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JnJ   0

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just sharing......

Location : 101 W Congress Pkway, Chicago

interview date was July 14 (wednesday, time was at 8:25. arrived at 5 min to 8am; long line at security and at the check-in counter/booth/reception (3rd floor). the person at the counter checked my appt letter and gave me buzzer or pager indicating i was to report to Door 1 when my it sounds off. finally, around 9:05 or something, my buzzer sounded off, and was met by a very welcoming lady officer.

after a brief pleasantries ...

1. questions asked - what is the ocean to the west? pacific

voting age for president - 18 and above

national anthem - the star-spangled banner

meaning of the flag's 13 stripes - 13 original colonists

what happened on the 11th of Sept 2001 - terrorists attacked the US

what is the rule of law - everybody follows the law, etc.

2. she asked me to read a sentence...

3. she asked me to write : we have 100 senators

4. then some questions on my application form.. it was more on confirming the data i have written/supplied in the form

5. asked me questions liked : am i willing to do my pledge of allegiance, have i participated on terrorist acts, have i been convicted of any crimes, etc.....

6. told me i was approved

7. more casual talk about my work, marriage, life in the usa vs canada, and other light topics...

8. scheduled my oath taking... she initially scheduled me on the 28th..... i requested for an earlier date, if possible...then we settled on the 19th (monday)

9. was back at the waiting room/hall at about 9:20. waited for my appt letter (for oath taking).... kinda long.... i got mine at 10:35.

will do another post re my oath taking ceremony.

hope this helps... in one way or another.

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K1 process

Filed - late Oct 2004

Interview - montreal embassy - April 2005 : approved

aAOS process:

Filed AOS, EAD ,AP - Aug 19, 2005

Received Notice of Receipt - Aug 23, 2005

AP approval via email - Nov 1 touched, Nov 2 and Nov 3, 2005

AP in the mail- Nov 08, 2005

Infopass appt - Nov 25

-- informed that my EAD has already been approved!!; given appt for biometrics.

Biometrics for EAD - Nov 25, 2005

EAD email approval - Nov 29, 2005

EAD card in the mail - Nov 30, 2005

---- validity started Nov 01; means they've approved it as early as Nov 01 and further processing was stalled bec i have not done my biotmetrics ( well, how could i? they told me to wait for an appt letter from them! ) anyways, job search starts for me now.

Biometrics - April 2006

AOS Interview - Oct 2, 2006 - APPROVED

2 yr GC received 2 wks later.

751 process

Filed papers - mid Sept 2008.

Biometrics - Nov 2008

10 yrs GC received - Dec 23, 2008

Citizenhip process

Filed papers - March 26, 2010

Biometrics - late May 2010

Interview - July 14, 2010

Oath taking - July 19, 2010

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FaithfulandTrue   6

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That's wonderful news... Congratulations!!!! :thumbs::thumbs::dance::dance:

Passage Revelation 19:11:

11And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.

"satan is real and he's playing for keeps
God is realer and we are His sheep
which side are you on, CHOOSE, start moving your feet
choose JESUS and have ETERNAL PEACE" by GOD to me on 9/26/10 about 2am
Thank you Jesus!!!!


Bebe and Cece Winans Heaven



Abdel Halim Hafez Qariat al Fingan


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v333k Experienced

v333k   59

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CONGRATULATIONS

N-400 Naturalization Timeline

06/28/11 .. Mailed N-400 package via Priority mail with delivery confirmation

06/30/11 .. Package Delivered to Dallas Lockbox

07/06/11 .. Received e-mail notification of application acceptance

07/06/11 .. Check cashed

07/08/11 .. Received NOA letter

07/29/11 .. Received text/e-mail for biometrics notice

08/03/11 .. Received Biometrics letter - scheduled for 8/24/11

08/04/11 .. Walk-in finger prints done.

