Chicago N400 filers

[OhShush 25]

Hi, I filed my N-400 in April this year. I had my biometrics in May. Do you guys know the estimated time before they call me for an interview?

[Dee Dee 0]

On 8/13/2019 at 1:16 PM, Mari&Vi said:

I remember only month when I go abroad . But I heard few story when it was problem  if person doesn't know date.

 

The officer that I interviewed with did not ask me the dates just how many times I traveled abroad and if any of those times was more than 6 months, but it wouldn't hurt if you can try to remember the dates since every officer is different because the officer that interviewed my sister in Texas did ask her more detailed questions than mine. Find your Passport and check the dates that you traveled.

[Dee Dee 0]

3 hours ago, OhShush said:

Hi, I filed my N-400 in April this year. I had my biometrics in May. Do you guys know the estimated time before they call me for an interview?

Is different every time, my sister got hers after 8 months I got mine after only 3.5 months so it is almost impossible to know for sure.

[Dee Dee 0]

On 8/21/2019 at 3:30 PM, Mari&Vi said:

How long usually take Oath Ceremony?

I am scheduled to appear for Ceremony at 9 am. What time expect end of Ceremony?

 

I live in suburbs. Usually it take 50 minutes to drive to Chicago. But in the morning it may take 1 hour and sometimes 2 hour. It will be problem if I late for 20-30 minutes or not?

I don't know if you already went but you should NEVER be late for your ceremony because they will start without you and last minute they don't let you reschedule. So get out of your house even earlier than expected so you can be definitely early for at least 15 minutes before your ceremony. Good Luck

[Wasa22 5]

Does anyone know if it possible to see officer in Chicago Usics office? i need to stamp my passport because my letter extension is expired and my I 751 is pending .I know the don’t do infopass anymore...

[Land of L 19]

 

Hi, N400 interview done couple of weeks back and By god grace it got approve. and online udated as in-queue for oath - Normally how long it takes get oath letter in chicago and how many days will be there after we receive letter  to date of oat typically? 

 

 

[national 5]

On 8/30/2019 at 9:55 AM, jojololo said:

Hi I had interview on 22nd AUG.Desicion can not be made.No updates yet.I have 14 trips out 897 days total.No trips longer then 3,5 months.The IO asked me if I had trips   travel  after application(43 days out,one trip I had 1apr-14 may),she took the calculator and added  897+45 .She was not clear how the days are count.She needs to ask her supervisor.I was surprised how IO was not very familiar whit the days count.Just reading the posts looks like its gona be a very long journey for me.

What status you have right now? Anything changed?

[jojololo 1]

1 hour ago, national said:

What status you have right now? Anything changed?

nothing yet,i do not thing it will be answer , especially not positive.But any answer is better then no answer,They practice their law the way they want ,rules are just on the paper.

[national 5]

20 minutes ago, jojololo said:

nothing yet,i do not thing it will be answer , especially not positive.But any answer is better then no answer,They practice their law the way they want ,rules are just on the paper.

Well, just need to wait. I have less days, but 2 trips over 6 months. Same response - Decision can not be made. Hope for the best, prepare for the worst...

[zemat 2]

Hello:

 

My interview is scheduled on Sep 30th in Chicago office. Any tips, advice, experience, things to be pay attention to, are really appreciated. Thanks. 

[jojololo 1]

On 9/12/2019 at 2:39 PM, national said:

What status you have right now? Anything changed?

We approved your application 19 sep

 

[Wasa22 5]

On 9/20/2019 at 1:01 PM, jojololo said:

We approved your application 19 sep

 

Was your i 751 pending?

[jojololo 1]

41 minutes ago, Wasa22 said:

Was your i 751 pending?

no I had n 400

[glowie85 11]

Hi all, 

I had my interview in Chicago yesterday (filed mid March, 3 year rule). Unfortunately, I got the all dreaded 'A decision cannot be made' box checked...

In general: I arrived 1 1/2 hours early, played it rather safe than sorry because of traffic. Check in was easy and then the wait began. There are two doors out of which the officers will come and call your number. The check in person will let you know which door/section is yours. Mind you though, even though you arrive early, they will not call you any earlier, they still go by your appointments (which is totally okay, just an FYI). Through this it happens that numbers that are way after yours are called before you. There was a steady flow of people coming in and out and about 5 or 6 different officers, I only paid attention to this for door 1, which was the one relevant to me. Some came out super happy and smiling, one I even overheard saying he was approved, some cam out with a 'meh' face, so not happy, but also not devastated, I was beginning to get my hopes up
Anyways, I waited a total of 1 hour and 45 minutes before my number was called (so only 15 minutes after my actual appointment time, which is not bad regarding the number of people waiting!). 
The officer came and we walked through the ominous door number 1. After that is a security door, only with badge and pin code you are able to get through. Anyways, we walked through several corridors until we got to his office. 
He started out with having all my identification documents in front of him, diver's license, green card, passport. Then he swore me in, took my picture and my fingerprints. 
First up was the test. My six questions were:
1. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
2. If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
3. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

