N-400 July 2013 Filers

LARAREYES · October 11, 2013

Congrats on getting your date! That day is a special day for me so I hope you do very well.

The exam is going to be mostly verbal and they will ask you to write down one sentence.

I have an app on my phone called US Citizenship Flashcards. It was free. I don't have an iPhone but I'm sure they have it or something like it on there. Just do a search.

All the best and I'll have my fingers crossed for you when they day comes!

. Thank you!! I am really nervious cause i dont want this time waiting become a waste, but God is with all of us, and he will help us finish this long process with a positive result. I will keep you update!!!!

Dr. A ♥ O · October 12, 2013

I got a yellow letter this week and I need to bring with me 2 passport pictures. Have the other applicants being asked for any documents when going to the interview/test?

A couple of us July filers have gotten the yellow letter after they review our case. We're still waiting on our interview letter after we got our yellow letter last week. After what happened with our biometrics letter getting lost in the mail I'm having PTSD kick in with the anticipation of our citizenship interview letter. There is no online update or letter in the mail yet for our interview being scheduled however that was the same case with our biometrics letter and they said they sent it. Thinking of calling and having dh check with immigration just encase we've been scheduled for an interview and we don't know about it again like with the biometrics appointment. The lady at the Portland processing center told us at our biometrics appointment to check in after 6 weeks. However the status online has us in line for interview and gives a timeline when to check which is 90 days from biometrics and that's longer than six weeks. I don't want to wait too long to check encase we miss an appoitment again and get delayed longer like the month delay we had from the biometrics mess up.

Jamericanlove · October 12, 2013

. Thank you!! I am really nervious cause i dont want this time waiting become a waste, but God is with all of us, and he will help us finish this long process with a positive result. I will keep you update!!!!

You're welcome Lara! Please do!

A couple of us July filers have gotten the yellow letter after they review our case. We're still waiting on our interview letter after we got our yellow letter last week. After what happened with our biometrics letter getting lost in the mail I'm having PTSD kick in with the anticipation of our citizenship interview letter. There is no online update or letter in the mail yet for our interview being scheduled however that was the same case with our biometrics letter and they said they sent it. Thinking of calling and having dh check with immigration just encase we've been scheduled for an interview and we don't know about it again like with the biometrics appointment. The lady at the Portland processing center told us at our biometrics appointment to check in after 6 weeks. However the status online has us in line for interview and gives a timeline when to check which is 90 days from biometrics and that's longer than six weeks. I don't want to wait too long to check encase we miss an appoitment again and get delayed longer like the month delay we had from the biometrics mess up.

OM, you stay on them. If I were you I'd do exactly what you just said. The one thing you definately don't want to miss is the intrview. Most people get scheduled before those 90 days of being in line, so you call now and see if you can find out what's going on.

kabhatti · October 12, 2013

Interview letter today, for November 15th....

Jamericanlove · October 12, 2013

Updating kabhatti

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-- N-400: JULY 2013 APPLICATIONS --

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USCIS Dallas/Lewisville, Texas Lockbox

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HAPPYBERMY......|03/20/12|06/28/13|07/08/13|07/02/13|08/01/13|08/06/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Tampa, FL

BRB.............|03/09/13|07/01/13|07/08/13|07/02/13|07/31/13|08/02/13|09/06/13|10/03/13|--/--/--|Irving, TX

GT9550A.........|10/23/12|07/01/13|07/10/13|07/13/13|08/07/13|07/26/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Atlanta, GA (EB:07/22/13)

KABHATTI........|06/29/13|07/02/13|07/11/13|07/10/13|08/12/13|08/29/13|10/12/13|11/15/13|--/--/--|Philadelphia, PA (EB:07/22/13)

SANISH..........|05/11/13|07/02/13|07/11/13|07/09/13|07/30/13|08/02/13|08/19/13|10/03/13|--/--/--|San Antonio, TX

ME&HER..........|--/--/--|07/03/13|07/11/13|--/--/--|08/09/13|08/02/13|08/12/13|09/18/13|--/--/--|Washington, DC (EB: 7/29/13)

