N 400 September 2010 applications

[dannyh86 3]

I want to thank everyone for their wishes and I will post as soon as I get home. I have the appt. at 11:15 in San Diego. Thanks again everybody. good luck jodee

[JeanneVictoria 55]

Good luck on your interviews today!!

[jodee 30]

I want to thank everyone for their wishes and I will post as soon as I get home. I have the appt. at 11:15 in San Diego. Thanks again everybody. good luck jodee

Good Luck to you to Danny,...my appointment is at 11am, but we have a 2 hour drive to get there, and hubby has a PT test this morning before we can leave...

Thank you everyone for your wishes,.....

[JA Tam 7]

I'll be on the edge of my seat waiting to hear from you both! Good luck!!

[canuck_girl 1]

Good Luck to you both! Still waiting for my letter.....

[canuck_girl 1]

Hi Guys,

Just wanted to give you an update... seeing how I am extremely impatient, I called the USCIS 1-800# today. Somehow I got to speak to a rep. I then told her that I got a yellow letter but wasn't sure if I was in line to get an interview soon. She said my yellow letter should have a time and date on it (she was wrong). I said no mine doesn't. She then transferred me to a second-tier rep.

The second tier rep asked for my receipt number. For some reason, when I gave her my full name, she said: That's your full name? I was like.. yeah... it's the name on my GC. She asked for my mailing address and then my birthdate.... which all matched obviously...not quite sure what part of the screen she was looking at.

Anyhoo she said an interview has not been scheduled but I am in line to be scheduled. I have been in line since Oct 14th (my fingerprints date) but an available date has not come up and that it takes up to 90 days after FP to get an interview.....

So I was a little bummed she didn't say I should be scheduled in a week But, I thought I should share the story for all of us still waiting.

Fun fun fun!

[dannyh86 3]

Hi everybody and thanks again. Well today I had my interview at San Diego office at 11:15. I arrived there at 10:30 and waited about 10 minutes to start heading inside. It was 10:40 when I got to the security check and I went in to the interview room and left my letter in a tray and took a seat. I must of waited for about 8 minutes then IO Medina called my name. I followed him to his cubicle and started with the oath. Then he asked info from application and then the 6 ?'s. Who is commander in chief of the military? One state that borders Mexico? presidents political party? Two major political parties? Who wrote the declaration of independence? And I'll post the last one when I remember. I knew it was easy but not that easy. I was out by 11:07. I was recommended for approval. Now wait for the oath letter.

[JA Tam 7]

AWESOME!! Congrats Danny! Can't wait to hear when you will be taking your oath.

Canuck - I totally understand the frustration. Hubby did his fingerprints on Oct. 15th, so 1 day after you did. Well today he got an email today from USCIS that the case has been transferred to the local office. So we are at the Testing & Interview stage. I'm pretty excited to see that it's moving along. Hopefully, for those of us still waiting, we'll get our interview letters in December!

[canuck_girl 1]

Congratulations Danny!! I hope you get your oath letter soon!

And Ja Tam, congrats to you too!!! At least your online updates work! I hope you get your interview letter as soon as it possibly can!

[jodee 30]

Ok,..suppose it's my turn. I had to come home and nap, was soooooooo tired, had been up since 4:30am, only because I coudn't get my mind to relax.

We left at 0830, and stopped for McDonalds on the way. San Bernardino is a 1.5 hour drive, and close to 2 hours with traffic. We got there right on 10.30, and parked next to the building, paid parking but ehh, easier than parking anywhere else. We through security, and up to the second floor. I put my letter in the basket at 1045, and went and took a seat with my hubby and the roomful of people, about 100 others in the room. There were other military there too from hubbys base, he could tell by the patches they were wearing. Right on 11am, after sitting and watching for 15 minutes at a lot of others get called in, and secretly hoping I was not getting that IO, or that one or that one..(.the demeanors on these people were really off), a nice lady with blonde curly hair called me in to her office. She immediately made me feel at ease, asking how the trip from base was etc. etc. She asked me to take a seat after nearly walking right past her office, she laughed and was like,...oh...I always do that, I think it's further down the hall than it really is.

So,..we sat down,..and she said, let's get these pesky questions out of the way, then we can focus on the other stuff. So she asked me the questions.

1. Who is commander in chief of the military?

2. Name one state that borders Mexico?

3.To which political party does the president belong too?

4.Who wrote the declaration of independence?

5. Of the thirteen original states, name 3? ( I am betting this is the question danny can't remember!)...

6. Name the countries two major political parties?

I had to laugh when I read Danny's reply, as we had the exact same questions........what was the chances of that happening...??..lol

Anyways, I then did the reading and writing portions ( both related to Columbus Day), and then she said , ok now on to the good stuff. I stood up, I took the oath to tell the truth. We then went through all the questions on the application, and she asked to see my drivers license and green card.

After getting through all that, she said, great, I am approving you, and said congratulations. Sshe then proceeded to flick through my file again, and handed me a piece of paper, showing the recommendation for approval.She then asked if i needed to change my name. I said no, but mentioned that my last name was actually hyphenated, and it was not on my green card. I explained to her that I was told when it was issued, that my name could not be hyphenated. She said that was actually correct for the green card, but it could be amended now. So I did a Change of Name form, just to correct the hyphen between my last names.

