N-400 - March 2017 Filers

Dr_Z · July 29, 2017

Nevermind, updated myself already.

N-400: March 2017 Applicants

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AGENTPIG..........|05/29/12.|02/27.|??/??.|03/03.|04/11/17.|04/28/17.|05/05/17.|06/07/17.|07/04/17.|Buffalo, NY |NBC

NICK79............|05/07/12.|02/27.|03/03.|03/01.|03/28/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|New York, NY |NBC

DGTB..............|07/23/94.|02/27.|03/06.|03/06.|03/20/17.|03/29/17.|07/10/17.|08/14/17.|--/--/--.|Washington, DC |NBC

KSWSKY94..........|01/25/12.|02/28.|03/07.|03/07.|03/27/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Washington, DC |NBC

MARDY.............|06/10/08.|02/28.|03/07.|03/07.|03/30/17.|04/03/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|West Palm Bch, FL |NBC

GLENMAR...........|10/22/13.|02/28.|03/06.|03/06.|03/27/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Dallas, TX |NBC

MELLYHOHOHO.......|07/10/10.|02/28.|03/01.|03/06.|03/23/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Norfolk, VA |NBC

AMI&CHIGS.........|10/04/12.|03/01.|03/08.|03/08.|04/06/17.|04/10/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|New York, NY |NBC

JSJS..............|04/15/14.|03/02.|03/08.|03/08.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.| |NBC

FINALCHAPTER17....|07/27/10.|03/02.|03/24.|03/25.|04/24/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Raleigh-Durham, NC|NBC

VEGANO............|05/31/12.|03/02.|03/07.|04/04.|04/20/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Raleigh-Durham, NC|NBC

CANDYBABE.........|01/16/08.|03/06.|03/13.|03/14.|04/10/17.|04/12/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Hartford, CT |NBC

BRONXRN...........|07/12/07.|03/13.|--/--.|03/20.|04/18/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|New York, NY |NBC

VAMAS.............|09/23/13.|03/06.|03/08.|03/13.|04/13/17.|04/17/17.|07/28/17.|08/28/17.|--/--/--.|Washington, DC |NBC

BLK...............|04/22/14.|03/07.|03/15.|03/15.|03/28/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Mount Laurel, NJ |

YITO..............|10/17/12.|03/07.|03/13.|03/14.|04/10/17.|04/13/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Hialeah, FL |NBC

JAHKNOW1..........|--/--/--.|03/07.|--/--.|--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Jacksonville, FL |

JKEN..............|--/--/--.|03/07.|--/--.|--/--.|04/24/17.|04/26/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Orlando, FL |

SAB2913...........|04/30/14.|03/08.|03/15.|03/17.|03/28/17.|04/10/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Newark, NJ |NBC

SHAIZ.............|--/--/--.|03/08.|03/14.|03/14.|04/04/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Washington, DC |NBC

INVESTINMIAMI.....|06/09/14.|03/09.|03/20.|03/21.|04/12/17.|05/09/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Kendall, FL |

PHILLYFELLOW......|05/20/14.|03/10.|03/20.|03/21.|04/03/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Philadelphia, PA |

REGINAGLENN.......|06/08/14.|03/10.|03/20.|03/21.|04/12/17.|05/15/17.|05/25/17.|06/26/17.|--/--/--.|Louisville, KY |NBC

KALUSHA...........|03/26/14.|03/13.|03/20.|03/23.|04/12/17.|04/14/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Baltimore, MD |NBC

SALJOY............|02/11/11.|03/13.|03/20.|03/21.|04/07/17.|04/13/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Baltimore, MD |NBC

WEARETOGETHERNOW..|08/25/09.|03/13.|03/23.|03/24.|04/19/17.|04/21/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.| |

FABILOUS876.......|12/08/09.|03/14.|03/21.|03/16.|04/14/17.|04/18/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Tampa, FL |NBC

LAURA.............|03/10/14.|03/14.|03/21.|03/22.|04/11/17.|04/20/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Houston, TX |

ANLE31292.........|09/24/13.|03/15.|03/20.|04/06.|04/24/17.|04/26/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Orlando, FL |NBC

