N400 filers at Minneapolis,MN

[BruceW 13]

1 hour ago, Filya said:

Just received "In line for oath".

awesome, congratulations.

[corvusheart 163]

20 hours ago, Mapleine said:

I had my interview today.  As others have suggested, I parked at the Central Library and walked over - it was quick and easy.  I arrived about twenty minutes before my interview time and went through security and checked in.  There were several folks in the waiting area.  I waited about twenty minutes before my number was called.

 

The agent met me at the door and we went to his office.  Overall, the experience was a snap - 10 questions, along with a reading and writing sample.  He ran through my entire application, asking me to verify what I'd submitted a year ago.  He laughed when he got to the travel page and then I gave him another list of where I'd gone to since I applied.  (What can I say, we like to travel!)

All in all, I think it was about fifteen minutes total.  Easy peasy.  Just remember that at this point, folks are just dotting Is and crossing Ts.  You wouldn't have gotten to this point if they thought you didn't deserve to be.

Oh, one last bit.  Apparently oath ceremonies are booking for the first week of April so keep that in mind.

Two month wait till oath ceremony??? I thought it was only a one month wait.

[Mapleine 3]

Dunno.  That's just what the agent told me.

I asked because I have some travel coming up and wanted to see where they were at in their scheduling.

[corvusheart 163]

5 hours ago, Mapleine said:

Dunno.  That's just what the agent told me.

I asked because I have some travel coming up and wanted to see where they were at in their scheduling.

I hope they are wrong. Waiting for hubby to be a citizen before we move so we don't have to go through uscis to change address. So I was hoping for a month max. But it is what it is.

[Filya 4]

Hehe, last comments show that people here hoped that their waiting is done with interview date scheduled, but no, Mpls office won't be Mpls office if they didn't use their last chance to make another few months long line for all passed their interviews.

 

[Mapleine 3]

While Fox News is generally the last place I go to for news, I found this interesting:

 

https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/from-green-cards-to-visas-us-citizenship-and-immigration-services-processing-cases-sign

[Filya 4]

Is my understanding correct that we have only one person in our list who was interviewed in 2019 and received his oath date?

 

 

[N-o-l-a 7,167]

6 minutes ago, love_my_wife said:

And if you see the headline, how cleverly they have avoided the word "Slow" in there. The headline doesn't say anything negative about USCIS or the processing times!

 

But the first couple of sentences certainly do. 

 

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processing cases so slowly that the backlog is at a “crisis level.”

 

I would agree in some respects. The further they dig this hole, the harder it is to climb out of.  

[PositiveThinker 40]

Today was my interview at 9 am.

Went there at 9.05 and was called for the interview around 9.25 am.

Brought my hubby with me in case they wanted to interview him for the PENDING I-751 (REMOVAL OF CONDITION) and thank GOD i did. 

Greeted the lady who were going to interview me and told her that i have brought my husband for the interview as well. She said no worries it is not needed for the N-400 application. 

We went to her office and she asked me standard procedural questions like "How many times did i travel outside of US" and my current address etc.

While doing so she was surprised to see (from my thick file she had on her desk) that i had a PENDING ROC and informed me that i have to clear out the situation before proceeding to the N400. 

i was quiet surprised to hear that because i thought anyone who is going to interview me should know that before hand. But quiet the opposite and it was apparent that she had no idea of ROC and my simple N400 case turned into complex ROC/N400 questions.  

She asked if i had brought any "supporting documents" for i751 and i panicked. Because even though i brought every documents i had all these years with me to the interview she specifically asked for at least 3 docs showing "RECENT JOINT PAYMENT OR INSURANCES" and asked me questions about my husband etc (at this point im thinking OH NOOO THIS IS NOT I READ ON VISAJOURNEY FORUM ) hehe 😂 ( SHE NEEDED LIKE "RECENT" recent files and docs)

I answered every questions calmly and confidently including the 6 CIVIC questions. She pointed out to me several times that I HAVE PASSED THE N400 TESTS AND INTERVIEW but i still needed to show her documents and bla bla..

