N-400 March 2016 Filers

[kiwivisa 8]

Firstly, congrats everyone. Its been awesome watching the progress these last few weeks!

Its been a week since my interview and oath in Charlotte. Since theres so little information on the Charlotte location I figured I'd write it out properly for people searching in the future. Ill post this on the Charlotte office reviews as well.

I had an 8.25am interview, arrived an hour early as I had a 2 hour drive to get there and wasn't sure what Charlotte traffic would be like. The check in lady just laughed at me being there so early, but had no problem with me staying in the first waiting room. at 8.15am she called me up and had me go throguh to the "appointments" waiting room. There were a few families there with little ones, in both waiting rooms, I mention that as I've seen it asked a few times.

At 8.25 I was called by a friendly but professional IO. He took me back to the interview room. Had me sit down, then swear in, and then hand over my GC and drivers license.

He went trough the N400 yes/no questions really quickly. Without even looking at the sheet, he clearly had them memorized, and I joked with him that he must have done this a few times. The joke was well received.

From the N400 questions, he moved straight into the civics test. The questions he asked were the exact same that Ste&Velma got, even in the same order. So I'm copying them here.

1. Amendments about who can vote,

2. U.S. concern during Cold War,

3. Reasons colonists came to America,

4. Right or freedom from the First Amendment,

5. Who is in charge of the executive branch,

6. If President can no longer serve, who becomes President

I got all 6 right, and then he asked me to read a sentence 'Which State has the Most People?". However, curiously, he gave me a answer to a different question to write. I can't actually recall what it was, but it had New York in it.

He congratulated me and said that I had passed, and was approved. No evidence needed out of the stuff that I had bought along.

He asked if I could take the oath that day at 12.15. I had been hoping that this would happen due to living 2 hours drive away, so I jumped at the chance. He asked me to return to the waiting room while they put together the Oath Appointment notice. the interview took less than 10 minutes I think. I waited for close to an hour in the waiting room, and noticed that several other people who did not have family with them also returned to wait from the interview area, also waiting for the same day oath notices.

After an hour a different man came out and called out a few names including mine. He lead us to the oath ceremony room, explained that we would be coming back to this room at 12.15. He handed us our notices, and asked that we check everything before leaving. there was one person in the group that had a name change, and he said that she would be going to the Court Oath Ceremony later in August. We were then told to go get some lunch and come back about 12.

I arrived back at about 12 (After checking out the NASCAR museum downtown). There was a line out the door to get through security, and it became evident that a lot more people would be taking the oath today than just the people who had been interviewed that morning. After getting through security there was a series of lines that they took us through to make sure that we were seated in a particular order so that they could present the certificates sequentially. It took through to 1pm to get everybody seated, and get family in and settled. 75 people from 41 countries. It was interesting to see that the mood within the USCIS facility had become much lighter, the staff are always pretty friendly there, but all of the visitors were either naturalizing or watching family/friends naturalizing, so everyone was smiling and joking around etc. That was a nice aspect.

We started off with a speech from the Womens Voting League to tell everyone about getting registered. Then a video about immigrant history (Images and music). Then the presenter, who was a supervisor at the USCIS location made a speech about her own immigration journey. Then they read out the countries alphabetically, and as you heard your own country, you stood. We also said the oath, and sang the national anthem. Shortly after that they then presented the certificates. One by one your name was called, and you went up in front of everyone had received your certificate. As that happened you were free to pause and let your family/friends take pictures. This was actually quite entertaining, trying to see people take a perfectly timed photo, usually on a phone they were unfamiliar with. Then the video from Obama welcoming us. And that was it! I think I was out of there by 2pm.

Quite a good experience. If you are interviewing early at Charlotte, later in the week, then I guess there is a good chance that you will do the same day Oath. If you did want to delay it, then I'm sure that would be fine and you could then invite family and give them the heads up.

See you in the passport tracker forums everyone!

Edited August 5, 2016 by kiwivisa

[KASH2011 382]

I became a US Citizen today. I had my oath ceremony in Chicago, there were 121 people from 45 countries. The ceremony took about 1.5 hours. I am happy to be finally done with this process!

Can someone please update my timeline? Thank you and good luck to all!

Congrats!

Firstly, congrats everyone. Its been awesome watching the progress these last few weeks!

Its been a week since my interview and oath in Charlotte. Since theres so little information on the Charlotte location I figured I'd write it out properly for people searching in the future. Ill post this on the Charlotte office reviews as well.

I had an 8.25am interview, arrived an hour early as I had a 2 hour drive to get there and wasn't sure what Charlotte traffic would be like. The check in lady just laughed at me being there so early, but had no problem with me staying in the first waiting room. at 8.15am she called me up and had me go throguh to the "appointments" waiting room. There were a few families there with little ones, in both waiting rooms, I mention that as I've seen it asked a few times.

At 8.25 I was called by a friendly but professional IO. He took me back to the interview room. Had me sit down, then swear in, and then hand over my GC and drivers license.

