N-400 February Filers 2018

[nywestq 51]

Just now, somia said:

What proof exactly you given as proof pls give compleat details  also did they ask u in ur interview any proof for 3years? 

at interview the officer told me he only needed to review my travel to make sure I didn't break continuous residence and on June 15th online the rfe was received  asking for marital union proof which was tax transcript and/or returns, lease, birth certificate of children, marriage certificate, rent receipts, joint bank accounts, insurance policies (health/life/auto etc), bills and receipts with both of us names and any other evidence I wish to submit. I submitted all the above plus a deed for a property we own in another state. the infopass on July 30th was what helped me though as I hand delivered evidence on June 18th and they took it but the officer wasn't at work then another letter came to appear July 20th and I also went he wasn't at work so when I went on July 30th a supervisor retrieved my file and decided he would proceed with my case as again the officer wasn't at work he asked me to give him until the end of the week for a decision and today I got the update less than 24 hours.

[somia 17]

18 hours ago, somia said:

What proof exactly you given as proof pls give compleat details  also did they ask u in ur interview any proof for 3years? 

Watting ur replay for detail what they asked you to sumit and what did u provide to them!!

[mr.turtle 27]

23 hours ago, somia said:

Watting ur replay for detail what they asked you to sumit and what did u provide to them!!

He/she replied one post up..... 

[somia 17]

42 minutes ago, mr.turtle said:

He/she replied one post up..... 

Oh thanks for telling me i missed it that post👍

[Mountain Climber 186]

On 7/26/2018 at 5:44 PM, evapaula said:

I got my 10 year card in the mail yesterday. Slightly more red than the first one, but I guess I appreciate that they bothered to print it (after my combo interview, I expected they would skip this step). 

But I got a little impatient just waiting for my oath to be scheduled, so I decided to make an infopass appt. That worked 3 years ago as I was waiting for my AOS to be approved after a the interview. Sure enough, it worked again - today I got a status update that my oath letter has been mailed. It seems they look at your case when your infopass appointment comes in to figure what your issue might be. 

 

Congrats on getting your interview date.  Two more weeks and you will cross the finish line.

[Jazzy718 0]

July 27 n 400 interview. Aug 3 oath letter received for oath ceremony on aug 21.

[somia 17]

2 hours ago, Jazzy718 said:

July 27 n 400 interview. Aug 3 oath letter received for oath ceremony on aug 21.

Congratulation ,which city u file from? Is based on 3years or 5years?

[Mountain Climber 186]

8 hours ago, Jazzy718 said:

July 27 n 400 interview. Aug 3 oath letter received for oath ceremony on aug 21.

Congrats!  Almost done.

Edited August 5, 2018 by Mountain Climber

[Jazzy718 0]

12 hours ago, somia said:

Congratulation ,which city u file from? Is based on 3years or 5years?

Fresno ca. Base on 3yrs

5 hours ago, Mountain Climber said:

Congrats!  Almost done.

Thanks 

[evapaula 230]

On 8/3/2018 at 5:21 PM, Mountain Climber said:

Congrats on getting your interview date.  Two more weeks and you will cross the finish line.

thank you @Mountain Climber. Only the oath ceremony left now, one week away. 

What does it feel like to be done with USCIS?

[Mountain Climber 186]

4 hours ago, evapaula said:

thank you @Mountain Climber. Only the oath ceremony left now, one week away. 

What does it feel like to be done with USCIS?

My wife is completely stress free now.   She is applying for her passport on Thursday, so the last piece of the immigration journey will be completed.

[shell20 746]

So Guys, I promised to you update you regarding my Oath Ceremony, arrived there around half an hour before. We were told to wait in the room where you normally go for an info pass. In the room was other people waiting for their ceremony and their family and friends.   The Oath Ceremony letter asked us to fill in info, but my husband didn't think I should sign it until I went into the Oath Ceremony room, however when we lined up to go in we were told to fill it in and sign it.

