N-400 October 2015 filers

[Mr. & Mrs. Darcy 4]

My wife passed her interview yesterday! Woo hoo! Only missed one question. Should have the oath ceremony in about 10 days time.

Congrats!

Audy_Rob, how about your wife interview date? Did she receive her interview letter?

Edited February 11, 2016 by She_him

[VeraVimes 5]

Hi everyone! Just wanted to add my interview experience from today at the Chicago location.

Interview was scheduled for 10:45, I got there at about 10:30. Checked in at the front desk and was given a number and told to wait. Right on time, my number was called and I was greeted by a friendly woman who took me to her office. I was told to stand and took the oath. She asked for my passport, green card and driver's license. After checking those she started with the questions.

Who is the Commander in Chief of the military? The President.

What are the two political parties of the US? Democratic & Republican

What is the political party of the current President? Democratic

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

[VeraVimes 5]

Oh jeez, I just tried to edit my post up there and it disappeared... I'll have to write it out in full here, sorry folks!

I brought my duplicate package and an original marriage certificate.

Interview was scheduled for 10:45, I got there at about 10:30. Checked in at the front desk and was given a number and told to wait. Right on time, my number was called and I was greeted by a friendly woman who took me to her office. I was told to stand and took the oath. She asked for my passport, green card and driver's license. After checking those she started with the questions.

Who is the Commander in Chief of the military? The President.

What are the two political parties of the US? Democratic & Republican

What is the political party of the current President? Democratic

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? Jefferson

Name 3 original states? New Hampshire, New Jersey, Virginia

Name a state that borders Mexico? California

Then I had to read "How many states do we have?" and write "We have fifty states".

So far so good.

Then we moved on to the N400 form. She checked through my husband's 3 divorce certificates (Note: I had listed them in reverse chronological order which threw her off!) She went to check my travel in my passport, but as it's new, there are no stamps in there. She didn't mind, though.

She checked a few things like full name and address, then went through the Yes/No questions.

Then she started about the proof of marriage I had sent in. As my husband is the breadwinner, he takes care of all the bills and the mortgage is in his name only. This leaves me with little proof - I had a joint bank account statement, and the summary page of three tax returns showing us filing jointly. This clearly wasn't enough. She gave me a long list of documents to send in (see below) and told me I had a month to do it. As I'm going away from three weeks next Wednesday, I have to get on this before then. By the way, I told her I would be leaving the country and asked if they needed documentation of that, she said they didn't.

So now I have to send in a massive package, and they will contact me 2-3 weeks later with their decision.

Here's what they asked for:

- Full copy of tax returns for 2012, 2013, 2014

- Copies of all statements filed with tax returns, including 1099s and W2s for me and spouse

- A current pay stub for myself and spouse, as well as one from 2015

- Copy of spouse's driver's license

- Bona fides:

a. Life insurance declaration evidencing beneficiaries

b. Health insurance coverage evidencing beneficiaries with proof of effective date of coverage

c. Auto insurance as above

d. Mortgage statements evidencing joint ownership or leases for 2010-present

e. Any and all recorded deeds related to property

f. A copy of utility bills from 2013-present (January and July statements for each year only)

g. Title to any and all automobiles and/or loan statements

Sheesh, they don't want much, do they? I don't have all of these (who keeps their utility bills that long??) but I'll try to get as much as possible. I can include my Roth IRA with him as beneficiary, and some of his credit cards I have a card for (she mentioned this as well).

We applied to have my name added to the deed last year which went through, but it takes so long to get a copy that I won't have that. I do have a copy of the quit claim deed that shows him adding me, so I hope that will suffice.

Sorry for the length, but I hope this might be useful for anyone wondering what kind of extra documents they might bring! I'll let you know what happens once I hear back from them. I'll have to tell my neighbor to keep an eye on our mail for any USCIS letters!

Good luck to everyone with an upcoming interview. Let me know if you want any other details.