He went trough the N400 yes/no questions really quickly. Without even looking at the sheet, he clearly had them memorized, and I joked with him that he must have done this a few times. The joke was well received.

From the N400 questions, he moved straight into the civics test. The questions he asked were the exact same that Ste&Velma got, even in the same order. So I'm copying them here.

1. Amendments about who can vote,

2. U.S. concern during Cold War,

3. Reasons colonists came to America,

4. Right or freedom from the First Amendment,

5. Who is in charge of the executive branch,

6. If President can no longer serve, who becomes President

I got all 6 right, and then he asked me to read a sentence 'Which State has the Most People?". However, curiously, he gave me a answer to a different question to write. I can't actually recall what it was, but it had New York in it.

He congratulated me and said that I had passed, and was approved. No evidence needed out of the stuff that I had bought along.

He asked if I could take the oath that day at 12.15. I had been hoping that this would happen due to living 2 hours drive away, so I jumped at the chance. He asked me to return to the waiting room while they put together the Oath Appointment notice. the interview took less than 10 minutes I think. I waited for close to an hour in the waiting room, and noticed that several other people who did not have family with them also returned to wait from the interview area, also waiting for the same day oath notices.

After an hour a different man came out and called out a few names including mine. He lead us to the oath ceremony room, explained that we would be coming back to this room at 12.15. He handed us our notices, and asked that we check everything before leaving. there was one person in the group that had a name change, and he said that she would be going to the Court Oath Ceremony later in August. We were then told to go get some lunch and come back about 12.

I arrived back at about 12 (After checking out the NASCAR museum downtown). There was a line out the door to get through security, and it became evident that a lot more people would be taking the oath today than just the people who had been interviewed that morning. After getting through security there was a series of lines that they took us through to make sure that we were seated in a particular order so that they could present the certificates sequentially. It took through to 1pm to get everybody seated, and get family in and settled. 75 people from 41 countries. It was interesting to see that the mood within the USCIS facility had become much lighter, the staff are always pretty friendly there, but all of the visitors were either naturalizing or watching family/friends naturalizing, so everyone was smiling and joking around etc. That was a nice aspect.

We started off with a speech from the Womens Voting League to tell everyone about getting registered. Then a video about immigrant history (Images and music). Then the presenter, who was a supervisor at the USCIS location made a speech about her own immigration journey. Then they read out the countries alphabetically, and as you heard your own country, you stood. We also said the oath, and sang the national anthem. Shortly after that they then presented the certificates. One by one your name was called, and you went up in front of everyone had received your certificate. As that happened you were free to pause and let your family/friends take pictures. This was actually quite entertaining, trying to see people take a perfectly timed photo, usually on a phone they were unfamiliar with. Then the video from Obama welcoming us. And that was it! I think I was out of there by 2pm.

Quite a good experience. If you are interviewing early at Charlotte, later in the week, then I guess there is a good chance that you will do the same day Oath. If you did want to delay it, then I'm sure that would be fine and you could then invite family and give them the heads up.

See you in the passport tracker forums everyone!

Thank you for sharing your experience! Congrats!

[charmander 692]

Adding elllla's citizenship. I saw Joe&Noi added details of their interview at the july '15 thread http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/555119-n-400-july-2015-filers/?p=8253117, updating their oath date here. Also saw ela2 added oath date to her timeline, adding hers as well.

