N-400 - SEPTEMBER 2013 FILERS

[newlyweds2010 208]

Received Yellow letter (asking to bring the state issued photo ID or DL and court records (I answered yes for traffic tickets). Not sure how long it will take to get the interview letter and the actual interview date.

Ha, I see I am not the only lucky one that received this nonsensical request. Are you planning to take anything with you?

[lasko12 9]

Ha, I see I am not the only lucky one that received this nonsensical request. Are you planning to take anything with you?

I think you guys should not be worried. I got it too. It's just like a general reminder.

[letmein 0]

Mine is employment based, 5 year rule. Planning to take GC, DL and traffic ticket related payment receipts etc. All my tickets are under $500 and paid off with no court ruling on them. No DUI etc. No arrests.

[myjourney400 1]

Hi guys , im an october filer and received yellow letter as well asking me to bring tax return and id. I think it is a very standard process, nothing to worry about.

[sachinky 465]

Had my interview this morning. I was approved. The whole thing was very smooth and the IO was incredibly nice. Took a total of 25 minutes. Wait time was about an hour.

Will post a more detailed review once I get out of work.

[Deep2009 18]

Congratulations...

Had my interview this morning. I was approved. The whole thing was very smooth and the IO was incredibly nice. Took a total of 25 minutes. Wait time was about an hour.

Will post a more detailed review once I get out of work.

[Kraj.d 1]

Had my interview this morning. I was approved. The whole thing was very smooth and the IO was incredibly nice. Took a total of 25 minutes. Wait time was about an hour.

Will post a more detailed review once I get out of work.

Congrats...

[Whtevr 0]

Best of Luck Whtevr and Lasko12 for your interview today

Thank you! Interview went well, IO was very nice, I had my lawyer with me because of DUI a few years ago. IO said that everything looks good but a supervisor has to review everything before i get my approval. My lawyer said that this is routine procedure and a supervisor has to review the case always if there is criminal record involved.

So, let's hope it does not take them long to get back to me with their final decision. Lawyer said should not be more than 2-3 weeks.

Good luck to everyone on here!!!

[girimurthy 5]

Had my interview this morning. I was approved. The whole thing was very smooth and the IO was incredibly nice. Took a total of 25 minutes. Wait time was about an hour.

Will post a more detailed review once I get out of work.

Congrats Sachinky

Thank you! Interview went well, IO was very nice, I had my lawyer with me because of DUI a few years ago. IO said that everything looks good but a supervisor has to review everything before i get my approval. My lawyer said that this is routine procedure and a supervisor has to review the case always if there is criminal record involved.

So, let's hope it does not take them long to get back to me with their final decision. Lawyer said should not be more than 2-3 weeks.

Good luck to everyone on here!!!

Congrats Whtevr - yes everything should be fine and you should get the oath letter soon.

[sachinky 465]

Thanks you guys!!

My naturalization interview lasted about twenty-five minutes, it was a little bit over an hour wait time included. We got there a little before eight and I was back at work by nine-fifteen. After a cursory fingerprinting and check in, we had to wait a bit till my name was called.

The interview went well, the female blonde officer was incredibly nice and put me at ease right from the beginning. She was pleasant and courteous and joked a lot. She asked me the regular "are you a Communist?" "Are you a terrorist?" "Are you a polygamist?" type questions, followed by the civics questions - I got the first six right and so she put an end to it.

Questions asked were:

What does the Cabinet do?

What did the Declaration of Independence do?

How many Supreme Court justices are there?

How many years is a US Senator elected for?

Who takes over in case the President and the Vice President are unable to fulfill their obligations?

Name one branch of the government.

She also threw in "what is Einstein's famous theory?" in the middle of that and I answered before I realized she just kidding. She took out my approval notice and said she was so confident that I'd ace it that she'd already signed it and kept it ready. And I was proud just like any good History geek would be.

Then I had to read and write a sentence to demonstrate English proficiency. And that was it!

I was amazed to see my file on her desk - enormous - and actually asked her, "is that all mine?" and she laughed and said it was because I immigrated through marriage. Thinking back to those awful CR-1 visa waiting days, it is definitely heartening to know that it hadn't just disappeared into a huge black hole and that someone ( in fact several people) had gone over it quite carefully. The case of the missing wedding DVD was also uncovered as it turned out Mr. Sachinky had submitted that with my original petition.

