N-400 November 2013 Filers

[Trooper 2]

Anyways, good luck to everyone. I guess I have to update my timeline. Unfortunately..

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USCIS Dallas/Lewisville, Texas Lockbox
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UserName.........|Eligible|Sent....|ChkCashd|NOA.....|Fprints.|In-line |Int Ltr.|Intview.|Oath....|FieldOffice
Jon and Sol......|10/28/13|10/28/13|11/05/13|11/04/13|11/18/13|12/26/13|12/30/13|02/03/14|--/--/--|Pittsburgh,PA
suzukiwookie.....|04/11/12|10/29/13|--/--/--|11/06/13|12/05/13|12/09/13|01/16/14|02/25/14|--/--/--|Tampa,FL
ravi_niu.........|10/14/13|11/01/13|11/07/13|11/04/13|11/18/13|12/12/13|01/02/14|02/05/14|--/--/--|Orlando,FL
juzero2..........|--/--/--|11/01/13|11/07/13|11/16/13|12/06/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Baltimore,MA
Kirthiraj........|03/03/13|11/04/13|11/13/13|11/07/13|12/09/13|12/11/13|01/18/14|02/21/14|03/06/14|Washington D.C.
Nyosh............|11/03/13|11/04/13|11/12/13|11/07/13|12/05/13|01/02/14|01/03/14|02/06/14|03/14/14|Memphis,TN
Vares66..........|--/--/--|11/12/13|11/18/13|11/13/13|12/04/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Louisville,KY
Trooper..........|10/27/13|11/13/13|11/18/13|11/25/13|12/13/13|01/22/14|02/30/14|04/03/14|--/--/--|Philadelphia,PA
jewel4life.......|11/18/13|11/14/13|11/21/13|11/18/13|12/02/13|01/16/14|03/04/14|04/01/14|--/--/--|Houston,TX
lmno.............|08/04/13|11/14/13|11/19/13|11/21/13|12/11/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Dallas,TX
babfela..........|11/11/13|11/15/13|--/--/--|11/19/13|12/11/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Pittsburgh,PA
Shub.............|05/24/13|11/19/13|11/27/13|11/22/13|12/24/13|12/27/13|12/31/13|02/06/14|02/10/14|Philadelphia,PA
kryskou..........|11/23/13|11/25/13|12/04/13|11/29/13|12/26/13|01/21/14|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Baltimore,MD
Wee McPea........|11/06/13|11/27/13|--/--/--|12/02/13|12/31/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Washington, DC

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USCIS Phoenix, Arizona Lockbox
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UserName.........|Eligible|Sent....|ChkCashd|NOA.....|Fprints.|In-line |Int Ltr.|Intview.|Oath....|FieldOffice
vbb..............|10/31/13|10/30/13|11/08/13|11/07/13|12/18/13|12/30/13|12/30/13|02/03/14|03/14/14|Omaha, NE
fabulous02.......|06/11/13|11/01/13|11/07/13|11/11/13|12/04/13|12/06/13|12/12/13|01/13/14|02/18/14|Saint Paul,MN
therealzenga.....|10/14/13|11/04/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|11/27/13|12/02/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Portland, OR
copetes5.........|10/15/13|11/05/13|11/15/13|11/08/13|11/29/13|12/03/13|12/31/13|02/05/14|02/20/14|Chicago,IL
Nica_In_Love.....|11/01/13|11/06/13|11/14/13|11/13/13|11/29/13|12/03/13|12/31/13|02/05/14|02/20/14|Chicago,IL
Tina Nguyen......|--/--/--|11/06/13|11/12/13|11/17/13|12/02/13|12/04/13|12/31/13|02/05/14|02/25/14|Chicago, IL
lostinlove03.....|11/08/13|11/11/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Salt Lake City,UT
Birdo............|01/02/98|11/12/13|11/19/13|11/14/13|12/05/13|01/10/14|02/06/14|03/12/14|--/--/--|San Bernardino,CA
Reje.............|09/13/13|11/14/13|11/21/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|
title2013IL......|11/11/13|11/22/13|11/29/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|01/27/14|03/06/14|--/--/--|Chicago, IL
mnanath..........|10/14/13|11/23/13|--/--/--|11/27/13|12/20/13|12/24/13|03/06/14|04/07/14|--/--/--|Salt Lake City,UT
nlclhc...........|11/22/13|11/23/13|11/29/13|11/25/13|12/13/13|01/20/14|01/31/14|03/06/14|--/--/--|Chicago, IL
Antito...........|11/26/13|11/25/13|--/--/--|11/29/13|12/10/13|12/16/13|02/24/14|03/25/14|--/--/--|Los Angeles, CA