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USCIS Dallas/Lewisville, Texas Lockbox
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UserName............|GC-Date.|Sent.|Cashd|NOA..|Fprints.|In Line.|Int ltr.|Interview|Oath....|Field Office
Feats88.............|05/25/13|02/26|MnOrd|03/02|03/28/16|04/26/16|05/06/16|06/14/16.|07/21/16|San Antonio, TX
Union15.............|05/20/13|02/26|03/01|03/05|03/25/16|04/21/16|05/16/16|06/25/16.|06/25/16|Newark, NJ
Tumtum..............|09/08/09|02/27|G1450|03/01|03/28/16|04/26/16|05/06/16|06/14/16.|07/21/16|San Antonio, TX
Chiel7..............|05/21/13|02/29|03/06|03/09|03/24/16|04/21/16|06/20/16|07/25/16.|--/--/--|Atlanta, GA
Netst21.............|04/12/02|03/01|03/08|03/12|03/30/16|04/04/16|--/--/--|--/--/--.|--/--/--|New York, NY
Egy5................|11/08/12|03/01|--/--|03/07|03/29/16|04/04/16|05/09/16|06/13/16.|08/08/16|Norfolk, VA
TanyaOPhoto.........|05/13/13|03/01|MnOrd|03/04|03/28/16|04/16/16|05/25/16|06/28/16.|08/12/16|New York, NY
nate and riyn.......|04/18/13|03/03|03/07|03/09|03/29/16|04/04/16|07/05/16|08/10/16.|--/--/--|Houston, TX
Aninyc..............|--/--/--|03/03|03/07|03/07|03/21/16|03/23/16|04/25/16|05/31/16.|07/08/16|New York, NY
PaolaH..............|05/07/13|03/04|03/11|03/12|04/07/16|04/11/16|05/23/16|06/24/16.|07/29/16|Reno, NV
Dubsi...............|03/18/13|03/04|03/08|03/08|03/29/16|04/04/16|04/28/16|06/01/16.|06/16/16|Boston, MA
kris_hetfield.......|07/29/09|03/06|03/09|03/09|04/04/16|04/06/16|05/05/16|06/06/16.|07/07/16|Boston, MA
vscfollower.........|04/03/13|03/06|03/28|03/29|04/22/16|**/**/**|06/09/16|07/11/16.|08/03/16|Atlanta, GA
Lornaevo............|08/15/12|03/07|--/--|--/--|04/07/16|04/11/16|06/24/16|08/02/16.|--/--/--|Queens, NY
Ste&Velma...........|08/05/10|03/09|03/16|03/15|04/04/16|04/06/16|06/23/16|08/01/16.|--/--/--|San Juan, PR
TLJohnson...........|09/29/11|03/11|03/18|03/18|04/14/16|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--.|--/--/--|Dallas, TX
Lana7...............|02/12/08|03/12|03/24|03/21|04/14/16|04/16/16|04/21/16|05/31/16.|07/07/16|Buffalo, NY
oohpartiv...........|06/11/13|03/14|03/18|03/15|04/13/16|05/11/16|06/03/16|07/11/16.|--/--/--|Washington DC
ac22................|05/02/13|03/14|03/18|03/18|04/07/16|04/11/16|06/16/16|07/21/16.|08/04/16|Dallas, TX
GandL...............|10/28/11|03/16|03/22|03/22|04/05/16|04/07/16|06/20/16|07/26/16.|--/--/--|New York, NY
Mommy_son...........|05/18/09|03/16|03/24|03/25|04/20/16|04/26/16|06/20/16|07/28/16.|07/28/16|Newark, NJ
jo_le...............|09/10/10|03/16|03/30|03/31|04/25/16|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--.|--/--/--|Dallas, TX

artisiea............|06/10/13|03/17|03/21|03/21|04/13/16|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--.|--/--/--|Jacksonville, FL
FinallyDone:).......|06/28/12|03/21|03/28|03/30|04/22/16|05/03/16|06/20/16|07/29/16.|07/29/16|Newark, NJ
StarGirl............|05/21/13|03/21|G1450|03/29|04/21/16|04/26/16|07/01/16|08/08/16.|--/--/--|Atlanta, GA
Caramel Swirl.......|06/20/13|03/22|03/30|03/30|04/13/16|05/20/16|06/09/16|07/15/16.|07/27/16|Manchester, NH
rohit15.............|10/21/06|03/22|03/28|03/28|04/21/16|04/26/16|07/01/16|08/08/16.|--/--/--|Jacksonville, FL
Nayouki.............|05/23/05|03/22|03/28|03/30|04/18/16|04/21/16|07/02/16|07/29/16.|07/29/16|Oakland, FL
codegeek............|02/11/12|03/22|03/29|03/29|04/22/16|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--.|--/--/--|Mount Laurel, NJ
YoungHamlet.........|08/22/11|03/22|03/30|03/30|04/19/16|04/26/16|05/16/16|06/25/16.|07/21/16|Boston, MA
charmander..........|06/11/13|03/22|G1450|03/26|04/20/16|05/11/16|05/16/16|06/24/16.|07/21/16|Boston, MA
Aneudyn.............|10/30/10|03/26|04/01|04/02|04/26/16|04/29/16|06/20/16|07/25/16.|08/01/16|Philadelphia, PA
kiwivisa............|06/26/13|03/28|04/04|04/05|05/02/16|05/26/16|06/20/16|07/28/16.|07/28/16|Charlotte, NC
Mike-Ale............|06/25/13|03/28|04/05|04/07|05/03/16|05/25/16|08/03/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--|Baltimore, MD
Cavemomma.......... |06/24/13|03/28|04/01|04/04|04/27/16|05/24/16|06/30/16|08/04/16.|--/--/--|Jacksonville, FL
Vilya...............|11/27/12|03/29|04/02|04/04|04/28/16|05/03/16|07/22/16|08/31/16.|--/--/--|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.|Interview|Oath....|Field Office
Aurpol..............|04/06/13|03/03|03/09|03/09|03/29/16|04/04/16|05/17/16|06/24/16.|07/20/16|Chatsworth, CA
Serik...............|06/01/11|03/04|03/09|03/10|03/30/16|05/03/16|05/03/16|06/09/16.|06/21/16|Portland, OR
Shounok.............|05/13/13|03/08|03/15|03/15|04/04/16|04/14/16|06/20/16|07/20/16.|08/25/16|San Jose, CA
orangeitaly23.......|06/07/13|03/08|03/17|03/16|04/11/16|05/09/16|06/03/16|07/12/16.|08/11/16|Santa Ana, CA
knightk2sh..........|05/10/11|03/19|03/22|03/24|04/11/16|04/26/16|05/23/16|06/23/16.|07/20/16|San Bernardino, CA
gj1980uk............|09/01/09|03/21|03/24|03/26|04/20/16|04/26/16|05/24/16|06/28/16.|07/20/16|San Bernardino, CA
elllla..............|11/08/08|03/21|03/24|03/23|04/22/16|04/28/16|06/18/16|07/19/16.|08/04/16|Chicago,IL
Alba_C..............|06/19/13|03/21|03/27|03/29|04/19/16|05/19/16|06/10/16|06/28/16.|06/30/16|Detroit, MI
JGD108..............|06/18/13|03/22|03/29|03/24|04/11/16|05/18/16|07/13/16|08/15/16.|--/--/--|Santa Ana, CA
Joe&Noi.............|05/01/09|03/22|03/25|03/25|04/22/16|04/28/16|06/28/16|08/02/16.|08/17/16|Detroit, MI
MnMs................|04/27/13|03/22|03/29|04/02|04/08/16|04/15/16|--/--/--|--/--/--.|--/--/--|St. Paul, MN
Kamila_Spokane......|05/20/11|03/23|MnOrd|--/--|04/25/16|04/28/16|05/10/16|06/15/16.|08/09/16|Spokane, WA
mrsfrisbey..........|06/21/11|03/24|04/08|04/09|04/25/16|05/23/16|06/07/16|07/11/16.|08/11/16|Los Angeles, CA
DNIEPU..............|06/23/11|03/25|03/30|03/30|04/28/16|05/23/16|06/14/16|07/21/16.|08/11/16|Chatsworth,CA
Larry71.............|12/19/05|03/25|04/01|04/08|04/26/16|05/03/16|05/09/16|06/15/16.|07/26/16|Spokane, WA
ela2................|06/25/13|03/28|G1450|03/31|04/27/16|05/25/16|06/02/16|07/12/16.|08/18/16|St. Louis, MO
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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.|Interview|Oath....|Field Office
ro_vanou............|06/13/12|03/21|MnOrd|03/30|04/11/16|04/22/16|04/28/16|05/05/16.|05/11/16|Seattle, WA
Khal_Drogo..........|11/25/15|03/24|05/06|05/12|03/24/16|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--.|--/--/--|Military