08/08/11 .. Received text/e-mail: Placed in line for interview scheduling

09/12/11 .. Received Yellow letter dated 9/7/11

09/13/11 .. Received text/e-mail: Interview scheduled

09/16/11 .. Received interview letter

10/19/11 .. Interview - PASSED

10/20/11 .. Received text/email: Oath scheduled

10/22/11 .. Received OATH letter

11/09/11 .. Oath ceremony

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tokyo.lovers   6

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oh so they ask a 9/11 question? interesting!

congrats

USCIS JOURNEY

12-08-09 - I-130 Delivered to Chicago Lockbox

12-11-09 - Notice of Action (NOA1)

02-25-10 - Notice of Action 2 (NOA2) ~CA service center~

03-23-10 - PCC Applied - GET 04/01

Your I-130 was approved in 76 days from your NOA1 date

NVC JOURNEY

03-03-10 - NVC Case Number Assigned

03-05-10 - Email give

03-09-10 - AOS bill; Agent Email Get

03-10-10 - Paid AOS Bill; Email/Mail DS-3032

03-12-10 - AOS Bill Status: PAID

03-15-10 - IV Bill Email Get; Pay IV Bill

03-16-10 - IV Bill Status: PAID; AOS @ NVC

04-07-10 - IV Pack @ NVC

04-12-10 - IV Pack Enters AVR

04-20-10 - Log-in Fail

04-21-10 - Case Complete

04-30-10 - Interview Date Assigned

05-07-10 - NVC Forwards Case to Embassy, Tokyo

Your case was complete in 50 days at NVC

EMBASSY JOURNEY

04-16-10 - Medical Exam ($400) - PASSED

05-10-10 - Embassy Receives Case from NVC

06-28-10 - INTERVIEW - Moved

06-21-10 - INTERVIEW - APPROVED!

06-22-10 - Visa Received

Your interview took 192 days from your I-130 NOA1 date

USA JOURNEY

07-05-10 - US Entry

07-26-10 - Request SSC @ SS office

07-28-10 - Welcome Letter (2nd on 8/9)

08-02-10 - SSC GET

08-12-10 - Green Card GET -38 days

04-05-2012 - File I-751: APPROVED 10/17

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Congratulations! And lucky you for getting an oath ceremony date so soon! We had our interview in the same office in Chicago on the 30th of March and were told that a letter would be sent in 4-6 weeks with the oath date at a location closer to where we live (Northwest Illinios) We waited and waited and over 3 months later (letter actually arrived last Thursday) we got our oath ceremony date....which happened to be TODAY! So all done as of 2:30pm this afternoon!

So congratualtions once again!

Cindy (also from Canada BTW! :o)

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JnJ-Congrats on passing your interview! And thanks for posting about that experience here on VJ! :):thumbs:

Lol..What a co-incidence too, as for my interview experience the immigration staff and I talked a bit about life in Canada vs the USA too.....I guess there is a lot more to talk about, be it that these countries are so close together...lol...

Good luck with your oath ceremony and hope you get an oath date soon too....And yes, do post about that experience too....

Ant

just sharing......

Location : 101 W Congress Pkway, Chicago

interview date was July 14 (wednesday, time was at 8:25. arrived at 5 min to 8am; long line at security and at the check-in counter/booth/reception (3rd floor). the person at the counter checked my appt letter and gave me buzzer or pager indicating i was to report to Door 1 when my it sounds off. finally, around 9:05 or something, my buzzer sounded off, and was met by a very welcoming lady officer.

after a brief pleasantries ...

1. questions asked - what is the ocean to the west? pacific

voting age for president - 18 and above

national anthem - the star-spangled banner

meaning of the flag's 13 stripes - 13 original colonists

what happened on the 11th of Sept 2001 - terrorists attacked the US

what is the rule of law - everybody follows the law, etc.

2. she asked me to read a sentence...

3. she asked me to write : we have 100 senators

4. then some questions on my application form.. it was more on confirming the data i have written/supplied in the form

5. asked me questions liked : am i willing to do my pledge of allegiance, have i participated on terrorist acts, have i been convicted of any crimes, etc.....

6. told me i was approved

7. more casual talk about my work, marriage, life in the usa vs canada, and other light topics...

8. scheduled my oath taking... she initially scheduled me on the 28th..... i requested for an earlier date, if possible...then we settled on the 19th (monday)

9. was back at the waiting room/hall at about 9:20. waited for my appt letter (for oath taking).... kinda long.... i got mine at 10:35.

will do another post re my oath taking ceremony.

hope this helps... in one way or another.

**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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