N-400 April 2017 Filers

[Angel19 1]

58 minutes ago, Hagrid said:

I filed 6 months 2 weeks ago still in line too. It seems the wait is 8 months in Utah. So I should be getting the interview notice by Dec 1st... getting there... 

Wow!! Im also hoping to get interview by december. All my travel plans for the holidays are now placed on hold

[Private One 44]

3 hours ago, Angel19 said:

Wow!! Im also hoping to get interview by december. All my travel plans for the holidays are now placed on hold

NYC has been flowing pretty good but it seems like a few filers are lagging behind. Not sure why. What rule did you file under, 3yr or 5yr?

Hopefully you'll here something soon.

[Angel19 1]

44 minutes ago, Private One said:

NYC has been flowing pretty good but it seems like a few filers are lagging behind. Not sure why. What rule did you file under, 3yr or 5yr?

Hopefully you'll here something soon.

I do pray i get the interview soon. I filed under 5 year...

[floridadave 195]

Just wondering from those who’ve interviewed. 

 

As my wife will interview soon, I have been practicing the N-400 form with the wife and it takes us like 30 minutes to go through the whole form.  But I’ve read descriptions of some n-400 interviews and many take only 30 minutes or less for ALL parts, civic, reading, writing, n-400, idle chit chat. 

So, I’m thinking they don’t go through the entire N-400, correct? 

 

Which parts of the N-400 are they most likely to cover? 

 

Lastly, I have even read an interviewee had a copy of their N-400 at the interview which was used as reference.  I did not even think you were allowed to take a copy of the n-400.  Can someone verify if this is allowed based on your experience? 

 

Thank you

[Lona.C. 16]

6 hours ago, floridadave said:

Just wondering from those who’ve interviewed. 

 

As my wife will interview soon, I have been practicing the N-400 form with the wife and it takes us like 30 minutes to go through the whole form.  But I’ve read descriptions of some n-400 interviews and many take only 30 minutes or less for ALL parts, civic, reading, writing, n-400, idle chit chat. 

So, I’m thinking they don’t go through the entire N-400, correct? 

 

Which parts of the N-400 are they most likely to cover? 

 

Lastly, I have even read an interviewee had a copy of their N-400 at the interview which was used as reference.  I did not even think you were allowed to take a copy of the n-400.  Can someone verify if this is allowed based on your experience? 

 

Thank you

reason why you have to study all the 100 questions is  because at the interview they will choose 10 random questions out of the 100 you have to have 6 right to pass the test , 

there will also be a reading and writing test ,  ( in my case was read 1 sentence and write 1 dictated sentence ) 

you have to study the n 400 application as they will ask you everything you filled out and all the yes/no questions ,

you will not be aloud to have the copy right in front of you during the Interview but you  can have it in your bag and study while you wait to be called in ,

as well as the civic question booklet you can study as you wait in the waiting room 

here are some links that helped me study for the test 

 

https://civicsquestions.com/

 

[Lona.C. 16]

16 hours ago, Angel19 said:

Wow!! Im also hoping to get interview by december. All my travel plans for the holidays are now placed on hold

am hoping you guys will hear something soon 

[floridadave 195]

3 hours ago, Lona.C. said:

reason why you have to study all the 100 questions is  because at the interview they will choose 10 random questions out of the 100 you have to have 6 right to pass the test , 

there will also be a reading and writing test ,  ( in my case was read 1 sentence and write 1 dictated sentence ) 

you have to study the n 400 application as they will ask you everything you filled out and all the yes/no questions ,

you will not be aloud to have the copy right in front of you during the Interview but you  can have it in your bag and study while you wait to be called in ,

as well as the civic question booklet you can study as you wait in the waiting room 

here are some links that helped me study for the test 

 

Good info!  Thank you for the help.

[Lona.C. 16]

19 hours ago, floridadave said:

Good info!  Thank you for the help.

your welcome 

[Nushabeh 0]

Hi everyone!

congrats to all that are done!

so after reading through all this I'm kinda freaking out, first I don't check my mail very often maybe once every two weeks or so.....I rely on the online updates so after tonight definitely going to make a trip to the mail box every day. Second I went to Canada for my best friends wedding and I have another wedding coming up too again in Canada now wondering if I should go or not since they were giving a hard time about Netherlands.... third I'm in a big dilemma as I have this opportunity to move to another state and NJ/NY is moving so quickly not sure if I want to give that up for the other state which is 4 months behind the online estimate.... and changing your address delays the process on top of that..... I'm hopping that by some miracle I get my interview in the mail this week or something and I can make the move next month....(feeling anxious 😩)

[Thisislife 31]

I am not sure but i am waiting for my attorney's office to open to get a confirmation. However in the mean time this is what happened:

I went for my Interview on Oct 11th. Update my travel with the officer during the Interview. Yesterday i was going thru my N400. I think i made an Error and did not correct it at the Interview. On the Employment section i did mention the Employers with the date and month but i think the year was wrong. Instead on 2015 i think its 2016 on the application. I am still waiting for the attorney office to open to confirm as i did make some corrections before he sent the application out. I am freaking out as the office may deny the N400 based on material misrepresentation. I did submit my 2015 tax returns and it showed i got w2s from 2 companies and for the rest of the year I had my K1s. Should i be worried?

