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Hey HOBOKENWORKNGMAN, thank you for your message. BTW, are you filing in NYC? Good luck to you guys smile.png)

Yup - we're in Queens and went through the dallas lockbox.

Once in awhile, right in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives us a fairy tale - My beautiful wife Soni
Timeline:
USCIS: 10-06-2009: I-130 rec'd by USCIS; 03-16-2010: I-130 APPROVAL (after 5+ friggin months of torture, agony and waiting!)
NVC:
04-29-2010: INTERVIEW ASSIGNED FOR JUNE 10TH IN CHENNAI CONSULATE, INDIA; 06-10-2010: INTERVIEW - VISA APPROVED!!!!!
06-18-2010: Entered US - NEW YORK CITY and 08-16-2010: GC received! (nearly 2 months after PoE) woo hoo!
AOS for permanent 10 yr green card:

04-02-2012: NOA of I-751 and 1 yr extension of temp green card

05-03-2012: Biometrics appointment

12-18-2012: 10 yr Green card approved; 12-22-2012: Green card rec'd

N-400 citizenship:

06-19-2013: N-400 mailed; 06-22-2013: N-400 rec'd at Dallas lockbox

10-3-2013: Interview date - APPROVED!

10-18-2013: NATURALIZED - We are done with USCIS!!!

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It's all about consistency too, but whatever.. atleast I'll be done with USCIS in 2-3 weeks (doesn't mean I won't be active in this forum).. was trying to help others clearly you know what your doing,

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Not sure why you guys are on June filers when you (happilycontent & amandajw) send your package on May. Not sure but wish you guys the best.

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Congrats, Luxus! good.gif

Congratulations i hope that you get your oath letter soon.

Thank you guys :)

Happilycontent,did you get your oath letter yet?

Congrats to everybody else,looks June is a good successful batch so far

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Congrats to everyone who just passed their interview and/or got scheduled for oath!

NATURALIZATION
07-03-2013: Eligible to file
07-22-2013: Application sent (Delivered: 07-24-13)
08-05-2013: NOA1 received (Priority date: 07-24-13, Check cashed: 07-29-13)
08-22-2013: Biometrics (Received: 08-06-13, Walk-in: 08-08-13)
09-03-2013: Inline for interview (Yellow letter received: 10-23-13)
11-04-2013: Interview scheduled (Received: 11-09-13)
12-12-2013: Interview (Approved)
01-03-2014: Oath ceremony, passport application and passport received

DONE!

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We filed the N-400 first week of June 2013.

My wife arrived at 34 Civic Center Plaza in Santa Ana, CA at 7:30am today for her naturalization interview. Went through security and waited in line for about an hour and half. Security said that cellular phones were not permitted inside. The actual interview probably took 15 minutes total.

Was asked 6 questions i.e. Who's the commander in chief of military? What are the dominant political parties in the US?

Walked through the N-400 application, particularly the yes/no section. i.e. Have you ever been a member of the Communist Party? Do you support the Constitution and form of government of the US?

The only curveball she got was a result of her traffic ticket (improper lane change). How much were you fined for your traffic ticket? Did you attend traffic school?

IO then gave her a letter stating she had passed and informed her that the oath ceremony will be in October. I checked the USCourts.gov website for our district, and I think the next oath ceremony is scheduled for October 23, 2013.

Out and free to celebrate by 9:00am.

NVC Journey (Concise Version; See Timeline for Full)
2009-08-10 : Filed I-130 for CR1

2010-05-28 : Flight & POE; 1st Day as LPR
2012-04-04 : Filed to Remove Conditions

2012-10-15 : Received 10-Year Green Card
2013-06-05 : Filed N-400 for Naturalization

2014-01-14 : Oath Ceremony

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Thank you guys smile.png

Happilycontent,did you get your oath letter yet?

Congrats to everybody else,looks June is a good successful batch so far

Nope, not yet. I asked if he could get me into the September 27th oath but he said they've already processed people for that ceremony and are scheduling for 2 months out! sleepy.gif My interview was very quick, only 7 minutes, and he had me help him fill out some of his paperwork, which I found weird. They were so behind. Keep me posted on your oath letter, I don't think I'll be receiving one anytime soon, according to him.

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N-400
05/30/2013 Sent N-400 package to AZ lockbox via USPS priority mail with delivery confirmation
06/14/2013 Biometrics letter received
06/17/2013 Early Biometrics
06/19/2013 In line for interview
08/08/2013 Scheduled for interview
08/13/2013 Received interview letter
09/16/2013 Interview (Passed)

10/25/2013 Scheduled for oath

10/29/2013 Received oath letter

11/15/2013 Oath

ROC Process I-751
1/12/2010 Sent I-751 package to CSC via USPS Priority Mail with Delivery Confirmation
1/25/2010 Received NOA1
2/04/2010 Received Biometrics Letter
3/29/2010 Approved. Card Production ordered.
4/03/2010 Card Received! (Total: 81 days)

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Nope, not yet. I asked if he could get me into the September 27th oath but he said they've already processed people for that ceremony and are scheduling for 2 months out! sleepy.gif My interview was very quick, only 7 minutes, and he had me help him fill out some of his paperwork, which I found weird. They were so behind. Keep me posted on your oath letter, I don't think I'll be receiving one anytime soon, according to him.

