2017 San Francisco filers

[Hansum2 3]

Got my interview date for 8/14. I-751 is still pending, but the interview letter does not say anything about the I751 interview. Any idea if my spouse should go?

 

I751 - Applied Aug 2016

N400 date is 09/20/17

[Choviwan 10]

15 hours ago, Hansum2 said:

Got my interview date for 8/14. I-751 is still pending, but the interview letter does not say anything about the I751 interview. Any idea if my spouse should go?

 

I751 - Applied Aug 2016

N400 date is 09/20/17

Let us know if they end up canceling it, or they don't care that the I-751 is still pending, please.

[ZeeXO 7]

On 7/15/2018 at 12:07 AM, Jaxx said:

Thank you! 1094 applicants were naturalized with 85 different countries. During the Oath Ceremony, they told us what should we do after becoming a US Citizen like applying for the US passport, updating your status to the Social Security and showed some videos like Donald Trump welcoming us, which was hilarious. It was brief but fun and overwhelming as well. And really, A LOT of people applied for the passport. It was a looooong line!

 

Good luck with your interview!

Awesome! thanks for sharing your experience.  Hopefully I'll soon be doing the same

 

Out of curiosity do you think is worth waiting in line to apply for the passport? 

[Jaxx 5]

3 hours ago, ZeeXO said:

Awesome! thanks for sharing your experience.  Hopefully I'll soon be doing the same

 

Out of curiosity do you think is worth waiting in line to apply for the passport? 

 

For me it's not, but it really depends on you if you're patient and not travelling urgently.  Because what I did, I set up an appointment in the San Francisco Passport Agency, which was way faster for me. I just waited like 10-15 minutes to be called. Well, you could do it in a post office near you if they're accepting passport applications.

[rerto 32]

@Jaxx: For me neither - that's why I didn't do it there. A lot of people were asking and thought they had to do it there, but the ones sitting close to me ended up not doing it there. I have my appointment for this friday at the local post office. That's enough for me.

 

I would suggest to anyone who wants their passports fast - to do it at the passport agency in SF instead as the wait time is almost nothing. We've done both our kids passports there and never waited more than minutes from getting there. If you're not in a hurry - post office is the way to go and you'll get it fast there too if you want to expedite. I am not expediting tho.

 

I guess I won't be on visajourney as frequently in the future. Concludes like 6 years of membership I guess.

[ZeeXO 7]

On 7/17/2018 at 2:41 PM, Jaxx said:

 

For me it's not, but it really depends on you if you're patient and not travelling urgently.  Because what I did, I set up an appointment in the San Francisco Passport Agency, which was way faster for me. I just waited like 10-15 minutes to be called. Well, you could do it in a post office near you if they're accepting passport applications.

 

19 hours ago, rerto said:

@Jaxx: For me neither - that's why I didn't do it there. A lot of people were asking and thought they had to do it there, but the ones sitting close to me ended up not doing it there. I have my appointment for this friday at the local post office. That's enough for me.

 

I would suggest to anyone who wants their passports fast - to do it at the passport agency in SF instead as the wait time is almost nothing. We've done both our kids passports there and never waited more than minutes from getting there. If you're not in a hurry - post office is the way to go and you'll get it fast there too if you want to expedite. I am not expediting tho.

 

I guess I won't be on visajourney as frequently in the future. Concludes like 6 years of membership I guess.

Thank you both for the information! 

I searched online and it looks easy to make an appointment with your local post office  and take care of it there. Hopefully soon enough, I can schedule an appointment. Specially since I don't plan to travel outside of the U.S. until December

 

13 Days left until my interview!!! yay

I got all 100 civics questions/answers down.  Hopefully I don't get nervous and mess up LOL

[Choviwan 10]

My case status online changed yesterday from "In line for Interview" to "Interview was scheduled". I'm not sure if they will cancel it due my I-751 still being pending (since June 2016). I will let you know.

[JoeSchmoe2017 92]

@ZeeXO  Good luck!

[kincowhe 7]

Hi all

 

Just want to share with you about my combo interview at the SF office early this month. 