PENNYWISE.........|05/30/14.|03/16.|03/23.|03/25.|04/11/17.|05/01/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|San Antonio, TX |

EMARSH............|06/21/11.|03/17.|--/--.|03/22.|04/07/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Atlanta, GA |

SIO05.............|05/20/14.|03/18.|03/24.|04/01.|04/18/17.|04/27/17.|05/26/17.|06/29/17.|07/12/17.|Boston, MA |NBC

JOMFER............|06/07/14.|03/20.|03/29.|03/30.|04/21/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Atlanta, GA |

VJSTK.............|03/20/12.|03/20.|03/27.|04/01.|04/20/17.|04/24/17.|05/25/17.|06/29/17.|07/12/17.|Boston, MA |NBC

DMCHUGHCT.........|03/02/11.|03/20.|03/28.|04/06.|04/19/17.|04/21/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Hartford, CT |NBC

ABIKYSHOW.........|05/08/14.|03/21.|03/29.|04/06.|04/21/17.|04/25/17.|06/12/17.|07/12/17.|--/--/--.|Lawrence, MA |

CARRIE212.........|05/23/12.|03/23.|03/28.|04/04.|04/20/17.|05/01/17.|07/18/17.|08/16/17.|--/--/--.|New York, NY |NBC

GRAPPLEAPPLE......|07/29/13.|03/24.|03/28.|03/31.|04/25/17.|04/27/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Raleigh-Durham, NC|

SUNSHINESTATE2013.|06/23/14.|03/24.|03/30.|04/01.|04/24/17.|05/23/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Miami, FL |NBC

CYBELINE..........|05/20/14.|03/25.|03/28.|04/03.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Atlanta, GA |

CASUALUSER........|06/23/12.|03/27.|03/30.|04/03.|04/24/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Raleigh-Durham, NC|NBC

EDEN1207..........|09/10/11.|03/29.|04/04.|04/05.|04/27/17.|05/01/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Dallas, TX |

SHUMAI............|06/24/14.|03/29.|--/--.|04/05.|04/24/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Atlanta, GA |NBC

ROCHA_2014........|06/06/12.|03/31.|04/10.|04/17.|05/18/17.|05/22/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Kissimmee, FL |NBC

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USCIS Phoenix, Arizona Lockbox
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UserName..........|GC-Date..|Sent..|Cashed|NOA...|Fprints..|In Line..|Int ltr..|Intrview.|Oath.....|Field Office......|NBC/IOE
JOESCHMOE2017.....|01/30/95.|02/28.|03/02.|03/06.|03/20/17.|03/28/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|San Francisco, CA |NBC

Dr_Z..............|--/--/10.|02/27.|03/02.|03/06.|03/22/17.|03/28/17.|07/28/17.|08/29/17.|--/--/--.|Santa Ana, CA |NBC

LULLABY123........|05/02/14.|02/28.|03/07.|03/06.|04/05/17.|04/13/17.|--/--/--./--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Chicago, IL |

WELLYWENCH........|09/08/08.|03/01.|--/--.|--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--./--/--/--.|--/--/--.| |

GARY_UK...........|03/16/10.|03/03.|03/10.|03/11.|03/24/17.|04/06/17.|04/21/17./05/16/17.|07/11/17.|Indianapolis, IN |NBC

NANRAJ............|04/08/14.|03/10.|03/21.|03/16.|04/04/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--./--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Tuscon, AZ |

KGONE.............|11/09/12.|03/10.|03/17.|03/15.|04/13/17.|04/17/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|St. Paul, MN |

YULIYA LIPINA.....|06/07/14.|03/11.|03/21.|03/23.|04/10/17.|05/08/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Chicago, IL |

SAFEJOURNEY2......|--/05/12.|03/11.|03/17.|03/21.|04/13/17.|04/17/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Denver, CO |

JON&REXIE.........|07/18/12.|03/13.|03/22.|03/25.|04/14/17.|04/18/17.|07/10/17.|08/14/17.|--/--/--.|St. Louis, MO |

