N-400 January 2017 Filers

[jane78 12]

3 minutes ago, ac8238 said:

Congrats on your interview too!

 

Yes, we might have been on the same room! Man oh man...I was cutting it close though. The stupid security line in front of the building moved very slow. The don't tell you about this in the letter, I should have known better. They tell you not to arrive earlier than 30min before the appointment, so I arrived exactly 30min before the interview. Little did I know that there is a security check in front of the building and it almost took exactly 30min to get into the building. So just FYI for everyone, give yourself enough time.

 

 

Wow! As I mentioned above, the last time I was at that building there was no line for security, and when I went yesterday I waited for just a couple of minutes. I had no idea that the security line out front could take up to to 30 minutes. Good information to know for those going to the Los Angeles field office to take that into account.

[ac8238 8]

3 hours ago, IloveUSCIS said:

Excellent, thanks. I had visions of juggling all my job dates, and travel dates etc.. in my head. I appreciate the comprehensive response.

 

Cheers.

Hey fellow Canadian

 

I was worried about that too, especially about travel but I feel like it really was just confirming details of your application like the other posters have said. When I walked into the room, the interviewer already had my documents all on his desk and from my interview it sounded like he went over it in detail already. The interview was very casual and he told me to review the application page by page while he went to make photocopies of my documents. 

[ac8238 8]

4 minutes ago, jane78 said:

Wow! As I mentioned above, the last time I was at that building there was no line for security, and when I went yesterday I waited for just a couple of minutes. I had no idea that the security line out front could take up to to 30 minutes. Good information to know for those going to the Los Angeles field office to take that into account.

Yeah, I think it depends on your interview time then...I had a 10:00 am interview and the line was long...by the time I left the building around 11:30 there was not much of a line. 

[jane78 12]

1 minute ago, ac8238 said:

Yeah, I think it depends on your interview time then...I had a 10:00 am interview and the line was long...by the time I left the building around 11:30 there was not much of a line. 

Mine was in the afternoon and there were like 4 people in the line. So I guess we weren't in the building at the same time. Congratulations anyhow!

[topazfae 31]

 

5 hours ago, feroze895 said:

My oath will take place in Oakton High School in Vienna. 

I read somewhere that they only do it once a month (may be different in the summer).  I'm pretty bummed tho - the next oath may be at the end of August.  Oh well - it's not the end of the world.

 

Shannon

[topazfae 31]

2 hours ago, ac8238 said:

Hey fellow Canadian

 

I was worried about that too, especially about travel but I feel like it really was just confirming details of your application like the other posters have said. When I walked into the room, the interviewer already had my documents all on his desk and from my interview it sounded like he went over it in detail already. The interview was very casual and he told me to review the application page by page while he went to make photocopies of my documents. 

Like you - I was worried about travel because I got to Canada so many times that I don't count them and they don't stamp my passport so I have to remember and look up my emails to put down all dates.  Glad it's over with.

 

Shannon

[feroze895 47]

13 minutes ago, topazfae said:

 

I read somewhere that they only do it once a month (may be different in the summer).  I'm pretty bummed tho - the next oath may be at the end of August.  Oh well - it's not the end of the world.

 

Shannon

No, I think it's between 3-5 oath ceremonies per month at minimum.

[topazfae 31]

59 minutes ago, feroze895 said:

No, I think it's between 3-5 oath ceremonies per month at minimum.

I really hope so

 

Shannon

[jane78 12]

A little less than 24 hours after my interview yesterday, I got a text message and email today stating that my case had been updated and the email/website stated "We have scheduled your oath ceremony for Receipt Number NBC***. We sent a notice with the date, time, and location of your oath ceremony to the address you gave us." Can't wait to get the paper notice in the mail.

 

 

[waitforit 4]

The Chicago office conducts two judicial and three administrative ceremonies per week, according to their website.

[topazfae 31]

Nice!!!  I have not gotten my mail yet - it said it mailed yesterday.  So more likely it will come on Friday.

1 minute ago, jane78 said:

A little less than 24 hours after my interview yesterday, I got a text message and email today stating that my case had been updated and the email/website stated "We have scheduled your oath ceremony for Receipt Number NBC***. We sent a notice with the date, time, and location of your oath ceremony to the address you gave us." Can't wait to get the paper notice in the mail.

 

 

 

[jane78 12]

For Los Angeles field office folks, this may be interesting. At the interview the officer let me know that typically the naturalization ceremonies are held once per month at the LA Convention Center. So I thought I'd check out the Convention Center's website to see if they happen to list the ceremonies on their event calendar. Well it turns out they do and right now they are showing that the ceremonies for the next 3 months will be on July 18th (next Tuesday), August 22nd and September 20th. http://www.lacclink.com/calendar

 

So of course now I'm wondering if they have managed to squeeze me into a July 18th ceremony!! Probably not but hopefully I'll know soon...

 

Anyway, this may be useful to Los Angeles filers. 

[purplepretzel 35]

Homestretch! My status changed to Interview Scheduled today. I almost cried. 

[Joe&LuMa 77]

1 hour ago, purplepretzel said:

Homestretch! My status changed to Interview Scheduled today. I almost cried. 

what a relief !!!! Happy for you ! CONGRATULATIONS !!!! 

[purplepretzel 35]

42 minutes ago, Joe&LuMa said:

what a relief !!!! Happy for you ! CONGRATULATIONS !!!! 

Thank you! Now where did I put that reviewer....