N-400 FILERS - MARCH 2012

[UMUC 3]

passed the interview today!

scheduled for the oath taking next wk, august 1st..

unfortunately, my husband will be not be available that date..

i want him to be there at the ceremony so we asked the IO to reschedule my oath appointment..

PS: i will post my interview experience soon..

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USCIS Dallas/Lewisville, Texas Lockbox

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UserName..........|Sent.....|ChkCashd.|NOA......|Bio......|Int Ltr..|Intview..|Remarks..|Oath.....|FieldOffice.......|

JillA.............|03/01/12.|03/05/12.|03/02/12.|04/09/12.|--/--/--.|05/25/12.|PASSED...|06/04/12.|City, ST..........|

crabcakeface .....|03/01/12.|03/07/12.|03/05/12.|04/09/12.|05/07/12.|06/13/12.|PASSED...|06/25/12.|Norfolk, VA.......|

Dash-TX...........|03/01/12.|--/--/--.|03/05/12.|04/11/12.|04/26/12.|05/31/12.|------...|--/--/--.|Dallas, TX........|

goodflood.........|03/01/12.|--/--/--.|03/14/12.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|------...|--/--/--.|Los Angeles, CA...| No Bio Needed

Gigi0101..........|03/02/12.|--/--/--.|03/05/12.|03/30/12.|05/18/12.|06/18/12.|PASSED...|07/17/12.|New York, NY......| EB 03/15/12

jons_wifey........|03/03/12.|--/--/--.|03/06/12.|04/05/12.|05/03/12.|06/15/12.|PASSED...|--/--/--.|San Antonio, TX...| EB 03/29/12

BCP47.............|03/05/12.|03/12/12.|03/09/12.|04/03/12.|05/02/12.|06/11/12.|PASSED...|06/27/12.|City, ST..........|

echeren...........|03/06/12.|03/12/12.|03/14/12.|04/12/12.|05/10/12.|06/13/12.|PASSED...|06/29/12.|Miami, FL.........|

mayanksanghavi....|03/07/12.|03/15/12.|03/15/12.|04/30/12.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|------...|--/--/--.|Philadelphia, PA..|

phill86518........|03/09/12.|03/14/12.|03/12/12.|04/11/12.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|------...|--/--/--.|New York, NY......| EB 03/26/12

SydneytoWaco......|03/09/12.|03/19/12.|03/16/12.|04/10/12.|05/07/12.|06/08/12.|PASSED...|--/--/--.|Dallas, TX........|

Dedee.............|03/13/12.|03/19/12.|03/17/12.|04/27/12.|05/10/12.|06/12/12.|PASSED...|07/03/12.|Raleigh, NC.......| EB 04/05/12

paadoggi..........|03/13/12.|03/21/12.|03/24/12.|04/25/12.|05/10/12.|06/12/12.|PASSED...|07/24/12.|Washington, DC....| EB 04/04/12

crazysamurai......|03/14/12.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|04/10/12.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|------...|--/--/--.|San Antonio, TX...|

abdo..............|03/15/12.|--/--/--.|03/23/12.|05/07/12.|05/17/12.|06/18/12.|PASSED...|07/20/12.|Binghamton, NY....|

CarlosAndSveta....|03/19/12.|03/27/12.|03/23/12.|04/10/12.|06/01/12.|07/09/12.|------...|--/--/--.|Dallas, TX........|

Isobel Birnie.....|03/19/12.|03/28/12.|03/27/12.|05/07/12.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|------...|--/--/--.|New Orleans, LA...| LB 07/05/12

Florida012........|03/19/12.|03/27/12.|03/30/12.|05/31/12.|06/16/12.|07/23/12.|------...|--/--/--.|Orlando, FL.......|

darkequitus.......|03/21/12.|03/27/12.|03/23/12.|05/09/12.|05/15/12.|06/18/12.|PASSED...|07/19/12.|Memphis, TN.......|

JandC.............|03/21/12.|03/29/12.|03/26/12.|04/18/12.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|------...|--/--/--.|New Orleans,LA....|