VIKC07............|06/09/14.|03/14.|03/21.|03/24.|04/14/17.|05/09/17.|05/15/17./06/16/17.|--/--/--.|Indianapolis, IN |NBC

MAHUNA............|10/27/08.|03/18.|03/23.|03/25.|04/19/17.|04/21/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Seattle, WA |

CANDACE...........|01/03/07.|03/20.|03/25.|03/31.|05/03/17.|05/05/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Seattle, WA |

ABHAY.............|06/09/08.|03/22.|03/29.|04/07.|04/17/17.|04/21/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Des Moines, IA |

LUCAS&LUCAS.......|07/26/13.|03/23.|04/20.|04/27.|05/15/17.|05/26/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Reno, NV |

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USCIS Chicago, Illinois Lockbox
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UserName..........|GC-Date..|Sent..|Cashed|NOA...|Fprints..|In Line..|Int ltr..|Intrview.|Oath.....|Field Office......|NBC/IOE
Cupcake123...|08/08/07.|03/29.|04/03.|04/07.|04/17/17.|04/27/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Chicago, IL |NBC

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GC-Date: The 'Resident Since' Date located on your first green card.
Sent: Date N-400 was mailed to USCIS.
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Interview: Date of your interview.
Oath: Date Oath taken.

Field Office: Your local USCIS office where you will have the N-400 interview

Edited July 29, 2017 by Dr_Z

KASH2011 · July 29, 2017

6 hours ago, Dr_Z said:

Received my interview letter today. Interview date is 8/29

Good luck to you!

Dr_Z · July 30, 2017

14 hours ago, KASH2011 said:

Good luck to you!

Thanks!!

Avi_NM · August 1, 2017

Hello everyone,

I have been following this thread for some time but I am not sure if I belong to the March list. If I do, can you please add me to the list:

UserName..........|GC-Date..|Sent..|Cashed|NOA...|Fprints..|In Line..|Int ltr..|Intrview.|Oath.....|Field Office......|NBC/IOE
Avi_NM..............|06/27/14.|03/28.|04/03.|04/05.|04/14/17.|05/30/17.|06/03/17.|07/06/17.|08/18/17.|Albuquerque, NM |NBC

I had my interview on 06th of July in Albuquerque, NM and I wanted to share my experience here in case it is useful to others.

My appointment was for 10:20 am. We arrived at 09:35 am. The security had no line. They asked to see the interview letter and our photo ID (Driver's License). We went through the metal detector. The security officer passed the interview letter directly to the first window in the office area and asked us to wait in the waiting room.

The waiting area had room for approximately 50 people. It had restrooms on one side of the room. We sat facing the entry door where the officers came in and asked people to follow them. There were three cases waiting there ahead of us. Starting at 9:55 am three different officers came out in quick succession to call people ahead of us. We were expecting to be called in after one of them was done with their case. At about 10:00 am a different officer asked me come in for the interview. He introduced himself and told me that he will conduct the interview for my naturalization.

Once in his office he asked me to hand him my green card, driver's license and passports. He told me that his system is down so he will do a manual review. I was then asked to stand up and take the oath. We went through the N-400 application first where he made minor changes. During this process he kept trying to log back into system which eventually started working. I signed the N-400 after he noted the corrections.

He then started the reading and writing portion of the test. He asked me to read the third sentence printed on a sheet "Why do people want to be citizens?" He asked me to write "People want to vote". It was followed by the civics test. He told me if the question has multiple answers he only needs one. My first answer will be taken as the final answer so think before I answer:

Q98. What is the name of the national anthem?
Q96. Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
Q89. What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
Q86. What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?
Q12. What is the “rule of law”? ... (Here after the first answer, I started saying the second answer and he cut me off saying "One is good, you don't need to say the others")
Q7. How many amendments does the Constitution have?

After six questions he stopped and said "Congratulations you passed the test". He asked me if my husband helped me prepare for the test and if my husband knew all the answers. I told him he did help me and now he does know all the answers. He said that every year they have a booth at the state fair where they give out US flags if people can correctly answer the questions from the citizenship test. Unfortunately most US citizens do not pass so they return back to the office with most of the flags.