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Edited August 5, 2016 by charmander

[charmander 692]

Received NOA today, it was dated May 12th.

Hi, we haven't heard back from you in a while. Any updates?

[Khal_Drogo 50]

Hi, we haven't heard back from you in a while. Any updates?

Yes and no lol.

The embassy in London received her naturalization packet and certificate, but have yet to set a date because the sole guy who can do naturalizations out here is constantly going TDY, then going on leave, then TDY again, and has been for the last few months. First they told us June. Then July. Then August. Now they're telling us September. It's pissing us off to no end as well as a lot of others out here.

[Caramel Swirl 54]

Congrats kiwi!!!!

[StarGirl 13]

I passed my interview today. Officer was awesome. Super nice experience offset for awfully long waiting time for oath letter. We waited for about hour and a half. If they hadn't told me that interview would be in a week, I would have left and let them mail the notice. But it's all done and finished. Good luck to everyone still waiting!

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USCIS Dallas/Lewisville, Texas Lockbox

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UserName............|GC-Date.|Sent.|Cashd|NOA..|Fprints.|In Line.|Int ltr.|Interview|Oath....|Field Office

Feats88.............|05/25/13|02/26|MnOrd|03/02|03/28/16|04/26/16|05/06/16|06/14/16.|07/21/16|San Antonio, TX

Union15.............|05/20/13|02/26|03/01|03/05|03/25/16|04/21/16|05/16/16|06/25/16.|06/25/16|Newark, NJ

Tumtum..............|09/08/09|02/27|G1450|03/01|03/28/16|04/26/16|05/06/16|06/14/16.|07/21/16|San Antonio, TX

Chiel7..............|05/21/13|02/29|03/06|03/09|03/24/16|04/21/16|06/20/16|07/25/16.|--/--/--|Atlanta, GA

Netst21.............|04/12/02|03/01|03/08|03/12|03/30/16|04/04/16|--/--/--|--/--/--.|--/--/--|New York, NY

Egy5................|11/08/12|03/01|--/--|03/07|03/29/16|04/04/16|05/09/16|06/13/16.|08/08/16|Norfolk, VA

TanyaOPhoto.........|05/13/13|03/01|MnOrd|03/04|03/28/16|04/16/16|05/25/16|06/28/16.|08/12/16|New York, NY

nate and riyn.......|04/18/13|03/03|03/07|03/09|03/29/16|04/04/16|07/05/16|08/10/16.|--/--/--|Houston, TX

Aninyc..............|--/--/--|03/03|03/07|03/07|03/21/16|03/23/16|04/25/16|05/31/16.|07/08/16|New York, NY