 

With both the I-751 and N-400 interview notices, my spouse and I attended the combo interview at the SF office. We waited for around 10-15 mins in the waiting area and were called in for the interview. A middle-aged Asian woman was the interviewer, very nice, friendly. First, she had us swear in, then had us review the G-325 forms which were submitted with my I-485 fours years ago. She said if there are any changes since then, just make corrections on the form and sign. Then, she asked me and my spouse some questions re our life, family, how we met, travel history, etc. After around 5 mins, she had my spouse leave the room and wait outside, then she started the N-400 interview. She started the civics test first, then writing and speaking test. The six questions she asked are all very simple questions, including what is rule of law, name of ocean on the west coast, name of anthem,  and I forgot the other three. There are 10 questions on the list, as long as you got the first six right, she would stop asking. After that, she started going over the N-400 form's questions one by one with me. She would make notes on the forms, this process took around 15 mins, coz it is a long form. Then she asked if I brought any updated docs. Then I handed her the 2016 and 2017 tax returns, more updated mortgage statements, car registration, health coverage statement, W-2s, bank statement, etc. all showing joint ownership. and photos. She kept some of the docs in  my file. Then at last, she handed me a letter Form N-652 showing that I passed the civics and English test, and that a written decision will be mailed to me. The interview said she has not had time review my updated docs yet, and if everything is ok, I will receive decision and oath ceremony letter in 60 days. Then she led me out. Then that's it for the interview.

 

Then two days after the interview, it shows I-751 was approved, then later N-400 status shows in line for oath ceremony.

 

Good luck to you all

 

 

[Choviwan 10]

17 minutes ago, kincowhe said:

Hi all

 

Just want to share with you about my combo interview at the SF office early this month. 

 

With both the I-751 and N-400 interview notices, my spouse and I attended the combo interview at the SF office. We waited for around 10-15 mins in the waiting area and were called in for the interview. A middle-aged Asian woman was the interviewer, very nice, friendly. First, she had us swear in, then had us review the G-325 forms which were submitted with my I-485 fours years ago. She said if there are any changes since then, just make corrections on the form and sign. Then, she asked me and my spouse some questions re our life, family, how we met, travel history, etc. After around 5 mins, she had my spouse leave the room and wait outside, then she started the N-400 interview. She started the civics test first, then writing and speaking test. The six questions she asked are all very simple questions, including what is rule of law, name of ocean on the west coast, name of anthem,  and I forgot the other three. There are 10 questions on the list, as long as you got the first six right, she would stop asking. After that, she started going over the N-400 form's questions one by one with me. She would make notes on the forms, this process took around 15 mins, coz it is a long form. Then she asked if I brought any updated docs. Then I handed her the 2016 and 2017 tax returns, more updated mortgage statements, car registration, health coverage statement, W-2s, bank statement, etc. all showing joint ownership. and photos. She kept some of the docs in  my file. Then at last, she handed me a letter Form N-652 showing that I passed the civics and English test, and that a written decision will be mailed to me. The interview said she has not had time review my updated docs yet, and if everything is ok, I will receive decision and oath ceremony letter in 60 days. Then she led me out. Then that's it for the interview.

 

Then two days after the interview, it shows I-751 was approved, then later N-400 status shows in line for oath ceremony.

 

Good luck to you all

 

 

Thank you so much for sharing your experience! This is really helpful.

Did you receive two interview letters? One for I-751 and one for N-400? My I-751 hasn't updated in more than two years... :-S

[kincowhe 7]

7 minutes ago, Choviwan said:

Thank you so much for sharing your experience! This is really helpful.

Did you receive two interview letters? One for I-751 and one for N-400? My I-751 hasn't updated in more than two years... :-S

yes two notices, one for I-751, one for N-400. My N-400 interview was scheduled first, then was cancelled. then after 2 weeks, they sent me the I-751 interview notice and the second N-400 notice, both on the same date

[Choviwan 10]

7 minutes ago, kincowhe said:

yes two notices, one for I-751, one for N-400. My N-400 interview was scheduled first, then was cancelled. then after 2 weeks, they sent me the I-751 interview notice and the second N-400 notice, both on the same date

Good to know! I hope my experience is similar. Thank you SO much for this! 

[Hansum2 3]

N400 Interview Cancelled Yesterday.. ughhh.. wait continue

[Jaxx 5]

On 7/19/2018 at 11:18 AM, ZeeXO said:

 

Thank you both for the information! 

I searched online and it looks easy to make an appointment with your local post office  and take care of it there. Hopefully soon enough, I can schedule an appointment. Specially since I don't plan to travel outside of the U.S. until December

 

13 Days left until my interview!!! yay

I got all 100 civics questions/answers down.  Hopefully I don't get nervous and mess up LOL

Good luck on your interview! You can do it! I felt the same way as well. But when I got to chat with the officer, he told me to relax which was a big relief.

[Choviwan 10]

8 hours ago, Hansum2 said:

N400 Interview Cancelled Yesterday.. ughhh.. wait continue

I'm sorry to read that. Hopefully your experience is similar than kincowhe's and you receive letters for both interviews in two weeks.