I was told that I should get the letter in the mail within 2-3 weeks from my interview date;

There is no Naturalization ceremony scheduled in November at the Los Angeles Convention center....so I guess it will be October or December unless they schedule it in Orange County or something?

PS here is the link for the official schedule: http://www.cacd.uscourts.gov/clerk-services/naturalization-ceremony-locations-and-schedule

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My sister and I were both naturalized today, there were 134 of us from 38 different countries.

Updating my status.......

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-- N-400: JUNE 2013 APPLICATIONS --
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USCIS Dallas/Lewisville, Texas Lockbox
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UserName........|Sent....|ChkCashd|Priority|Bio.....|In Line.|Int Ltr.|Intview.|Oath....|FieldOffice
AMANDAJW........|05/29/13|--/--/--|06/03/13|07/03/13|07/08/13|09/04/13|10/02/13|--/--/--|Boston, MA
MEL AND RENE....|06/01/13|--/--/--|06/06/13|07/03/13|07/08/13|09/19/13|10/22/13|--/--/--|Baltimore, MD
CASEYCANDY......|06/01/13|06/10/13|06/06/13|07/08/13|07/10/13|09/16/13|10/23/13|--/--/--|Baltimore, MD
UGLIDUKLIN......|06/03/13|06/11/13|06/06/13|07/01/13|--/--/--|08/01/13|09/05/13|09/17/13|New Orleans, LA
MWAZOWSKI.......|06/03/13|--/--/--|06/04/13|07/03/13|07/08/13|08/15/13|09/09/13|09/09/13|Newark, NJ
BRSKO...........|06/04/13|06/12/13|06/07/13|07/08/13|07/01/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|NYC, NY (EB:06/27)
ICICI...........|06/04/13|06/07/13|06/05/13|07/08/13|06/26/13|--/--/--|09/03/13|10/03/13|Washington, DC (EB:06/24)
BESAANGEL.......|06/07/13|06/14/13|06/11/13|07/03/13|07/01/13|07/05/13|08/14/13|--/--/--|Philly, PA (EB:06/27)
TARAAHMED786....|06/07/13|--/--/--|06/10/13|07/10/13|08/07/13|08/25/13|09/10/13|--/--/--|West Palm Beach, FL
NIGHTGALE 59....|06/10/13|06/19/13|06/14/13|07/17/13|07/19/13|09/13/13|10/17/13|--/--/--|Atlanta, GA
JACKBNIMBLE.....|06/12/13|06/19/13|--/--/--|07/19/13|07/23/13|09/16/13|10/21/13|--/--/--|Atlanta, GA
HASAN123........|06/12/13|06/20/13|06/17/13|07/10/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|08/28/13|09/13/13|Albany, NY (EB:07/01)
POLINE..........|06/18/13|06/20/13|06/19/13|07/15/13|08/08/13|08/30/13|09/30/13|--/--/--|Buffalo, NY
HOBOKENWORKNGMAN|06/19/13|06/27/13|06/24/13|07/26/13|07/30/13|08/30/13|10/03/13|--/--/--|New York, NY
ON MY MERRY WAY.|06/19/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|07/18/13|07/22/13|08/19/13|09/23/13|--/--/--|Newark, NJ
ANDREAS0603.....|06/22/13|07/01/13|06/24/13|08/01/13|08/19/13|08/24/13|09/23/13|--/--/--|Charlotte, NC
FEASTOFROSES....|06/24/13|06/26/13|06/25/13|07/26/13|07/30/13|09/05/13|09/17/13|11/20/13|Boston, MA
~HAPPYNDINLOVE~.|06/24/13|06/28/13|06/25/13|07/29/13|07/26/13|08/29/13|09/30/13|--/--/--|Boston, MA (EB:07/24)
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USCIS Phoenix, Arizona Lockbox
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UserName........|Sent....|ChkCashd|Priority|Bio.....|In Line.|Int Ltr.|Intview.|Oath....|FieldOffice
HAPPILYCONTENT..|05/30/13|06/06/13|06/03/13|07/01/13|06/19/13|08/09/13|09/16/13|--/--/--|L.A., CA (EB:06/17)
LUXUS...........|06/06/13|06/10/13|06/11/13|07/03/13|07/08/13|08/22/13|09/23/13|--/--/--|SFV, CA (EB:06/25)
JAY2PNOY........|06/08/13|06/10/13|06/10/13|07/03/13|08/05/13|08/19/13|09/17/13|09/27/13|Chicago, IL
IRMA24..........|06/15/13|06/21/13|06/19/13|07/12/13|07/26/13|08/19/13|09/19/13|--/--/--|Chicago, IL
ETHANSDAD.......|06/15/13|06/20/13|06/17/13|07/09/13|07/11/12|--/--/--|08/15/13|--/--/--|Seattle, WA
ALEXT...........|06/16/13|--/--/--|06/17/13|07/12/13|07/16/13|--/--/--|09/17/13|--/--/--|Milwaukee, WI
JOHNLEI.........|06/17/13|--/--/--|06/19/13|07/15/13|07/17/13|08/16/13|09/17/13|--/--/--|Milwaukee, WI
GISKAT08........|06/19/13|--/--/--|06/21/13|07/15/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|08/27/13|--/--/--|Seattle, WA
DYLAN'SWIFE.....|06/22/13|07/01/13|06/26/13|07/22/13|07/24/13|09/16/13|10/21/13|--/--/--|Santa Ana, CA


