Orlando Field office filers

[cganesh75 30]

Oath scheduled for 6/21. 

[cganesh75 30]

On 5/22/2018 at 9:25 AM, BrianK said:

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?

My oath is scheduled for next thursday. How early did you get there before the time mentioned in the letter? how was the process? Did you take any guests? i  am not sure how many i can take. 

[darkchile 11]

10 hours ago, cganesh75 said:

My oath is scheduled for next thursday. How early did you get there before the time mentioned in the letter? how was the process? Did you take any guests? i  am not sure how many i can take. 

My Oath ceremony lasted a little under 1 hr. I would suggested getting there 30 mins prior because the lines are long..

[cganesh75 30]

10 hours ago, darkchile said:

My Oath ceremony lasted a little under 1 hr. I would suggested getting there 30 mins prior because the lines are long..

Thanks. The time mentioned in the oath letter is the ceremony time or arrival time? I am planning on being there about 30mins - 1 hour earlier than thats mentioned in the letter.

[darkchile 11]

On 6/13/2018 at 11:39 AM, cganesh75 said:

Thanks. The time mentioned in the oath letter is the ceremony time or arrival time? I am planning on being there about 30mins - 1 hour earlier than thats mentioned in the letter.

That's the ceremony time.

[NC1987 12]

I am still waiting to be sworn in, I had an info pass appointment 1st August 2018, and was told that they hadn't synced my Removal of Conditions for I-751 so I would be required to be interviewed again with my wife. Not a problem, I was told that I should receive an interview letter within a week of my infopass appointment. 2 weeks have passed and I still haven't received said letter, I called the 800 number and was told that they couldn't see that my I-751 was in Orlando and it is showing to be in Missouri. Is it possible to have a walk in appointment at Orlando USCIS? or do I have to wait another 2 weeks until an info pass appointment is available?

 

[medicalguy 11]

I have my Biometrics appointment scheduled on 10/1/2018. Anyone has any experience with early walk-in for Biometrics? Are they ok with it and what times would be the best to do it? 

 

Thanks

Edited September 17, 2018 by medicalguy

[havil80 6]

On 9/17/2018 at 9:26 AM, medicalguy said:

I have my Biometrics appointment scheduled on 10/1/2018. Anyone has any experience with early walk-in for Biometrics? Are they ok with it and what times would be the best to do it? 

 

Thanks

Yes, just did it myself. If you go early morning it will be busy and you will not be allowed in.  Go right after 12 noon and it will be almost empty and you will most likely be allowed. Just be courteous to the security guy and tell him you're there for an early walk in and would appreciate it if he lets you in. Don't act as if it's your right to do a walk in and if he says no don't get combative. Good luck

[Angel_falls 0]

Hi all, just updating this post!! 

I applied in nov'18, bio in Dec but i am seeing that everything is very slow, the timeline is 12 months. Any experience, is it too slow? Regards

[cganesh75 30]

8 minutes ago, Angel_falls said:

Hi all, just updating this post!! 

I applied in nov'18, bio in Dec but i am seeing that everything is very slow, the timeline is 12 months. Any experience, is it too slow? Regards

it really depends on your case and the timeline is on a case by case basis. I applied in feb this year. I have been a citizen since june that included an unnecessary RFE in may that delayed the oath ceremony by a month. 

[Angel_falls 0]

thanks Ganesh, i am seeing the filers from August very stucked let's see....

[pavirotti 9]

I was to have my citizenship interview on Wednesday. My interview notice said nothing about bringing my wife along. I also have a I-751 pending. I was going to take my wife along anyways but then I have a less than two month old baby who had some health issues and was admitted for a few days and we didn't want to risk the travel back and forth. So I went alone which it appears was a big mistake. I checked in and sat down in the waiting area. The officer came out and called me. The first thing she asked me was where is your wife. I told her she was at home. She then said I need her to be here because you have an I-751 pending. She then said I am going to have to reschedule you. She then took my letter and was very kind even though she was giving me bad news. I said do you know how long it will take? She said I don't know, I don't do the rescheduling. She then asked me to make sure that I bring my wife along and also originals of all things I submitted. Anyways I was in some what of a shock and left. Does anyone know how long it takes to reschedule interviews in Orlando? I hear anything from it can be months to a few weeks depending on the field office.

Thanks

[cganesh75 30]

4 hours ago, pavirotti said:

I was to have my citizenship interview on Wednesday. My interview notice said nothing about bringing my wife along. I also have a I-751 pending. I was going to take my wife along anyways but then I have a less than two month old baby who had some health issues and was admitted for a few days and we didn't want to risk the travel back and forth. So I went alone which it appears was a big mistake. I checked in and sat down in the waiting area. The officer came out and called me. The first thing she asked me was where is your wife. I told her she was at home. She then said I need her to be here because you have an I-751 pending. She then said I am going to have to reschedule you. She then took my letter and was very kind even though she was giving me bad news. I said do you know how long it will take? She said I don't know, I don't do the rescheduling. She then asked me to make sure that I bring my wife along and also originals of all things I submitted. Anyways I was in some what of a shock and left. Does anyone know how long it takes to reschedule interviews in Orlando? I hear anything from it can be months to a few weeks depending on the field office.

Thanks

Thats unfortunate. Sorry to hear that.. Hopefully they schedule one real soon.

[greenteacookie 1]

Hello, just want to ask for advise,  i got married few weeks ago and is also eligible to apply for naturalization, is it possible to skip changing my legal name in my greencard and just go ahead and file for naturalization? I figured since I am already applying for naturalization, there is no reason for me to change my legal name  with my greencard. I could be wrong— im looking for advise.. Thank y’all! 

[medicalguy 11]

On 12/10/2018 at 10:07 PM, cganesh75 said:

it really depends on your case and the timeline is on a case by case basis. I applied in feb this year. I have been a citizen since june that included an unnecessary RFE in may that delayed the oath ceremony by a month. 

 

That's very fast. It does seem thinks slowed to a crawl after March / April.