N400 filers at Minneapolis,MN

[aa1979 100]

13 hours ago, mapleleafmanny said:

I certainly will. I'm cramming the test questions now. I applied early August but yeah, had no idea how much delay would happen because of Covid.

Sorry... I wrote in my earlier comment that you applied in late August based on your timeline, August 26th, 2019! But I apologize... They used to interview people who reside in Minnesota about 6 months after their application. But, if we take your case as an average case (which I am assuming and I could be wrong), it looks like they are about 6 months slower than usual at this point.  They may even get more behind than usual... or just stay at 12 months... or unlikely but possibly pick up speed. 

Edited August 23, 2020 by aa1979

[mapleleafmanny 11]

On 8/23/2020 at 11:13 AM, aa1979 said:

Sorry... I wrote in my earlier comment that you applied in late August based on your timeline, August 26th, 2019! But I apologize... They used to interview people who reside in Minnesota about 6 months after their application. But, if we take your case as an average case (which I am assuming and I could be wrong), it looks like they are about 6 months slower than usual at this point.  They may even get more behind than usual... or just stay at 12 months... or unlikely but possibly pick up speed. 

My bad. You are right lol. I did apply end of August. For some reason I had thought it was early August. 

It is a long wait time. With imminent furloughs and ongoing Covid, who knows if delays will continue to worsen. I'm not sure how long of a wait it'll be for the Oath ceremony after the interview either. 

[India_delta 5]

Covid messed up everything. 

[aa1979 100]

On 8/25/2020 at 9:57 PM, mapleleafmanny said:

My bad. You are right lol. I did apply end of August. For some reason I had thought it was early August. 

It is a long wait time. With imminent furloughs and ongoing Covid, who knows if delays will continue to worsen. I'm not sure how long of a wait it'll be for the Oath ceremony after the interview either. 

It should not be that long.. Please keep us posted! Thanks

[YecaCruz 379]

Chiming in to say that Mike's interview has been scheduled for 10/20 in Minneapolis. He's changing the spelling of his name so I'm assuming that's why we get to make the 6 hour trek to MN. I never expected for anyone to look at our app this year just because of Covid! I won't complain.  To my fellow ND filers keep your chins up your time will come too!

[Hydigal 12]

57 minutes ago, YecaCruz said:

Chiming in to say that Mike's interview has been scheduled for 10/20 in Minneapolis. He's changing the spelling of his name so I'm assuming that's why we get to make the 6 hour trek to MN. I never expected for anyone to look at our app this year just because of Covid! I won't complain.  To my fellow ND filers keep your chins up your time will come too!

Yay! Congratulations. That’s awesome. It’s so good to see some movement in ND filers. I filed in April 2019 and waiting for interview. I really hope I get my interview this year.

[YecaCruz 379]

2 minutes ago, Hydigal said:

Yay! Congratulations. That’s awesome. It’s so good to see some movement in ND filers. I filed in April 2019 and waiting for interview. I really hope I get my interview this year.

yes for sure. Hopefully you won't be too far behind us!

[India_delta 5]

anyone from Minneapolis getting interviews ?

 

thanks guys 

[mapleleafmanny 11]

4 hours ago, India_delta said:

anyone from Minneapolis getting interviews ?

 

thanks guys 

Yes, mine is the 22nd of September. 

[YecaCruz 379]

13 hours ago, mapleleafmanny said:

Yes, mine is the 22nd of September. 

Is your spouse planning on attending as well? I'm hoping to be able to go with but I'm not sure if they will allow that what with the plague and all.

[mapleleafmanny 11]

On 9/10/2020 at 11:58 AM, YecaCruz said:

Is your spouse planning on attending as well? I'm hoping to be able to go with but I'm not sure if they will allow that what with the plague and all.

I will be going solo.

[observatorka 197]

I just submitted my application. 

[mapleleafmanny 11]

Interview passed!  I arrived about 10 minutes earlier then my scheduled time and waited about 15-20 minutes before being called back.  My adjudicator was training someone in, so he notified me prior to entering the room of that fact (and that it was no negative indication of my application).  Before sitting down, he had me swear an oath to tell the truth.  He then jumped right in to the written and spoken English test, which was just one sentence to read off the tablet and then using a stylus to type up a verbally provided sentence.  He asked me six questions, which I got all correct.  I had brought original copies of mine and my husband's birth certificates, marriage license and my passport; he only asked to see my Green Card.  He ran through a series of questions (any felonies, radical groups I may be a part of, ect); all easy "no" questions.  He spent some time asking me about out-of-country trips I had taken over the past three years and any tickets or citations I have ever had (I was upfront about one speeding citation).  He asked who I lived with, how long I had lived at my current address and whether I had any children anywhere in the world, either adopted or natural.  

Once it was all done, he had me verify my contact information on the screen, sign an acknowledgement that I would swear an oath before a judge for naturalization and then handed me a letter saying I had passed the interview and he was recommending my application for approval.  He let me know that I was now just needing to wait for a letter informing me of my Oath Ceremony date. 

[observatorka 197]

My case was loaded into the system and it says that estimated completion time is OCT 2021, should I trust this? 

 

 

Congrats @mapleleafmanny !

 

4 hours ago, mapleleafmanny said:

Interview passed! 

 

[@123 8]

1 hour ago, observatorka said:

My case was loaded into the system and it says that estimated completion time is OCT 2021, should I trust this? 

 

 

My husband and I applied in Oct 2019 and both had Nov 2020 as our estimated completion time. I got my citizenship in June 2020 (I could get it in April 2020, but Covid changed everything), my husband is still waiting for his interview. I do not believe that he will be done by Nov. So I am not sure about their time, you never know... Wishing you luck!