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USCIS Lincoln, Nebraska Lockbox (Filing Under 319b, 328, or 329 of the INA)
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UserName........|Sent....|ChkCashd|Priority|Bio.....|In Line.|Int Ltr.|Intview.|Oath....|FieldOffice
BRIJO...........|06/10/13|--/--/--|06/13/13|--/--/--|07/15/13|07/29/13|08/12/13|08/12/13|Memphis, TN
MAE232..........|06/19/13|06/27/13|06/21/13|07/25/13|07/29/13|--/--/--|08/28/13|09/20/12|Reno, NV

I-485 Adjustment of Status

10/21/2000 - Entry as B2 visa, changed status to F1

07/25/2005 - Mom filed F2B

03/01/2007 - Filed AOS to Permanent Resident under 245(i) by virtue of Section 203(h)(3) of the Child Status Protection Act of 2001; Public Law 107-208 (CSPA). Automatic Conversion of F2B petition and Retention of Priority date of an F4 petition as derivative beneficiary of dad filed in 1982 by his sister (hereinafter referred to as the "Automatic Conversion and Retention" clause of the CSPA). With the help of a lawyer from Los Angeles - who sent lots of briefs and case laws previously cited by the Board of Immigration Appeals, and Federal Courts to support our arguments.

03/04/2007 - Notice of Action for AOS Received

03/31/2007 - Biometrics Appointment

06/--/2007 - Interviewed in Chicago, District Adjudicator unable to approve AOS outright as more time was needed to review our case arguments, will notify us of the decision.

08/03/2007 - Decision on AOS - "DENIED" on the basis that F2B petition filed by mom was not current. USCIS misconstrued the basis for eligibility for AOS. (Copy of F2B petition mom filed only submitted as evidence that I sought to acquire status as a permanent resident within one year of the availability of the visa (F4 visa current on 12/2004), a requirement for seeking relief under CSPA and INA 203(h)(3))

08/28/2007 - Filed Request for Reconsideration of Decision on Adjustment of Status Application Based on Service (USCIS) Error, that filing for AOS eligibility was based on dad's 1982 petition, that CIS made an error in determining eligibility. (Motion to Reconsider on Form I-290B was filed without a fee, lawyer argued due to the fact that basis for AOS was erred by the Service)

01/24/2008 - Motion to Reconsider/Appeal Rejected by the USCIS District Adjudicator in Chicago due to non-payment of fee.

02/15/2008 - Re-submitted Motion to Reconsider Denial of AOS to Permanent Resident on Form I-290B, Notice of Appeal to the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO), Washington, DC.

02/19/2008 - USCIS received re-filed Motion to Reconsider with a fee of $585. Motion to Reconsider was later transferred to the Administrative Appeals Unit (AAU) in Chicago, IL.

07/28/2008 - Motion to Reconsider Denial of Adjustment on Form I-290B was reconsidered. USCIS Director in Chicago in its own motion submitted a Motion to Reopen, to reopen the case in its entirety. USCIS Director requested for 2nd interview and biometrics (after I sent tons of inquiries to the US Senators Barack Obama and Richard Durbin representing Illinois)

08/02/2008 - 2nd Biometrics Appointment

08/18/2008 - Dad filed another F2B petition requesting F2B conversion from F4 under CSPA and retention of his priority date of 1982. (CSPA decisions and case laws with BIA, Federal Courts and Court of Appeals for the 5th and 9th Circuits do not require that petitioners on later filed F2B petitions be the same as the beneficiary of the original petition, in my case dad was the beneficiary of an F4, but USCIS stance on conversion is that it does not apply to other immigration petitions except F2A and it should not be considered automatic in nature, therefore filing is necessary). A new F2B petition to the derivative beneficiary of the original petition would not have been necessary as afforded by the Act, but the USCIS does not conform to its automatic conversion clause as was on the Act.