4. In what month do we vote for President?
5. What is one reason colonists came to America?
6. What is the capital of your state?
The 'read' sentence was ' Which state has the most people?'
The 'write' sentence was ' California has the most people.'
Needless to say, that piece was not an issue for me. Then we went on through the application and he made some corrections for me in the application (for example I put in that my husband was married '0' times, which obviously can't be true ). As others have said, they go through all questions again. 
At the end I had to sign for the changes he made and then sign for the oath. 
He looked at the supporting documents I had uploaded (I uploaded all the tax transcripts after submitting the app in the online portal, but he had them there). He didn't ask for any of the originals that I brought (husband's passport or naturalization cert or anything).
Then he took the piece of paper with the boxes and marked the test as passed, but then, to my horror, marked the 'Decision cannot be made' box and pointed to case files stacked high behind him... He said I shouldn't worry about it, he can't see that he needs anything else from me, but wants to take a second look and wants to be fair to adjudicate all the others that came first before mine. He said to expect an answer in 3 months or less. 
We then small talked a little while he prepped for the next candidate. 
All in all it was a really nice interview, without the small talk it only lasted about 15 minutes (30 minutes with small talk).
He was a really nice officer, made you feel at ease, but you can imagine that I was and still am disappointed about the outcome (especially when walking through the corridors and seeing other people's offices who don't have stacks of files sitting around on the desk or the floor, they probably approve on the spot 😟 ).

I hope he is faster than 3 months. He said the USCIS fiscal year ends end of September, so they normally get asked to do over time to get as many cases done as possible, but he didn't say that's a given, to not get my hopes up. 

Anyways, maybe my report helps someone here!
Oh, by the way, if you are going there by car, use spothero, there are some parking garages around that accept spothero and you can save a couple of bucks!

Edited September 26, 2019 by glowie85

[Eskulap 0]

On 9/26/2019 at 3:20 PM, glowie85 said:

Hi all, 

I had my interview in Chicago yesterday (filed mid March, 3 year rule). Unfortunately, I got the all dreaded 'A decision cannot be made' box checked...

In general: I arrived 1 1/2 hours early, played it rather safe than sorry because of traffic. Check in was easy and then the wait began. There are two doors out of which the officers will come and call your number. The check in person will let you know which door/section is yours. Mind you though, even though you arrive early, they will not call you any earlier, they still go by your appointments (which is totally okay, just an FYI). Through this it happens that numbers that are way after yours are called before you. There was a steady flow of people coming in and out and about 5 or 6 different officers, I only paid attention to this for door 1, which was the one relevant to me. Some came out super happy and smiling, one I even overheard saying he was approved, some cam out with a 'meh' face, so not happy, but also not devastated, I was beginning to get my hopes up
Anyways, I waited a total of 1 hour and 45 minutes before my number was called (so only 15 minutes after my actual appointment time, which is not bad regarding the number of people waiting!). 
The officer came and we walked through the ominous door number 1. After that is a security door, only with badge and pin code you are able to get through. Anyways, we walked through several corridors until we got to his office. 
He started out with having all my identification documents in front of him, diver's license, green card, passport. Then he swore me in, took my picture and my fingerprints. 
First up was the test. My six questions were:
1. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
2. If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
3. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

4. In what month do we vote for President?
5. What is one reason colonists came to America?
6. What is the capital of your state?
The 'read' sentence was ' Which state has the most people?'
The 'write' sentence was ' California has the most people.'
Needless to say, that piece was not an issue for me. Then we went on through the application and he made some corrections for me in the application (for example I put in that my husband was married '0' times, which obviously can't be true ). As others have said, they go through all questions again. 
At the end I had to sign for the changes he made and then sign for the oath. 
He looked at the supporting documents I had uploaded (I uploaded all the tax transcripts after submitting the app in the online portal, but he had them there). He didn't ask for any of the originals that I brought (husband's passport or naturalization cert or anything).
Then he took the piece of paper with the boxes and marked the test as passed, but then, to my horror, marked the 'Decision cannot be made' box and pointed to case files stacked high behind him... He said I shouldn't worry about it, he can't see that he needs anything else from me, but wants to take a second look and wants to be fair to adjudicate all the others that came first before mine. He said to expect an answer in 3 months or less. 
We then small talked a little while he prepped for the next candidate. 
All in all it was a really nice interview, without the small talk it only lasted about 15 minutes (30 minutes with small talk).
He was a really nice officer, made you feel at ease, but you can imagine that I was and still am disappointed about the outcome (especially when walking through the corridors and seeing other people's offices who don't have stacks of files sitting around on the desk or the floor, they probably approve on the spot 😟 ).

I hope he is faster than 3 months. He said the USCIS fiscal year ends end of September, so they normally get asked to do over time to get as many cases done as possible, but he didn't say that's a given, to not get my hopes up. 

Anyways, maybe my report helps someone here!
Oh, by the way, if you are going there by car, use spothero, there are some parking garages around that accept spothero and you can save a couple of bucks!

Hi,

Exactly same thing happened to me on June 18th. Everything went smooth and officer was super nice but i got paper with same decision. Unfortunately i still did not get any  update ye,t it is been little over two months.  Could you remember officer name or see on paper that u received? Mine was Martin Mcquillan.

Thanks

 

Edited September 28, 2019 by Eskulap