[ak205 1]

Anybody has field office Atlanta? They said they are still processing July filers. I cannot believe this I am in line since Dec 27th and about to reach three month mark since in line.

[Nica_In_Love 98]

My U.S. passport arrived today! Took about 2 1/2 weeks for routine service.

Good luck to all of you!

[Birdo 16]

Well I had my interview yesterday at the San Bernardino field office. Just to make sure that there won't be any traffic nightmare running late scenarios, we left an hour earlier than necessary. So since there wasn't any traffic, we got there an hour and 20 mins before my interview time. So we just kind of drove around the downtown area of San Bernardino (nothing to see) and then went to the parking lot of the USCIS building. The parking lot is a pay parking lot and it's connected to the building. Very convenient and plenty of spaces. The building is easy to get to from the freeway. Two right turns, left turn and then right onto the parking lot.

There was no line to get in the building and the two security guards were very nice. I was told to go to the second floor. There is a large room on the first floor also and I'm assuming different interviews/other USCIS stuff goes on there. Second floor had three windows and only one had someone behind it, so I dropped my appointment letter into the tray as directed and took a seat. After maybe 20 minutes I was called to the window and had my two index fingers fingerprinted and my picture taken. He also checked my green card. Then I sat down again and waited for maybe another 45 minutes and then a lady called my name and told me to go with her to the third door on the right behind the door where every interviewee was taken. She told me to remain standing and raise my right hand and asked me if I was going to tell the truth today and I said yes!

Then she told me to take a seat and give her my drivers license, green card, passports and social security card and asked if I brought my marriage certificate with me and she took that too. She started going over my application very quickly and she either wrote down answers or checked things off as we went. I had to remember my husband's birthday, so good thing I didn't freeze and the date of our marriage, and the date of my previous marriage and divorce. So make sure you remember all that - mine was from 20 years ago so I had reviewed everything the night before.

When she got to the arrested etc. part i said I haven't been arrested but I got a speeding ticket, and she said "but you paid it, right?" to which I answered yes, and she moved on. She was NOT interested in that at all. She sped through the rest of the application, then went on to the writing test. I had to read "who can vote" and write "any citizen can vote". Then the civics questions:

Who was taken to America as slaves?

Why did the colonists fight the British? (I said for freedom and she prodded me with "freedom from what" and I added from high taxes and she was good with that

How many amendments are in the constitution?

Who makes Federal Laws?

Who is the Vice President?

.... I don't remember the sixth question...

Then she said congratulations you passed and I am going to recommend you for approval! I almost got tears in my eyes and said thank you very much and she told me to sign on the two spaces of the application. I asked if I should sign with my full name including middle name, and she said to sign just the way I would normally sign. Then she said she wanted to make a copy of the approval letter and my green card etc. and that I should go and wait in the waiting room. Then she handed me two booklets (the constitution and the declaration of independence and citizens almanac). I went to the waiting room and in two minutes she was back and gave me my original items back including the marriage certificate and congratulated me one more time.

She had no interest in anything old in my file or the speeding ticket. The interview took less than 10 minutes. While I was in the waiting room I saw some people come out who clearly did not pass the interview and it was really sad.

I just checked my status online and it still says Interview and Testing, so hopefully soon it changes to Oath Que or Oath Schedule...

[ChelseaKate 3]

Why did the colonists fight the British? (I said for freedom and she prodded me with "freedom from what" and I added from high taxes and she was good with that

LOL! That's a good one!

Congratulations and thank you for sharing your interview experience! I can't wait for my interview next Tuesday!

Cheers!!!!