Crazy & Mad.......|03/23/12.|03/29/12.|03/26/12.|05/18/12.|06/02/12.|07/02/12.|PASSED...|--/--/--.|Memphis, TN.......| EB 05/03/12

Peter'n'Jaime.....|03/24/12.|03/29/12.|03/26/12.|05/16/12.|06/04/12.|07/09/12.|PASSED...|07/20/12 .|Raleigh, NC.......|

renlovesjesus.....|03/24/12.|04/11/12.|03/27/12.|05/14/12.|06/21/12.|07/26/12.|PASSED...|--/--/--.|Houston, TX.......|

Jenn!.............|03/24/12.|03/28/12.|03/27/12.|05/08/12.|06/15/12.|07/18/12.|------...|--/--/--.|Lawrence, MA......|

Eddy67............|03/26/12.|03/30/12.|03/27/12.|06/11/12.|06/23/12.|07/30/12.|------...|--/--/--.|Orlando, FL.......| EB 05/21/12

champi............|03/26/12.|--/--/--.|03/28/12.|05/14/12.|07/07/12.|08/09/12.|------...|--/--/--.|Charlotte, NC.....|

pakboy12..........|03/26/12.|04/02/12.|03/28/12.|05/18/12.|05/24/12.|06/28/12.|PASSED...|06/28/12.|Dallas, TX........|

jessnewbie........|03/30/12.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|04/11/12.|07/09/12.|08/08/12.|------...|--/--/--.|Long Island, NY...|

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USCIS Phoenix, Arizona Lockbox

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UserName..........|Sent.....|ChkCashd.|NOA......|Bio......|Int Ltr..|Intview..|Remarks..|Oath.....|FieldOffice.......|

MCKS..............|03/01/12.|03/07/12.|03/02/12.|04/12/12.|--/--/--.|06/06/12.|PASSED...|07/04/12.|Seattle, WA.......|

iiogherkin........|03/01/12.|03/13/12.|03/14/12.|02/27/12.|05/08/12.|06/11/12.|PASSED...|06/13/12.|Honolulu, HI......|(319b)

ella and mark.....|03/02/12.|03/09/12.|03/08/12.|04/17/12.|04/23/12.|05/24/12.|------...|--/--/--.|San Jose, CA......|

ChetT.............|03/03/12.|03/06/12.|03/06/12.|04/04/12.|05/07/12.|06/12/12.|PASSED...|07/25/12.|Sacramento, CA....|

RIDION............|03/03/12.|03/07/12.|03/10/12.|04/04/12.|04/30/12.|06/06/12.|PASSED...|06/06/12.|Denver, CO........|

caforum...........|03/05/12.|03/06/12.|03/07/12.|04/04/12.|05/11/12.|06/25/12.|PASSED...|07/27/12.|Kansas City,MO....| EB 03/26/12

Justagirl24.......|03/05/12.|03/12/12.|03/07/12.|04/16/12.|04/20/12.|05/24/12.|PASSED...|07/11/12.|San Francisco, CA.|

rootbeer..........|03/06/12.|03/14/12.|03/09/12.|04/25/12.|05/08/12.|06/13/12.|------...|--/--/--.|San Francisco, CA.|

rheanick..........|03/06/12.|--/--/--.|03/12/12.|04/25/12.|05/11/12.|06/12/12.|PASSED...|--/--/--.|Phoenix, AZ.......|

cathat............|03/07/12.|--/--/--.|03/17/12.|04/20/12.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|------...|--/--/--.|Chicago, IL.......|

Brad Charel.......|03/08/12.|03/15/12.|03/12/12.|04/10/12.|05/11/12.|06/15/12.|PASSED...|06/28/12.|San Jose, CA......|

Daruma07..........|03/12/12.|03/21/12.|03/20/12.|04/12/12.|04/18/12.|06/04/12.|PASSED...|06/22/12.|Kansas City, MO...|

envy_me...........|03/14/12.|03/21/12.|03/19/12.|04/18/12.|06/05/12.|07/26/12.|PASSED...|--/--/--.|Chicago, IL.......|

