N-400 April 2013 Filers

[MaddyCruise 2]

Received an email today from USCIS. Stating:

Your Case Status: Oath Ceremony

On July 24, 2013, we scheduled you for your oath ceremony and sent a notice providing the date, time, and location. If you move prior to the scheduled ceremony, please use our Change of Address online tool to update your case with your new address or call our customer service center.

Yay! Almost there! I'm thinking if they sent the mail today I will receive it by Saturday. Finger crossed!

[VanessaTony 3,567]

Well, let's not give our hopes up. See, I was beginning to think that USCIS was never going to schedule my oath ceremony after nearly a month of waiting for at LEAST an in line for schedule email. Then, all of a sudden on a glorious Monday, after all hope had vanished I got a phone call for an oath ceremony for Friday. It may happen for you:clock: I know how you feel and waiting sucks. I gotta tell ya, I did a happy dance after the phone call. Are you sure the next ceremony is not till November, maybe they have one sooner, how do you find out the exact dates? That's too far away.

There's a website with the Iowa dates. http://www.iasd.uscourts.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=112&Itemid=165

I asked for a Davenport ceremony. They only hold them 4 times a year. REALLY hoping to get the August date. Time will tell.

[claudiaarroyo49 1]

There's a website with the Iowa dates. http://www.iasd.uscourts.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=112&Itemid=165

I asked for a Davenport ceremony. They only hold them 4 times a year. REALLY hoping to get the August date. Time will tell.

Oh no wonder! Let's hope for an August date then.

[Indomex 10]

Wow! Been traveling and I return to see a flood of approvals. Congratulations to so many of you!

[English Muffin 59]

That's it...it's all done!

I had my oath ceremony this afternoon and I no longer have to deal with Immigration again.

[John9981 9]

congrats EM.

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USCIS Dallas/Lewisville, Texas Lockbox

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UserName.......|Eligible|Sent....|ChkCashd|NOA.....|Bio.....|In Line.|Int Ltr.|Intview.|Oath....|FieldOffice

KEVIN&LEILEI...|10/30/12|03/28/13|04/04/13|04/01/13|04/30/13|05/02/13|05/08/13|06/13/13|10/25/13|Pittsburgh, PA

GHANOU.........|03/28/12|03/28/13|04/08/13|04/01/13|05/06/13|05/28/13|07/10/13|08/14/13|--/--/--|Baltimore, MD

TYGRYS.........|03/24/13|04/01/13|04/05/13|04/02/13|04/29/13|05/22/13|06/03/13|07/08/13|07/26/13|Raleigh, NC

BJZAGS.........|07/09/10|04/02/13|04/11/13|04/09/13|05/08/13|05/10/13|07/01/13|08/05/13|--/--/--|Philadelphia, PA

CHIEFS341......|--/--/--|04/02/13|04/08/13|04/04/13|05/02/13|05/06/13|06/17/13|07/22/13|07/25/13|Dallas, TX

HARRY123.......|--/--/--|04/02/13|04/04/13|04/04/13|05/06/13|05/08/13|05/14/13|06/20/13|09/05/13|Buffalo, NY

IRINASC........|04/15/09|04/02/13|04/04/13|04/11/13|05/03/13|--/--/--|05/10/13|06/13/13|--/--/--|Greer, SC

SHAUN COLE.....|11/15/12|04/03/13|04/10/13|04/16/13|05/07/13|05/03/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Atlanta, GA (EB:05/01/13)

SOUTHLAKE......|--/--/--|04/04/13|04/09/13|04/04/13|05/06/13|05/08/13|06/03/13|07/16/13|--/--/--|Fairfax, VA

WELSHDAN.......|04/09/12|04/04/13|04/12/13|04/09/13|05/08/13|05/10/13|05/14/13|06/18/13|--/--/--|New Orleans, LA

OTTA...........|03/22/13|04/05/13|04/12/13|04/09/13|05/08/13|05/28/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|New York, NY (Manh.)