09/05/2008 - Email Notice on Adjustment of Status "APPROVAL." (without 2nd interview as originally requested on CIS letter when decided to reopen the case). {Approved AOS based on a hard fought CSPA Automatic Conversion of my F4 derivative status to F2B and Retention of dad's Priority Date of 1982 (therefore making the F2B petition current having retained dad's PD). Law that the government decided to ignore for more than a decade now since the Act was enacted in 2001 signed by President Bush. (The lawyer who represented my case before the District Office Director in Chicago was from the same law firm in Los Angeles who sued the government, in a class action, due to its restrictive interpretation of CSPA denying benefits to those who are otherwise beneficiary of the law, those children of intending immigrants who aged out due to no fault of their own. The law firm was successful in overturning Federal Court ruling in Los Angeles when it appealed the class action to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, En Banc decision.) The government then appealed the decision En Banc of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals (which basically entitled "aged outs", or those derivative beneficiariess of any family based, employment based, diversity visa categories, who turned over 21 yrs of age, to join their parents upon receiving permanent residency status) to the Supreme Court, conjoined Federal Courts decisions out of the 2nd and 5th Circuit Courts of Appeals. PENDING before the Supreme Court, anticipating decision or ruling in 2014.}

09/10/2008 - Received Green Card

N-400 Application for Naturalization

09/05/2013 - Eligibility

06/08/2013 - Sent Form N-400 (90-day rule)

06/10/2013 - Priority Date

06/10/2013 - Check Cashed

07/03/2013 - Biometrics

08/05/2013 - In line for Interview

08/12/2013 - Email Notice N-400 scheduled for Interview

08/19/2013 - Interview Letter - received

09/17/2013 - Interview @ 0930am @ 101 West Congress Parkway, 2nd Floor Citizenship Office, Chicago, IL -- APPROVED!!!

09/18/2013 - Oath Letter - mailed from Chicago USCIS Office

09/19/2013 - Oath Letter - mailed from the National Benefits Center

09/20/2013 - Oath Letter - from Chicago USCIS Office received

09/21/2013 - Oath Letter - from the National Benefits Center received

2 Oath Ceremony Appointment Letters

09/27/2013 - Oath Ceremony

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Jamericanlove   31

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Congrats to you and your sister Jay2Pnoy!

NATURALIZATION
07-03-2013: Eligible to file
07-22-2013: Application sent (Delivered: 07-24-13)
08-05-2013: NOA1 received (Priority date: 07-24-13, Check cashed: 07-29-13)
08-22-2013: Biometrics (Received: 08-06-13, Walk-in: 08-08-13)
09-03-2013: Inline for interview (Yellow letter received: 10-23-13)
11-04-2013: Interview scheduled (Received: 11-09-13)
12-12-2013: Interview (Approved)
01-03-2014: Oath ceremony, passport application and passport received

DONE!

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Jay2Pnoy, how was your Oath Ceremony?

Congratulation to you and your sister!

Please share your experience in

Chicago, IL - N-400 - Naturalization Experiences

Finally, I have just received Oath Letter with information that my Oath Ceremony will be Wednesday October 2, 2013 at 1pm in Downtown Chicago. I’m so happy that the end is near!