LARAREYES.......|06/24/13|07/03/13|-WAIVER-|07/09/13|08/06/13|08/22/13|10/10/13|11/12/13|--/--/--|Miami, FL

DONALD-N-ANALYN.|03/19/13|07/03/13|07/11/13|07/09/13|--/--/--|08/08/13|--/--/--|09/26/13|10/11/13|Orlando, FL

LAURARAJESH.....|--/--/--|07/08/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|07/31/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Lubbock, TX

CINMA...........|06/20/05|07/09/13|07/15/13|07/11/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Lawrence,MA

MOMOV31.........|07/05/13|07/11/13|07/17/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Atlanta, GA

PBNJ............|--/--/--|07/15/13|07/23/13|07/18/13|08/08/13|08/12/13|08/19/13|10/08/13|10/24/13|San Antonio, TX

PD: 03/20/2011..|12/18/12|07/15/13|07/23/13|07/19/13|08/20/13|09/20/13|10/05/13|11/05/13|--/--/--|New York, NY

JAMERICANLOVE...|07/03/13|07/22/13|07/29/13|07/24/13|08/22/13|09/03/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Atlanta, GA (EB:08/08/13)

OLEHANDRO.......|07/28/13|07/26/13|08/01/13|07/29/13|08/27/13|09/26/13|--/--/--|11/07/13|--/--/--|Philadelphia, PA (EB:08/12/13)

CHURAWAN........|07/13/13|07/29/13|08/02/13|--/--/--|10/23/10|10/02/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Boston, MA (EB:09/30/13)

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USCIS Phoenix, Arizona Lockbox

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GEEKFAMILY......|09/27/13|06/28/13|CASHIERS|07/02/13|07/26/13|08/27/13|09/04/13|10/08/13|--/--/--|Chicago, IL

MATT & BING.....|09/15/12|07/01/13|07/09/13|07/03/13|07/25/13|07/29/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Detroit, MI

RPRR............|06/30/13|07/01/13|CASHIERS|07/03/13|08/01/13|08/05/13|08/14/13|09/11/13|09/11/13|Honolulu, HI

ADRIANA WATSON..|05/12/12|07/02/13|CASHIERS|07/08/13|07/26/13|07/31/13|08/06/13|09/09/13|10/11/13|Las Vegas, NV

OM..............|06/19/13|07/03/13|-WAIVER-|07/15/13|09/03/13|09/05/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Portland, OR

HOMESWEETHOME...|01/15/13|07/06/13|07/12/13|07/15/13|07/30/13|--/--/--|08/09/13|09/10/13|--/--/--|St. Louis, MO

RYAN_AND_PRISCY.|07/10/13|07/06/13|07/12/13|--/--/--|08/06/13|--/--/--|09/20/13|10/24/13|--/--/--|Detroit, MI

NINA80..........|06/03/13|07/07/13|-WAIVER-|07/11/13|08/07/13|08/12/13|08/31/13|09/30/13|--/--/--|Chicago, IL

CAROLYN1161.....|11/24/08|07/10/13|07/18/13|07/17/13|08/07/13|08/09/13|09/10/13|10/15/13|--/--/--|Des Moines, IA

JAGAMATERO......|--/--/--|07/10/13|--/--/--|07/13/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Honolulu, HI

DER_INGENIEUR...|10/08/13|07/11/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Chicago, IL

DPDS............|07/12/13|07/15/13|07/19/13|07/20/13|08/08/13|--/--/--|09/12/13|10/08/13|--/--/--|Phoenix, AZ

IMMIBIE.........|07/17/13|07/17/13|07/24/13|07/19/13|08/09/13|09/23/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Boise, ID

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

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Dr. A ♥ O · October 12, 2013

OM, you stay on them. If I were you I'd do exactly what you just said. The one thing you definitely don't want to miss is the interview. Most people get scheduled before those 90 days of being in line, so you call now and see if you can find out what's going on.

I don't know if we can call on the weekends. The lady at the Portland processing center said call in 6 weeks if we don't have the letter and 6 weeks from Sept. 3rd is Oct. 15th. So if we don't have the letter by next Tuesday we'll call immigration during business hours to see if we're scheduled for an appointment or not. I hate to think we're getting some mail like the yellow letter and not the important stuff like the interview letter, but it happened with our biometrics letter the same way. There was no update online for us even and we signed up for emails. Ugh.