Filipina66........|03/14/12.|03/21/12.|03/19/12.|04/23/12.|05/11/12.|06/18/12.|PASSED...|06/18/12.|Denver, CO........|

Chi_Gal01.........|03/17/12.|--/--/--.|03/21/12.|04/19/12.|06/05/12.|07/31/12.|------...|--/--/--.|Chicago, IL.......|

ichi..............|03/18/12.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|05/08/12.|--/--/--.|06/14/12.|PASSED...|06/14/12.|Seattle, WA.......|

waynelaarni.......|03/18/12.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|04/24/12.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|------...|--/--/--.|Indianapolis, IN..|

Steve D...........|03/21/12.|03/28/12.|03/23/12.|04/20/12.|06/04/12.|07/18/12.|PASSED...|--/--/--.|Los Angeles, CA...|

D08...............|03/28/12.|04/04/12.|03/30/12.|04/23/12.|06/29/12/|08/10/12.|------...|--/--/--.|St. Paul, MN......| EB 04/19/12

Justdazed.........|03/28/12.|04/03/12.|04/03/12.|05/17/12.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|------...|--/--/--.|Seattle, WA.......|

SQtoUS............|03/29/12.|04/03/12.|04/03/12.|05/30/12.|06/13/12.|07/13/12.|PASSED...|--/--/--.|Phoenix, AZ.......|

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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......|Bio......|Int Ltr..|Intview..|Remarks..|Oath.....|FieldOffice.......|

BethandBilly......|03/05/12.|03/29/12.|03/21/12.|03/01/12.|05/23/12.|05/23/12.|PASSED...|05/23/12.|Fairfax, VA.......|

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Congratulations Envy....I await your experience

[Chi_Gal01 0]

Congratulations Envy_me !!!!!

[darkequitus 0]

So, this is it! My journey has come to an end. From beginningto end, it took almost exactly 3 years and 9 months.

Due to unforeseen circumstance, my final interview and oathceremony had to be scheduled. However, I received unbelievably quick alternatedates.

My Oath ceremony took place in the Federal District Court,in Nashville, TN, scheduled for an 11:30 starts. There were 60 of us in total,representing 31 nationalities.

I arrived on the 8th floor at 10:40. We were ushered in ataround on time. We signed or declaration, handed in our green cards, signed ournationalization certificated, and sat in our designated seats.

After a quick rehearsal, we waited patiently for the Judgeto arrive. Now, I unfortunately had a large Starbucks coffee on the way in, asI had already been up for 20 hours after coming here almost directly from anight shift at work. I went to the restroom 3 times before being called in, butalmost wet myself, as the judge to what was close to 45 minutes to arrive afterthe rehearsal.

In any case, as soon as he did, my discomfort vanished,leading me to believe it was psychological in nature.

The majority of the ceremony consisted of the Judge showinga slide show of his family's journey t.o the US.

All in all, it was a very good day.

Thank you Visajourney for your help throughout the years.

(Status amendment)

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USCIS Dallas/Lewisville, Texas Lockbox

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UserName..........|Sent.....|ChkCashd.|NOA......|Bio......|Int Ltr..|Intview..|Remarks..|Oath.....|FieldOffice.......|

JillA.............|03/01/12.|03/05/12.|03/02/12.|04/09/12.|--/--/--.|05/25/12.|PASSED...|06/04/12.|City, ST..........|

crabcakeface .....|03/01/12.|03/07/12.|03/05/12.|04/09/12.|05/07/12.|06/13/12.|PASSED...|06/25/12.|Norfolk, VA.......|

Dash-TX...........|03/01/12.|--/--/--.|03/05/12.|04/11/12.|04/26/12.|05/31/12.|------...|--/--/--.|Dallas, TX........|

goodflood.........|03/01/12.|--/--/--.|03/14/12.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|------...|--/--/--.|Los Angeles, CA...| No Bio Needed