ROBOTVISIONTX..|05/13/07|04/11/13|--/--/--|04/16/13|05/15/13|05/20/13|06/14/13|07/24/13|08/28/13|Houston, TX

LILIB..........|--/--/--|04/11/13|04/18/13|04/15/13|05/07/13|--/--|--|06/10/13|07/16/13|08/05/13|St.Albans, VT

ANIL2013.......|04/02/13|04/13/13|04/18/13|04/15/13|05/16/13|06/03/13|07/02/13|08/10/13|--/--/--|Boston, MA

ENGLISH MUFFIN.|04/12/13|04/15/13|04/23/13|04/19/13|05/15/13|06/11/13|06/12/13|07/18/13|07/25/13|Charlotte, NC (EB: 05/07/13)

CLAUDIAARROYO49|07/--/12|04/15/13|04/--/13|04/11/13|05/10/13|05/14/13|05/15/13|06/19/13|07/19/13|San Juan, PR

IMAISHA........|06/13/12|04/16/13|04/19/13|04/17/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Boston, MA

OSEN74.........|02/04/13|04/17/13|04/28/13|04/23/13|05/17/13|05/21/13|06/03/13|07/08/13|07/19/13|Raleigh/Durham, NC

MADDY13........|03/26/13|04/17/13|04/28/13|04/26/13|05/29/13|05/31/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Philadelphia, PA

CARAQUENO18....|03/29/13|04/19/13|--/--/--|04/24/13|05/28/13|05/30/13|07/11/13|08/13/13|--/--/--|Miami, FL

MOROCCOGIRLNY..|03/31/13|04/20/13|04/25/13|04/22/13|05/23/13|05/28/13|06/06/13|07/16/13|07/30/13|New York, NY

STARLAROSE.....|04/12/13|04/24/13|04/29/13|04/25/13|05/29/13|05/31/13|--/--/--|07/24/13|--/--/--|Washington, DC

MILVA..........|05/17/12|04/24/13|04/29/13|05/01/13|05/30/13|05/31/13|06/27/13|07/30/13|--/--/--|Newark, NJ

NIMAAN.........|04/29/13|04/26/13|05/02/13|04/29/13|05/30/13|06/28/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Atlanta, GA (EB: 05/17/13)

HAPPYDANCER....|04/07/13|04/26/13|05/02/13|04/30/13|05/21/13|06/10/13|06/11/13|07/18/13|--/--/--|Louisville, KY

CANADIAN_WIFE..|06/20/12|04/27/13|05/02/13|04/29/13|05/30/13|05/31/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Atlanta, GA (EB: 05/29/13)

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USCIS Phoenix, Arizona Lockbox

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UserName.......|Eligible|Sent....|ChkCashd|NOA.....|Bio.....|In Line.|Int Ltr.|Intview.|Oath....|FieldOffice

LORDWORD.......|--/--/--|04/01/13|--/--/--|04/05/13|05/01/13|05/03/13|06/11/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|Los Angeles, CA

VANESSA&TONY...|04/02/13|04/03/13|04/10/13|04/05/13|05/02/13|06/03/13|06/14/13|07/18/13|--/--/--|Des Moines, IA

WIZARDFITZ.....|11/25/11|04/08/13|04/16/13|04/11/13|05/13/13|05/15/13|05/28/13|06/20/13|08/08/13|Indianapolis, IN

MSIMPLE........|10/--/12|04/09/13|04/15/13|04/11/13|05/06/13|05/08/13|06/14/13|07/23/13|--/--/--|Des Moines, IA

MADDYCRUISE....|10/28/12|04/10/13|04/16/13|04/11/13|05/15/13|05/17/13|06/17/13|07/22/13|--/--/--|Milwaukee, WI

ROBO96815......|--/--/--|04/11/13|04/18/13|04/24/13|05/10/13|05/14/13|05/28/13|07/02/13|--/--/--|San Francisco, CA

TX_DUDE78665...|--/--/--|04/13/13|--/--/--|04/16/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Los Angeles, CA

AZURE30........|04/16/13|04/16/13|04/23/13|04/18/13|05/13/13|06/17/13|06/21/13|07/29/13|--/--/--|Des Moines, IA

RIRO...........|04/14/13|04/16/13|04/23/13|04/18/13|05/13/13|06/14/13|06/18/13|07/24/13|08/21/13|Sacramento, CA (EB: 05/09/13)

LIDOTOMATO.....|04/20/13|04/19/13|04/25/13|04/22/13|05/22/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|San Jose, CA

INDOMEX........|04/27/13|04/27/13|05/08/13|04/30/13|05/23/13|06/26/13|06/26/13|08/01/13|--/--/--|San Francisco,CA(EB:05/17/13)

M and F........|04/08/13|04/29/13|05/03/13|04/30/13|05/28/13|06/07/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Santa Ana, CA

SPARTAN........|04/21/12|04/30/13|05/08/13|05/03/13|05/31/13|06/04/13|06/06/13|07/16/13|--/--/--|San Francisco, CA

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

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UserName.......|Eligible|Sent....|ChkCashd|NOA.....|Bio.....|In Line.|Int Ltr.|Intview.|Oath....|FieldOffice

EXAMPLE........|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|City, ST

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[VanessaTony 3,567]

That's it...it's all done!

