N-400 July 2016 Filers

[atenea26 5]

On 6/10/2017 at 9:42 AM, N400/Houston/Aug said:

May I ask what's you filing date and you office? 

I am Aug 1st Frim From Houston 

Hi! Sorry, I just now saw this. I live in Tennessee so I had to file in the Dallas office. I file at the very end of July 2016, and I'll be taking oath on Tuesday July 18. So basically it pretty much took me a whole year. 

[atenea26 5]

Guys, I'll be finally taking oath on Tuesday 7/18! Woohoo! Quick question: did any of you apply for a passport right after the ceremony? Did you have to bring the application for it filled already? 

[peachtree 7]

19 hours ago, atenea26 said:

Guys, I'll be finally taking oath on Tuesday 7/18! Woohoo! Quick question: did any of you apply for a passport right after the ceremony? Did you have to bring the application for it filled already? 

 

You can apply right after but you cannot apply at the ceremony place (well not here in Texas). Usually you have to apply at a post office or city court house. Though passport are getting backed up now, you have to make an appointment which is at least couple weeks out. And if there is a walk-in place, it is usually around half a day waiting. We did the walk-in, got there an hour before they open, and it was still an hour wait after they opened.

I also suggest if you have time, go to social security office and driver license office to update your status to citizen.

[lover5 5]

Hello friends my case: gc since 2015, n400 sent on July 10 received on July 13, check cashed on July 15, text received today 17. When I will get the fingerprint letter. How long?

Edited July 17, 2017 by lover5

[peachtree 7]

19 minutes ago, lover5 said:

Hello friends my case: gc since 2015, n400 sent on July 10 received on July 13, check cashed on July 15, text received today 17. When I will get the fingerprint letter. How long?

 

You may want to ask the July 2017 post, this is July 2016.

[Taki 8]

On 7/16/2017 at 8:13 PM, atenea26 said:

Guys, I'll be finally taking oath on Tuesday 7/18! Woohoo! Quick question: did any of you apply for a passport right after the ceremony? Did you have to bring the application for it filled already? 

Congratulations!  So did you apply for your passport already?  I took my oath on July 19th.  My oath letter said I have an opportunity to apply passport at the ceremony, so I brought passport application already filled out and a passport photo with me, but there weren't anyone available to take at the ceremony.   I could go to the main post office near USCIS (my ceremony was in one of the rooms in the field office), but I knew they require an appointment.  So I called the county court house soon after the ceremony, and went there to apply as they didn't require appointment.  I was the only one there applying for passport, and I was in and out under 20 minutes.  I guess it's a perk of living in a smaller city.  I applied for both book and card expedited though I don't really have a plan for traveling overseas soon, but can't wait to receive them and get my certificate back!

[atenea26 5]

3 hours ago, Taki said:

Congratulations!  So did you apply for your passport already?  I took my oath on July 19th.  My oath letter said I have an opportunity to apply passport at the ceremony, so I brought passport application already filled out and a passport photo with me, but there weren't anyone available to take at the ceremony.   I could go to the main post office near USCIS (my ceremony was in one of the rooms in the field office), but I knew they require an appointment.  So I called the county court house soon after the ceremony, and went there to apply as they didn't require appointment.  I was the only one there applying for passport, and I was in and out under 20 minutes.  I guess it's a perk of living in a smaller city.  I applied for both book and card expedited though I don't really have a plan for traveling overseas soon, but can't wait to receive them and get my certificate back!

Yes! I went immediately after the ceremony--I also had filled my form and had my pictures ready! They do request an appointment indeed just like peachtree said above, which surprised me because just a few months ago my husband renew his passport and they didn't have this system. However, I also live in a small town and they were super gracious and let me do it without the appointment. I just had to wait for 5 min for the person who helped me to be done with another client and then helped me. I expedited because I have a trip to Europe on Sep 1 and now that I don't have a green card to come back into the country I want to make sure that I run this errand with enough time. 

 

The ceremony took place in Knoxville's Federal Courthouse and it was small (about 30 people) and beautiful. 

 

I'm happy that this journey is over though! 

 

[peachtree 7]

Glad you guys are done! It's a good thing to live in small town. I live in the big city (Dallas, TX), everything takes time!

[Taki 8]

13 hours ago, peachtree said:

Glad you guys are done! It's a good thing to live in small town. I live in the big city (Dallas, TX), everything takes time!

Thanks, I’m really glad, too.  Yhe wait was long but well worth it.

[nit407 11]

Accidentally posted in 2016 thread. Admins could you please delete this response? I couldn't delete it.

Edited July 27, 2017 by nit407
Accidentally added to 2016 instead of 2017.

[catherinemondigir 0]

 

Finally I have being scheduled for interview 14months after biometrics. so in the mail I got notice requesting another biometrics alongside the interview notice.I hope this new biometric wouldn't delay the process again.