Gigi0101..........|03/02/12.|--/--/--.|03/05/12.|03/30/12.|05/18/12.|06/18/12.|PASSED...|07/17/12.|New York, NY......| EB 03/15/12

jons_wifey........|03/03/12.|--/--/--.|03/06/12.|04/05/12.|05/03/12.|06/15/12.|PASSED...|--/--/--.|San Antonio, TX...| EB 03/29/12

BCP47.............|03/05/12.|03/12/12.|03/09/12.|04/03/12.|05/02/12.|06/11/12.|PASSED...|06/27/12.|City, ST..........|

echeren...........|03/06/12.|03/12/12.|03/14/12.|04/12/12.|05/10/12.|06/13/12.|PASSED...|06/29/12.|Miami, FL.........|

mayanksanghavi....|03/07/12.|03/15/12.|03/15/12.|04/30/12.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|------...|--/--/--.|Philadelphia, PA..|

phill86518........|03/09/12.|03/14/12.|03/12/12.|04/11/12.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|------...|--/--/--.|New York, NY......| EB 03/26/12

SydneytoWaco......|03/09/12.|03/19/12.|03/16/12.|04/10/12.|05/07/12.|06/08/12.|PASSED...|--/--/--.|Dallas, TX........|

Dedee.............|03/13/12.|03/19/12.|03/17/12.|04/27/12.|05/10/12.|06/12/12.|PASSED...|07/03/12.|Raleigh, NC.......| EB 04/05/12

paadoggi..........|03/13/12.|03/21/12.|03/24/12.|04/25/12.|05/10/12.|06/12/12.|PASSED...|07/24/12.|Washington, DC....| EB 04/04/12

crazysamurai......|03/14/12.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|04/10/12.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|------...|--/--/--.|San Antonio, TX...|

abdo..............|03/15/12.|--/--/--.|03/23/12.|05/07/12.|05/17/12.|06/18/12.|PASSED...|07/20/12.|Binghamton, NY....|

CarlosAndSveta....|03/19/12.|03/27/12.|03/23/12.|04/10/12.|06/01/12.|07/09/12.|------...|--/--/--.|Dallas, TX........|

Isobel Birnie.....|03/19/12.|03/28/12.|03/27/12.|05/07/12.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|------...|--/--/--.|New Orleans, LA...| LB 07/05/12

Florida012........|03/19/12.|03/27/12.|03/30/12.|05/31/12.|06/16/12.|07/23/12.|------...|--/--/--.|Orlando, FL.......|

darkequitus.......|03/21/12.|03/27/12.|03/23/12.|05/09/12.|05/15/12.|06/18/12.|PASSED...|07/27/12.|Memphis, TN.......|

JandC.............|03/21/12.|03/29/12.|03/26/12.|04/18/12.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|------...|--/--/--.|New Orleans,LA....|

Crazy & Mad.......|03/23/12.|03/29/12.|03/26/12.|05/18/12.|06/02/12.|07/02/12.|PASSED...|--/--/--.|Memphis, TN.......| EB 05/03/12

Peter'n'Jaime.....|03/24/12.|03/29/12.|03/26/12.|05/16/12.|06/04/12.|07/09/12.|PASSED...|07/20/12 .|Raleigh, NC.......|

renlovesjesus.....|03/24/12.|04/11/12.|03/27/12.|05/14/12.|06/21/12.|07/26/12.|PASSED...|--/--/--.|Houston, TX.......|

Jenn!.............|03/24/12.|03/28/12.|03/27/12.|05/08/12.|06/15/12.|07/18/12.|------...|--/--/--.|Lawrence, MA......|

Eddy67............|03/26/12.|03/30/12.|03/27/12.|06/11/12.|06/23/12.|07/30/12.|------...|--/--/--.|Orlando, FL.......| EB 05/21/12

champi............|03/26/12.|--/--/--.|03/28/12.|05/14/12.|07/07/12.|08/09/12.|------...|--/--/--.|Charlotte, NC.....|

pakboy12..........|03/26/12.|04/02/12.|03/28/12.|05/18/12.|05/24/12.|06/28/12.|PASSED...|06/28/12.|Dallas, TX........|

jessnewbie........|03/30/12.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|04/11/12.|07/09/12.|08/08/12.|------...|--/--/--.|Long Island, NY...|