[Birdo 16]

Updating for Suzukiwookie:

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USCIS Dallas/Lewisville, Texas Lockbox

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UserName.........|Eligible|Sent....|ChkCashd|NOA.....|Fprints.|In-line |Int Ltr.|Intview.|Oath....|FieldOffice

Jon and Sol......|10/28/13|10/28/13|11/05/13|11/04/13|11/18/13|12/26/13|12/30/13|02/03/14|--/--/--|Pittsburgh,PA

suzukiwookie.....|04/11/12|10/29/13|--/--/--|11/06/13|12/05/13|12/09/13|01/16/14|02/25/14|03/12/14|Tampa,FL

ravi_niu.........|10/14/13|11/01/13|11/07/13|11/04/13|11/18/13|12/12/13|01/02/14|02/05/14|--/--/--|Orlando,FL

juzero2..........|--/--/--|11/01/13|11/07/13|11/16/13|12/06/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Baltimore,MA

Kirthiraj........|03/03/13|11/04/13|11/13/13|11/07/13|12/09/13|12/11/13|01/18/14|02/21/14|03/06/14|Washington D.C.

Nyosh............|11/03/13|11/04/13|11/12/13|11/07/13|12/05/13|01/02/14|01/03/14|02/06/14|03/14/14|Memphis,TN

Vares66..........|--/--/--|11/12/13|11/18/13|11/13/13|12/04/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Louisville,KY

Trooper..........|10/27/13|11/13/13|11/18/13|11/25/13|12/13/13|01/22/14|02/30/14|04/03/14|--/--/--|Philadelphia,PA

jewel4life.......|11/18/13|11/14/13|11/21/13|11/18/13|12/02/13|01/16/14|03/04/14|04/01/14|--/--/--|Houston,TX

lmno.............|08/04/13|11/14/13|11/19/13|11/21/13|12/11/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Dallas,TX

babfela..........|11/11/13|11/15/13|--/--/--|11/19/13|12/11/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Pittsburgh,PA

Shub.............|05/24/13|11/19/13|11/27/13|11/22/13|12/24/13|12/27/13|12/31/13|02/06/14|02/10/14|Philadelphia,PA

kryskou..........|11/23/13|11/25/13|12/04/13|11/29/13|12/26/13|01/21/14|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Baltimore,MD

Wee McPea........|11/06/13|11/27/13|--/--/--|12/02/13|12/31/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Washington, DC

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USCIS Phoenix, Arizona Lockbox

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UserName.........|Eligible|Sent....|ChkCashd|NOA.....|Fprints.|In-line |Int Ltr.|Intview.|Oath....|FieldOffice

vbb..............|10/31/13|10/30/13|11/08/13|11/07/13|12/18/13|12/30/13|12/30/13|02/03/14|03/14/14|Omaha, NE

fabulous02.......|06/11/13|11/01/13|11/07/13|11/11/13|12/04/13|12/06/13|12/12/13|01/13/14|02/18/14|Saint Paul,MN

therealzenga.....|10/14/13|11/04/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|11/27/13|12/02/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Portland, OR

copetes5.........|10/15/13|11/05/13|11/15/13|11/08/13|11/29/13|12/03/13|12/31/13|02/05/14|02/20/14|Chicago,IL

Nica_In_Love.....|11/01/13|11/06/13|11/14/13|11/13/13|11/29/13|12/03/13|12/31/13|02/05/14|02/20/14|Chicago,IL

Tina Nguyen......|--/--/--|11/06/13|11/12/13|11/17/13|12/02/13|12/04/13|12/31/13|02/05/14|02/25/14|Chicago, IL

lostinlove03.....|11/08/13|11/11/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Salt Lake City,UT

Birdo............|01/02/98|11/12/13|11/19/13|11/14/13|12/05/13|01/10/14|02/06/14|03/12/14|--/--/--|San Bernardino,CA

Reje.............|09/13/13|11/14/13|11/21/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|

title2013IL......|11/11/13|11/22/13|11/29/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|01/27/14|03/06/14|--/--/--|Chicago, IL

mnanath..........|10/14/13|11/23/13|--/--/--|11/27/13|12/20/13|12/24/13|03/06/14|04/07/14|--/--/--|Salt Lake City,UT

nlclhc...........|11/22/13|11/23/13|11/29/13|11/25/13|12/13/13|01/20/14|01/31/14|03/06/14|--/--/--|Chicago, IL

Antito...........|11/26/13|11/25/13|--/--/--|11/29/13|12/10/13|12/16/13|02/24/14|03/25/14|--/--/--|Los Angeles, CA

Edited March 13, 2014 by Birdo

[Nica_In_Love 98]

Congrats Birdo!!!! Woohoo!

