N-400 March 2014

[ninasan 1]

Mine will be at the same place where I had my interview. The person that interviewed me said that they have ceremonies on a weekly basis.

Congrats! that's good news for Tampa filers...

Do you know where the oath ceremony is and how often do they have these ceremonies?

[Mistere 13]

Thank you. Congratulations to you as well...

Excellent detail and congratulations!

[Mistere 13]

Looks like Memphis slowed down a little. Hope they get scheduled soon. Good luck...

Still no oath letter form my boys, I might give it a little longer then inquire to make sure nothing got lost in the mail.

[Mistere 13]

Thank you very much...

I had the exact same six questions !! Well, congratulations !

Darth Vader Kuu, congratulations !

[Mistere 13]

That is great!!! Congratulations...

I just received the letter with the date for the Oath Ceremony, it will be this Friday July 25 at 10am. That was so fast! Only 10 days after my interview. :jest:

[Lzln222 10]

Hey guys, I received my passport today, yeah!~~!!

I think the fastest way to get your passport is go to passport office and the slowest way is go to post office!

Anyway, thank you all! I learned a lot from you guys in this four month journey, thank you thank you!

Here is my final timeline:

03/17/2014 - N-400 package mailed to Phoenix, AZ Lockbox

03/21/2014 - Check cleared

04/14/2014 - Biometrics done

05/12/2014 - In line for interview

05/12/2014 - Scheduled for interview

06/17/2014 - Interview date

07/16/2014 – Oath

07/22/2014 – Passport received

[Mr. & Mrs. S 2]

Hi All, I have been a passive member since my AOS days and I browse the forum from time to time. I came across this board and after reading all 80+ pages I figured I would chime in with my progress in the N-400 process. My eligibility window opened up on September 2nd, 2013, however

[Mr. & Mrs. S 2]

Sorry all, seems like my note was posted before I completed it.

Hi All, I have been a passive member since my AOS days and I browse the forum from time to time. I came across this board and after reading all 80+ pages I figured I would chime in with my progress in the N-400 process. My eligibility window opened up on September 2nd, 2013, however I gave to our little girl at the end of July and immigration was no where on my mind at the time. In March, I finally got around to getting everything together to start the process. My timeline is as follows:

03/22/14: Mailed N-400 package

03/27/14: Text and Email that package was received

04/01/14: Check Cashed

04/25/14: Biometrics Appointment completed

04/29/14: Placed in line for interview

06/30/14: Received a yellow letter dated 06/26/14. Letter basically stated that I should bring my Driver's License and all passports, including expired to my interview.

As you can tell I'm approaching the end of USCIS 90 day window and still have not received an interview notice. Holding out hope that it arrives in the next couple of weeks, but I'm aware that NYC is severly backlogged and I'm part of it. I live in Queens, NY and based on my zip code, most likely my local field office is Holtsville, NY.

[newoption 1]

Congratulations Mistere!

Thank you for sharing your experience Indeed, it will help some of us that will attend the interview in San Bernardino. (It is good to know about the free parking).

I had my interview on Friday the 18th at the San Bernardino, CA Field Office and wanted to share my experince hoping that maybe it will help someone.

I left my house with plenty of time to compensate for Friday traffic and unforeseen situations (didn't want to be late or in a hurry), even though the office is only 30 minutes away and I’m glad I did. I encountered traffic and Google navigation was close but not exact, weird because the map was correct. I arrived at the Field Office building 40 minutes before my appointment time. Looks like a fairly new building, plenty of free parking all around the building and the entrance is in the back of the building, they have a security check point with a metal detector (just like at the airport) and there were about 20 people waiting in the security line. The line moved a little slow and the metal detector was very sensitive, it beeped twice on me so I removed everything that had metal and emptied all my pockets into the bin that they x-ray. A lady had a metal fork in her purse which slowed things a bit, they did not let her dispose of it inside the building and was asked to take it back outside, so she did and had to wait in line again. After I made it through security they asked me what I was there for and I was directed to take the elevator to the 2nd floor. Right outside the elevator was a reception area with a tray on top of the counter, I told the lady I had an appointment and she asked me (with a very serious face and a short glance) to place the appointment letter in the tray, take a seat and wait to be called. There were approximately 30 people in the waiting area which had a sign with max occupancy of just over 160 (167 I believe), so it looked pretty empty. They had four or five entrance doors to the interviewing offices and also a restroom. There were signs saying that cell phone use was not allowed, but I guess they meant talking on it because a lot of people were using their cell phones (texting or ?), I left my in my car.