If they say we're not scheduled for an interview then I wonder if we should call every week to be sure? The May filer for Portland took 72 days to be scheduled and the immigration online advice says wait 90 days before calling. While we filed within the 90 day time frame of our 3 year anniversary we passed our three year anniversary on Sept. 29th. and we're placed inline Sept. 5th which is less than 30 days from the anniversary but we were also late because of our missed biometrics appointment.

I will be so glad when all this immigration business is behind us and we close this final chapter for good. This entire long process has been a complete nightmare and I totally have PTSD from it. I just wish this one last part would go as smoothly as everyone has said citizenship would.

Can we ask them over the phone an estimated time on when we'll have our interview for citizenship at our local office? Surely they must know something if they're placing people in line for interviews. Just knowing instead of freaking out about possibly missing it would bring me some peace of mind.

Jamericanlove · October 12, 2013

I don't know if we can call on the weekends. The lady at the Portland processing center said call in 6 weeks if we don't have the letter and 6 weeks from Sept. 3rd is Oct. 15th. So if we don't have the letter by next Tuesday we'll call immigration during business hours to see if we're scheduled for an appointment or not. I hate to think we're getting some mail like the yellow letter and not the important stuff like the interview letter, but it happened with our biometrics letter the same way. There was no update online for us even and we signed up for emails. Ugh.

If they say we're not scheduled for an interview then I wonder if we should call every week to be sure? The May filer for Portland took 72 days to be scheduled and the immigration online advice says wait 90 days before calling. While we filed within the 90 day time frame of our 3 year anniversary we passed our three year anniversary on Sept. 29th. and we're placed inline Sept. 5th which is less than 30 days from the anniversary but we were also late because of our missed biometrics appointment.

I will be so glad when all this immigration business is behind us and we close this final chapter for good. This entire long process has been a complete nightmare and I totally have PTSD from it. I just wish this one last part would go as smoothly as everyone has said citizenship would.

Can we ask them over the phone an estimated time on when we'll have our interview for citizenship at our local office? Surely they must know something if they're placing people in line for interviews. Just knowing instead of freaking out about possibly missing it would bring me some peace of mind.

Call them on Tuesday and ask them everything you just wrote. The worst they can say is no they won't give you any info. Once you hit the 6 week mark, call every week. There's usually 4-5 weeks between when you get the letter and when the interview date is. If you wait too long you might miss it or find yourself with only a week or 2 to prepare. Keep calling and asking for information until you hear something.

Adriana Watson · October 12, 2013

Well "Stick a fork on me I'M DONE"!!!!

I'M A UNITED STATES CITIZEN!!!

The Oath Ceremony was yesterday at the Federal Court house, there were 50 applicants, there was a judge presiding the ceremony and an invited Judge that gave a very moving speech, he showed us his Naturalization Certificate too, letting us know that he was also an immigrant and that the opportunities in this country and endless!

I din't mark that I wanted my name changed, so I don't know why I was part of a judicial ceremony, but I'm glad.

They didn't let take pictures inside the court house until the Judge let us. But at the end we had the chance to take pictures with the judges. It was a beautiful ceremony and they also invited 2 of the future citizens to speak and share their stories.

Now on the other hand, very important info here, the immigration officer assisting the ceremony told us that even with the government shutdown they were still interviewing and hosting oath ceremonies, but some of the steps that we need to take after becoming a citizen can NOT be taken until the government reopens.

For example, we can't go to the Social Security Office and let them know that you became a citizen because they are closed. You can go and apply for a passport but they WON'T be processed until the shutdown is over, so he said your papers will sit there waiting for somebody to process them, he recommended we apply for a passport once the shutdown is over. However you CAN register to vote....

I hope this info helps so you have an idea of what to expect.

I wan to THANK all of the Visa Journey community for all the help and support provided along our experience, and I will stay in touch to help others on this page along the way as well.

THANKS!

Jamericanlove · October 12, 2013

Congrats to our newest USC's! All the best for the future.