I was so dreaded by the thought that this is gonna take longer than it should have (waiting for my Green card for 2 years and 2 extensions already) i suggested to her i could print out extra documents and show it to her today after the interview. She was kind of understanding of the situation and told me to drop the documents by 3 pm OR she could send me a "ADDITIONAL SUPPORT EVIDENCE" letter and i would get it in few weeks.  i was like.... ohhh nooo no more waiting for me and i said i would drop the paperworks by 3pm.

I even reminded her again that my husband is outside in the lobby and she was like "ohhh that reminds me.... i should interview your husband ". 

before she let me out of her office she asked me more questions about my husband like fav colors, food etc.

So here goes my hubby and not knowing he was gonna get interviewed (we all thought it was gonna be simple 6 Q civic test) hahaha

He comes back from her office within 5 mins and i was so in rush to print documents back home i literally rushed us off of the building in mins. 😀

Came home printed more recent stuff that holds both our names drove back to the office and dropped off the files.

 

Now i am just waiting for the "IN LINE FOR OATH" or that dreaded letter i dont want to receive.

 

So GUYS... THOSE WHO HAVE PENDING I-751 BRING YO WIVES, BRING YO HUBBIES.. BRING ALL OF YOUR RECENT JOINT PAPERWORKS. BE PREPARED. BE NOT LIKE ME ...

I AM 99.9% DONE.... NOW JUST GOTTA WAIT. .... more? hrmmm 🙄

 

 

Edited February 12, 2019 by PositiveThinker

[duitta2g15 26]

8 minutes ago, PositiveThinker said:

Today was my interview at 9 am.

Went there at 9.05 and was called for the interview around 9.25 am.

Brought my hubby with me in case they wanted to interview him for the PENDING I-751 (REMOVAL OF CONDITION) and thank GOD i did. 

Greeted the lady who were going to interview me and told her that i have brought my husband for interview as well. She said no worries it is not needed for the N-400 application. 

We went to her office and she asked me standard procedural questions like "How many times did i travel outside of US" and my current address etc.

While doing so she was surprised to see (from my thick file she had on her desk) that i had a PENDING ROC and informed me that i have to clear out the situation before proceeding to the N400. 

i was quiet surprised to hear that because i thought anyone who is going to interview me should know that before hand. But quiet the opposite, my simple N400 case turned into ROC/N400 questions.  

She asked if i had brought any "supporting documents" for i751 and i panicked. Because even though i brought every documents i had all these years with me to the interview she specifically asked for at least 3 docs showing "RECENT JOINT PAYMENT OR INSURANCES" and asked me questions about my husband etc (at this point im thinking OH NOOO THIS IS NOT I READ ON VISAJOURNEY FORUM ) hehe 😂

I answered every questions calmly and confidently including the 6 CIVIC questions. She pointed out to me several times that I HAVE PASSED THE N400 TESTS AND INTERVIEW but i still needed to show her documents and bla bla..

I was so dreaded by the thought that this is gonna take longer than it should have (waiting for my Green card for 2 years and 2 extensions already) i suggested to her i could print out extra documents and show it to her today after the interview. She was kind of understanding and nice of the whole situation  and she told me to drop the documents by 3 pm OR she could send a "ADDITIONAL SUPPORT EVIDENCE" letter and i would get it in few weeks.  i was like.... ohhh nooo no more waiting for me and i suggested i would drop the paperworks by 3pm.

I even reminded her again that my husband is outside in the lobby and she was like "ohhh that reminds me.... i should interview your husband ".

before she let me out of her office she asked me more questions about my husband like fav colors, food etc.

So here goes my hubby and not knowing he was gonna get interviewed (we all thought it was gonna be simple 6 Q civic test) hahaha

He comes back from her office within 5 mins and i was so in rush to print documents back home i literally rushed us off of the building in mins. 😀

Came home printed more recent stuff that holds both our names drove back to the office and dropped off the files.