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USCIS Phoenix, Arizona Lockbox

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UserName..........|Sent.....|ChkCashd.|NOA......|Bio......|Int Ltr..|Intview..|Remarks..|Oath.....|FieldOffice.......|

MCKS..............|03/01/12.|03/07/12.|03/02/12.|04/12/12.|--/--/--.|06/06/12.|PASSED...|07/04/12.|Seattle, WA.......|

iiogherkin........|03/01/12.|03/13/12.|03/14/12.|02/27/12.|05/08/12.|06/11/12.|PASSED...|06/13/12.|Honolulu, HI......|(319b)

ella and mark.....|03/02/12.|03/09/12.|03/08/12.|04/17/12.|04/23/12.|05/24/12.|------...|--/--/--.|San Jose, CA......|

ChetT.............|03/03/12.|03/06/12.|03/06/12.|04/04/12.|05/07/12.|06/12/12.|PASSED...|07/25/12.|Sacramento, CA....|

RIDION............|03/03/12.|03/07/12.|03/10/12.|04/04/12.|04/30/12.|06/06/12.|PASSED...|06/06/12.|Denver, CO........|

caforum...........|03/05/12.|03/06/12.|03/07/12.|04/04/12.|05/11/12.|06/25/12.|PASSED...|07/27/12.|Kansas City,MO....| EB 03/26/12

Justagirl24.......|03/05/12.|03/12/12.|03/07/12.|04/16/12.|04/20/12.|05/24/12.|PASSED...|07/11/12.|San Francisco, CA.|

rootbeer..........|03/06/12.|03/14/12.|03/09/12.|04/25/12.|05/08/12.|06/13/12.|------...|--/--/--.|San Francisco, CA.|

rheanick..........|03/06/12.|--/--/--.|03/12/12.|04/25/12.|05/11/12.|06/12/12.|PASSED...|--/--/--.|Phoenix, AZ.......|

cathat............|03/07/12.|--/--/--.|03/17/12.|04/20/12.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|------...|--/--/--.|Chicago, IL.......|

Brad Charel.......|03/08/12.|03/15/12.|03/12/12.|04/10/12.|05/11/12.|06/15/12.|PASSED...|06/28/12.|San Jose, CA......|

Daruma07..........|03/12/12.|03/21/12.|03/20/12.|04/12/12.|04/18/12.|06/04/12.|PASSED...|06/22/12.|Kansas City, MO...|

envy_me...........|03/14/12.|03/21/12.|03/19/12.|04/18/12.|06/05/12.|07/26/12.|PASSED...|--/--/--.|Chicago, IL.......|

Filipina66........|03/14/12.|03/21/12.|03/19/12.|04/23/12.|05/11/12.|06/18/12.|PASSED...|06/18/12.|Denver, CO........|

Chi_Gal01.........|03/17/12.|--/--/--.|03/21/12.|04/19/12.|06/05/12.|07/31/12.|------...|--/--/--.|Chicago, IL.......|

ichi..............|03/18/12.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|05/08/12.|--/--/--.|06/14/12.|PASSED...|06/14/12.|Seattle, WA.......|

waynelaarni.......|03/18/12.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|04/24/12.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|------...|--/--/--.|Indianapolis, IN..|

Steve D...........|03/21/12.|03/28/12.|03/23/12.|04/20/12.|06/04/12.|07/18/12.|PASSED...|--/--/--.|Los Angeles, CA...|

D08...............|03/28/12.|04/04/12.|03/30/12.|04/23/12.|06/29/12/|08/10/12.|------...|--/--/--.|St. Paul, MN......| EB 04/19/12

Justdazed.........|03/28/12.|04/03/12.|04/03/12.|05/17/12.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|------...|--/--/--.|Seattle, WA.......|

SQtoUS............|03/29/12.|04/03/12.|04/03/12.|05/30/12.|06/13/12.|07/13/12.|PASSED...|--/--/--.|Phoenix, AZ.......|

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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......|Bio......|Int Ltr..|Intview..|Remarks..|Oath.....|FieldOffice.......|

BethandBilly......|03/05/12.|03/29/12.|03/21/12.|03/01/12.|05/23/12.|05/23/12.|PASSED...|05/23/12.|Fairfax, VA.......|

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[Steve D. 22]

Just wondering, those whom had interview at LA field office with passing and recommended for approval, how long did it took you to receive the notice/oath letter.