So I was about 20 minutes early and a little over dressed, most people dressed casual and some looked like they were on vacation on a tropical island, so much for appropriate attire. Some people in the waiting room looked very pensive, others nervous and some were doing last minute reviews on the civics questions. A few people were called in as I waited, a few tried unsuccessfuly to walk in with their companions, exept for lady that was legally blind, I was a little apprehensive of the unknown, but kept my cool and waited patiently when all of a sudden a male IO came out of one of the doors and called my name 5 minutes after my scheduled appointment and asked me to walk with him to his office (one of many), he stood behind his desk and asked me to remain standing, asked me to raise my right hand and was sworn in, he made eye contact without blinking, and I did the same.

He was very serious, to the point and business like, but very nice. He had a binder that was about a quarter of an inch thick including the 21 page N400 application on his desk, asked to see my green card and driver’s license (did not ask for the yellow letter that I received asking me to bring ID) compared them both against my N400 application and made some check marks with a red pen, then he proceeded to ask and verify every question on the application, asked if I wanted to change my name, asked about my wife, kids, job, address, aliases, etc... wrote some things down and made check marks. When he got to the cited/arrested part, I mentioned that I've had traffic fines (tickets) in the past, he asked what they were and if I paid for them, I told him yes and he just kept going. When he got to the yes/no questions, he made it a point to look at me straight in the eyes (maybe to see my reaction), he then reviewed every quickly one more time made some notes and took out a piece of paper that had three questions on it, he said he was going to test my english reading and writing skills, then proceeded to ask me to read the first question (Where is the White House?) he marked it correct, then gave me a piece of paper and asked me to write "The White House is in Washington, DC", he took it from me, looked at it and said thanks.

He then took out another piece of paper with 10 questions and asked:
What is the supreme law of the land?
Who vetoes bills?
What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
Who did the United States fight in World War II?
What is an amendment?
What is the capital of your state?

He then stamped, checked and stapled a bunch of things. Had me sign a couple of forms. Reviewed everything and gave me a form (N-652) that said: Naturalization Interview Results:
You passed the tests of English and US history and government
Congratulations! Your application has been recommended for approval. At this time it appears that you have established your eligibility for naturalization. If final approval is granted, you will be notified when and where to report for the Oath Ceremony.”
He then asked me if I had any questions, I said no, he said congratulations, have a good day.
I followed him to the exit and that was it. Not painfull at all.

Over all a good experience, better that I expected.

He did not ask to see, the yellow letter, tax transcripts, extra passport pictures, passport, selective service letter or any of the extra stuff I took with me just in case, only green card and driver's license.
Now I just have to wait patienly for an oath ceremony date.

Good luck to you all!!!

[*HappyInlove* 6]

Welcome to the forum Mr. & Mrs. S. We will add your timeline here. And also Congratulations to those who got approved in their interviews

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[kcoyclay1 98]

That is great!!! Congratulations...

Congrats!!!!

[aneczka 1]

yjia0319 passport office is faster so is post office but only if you pay for that service, I was going to do mine after the ceremony but when I saw that it's $195 I said no thanks = I'm in no rush - cause it's $110 for passport + $25 execution fee but they charge $60 expedited fee.

[Mistere 13]

Thank you and good luck on the 12th...
I forgot to mention that the interview lasted only about 15 minutes. I'm glad it was not 2 hours like the interview letter indicated.

Congratulations Mistere!

Thank you for sharing your experience Indeed, it will help some of us that will attend the interview in San Bernardino. (It is good to know about the free parking).

[Lzln222 10]

yjia0319 passport office is faster so is post office but only if you pay for that service, I was going to do mine after the ceremony but when I saw that it's $195 I said no thanks = I'm in no rush - cause it's $110 for passport + $25 execution fee but they charge $60 expedited fee.

hi aneczka, you are right. because I need go to Germany in 2 weeks after the oath ceremony and I dont want to apply Germany visa so I paid little bit more for fast service at passport office.

[Myles2986 5]

Even if you did apply for a German visa with your Chinese passport and made it to Germany without a US passport, you would have had big troubles on your way back here. Once you are a US citizen and you wanna travel internationally, you have no option but to get an American passport.

And congratulations by the way !