N-400 July 2013 Filers

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Wow! 13 months! Atlanta seems to consistently beat NYC, Boston, and some of the other super-slow offices for the title of slowest in the country!

May I ask if you guys had any special issues that caused a delay or was it just Atlanta being Atlanta?

At the interview,we were told that the background check from the FBI was not back yet. That was the week of Thanksgiving last year. We called this spring and received an update and letter that our case was still in process. They never said anything specific. My husband did have a now 7 year old DUI arrest (which was reduced to reckless driving/probation). But that happened before the green card and was not a problem or delay at the time of the green card. Other items we wondered about were: he had a name change as a child when his stepfather adopted him around age 10; he had a divorce and then a remarriage to me after the green card... he has missing fingers from a birth defect which may have caused special review of his biometrics.... he travels extensively for work including many international trips... but we really don't know. He had a very normal and brief interview and they did not request any more information from us at the interview other than a list of international trips he had taken between the application (July 2013) and interview (November 2013).

It does seem like other people with unusual items in their history may have also taken longer. At any rate we are delighted. We were very close to reaching out to our Representative. The letter states that he can expect an oath ceremony within 45 days.

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Another small step closer to being finished! We got this via email today:

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Your Case Status: Oath Ceremony
On August 12, 2014, we scheduled you for your oath ceremony and sent a notice providing the date, time, and location

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Almost done!!!

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We got the letter yesterday and my husband's oath ceremony is scheduled for 8/29!!! Almost there!!!