 

Now i am just waiting for the "IN LINE FOR OATH" or that dreaded letter i dont want to receive.

 

So GUYS... THOSE WHO HAVE PENDING I-751 BRING YO WIVES, BRING YO HUBBIES.. BRING ALL OF YOUR RECENT JOINT PAPERWORKS. BE PREPARED. BE NOT LIKE ME ...

I AM 99.9% DONE.... NOW JUST GOTTA WAIT. 

 

 

Sorry to hear that you weren’t aware that you needed to have an I-751 interview. Sometimes the interview is waved. Other times, you have to attend an interview if your are requested to do one. If you are having a combo interview, it’s always advisable  to carry recents documents showing that you guys are still having shared finances and or property in both of you names. For the N400 letter,  it clearly says, “
If copies of a document were submitted as evidence with your N400 application, the originals of those documents should be brought to the interview”. Sometimes the person adjudicating your case might want to verify certain documents, therefore, having them handy wouldn’t result to RFE. 

[N-o-l-a 7,167]

In other less exciting news, we finally starting getting the We are still reviewing your case and there are no updates at this time emails after a 2 month hiatus from them.

[Shadyoak 2]

Hi Folks

I just stumbled on this webpage trying to get some info and noticed there is a forum here so wanted to also update my case.I just had my N400 Interview yesterday 02/11 in Minneapolis Office at 12 pm.

My situation I am pending I 751 since Feb 2017 & then applied online for Naturalisation on 11 Feb 2018 using the 3 year rule. I had the biometrics in March 2018 and since then had been waiting for an update.
In january 2019 i got a mail for the N400 interview on 2/11/19 exacty 1 year after i had applied for naturalization.

So i arrived in the office at 11:45 and checked in waited till 12:15 when i was called. The officer (Quackenbush,N) received me at the door and i asked her first thing if this is going to be a combo interview and i have my wife & kid waiting outside. 
She said no we dont need them i have just reviewed your file and approved your pending i751 the doc's you had provided were sufficient, so we will just have your N400 Interview.

I went in the office and handed her my ID & Passport with i 551 stamp she asked for the original GC, which the same office had taken away in october when i had come in to get the temp I551 as i was travelling overseas and she was like okay and put those notes and took a copy of the i551 stamp.

She started to review my application with current address, work place etc and made updates as i had changed my employer and then dates/purpose of travel i had in the last 5 years, then she went to the Yes/No questions almost like 30 Questions then proceeded to the civics test & english test which went really good.

Then she was like i can tell you have passed and approved but i cannot put it in the system as i have just approved your i 751 and that needs to be entered in to a different system before i can approve your N400 application. She was a very sweet person said believe me i dont want to hold this file open just give me time till friday hopefully 
you will get the notification for the oath scheduling. She handed me the N-652 form with a check mark on the Passed English , civics test & a second check mark on "A decision cannot be made yet about your Appliation" 

She then walked me out back to the waiting area. So almost there but still feels a long way !

Hope i get the updates soon. 

[Filya 4]

@Shadyoak, the point is that the officers closely watch you while you're waiting for interview (if you came with your spouse and your kids), so they can make decision on I-751 just based on that.

Congrats, and please don't forget to add your case here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1q2WooojyQKVxbF_N6bxO8muQM8QjybXZVv5QzSqDWAk/edit?usp=sharing

 

[marcusa 31]

17 hours ago, N-o-l-a said:

In other less exciting news, we finally starting getting the We are still reviewing your case and there are no updates at this time emails after a 2 month hiatus from them.

have been US citizen for months now and still receive  the same message biweekly. 

[RachelGreen14 7]

Kinda of a random question but what did everyone wear or planning to wear for their interview? 

 

I have mine coming up in 2 weeks and I was just thinking that I don't recall reading anything on these boards about attire. Haha...  I get that we should look presentable but is jeans and  nice blouse sufficient? 

 

Thanks guys!