[Private One 44]

12 hours ago, Nushabeh said:

Hi everyone!

congrats to all that are done!

so after reading through all this I'm kinda freaking out, first I don't check my mail very often maybe once every two weeks or so.....I rely on the online updates so after tonight definitely going to make a trip to the mail box every day. Second I went to Canada for my best friends wedding and I have another wedding coming up too again in Canada now wondering if I should go or not since they were giving a hard time about Netherlands.... third I'm in a big dilemma as I have this opportunity to move to another state and NJ/NY is moving so quickly not sure if I want to give that up for the other state which is 4 months behind the online estimate.... and changing your address delays the process on top of that..... I'm hopping that by some miracle I get my interview in the mail this week or something and I can make the move next month....(feeling anxious 😩)

You're right about checking your mailbox every day. You should be doing that as online statuses sometimes does not change despite case progression. 

 

Moving to a different state will not only delay the process. You may be denied on the grounds of failing to meet the residency requirement for your new state. You'll be changing jurisdictions. A lot of people have reported getting their applications denied after moving to a another state. I'd hold off on moving till after oath. Don't even think about moving and not mentioning it...that could come back to haunt you. That's considered willful misrepresentation and those are grounds for revocation of citizenship. 

[Private One 44]

58 minutes ago, Thisislife said:

I am not sure but i am waiting for my attorney's office to open to get a confirmation. However in the mean time this is what happened:

I went for my Interview on Oct 11th. Update my travel with the officer during the Interview. Yesterday i was going thru my N400. I think i made an Error and did not correct it at the Interview. On the Employment section i did mention the Employers with the date and month but i think the year was wrong. Instead on 2015 i think its 2016 on the application. I am still waiting for the attorney office to open to confirm as i did make some corrections before he sent the application out. I am freaking out as the office may deny the N400 based on material misrepresentation. I did submit my 2015 tax returns and it showed i got w2s from 2 companies and for the rest of the year I had my K1s. Should i be worried?

I would not be too worried about that. People make mistakes in recalling dates. I don't think the government would consider this material misrepresentation unless they have clear evidence that you willfully provided the wrong year in an attempt to cover up something that would have disqualify you from being naturalized. 

 

For example: In 2015 your employer was engaged in terrorist activities and all employees working at a particular branch (your branch) knew that their jobs involved helping terrorist but did nothing about it and continued working. You were an employee at the branch in question in 2015 ...you knew and should have been prosecuted.

 

By January 1,  2016 your employer was no longer deemed a threat because everyone known to have been involved in the terrorist activities were prosecuted at the end of December 2015.

 

Using the  year 2016 instead of 2015 in a situation like that is a big deal.

 

Extreme example but I wanted to drive home the point.

 

Let's see what your lawyer say.

Edited October 16, 2017 by Private One

[Thisislife 31]

11 minutes ago, Private One said:

I would not be too worried about that. People make mistakes in recalling dates. I don't think the government would consider this material misrepresentation unless they have clear evidence that you willfully provided the wrong year in an attempt to cover up something that would have disqualify you from being naturalized. 

 

For example: In 2015 your employer was engaged in terrorist activities and all employees working at a particular branch (your branch) knew that their jobs involved helping terrorist but did nothing about it and continued working. You were an employee at the branch in question in 2015 ...you knew and should have been prosecuted.

 

By January 1,  2016 your employer was no longer deemed a threat because everyone known to have been involved in the terrorist activities were prosecuted at the end of December 2015.

 

Using the  year 2016 instead of 2015 in a situation like that is a big deal.

 

Extreme example but I wanted to drive home the point.

 

Let's see what your lawyer say.

Thank you for the answer. I just got off the phone with him and he states not to worry. He asked did they ask you about it. I said yes she did and i mentioned to her the first job is the place where i learned the business and the 2 nd job is the place which was owned by my current business partner. He said not to worry as its a typo error. you did not hid anything about it. Worst case they may ask for an explanation and we will let them know.

[thekfc 26]

13 hours ago, Nushabeh said:

Hi everyone!

congrats to all that are done!

so after reading through all this I'm kinda freaking out, first I don't check my mail very often maybe once every two weeks or so.....I rely on the online updates so after tonight definitely going to make a trip to the mail box every day. Second I went to Canada for my best friends wedding and I have another wedding coming up too again in Canada now wondering if I should go or not since they were giving a hard time about Netherlands.... third I'm in a big dilemma as I have this opportunity to move to another state and NJ/NY is moving so quickly not sure if I want to give that up for the other state which is 4 months behind the online estimate.... and changing your address delays the process on top of that..... I'm hopping that by some miracle I get my interview in the mail this week or something and I can make the move next month....(feeling anxious 😩)

You can sign up for USPS Informed Delivery

https://informeddelivery.usps.com/box/pages/intro/start.action

There is also an app - both Apple & Google.

 

After signing up and everything is up and running, you will get a scan of most mail that is due for delivery to the address you signed up for.  The scan/notice you receive will be for mail that is due that day but with some mail delivery route it may be delayed a day or so.

[Nushabeh 0]

10 hours ago, Private One said:

You're right about checking your mailbox every day. You should be doing that as online statuses sometimes does not change despite case progression. 

 

Moving to a different state will not only delay the process. You may be denied on the grounds of failing to meet the residency requirement for your new state. You'll be changing jurisdictions. A lot of people have reported getting their applications denied after moving to a another state. I'd hold off on moving till after oath. Don't even think about moving and not mentioning it...that could come back to haunt you. That's considered willful misrepresentation and those are grounds for revocation of citizenship. 

Thanks just spoke to USCIS today basically confirming everything you said and that only real way to not cause any setback is to move within the same jurisdiction. So looks like I'm just going to have to sit tight. See if this new job opportunity will want to fly me back and forth until this process is over.