N-400 December 2013 Filers

[DebbyNSeyi 15]

While I was reading other fellow blogs, it reminded me to share that once upon a time my stay was prolonged for the 5 months and 2 weeks out of USA; the total days were 167 not exact 180 hoping it doesn’t disqualify me for USC . . . correct? As we all know that USCIS cares to count 6 months and longer trips . . . where do I stand?

Shouldn't hold you back if it was under 180 days. But maybe 167 days was enough for the USCIS to trigger a "double check" on your time outside the States. I don't really know. I'm just speculating.

[nounou11 1]

Hey guys,today i finally got scheduled for oath ceremony...my guess is june 18 in L.A. WELL,now i see the end...

[DebbyNSeyi 15]

Hey guys,today i finally got scheduled for oath ceremony...my guess is june 18 in L.A. WELL,now i see the end...

Congrats, Nounou11! You can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel

Mimigrant - Did you ever go to the SS office to change status?

[mimigrant 0]

Hey there Debby... no I haven't. Life has been too busy, both personal and work. Have had no time and not sure when I'm going, probably not anytime soon... sorry.

Good news is I did get the passport (book and card) and certificate of Naturalization back last week, so all is good.

Good luck to those of you still waiting and good to see things are moving for nounou!

Congrats, Nounou11! You can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel

Mimigrant - Did you ever go to the SS office to change status?

[DebbyNSeyi 15]

Is everyone done or almost done from our original list of forum participants? Please update the progress spreadsheet and if completely done, please highlight your row in red so we see who is left.

[cbptls 1]

Finally done after almost 23 years

USCIS Dallas/Lewisville, Texas Lockbox

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VJName............|Eligible|Sent....|NOA.....|ChkCashd|Biometr.|In Line |Int ltr|Intrview|Oath....|FieldOffice
DebbyNSeyi........|11/27/13|11/29/13|12/03/13|12/06/13|12/31|13|01/27/14|04/04/14|05/06/14|05/22/14|Holtsville, NY
gringasuramerican.|11/30/13|11/30/13|12/03/13|12/05/13|01/02|14|01/31/14|03/10/14|04/08/14|04/11/14|Miami, FL

Obormot...........|11/28/13|12/02/13|12/06/13|12/10/13|12/30/13|01/27/14|03/10/14|04/15/14|04/23/14|Houston,TX
jcarlo............|12/16/13|12/03/13|12/12/13|12/12/13|01/09/14|01/13/14|04/06/14|05/08/14|05/27/14|Holtsville, NY
nachos............|12/04/13|12/05/13|12/12/13|12/13/13|01/07/14|02/04/14|02/14/14|03/18/14|04/11/14|Pittsburgh, PA
Bookworm99........|--/--/--|12/05/13|--/--/--|12/06/13|01/07/14|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Newark, NJ
raza123...........|02/27/07|12/05/13|12/11/13|12/09/13|01/03/14|01/07/14|03/10/14|04/17/14|--/--/--|Houston, TX
Theempara.........|--/--/--|12/06/13|--/--/--|12/13/13|01/06/14|02/10/14|--/--/--|03/17/14|04/08/14|W. Palm Beach, FL
romnick...........|10/26/13|12/06/13|12/09/13|12/11/13|01/07/14|01/07/14|05/08/14|06/09/14|--/--/--|Atlanta, GA
Goldfee111........|12/03/13|12/09/13|12/13/13|12/18/13|01/03/14|02/04/14|03/13/14 04/11/14|04/11/14|Dallas, TX

mikkopel..........|11/04/06|12/11/13|12/16/13|12/20/13|01/20/14|01/23/14|01/31/14|03/04/14|04/04/14|New York, NY
LostinNY07........|10/07/13|12/13/13|12/16/13|12/19/13|12/31/13|01/10/14|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|New York, NY
mimigrant.........|12/13/13|12/13/13|12/19/13|12/20/13|03/07/14|03/11/14|03/12/14|04/17/14|05/09/14|New York, NY
Paulette7.........|12/19/13|12/19/13|12/30/13|12/25/13|01/08/14|02/19/14|03/31/14|05/06/14|05/14/14|Houston, TX
Paulette7hubbie...|12/19/13|12/19/13|12/30/13|12/25/13|01/15/14|02/19/14|03/31/14|05/06/14|05/14/14|Houston, TX