[NattieBear 0]

Well I had my interview yesterday at the San Bernardino field office.

I was there yesterday for my interview, too!

[Shub 78]

My passport was in today's mail. Well, this concludes that

[ChelseaKate 3]

My passport was in today's mail. Well, this concludes that

You're all set! Congratulations! Did you apply for your passport at the Post Office?

[Shub 78]

You're all set! Congratulations! Did you apply for your passport at the Post Office?

Actually, no. The post office was my first option, but they were rather ridiculous: I called during business hours one day and they told me to call back the next day between 10:15 and 11:30. So I did that and got a busy signal (I tried to call every 5 minutes during the time period they had told me, got a busy signal every time). I randomly called later that day and simply asked if they could give me an appointment, since this sort of stuff is only possible by appointment, they said yes. I guess they wanted me to talk to the person who only works between 10:15 and 11:30 because they assumed I had questions about the process, which I didn't. So they gave me an appointment but they didn't have anything on a Saturday for weeks, so I agreed to an appointment on a Wednesday morning and figured I'd just work from home that day, but it was a huge pain in the rear.

Finally I called the public library near me since they also accept passport apps (it's probably easy money for them) and they gave me a convenient appointment the next Saturday in the morning, so I took that and canceled the post office appointment

[ChelseaKate 3]

Actually, no. The post office was my first option, but they were rather ridiculous: I called during business hours one day and they told me to call back the next day between 10:15 and 11:30. So I did that and got a busy signal (I tried to call every 5 minutes during the time period they had told me, got a busy signal every time). I randomly called later that day and simply asked if they could give me an appointment, since this sort of stuff is only possible by appointment, they said yes. I guess they wanted me to talk to the person who only works between 10:15 and 11:30 because they assumed I had questions about the process, which I didn't. So they gave me an appointment but they didn't have anything on a Saturday for weeks, so I agreed to an appointment on a Wednesday morning and figured I'd just work from home that day, but it was a huge pain in the rear.

Finally I called the public library near me since they also accept passport apps (it's probably easy money for them) and they gave me a convenient appointment the next Saturday in the morning, so I took that and canceled the post office appointment

I'm glad it worked out for you! I wasn't aware that Library would accept passport apps, too! Would def keep that in mind! Cheers!

[Shub 78]

I'm glad it worked out for you! I wasn't aware that Library would accept passport apps, too! Would def keep that in mind! Cheers!

Look up authorized passport acceptance facilities in your area using this tool on the website of the Dept. of State:

http://iafdb.travel.state.gov/

I think most -- if not all -- post offices do it, but outside of that, there's no guarantee. The public library in my town does it but the one in the next town over does not.

[ChelseaKate 3]

Look up authorized passport acceptance facilities in your area using this tool on the website of the Dept. of State:

http://iafdb.travel.state.gov/

I think most -- if not all -- post offices do it, but outside of that, there's no guarantee. The public library in my town does it but the one in the next town over does not.

Thank you for the info! Will def keep that in mind!

[Nyosh 5]

Had my oath ceremony today. Finally done

Will apply for my passport next week.

Good luck to y'all who are still waiting and thanks to VJ for the help.

