N-400 February 2016 Filers

[Iwo_Jima 119]

Hello please add me on the timeline? I sent in mine last february 8, and my notice date is february 20 and my biometrics is march 10...... And im still waiting for my interview... And my case is at NBC? Pittsburgh field office. Thanks!

What is your GC date?

Please provide us your GC date and we will add you to the chart.

[bjmyrnajourney 1]

What is GC? Green Card? sorry I don't know the short cuts.

[bjmyrnajourney 1]

My Green Card date is 10/02/12.

[bjmyrnajourney 1]

akdua1

When did you get your interview date? I wish mine would come also!

[Andrea&Henry 311]

Hi guys!!! another week!!!

Can't believe my interview is this Thursday!!!!! Im so excited and can't believe its reallll!!! I spent most of my weekend studying!!

[KASH2011 382]

Hi guys!!! another week!!!

Can't believe my interview is this Thursday!!!!! Im so excited and can't believe its reallll!!! I spent most of my weekend studying!!

Good luck to you!

[Tim & Cai 15]

Good luck Akihon and Nhutchings on your interview todat!!!!!

[ryna 132]

Hi guys!!! another week!!!

Can't believe my interview is this Thursday!!!!! Im so excited and can't believe its reallll!!! I spent most of my weekend studying!!

Good luck to you and to all with interviews this week!

[akihon 129]

Good luck Akihon and Nhutchings on your interview todat!!!!!

PASSED! I'm on my way to work now, will update later!

[nhutchings 17]

Passed! Also on our way to work, will also update later.

[akihon 129]

Chicago Field Office Interview Experience

My interview was scheduled for 8:45am. I went through security, checked in at 8:12am, and was given a number. Sat quietly by myself, looking up every time the door opened. There was an Indian lady that I overheard failed the speaking test. Finally, an officer came out and called my number. I grabbed my folder and purse and followed him in, greeting him good morning.

He showed me into his office, where he had my file open, and a small clear ziploc with my photos in it was sitting on the table. He put me under oath, and asked me for the appointment letter, my passport, LPR card and driver's license. My folder was still open, so he told me to put it away for now. He spent some time inputting information into the computer, before he turned to me and we started off with the civics test. In no particular order:

1. What is an amendment?

2. What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?

3. What is the supreme law of the land?

4. Who vetoes bills?

5. Who did the United States fight in World War II?

6. What is the capital of your state?

Then he told me to read number 1 out of 3 sentences ("Where is the White House?") and to write "The White House is in Washington DC". After that, we started reading through my application, where he just asked me what was on the form and I responded as I had written in February. He checked my list of travel dates against my passport, while asking if I had traveled recently. I said yes, and he updated my list with the one business trip I had at the end of March. I also had to provide my previous passport as well for some of the trips. He flipped through the pages so much, I thought the trips weren't on there, so I asked if they were (I had my third previous passport with me). He said "They are". He also asked whether some trips were business, and I said that the ones to China were on business, while everything else was on vacation. "Was your husband with you?" "For all the vacation trips, yes".

When we got to the arrests/citations part, I hesitated slightly before I said No (I have not been cited). He looked up at me from the form, noticing my hesitation. I apologized, saying that I hesitated because I do have a traffic citation that I forgot to mention on my initial submission.

"Was it alcohol-related?"

"No. I ran a red light."

"That's fine."

We continued through all the yes/no questions to the end. Apparently he had all my submissions from AOS and ROC, he chatted about my bank account statements, asked about my husband's job, about whether we had any pets (I was kinda surprised to be talking to him about my cats' names and why we picked them). He did ask if I had filed all my taxes, and whether I owed on any. I said I do not owe on taxes, and that I submitted the original IRS transcripts with my application, but had copies on me, including my 2015 tax transcript. He requested the 2015 copy, so I surrendered that to him. After all that was done, he asked me to sign my form, and then congratulated me on my approval. He told me that the letter will come in the mail for my oath ceremony, and that it would take a few weeks.

He walked me out of the office, congratulated me again. I shook his hand, thanked him, and went off!

[Andrea&Henry 311]

Chicago Field Office Interview Experience

My interview was scheduled for 8:45am. I went through security, checked in at 8:12am, and was given a number. Sat quietly by myself, looking up every time the door opened. There was an Indian lady that I overheard failed the speaking test. Finally, an officer came out and called my number. I grabbed my folder and purse and followed him in, greeting him good morning.

He showed me into his office, where he had my file open, and a small clear ziploc with my photos in it was sitting on the table. He put me under oath, and asked me for the appointment letter, my passport, LPR card and driver's license. My folder was still open, so he told me to put it away for now. He spent some time inputting information into the computer, before he turned to me and we started off with the civics test. In no particular order:

1. What is an amendment?

2. What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?

3. What is the supreme law of the land?

4. Who vetoes bills?

5. Who did the United States fight in World War II?

6. What is the capital of your state?

Then he told me to read number 1 out of 3 sentences ("Where is the White House?") and to write "The White House is in Washington DC". After that, we started reading through my application, where he just asked me what was on the form and I responded as I had written in February. He checked my list of travel dates against my passport, while asking if I had traveled recently. I said yes, and he updated my list with the one business trip I had at the end of March. I also had to provide my previous passport as well for some of the trips. He flipped through the pages so much, I thought the trips weren't on there, so I asked if they were (I had my third previous passport with me). He said "They are". He also asked whether some trips were business, and I said that the ones to China were on business, while everything else was on vacation. "Was your husband with you?" "For all the vacation trips, yes".

When we got to the arrests/citations part, I hesitated slightly before I said No (I have not been cited). He looked up at me from the form, noticing my hesitation. I apologized, saying that I hesitated because I do have a traffic citation that I forgot to mention on my initial submission.

"Was it alcohol-related?"

"No. I ran a red light."

"That's fine."

We continued through all the yes/no questions to the end. Apparently he had all my submissions from AOS and ROC, he chatted about my bank account statements, asked about my husband's job, about whether we had any pets (I was kinda surprised to be talking to him about my cats' names and why we picked them). He did ask if I had filed all my taxes, and whether I owed on any. I said I do not owe on taxes, and that I submitted the original IRS transcripts with my application, but had copies on me, including my 2015 tax transcript. He requested the 2015 copy, so I surrendered that to him. After all that was done, he asked me to sign my form, and then congratulated me on my approval. He told me that the letter will come in the mail for my oath ceremony, and that it would take a few weeks.

He walked me out of the office, congratulated me again. I shook his hand, thanked him, and went off!

Congratulations!!!

[Tim & Cai 15]

PASSED! I'm on my way to work now, will update later!

Congratulations akihon!!!! I also liked your interview experience. I am relieved to hear the IO didn't make a big deal about the traffic citation.

Passed! Also on our way to work, will also update later.

Congrats nhutchings!!!!

[akihon 129]

Congratulations!!!

Thank you!

Congratulations akihon!!!! I also liked your interview experience. I am relieved to hear the IO didn't make a big deal about the traffic citation.

Thank you! I'm glad he didn't either. He also watched me print my name and sign the N400, and noticed that I had written my middle name in two names. He asked if that was the way it was supposed to be written, I said yes, but I'm always very bad at making it obvious that it is two words. He said he would make the correction, printed out a sheet of paper for me to double check that all my information was correct, and it was!

He was really nice. I think having an early morning interview before they go through everybody else's BS is a good idea haha!

[Tim & Cai 15]

He was really nice. I think having an early morning interview before they go through everybody else's BS is a good idea haha!

I totally agree. My appointment was early too.