 

There were 23 of us that were to become citizens, I think from around 19 countries. We lined up to hand in our completed letter/form and to hand in our GC's. I had to be a smart ### and say if I give you my GC back will you give me a refund for the cost of it? Too which the reply from the centre manager was there is something far better for you.

 

So we sat down, the people taking their Oath were in the middle seats and the relatives and friends were at the back and sides of the room. The ceremony began and the Manager asked for everyone to turn their phones off.  It started off with a video of immigrants arriving in the USA through the ages, only a phone had rang just before and there was this woman sat there having a full blown conversation with someone. We couldn't concentrate on the video and everyone turned around to glare at her, but she carried on with her chat oblivious.  The manager walked over to her, whispered to her and then took her out, I looked through the glass door and he was obviously telling her off. My husband apparently cried when he saw the immigrant video as his great grand parents came through Ellis Island.

 

Then the National Anthem was sang. After the manager made the welcoming remarks and said he would invite us later to make a speech, even if it was to thank our families.  He said he would do a roll call by country. Great I thought, I will be near the end being the UK. I was sat there with the big envelope they give you with the ceremony events, passport application etc.   Well blow me down with a feather they called out the UK first. I thought? And I got all flustered trying to put my stuff on the chair to stand up, they called out the other countries out and each time their was clapping. I thought that was weird and the manager then took the stand and said sorry Argentina and Australia, I know you're normally first but I thought we would go backwards this time.

 

So then we said the Oath of Allegiance and the manager said after it, Congratulations you are now American Citizens. I can't tell you the emotions at that moment, I wasn't expecting it so soon, but the sheer enormity of it all was quite overwhelming.

 

Then we were asked to say something, two men arose and said a speech, nice speeches and then I said from my chair, can I say something, but I am not getting up.  I was told I could stay in my seat and say something. I thanked my husband and I thanked my local field office for always being kind and courteous. The manager said thanks we are so use to getting negative comments and complaints. People then started smirking. He also said in his opening speech to the ones becoming citizens, you Guys are special you have been through years of immigration and obstacles, you probably know immigration inside out and have a PHD in it by now, to which everyone laughed out a loud, but he said, you made it!  

 

There was a video from the President, a speech about voting from a womens group giving us advice  and then the presentation of our certificates with photographs. It was an amazing time, it was a lovely ceremony.  It was very special.   I did notice too that there was two people at the office in Pittsburgh becoming citizens from Virginia and another one from Maryland. I don't know how that happens, but the person from Maryland (a woman, I might add was in the armed forces). 

 

After the ceremony we filled in our voters forms and then my husband and I went to apply for a passport, apparently in Pittsburgh you need to book it online in advance. However, the next day I found out my local library takes applications and I didn't need an appointment. We sent it off on the Thursday paid for 2-3 weeks processing and I received it a week later on the Saturday, it was so quick. 

 

Any way I hope anyone having their ceremony soon, has one like mine, it was perfect, it was just a lovely, couldn't wish for better really.

 

 

[Sukie 1,454]

4 hours ago, shell20 said:

So Guys, I promised to you update you regarding my Oath Ceremony, arrived there around half an hour before. We were told to wait in the room where you normally go for an info pass. In the room was other people waiting for their ceremony and their family and friends.   The Oath Ceremony letter asked us to fill in info, but my husband didn't think I should sign it until I went into the Oath Ceremony room, however when we lined up to go in we were told to fill it in and sign it.

 

There were 23 of us that were to become citizens, I think from around 19 countries. We lined up to hand in our completed letter/form and to hand in our GC's. I had to be a smart ### and say if I give you my GC back will you give me a refund for the cost of it? Too which the reply from the centre manager was there is something far better for you.

 

So we sat down, the people taking their Oath were in the middle seats and the relatives and friends were at the back and sides of the room. The ceremony began and the Manager asked for everyone to turn their phones off.  It started off with a video of immigrants arriving in the USA through the ages, only a phone had rang just before and there was this woman sat there having a full blown conversation with someone. We couldn't concentrate on the video and everyone turned around to glare at her, but she carried on with her chat oblivious.  The manager walked over to her, whispered to her and then took her out, I looked through the glass door and he was obviously telling her off. My husband apparently cried when he saw the immigrant video as his great grand parents came through Ellis Island.