I had my oath ceremony this afternoon and I no longer have to deal with Immigration again.

Congrats!! It's only all over once you have the passport

[English Muffin 59]

Congrats!! It's only all over once you have the passport

Although I am applying for a passport soon, not having one doesn't make me any less of a US Citizen.

[VanessaTony 3,567]

Although I am applying for a passport soon, not having one doesn't make me any less of a US Citizen.

Haha no i just meant the immigration bullsh*t isn't over until you have the passport... well.. that's how I feel. Then it'll be really real.

[English Muffin 59]

I don't see passports as immigration issues...only US citizens can get those.

[John9981 9]

I can see VT's point of view. I felt like the whole process was completed when I finally got the passport. Even though I was already a citizen.

[English Muffin 59]

No, I feel done now (immigration wise).

I know that I still have to register to vote, go to the SSA, and apply for a passport...but I feel like a 100% US citizen. And it's a great feeling!!

[MaddyCruise 2]

That's it...it's all done!

I had my oath ceremony this afternoon and I no longer have to deal with Immigration again.

Congrats!

[HappyDancer 7]

Hello, everyone! I know this is a bit late but I have been terribly sick that my review is late. But... Better late than never. I have a couple of things I would like to share that may not be common to most people who have gone through the citizenship interview and testing process.

A week before my interview date, I received the yellow letter, telling me to bring the divorce decree and certificate to my interview. I did of course, do that. I was a little confused since I gave them a copy of the exact documents they asked for.

Nevertheless, I was armed with said documents the day of.

Interview schedule: 7/18/13, Thursday, 10:30am, Louisville, KY

I got there about 10:08am. They were not busy at all. We all went there - my daughter and my 13month old boy, and my husband. Of course, since we needed to rush, the lil man decided to have a dirty diaper. Had to deal with that and finally made it to the check-in at 10:20am. There was nobody ahead of me so I went on to inform them I was there for an interview. He asked for my GC and my interview notice. So, yeah I gave him my card and gave him (to my horror), my biometrics letter. I was so out of it, I could only tell him, I have misplaced the interview notice. He said that was ok - to me huge relief. He looked up my name and told me he will give my GC to the interviewer and she will give it back to me after the interview. WHEW!

Time check: 10:23am

There were 2 people ahead of me but, it was no more than 5 minutes that my name was called. I walked in as we exchanged courtesies and I was "sworn it". We sat down and the first thing she asked (yet, again) was where was my interview letter. Apologetically, I told her I lost it. Now, I am highly OC and I have never dropped the ball EVER SINCE day one in this whole immigration journey - until this time. I jokingly told her it must be my postpartum brain working the magic. Then she handed my GC back to me. She was a very nice lady - soft-spoken and proper. She went through and confirmed with me all the information that I wrote on the N400 packet. I am currently working from home as an independent contractor for project management and consultancy for myself and we had a bit of a discussion about how I would like to place that "employment status" on my documents. I told her to just write down "homemaker" - as she added that information on my forms. Good enough. She told me it won't affect my certificate. She then asked me to sign the form indicating that she made one (1) addition to it. Signed it and then we moved forward.

She then announced that she will be starting with the test and asked me the 6 civics questions which I answered correctly. I could see her ticking "correct" boxes on the form in front of her. We then moved forward to the reading and then the writing test. After that she told me I passed the test and my oath schedule will be mailed to me along with the venue and time.

She eased up after that so, I took the opportunity to ask her how the scheduling of the oath-taking is done. She told me that I reside in a county that will probably place me in 4 different cities/courthouses that conduct oath ceremonies and it could be any of those. That was it. I thanked her and I was on my way. Time check - 10:33am.

So, currently, I am now just waiting for the notification letter. Based on what i have observed in good ole Louisville, the oath ceremony could take anywhere from 60-90 days from the citizenship test and interview. So, I am looking at anywhere from mid-September to mid-October.

Thanks, y'all!

[sampatel1 0]

Joining the forum late. Following are my details:

Sent the N400 Forms on 04/06/2013

Biometrics: 05/07/2013

Interview: 07/25/2013 - Approve

Oath Ceremony: 07/25/2013 - Naturalized Citizen

Wife's Case: Included Name Change.

Sent the N400 Forms on 04/06/2013

Biometrics: 05/07/2013

Interview: 07/25/2013 - Decision Pending

Passed Civics Test.