[my-angel 1]

Just wondering, those whom had interview at LA field office with passing and recommended for approval, how long did it took you to receive the notice/oath letter.

Jun 18 : interview passed.

Jul 05 : case updated for oath scheduling que.

Jul 06 : case updated the letter for oath send out.

Jul 12 : I received the letter for oath.

Jul 25 : Oath at LACC.

[Steve D. 22]

Jun 18 : interview passed.

Jul 05 : case updated for oath scheduling que.

Jul 06 : case updated the letter for oath send out.

Jul 12 : I received the letter for oath.

Jul 25 : Oath at LACC.

Awesome, thanks for the yard stick. Guess I should see my notifications coming in a week or two. Hope they put me in the August oath.

[envy_me 18]

as promised, here's N-400 interview experience last july 26th..

hubby and i arrived at the chicago USCIS office around 9:30am and there were almost a hundred people sitting at the waiting area. i checked in for the interview and gave me a pager number and asked us to wait near door 2. i was actually worried that we were going to wait a while since my number was 63. my number was called around 9:45am, i approached the IO at the door and he looked at me really weird so i said hi then i showed him my number. he said are you (looked at his list) then said my name.. i said, "yes sir". at that time i was getting confused because he was looking at me really weird like he doesn't believe that it was really me . there was a really awkward pause and the conversation was like..

IO : who's with you?

me : my husband..

IO: where is he?

me : right there (pointing at the back seat of the waiting area)..

IO : which one?

me: the one wearing blue in the very back..

IO : oh.. *pause* can you call him? he can come with you..

so i called my husband and introduced him to the IO. IO told us to enter the door and follow him to his office (long walk!). he pointed us to the seat but asked us to stand and swear before anything else. after that he introduced himself, ask our names, asked for IDs, my passport, etc. then he started asking questions. i felt really weird because he started asking questions to my husband. my husband and i were not expecting an ambush interview , LOL! it kinda felt like he was quizzing us because he even asked my husband to spell my name ! he was testing us to see if we were really married or still married. it din't really bother me because i was totally relaxed when my husband was there but i must say it reminded me of an AOS interview, which i dint have. of course, we aced it! good job to my husband too because he din't study or expect any of that.

after asking us so many questions about our marriage/life, he finally started to ask questions about the info in my N-400 application. when he finished verifying info from the application he explained the civics test and proceeded with that. the questions were :

- what is one promise you make when you become a united states citizen?

- what movement tried to end racial discrimination?

- who is the governor of your state?

- where is the statue of liberty?

- who is the first president?

- name two national US holidays

then i had to read the sentence "who lives in the white house?" out loud and write "the president lives in the white house".

after that he asked us to give him a minute while he entered some info on his computer. he asked me if i had anything else with me that had both our names or address on it. i said "yes", opened my portfolio then started giving him all the documents i had. he was overwhelmed and rejected some of it including our recent pictures. i think i gave him more than 10 , LOL! he did a quick check of the documents and circled our names and addresses on it. the only documents that were left with me that i was expecting he would really ask for were the tax transcripts. i asked him about it and he said i already submitted tax returns so that's enough. he even made a joke that he couldn't put the fastener back on my file because it was so thick. he then made copies of my husband's ID and my IDs, passport, and GC. he saw my SS card while i was getting my IDs and also asked for it. when got back, he handed us everything back and went to my file again. this time i officially knew i was good because i saw him put the big @ss red stamp on the front page of my file that said "APPROVED" . he signed it and did something on his computer and then handed me the N-652 (naturalization interview results) that says "congratulations, your application has been recommended for approval!". he looked at his computer and told me that i was scheduled for august 1, 2012 for my oath ceremony and he asked me if i could make it. of course, my ears we're clapping from excitement so i said yes. he then said that's all for my appointment that day. he walked us to the door and asked us to wait about an hour because they were gonna give us the oath appointment letter. it was around 10:20am or so when we got out of the interview.

