N-400 JANUARY 2012 FILERS

[Cornishman 3]

And so it ends!

On Friday I was Naturalized in Philly, which finally ends my process with the USCIS. From filing to ceremony only took 3 months and 10 days I believe, very quick. The most painful part of the whole process was the very beginning when I had to return to England and my wife was in the USA, this was the spouse petition to come to America. That paperwork process took months, almost a year. However, I'm finally here and am an American. Perseverance is the key, which is extremely tough at times. My process started in 2007, and now I'm finally done. Thanks to all over that time for helping out and chatting on VJ with me; it helps a lot. Good luck to all going through the process.

[cwaf 1]

And so it ends!

On Friday I was Naturalized in Philly, which finally ends my process with the USCIS. From filing to ceremony only took 3 months and 10 days I believe, very quick. The most painful part of the whole process was the very beginning when I had to return to England and my wife was in the USA, this was the spouse petition to come to America. That paperwork process took months, almost a year. However, I'm finally here and am an American. Perseverance is the key, which is extremely tough at times. My process started in 2007, and now I'm finally done. Thanks to all over that time for helping out and chatting on VJ with me; it helps a lot. Good luck to all going through the process.

CONGRATS!

[HuffyTheSlayer 22]

Good luck to Mary'n'Ev, Manias, Derpina ... going to interview this week.

Good luck guys! We'll be waiting to hear how it all goes.

Congrats to everyone!! We are all moving right along...

I am just updating my husband's oath date. We got May 9. I was hoping for May 30, the next choice from the San Francisco USCIS office. My mother and brother wanted to come, and the earlier date means my brother can't come and my mother had to buy a quick ticket. Oh well. My family is so excited and my mother is making this into a whole celebration, staying the night before and after in a fancy hotel, etc etc. I am so annoyed that USCIS doesn't do the ceremony in San Francisco any more, they moved it over to a theater in Oakland. I wanted to walk over in the morning... oh well again. Such problems, hahaha

I will report back with details. There will be 1100-1300 people at the ceremony! I wonder about the logistics of this....

Congrats, SerenityNOW. Great news that you have a date. You can always do a big family celebration a little later in the month and have a small celebration with your Mom on May 9th.

There were 4,439!!! people at mine. It was QUITE the sight. But also a very nice ceremony and they seemed to be pretty well organised. But then again, they do do this once a month with similar numbers each time, so they have a pretty good system going.

And so it ends!

On Friday I was Naturalized in Philly, which finally ends my process with the USCIS. From filing to ceremony only took 3 months and 10 days I believe, very quick. The most painful part of the whole process was the very beginning when I had to return to England and my wife was in the USA, this was the spouse petition to come to America. That paperwork process took months, almost a year. However, I'm finally here and am an American. Perseverance is the key, which is extremely tough at times. My process started in 2007, and now I'm finally done. Thanks to all over that time for helping out and chatting on VJ with me; it helps a lot. Good luck to all going through the process.

Nice and quick there, Cornishman . Glad it was pretty painless. I am pretty impatient. So waiting is always quite agonising for me. But you're right, the most painful part is being apart after you've already decided that you want to spend the rest of your lives together. But hey, you're done now!

I've decided this smiley sums up what it feels like to be done with the USCIS:

[Khana 0]

I applied for n400 in jan 2012 , got a yellow letter on march 6 telling me what to bring to interview etc, it was not a interview letter just a letter that I guess everybody gets in the mail , on April 9 th I received an email that I am in line to be scheduled for interview, it's been three weeks already I have not heard anything is that normal , I applied in Los Angeles

[LLbeans 2]

thanks for sharing with us! Congrats!!!

And so it ends!

On Friday I was Naturalized in Philly, which finally ends my process with the USCIS. From filing to ceremony only took 3 months and 10 days I believe, very quick. The most painful part of the whole process was the very beginning when I had to return to England and my wife was in the USA, this was the spouse petition to come to America. That paperwork process took months, almost a year. However, I'm finally here and am an American. Perseverance is the key, which is extremely tough at times. My process started in 2007, and now I'm finally done. Thanks to all over that time for helping out and chatting on VJ with me; it helps a lot. Good luck to all going through the process.

[USA82 4]

It's May and I am still waiting for my IL:(

[ManuFred 10]

I applied for n400 in jan 2012 , got a yellow letter on march 6 telling me what to bring to interview etc, it was not a interview letter just a letter that I guess everybody gets in the mail , on April 9 th I received an email that I am in line to be scheduled for interview, it's been three weeks already I have not heard anything is that normal , I applied in Los Angeles

Unfortunately, it is not uncommon that status remains "scheduled for interview" for some time. Doesn't this message say that you can contact them after 30 days after this update?

[notscenenough 6]

So, I was approved last thursday and my USCIS status is still "interview". How long will it take to change to Oath?

[ManuFred 10]

So, I was approved last thursday and my USCIS status is still "interview". How long will it take to change to Oath?

Depends on your office. Try to look up their ceremony schedule and perhaps some of the timelines from people who have filed through your office. This might give you an idea how long it takes to get the oath done.