[Sassiringa 2]

Thank you so much for the detailed post

[DebLogs 0]

N-400: October 2015 Applicants
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USCIS Dallas/Lewisville, Texas Lockbox
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Andry............|09/23/10|09/28|10/05|10/06|10/28/15|10/30/15.|12/31/15.|02/08/16.|02/08/16.|Newark, NJ
Ed & Dais........|12/28/12|09/28|10/05|10/02|10/27/15|11/30/15.|01/09/16.|02/09/16.|--/--/--.|Baltimore, MD
reginakrys.......|10/17/12|09/28|10/02|10/01|10/29/15|11/02/15.|02/06/16.|03/07/16.|--/--/--.|New York, NY
jv0814(Cousin)...|10/08/11|09/30|09/30|10/08|11/05/15|11/09/15.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Dallas, TX
lvriesling.......|10/06/11|10/03|11/06|11/06|12/23/15|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Oakland Park, FL
Paula_C..........|09/26/12|10/05|10/13|10/09|11/30/15|12/02/15.|01/09/16.|02/13/16.|--/--/--.|Newark, NJ (FP - Rescheduled from 11/17)
Kerrin...........|07/12/10|10/05|10/07|10/08|10/26/15|11/05/15.|12/10/15.|01/12/16.|--/--/--.|Orlando, FL (Early FP: 10/21/15)
DebLogs..........|10/23/12|10/06|09/11|10/12|10/30/15|11/03/15.|12/22/15.|01/25/16.|--/--/--.|Atlanta, GA
Mahyland.........|07/24/12|10/14|10/21|10/16|11/09/15|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Dallas, TX
NWD2013..........|--/--/--|10/15|10/21|10/16|11/09/15|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Houston, TX (Early FP: 11/05/15)
usaeagle.........|08/16/12|10/15|10/22|10/20|11/13/15|11/17/15.|01/04/16.|02/03/16.|--/--/--.|Orlando, FL
levitude23.......|01/08/13|10/16|--/--|10/19|11/19/15|12/08/15.|12/29/15.|02/01/16.|02/09/16.|Atlanta, GA (Early FP: 11/10/15)
M.A.C............|01/14/11|10/19|10/23|10/20|11/17/15|01/14/16.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Alexandria, VA (Early FP: 11/09/15)
mnrcwv16.........|01/18/13|10/22|10/28|10/26|11/12/15|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Dallas, TX (FP re-scheduled from 11/17)
Barciur..........|08/18/06|10/24|waive|11/09|11/30/15|12/02/15.|01/22/16.|02/24/16.|--/--/--.|Philadelphia, PA
ar & bi..........|01/26/13|10/28|11/03|10/30|--/--/--|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Houston, TX

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USCIS Phoenix, Arizona Lockbox
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UserName.........|GC-Date.|Sent.|Cashd|NOA..|Fprints.|In Line..|Int Ltr..|Intview..|Oath.....|Field Office
Sassiringa.......|12/10/12|09/28|--/--|10/01|10/21/15|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Chicago, IL
She_him..........|09/20/08|09/30|10/07|10/07|10/26/15|10/30/15.|01/19/16.|02/16/16.|--/--/--.|San Jose, CA (Early FP: 10/21/15)
Cathey & Paul....|05/06/11|10/01|10/08|10/06|10/30/15|11/05/15.|12/17/15.|01/25/16.|--/--/--.|Denver, CO
Jeanycnd.........|05/02/10|10/05|10/09|10/19|11/06/15|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Chicago, IL
Audy_Rob.........|04/08/11|10/07|10/15|10/13|11/02/15|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|San Jose, CA
ashwnzl..........|08/13/12|10/08|10/15|10/13|11/03/15|11/05/15.|01/13/16.|01/20/16.|01/25/16.|Detroit, MI
pppppp...........|03/26/09|10/12|10/19|10/15|11/12/15|11/16/15.|01/04/16.|02/08/16.|--/--/--.|Sacramento, CA
MyOwnV...........|03/20/08|10/12|--/--|10/15|11/09/15|11/11/15.|01/04/16.|02/03/16.|--/--/--.|Los Angeles, CA
christera22......|07/17/09|10/13|10/17|10/16|11/13/15|11/17/15.|12/07/15.|01/11/16.|01/14/16.|Cincinnati, OH
inches...........|01/10/11|10/13|10/19|10/14|11/13/15|12/10/15.|01/0-/16?|02/09/16.|--/--/--.|Phoenix, AZ
VeraVimes........|08/09/11|10/14|10/21|10/20|11/09/15|11/11/15.|01/07/16.|02/11/16.|--/--/--.|Chicago, IL (Early FP: 11/06/15)
Yanabel..........|06/21/11|10/14|10/20|10/15|11/10/15|11/12/15.|01/22/16.|02/19/16.|--/--/--.|San Francisco, CA
Wchan23..........|01/17/13|10/19|10/29|10/27|11/18/15|12/17/15.|01/19/16.|02/23/16.|--/--/--.|Chicago, IL
khwaidee1........|01/15/13|10/20|10/26|10/23|11/18/15|12/15/15.|01/04/16.|02/10/16.|--/--/--.|Santa Ana, CA
Paribest.........|09/25/10|10/22|10/29|10/28|11/16/15|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|San Jose, CA
Esme2015.........|01/08/13|10/22|10/29|10/28|11/16/15|12/08/15.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|San Diego, CA
jc79.............|08/05/10|10/23|10/28|10/27|11/20/15|--/--/--.|01/20/16.|02/26/16.|--/--/--.|Portland, OR
Chegayl..........|02/23/03|10/26|MnOrd|10/27|11/16/15|11/18/15.|01/29/16.|03/01/16.|--/--/--.|Los Angeles, CA
bikerbrit........|06/29/03|10/29|11/05|11/04|11/23/15|11/30/15.|01/28/16.|03/01/16.|--/--/--.|Chicago, IL

