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Afternoon Brian,

 

ye you can take your phone, people were openly using it when I was interviewed 6 weeks ago. MY wife came with me incase she was required but she wasn't, and sat in the waiting room people watching. The Orlando office is a bit hectic and wasn't a fun experience (I waited over 2 hours, because the previous person was late for their interview).

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Hi guys,  I have I-751 pending, but my spouse could not go with me when I went for naturalization interview, so my N-400 could not be approved. The IO said that he will schedule an interview for

cganesh75
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I have my interview on the 14th as well. excited and nervous. I dont know the answer to the question about cellphone, but i am planning on not taking it inside.    Good luck with your interv

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congrats, that was quick. 

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5 hours ago, darkchile said:

@KitkatTH My Oath Ceremony went great. It lasted less than 1 hour. I am finally happy that this journey is over.

Congrats!!! I can't wait for my journey to be over :-) 

KitkatTH

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How long did people have between interview and oath ceremony?

 

Nervous for today! Getting all my docs together. Only thing I can't find that I might want to bring is my own birth certificate but I have my passport so I think I should be fine.

June 2012: Married

Sept 2012: Wife (USC) moved to UK

May 2014: Moved to us on CR1 from DCF in London

April 2016: Applied to remove conditions

May 31st 2016: Biometrics App

Nov 9th 2016: Received RFE

Jan 2017: Application Approved, GC Sent

April 2017: USCIS supply GC tracking, UPS say GC delivered Jan 2017, but was not received.

April 2017: Apply for replacement

May 2017: Replacement Biometrics

Jan 24th 2018: Replacement Received

Jan 25th 2018: Applied for Citizenship

Feb 22nd 2018: Biometrics

April 2nd 2018: Interview Scheduled for May 14th

May 14th 2018: Interview - passed

May 15th 2018: USCIS website updated to say approved

May 16th 2018: Oath Ceremony scheduled for May 23rd

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1 hour ago, BrianK said:

How long did people have between interview and oath ceremony?

 

Nervous for today! Getting all my docs together. Only thing I can't find that I might want to bring is my own birth certificate but I have my passport so I think I should be fine.

Good luck with your interview. We may cross paths. Mine is this afternoon as well. 

 

 

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My interview was today. They could not make a decision today as my birth certificate from india does not have my name on it. During my I-485 time they requested an affidavit from my Father stating the relationship and my full name. Now for n400 to pass I need to provide birth certificate with my name on it.. or a document saying it doesnt exist. I was born in 1975 in a village in India, no name was given to me until a month later (Indian tradition). Not sure how i am going to get the document needed. Anybody had issues like this?

 

I passed the civics test and everything else without any issue. 

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Went to the field office today it was a ZOO...

 

They apparently schedule oath ceremonies there at the same day/time as interviews so if you are scheduled between 1-2 you may experience some of  the following:

 

Parking lot full. Took about 45 min to get through "security"

 

AC was broken in the side of the building they do interviews in (it was 90 out today!)

 

The IO was a bit aggressive at first, but seemed to relax as the interview went on.

She tried to ask 7 questions, but my lawyer stepped in and said "we got 6 right already"

They asked about taxes and took my 2017 transcripts

They asked what does the oath of allegiance mean

 

Interview done, recommended for approval

 

 

Sorry I forget the 6 questions they asked...

 

 

 

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Sorry to hear that Deezwho, I was there at 1:25 monday and had no issues. 

Just got my notification that my Oath ceremony is next Wednesday. Super excited.

June 2012: Married

Sept 2012: Wife (USC) moved to UK

May 2014: Moved to us on CR1 from DCF in London

April 2016: Applied to remove conditions

May 31st 2016: Biometrics App

Nov 9th 2016: Received RFE

Jan 2017: Application Approved, GC Sent

April 2017: USCIS supply GC tracking, UPS say GC delivered Jan 2017, but was not received.

April 2017: Apply for replacement

May 2017: Replacement Biometrics

Jan 24th 2018: Replacement Received

Jan 25th 2018: Applied for Citizenship

Feb 22nd 2018: Biometrics

April 2nd 2018: Interview Scheduled for May 14th

May 14th 2018: Interview - passed

May 15th 2018: USCIS website updated to say approved

May 16th 2018: Oath Ceremony scheduled for May 23rd

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12 minutes ago, pavirotti said:

it appears its just the one lady in Orlando doing all the interviews?

there were several IO doing the interview. Unlucky bunch gets this lady i guess. 