[wackodacko 0]

We're from the San Francisco office ... our interview was April 19th and approved. I checked online everyday. On May 1st, it got updated to: "On May 1, 2012, we placed your application in the oath scheduling que. We will send a notice when the ceremony is scheduled"

I hope i can still get into the May 9th ceremony because the next one is May 30th! tooooo long!!!

[miguel123 0]

I had my interview at Houston on 4/26/12. Arrived 7:30, interview begun at 7:45. She gave me a hard time because I still had my Florida License instead of Texas and because I took this year's Turbo Tax copy instead of a "certified IRA Taxes copy" which I never did. At the end she was ok but didn't feel that she liked me. She asked me 1. when was the constitution written, 2. which is the ocean of the "pacific coast" jaja she changed to which was the ocean of the east cost 3. age of enlisting for military 4. explain religion freedom, ... dont remember the rest. Then she said I was approved and asked me to wait back on the waiting room because they were going to give me the notice for oath. 30 min later notice informing oath on 5/16/12 at 7 am!

[miguel123 0]

Updating my Oath date.

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N-400: January 2012 Applicants

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USCIS Dallas/Lewisville, Texas Lockbox

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UserName...........|Sent.....|ChkCashd.|NOA......|Fprints..|Int Ltr..|Intview..|Oath.....|FieldOffice.........|

Miguel123..........|12/27/11.|01/03/12.|01/03/12.|01/20/12.|03/19/12.|04/26/12.|05/16/12.|Houston, Tx.........|EB: 01/12/12

DeathStrike_1......|12/28/11.|01/02/12.|01/04/12.|02/02/12.|03/19/12.|04/24/12.|--/--/--.|Orlando, FL.........|

Sib................|12/30/11.|01/05/12.|01/03/12.|Waived...|03/13/12.|04/18/12.|--/--/--.|Jacksonville, FL....|

zebra212...........|12/31/11.|01/07/12.|01/06/12.|02/12/12.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Fairfax, VA.........|EB: 01/27/12

DeathStrike........|01/04/12.|01/10/12.|01/13/12.|01/25/12.|03/19/12.|04/23/12.|--/--/--.|Jacksonville, FL....|

Pinktulips2012.....|01/04/12.|01/11/12.|01/10/12.|02/07/12.|03/02/12.|04/02/12.|--/--/--.|Memphis, TN.........|

Notscenenough......|01/06/12.|01/11/12.|01/09/12.|01/26/12.|03/26/12.|04/26/12.|--/--/--.|New York City, NY...|EB: 01/18/12

Pandawars..........|01/06/12.|01/12/12.|01/09/12.|02/02/12.|02/11/12.|03/19/12.|04/18/12.|Lawrence, MA........|EB: 01/27/12

Waithatter.........|01/09/12.|01/13/12.|01/12/12.|Waived...|03/17/12.|04/19/12.|--/--/--.|Dallas, TX..........|

Derpina............|01/10/12.|01/18/12.|01/13/12.|Waived...|04/02/12.|05/03/12.|--/--/--.|Atlanta, GA.........|

Ree................|01/10/12.|--/--/--.|01/13/12.|02/01/12.|02/21/12.|03/21/12.|04/19/12.|Buffalo, NY.........|EB: 01/31/12

Nelly228...........|01/13/12.|01/20/12.|01/19/12.|02/07/12.|03/19/12.|04/18/12.|--/--/--.|New Orleans, LA.....|

Blessed N Favored..|01/15/12.|01/23/12.|01/20/12.|02/17/12.|03/09/12.|04/10/12.|--/--/--.|Dallas, TX..........|

Fuzzymiss..........|01/17/12.|01/25/12.|01/23/12.|02/15/12.|03/08/12.|04/12/12.|05/10/12.|Boston, MA..........|

Corishman..........|01/17/12.|01/26/12.|01/23/12.|03/08/12.|??/??/12.|04/18/12.|04/27/12.|Philadelphia, PA....|

New2009............|01/17/12.|01/26/12.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Fairfax, VA.........|

USA82..............|01/18/12.|01/26/12.|01/20/12.|??/??/12.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Hartford, CT........|EB: 04/11/12

Colombian_PTE......|01/24/12.|--/--/--.|01/27/12.|02/16/12.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|New York City, NY...|

Jade_arm...........|01/26/12.|02/01/12.|01/30/12.|Waived...|03/12/12.|04/16/12.|04/16/12.|Dallas, TX..........|

SiteDirector.......|01/30/12.|--/--/--.|02/10/12.|02/29/12.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Raleigh, NC.........|

Rylee..............|01/30/12.|02/03/12.|02/03/12.|03/05/12.|03/12/12.|04/16/12.|--/--/--.|Memphis, TN.........|

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USCIS Phoenix, Arizona Lockbox

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UserName...........|Sent.....|ChkCashd.|NOA......|Fprints..|Int Ltr..|Intview..|Oath.....|FieldOffice.........|

Rodgieslove........|01/02/12.|01/??/12.|01/??/12.|02/08/12.|02/??/12.|03/19/12.|03/19/12.|Seattle, WA.........|

