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waybourne   0

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Had the interview today at 8am which lasted about 15 minutes. Female officer asked for my green card, passport, drivers license, and marraige cert before we got to her office so she could make a copy. Did the oath in the office before we started. She asked me a lot of questions from the application, if I had taken any recent trip, etc. She then asked me 6 questions which I answered correctly, asked me to read a sentance and write a response.

She then told me that I was approved and checked the "approved" space on the N-652 (Interview Results Form)... but then said "Wait, I forgot about your fingerprints". We went over the fact that they were rejected by the FBI due to poor quality. She said rather than having me do my fingerprints again to just get police clearances from the two cities I have recently lived in and to mail it back to her. We did that directly after the appointment and they are already in a FedEx envelope for 8AM delivery tomorrow.

I asked if it was possible to please expedite the oath ceremony since I will be travelling at the end of August and would really like to have my passport before then. She said they get a lot of requests like that and she will see...

So I guess I just need to wait and see what happens next. I imagine I will get a letter in the next two weeks with an oath ceremony appointment.

N-400 Timeline

02/20/2010: App Mailed to USCIS

02/22/2010: Received by USCIS

03/03/2010: Check Cashed

03/06/2010: NOA Received

03/16/2010: Biometrics Appointment Notice Received, Scheduled for 03/26/2009

03/18/2010: Walk-up Biometrics Completed

05/13/2010: Called FBI and was told fingerprints were rejected due to "poor quality"

05/21/2010: InfoPass appointment - no help

06/12/2010: USCIS email stating that "This case has been sent for a standard interview."

06/16/2010: Touced online

06/23/2010: Called USCIS to generate a "Service Request" since interview letter may have been lost in the mail.

07/01/2010: Received Interview Letter as a response to the above service request.

07/27/2010: Interview

09/10/2010: Oath Letter Received

09/24/2010: Oath Date (need to ask to be rescheduled to October 27 since I am currently out of the country)

OBX Mentor

OBX   51

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Congratulations. :dance:

USCIS

NOA1 08/19/08

NOA2 01/20/09

NVC

Received 01/26/09

Completed 02/13/09 (19 Days)

Interview Assigned 03/27/09 (6 weeks after NVC completion)

Medical

04/14/09 (Toronto)

Interview

Montreal 05/12/09 (88 days after NVC completion) **APPROVED**

POE

06/16/09 Buffalo

07/02/09 Welcome Letter Received

07/07/09 Applied for SSN

07/10/09 "Card production ordered" email received

07/13/09 SSN received

07/14/09 "Approval notice sent" email received

07/17/09 GREEN CARD received

Removal of Conditions

03/21/11 I-751 mailed to VSC

03/23/11 I-751 received at VSC

03/29/11 Cheque Cashed

03/30/11 NOA1 received (3/24/11)

04/11/11 Biometrics appointment notice received

05/05/11 Biometric appointment

12/13/11 **Approval date** (5 days short of 9 months!)

12/19/11 Approval letter and green card received

Naturalization

05/16/2019 Filed online (estimated completion February 2020)

05/18/2019 Biometrics scheduled

05/21/2019 Receipt notice and biometrics notices posted to online account.05/23/2019 Hard copy of NOA1 received

05/24/2019 Hard copy of biometrics appointment received

06/07/2019 Biometrics appointment (estimated completion January 2020)

12/31/2019 Email received "Interview scheduled"

01/01/2020 Interview date notice posted to online account (02/19/2020)

01/05/2019 Hard copy of interview appointment received

02/19/2020 Interview (**Approved**) and same day Oath Ceremony. 

Silke Proficient

Silke   1

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Congrats :)

AOS from F1 visa

05/02/2007 AOS Package delivered to Chicago Lockbox Day 1

05/25/2007 Biometrics appointment Day 24

07/26/2007 Interview Day 86 Approved

08/06/2007 Green card received Day 97

Removal of Conditions

04/28/2009 I-751 delivered to CSC Day 1

06/27/2009 Biometrics appointment (walk-in) Day 60

07/20/2009 Approval notice issued Day 83

07/22/2009 Received card production email Day 85

07/27/2009 Received green card & approval notice Day 90

Beibehaltungsgenehmigung (BBG)

08/03/2009 Submitted application to German consulate in L.A.

11/20/2009 Approval notice issued Day 109

US Citizenship

04/27/2010 Submitted N400

04/28/2010 N400 delivered Day 1

05/10/2010 Check cashed Day 12

05/13/2010 Received NOA (NOA was issued on 05/10) Day 15

05/20/2010 Received Biometrics notice Day 22

06/11/2010 Biometrics appointment (walk-in) Day 44

06/22/2010 Online Status changed to Testing & Interview Day 55

06/23/2010 Received interview notice in the mail Day 56

07/26/2010 Interview Day 89 Approved

08/24/2010 Oath Ceremony Day 118

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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

jasminelily Proficient

jasminelily   1

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Congratulations!