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-- N-400: JUNE 2013 APPLICATIONS --
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USCIS Dallas/Lewisville, Texas Lockbox
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UserName........|Sent....|ChkCashd|Priority|Bio.....|In Line.|Int Ltr.|Intview.|Oath....|FieldOffice
AMANDAJW........|05/29/13|--/--/--|06/03/13|07/03/13|07/08/13|09/04/13|10/02/13|--/--/--|Boston, MA
MEL AND RENE....|06/01/13|--/--/--|06/06/13|07/03/13|07/08/13|09/19/13|10/22/13|--/--/--|Baltimore, MD
CASEYCANDY......|06/01/13|06/10/13|06/06/13|07/08/13|07/10/13|09/16/13|10/23/13|--/--/--|Baltimore, MD
UGLIDUKLIN......|06/03/13|06/11/13|06/06/13|07/01/13|--/--/--|08/01/13|09/05/13|09/17/13|New Orleans, LA
MWAZOWSKI.......|06/03/13|--/--/--|06/04/13|07/03/13|07/08/13|08/15/13|09/09/13|09/09/13|Newark, NJ
BRSKO...........|06/04/13|06/12/13|06/07/13|07/08/13|07/01/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|NYC, NY (EB:06/27)
ICICI...........|06/04/13|06/07/13|06/05/13|07/08/13|06/26/13|--/--/--|09/03/13|10/03/13|Washington, DC (EB:06/24)
BESAANGEL.......|06/07/13|06/14/13|06/11/13|07/03/13|07/01/13|07/05/13|08/14/13|--/--/--|Philly, PA (EB:06/27)
TARAAHMED786....|06/07/13|--/--/--|06/10/13|07/10/13|08/07/13|08/25/13|09/10/13|--/--/--|West Palm Beach, FL
NIGHTGALE 59....|06/10/13|06/19/13|06/14/13|07/17/13|07/19/13|09/13/13|10/17/13|--/--/--|Atlanta, GA
JACKBNIMBLE.....|06/12/13|06/19/13|--/--/--|07/19/13|07/23/13|09/16/13|10/21/13|--/--/--|Atlanta, GA
HASAN123........|06/12/13|06/20/13|06/17/13|07/10/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|08/28/13|09/13/13|Albany, NY (EB:07/01)
POLINE..........|06/18/13|06/20/13|06/19/13|07/15/13|08/08/13|08/30/13|09/30/13|--/--/--|Buffalo, NY
HOBOKENWORKNGMAN|06/19/13|06/27/13|06/24/13|07/26/13|07/30/13|08/30/13|10/03/13|--/--/--|New York, NY
ON MY MERRY WAY.|06/19/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|07/18/13|07/22/13|08/19/13|09/23/13|--/--/--|Newark, NJ
ANDREAS0603.....|06/22/13|07/01/13|06/24/13|08/01/13|08/19/13|08/24/13|09/23/13|--/--/--|Charlotte, NC
FEASTOFROSES....|06/24/13|06/26/13|06/25/13|07/26/13|07/30/13|09/05/13|09/17/13|11/20/13|Boston, MA
~HAPPYNDINLOVE~.|06/24/13|06/28/13|06/25/13|07/29/13|07/26/13|08/29/13|09/30/13|--/--/--|Boston, MA (EB:07/24)
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USCIS Phoenix, Arizona Lockbox
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UserName........|Sent....|ChkCashd|Priority|Bio.....|In Line.|Int Ltr.|Intview.|Oath....|FieldOffice
HAPPILYCONTENT..|05/30/13|06/06/13|06/03/13|07/01/13|06/19/13|08/09/13|09/16/13|--/--/--|L.A., CA (EB:06/17)
LUXUS...........|06/06/13|06/10/13|06/11/13|07/03/13|07/08/13|08/22/13|09/23/13|--/--/--|SFV, CA (EB:06/25)
JAY2PNOY........|06/08/13|06/10/13|06/10/13|07/03/13|08/05/13|08/19/13|09/17/13|09/27/13|Chicago, IL
IRMA24..........|06/15/13|06/21/13|06/19/13|07/12/13|07/26/13|08/19/13|09/19/13|10/02/13|Chicago, IL
ETHANSDAD.......|06/15/13|06/20/13|06/17/13|07/09/13|07/11/12|--/--/--|08/15/13|--/--/--|Seattle, WA
ALEXT...........|06/16/13|--/--/--|06/17/13|07/12/13|07/16/13|--/--/--|09/17/13|--/--/--|Milwaukee, WI
JOHNLEI.........|06/17/13|--/--/--|06/19/13|07/15/13|07/17/13|08/16/13|09/17/13|--/--/--|Milwaukee, WI
GISKAT08........|06/19/13|--/--/--|06/21/13|07/15/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|08/27/13|--/--/--|Seattle, WA
DYLAN'SWIFE.....|06/22/13|07/01/13|06/26/13|07/22/13|07/24/13|09/16/13|10/21/13|--/--/--|Santa Ana, CA


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USCIS Lincoln, Nebraska Lockbox (Filing Under 319b, 328, or 329 of the INA)
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UserName........|Sent....|ChkCashd|Priority|Bio.....|In Line.|Int Ltr.|Intview.|Oath....|FieldOffice
BRIJO...........|06/10/13|--/--/--|06/13/13|--/--/--|07/15/13|07/29/13|08/12/13|08/12/13|Memphis, TN
MAE232..........|06/19/13|06/27/13|06/21/13|07/25/13|07/29/13|--/--/--|08/28/13|09/20/12|Reno, NV

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I was told that I should get the letter in the mail within 2-3 weeks from my interview date;

There is no Naturalization ceremony scheduled in November at the Los Angeles Convention center....so I guess it will be October or December unless they schedule it in Orange County or something?

PS here is the link for the official schedule: http://www.cacd.uscourts.gov/clerk-services/naturalization-ceremony-locations-and-schedule

Was your interview at the Chatsworth office? I see there's no confirmed date for November, odd. I hope I get to be at the October oath.

N-400
05/30/2013 Sent N-400 package to AZ lockbox via USPS priority mail with delivery confirmation
06/14/2013 Biometrics letter received
06/17/2013 Early Biometrics
06/19/2013 In line for interview
08/08/2013 Scheduled for interview
08/13/2013 Received interview letter
09/16/2013 Interview (Passed)

10/25/2013 Scheduled for oath

10/29/2013 Received oath letter

11/15/2013 Oath

ROC Process I-751
1/12/2010 Sent I-751 package to CSC via USPS Priority Mail with Delivery Confirmation
1/25/2010 Received NOA1
2/04/2010 Received Biometrics Letter
3/29/2010 Approved. Card Production ordered.
4/03/2010 Card Received! (Total: 81 days)

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Was your interview at the Chatsworth office? I see there's no confirmed date for November, odd. I hope I get to be at the October oath.

