N-400 February 2016 Filers

[Caryh 5,206]

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."

Congrats! This part made me laugh, this is about the only situation where someone would say running a red light was fine

[akihon 129]

Congrats! This part made me laugh, this is about the only situation where someone would say running a red light was fine

Haha, good point! It was completely by accident. I didn't see the light, and by the time my husband shouted at me that the light was red, I was already in the middle of the intersection, so I kept going. Then the ticket showed up in the mail with the red light camera picture on it.

There were a lot of times during the interview, particularly during the yes/no portion, where I really wanted to make jokes. I had to tell myself that this was a serious, federal interview and that they wouldn't appreciate jokes.

Like I mean, "Have you ever killed or wanted to kill someone?"

Haven't we all wanted to kill someone at some point? XD

Edited May 16, 2016 by akihon

[Yanndny 1]

Congrats to the two approved today!!!

Reading about your experience made me wonder something. As I mentioned before, I was given a hard time during the interview for a traffic violation that I disclosed in my N400 (a speeding ticket that was later dismissed). This lead the IO to have me wait outside the room for 10 minutes while she talked to a supervisor asking if the provided copy of the court decision for my speeding ticket was good enough for them.

When she called me back to the door and handed me the form saying I passed the civic/english test (no other box checked), she didn't have me sign my N-400. Is this something that happens when they don't make a decision on the spot or did she forget? In any event, I will probably have to sign it at one point, no?

Since last Wednesday my status on USCIS went from "under supervisor review" to "supervisor review complete" which does not mean a lot in itself ;-) Nothing since.

Thanks!

[Iwo_Jima 119]

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!

Congrats

[Iwo_Jima 119]

Added Bjmyrnajourney

N-400: February 2016 Applicants
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[Iwo_Jima 119]

My Green Card date is 10/02/12.

What is your Cashed and NOA dates?

[Tim & Cai 15]

Congrats to the two approved today!!!

Reading about your experience made me wonder something. As I mentioned before, I was given a hard time during the interview for a traffic violation that I disclosed in my N400 (a speeding ticket that was later dismissed). This lead the IO to have me wait outside the room for 10 minutes while she talked to a supervisor asking if the provided copy of the court decision for my speeding ticket was good enough for them.

When she called me back to the door and handed me the form saying I passed the civic/english test (no other box checked), she didn't have me sign my N-400. Is this something that happens when they don't make a decision on the spot or did she forget? In any event, I will probably have to sign it at one point, no?

Since last Wednesday my status on USCIS went from "under supervisor review" to "supervisor review complete" which does not mean a lot in itself ;-) Nothing since.

Thanks!

I think it was simply because the IO was in a bad mood. It is too bad your interview wasn't earlier in the day like Akihon's and mine. They should have said since you weren't arrested and it didn't involve alcohol it didn't matter and crossed it off your application. I'm not sure why they didn't have you sign it.

Good luck and God bless

Cai

[erica_itz 5]

Yay!! Just received email/text, my interview was scheduled! Finally! I'm so happy!! And congrats to everyone making progress and passing on the interviews!

[nhutchings 17]

Our experience at the New York City Javits Federal Building

Interview was a 09.45, we walked in the building at about 09.15. Passed through security and checked in at a couple other stops before arriving at a small waiting room - got there about 09.25 or so. Two numbers were called before us, so after waiting about 20 minutes they called ours and we both went up, but of course they didn't let us both in for the interview! The IO was a wonderful Dominican lady who, in the middle of the interview, actually answered a call from a friend on her personal cell phone and chatted for a couple minutes! Anyway, she had a huge file on us (probably everything from the I-125 until now), and all she asked for was a passport, Green Card, and New York driver's permit. We had brought taxes, marriage certificate, birth certificates, and all that jazz, but she said 'no, I got it all here!'

Questions were:

1. How many justices (eight now, but should be nine!)

2. What did the Declaration of Independence do?

3. Who becomes President if the President and Vice President can no longer serve? ('the Speaker of the House, who is now Paul Ryan and...' 'No, no, too much! I just need the answer to the question!')

4. What does the Cabinet do?

5. For how many years to we elect a Senator?

6. Name one branch of goverment.

The sentence (to answer and write) was 'When is Columbus Day?' - 'Columbus Day is in October.'

There was a little confusion about the place of birth: technically it was the Soviet Union - or, rather, the Soviet Socialist Republic of Armenia, a constituent republic of the USSR, which is what we put on the N-400 application to be most correct - but Armenia became an independent country shortly thereafter. The IO said 'so, you were born in Russia?' 'No, Armenia!' 'But the Soviet Union is Russia...' Anyway, the rest of the conversation was just chatting ('you don't make very much as a teacher!') and confirming no past criminal history or child soldiery. Then she said congrats, you passed, and that was that!

When asked about the oath ceremony (we're leaving New York for an extended trip at the end of May), she said 'four to six weeks - you'll received a letter in the mail.' 'Can we get it sooner?' 'Four to six weeks.' Harumph. Looks like we're going to have to fly back to New York for that, and we've already got a subletter lined up for our apartment!

We were out of the building by 10.30. Status online still hasn't changed. Now we're just waiting for the oath scheduling.

[nhutchings 17]

My Interview Experience (Federal Plaza in NYC)

Hey Krbxtigerz, any word on when your oath ceremony will be? Has your status yet changed online?

[Dreadnought 1]

Finally some action -- Got Email today that Interview has been scheduled ! Now waiting on Interview letter

[bjmyrnajourney 1]

I wish my interview schedule would come too (

[miraculous 4]

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

Congratulations!

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

Congratulations!

[KASH2011 382]

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

Congrats!

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

Congrats!

[ryna 132]

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

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

Yay!! Just received email/text, my interview was scheduled! Finally! I'm so happy!! And congrats to everyone making progress and passing on the interviews!

Finally some action -- Got Email today that Interview has been scheduled ! Now waiting on Interview letter

Lots of activity this week! Congrats to those who passed and to those whose interviews have now been scheduled.

Edited May 17, 2016 by ryna