Chicago N400 filers

[Lulu14 4]

7 minutes ago, xilef said:

Glad to hear that your interview went well, what questions did they ask you /? Also what evidence did you have to present ? I take it you are a 3 year applicant.

 

Also what does your status say online ?  Hopefully the officer or her supervisor approves it within the next few hours/days

Questions I was asked:

- What state did the Us purchase from france?

- When do men register for selective service?

- who is the father of our country?

- if the president and vice president can’t serve, who becomes president?

- who is the speaker of the house?

- name of the governor?

 

I was asked for the following documents:

- GC and drivers license

- Passport

- Marriage Certificate

- Tax return from 2018

- Since I moved several times in the past 3 years, We reviewed my leases and other info regarding that

 

My status hasn’t changed, it still says interview was scheduled.

 

Thanks for the good wishes

[imagineyouandme 12]

Almost done with my journey

 

Dec 2016: applied for ROC

Sep 2017: applied for N-400

Nov 2017: scheduled for N-400 interview for Dec 2017

Dec 2017: showed up for interview, but was told by officer that they don’t conduct joint interviews for I-751/N-400 and that I would have to wait until I-751 was approved

Jul 2018: I-751 approved

Mar 2019: sent a USCIS a service request for being outside of normal processing time for N-400

Apr 2019: scheduled for N-400 interview

May 2019: attended N-400 interview. Went well overall, no problem with history questions and English. I wasn’t prepared as I should have been and didn’t bring my old passport, tax returns, or more proof of marriage (oops!). Officer was not happy at all when she found out I had been turned away in December 2017 and said I should have been allowed to do a joint interview! She had to rerun the background check because it had been so long since I initially applied, but said I should be approved if it comes back clean.

June 2019: online status was stuck on “Your interview was scheduled” until yesterday, when it was changed to “Your oath ceremony has been scheduled”. It’s in just two weeks!

 

Very excited to be done with the process soon. Hope everyone had a smooth journey!

 

 

[egroeg 66]

Good luck on your interview today @ordjnb, Go break a leg   I'm sure you will do great, let us know how it went !

[ordjnb 40]

58 minutes ago, xilef said:

Good luck on your interview today @ordjnb, Go break a leg   I'm sure you will do great, let us know how it went !

Thanks! Interview went well, I was with an Asian man named Officer Shay I believe. 

 

My questions were what are the power of the states, who controls the executive branch, what happened on 9/11, what war was Eisenhower a general in. 

 

He took my latest taxes and updated my height (I use meters and always forget my feet so my drivers lisence didn't match my application). 

 

He did not point out I applied a day early. But I was not approved on the spot and said a decision will be made eventually. He seemed to indicate he wanted to review more in depth to make a decision and that he had more applications to go through still. 

 

Just a waiting game now. 

[sal17 4]

Hi,

 

I just applied my  N400

 

May 16 2019: applied for N400

 

is there any tips for interview? based experience how long it may take for Chicago office?

 

Thanks  

 

 

 

[ordjnb 40]

3 hours ago, sal17 said:

Hi,

 

I just applied my  N400

 

May 16 2019: applied for N400

 

is there any tips for interview? based experience how long it may take for Chicago office?

 

Thanks  

 

 

 

I applied Nov 11th. Interviewed today. So 7 months out, so expect one end of December. 

[sal17 4]

13 minutes ago, ordjnb said:

I applied Nov 11th. Interviewed today. So 7 months out, so expect one end of December. 

Thank you for the update how that's go for you 

[egroeg 66]

5 hours ago, ordjnb said:

Thanks! Interview went well, I was with an Asian man named Officer Shay I believe. 

 

My questions were what are the power of the states, who controls the executive branch, what happened on 9/11, what war was Eisenhower a general in. 

 

He took my latest taxes and updated my height (I use meters and always forget my feet so my drivers lisence didn't match my application). 

 

He did not point out I applied a day early. But I was not approved on the spot and said a decision will be made eventually. He seemed to indicate he wanted to review more in depth to make a decision and that he had more applications to go through still. 

 

Just a waiting game now. 

Hopefully it's a quick turnaround for you, my Drivers license states that I weigh 200 lbs and 6'1" - I'm actually at 170 and 6'0" to be honest. Hopefully that's not a show stopper 

[ordjnb 40]

3 minutes ago, xilef said:

Hopefully it's a quick turnaround for you, my Drivers license states that I weigh 200 lbs and 6'1" - I'm actually at 170 and 6'0" to be honest. Hopefully that's not a show stopper 

It won't be. I said 5'10 in the application while my driver's said 5'8. 

 

So it seems like not a lot of people in Chicago are approved on the spot? Does anyone have a timeline for the time in between the "decision cannot be made at this time" and approval for oath?

[Lulu14 4]

On 6/8/2019 at 11:23 AM, imagineyouandme said:

Almost done with my journey

 

Dec 2016: applied for ROC

Sep 2017: applied for N-400

Nov 2017: scheduled for N-400 interview for Dec 2017

Dec 2017: showed up for interview, but was told by officer that they don’t conduct joint interviews for I-751/N-400 and that I would have to wait until I-751 was approved

Jul 2018: I-751 approved

Mar 2019: sent a USCIS a service request for being outside of normal processing time for N-400

Apr 2019: scheduled for N-400 interview

May 2019: attended N-400 interview. Went well overall, no problem with history questions and English. I wasn’t prepared as I should have been and didn’t bring my old passport, tax returns, or more proof of marriage (oops!). Officer was not happy at all when she found out I had been turned away in December 2017 and said I should have been allowed to do a joint interview! She had to rerun the background check because it had been so long since I initially applied, but said I should be approved if it comes back clean.

June 2019: online status was stuck on “Your interview was scheduled” until yesterday, when it was changed to “Your oath ceremony has been scheduled”. It’s in just two weeks!

 

Very excited to be done with the process soon. Hope everyone had a smooth journey!

 

 

Hi!! Congratulations on your approval!!

I was wondering, how long between your interview and change in case status to schedule interview? Thanks

Edited June 10, 2019 by Lulu14

[egroeg 66]

@ordjnb I think 2 weeks for some, a month for others - it's ridiculous !

[Jasmine202 1]

Hello every one 

Sorry my question isnt related tonthe thread 

But one of my relatives wants to apply for a reentry permit in chicago he has a greencard .. So he need to travel after 20 days so he was wondering if walkin biometrics is allowed here befor the actuall appointment. ? Any experience appreciated

[egroeg 66]

Any January 2019 filers get their interview dates yet ? I'm a January 11 filer and still waiting 

[ordjnb 40]

Approved! 

[ordjnb 40]

Can't seem to edit the above post but does anyone know the timeline of between approval and an oath ceremony?