Yes,the interview was at the Chatsworth office.....and I just got a txt and email stating my application was placed in the oath scheduling queue!!!

Hope we can make the October Oath ceremony

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Irma24 - That's great news! Oct 2nd isnt too far anymore. You are almost there!

Here’s my experience today:

Got to the Chicago USCIS District Office at 8am for 9am oath ceremony. We went straight to the 3rd floor reception desk, the guard told us to sit in the middle row seats and wait, asked the guard if we needed to check-in said not needed. While we waited, sister and I signed and filled out the back of the form N-445, Yes or No questions including the rest of the questionnaire.

At about 9:10am, lady officers were making announcements but since sister and I sat towards the end row we barely heard what their announcements were about… anyways, there were a couple of other officers checking between rows to ensure the back of our N-445 were completely filled out and signed. They asked family members, relatives and friends to move out to sit on different rows and only those taking oath need to be seated in the middle rows.

Then the officers called out those applicants who needed special accommodations, those in wheelchairs, using cane, etc. and those that needed interpreters have to fall in line at the front, after which they were asked to proceed to the auditorium. They were calling us by the row, officer at the front was checking appointment letters before we could proceed to the auditorium where the oath will be held.

Upon entering the auditorium, there’s another guy officer re-checking appointment letters and at this time we surrendered our green cards. We were handed numbered tags, sister was given #107, I had #108, asked us to proceed in to the auditorium, another guy was assisting us to be seated by the number on the right side rows. Each chair had a manila envelop marked M-771, inside the envelop you could find a letter from The President from the White House, pamphlet about the Declaration of Independence, Oath of Allegiance, Pledge of Allegiance and The Star-Spangled Banner. In there, there was also a little book called “Citizen Almanac“, info for new citizens, Voter’s Guide for Federal Elections, Application for US Passport and an empty flip card board for the naturalization certificate. Then, our guests followed, were seated on the left side rows.

We were asked to use the bathrooms prior to starting the ceremony, the actual ceremony started at about 9:50a. The supervisor for the District Office spoke first, welcomed us as new citizens, watched videos about the history, messages from those distinguished naturalized citizens, one of the videos featured President Obama. We then took Oath of Allegiance, recited after the supervisor, sung Star-Spangled Banner, and then the Pledge of Allegiance. It has been a tradition of Chicago CIS office to do a roll call of countries we had to stand up as they call our country of origin. We were asked to go to fall in line by the number in the middle of the stage as they call out our names to get our certificates. Then the last congratulatory announcement from the officers, told us to check our certificates and if we find errors to report to one of the officers for correction. Unfortunately, they did not use up the photos I sent with application instead my cert had the picture taken from my biometrics appointment… I politely asked if they could change it to the one I sent with my application, was told not. Oh well, picture was not too bad, anyways. After the ceremony, everybody’s taking pictures with the officers and the district supervisor. We were out of the auditorium by 10:55am

Upon exit from the auditorium, there are a bunch of representatives from the Board of Elections handing out forms to register to vote. Some of us registered, but I personally did not since I did not get enough sleep last night and very tired so took the form home instead.

I thought could also apply for a passport in the premises so I brought another set of 2x2 pictures with me for the passport application but unfortunately you have to go to US Passport Agency located at 230 South Dearborn in order to apply which is a couple of blocks from their building. I will just apply later.

I am glad and finally this journey’s all over! I appreciate and thank you for all your support.

For those who have been granted citizenship, Congratulations! Those who are still in the process, good luck to all of you, a brighter day is ahead!

Edited by Jay2Pnoy

I-485 Adjustment of Status

10/21/2000 - Entry as B2 visa, changed status to F1

07/25/2005 - Mom filed F2B

03/01/2007 - Filed AOS to Permanent Resident under 245(i) by virtue of Section 203(h)(3) of the Child Status Protection Act of 2001; Public Law 107-208 (CSPA). Automatic Conversion of F2B petition and Retention of Priority date of an F4 petition as derivative beneficiary of dad filed in 1982 by his sister (hereinafter referred to as the "Automatic Conversion and Retention" clause of the CSPA). With the help of a lawyer from Los Angeles - who sent lots of briefs and case laws previously cited by the Board of Immigration Appeals, and Federal Courts to support our arguments.

03/04/2007 - Notice of Action for AOS Received

03/31/2007 - Biometrics Appointment

06/--/2007 - Interviewed in Chicago, District Adjudicator unable to approve AOS outright as more time was needed to review our case arguments, will notify us of the decision.