while we're waiting, my husband and i realized that the oath appointment is next week and my husband will be in wisconsin for a business trip. (yes, we got too excited and din't look at our schedule! LOL!) we waited for the IO to come out to call someone else and then cornered him , LOL! we explained the situation and told him that i would like to reschedule my oath appointment. he asked for my husband's availability and my hubby said anytime after august 3rd. he told me that it's gonna be a later date (like could take weeks or 2 months even) because the schedule for august is pretty much done. i told him that's fine because i want my husband to be there with me . he smiled and asked us to wait while he took a look at my file. he came out carrying my file and told us he would make a note on my file to schedule us anytime after august 3rd. he said we already waited for almost an hour so if we wanna leave he can just have the oath appointment letter sent to our address. he then verified our address. we agreed to it as the office was really busy and we were starting to get hungry , LOL!

overall, i'm happy with my experience and i'm not even that worried about the oath ceremony schedule right now as finishing the interview totally eased a lot of worries for me. i'm very grateful :yes: :yes: ! it's a feeling that you just got home from a long trip and just want to sleep everything off.

i just wanna say thank you soooooooo much for all your help and useful information! good luck to those getting ready to have their interview and congratulations to everyone who has completed theirs!

[~PalmTreeGurl~ 154]

Congrats to you all who became citizens!!! We are just waiting on our oath ceremony letter w/date & time!!!

[UMUC 3]

as promised, here's N-400 interview experience last july 26th..

hubby and i arrived at the chicago USCIS office around 9:30am and there were almost a hundred people sitting at the waiting area. i checked in for the interview and gave me a pager number and asked us to wait near door 2. i was actually worried that we were going to wait a while since my number was 63. my number was called around 9:45am, i approached the IO at the door and he looked at me really weird so i said hi then i showed him my number. he said are you (looked at his list) then said my name.. i said, "yes sir". at that time i was getting confused because he was looking at me really weird like he doesn't believe that it was really me . there was a really awkward pause and the conversation was like..

IO : who's with you?

me : my husband..

IO: where is he?

me : right there (pointing at the back seat of the waiting area)..

IO : which one?

me: the one wearing blue in the very back..

IO : oh.. *pause* can you call him? he can come with you..

so i called my husband and introduced him to the IO. IO told us to enter the door and follow him to his office (long walk!). he pointed us to the seat but asked us to stand and swear before anything else. after that he introduced himself, ask our names, asked for IDs, my passport, etc. then he started asking questions. i felt really weird because he started asking questions to my husband. my husband and i were not expecting an ambush interview , LOL! it kinda felt like he was quizzing us because he even asked my husband to spell my name ! he was testing us to see if we were really married or still married. it din't really bother me because i was totally relaxed when my husband was there but i must say it reminded me of an AOS interview, which i dint have. of course, we aced it! good job to my husband too because he din't study or expect any of that.

after asking us so many questions about our marriage/life, he finally started to ask questions about the info in my N-400 application. when he finished verifying info from the application he explained the civics test and proceeded with that. the questions were :

- what is one promise you make when you become a united states citizen?

- what movement tried to end racial discrimination?

- who is the governor of your state?

- where is the statue of liberty?

- who is the first president?