bostonian.........|08/05/13|12/23/13|01/03/14|01/02/14|01/22/14|01/24/14|04/04/14|05/05/14|05/29/14|Boston, MA
CbpTLS............|12/30/09|12/23/13|12/24/13|12/28/13|01/16/14|01/20/14|03/11/14|04/15/14|06/05/14|Dallas, TX
Trochero..........|01/24/01|12/24/13|01/02/14|12/31/13|01/13/14|01/24/14|02/24/14|03/24/14|--/--/--|Orlando, FL
CbpTLSwife........|12/30/09|12/26/13|12/30/13|01/06/14|01/30/14|02/03/14|03/12/14|04/17/14|05/09/14|Dallas, TX
DM2008............|12/03/13|12/28/13|01/06/14|01/06/14|01/24/14|02/03/14|03/12/14|04/18/14|04/22/14|Dallas, TX

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USCIS Phoenix, Arizona Lockbox
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VJName............|Eligible|Sent....|NOA.....|ChkCashd|Biometr.|In Line |Int Ltr.|Intview.|Oath....|FieldOffice
David.............|--/--/--|12/02/13|12/09/13|12/06/13|12/27/13|12/31/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Denver, CO
Mary..............|--/--/--|12/02/13|12/10/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|12/30/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Chicago, IL
kdj5k.............|09/01/13|12/06/13|12/12/13|--/--/--|12/31/13|01/03/14|02/03/14|03/10/14|04/08/14|Phoenix, AZ
Nadiia and Eric...|--/--/--|12/06/13|12/12/13|12/16/13|01/07/14|--/--/--|--/--/--|03/24/14|04/11/14|Kansas City, MO
exsocal...........|07/30/13|12/07/13|12/17/13|12/15/13|01/09/14|01/13/14|02/20/14|03/26/14|04/09/14|Chicago, IL

ShadowYU..........|10/17/13|12/28/13|01/03/14|01/06/14|01/30/14|02/03/14|03/26/14|04/30/14|04/30/14|Seattle, WA

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USCIS Lincoln, Nebraska Lockbox (Filing under 319b, 328 or 329 of the INA)
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VJName............|Eligible|Sent....|NOA.....|ChkCashd|Biometr.|In Line |Int Ltr.|Intview.|Oath....|FieldOffice
BarkerFamily......|--/--/--|12/09/13|12/21/13|12/13/13|01/02/14|12/26/13|01/23/14|02/03/14|02/03/14|Fairfax, VA

[DebbyNSeyi 15]

Finally done after almost 23 years

Congrats, cbptls!!!! :joy:

[nounou11 1]

Hi guys,i finally received my oath letter and oath date is June 18...I better drive within the speed limit from now until my oath date..I dont need any traffic tickets before my oath.. Lol...

Good luck romnick for monday... Do you have same day oath?

[romnick 15]

Hi guys,i finally received my oath letter and oath date is June 18...I better drive within the speed limit from now until my oath date..I dont need any traffic tickets before my oath.. Lol...

Good luck romnick for monday... Do you have same day oath?

Congrats nouou11 on getting your Oath date letter, Must have been very exciting to finally see the end to a never ending journey LOL!!! Atlanta has been a parking lot throughout the entire process and I am grateful to God that I am finally getting there after 6 whole months of never ending wait LOL. Yes, Atlanta does have same day Oath ceremony. I will keep you guys posted.

[DebbyNSeyi 15]

Hi guys,i finally received my oath letter and oath date is June 18...I better drive within the speed limit from now until my oath date..I dont need any traffic tickets before my oath.. Lol...

Good luck romnick for monday... Do you have same day oath?