08/03/2007 - Decision on AOS - "DENIED" on the basis that F2B petition filed by mom was not current. USCIS misconstrued the basis for eligibility for AOS. (Copy of F2B petition mom filed only submitted as evidence that I sought to acquire status as a permanent resident within one year of the availability of the visa (F4 visa current on 12/2004), a requirement for seeking relief under CSPA and INA 203(h)(3))

08/28/2007 - Filed Request for Reconsideration of Decision on Adjustment of Status Application Based on Service (USCIS) Error, that filing for AOS eligibility was based on dad's 1982 petition, that CIS made an error in determining eligibility. (Motion to Reconsider on Form I-290B was filed without a fee, lawyer argued due to the fact that basis for AOS was erred by the Service)

01/24/2008 - Motion to Reconsider/Appeal Rejected by the USCIS District Adjudicator in Chicago due to non-payment of fee.

02/15/2008 - Re-submitted Motion to Reconsider Denial of AOS to Permanent Resident on Form I-290B, Notice of Appeal to the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO), Washington, DC.

02/19/2008 - USCIS received re-filed Motion to Reconsider with a fee of $585. Motion to Reconsider was later transferred to the Administrative Appeals Unit (AAU) in Chicago, IL.

07/28/2008 - Motion to Reconsider Denial of Adjustment on Form I-290B was reconsidered. USCIS Director in Chicago in its own motion submitted a Motion to Reopen, to reopen the case in its entirety. USCIS Director requested for 2nd interview and biometrics (after I sent tons of inquiries to the US Senators Barack Obama and Richard Durbin representing Illinois)

08/02/2008 - 2nd Biometrics Appointment

08/18/2008 - Dad filed another F2B petition requesting F2B conversion from F4 under CSPA and retention of his priority date of 1982. (CSPA decisions and case laws with BIA, Federal Courts and Court of Appeals for the 5th and 9th Circuits do not require that petitioners on later filed F2B petitions be the same as the beneficiary of the original petition, in my case dad was the beneficiary of an F4, but USCIS stance on conversion is that it does not apply to other immigration petitions except F2A and it should not be considered automatic in nature, therefore filing is necessary). A new F2B petition to the derivative beneficiary of the original petition would not have been necessary as afforded by the Act, but the USCIS does not conform to its automatic conversion clause as was on the Act.

09/05/2008 - Email Notice on Adjustment of Status "APPROVAL." (without 2nd interview as originally requested on CIS letter when decided to reopen the case). {Approved AOS based on a hard fought CSPA Automatic Conversion of my F4 derivative status to F2B and Retention of dad's Priority Date of 1982 (therefore making the F2B petition current having retained dad's PD). Law that the government decided to ignore for more than a decade now since the Act was enacted in 2001 signed by President Bush. (The lawyer who represented my case before the District Office Director in Chicago was from the same law firm in Los Angeles who sued the government, in a class action, due to its restrictive interpretation of CSPA denying benefits to those who are otherwise beneficiary of the law, those children of intending immigrants who aged out due to no fault of their own. The law firm was successful in overturning Federal Court ruling in Los Angeles when it appealed the class action to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, En Banc decision.) The government then appealed the decision En Banc of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals (which basically entitled "aged outs", or those derivative beneficiariess of any family based, employment based, diversity visa categories, who turned over 21 yrs of age, to join their parents upon receiving permanent residency status) to the Supreme Court, conjoined Federal Courts decisions out of the 2nd and 5th Circuit Courts of Appeals. PENDING before the Supreme Court, anticipating decision or ruling in 2014.}

09/10/2008 - Received Green Card

N-400 Application for Naturalization

09/05/2013 - Eligibility

06/08/2013 - Sent Form N-400 (90-day rule)

06/10/2013 - Priority Date

06/10/2013 - Check Cashed

07/03/2013 - Biometrics

08/05/2013 - In line for Interview

08/12/2013 - Email Notice N-400 scheduled for Interview

08/19/2013 - Interview Letter - received

09/17/2013 - Interview @ 0930am @ 101 West Congress Parkway, 2nd Floor Citizenship Office, Chicago, IL -- APPROVED!!!

09/18/2013 - Oath Letter - mailed from Chicago USCIS Office

09/19/2013 - Oath Letter - mailed from the National Benefits Center

09/20/2013 - Oath Letter - from Chicago USCIS Office received

09/21/2013 - Oath Letter - from the National Benefits Center received

2 Oath Ceremony Appointment Letters

09/27/2013 - Oath Ceremony

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Congrats to you and your sister Jay2Pnoy!

Thanks! What's happening with your application? I see you've been in-line since 9/3, almost a month now...

I-485 Adjustment of Status

10/21/2000 - Entry as B2 visa, changed status to F1

07/25/2005 - Mom filed F2B

03/01/2007 - Filed AOS to Permanent Resident under 245(i) by virtue of Section 203(h)(3) of the Child Status Protection Act of 2001; Public Law 107-208 (CSPA). Automatic Conversion of F2B petition and Retention of Priority date of an F4 petition as derivative beneficiary of dad filed in 1982 by his sister (hereinafter referred to as the "Automatic Conversion and Retention" clause of the CSPA). With the help of a lawyer from Los Angeles - who sent lots of briefs and case laws previously cited by the Board of Immigration Appeals, and Federal Courts to support our arguments.