PaolaH..............|05/07/13|03/04|03/11|03/12|04/07/16|04/11/16|05/23/16|06/24/16.|07/29/16|Reno, NV

Dubsi...............|03/18/13|03/04|03/08|03/08|03/29/16|04/04/16|04/28/16|06/01/16.|06/16/16|Boston, MA

kris_hetfield.......|07/29/09|03/06|03/09|03/09|04/04/16|04/06/16|05/05/16|06/06/16.|07/07/16|Boston, MA

vscfollower.........|04/03/13|03/06|03/28|03/29|04/22/16|**/**/**|06/09/16|07/11/16.|08/03/16|Atlanta, GA

Lornaevo............|08/15/12|03/07|--/--|--/--|04/07/16|04/11/16|06/24/16|08/02/16.|--/--/--|Queens, NY

Ste&Velma...........|08/05/10|03/09|03/16|03/15|04/04/16|04/06/16|06/23/16|08/01/16.|--/--/--|San Juan, PR

TLJohnson...........|09/29/11|03/11|03/18|03/18|04/14/16|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--.|--/--/--|Dallas, TX

Lana7...............|02/12/08|03/12|03/24|03/21|04/14/16|04/16/16|04/21/16|05/31/16.|07/07/16|Buffalo, NY

oohpartiv...........|06/11/13|03/14|03/18|03/15|04/13/16|05/11/16|06/03/16|07/11/16.|--/--/--|Washington DC

ac22................|05/02/13|03/14|03/18|03/18|04/07/16|04/11/16|06/16/16|07/21/16.|08/04/16|Dallas, TX

GandL...............|10/28/11|03/16|03/22|03/22|04/05/16|04/07/16|06/20/16|07/26/16.|--/--/--|New York, NY

Mommy_son...........|05/18/09|03/16|03/24|03/25|04/20/16|04/26/16|06/20/16|07/28/16.|07/28/16|Newark, NJ

jo_le...............|09/10/10|03/16|03/30|03/31|04/25/16|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--.|--/--/--|Dallas, TX

artisiea............|06/10/13|03/17|03/21|03/21|04/13/16|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--.|--/--/--|Jacksonville, FL

FinallyDone:).......|06/28/12|03/21|03/28|03/30|04/22/16|05/03/16|06/20/16|07/29/16.|07/29/16|Newark, NJ

StarGirl............|05/21/13|03/21|G1450|03/29|04/21/16|04/26/16|07/01/16|08/08/16.|08/17/16|Atlanta, GA

Caramel Swirl.......|06/20/13|03/22|03/30|03/30|04/13/16|05/20/16|06/09/16|07/15/16.|07/27/16|Manchester, NH

rohit15.............|10/21/06|03/22|03/28|03/28|04/21/16|04/26/16|07/01/16|08/08/16.|--/--/--|Jacksonville, FL

Nayouki.............|05/23/05|03/22|03/28|03/30|04/18/16|04/21/16|07/02/16|07/29/16.|07/29/16|Oakland, FL

codegeek............|02/11/12|03/22|03/29|03/29|04/22/16|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--.|--/--/--|Mount Laurel, NJ

YoungHamlet.........|08/22/11|03/22|03/30|03/30|04/19/16|04/26/16|05/16/16|06/25/16.|07/21/16|Boston, MA

charmander..........|06/11/13|03/22|G1450|03/26|04/20/16|05/11/16|05/16/16|06/24/16.|07/21/16|Boston, MA

Aneudyn.............|10/30/10|03/26|04/01|04/02|04/26/16|04/29/16|06/20/16|07/25/16.|08/01/16|Philadelphia, PA

kiwivisa............|06/26/13|03/28|04/04|04/05|05/02/16|05/26/16|06/20/16|07/28/16.|07/28/16|Charlotte, NC

Mike-Ale............|06/25/13|03/28|04/05|04/07|05/03/16|05/25/16|08/03/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--|Baltimore, MD

Cavemomma.......... |06/24/13|03/28|04/01|04/04|04/27/16|05/24/16|06/30/16|08/04/16.|--/--/--|Jacksonville, FL

Vilya...............|11/27/12|03/29|04/02|04/04|04/28/16|05/03/16|07/22/16|08/31/16.|--/--/--|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.|Interview|Oath....|Field Office

Aurpol..............|04/06/13|03/03|03/09|03/09|03/29/16|04/04/16|05/17/16|06/24/16.|07/20/16|Chatsworth, CA

Serik...............|06/01/11|03/04|03/09|03/10|03/30/16|05/03/16|05/03/16|06/09/16.|06/21/16|Portland, OR