Congrats nouou11 on getting your Oath date letter, Must have been very exciting to finally see the end to a never ending journey LOL!!! Atlanta has been a parking lot throughout the entire process and I am grateful to God that I am finally getting there after 6 whole months of never ending wait LOL. Yes, Atlanta does have same day Oath ceremony. I will keep you guys posted.

Congrats, guys!!! You're almost at the finish line!!!

btw, hubby applied for and got his passport in 2 weeks without paying the expedite fee....just fyi

[jcarlo 2]

Hey Guys! Just updating, I finally took the oath on May 27th! So happy to be a US citizen!

Didn't really tell a lot of people about it since I didn't wanna make a big deal out of it but I told the wrong 3 people because after that, it was all over facebook. I was overwhelmed with lots of love and support! I love that everyone's reaction so far have been "You mean, you haven't been a citizen this whole time?!?!" haha

I had mine at Federal District Court in Central Islip, NY. After going through metal detector, I had to check in my phone. It was on the second floor. I was greeted by 2 USCIS officers who are checking the Oath Letters and making sure they were filled out, and that you have your green card with you. Then I was seated in order of arrival. There were so many late comers that was admitted even though they arrived 1 hour after the scheduled time. First, they go row-by-row to submit your Oath Letter and they ask you if there's been any changes. The lady next to me had trouble answering a simple yes-and-no question so there was a 20 minute delay because the officer had to pull her aside and talk to her. She ended up not completing the ceremony and probably had to go back to be re-interviewed. After you surrender your green card, you're told to go to either Line 1 or 2 depending on which Court Clerk has your Naturalization Certificate. She will then show you your certificate and you have to ensure correct info and sign it. I was confused because they told us prior to sign it legibly with our new name (if you had a name change like I did) but it also has to match the signature on the photo. I signed the photo like the way I sign it now (not totally legible) and the lady just said sign it so I didn't want the form to have 2 different signatures so I signed it my original (not legible) signature, which hasn't given me problems (yet!, hopefully never!) Then we get seated again. Then the judge arrives to administer the oath. She also gives a speech, which I thought was too drawn out because she had to call up each country that was represented in the ceremony. There were 50 countries. That took an hour! Then afterwards, the certificates were handed out individually by the judge. After that, that was it!

I then drove to the DMV to have my license name/registration/car title updated (with my new name) and ran out of time to get passport. Applied for my passport on the 28th of May and 10 days later (today, June 7th) I got my passport and Certificate+Court order name change document. I am totally surprised on how quick this came (10 days!) because I didn't pay for expedited processing. I just finished applying for Global Entry. Now I just need to update my SS card and banks.

Good luck to all December applicants, hopefully the end of the journey is near! Cheers to all my fellow new citizens! Thanks for all your support during this stressful waiting game.

[romnick 15]

I just got back from my interview. God made it a smooth sailing Experience because I was approved on the spot. Unfortunately, I could not take my oath today. I was told to wait for the Oath letter in the mail. I am currently not in an hurry for anything for now since I am not traveling anywhere anytime soon. I am glad that the hardest part of the journey is finally over. All glory be to God the giver of all things. I will keep you guys updated about the Oath day. Stay blessed. Special thanks to all of you for all the supports throughout the years and most especially the N400 December Filers. I am indeed grateful.

Here are the Questions asked during the interview

What is an Amendment ? A change to the Constitution

Who vetoes bills? The President

What is the Supreme law of the Land? The constitution

What is the Capital of Georgia? Atlanta

Who did the United States fight during WW11? Japan, Germany and Italy

What do we show loyalty to when we say the pledge of allegiance ? The flag

The Reading Section;

Where is the White House located?

The Writing Section;

The White House is located in Washington DC

That was it. Was in an out of the place a little over an hour.

Edited June 9, 2014 by romnick

[DebbyNSeyi 15]

Hey Guys! Just updating, I finally took the oath on May 27th! So happy to be a US citizen!