03/04/2007 - Notice of Action for AOS Received

03/31/2007 - Biometrics Appointment

06/--/2007 - Interviewed in Chicago, District Adjudicator unable to approve AOS outright as more time was needed to review our case arguments, will notify us of the decision.

08/03/2007 - Decision on AOS - "DENIED" on the basis that F2B petition filed by mom was not current. USCIS misconstrued the basis for eligibility for AOS. (Copy of F2B petition mom filed only submitted as evidence that I sought to acquire status as a permanent resident within one year of the availability of the visa (F4 visa current on 12/2004), a requirement for seeking relief under CSPA and INA 203(h)(3))

08/28/2007 - Filed Request for Reconsideration of Decision on Adjustment of Status Application Based on Service (USCIS) Error, that filing for AOS eligibility was based on dad's 1982 petition, that CIS made an error in determining eligibility. (Motion to Reconsider on Form I-290B was filed without a fee, lawyer argued due to the fact that basis for AOS was erred by the Service)

01/24/2008 - Motion to Reconsider/Appeal Rejected by the USCIS District Adjudicator in Chicago due to non-payment of fee.

02/15/2008 - Re-submitted Motion to Reconsider Denial of AOS to Permanent Resident on Form I-290B, Notice of Appeal to the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO), Washington, DC.

02/19/2008 - USCIS received re-filed Motion to Reconsider with a fee of $585. Motion to Reconsider was later transferred to the Administrative Appeals Unit (AAU) in Chicago, IL.

07/28/2008 - Motion to Reconsider Denial of Adjustment on Form I-290B was reconsidered. USCIS Director in Chicago in its own motion submitted a Motion to Reopen, to reopen the case in its entirety. USCIS Director requested for 2nd interview and biometrics (after I sent tons of inquiries to the US Senators Barack Obama and Richard Durbin representing Illinois)

08/02/2008 - 2nd Biometrics Appointment

08/18/2008 - Dad filed another F2B petition requesting F2B conversion from F4 under CSPA and retention of his priority date of 1982. (CSPA decisions and case laws with BIA, Federal Courts and Court of Appeals for the 5th and 9th Circuits do not require that petitioners on later filed F2B petitions be the same as the beneficiary of the original petition, in my case dad was the beneficiary of an F4, but USCIS stance on conversion is that it does not apply to other immigration petitions except F2A and it should not be considered automatic in nature, therefore filing is necessary). A new F2B petition to the derivative beneficiary of the original petition would not have been necessary as afforded by the Act, but the USCIS does not conform to its automatic conversion clause as was on the Act.

09/05/2008 - Email Notice on Adjustment of Status "APPROVAL." (without 2nd interview as originally requested on CIS letter when decided to reopen the case). {Approved AOS based on a hard fought CSPA Automatic Conversion of my F4 derivative status to F2B and Retention of dad's Priority Date of 1982 (therefore making the F2B petition current having retained dad's PD). Law that the government decided to ignore for more than a decade now since the Act was enacted in 2001 signed by President Bush. (The lawyer who represented my case before the District Office Director in Chicago was from the same law firm in Los Angeles who sued the government, in a class action, due to its restrictive interpretation of CSPA denying benefits to those who are otherwise beneficiary of the law, those children of intending immigrants who aged out due to no fault of their own. The law firm was successful in overturning Federal Court ruling in Los Angeles when it appealed the class action to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, En Banc decision.) The government then appealed the decision En Banc of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals (which basically entitled "aged outs", or those derivative beneficiariess of any family based, employment based, diversity visa categories, who turned over 21 yrs of age, to join their parents upon receiving permanent residency status) to the Supreme Court, conjoined Federal Courts decisions out of the 2nd and 5th Circuit Courts of Appeals. PENDING before the Supreme Court, anticipating decision or ruling in 2014.}

09/10/2008 - Received Green Card

N-400 Application for Naturalization

09/05/2013 - Eligibility

06/08/2013 - Sent Form N-400 (90-day rule)

06/10/2013 - Priority Date

06/10/2013 - Check Cashed

07/03/2013 - Biometrics

08/05/2013 - In line for Interview

08/12/2013 - Email Notice N-400 scheduled for Interview

08/19/2013 - Interview Letter - received

09/17/2013 - Interview @ 0930am @ 101 West Congress Parkway, 2nd Floor Citizenship Office, Chicago, IL -- APPROVED!!!

09/18/2013 - Oath Letter - mailed from Chicago USCIS Office

09/19/2013 - Oath Letter - mailed from the National Benefits Center

09/20/2013 - Oath Letter - from Chicago USCIS Office received

09/21/2013 - Oath Letter - from the National Benefits Center received

2 Oath Ceremony Appointment Letters

09/27/2013 - Oath Ceremony

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