Shounok.............|05/13/13|03/08|03/15|03/15|04/04/16|04/14/16|06/20/16|07/20/16.|08/25/16|San Jose, CA

orangeitaly23.......|06/07/13|03/08|03/17|03/16|04/11/16|05/09/16|06/03/16|07/12/16.|08/11/16|Santa Ana, CA

knightk2sh..........|05/10/11|03/19|03/22|03/24|04/11/16|04/26/16|05/23/16|06/23/16.|07/20/16|San Bernardino, CA

gj1980uk............|09/01/09|03/21|03/24|03/26|04/20/16|04/26/16|05/24/16|06/28/16.|07/20/16|San Bernardino, CA

elllla..............|11/08/08|03/21|03/24|03/23|04/22/16|04/28/16|06/18/16|07/19/16.|08/04/16|Chicago,IL

Alba_C..............|06/19/13|03/21|03/27|03/29|04/19/16|05/19/16|06/10/16|06/28/16.|06/30/16|Detroit, MI

JGD108..............|06/18/13|03/22|03/29|03/24|04/11/16|05/18/16|07/13/16|08/15/16.|--/--/--|Santa Ana, CA

Joe&Noi.............|05/01/09|03/22|03/25|03/25|04/22/16|04/28/16|06/28/16|08/02/16.|08/17/16|Detroit, MI

MnMs................|04/27/13|03/22|03/29|04/02|04/08/16|04/15/16|--/--/--|--/--/--.|--/--/--|St. Paul, MN

Kamila_Spokane......|05/20/11|03/23|MnOrd|--/--|04/25/16|04/28/16|05/10/16|06/15/16.|08/09/16|Spokane, WA

mrsfrisbey..........|06/21/11|03/24|04/08|04/09|04/25/16|05/23/16|06/07/16|07/11/16.|08/11/16|Los Angeles, CA

DNIEPU..............|06/23/11|03/25|03/30|03/30|04/28/16|05/23/16|06/14/16|07/21/16.|08/11/16|Chatsworth,CA

Larry71.............|12/19/05|03/25|04/01|04/08|04/26/16|05/03/16|05/09/16|06/15/16.|07/26/16|Spokane, WA

ela2................|06/25/13|03/28|G1450|03/31|04/27/16|05/25/16|06/02/16|07/12/16.|08/18/16|St. Louis, MO

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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.|Interview|Oath....|Field Office

ro_vanou............|06/13/12|03/21|MnOrd|03/30|04/11/16|04/22/16|04/28/16|05/05/16.|05/11/16|Seattle, WA

Khal_Drogo..........|11/25/15|03/24|05/06|05/12|03/24/16|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--.|--/--/--|Military

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[rohit15 0]

Done with my interview yesterday and scheduled my oat on Aug 17th at Atlanta

I was hoping for same day oath ceremony but I did not meet their criteria of staying 4hrs or more away from USICS office , as I was only 3hr 50 min away . All in all done with the interview and have to drive up to Atlanta again for my oath ceremony.

rohit15.............|10/21/06|03/22|03/28|03/28|04/21/16|04/26/16|07/01/16|08/08/16|08/17/16|Jacksonville, FL.

Below are the questions I was asked during the interview

Who is the current Chief Justice ?

For how many years a US representative is elected for ?

One war in which US participated in 1900s?

Father of the Nation ?

How many US representatives are there ?

Which month US President is elected?

[charmander 692]

Done with my interview yesterday and scheduled my oat on Aug 17th at Atlanta

Congrats! updating your timeline. Also making ac22's timeline red.

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USCIS Dallas/Lewisville, Texas Lockbox

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UserName............|GC-Date.|Sent.|Cashd|NOA..|Fprints.|In Line.|Int ltr.|Interview|Oath....|Field Office

Feats88.............|05/25/13|02/26|MnOrd|03/02|03/28/16|04/26/16|05/06/16|06/14/16.|07/21/16|San Antonio, TX

Union15.............|05/20/13|02/26|03/01|03/05|03/25/16|04/21/16|05/16/16|06/25/16.|06/25/16|Newark, NJ

Tumtum..............|09/08/09|02/27|G1450|03/01|03/28/16|04/26/16|05/06/16|06/14/16.|07/21/16|San Antonio, TX

Chiel7..............|05/21/13|02/29|03/06|03/09|03/24/16|04/21/16|06/20/16|07/25/16.|--/--/--|Atlanta, GA

Netst21.............|04/12/02|03/01|03/08|03/12|03/30/16|04/04/16|--/--/--|--/--/--.|--/--/--|New York, NY

Egy5................|11/08/12|03/01|--/--|03/07|03/29/16|04/04/16|05/09/16|06/13/16.|08/08/16|Norfolk, VA

TanyaOPhoto.........|05/13/13|03/01|MnOrd|03/04|03/28/16|04/16/16|05/25/16|06/28/16.|08/12/16|New York, NY

nate and riyn.......|04/18/13|03/03|03/07|03/09|03/29/16|04/04/16|07/05/16|08/10/16.|--/--/--|Houston, TX

Aninyc..............|--/--/--|03/03|03/07|03/07|03/21/16|03/23/16|04/25/16|05/31/16.|07/08/16|New York, NY