- name two national US holidays

then i had to read the sentence "who lives in the white house?" out loud and write "the president lives in the white house".

after that he asked us to give him a minute while he entered some info on his computer. he asked me if i had anything else with me that had both our names or address on it. i said "yes", opened my portfolio then started giving him all the documents i had. he was overwhelmed and rejected some of it including our recent pictures. i think i gave him more than 10 , LOL! he did a quick check of the documents and circled our names and addresses on it. the only documents that were left with me that i was expecting he would really ask for were the tax transcripts. i asked him about it and he said i already submitted tax returns so that's enough. he even made a joke that he couldn't put the fastener back on my file because it was so thick. he then made copies of my husband's ID and my IDs, passport, and GC. he saw my SS card while i was getting my IDs and also asked for it. when got back, he handed us everything back and went to my file again. this time i officially knew i was good because i saw him put the big @ss red stamp on the front page of my file that said "APPROVED" . he signed it and did something on his computer and then handed me the N-652 (naturalization interview results) that says "congratulations, your application has been recommended for approval!". he looked at his computer and told me that i was scheduled for august 1, 2012 for my oath ceremony and he asked me if i could make it. of course, my ears we're clapping from excitement so i said yes. he then said that's all for my appointment that day. he walked us to the door and asked us to wait about an hour because they were gonna give us the oath appointment letter. it was around 10:20am or so when we got out of the interview.

while we're waiting, my husband and i realized that the oath appointment is next week and my husband will be in wisconsin for a business trip. (yes, we got too excited and din't look at our schedule! LOL!) we waited for the IO to come out to call someone else and then cornered him , LOL! we explained the situation and told him that i would like to reschedule my oath appointment. he asked for my husband's availability and my hubby said anytime after august 3rd. he told me that it's gonna be a later date (like could take weeks or 2 months even) because the schedule for august is pretty much done. i told him that's fine because i want my husband to be there with me . he smiled and asked us to wait while he took a look at my file. he came out carrying my file and told us he would make a note on my file to schedule us anytime after august 3rd. he said we already waited for almost an hour so if we wanna leave he can just have the oath appointment letter sent to our address. he then verified our address. we agreed to it as the office was really busy and we were starting to get hungry , LOL!

overall, i'm happy with my experience and i'm not even that worried about the oath ceremony schedule right now as finishing the interview totally eased a lot of worries for me. i'm very grateful :yes: :yes: ! it's a feeling that you just got home from a long trip and just want to sleep everything off.

i just wanna say thank you soooooooo much for all your help and useful information! good luck to those getting ready to have their interview and congratulations to everyone who has completed theirs!

[UMUC 3]

Aww..that's was great! I am happy for you that you are done with the journey...I am gathering my things together because mine is very soon...

Remember your question about some tax stuff...did that ever come up?

Anyway congratulations again...took you long enough to post!!!!

And you are soooo right I think finishing the interview is the most important part of the journey!

Edited July 29, 2012 by UMUC

[DARUMA07 25]

Congrats Sherrie! It's been a long road, but it's finally over....

[envy_me 18]

Aww..that's was great! I am happy for you that you are done with the journey...I am gathering my things together because mine is very soon...

Remember your question about some tax stuff...did that ever come up?

Anyway congratulations again...took you long enough to post!!!!

And you are soooo right I think finishing the interview is the most important part of the journey!

thank you!

about the tax thing, no it din't come up!

gluck with your interview and bring home the approval!

[envy_me 18]

Congrats Sherrie! It's been a long road, but it's finally over....

thank you danny!

one more step so i can get a passport and finally go home this year!

regards to ruchie and the kiddos!

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Edited July 29, 2012 by envy_me

[DARUMA07 25]

thank you danny!

one more step so i can get a passport and finally go home this year!

regards to ruchie and the kiddos!

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Have a great trip to the Phils... I remember when you first got here! It's hard to believe that you and Ruchie have been here this long. AOS, ROC and now the Citizenship!!!!!! Hopefully, you can get your Oath Ceremony rescheduled soon and be done and over with it!!!!

Edited July 30, 2012 by DARUMA07

[renlovesjesus 1]

yes, most definitely! our appt was 8:30am, my husband said that maybe it's too early for the IO...

Congrats renlovesjesus, it's smart of your husband that he paid attention to the whole question and not just answer the question based on the word 'senator' in the question.