2018 San Francisco filers

[semonowe 9]

16 hours ago, SadMar14 said:

I am on the same boat. I-751 . My interview is on July 9th. 

Oh man you're pretty close to july oath ceremony date as well which is  07/17/19

 

[Solid_Possibility 4]

Just now, semonowe said:

Oh man you're pretty close to july oath ceremony date as well which is  07/17/19

 

They probably won't schedule them until August. I had my interview 5/31 and they scheduled me for the 7/17 oath.

[semonowe 9]

1 minute ago, Solid_Possibility said:

They probably won't schedule them until August. I had my interview 5/31 and they scheduled me for the 7/17 oath.

Yeah I believe if you're 10 days or more before next ceremony day they'll add you otherwise next month

[Solid_Possibility 4]

1 minute ago, semonowe said:

Yeah I believe if you're 10 days or more before next ceremony day they'll add you otherwise next month

Goes against the experience of at least one people I know, plus myself. As I mentioned, I went for my interview last Friday (5/31) and got scheduled for July 17. There were clearly more than two weeks between my interview and the June oath ceremony. 

But maybe we had bad luck. don't know 🤷‍♂️

Edited June 8, 2019 by Solid_Possibility

[semonowe 9]

2 minutes ago, Solid_Possibility said:

Goes against the experience of at least one people I know, plus myself. As I mentioned, I went for my interview last Friday (5/31) and got scheduled for July 17. There were clearly more than two weeks between my interview and the June oath ceremony. 

June ceremony on 12th I believe that's less than 2 weeks but still more than 10 days lol

[Solid_Possibility 4]

Just now, semonowe said:

June ceremony on 12th I believe that's less than 2 weeks but still more than 10 days lol

Oy - yes. I for some reason thought it was on June 16. either way, sadpanda for me for having to wait 1.5 months for an Oath that most cities do same day, or weekly. I can't believe SF is this disorganized.

Edited June 8, 2019 by Solid_Possibility

[semonowe 9]

1 minute ago, Solid_Possibility said:

Oy - yes. I for some reason thought it was on June 16. either way, sadpanda for me for having to wait 1.5 months for an Oath that most cities do same day, or weekly. I can't believe SF is this disorganized.

What to do man other than patience! my interview July 15 in the middle of the month 🤦‍♂️ Anyone knows when is August ceremony ? hopefully not by the end of August 🙌

[SadMar14 2]

18 minutes ago, semonowe said:

Oh man you're pretty close to july oath ceremony date as well which is  07/17/19

 

So you think I can get that date for my ceremony?

[semonowe 9]

2 minutes ago, SadMar14 said:

So you think I can get that date for my ceremony?

After @Solid_Possibility case I don't think so lol but who knows 🤷‍♀️

Edited June 8, 2019 by semonowe

[anonee 8]

@semonowe The paramount theatre website has the dates for the upcoming months (http://www.paramounttheatre.com/) . The August ceremony is on the 14th. 

 

[SadMar14 2]

4 hours ago, semonowe said:

After @Solid_Possibility case I don't think so lol but who knows 🤷‍♀️

Me too. But as you said who knows lol. I am ok with August. At least we know the dates now. 😅

[DandelionSF 6]

12 hours ago, Solid_Possibility said:

Has anyone in this thread taken a trip outside of the US between Interview and Oath? I noticed that they ask a question about taking trips on the form for the Oath you have to fill. I wanted to take a trip in late June and they have decided to wait until July for my oath. Any experiences? 

I have not but am going to do. I will fly out a day after my interview and return before the July 17 oath that I am still hoping to get.

[anonee 8]

Got naturalized today! I was a bit surprised by how relaxed the ceremony was. The USCIS officer in charge was telling people to close their eyes, relax and take deep breaths (felt like a yoga class lol) and was cracking jokes as she talked. There were 805 people from around ~ 80 countries! Interestingly, I saw the officer who did my interview there as well examining N445 documents so it looks like the . 

 

 

A few notes:

 

- If you submitted name change documents during your interview, make sure you bring a copy of those (court order) documents with you alongside your N445. The officer was happy that I had those with me and said that avoided a delay (especially because my Green Card and N445 had differing names)

- I saw someone next to me inform the officer of travel in between the interview and the ceremony. They brought a photo copy of their passport with exit and entry stamps. So again not super particular there. 

- If you are applying for a passport, make sure you do so using the DS-11 that you get when you go to the interview. Apparently, it has special writing on it that says that it is valid for use during the oath ceremony. You have to pay only by money order or check if you are applying there.  

- Looks like SSNs can be updated only two weeks after the oath. Some folks were saying you could update your SSN at the oath ceremony in other offices. Looks like that is not the case here in Oakland. 

 

 

Good luck to everyone else! This has been a looooong journey!

Edited June 13, 2019 by thedarkelf

[Ashanu 17]

June 12th Oath Ceremony

 

I took the BART to Oakland and got off at 19th St. The Bart was convenient, not busy as it was off peak timing and was possibly cheaper than parking. The BART station is literally one minute walk from the Paramount Theatre.

 

Although there were over 800 new citizens, the queues for entry into and out of the ceremony hall were moving very quickly and it was quite well organized. I had a name change (different name on green card and N445 ) but NO proof of name change was requested. I travelled for 3 weeks between my interview and the oath ceremony and again NO proof of travel was requested.

The Keynote speaker was clearly pro-democrat and anti-Trump. When the POTUS video started there was loud booing from the back. I keep forgetting that this truly is a free country. Even the USCIS officers were smiling and unaffected by the booing. Wow! They really do mean it when they say you have freedom of speech. In many self-professing 'free' countries, true free speech is often a privilege. 

 

The geriatric choir that sang a few patriotic songs was hilariously out of tune and out of sync. But the beautiful solo rendition of the Star Spangled Banner made up for the choir and will remain in my mind forever.

 

Thank you to all at VJ for your posts that kept me informed and helped me plan my life over the last 5 years. Good luck to everyone in the queue. Your turn will surely come. That's me signing off.

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