N-400

5/29/2010 - USPS Express Mail Out N-400

6/2/2010 - Priority date

6/9/2010 - Check cashed

6/11/2010 - NOA in my mail box

6/17/2010 - Able to see case status "Initial Review"

6/18/2010 - LUD

7/2/2010 - Called mis-information line to put in a service request for STILL HAVEN'T RECEIVED "FP NOTICE"

7/8/2010 - LUD, at 2:32am, received text msg and e-mail for req. for add'l evidence being mailed out on July 6th, believe it's for the FP

7/12/2010 - Received FP notice in mail, scheduled for 8/2/2010

7/15/2010 - Walk in FP

7/22/2010 - Online status changed to "Case sent to local office for interview schedule"

7/27/2010 - Received interview letter for 8/23/2010

8/23/2010 - Passed interview, was informed that next oath date is 9/22/2010 and oath letter will come in the mail

9/3/2010 - Received oath letter in the mail for 9/22/2010

Disclaimer: All comments, advice and information are given out by my kind intention, please use them at your own risk and do not hold me liable or responsible for any inaccuracy.

  • 2 weeks later...
waybourne Rookie

waybourne   0

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Got a call (from the same officer that interviewed me) on August 5th after receiving my FedEx package with the police clearances that I had sent a week earlier on July 28th. She said I needed to come in to sign something - and asked when I could come. I told her any time. We agreed on the next morning at 9AM.

I met with her the next day. She asked me to sign an affidavit that I did not have any criminal activity, etc. Didn't take more than a minute or two. After we were done I again asked if I could be scheduled for an oath ceremony soon and was told that I would have to wait for the notice in the mail...

The wait continues...

N-400 Timeline

02/20/2010: App Mailed to USCIS

02/22/2010: Received by USCIS

03/03/2010: Check Cashed

03/06/2010: NOA Received

03/16/2010: Biometrics Appointment Notice Received, Scheduled for 03/26/2009

03/18/2010: Walk-up Biometrics Completed

05/13/2010: Called FBI and was told fingerprints were rejected due to "poor quality"

05/21/2010: InfoPass appointment - no help

06/12/2010: USCIS email stating that "This case has been sent for a standard interview."

06/16/2010: Touced online

06/23/2010: Called USCIS to generate a "Service Request" since interview letter may have been lost in the mail.

07/01/2010: Received Interview Letter as a response to the above service request.

07/27/2010: Interview

09/10/2010: Oath Letter Received

09/24/2010: Oath Date (need to ask to be rescheduled to October 27 since I am currently out of the country)

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waybourne Rookie

waybourne   0

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Got the oath letter in the mail on Sept 10th for an Oath Event on the 24th. I will need to ask for it to be rescheduled to October 27 since I am currently out of the country.

N-400 Timeline

02/20/2010: App Mailed to USCIS

02/22/2010: Received by USCIS

03/03/2010: Check Cashed

03/06/2010: NOA Received

03/16/2010: Biometrics Appointment Notice Received, Scheduled for 03/26/2009

03/18/2010: Walk-up Biometrics Completed

05/13/2010: Called FBI and was told fingerprints were rejected due to "poor quality"

05/21/2010: InfoPass appointment - no help

06/12/2010: USCIS email stating that "This case has been sent for a standard interview."

06/16/2010: Touced online

06/23/2010: Called USCIS to generate a "Service Request" since interview letter may have been lost in the mail.

07/01/2010: Received Interview Letter as a response to the above service request.

07/27/2010: Interview

09/10/2010: Oath Letter Received

09/24/2010: Oath Date (need to ask to be rescheduled to October 27 since I am currently out of the country)

  • 6 years later...
Ontarkie Grand Master

Ontarkie   14,321

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~~7 year old thread locked to further comments~~~

Spoiler

Met Playing Everquest in 2005
Engaged 9-15-2006
K-1 & 4 K-2'S
Filed 05-09-07
Interview 03-12-08
Visa received 04-21-08
Entry 05-06-08
Married 06-21-08
AOS X5
Filed 07-08-08
Cards Received01-22-09
Roc X5
Filed 10-17-10
Cards Received02-22-11
Citizenship
Filed 10-17-11
Interview 01-12-12
Oath 06-29-12

Citizenship for older 2 boys

Filed 03/08/2014

NOA/fee waiver 03/19/2014

Biometrics 04/15/14

Interview 05/29/14

In line for Oath 06/20/14

Oath 09/19/2014 We are all done! All USC no more USCIS

 

 
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