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USCIS Lincoln, Nebraska Lockbox (Filing Under 319b, 328, or 329 of the INA)
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UserName.........|GC-Date.|Sent.|Cashd|NOA..|Fprints.|In Line..|Int Ltr..|Intview..|Oath.....|Field Office
Adella...........|12/22/11|09/30|10/09|10/02|11/20/15|11/24/15.|12/21/15.|01/14/16.|--/--/--.|San Diego, CA
Alix_fmi.........|02/26/11|10/05|10/13|10/15|11/09/15|11/12/15.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Chicago, IL
dadajnm..........|12/09/12|10/06|10/13|10/07|11/18/15|11/06/15.|12/07/15.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Atlanta, GA (01/04/16 descheduled by USCIS on 12/28/15)



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[pppppp 0]

I think you are in a better situation than I'm. My IO told me that I should receive the list of requirement in 2 weeks by snail mail

And, the IO made no decision because he/she insisted I should've applied under 5 years rule, though he/she finally realized why I chose to do it under 3 years rule (becasue I travelled outside of US too much in the first 2 years). The IO did confirm I could apply under 3 years rule in the end, but I still have to wait for the snail mail. Now, I sort of understand why the IO insisted on 5 years rule, which is obviously more straightford and easier to review and make decision than 3 years rule. I'll compare my list with yours once I got the mail, hopefully in 2 weeks

Oh jeez, I just tried to edit my post up there and it disappeared... I'll have to write it out in full here, sorry folks!

I brought my duplicate package and an original marriage certificate.

Interview was scheduled for 10:45, I got there at about 10:30. Checked in at the front desk and was given a number and told to wait. Right on time, my number was called and I was greeted by a friendly woman who took me to her office. I was told to stand and took the oath. She asked for my passport, green card and driver's license. After checking those she started with the questions.

Who is the Commander in Chief of the military? The President.

What are the two political parties of the US? Democratic & Republican

What is the political party of the current President? Democratic

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? Jefferson

Name 3 original states? New Hampshire, New Jersey, Virginia

Name a state that borders Mexico? California

Then I had to read "How many states do we have?" and write "We have fifty states".

So far so good.

Then we moved on to the N400 form. She checked through my husband's 3 divorce certificates (Note: I had listed them in reverse chronological order which threw her off!) She went to check my travel in my passport, but as it's new, there are no stamps in there. She didn't mind, though.

She checked a few things like full name and address, then went through the Yes/No questions.

Then she started about the proof of marriage I had sent in. As my husband is the breadwinner, he takes care of all the bills and the mortgage is in his name only. This leaves me with little proof - I had a joint bank account statement, and the summary page of three tax returns showing us filing jointly. This clearly wasn't enough. She gave me a long list of documents to send in (see below) and told me I had a month to do it. As I'm going away from three weeks next Wednesday, I have to get on this before then. By the way, I told her I would be leaving the country and asked if they needed documentation of that, she said they didn't.

So now I have to send in a massive package, and they will contact me 2-3 weeks later with their decision.

