N-400 February 2016 Filers

[Tim & Cai 15]

We have discussed doing that too.. My concern with that is being responsible for medical coverage for her mother without insurance. It is much less to send money for treatments there.

[Tim & Cai 15]

My wife asked me to type this out so here we go. Her interview was scheduled for 9am. We were 15 minutes early. While we were waiting a few people came out of their interview with big smiles. Good sign. At 9:02 the IO came out and called for her by last name only. He looked really cranky... Not a good sign..

She walked back to an office with a little desk and he had her swear to tell the truth. He then asked for her driver’s license, green card and her passport. He took the port of entry stamp and put it in her file. The IO didn’t ask for any other paperwork. They then went through the N-400 form from front to back. They did skip over the info about my previous marriage. He then asked for her Social Security Number. He did not ask to see the card.

He then said “It is time for the 100 civic questions. I will ask you a total of 10 questions. You can miss 4.” Here are the questions he asked.

1. How many members are in the House of Representatives?

2. Name one war that was fought by the US in the 1900’s.

3. Who is the father of our country?

4. Who is the Chief Justice of the US?

5. How many years is the President elected for?

6. How many years are members of the House elected for?

He did not ask 10. J

“Now it is time for the English portion of the test.”

He had her read a sentence that happened to be one of the 100 questions. Who is George Washington? He then told her to write “We vote for the president in November.” Then the IO said Congratulations. You have passed the test.” He then printed the Notice of Naturalization Oath Ceremony and handed it to her. The date and time on the notice is 5/12/16 at 9:45am. She then thanked him and he kind of smiled. That was the first time he smiled.

At 9:18 my wife came out. I knew right away she passes because she was smiling from ear to ear. I think at first she was trying to hide it but couldn’t. J

Tim & Cai

Edited April 25, 2016 by Tim & Cai

[Caryh 5,206]

We have discussed doing that too.. My concern with that is being responsible for medical coverage for her mother without insurance. It is much less to send money for treatments there.

Obamacare does cover them.

[Helpme123 9]

Congratulations & Thanks for sharing!

That's interesting I think that's two interviews now and no extra documentation requested. I guess it's a case by case basis.

[Tim & Cai 15]

Congratulations & Thanks for sharing!

That's interesting I think that's two interviews now and no extra documentation requested. I guess it's a case by case basis.

Thanks Helpme123. We decided her IO wasn't fully awake.

[Tim & Cai 15]

Obamacare does cover them.

nope

[coolmind1414 13]

Congratulations for your interview went well.

good luck everyone,

haven't heard anything about my in-line, no status update online. worried, but hanging in here

[Caryh 5,206]

nope

Look under the Life in the USA. There's a topic on this there.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/582733-success-getting-healthcare-coverage-for-immigrant-parents-over-65/

Edited April 25, 2016 by Caryh

[ryna 132]

nope

As LPRs, they'd be eligible to purchase coverage on the exchange. Whether they would be eligible for the subsidies would be a different matter and may depend on which state they are in. In my non-expanded Medicaid state, when I was without income for a few months, even a USC (me) with too low of an income was not eligible for subsidies, so I had to pay 100% of the cost of the policy for our coverage.

[akihon 129]

Congratulations & Thanks for sharing!

That's interesting I think that's two interviews now and no extra documentation requested. I guess it's a case by case basis.

Thanks Helpme123. We decided her IO wasn't fully awake.

We're supposed to carry SSN too? This isn't on the document check list lol

[Tim & Cai 15]

As LPRs, they'd be eligible to purchase coverage on the exchange. Whether they would be eligible for the subsidies would be a different matter and may depend on which state they are in. In my non-expanded Medicaid state, when I was without income for a few months, even a USC (me) with too low of an income was not eligible for subsidies, so I had to pay 100% of the cost of the policy for our coverage.

I'll half to check at the yourhealthidaho.gov

We're supposed to carry SSN too? This isn't on the document check list lol

I was surprised by that too. Good thing she had it written down. I was however surprised he took the paper with the POE stamp that was stapled in her passport.

[Tim & Cai 15]

Look under the Life in the USA. There's a topic on this there.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/582733-success-getting-healthcare-coverage-for-immigrant-parents-over-65/

thanks That would be nice. Her father passed away a number of yearís ago so it would be nice if we could bring her here.

[Iwo_Jima 119]

My wife asked me to type this out so here we go. Her interview was scheduled for 9am. We were 15 minutes early. While we were waiting a few people came out of their interview with big smiles. Good sign. At 9:02 the IO came out and called for her by last name only. He looked really cranky... Not a good sign..

She walked back to an office with a little desk and he had her swear to tell the truth. He then asked for her driver’s license, green card and her passport. He took the port of entry stamp and put it in her file. The IO didn’t ask for any other paperwork. They then went through the N-400 form from front to back. They did skip over the info about my previous marriage. He then asked for her Social Security Number. He did not ask to see the card.

He then said “It is time for the 100 civic questions. I will ask you a total of 10 questions. You can miss 4.” Here are the questions he asked.

1. How many members are in the House of Representatives?

2. Name one war that was fought by the US in the 1900’s.

3. Who is the father of our country?

4. Who is the Chief Justice of the US?

5. How many years is the President elected for?

6. How many years are members of the House elected for?

He did not ask 10. J

“Now it is time for the English portion of the test.”

He had her read a sentence that happened to be one of the 100 questions. Who is George Washington? He then told her to write “We vote for the president in November.” Then the IO said Congratulations. You have passed the test.” He then printed the Notice of Naturalization Oath Ceremony and handed it to her. The date and time on the notice is 5/12/16 at 9:45am. She then thanked him and he kind of smiled. That was the first time he smiled.

At 9:18 my wife came out. I knew right away she passes because she was smiling from ear to ear. I think at first she was trying to hide it but couldn’t. J

Tim & Cai

Congrats

[Caryh 5,206]

As LPRs, they'd be eligible to purchase coverage on the exchange. Whether they would be eligible for the subsidies would be a different matter and may depend on which state they are in. In my non-expanded Medicaid state, when I was without income for a few months, even a USC (me) with too low of an income was not eligible for subsidies, so I had to pay 100% of the cost of the policy for our coverage.

Those in my state who got the expanded Medicaid were surprise to find out later their estate goes to the state when they pass away.

[ryna 132]

Those in my state who got the expanded Medicaid were surprise to find out later their estate goes to the state when they pass away.

I've heard this as well. I would never consider it unless it was my very last option. I was mainly pointing out that the subsidies for policies dry up at the level that Medicaid kicks in (if it does at all) but an LPR is always eligible to purchase coverage at full cost. Just out of curiosity, I looked and it looks like an LPR is also eligible for Medicare at the age of 65 if they've been an LPR for 5 years although the premiums are substantially higher than for someone with a work history in the U.S.

In any case, as Tim & Cai mentioned, it's far less expensive to pay for their insurance/medical treatments there, same as it is for us to help my wife's parents in their country.

On a different note, I really just want the rest of the USCIS offices to get it in gear!