He then gave me the letter with Congratulations and "Recommended for Approval". I signed another paper with my name, DOB, etc. to confirm that the information is correct because it will appear on the naturalization certificate as shown.

I was told that the Oath Ceremony will most likely be on August 18th with military families due to my husband's veteran status instead of earlier ceremonies with general population. He said that it will be very small ceremony with only a handful of people. He mentioned to just bring the green card and the oath letter to the ceremony. I came out at 10:30 am along with the officer who thanked my husband for his service. He also asked to take a photocopy of this old military ID as a proof of his military service (I had asked my husband to bring his personal documents and keep them with him in the waiting area, just in case).

Note: My application was not a military spouse application and nothing in my application or supporting documents indicated that my husband was ever in the military. It came up during the interview when the officer asked if I had ever served in the military and then if my husband has ever served in the military. I said 'No I haven't ' and then 'Yes my husband has'. I told the officer that my husband is not active duty and he also did not retire from the military. He served for 8 years before leaving the military.

I had the passport photos but was not asked for them and I forgot to mention it. Also, I was not asked for any other documents.

My on-line case status changed to 'In-line for Oath' on 13th of July and then to 'Oath was scheduled' on 27th of July. Yesterday (31st of July), I received the letter for the Oath Ceremony to be on 18th of August at the Museum of American Military Families in Tijeras, NM.

I do feel very lucky that my application has moved along quickly. I think my Field Office being Albuquerque was probably the most important factor. We have been married for almost 7 years and living together with joint everything for almost 15 years. I have filed taxes every year since 2001 and did not have any traffic violations. All these minor details may have contributed during the review process.

I must say that the members who contribute to these forums even by simply asking questions have been a huge help to understand the process and calm the nerves. I will be forever grateful to the community of people here whom I may never get a chance to thank in person. Thank You for making this process less lonely!

The gory details of my timeline are in my signature. Good luck to everyone going through the process.

Edited August 1, 2017 by Avi_NM

Gary_UK · August 1, 2017

Hey All.

Just wanted to share something which may be of benefit as you go through the process and come out the other end...

I learned that when you need to go to the social security office to report your citizenship, be there as early as possible. Preferably as they open or you are going to have a long wait. (mine was well over an hour ).

Have your passport application done ready when you go to the post office and to make things smooth have your photos ready to hand in.

But this is the sad part. When you DO hand over your certificate. ( they will not take copies ) There is a likelihood that some ####### is going to bend / Fold it.

The nice staff at my post office warned me that they had a staff member go though this process and was devastated that the passport office folded their certificate.

They were kind enough to put my cert in a cardboard backed envelope with a "DO NOT BEND" notice, but I guess I will find out when my Passport arrives on the 18th.

Thanks.

G

Nick79 · August 1, 2017

On ‎7‎/‎28‎/‎2017 at 6:49 PM, casualuser said:
I am a Raleigh applicant and I do not have any updates since fingerprinting (not even "in-line", whatever it means). The relatively recent processing date published on the USCIS web page for Raleigh is a good news since it will enable us with capability of placing service requests sooner.

BTW, I have posted a few short reports on the number of pending applications in Raleigh in this thread:
Year   Qarter Received Approved Denied Pending
2017     qtr1     2403     1694    124    4533
2016     qtr4     1860      967     54    4047
2016     qtr3     1755     1464     78    3152
2016     qtr2     2009     1557     82    2903
2016     qtr1     1915     1422     77    2496
2015     qtr4     1403     1259     69    2045
2015     qtr3     1490     1580     82    1781
2015     qtr2     1514     1419     49    2101
2015     qtr1     1483     1368     58    2065
2014     qtr4     1271     1038     70    2037
It appears the office is somewhat flooded by applications submitted in the first quarter of 2017 and seriously backlogged due to low number of processed applications in the last quarter of 2016. My estimate is 9 months of processing time for March submitters.

Welcome to my world! I'm a NYC applicant and I'm in the same situation. 5 convos with L2 officers and 1 infopass did nothing.