Here's what they asked for:

- Full copy of tax returns for 2012, 2013, 2014

- Copies of all statements filed with tax returns, including 1099s and W2s for me and spouse

- A current pay stub for myself and spouse, as well as one from 2015

- Copy of spouse's driver's license

- Bona fides:

a. Life insurance declaration evidencing beneficiaries

b. Health insurance coverage evidencing beneficiaries with proof of effective date of coverage

c. Auto insurance as above

d. Mortgage statements evidencing joint ownership or leases for 2010-present

e. Any and all recorded deeds related to property

f. A copy of utility bills from 2013-present (January and July statements for each year only)

g. Title to any and all automobiles and/or loan statements

Sheesh, they don't want much, do they? I don't have all of these (who keeps their utility bills that long??) but I'll try to get as much as possible. I can include my Roth IRA with him as beneficiary, and some of his credit cards I have a card for (she mentioned this as well).

We applied to have my name added to the deed last year which went through, but it takes so long to get a copy that I won't have that. I do have a copy of the quit claim deed that shows him adding me, so I hope that will suffice.

Sorry for the length, but I hope this might be useful for anyone wondering what kind of extra documents they might bring! I'll let you know what happens once I hear back from them. I'll have to tell my neighbor to keep an eye on our mail for any USCIS letters!

Good luck to everyone with an upcoming interview. Let me know if you want any other details.

[usaeagle 1]

Hello,

An update after wife's interview when she got the letter marked "A decision cannot yet be made about your application". Today received a letter in the mail, asking for the following items.

1. Evidence of Marriage: All was submitted before.

2. Tax transcripts 2012, 2013 for both of us: (I do not work, so don't file any taxes, wife started working later in 2013). Have always mentioned in all the application and again during the interview too.

3. Bank statements: from 2012 to present.

4. Passport: submit photocopies of every page of your passport. Also make a list of each trip you have taken outside of US including all the countries you visited on each trip and for how long you were in each country for. (This was all mentioned in the N-400, along with exact dates and places. Also went through it with the interviewer).

Have until 3/11 to submit all the documents.

After our marriage, we made changes to my wife last name to be my last name. In all her documents from change of status to removal of condition including driving license and ss# all have her first name and my last name, no middle name. During the signing of paper at the interview, the officer insisted that she must have a middle name as it is required and made her write her father's name as the middle name. The letter received in the mail today had the middle name too. My question, can we request them to remove the middle name or would we need to change my wife name to include the middle name.

Thanks

[JimmyHou 611]

Oh jeez, I just tried to edit my post up there and it disappeared... I'll have to write it out in full here, sorry folks!

I brought my duplicate package and an original marriage certificate.

Interview was scheduled for 10:45, I got there at about 10:30. Checked in at the front desk and was given a number and told to wait. Right on time, my number was called and I was greeted by a friendly woman who took me to her office. I was told to stand and took the oath. She asked for my passport, green card and driver's license. After checking those she started with the questions.

Who is the Commander in Chief of the military? The President.

What are the two political parties of the US? Democratic & Republican

What is the political party of the current President? Democratic

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? Jefferson

Name 3 original states? New Hampshire, New Jersey, Virginia

Name a state that borders Mexico? California

Then I had to read "How many states do we have?" and write "We have fifty states".

So far so good.

Then we moved on to the N400 form. She checked through my husband's 3 divorce certificates (Note: I had listed them in reverse chronological order which threw her off!) She went to check my travel in my passport, but as it's new, there are no stamps in there. She didn't mind, though.

She checked a few things like full name and address, then went through the Yes/No questions.

Then she started about the proof of marriage I had sent in. As my husband is the breadwinner, he takes care of all the bills and the mortgage is in his name only. This leaves me with little proof - I had a joint bank account statement, and the summary page of three tax returns showing us filing jointly. This clearly wasn't enough. She gave me a long list of documents to send in (see below) and told me I had a month to do it. As I'm going away from three weeks next Wednesday, I have to get on this before then. By the way, I told her I would be leaving the country and asked if they needed documentation of that, she said they didn't.

So now I have to send in a massive package, and they will contact me 2-3 weeks later with their decision.