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On ‎16‎/‎05‎/‎2018 at 12:47 PM, BrianK said:

Sorry to hear that Deezwho, I was there at 1:25 monday and had no issues. 

Just got my notification that my Oath ceremony is next Wednesday. Super excited.

congrats, that was quick. 

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On 5/20/2018 at 3:20 AM, deezwho said:

Does anyone know if they have a passport acceptance station at the Orlando Oath ceremony?

No there is not.

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How long does the oath ceremony take? And how long before my appt should we get there?

 

Also anyone been to the passport office in Miami? Any tips?

June 2012: Married

Sept 2012: Wife (USC) moved to UK

May 2014: Moved to us on CR1 from DCF in London

April 2016: Applied to remove conditions

May 31st 2016: Biometrics App

Nov 9th 2016: Received RFE

Jan 2017: Application Approved, GC Sent

April 2017: USCIS supply GC tracking, UPS say GC delivered Jan 2017, but was not received.

April 2017: Apply for replacement

May 2017: Replacement Biometrics

Jan 24th 2018: Replacement Received

Jan 25th 2018: Applied for Citizenship

Feb 22nd 2018: Biometrics

April 2nd 2018: Interview Scheduled for May 14th

May 14th 2018: Interview - passed

May 15th 2018: USCIS website updated to say approved

May 16th 2018: Oath Ceremony scheduled for May 23rd

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Wow you guys are really having fast turnaround times. I am planning to apply in September (Early filing, my GC anneversary date is in december). I was looking at the website and it had an average of 11-14 months. I hope it goes that fast for me!! Keep up the updates :)

N-400 Naturalization acpplication

 

 

9/9/2018: 90 day window early application opened. (3 year rule)

9/9/2018: N-400 Application submitted ONLINE. Estimated case completion: November 2019 (14 months).

9/10/2018: NOA

9/15/2018:Scheduled for Biometrics appointment. Scheduled for 10/1/2018

10/1/2018: Biometrics completed. 

4/11/2019: Scheduled for Interview.

5/20/2019: Interview day, APPROVED!

5/30/2019: Oath Ceremony. Officially a US citizen! Time to Vote :D

 

AOS / AP / EAD

 

7/22/2015: Mailed I-130, I-485, I-131, I-765

7/28/2015: Received electronic notification that USCIS has received my case and they are forwarding it to national benefits center.

8/1/2015: Received Hard copy of NOA of all 4 forms by mail.

8/6/2015: Received Biometrics appointment in mail, date 8/20

8/20/2015: Biometrics completed.

8/31/2015: Case updated to Interview scheduled for 10/1/2015

9/1/2015: Received interview letter hardcopy by mail

9/28/2015: EAD / AP Card in production

10/1/2015: Interview completed, unfortunately will need further review...

10/3/2015: Recieved EAD / AP combo card in mail

11/16/2015: Completed first Infopass. J1 file still pending from DOS

12/9/2015: I485 / I130 approved. I-485 updated to "New Card is being produced"!!!

12/14/2015: Received I130/I485 approval / Welcome letter

12/15/2015: Received Green Card in mail!!!!

 

J1 Exceptional Hardship Waiver Timeline:

 

12/18/2014: Form DS-3035 was received by the DOS

11/2014-2/2015: We collected letters of support from Family

2/15/2015: Last DS-2019 was received.

2/27/2015: Sent I-612 + Affidavit and supporting documents (This was sent to California Service Center)

3/4/2015: USCIS received I-612 and sent Form I-797C notice of action in mail which I received later on.

4/9/2015: USCIS requested another non-USCIS advisory opinion for Form I-612

4/14/2015: From I-612 and I-613 were received by the DOS

5/6/2015: DOS: Post input: received,

6/27/2015: DOS decision turned to Favorable recommendation, Recommendation sent on 6/26

7/2/2015: USCIS approved I-612 application online

7/9/2015: Received Hard copy approval in mail

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