview was over, and was asked to wait in the room for

the next interview.

Another 10 or 15 minutes passed (9:15 or so) and I was called for the immigration interview.

The officer asked for my driver license, green card and passport. Asked a few questions from the application,

Wanted to know if I was member of the communist party.. have been in jail, payed my taxes, was ready to fight

for the US, etc.. etc... Then she ask me if I was able to attend the oath ceremony on June 16!.. I saw yes..

She congratulate me and ask me to wait in the waiting area for a oath ceremony document. 20 minutes later I had

my oath letter and was ready to leave... Total time from 8:30 to 10:15 or so...

Hopefully I don't forget the date of the ceremony

wow fantastic !

excellent report :

Course the oath thing doesn't help anyone else coz they are all different - but v interesting that they CAN give you the letter there and then...

Talking to my hairdresser this morning (this is cowboy country and the barbers are all pudding bowl jockeys), she said they wait until they have a decent size batch of people before they arrange a ceremony in Spokane

Of course things change but basically every office is totally different

Really nice you got the ceremony date though coz you can read people on here who wait 6 months and then start writing to their Representative and it turns into a USCIS nightmare

so hooray on all counts ! yankeefication looms !

[jasminelily 1]

Congratulations and thank you for sharing your experience! Could you be kind enough to let us know when will be your oath ceremony date?

[Captain Oates 911]

Congratulations and thank you for sharing your experience! Could you be kind enough to let us know when will be your oath ceremony date?

June 16 he said... read his report again please

[vsmtghdy 2]

Congrats!