N400 filers at Minneapolis,MN

[zoma1010 6]

sharing my experience for my N400 at MSP , i arrived in time and my wife came with me , there was a little delay from their end to call me in  after 40MIn  they called me and i asked the officer nicely if my wife can join and he said for sure . that's makes me more comfortable he start with the civics

1- how many senators

2- why there 50 star on the flag

3- what Susan p Anthony do

4- which state border with canada

the ask me to read (what people have to pay to the government ) and ask my to type on the ipad we pay taxes

then he ask me and my wife questions from the n400 and he approve me on the spot and my ceremony is on march 14

[elmers 293]

18 minutes ago, zoma1010 said:

sharing my experience for my N400 at MSP , i arrived in time and my wife came with me , there was a little delay from their end to call me in  after 40MIn  they called me and i asked the officer nicely if my wife can join and he said for sure . that's makes me more comfortable he start with the civics

1- how many senators

2- why there 50 star on the flag

3- what Susan p Anthony do

4- which state border with canada

the ask me to read (what people have to pay to the government ) and ask my to type on the ipad we pay taxes

then he ask me and my wife questions from the n400 and he approve me on the spot and my ceremony is on march 14

Congrats!!

[zoma1010 6]

On 2/17/2023 at 2:49 PM, elmers said:

Congrats!!

thank you , my ceremony is in march 8 , can i bring family and friends with me and do they need passport photo for the citizenship certificate ?

[elmers 293]

On 2/20/2023 at 2:17 PM, zoma1010 said:

thank you , my ceremony is in march 8 , can i bring family and friends with me and do they need passport photo for the citizenship certificate ?

Yes, you can bring your family and friends, no problem at all. They do not need to present any documentation, not even their driver's license. Congrats yet again!! Don't forget to register to vote, change/update your license and of course get passport asap!

[zoma1010 6]

Just now, elmers said:

Yes, you can bring your family and friends, no problem at all. They do not need to present any documentation, not even their driver's license. Congrats yet again!! Don't forget to register to vote, change/update your license and of course get passport asap!

Thank you my friend, the citizenship certificate doesn't have and picture of you and no need to bring passport photos with right ?

[elmers 293]

21 hours ago, zoma1010 said:

Thank you my friend, the citizenship certificate doesn't have and picture of you and no need to bring passport photos with right ?

Citizenship certificate has your picture from green card application (same pic you have in your card). No need for passport, photos, nothing! Take your old/new green cards, EADs, etc if you have them because you need to turn those in.

[zoma1010 6]

4 hours ago, elmers said:

Citizenship certificate has your picture from green card application (same pic you have in your card). No need for passport, photos, nothing! Take your old/new green cards, EADs, etc if you have them because you need to turn those in.

Thank you so much for your detailed answer . now I can relax no worries about pictures any more 😃😃😃

[pcms1224 0]

It seems like things are moving faster at least with N400. I filed it in January and already have an interview scheduled for March 15 with ROC pending (filed in Dec 2021). But there has been no notices so far that it will be a combo interview. Should my wife plan to be at the interview just in case? 

[zoma1010 6]

1 hour ago, pcms1224 said:

It seems like things are moving faster at least with N400. I filed it in January and already have an interview scheduled for March 15 with ROC pending (filed in Dec 2021). But there has been no notices so far that it will be a combo interview. Should my wife plan to be at the interview just in case? 

i hope some one has ROC pending and did N400 interview to advice , but in your case just bring you wife to the interview , ask the officer nicely to be with you during the interview they already know that you have pending ROC , if he can combine both he will do it , otherwise he will do the N400 only but he will recommend your approval for the ROC

[Vpanda85 45]

I had my N-400 interview this morning. Thankfully, the office was open today and I didn't have to deal with rescheduling due to the office being closed the last two days because of the snow storm. The interview was pretty straight forward and I passed the civics test but the outcome was "decision could not be made". The IO explained that my A-file is in transit and that needs to be reviewed as well. I asked if it was due to my I-751 but also reiterated that my I-751 was approved. The IO said they have to do some "due diligence". N-400 status still shows Interview Was Scheduled. 

 

The interview itself and questions were straightforward, nothing out of the ordinary. The IO was personable and made me feel very comfortable. I brought some additional evidence along like W2s for 2022, more recent statements for the evidence I had already submitted and any originals (as applicable) but the IO did not ask for anything specific. The IO did not allow my spouse to accompany me to the interview. The IO asked personals questions about my application (address, # of times both of us were married, # of kids, plans to have kids, international trips, club membership) that she updated and then the standard questions that go with each application (are you willing to take the oath of allegiance, etc.).