 

Then the National Anthem was sang. After the manager made the welcoming remarks and said he would invite us later to make a speech, even if it was to thank our families.  He said he would do a roll call by country. Great I thought, I will be near the end being the UK. I was sat there with the big envelope they give you with the ceremony events, passport application etc.   Well blow me down with a feather they called out the UK first. I thought? And I got all flustered trying to put my stuff on the chair to stand up, they called out the other countries out and each time their was clapping. I thought that was weird and the manager then took the stand and said sorry Argentina and Australia, I know you're normally first but I thought we would go backwards this time.

 

So then we said the Oath of Allegiance and the manager said after it, Congratulations you are now American Citizens. I can't tell you the emotions at that moment, I wasn't expecting it so soon, but the sheer enormity of it all was quite overwhelming.

 

Then we were asked to say something, two men arose and said a speech, nice speeches and then I said from my chair, can I say something, but I am not getting up.  I was told I could stay in my seat and say something. I thanked my husband and I thanked my local field office for always being kind and courteous. The manager said thanks we are so use to getting negative comments and complaints. People then started smirking. He also said in his opening speech to the ones becoming citizens, you Guys are special you have been through years of immigration and obstacles, you probably know immigration inside out and have a PHD in it by now, to which everyone laughed out a loud, but he said, you made it!  

 

There was a video from the President, a speech about voting from a womens group giving us advice  and then the presentation of our certificates with photographs. It was an amazing time, it was a lovely ceremony.  It was very special.   I did notice too that there was two people at the office in Pittsburgh becoming citizens from Virginia and another one from Maryland. I don't know how that happens, but the person from Maryland (a woman, I might add was in the armed forces). 

 

After the ceremony we filled in our voters forms and then my husband and I went to apply for a passport, apparently in Pittsburgh you need to book it online in advance. However, the next day I found out my local library takes applications and I didn't need an appointment. We sent it off on the Thursday paid for 2-3 weeks processing and I received it a week later on the Saturday, it was so quick. 

 

Any way I hope anyone having their ceremony soon, has one like mine, it was perfect, it was just a lovely, couldn't wish for better really.

 

 

That was a lovely report, Shell20.  My spouse's ceremony is August 17th.  I'll make sure she has a speech prepared!  I'm sure I'll be crying like a baby when she gets her certificate!

 

Sukie in NY

[shell20 746]

On 8/7/2018 at 6:02 AM, Sukie said:

That was a lovely report, Shell20.  My spouse's ceremony is August 17th.  I'll make sure she has a speech prepared!  I'm sure I'll be crying like a baby when she gets her certificate!

 

Sukie in NY

Aww, enjoy the day! Its one of those days hopefully you never forget. You walk around on clouds after it, very emotional, very uplifting, very special. I still pinch myself thinking wow, I am an American citizen. All I have to do now is update my social security, wait for my certificate to come back from the passport office, still not come through although I have the passport. I still get updates from the USCIS saying we are reviewing your case every week.  I find it really hard to believe that I will no longer have to deal with USCIS. Its a very strange feeling, but the feeling that comes through the most is that I finally belong and that a country the USA thought I was worthy to be "adopted" and that feeling is priceless. 

[evapaula 230]

9 hours ago, shell20 said:

Aww, enjoy the day! Its one of those days hopefully you never forget. You walk around on clouds after it, very emotional, very uplifting, very special. I still pinch myself thinking wow, I am an American citizen. All I have to do now is update my social security, wait for my certificate to come back from the passport office, still not come through although I have the passport. I still get updates from the USCIS saying we are reviewing your case every week.  I find it really hard to believe that I will no longer have to deal with USCIS. Its a very strange feeling, but the feeling that comes through the most is that I finally belong and that a country the USA thought I was worthy to be "adopted" and that feeling is priceless. 

i love the way you put it and I echo your sentiments. For the last few months, I've been thinking very seriously what it means to me to "become American", and I count the days until Tuesday.