Randye80...........|01/04/12.|01/10/12.|01/10/12.|01/26/12.|??/??/12.|03/19/12.|04/12/12.|Fresno, CA..........|

DAndy127...........|01/05/12.|01/12/12.|01/11/12.|Waived...|03/12/12.|04/17/12.|04/24/12.|Chicago, IL.........|

HuffyTheSlayer.....|01/05/12.|01/13/12.|01/12/12.|02/02/12.|02/10/12.|03/19/12.|04/17/12.|San Bernardino, CA..|

Raul y Karla.......|01/14/12.|01/20/12.|01/17/12.|02/07/12.|04/20/12.|05/22/12.|--/--/--.|Los Angeles, CA.....|

Last Stand.........|01/14/12.|01/24/12.|01/23/12.|02/09/12.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Los Angeles, CA.....|

Mary'n'Ev..........|01/16/12.|01/23/12.|01/23/12.|02/08/12.|03/19/12.|05/03/12.|--/--/--.|Kansas City, KS.....|

Pepper.............|01/17/12.|01/25/12.|01/24/12.|Waived...|03/16/12.|04/25/12.|04/25/12.|Denver, CO..........|

Rosie74............|01/20/12.|01/26/12.|01/23/12.|05/11/12.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|San Diego, CA.......|

Manias.............|01/22/12.|02/02/12.|01/30/12.|03/30/12.|04/02/12.|05/02/12.|05/02/12.|Honolulu, HI........|

JK0926.............|01/23/12.|01/27/12.|01/30/12.|02/13/12.|03/17/12.|04/23/12.|--/--/--.|Omaha, NE...........|

SerenityNOW........|01/24/12.|01/31/12.|01/26/12.|02/22/12.|03/06/12.|04/12/12.|--/--/--.|San Francisco, CA...|

Wackodacko.........|01/24/12.|01/31/12.|01/26/12.|02/22/12.|03/16/12.|04/19/12.|--/--/--.|San Francisco, CA...|EB: 02/14/12

Calibound..........|01/24/12.|01/25/12.|01/27/12.|02/21/12.|04/12/12.|05/15/12.|--/--/--.|Los Angeles, CA.....|EB: 02/15/12

Cwaf...............|01/26/12.|02/02/12.|02/03/12.|--/--/--.|03/17/12.|04/19/12.|--/--/--.|Indianapolis, IN....|

KathrynP...........|01/27/12.|02/02/12.|02/01/12.|Waived...|02/29/12.|04/04/12.|04/12/12.|Portland, OR........|

Bayojona3131.......|01/28/12.|02/03/12.|02/08/12.|02/28/12.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Los Angeles, CA.....|

TiJay..............|01/30/12.|02/03/12.|02/06/12.|02/24/12.|04/11/12.|05/23/12.|--/--/--.|Los Angeles, CA.....|EB: 02/17/12

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USCIS Lincoln, Nebraska Lockbox (Filing Under 319b, 328, or 329 of the INA)

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UserName...........|Sent.....|ChkCashd.|NOA......|Fprints..|Int Ltr..|Intview..|Oath.....|FieldOffice.........

Ruffie.............|01/06/12.|01/20/12.|01/12/12.|01/03/12.|03/08/12.|03/15/12.|03/15/12.|Frankfurt, Germany..|

Nanitao............|12/28/11.|01/11/12.|01/21/12.|Waived...|03/08/12.|03/21/12.|03/21/12.|Newark, NJ..........|

[miguel123 0]

does anybody know how long is the ceremony? Some forums said 2-4 hrs. I will be taking it in Houston. Thank you.

[HuffyTheSlayer 22]

I had my interview at Houston on 4/26/12. Arrived 7:30, interview begun at 7:45. She gave me a hard time because I still had my Florida License instead of Texas and because I took this year's Turbo Tax copy instead of a "certified IRA Taxes copy" which I never did. At the end she was ok but didn't feel that she liked me. She asked me 1. when was the constitution written, 2. which is the ocean of the "pacific coast" jaja she changed to which was the ocean of the east cost 3. age of enlisting for military 4. explain religion freedom, ... dont remember the rest. Then she said I was approved and asked me to wait back on the waiting room because they were going to give me the notice for oath. 30 min later notice informing oath on 5/16/12 at 7 am!

Congratulations, Miguel. How funny that your IO made that mistake regarding the pacific ocean and west coast! Still, glad things went well. Even if you felt that she didn't like you as a person.

does anybody know how long is the ceremony? Some forums said 2-4 hrs. I will be taking it in Houston. Thank you.

Not sure, Miguel. It all depends on how many people will be there and how that office does things. Maybe you can use the VJ timelines and see if there are any reviews? Or use the search function to see if you can find any recent posts about the Houston oath ceremony to get a better idea?

[Ree 9]

does anybody know how long is the ceremony? Some forums said 2-4 hrs. I will be taking it in Houston. Thank you.

It depends on the number of people. Mine took about two hours. It took about one hour to get through security, and to turn in the oath letters and green cards. And then one more hour for the ceremony itself.