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USCIS Dallas/Lewisville, Texas Lockbox
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UserName.........|Eligible|Sent....|ChkCashd|NOA.....|Fprints.|In-line |Int Ltr.|Intview.|Oath....|FieldOffice
Jon and Sol......|10/28/13|10/28/13|11/05/13|11/04/13|11/18/13|12/26/13|12/30/13|02/03/14|--/--/--|Pittsburgh,PA
suzukiwookie.....|04/11/12|10/29/13|--/--/--|11/06/13|12/05/13|12/09/13|01/16/14|02/25/14|03/12/14|Tampa,FL
ravi_niu.........|10/14/13|11/01/13|11/07/13|11/04/13|11/18/13|12/12/13|01/02/14|02/05/14|--/--/--|Orlando,FL
juzero2..........|--/--/--|11/01/13|11/07/13|11/16/13|12/06/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Baltimore,MA
Kirthiraj........|03/03/13|11/04/13|11/13/13|11/07/13|12/09/13|12/11/13|01/18/14|02/21/14|03/06/14|Washington D.C.
Nyosh............|11/03/13|11/04/13|11/12/13|11/07/13|12/05/13|01/02/14|01/03/14|02/06/14|03/14/14|Memphis,TN
Vares66..........|--/--/--|11/12/13|11/18/13|11/13/13|12/04/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Louisville,KY
Trooper..........|10/27/13|11/13/13|11/18/13|11/25/13|12/13/13|01/22/14|02/30/14|04/03/14|--/--/--|Philadelphia,PA
jewel4life.......|11/18/13|11/14/13|11/21/13|11/18/13|12/02/13|01/16/14|03/04/14|04/01/14|--/--/--|Houston,TX
lmno.............|08/04/13|11/14/13|11/19/13|11/21/13|12/11/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Dallas,TX
babfela..........|11/11/13|11/15/13|--/--/--|11/19/13|12/11/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Pittsburgh,PA
Shub.............|05/24/13|11/19/13|11/27/13|11/22/13|12/24/13|12/27/13|12/31/13|02/06/14|02/10/14|Philadelphia,PA
kryskou..........|11/23/13|11/25/13|12/04/13|11/29/13|12/26/13|01/21/14|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Baltimore,MD
Wee McPea........|11/06/13|11/27/13|--/--/--|12/02/13|12/31/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Washington, DC

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USCIS Phoenix, Arizona Lockbox
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UserName.........|Eligible|Sent....|ChkCashd|NOA.....|Fprints.|In-line |Int Ltr.|Intview.|Oath....|FieldOffice
vbb..............|10/31/13|10/30/13|11/08/13|11/07/13|12/18/13|12/30/13|12/30/13|02/03/14|03/14/14|Omaha, NE
fabulous02.......|06/11/13|11/01/13|11/07/13|11/11/13|12/04/13|12/06/13|12/12/13|01/13/14|02/18/14|Saint Paul,MN
therealzenga.....|10/14/13|11/04/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|11/27/13|12/02/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Portland, OR
copetes5.........|10/15/13|11/05/13|11/15/13|11/08/13|11/29/13|12/03/13|12/31/13|02/05/14|02/20/14|Chicago,IL
Nica_In_Love.....|11/01/13|11/06/13|11/14/13|11/13/13|11/29/13|12/03/13|12/31/13|02/05/14|02/20/14|Chicago,IL
Tina Nguyen......|--/--/--|11/06/13|11/12/13|11/17/13|12/02/13|12/04/13|12/31/13|02/05/14|02/25/14|Chicago, IL
lostinlove03.....|11/08/13|11/11/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Salt Lake City,UT
Birdo............|01/02/98|11/12/13|11/19/13|11/14/13|12/05/13|01/10/14|02/06/14|03/12/14|--/--/--|San Bernardino,CA
Reje.............|09/13/13|11/14/13|11/21/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|
title2013IL......|11/11/13|11/22/13|11/29/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|01/27/14|03/06/14|--/--/--|Chicago, IL
mnanath..........|10/14/13|11/23/13|--/--/--|11/27/13|12/20/13|12/24/13|03/06/14|04/07/14|--/--/--|Salt Lake City,UT
nlclhc...........|11/22/13|11/23/13|11/29/13|11/25/13|12/13/13|01/20/14|01/31/14|03/06/14|--/--/--|Chicago, IL
Antito...........|11/26/13|11/25/13|--/--/--|11/29/13|12/10/13|12/16/13|02/24/14|03/25/14|--/--/--|Los Angeles, CA