I signed that, and she then said, you will be receiving an oath date in the mail. I asked her if she had any idea on when that might be. The IO then said to me, well there is a Oath ceremony on base late next week, I will see if i can get you into that. But she had a feeling that all the spots were taken by soldiers already. She then said, if that doesnt eventuate, you will take your Oath in December in Los Angeles.(the 16th). I smiled, and said, thank you that sounds perfect as my husband has to go away in January for 2 months, and we both agreed that my intereview was perfect timing then.

We then walked out towards the door, and she mentioned she just needed to take copies of my green card and drivers license, and told me to wait by the window. A minute later, she was out, I had my cards in hand, she said congrats again, and smiled at me and my hubby, and off we went.

I took advantage of the day out , to do some last minute Christmas shopping on the way home, went and had some lunch, and thenc ame home to have a nap....

So now I wait.....

Jodee

Edited December 1, 2010 by jodee

[JA Tam 7]

YAY...Congrats Jodee. I hope you get in for next week

Canuck - I'm hoping that you get an update soon.

[canuck_girl 1]

Congrats to Jodee!!

[dannyh86 3]

Congrats Jodee!!! I know, what are the odds of getting the same interview date, and same questions huh? And yes that is the question I was about to post, name three of the 13 original colonies. thanks LOL Do they do the same questions daily or do you think it was pure coincidence??? Anyway congrats again and hope you get your oath letter soon. Late christmas shopping?????? I do late christmas shopping, a day before or sometimes the same day LOL I had to say it LOL good luck jodee

Ok,..suppose it's my turn. I had to come home and nap, was soooooooo tired, had been up since 4:30am, only because I coudn't get my mind to relax.

We left at 0830, and stopped for McDonalds on the way. San Bernardino is a 1.5 hour drive, and close to 2 hours with traffic. We got there right on 10.30, and parked next to the building, paid parking but ehh, easier than parking anywhere else. We through security, and up to the second floor. I put my letter in the basket at 1045, and went and took a seat with my hubby and the roomful of people, about 100 others in the room. There were other military there too from hubbys base, he could tell by the patches they were wearing. Right on 11am, after sitting and watching for 15 minutes at a lot of others get called in, and secretly hoping I was not getting that IO, or that one or that one..(.the demeanors on these people were really off), a nice lady with blonde curly hair called me in to her office. She immediately made me feel at ease, asking how the trip from base was etc. etc. She asked me to take a seat after nearly walking right past her office, she laughed and was like,...oh...I always do that, I think it's further down the hall than it really is.

So,..we sat down,..and she said, let's get these pesky questions out of the way, then we can focus on the other stuff. So she asked me the questions.

1. Who is commander in chief of the military?

2. Name one state that borders Mexico?

3.To which political party does the president belong too?

4.Who wrote the declaration of independence?

5. Of the thirteen original states, name 3? ( I am betting this is the question danny can't remember!)...

6. Name the countries two major political parties?

I had to laugh when I read Danny's reply, as we had the exact same questions........what was the chances of that happening...??..lol

Anyways, I then did the reading and writing portions ( both related to Columbus Day), and then she said , ok now on to the good stuff. I stood up, I took the oath to tell the truth. We then went through all the questions on the application, and she asked to see my drivers license and green card.

After getting through all that, she said, great, I am approving you, and said congratulations. Sshe then proceeded to flick through my file again, and handed me a piece of paper, showing the recommendation for approval.She then asked if i needed to change my name. I said no, but mentioned that my last name was actually hyphenated, and it was not on my green card. I explained to her that I was told when it was issued, that my name could not be hyphenated. She said that was actually correct for the green card, but it could be amended now. So I did a Change of Name form, just to correct the hyphen between my last names.

I signed that, and she then said, you will be receiving an oath date in the mail. I asked her if she had any idea on when that might be. The IO then said to me, well there is a Oath ceremony on base late next week, I will see if i can get you into that. But she had a feeling that all the spots were taken by soldiers already. She then said, if that doesnt eventuate, you will take your Oath in December in Los Angeles.(the 16th). I smiled, and said, thank you that sounds perfect as my husband has to go away in January for 2 months, and we both agreed that my intereview was perfect timing then.

We then walked out towards the door, and she mentioned she just needed to take copies of my green card and drivers license, and told me to wait by the window. A minute later, she was out, I had my cards in hand, she said congrats again, and smiled at me and my hubby, and off we went.

I took advantage of the day out , to do some last minute Christmas shopping on the way home, went and had some lunch, and thenc ame home to have a nap....

So now I wait.....

Jodee

Edited December 1, 2010 by dannyh86

[R&W 5]

Congratulations Jodee and Danny!

[Journey05 1]

Congratulations Jodee and Danny!

RW,

Please post the questions once you finish your interview. Me and my wife we have a long journey since she just sent in her N-400 this past saturday.

Cheer from Jersey.