PaolaH..............|05/07/13|03/04|03/11|03/12|04/07/16|04/11/16|05/23/16|06/24/16.|07/29/16|Reno, NV

Dubsi...............|03/18/13|03/04|03/08|03/08|03/29/16|04/04/16|04/28/16|06/01/16.|06/16/16|Boston, MA

kris_hetfield.......|07/29/09|03/06|03/09|03/09|04/04/16|04/06/16|05/05/16|06/06/16.|07/07/16|Boston, MA

vscfollower.........|04/03/13|03/06|03/28|03/29|04/22/16|**/**/**|06/09/16|07/11/16.|08/03/16|Atlanta, GA

Lornaevo............|08/15/12|03/07|--/--|--/--|04/07/16|04/11/16|06/24/16|08/02/16.|--/--/--|Queens, NY

Ste&Velma...........|08/05/10|03/09|03/16|03/15|04/04/16|04/06/16|06/23/16|08/01/16.|--/--/--|San Juan, PR

TLJohnson...........|09/29/11|03/11|03/18|03/18|04/14/16|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--.|--/--/--|Dallas, TX

Lana7...............|02/12/08|03/12|03/24|03/21|04/14/16|04/16/16|04/21/16|05/31/16.|07/07/16|Buffalo, NY

oohpartiv...........|06/11/13|03/14|03/18|03/15|04/13/16|05/11/16|06/03/16|07/11/16.|--/--/--|Washington DC

ac22................|05/02/13|03/14|03/18|03/18|04/07/16|04/11/16|06/16/16|07/21/16.|08/04/16|Dallas, TX

GandL...............|10/28/11|03/16|03/22|03/22|04/05/16|04/07/16|06/20/16|07/26/16.|--/--/--|New York, NY

Mommy_son...........|05/18/09|03/16|03/24|03/25|04/20/16|04/26/16|06/20/16|07/28/16.|07/28/16|Newark, NJ

jo_le...............|09/10/10|03/16|03/30|03/31|04/25/16|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--.|--/--/--|Dallas, TX

artisiea............|06/10/13|03/17|03/21|03/21|04/13/16|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--.|--/--/--|Jacksonville, FL

FinallyDone:).......|06/28/12|03/21|03/28|03/30|04/22/16|05/03/16|06/20/16|07/29/16.|07/29/16|Newark, NJ

StarGirl............|05/21/13|03/21|G1450|03/29|04/21/16|04/26/16|07/01/16|08/08/16.|08/17/16|Atlanta, GA

Caramel Swirl.......|06/20/13|03/22|03/30|03/30|04/13/16|05/20/16|06/09/16|07/15/16.|07/27/16|Manchester, NH

rohit15.............|10/21/06|03/22|03/28|03/28|04/21/16|04/26/16|07/01/16|08/08/16.|08/17/16|Jacksonville, FL

Nayouki.............|05/23/05|03/22|03/28|03/30|04/18/16|04/21/16|07/02/16|07/29/16.|07/29/16|Oakland, FL

codegeek............|02/11/12|03/22|03/29|03/29|04/22/16|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--.|--/--/--|Mount Laurel, NJ

YoungHamlet.........|08/22/11|03/22|03/30|03/30|04/19/16|04/26/16|05/16/16|06/25/16.|07/21/16|Boston, MA

charmander..........|06/11/13|03/22|G1450|03/26|04/20/16|05/11/16|05/16/16|06/24/16.|07/21/16|Boston, MA

Aneudyn.............|10/30/10|03/26|04/01|04/02|04/26/16|04/29/16|06/20/16|07/25/16.|08/01/16|Philadelphia, PA

kiwivisa............|06/26/13|03/28|04/04|04/05|05/02/16|05/26/16|06/20/16|07/28/16.|07/28/16|Charlotte, NC

Mike-Ale............|06/25/13|03/28|04/05|04/07|05/03/16|05/25/16|08/03/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--|Baltimore, MD

Cavemomma.......... |06/24/13|03/28|04/01|04/04|04/27/16|05/24/16|06/30/16|08/04/16.|--/--/--|Jacksonville, FL

Vilya...............|11/27/12|03/29|04/02|04/04|04/28/16|05/03/16|07/22/16|08/31/16.|--/--/--|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.|Interview|Oath....|Field Office

Aurpol..............|04/06/13|03/03|03/09|03/09|03/29/16|04/04/16|05/17/16|06/24/16.|07/20/16|Chatsworth, CA

Serik...............|06/01/11|03/04|03/09|03/10|03/30/16|05/03/16|05/03/16|06/09/16.|06/21/16|Portland, OR