She returned all my pictures and said she recognized "the ginger from the pictures in the waiting room." She asked me how my marriage was doing and if we planned on having any children.

I will say that my impression of USCIS has gone up several notches based on (what is hopefully) my last interaction with them. The lady told me a bit about herself, she used to work in the immigrant visa section in the middle East and she said it was awful. She said how being lied to her face day after day was numbing and how she'd cry in the bathroom for hours at the state of humanity.

She gave me her personal number and told me to call her so that we could schedule a field trip for the school kids (I teach kindergarten at a private academy). She said that she wanted them to see a positive aspect of immigration - how often they are portrayed poorly in the media for one screw up despite getting a hundred things right. I said most people recognize that they have a hard job and given the number of people who are trying to abuse the system, the scrutiny is understandable.

She commended me for being thorough and prepared and truth be told, navigating the US immigration system (mostly on my own) is something I am quite proud of. Special mention must be made of visajourney.com without which I wouldn't have been nearly as successful.

Edited December 3, 2013 by sachinky

[Deep2009 18]

Congratulation Sachinky... great write-up .

[wellmux 3]

Congratulations!

[Kraj.d 1]

Thanks you guys!!

My naturalization interview lasted about twenty-five minutes, it was a little bit over an hour wait time included. We got there a little before eight and I was back at work by nine-fifteen. After a cursory fingerprinting and check in, we had to wait a bit till my name was called.

The interview went well, the female blonde officer was incredibly nice and put me at ease right from the beginning. She was pleasant and courteous and joked a lot. She asked me the regular "are you a Communist?" "Are you a terrorist?" "Are you a polygamist?" type questions, followed by the civics questions - I got the first six right and so she put an end to it.

Questions asked were:

What does the Cabinet do?

What did the Declaration of Independence do?

How many Supreme Court justices are there?

How many years is a US Senator elected for?

Who takes over in case the President and the Vice President are unable to fulfill their obligations?

Name one branch of the government.

She also threw in "what is Einstein's famous theory?" in the middle of that and I answered before I realized she just kidding. She took out my approval notice and said she was so confident that I'd ace it that she'd already signed it and kept it ready. And I was proud just like any good History geek would be.

Then I had to read and write a sentence to demonstrate English proficiency. And that was it!

I was amazed to see my file on her desk - enormous - and actually asked her, "is that all mine?" and she laughed and said it was because I immigrated through marriage. Thinking back to those awful CR-1 visa waiting days, it is definitely heartening to know that it hadn't just disappeared into a huge black hole and that someone ( in fact several people) had gone over it quite carefully. The case of the missing wedding DVD was also uncovered as it turned out Mr. Sachinky had submitted that with my original petition.

She returned all my pictures and said she recognized "the ginger from the pictures in the waiting room." She asked me how my marriage was doing and if we planned on having any children.

I will say that my impression of USCIS has gone up several notches based on (what is hopefully) my last interaction with them. The lady told me a bit about herself, she used to work in the immigrant visa section in the middle East and she said it was awful. She said how being lied to her face day after day was numbing and how she'd cry in the bathroom for hours at the state of humanity.

She gave me her personal number and told me to call her so that we could schedule a field trip for the school kids (I teach kindergarten at a private academy). She said that she wanted them to see a positive aspect of immigration - how often they are portrayed poorly in the media for one screw up despite getting a hundred things right. I said most people recognize that they have a hard job and given the number of people who are trying to abuse the system, the scrutiny is understandable.

She commended me for being thorough and prepared and truth be told, navigating the US immigration system (mostly on my own) is something I am quite proud of. Special mention must be made of visajourney.com without which I wouldn't have been nearly as successful.

Gr8...good narration...yes you are right about VJ and without these pple support, it wouldnt have been this much easier journey....

[BigDaddy28 228]

One quick question: I have been scheduled for interview since November 27th. But until today I didn't receive my letter yet, is that normal? How long did it take you all to get your interview letter? Thank you. Congrats to those who passed their interview.

[TonyGutierrez 2]

It may take up to 2 weeks. The interview is usually a month after it's been scheduled.

One quick question: I have been scheduled for interview since November 27th. But until today I didn't receive my letter yet, is that normal? How long did it take you all to get your interview letter? Thank you. Congrats to those who passed their interview.