Here's what they asked for:

- Full copy of tax returns for 2012, 2013, 2014

- Copies of all statements filed with tax returns, including 1099s and W2s for me and spouse

- A current pay stub for myself and spouse, as well as one from 2015

- Copy of spouse's driver's license

- Bona fides:

a. Life insurance declaration evidencing beneficiaries

b. Health insurance coverage evidencing beneficiaries with proof of effective date of coverage

c. Auto insurance as above

d. Mortgage statements evidencing joint ownership or leases for 2010-present

e. Any and all recorded deeds related to property

f. A copy of utility bills from 2013-present (January and July statements for each year only)

g. Title to any and all automobiles and/or loan statements

Sheesh, they don't want much, do they? I don't have all of these (who keeps their utility bills that long??) but I'll try to get as much as possible. I can include my Roth IRA with him as beneficiary, and some of his credit cards I have a card for (she mentioned this as well).

We applied to have my name added to the deed last year which went through, but it takes so long to get a copy that I won't have that. I do have a copy of the quit claim deed that shows him adding me, so I hope that will suffice.

Sorry for the length, but I hope this might be useful for anyone wondering what kind of extra documents they might bring! I'll let you know what happens once I hear back from them. I'll have to tell my neighbor to keep an eye on our mail for any USCIS letters!

Good luck to everyone with an upcoming interview. Let me know if you want any other details.

Make sure you take your passport to the oath ceremony. There'll be a question about whether or not you've taken any trips since your interview and sometimes they want to check dates.

[VeraVimes 5]

Make sure you take your passport to the oath ceremony. There'll be a question about whether or not you've taken any trips since your interview and sometimes they want to check dates.

Thanks! That's a good tip.

[VeraVimes 5]

I think you are in a better situation than I'm. My IO told me that I should receive the list of requirement in 2 weeks by snail mail

And, the IO made no decision because he/she insisted I should've applied under 5 years rule, though he/she finally realized why I chose to do it under 3 years rule (becasue I travelled outside of US too much in the first 2 years). The IO did confirm I could apply under 3 years rule in the end, but I still have to wait for the snail mail. Now, I sort of understand why the IO insisted on 5 years rule, which is obviously more straightford and easier to review and make decision than 3 years rule. I'll compare my list with yours once I got the mail, hopefully in 2 weeks

2 weeks! How infuriating. It's pretty bizarre how much offices differ from each other. And there has to be large amount of chance involved in the amount of documentation they ask for. Good luck with putting your package together, I hope the letter comes soon!

[MK & M 0]

Is the Chicago office slow or something?

My husband sent his N400 and it was rec'd on October 2nd, 2015. I can't remember exactly but j believe he did his fingerprints on October 26th, 2015 (it was for sure in October).

We haven't seen anything since then. What does "in line" mean for the timelines posted?

I looked up the processing times and it says they are working on June 29, 2015, so I can't put in an inquiry. That is as of 12-31-15 so over a month ago.

Just getting confused seeing some processed ahead of that when they have the date of June.

Any input appreciated

[JimmyHou 611]

Is the Chicago office slow or something?

My husband sent his N400 and it was rec'd on October 2nd, 2015. I can't remember exactly but j believe he did his fingerprints on October 26th, 2015 (it was for sure in October).

We haven't seen anything since then. What does "in line" mean for the timelines posted?

I looked up the processing times and it says they are working on June 29, 2015, so I can't put in an inquiry. That is as of 12-31-15 so over a month ago.

Just getting confused seeing some processed ahead of that when they have the date of June.

Any input appreciated

The June date is essentially meaningless.

There is an April filer here on VJ in Chicago who still hasn't been interviewed and yet there are applicants who sent their packages in after June who have been interviewed and who have taken their oaths.

The inline date is an intermediate step that means that the national benefits center has finished your initial processing and now the field office has to schedule an interview. Some people take this to mean that the background check has been completed, but there are some cases where people are told that they are still in the background check phase even after being placed inline. In my opinion it's simply an indication that things are progressing, but it has not real significance in the way that an interview letter does.

[MyOwnV 3]

Update:

My oath is scheduled for 2/23/2016

Almost there!!!!

MyOwnV

[KASH2011 382]

Update:

My oath is scheduled for 2/23/2016

Almost there!!!!

MyOwnV

Congrats!

[Paula_C 1]

Can someone please update my interview date to 2/27, I just realized that it still had the old one.

Does anyone know how do we go about the passport situation if we have a name change? Should I start with the application process already? I've heard it takes a while. Thanks!!!