Shounok.............|05/13/13|03/08|03/15|03/15|04/04/16|04/14/16|06/20/16|07/20/16.|08/25/16|San Jose, CA

orangeitaly23.......|06/07/13|03/08|03/17|03/16|04/11/16|05/09/16|06/03/16|07/12/16.|08/11/16|Santa Ana, CA

knightk2sh..........|05/10/11|03/19|03/22|03/24|04/11/16|04/26/16|05/23/16|06/23/16.|07/20/16|San Bernardino, CA

gj1980uk............|09/01/09|03/21|03/24|03/26|04/20/16|04/26/16|05/24/16|06/28/16.|07/20/16|San Bernardino, CA

elllla..............|11/08/08|03/21|03/24|03/23|04/22/16|04/28/16|06/18/16|07/19/16.|08/04/16|Chicago,IL

Alba_C..............|06/19/13|03/21|03/27|03/29|04/19/16|05/19/16|06/10/16|06/28/16.|06/30/16|Detroit, MI

JGD108..............|06/18/13|03/22|03/29|03/24|04/11/16|05/18/16|07/13/16|08/15/16.|--/--/--|Santa Ana, CA

Joe&Noi.............|05/01/09|03/22|03/25|03/25|04/22/16|04/28/16|06/28/16|08/02/16.|08/17/16|Detroit, MI

MnMs................|04/27/13|03/22|03/29|04/02|04/08/16|04/15/16|--/--/--|--/--/--.|--/--/--|St. Paul, MN

Kamila_Spokane......|05/20/11|03/23|MnOrd|--/--|04/25/16|04/28/16|05/10/16|06/15/16.|08/09/16|Spokane, WA

mrsfrisbey..........|06/21/11|03/24|04/08|04/09|04/25/16|05/23/16|06/07/16|07/11/16.|08/11/16|Los Angeles, CA

DNIEPU..............|06/23/11|03/25|03/30|03/30|04/28/16|05/23/16|06/14/16|07/21/16.|08/11/16|Chatsworth,CA

Larry71.............|12/19/05|03/25|04/01|04/08|04/26/16|05/03/16|05/09/16|06/15/16.|07/26/16|Spokane, WA

ela2................|06/25/13|03/28|G1450|03/31|04/27/16|05/25/16|06/02/16|07/12/16.|08/18/16|St. Louis, MO

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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.|Interview|Oath....|Field Office

ro_vanou............|06/13/12|03/21|MnOrd|03/30|04/11/16|04/22/16|04/28/16|05/05/16.|05/11/16|Seattle, WA

Khal_Drogo..........|11/25/15|03/24|05/06|05/12|03/24/16|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--.|--/--/--|Military

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[Lornaevo 48]

Is it weird that it's been a week since my interview and my case status online still says Interview Scheduled?

Edited August 9, 2016 by Lornaevo

[charmander 692]

Is it weird that it's been a week since my interview and my case status online still says Interview Scheduled?

No it is not. I was also approved on the spot but it took another 10 days to switch to in line for oath.

[kiwivisa 8]

No it is not. I was also approved on the spot but it took another 10 days to switch to in line for oath.

I had my interview and oath 2 weeks ago, and mine still shows as interview scheduled.

[JGD108 8]

Hi !

Since so many have done the interview let me ask a nagging question about the civics test.

Many questions ask for one, two, three answers specifically.

Some questions have one answer but will show different variations/ways to answer (ie. statue of liberty: new york / liberty island) where one is enough.

But my doubt is around questions where multiple answers are given, are we expected to say all of them or one will do?

examples:

2. What does the Constitution do?

• sets up the government
• defines the government
• protects basic rights of Americans

12. What is the “rule of law”?

• Everyone must follow the law.
• Leaders must obey the law.
• Government must obey the law.
• No one is above the law.

37. What does the judicial branch do?

• reviews laws
• explains laws
• resolves disputes (disagreements)
• decides if a law goes against the Constitution

Lastly, i'm naturalizing because of my USC spouse. I thought she doesn't have to come but searching the forums I've seen cases where spouses attended the interview. What's the exact deal with that?

Thanks!! Interview next Monday

[Larry71 4]

Hi !

Since so many have done the interview let me ask a nagging question about the civics test.

Many questions ask for one, two, three answers specifically.

Some questions have one answer but will show different variations/ways to answer (ie. statue of liberty: new york / liberty island) where one is enough.

But my doubt is around questions where multiple answers are given, are we expected to say all of them or one will do?

examples:

2. What does the Constitution do?

• sets up the government
• defines the government
• protects basic rights of Americans

12. What is the “rule of law”?

• Everyone must follow the law.
• Leaders must obey the law.
• Government must obey the law.
• No one is above the law.

37. What does the judicial branch do?

• reviews laws
• explains laws
• resolves disputes (disagreements)
• decides if a law goes against the Constitution

Lastly, i'm naturalizing because of my USC spouse. I thought she doesn't have to come but searching the forums I've seen cases where spouses attended the interview. What's the exact deal with that?

Thanks!! Interview next Monday

You only need to give 1 answer for each question. You can take your spouse, but they won't be allowed into the interview room. Good luck!

[mrsfrisbey 6]

Finally took the oath in Los Angeles this morning. The whole procedure was painless and well organized. Congratulations to you too orangeitaly. good luck to everyone and congratulations to everyone as well