BrianPeppers · August 1, 2017

On 7/26/2017 at 4:49 PM, Ja2NY said:

Hi Everyone!

I finally had my interview yesterday at 26 Federal Plaza, NYC and it was a very easy and pleasant process.

My interview was scheduled for 7:05 am so i arrived 6:45 and waited in line until we were instructed to enter the building. Upon entering, the first process was to be screened by security which was fast and easy. I then went to the 8th floor where I was given a document instructing me to go to the 4th floor and wait to be called. The wait room was small and i figured after checking in i wouldn't have a long wait since there was only 3 people ahead of me. At about 7:10 a pleasant gentlemen called my name and as i walked towards him he held the door open and greeted me with a pleasant good morning. I felt more at ease and was confident that the interview would be short. I followed him to his office where he ask me to swear that I'll truthfully answer all his questions. He them told me that it would be a short interview and I would be done by 7:20 am.

He sat at his desk and gathered a few documents together. First thing he asked me to do was read a sentence on a sheet of paper. Then he gave me another document and told me to write the answer exactly how it was written on the document. Each time he asked me a question he would check the box next to it if i answered correctly. I was then asked 6 questions, which i answered correctly. He asked:

1. Who was the first President of the United States? (he chuckled and said it was easy when i answered)

2. Where is the Statue of Liberty located?

3. Who is the Governor of our State?

4. Name 2 American Holidays

5. What is the name of the movement that tried to end racial discrimination?

6. What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?

We then reviewed my application. I told the officer that I got married after I filed the application and was able to update my information in the system by adding my new surname and my husband's information. He told me to take my marriage certificate with me to the oath ceremony just in case there are any confusion. He reviewed my Green card, looked through my passport to match the dates I traveled outside of the US. Finally, he had my sign a couple of documents with my new name and handed me a form stating that he is recommending me for approval. He then told me make sure to bring my whole family to the ceremony and as he walked me to the door he thanked me for an easy interview. He said he hates interviews where it's like pulling teeth just to get an answer lol.

He told me that My ceremony should be the last week of August or within first 2 week of September.

Congrats!

Could you please elaborate what you meant by the officer giving you a document to write exactly how it was written on the document ?

Edited August 1, 2017 by BrianPeppers

Ja2NY · August 1, 2017

19 minutes ago, BrianPeppers said:

Congrats!

Could you please elaborate what you meant by the officer giving you a document to write exactly how it was written on the document ?

Hi Brian, Thank you.

When we began the interview the officer asked me to read a question off a piece of paper. After reading the question exactly how it was written he checked the box next to it. He then handed me another piece of paper which had a sentence on it. The sentence was the answer to the question he had asked before and my instructions were to write the sentence on the line below it exactly the way it was typed. I believe these two exercises were apart of the English test.

BrianPeppers · August 1, 2017

9 minutes ago, Ja2NY said:

Hi Brian, Thank you.

When we began the interview the officer asked me to read a question off a piece of paper. After reading the question exactly how it was written he checked the box next to it. He then handed me another piece of paper which had a sentence on it. The sentence was the answer to the question he had asked before and my instructions were to write the sentence on the line below it exactly the way it was typed. I believe these two exercises were apart of the English test.

Thank you so much for the speedy response! I thought you meant that they quiz'd every line you on what you wrote on the application form... Personally, My memory is very bad with dates... so I have a concern remembering the month and dates I moved in the past houses I rented in the past decade.... The civics test is a breeze versus remembering my past timeline LOL

Ja2NY · August 1, 2017

I just received an update on my status that I'm in line for an Oath Ceremony.

Investinmiami · August 2, 2017

1 hour ago, Ja2NY said:

I just received an update on my status that I'm in line for an Oath Ceremony.

No more interviews were scheduled this Monday for March filers?

February filers just moved forward fast,

I predict our turn gonna be at the end of the month or even September...

KASH2011 · August 2, 2017

11 hours ago, Ja2NY said:

I just received an update on my status that I'm in line for an Oath Ceremony.

Good news! Congrats to you!

sunshinestate2013 · August 2, 2017

Added Avi_NM