 

Documentation provided to the IO (all of it was returned back to me):

• Expired Green Card
• I-751 Approval (since I don't have the new green card yet) 
• Driver's license 
• List of international trips I've taken since N-400 filing 

Civics questions:

• Rights of US citizens
• Who wrote the Federalist Papers?
• How many amendments does the constitution have?
• We elect a president for how many years?
• One of the longest rivers in the US 
• Why does the flag have 50 stars? 

Reading: Who lives in the White House?

Writing: The president lives in the White House. 

[elmers 293]

22 minutes ago, Vpanda85 said:

I had my N-400 interview this morning. Thankfully, the office was open today and I didn't have to deal with rescheduling due to the office being closed the last two days because of the snow storm. The interview was pretty straight forward and I passed the civics test but the outcome was "decision could not be made". The IO explained that my A-file is in transit and that needs to be reviewed as well. I asked if it was due to my I-751 but also reiterated that my I-751 was approved. The IO said they have to do some "due diligence". N-400 status still shows Interview Was Scheduled. 

 

The interview itself and questions were straightforward, nothing out of the ordinary. The IO was personable and made me feel very comfortable. I brought some additional evidence along like W2s for 2022, more recent statements for the evidence I had already submitted and any originals (as applicable) but the IO did not ask for anything specific. The IO did not allow my spouse to accompany me to the interview. The IO asked personals questions about my application (address, # of times both of us were married, # of kids, plans to have kids, international trips, club membership) that she updated and then the standard questions that go with each application (are you willing to take the oath of allegiance, etc.).

 

Documentation provided to the IO (all of it was returned back to me):

• Expired Green Card
• I-751 Approval (since I don't have the new green card yet) 
• Driver's license 
• List of international trips I've taken since N-400 filing 

Civics questions:

• Rights of US citizens
• Who wrote the Federalist Papers?
• How many amendments does the constitution have?
• We elect a president for how many years?
• One of the longest rivers in the US 
• Why does the flag have 50 stars? 

Reading: Who lives in the White House?

Writing: The president lives in the White House. 

Congrats! Should be approved soon!!

[AffableAndy 107]

On 2/23/2023 at 12:24 PM, pcms1224 said:

It seems like things are moving faster at least with N400. I filed it in January and already have an interview scheduled for March 15 with ROC pending (filed in Dec 2021). But there has been no notices so far that it will be a combo interview. Should my wife plan to be at the interview just in case? 

I have ROC pending (Filed Sept 2021) and an N400 interview on March 10. I'll let you know how it goes, but at the moment my husband is going along with me and we're preparing for a combo interview.

[Vpanda85 45]

15 minutes ago, AffableAndy said:

I have ROC pending (Filed Sept 2021) and an N400 interview on March 10. I'll let you know how it goes, but at the moment my husband is going along with me and we're preparing for a combo interview.

All the best! I'm hoping you get approval on the spot!

[AffableAndy 107]

Just had the interview this morning. The IO didn't need my spouse to join so he waited in the lobby area.

 

Very comfortable and straightforward interview. IO wanted to see my green card, passport and state ID, and then after that did the civics test, then had to read "What do we pay the government?" and write "We pay taxes." (long sentence, right? :P) She ran through the eligibility questions and then said that the I-751 looks good, but she cannot approve either petition until my A-file comes in (so same situation as @Vpanda85). IO was great, very nice and it was a very comfortable interview.

 

I took some additional documentation along (2022 taxes, W2s, current shared insurance) but she said she didn't need anything else. Apparently they have a single naturalization ceremony every month, so depending on when my A-file gets there I will be scheduled either in April or in May.

 

Questions:

- one promise you make when you become a US citizen

- one state that borders Canada

- who vetoes bills

- what happened at the Constitutional Convention

- who is the current Vice President

- what are the two major parties currently in the US?

 

It literally took just under twenty minutes. Hoping to hear from them soon!

[Vpanda85 45]

1 hour ago, AffableAndy said:

Just had the interview this morning. The IO didn't need my spouse to join so he waited in the lobby area.

 

Very comfortable and straightforward interview. IO wanted to see my green card, passport and state ID, and then after that did the civics test, then had to read "What do we pay the government?" and write "We pay taxes." (long sentence, right? :P) She ran through the eligibility questions and then said that the I-751 looks good, but she cannot approve either petition until my A-file comes in (so same situation as @Vpanda85). IO was great, very nice and it was a very comfortable interview.

 

I took some additional documentation along (2022 taxes, W2s, current shared insurance) but she said she didn't need anything else. Apparently they have a single naturalization ceremony every month, so depending on when my A-file gets there I will be scheduled either in April or in May.

 

Questions:

- one promise you make when you become a US citizen

- one state that borders Canada

- who vetoes bills

- what happened at the Constitutional Convention

- who is the current Vice President

- what are the two major parties currently in the US?

 

It literally took just under twenty minutes. Hoping to hear from them soon!

Congratulations on passing your test! Sounds like your interview was just like mine. 

 

Fingers crossed that we get the oath scheduled for April!