Didn't really tell a lot of people about it since I didn't wanna make a big deal out of it but I told the wrong 3 people because after that, it was all over facebook. I was overwhelmed with lots of love and support! I love that everyone's reaction so far have been "You mean, you haven't been a citizen this whole time?!?!" haha

I had mine at Federal District Court in Central Islip, NY. After going through metal detector, I had to check in my phone. It was on the second floor. I was greeted by 2 USCIS officers who are checking the Oath Letters and making sure they were filled out, and that you have your green card with you. Then I was seated in order of arrival. There were so many late comers that was admitted even though they arrived 1 hour after the scheduled time. First, they go row-by-row to submit your Oath Letter and they ask you if there's been any changes. The lady next to me had trouble answering a simple yes-and-no question so there was a 20 minute delay because the officer had to pull her aside and talk to her. She ended up not completing the ceremony and probably had to go back to be re-interviewed. After you surrender your green card, you're told to go to either Line 1 or 2 depending on which Court Clerk has your Naturalization Certificate. She will then show you your certificate and you have to ensure correct info and sign it. I was confused because they told us prior to sign it legibly with our new name (if you had a name change like I did) but it also has to match the signature on the photo. I signed the photo like the way I sign it now (not totally legible) and the lady just said sign it so I didn't want the form to have 2 different signatures so I signed it my original (not legible) signature, which hasn't given me problems (yet!, hopefully never!) Then we get seated again. Then the judge arrives to administer the oath. She also gives a speech, which I thought was too drawn out because she had to call up each country that was represented in the ceremony. There were 50 countries. That took an hour! Then afterwards, the certificates were handed out individually by the judge. After that, that was it!

I then drove to the DMV to have my license name/registration/car title updated (with my new name) and ran out of time to get passport. Applied for my passport on the 28th of May and 10 days later (today, June 7th) I got my passport and Certificate+Court order name change document. I am totally surprised on how quick this came (10 days!) because I didn't pay for expedited processing. I just finished applying for Global Entry. Now I just need to update my SS card and banks.

Good luck to all December applicants, hopefully the end of the journey is near! Cheers to all my fellow new citizens! Thanks for all your support during this stressful waiting game.

I just got back from my interview. God made it a smooth sailing Experience because I was approved on the spot. Unfortunately, I could not take my oath today. I was told to wait for the Oath letter in the mail. I am currently not in an hurry for anything for now since I am not traveling anywhere anytime soon. I am glad that the hardest part of the journey is finally over. All glory be to God the giver of all things. I will keep you guys updated about the Oath day. Stay blessed. Special thanks to all of you for all the supports throughout the years and most especially the N400 December Filers. I am indeed grateful.

Here are the Questions asked during the interview

What is an Amendment ? A change to the Constitution

Who vetoes bills? The President

What is the Supreme law of the Land? The constitution

What is the Capital of Georgia? Atlanta

Who did the United States fight during WW11? Japan, Germany and Italy

What do we show loyalty to when we say the pledge of allegiance ? The flag

The Reading Section;

Where is the White House located?

The Writing Section;

The White House is located in Washington DC

That was it. Was in an out of the place a little over an hour.

Congrats to both Jcarlo and Romnick on their oath taking and approval!! Romnick - I remember you on visa journey from when we were both filing our petitions. We are now done with our visa journeys! Good luck to all of us!

[LostinNY07 0]

I finally get an email that my interview was schedule. I'm waiting to see the date and time I'm last one on for to get interview.

I finally get an email that my interview was schedule. I'm waiting to see the date and time I'm last one on for to get interview.

[romnick 15]

Congrats to both Jcarlo and Romnick on their oath taking and approval!! Romnick - I remember you on visa journey from when we were both filing our petitions. We are now done with our visa journeys! Good luck to all of us!

Thanks DebbyNSeyi. I remember you as well ! I had thought you kicked me to the curb! LOL Just kidding LOL. I remembered your numerous visits to Nigeria to bring your hubby home back then. I am glad that the pains and stress is all worth it now. How is your son doing? I am sure he is over 2 years old now, how time flies! It must be very exciting for the 3 of you to be traveling home together in July. To God be the glory for his faithfulness. I am sure you will be surprised that I know all of this stuff LOL. Well, I have been following your timeline on here just dont comment much. All is well with us here as well. Keep in touch. Congrats once again on your husband's citizenship.