N-400 March 2018 Filers

[evapaula 230]

1 minute ago, gc@gc said:

 

many uscis doesnt offer same day administrative oath ceremony 

our office (PDX) does for all N400 interviews. 

@Name O Boy knew I asked the officer

Edited July 18, 2018 by evapaula

[gc@gc 184]

8 minutes ago, evapaula said:

our office (PDX) does for all N400 interviews. 

@Name O Boy knew I asked the officer

 

you guys are lucky 

[gc@gc 184]

9 minutes ago, Name O Boy said:

Yes true, but Portland Field office does offer same day oath ceremony. Regards 

 

do they do both: administrative and judicial ?

[evapaula 230]

2 minutes ago, gc@gc said:

 

you guys are lucky 

we would be lucky if we didn't have combo interviews, which caused me not to qualify for same-day oath ceremony

 

1 minute ago, gc@gc said:

 

do they do both: administrative and judicial ?

the judicial ones are done once a month only, and I assume for people with name changes

[Name O Boy 511]

2 minutes ago, gc@gc said:

 

you guys are lucky 

Yeah, but we won't be getting that privilege since we have a pending ROC. It is only for those applicants with an exclusive N-400. 

 

2 minutes ago, gc@gc said:

 

do they do both: administrative and judicial ?

They do administrative same day oath ceremony. 

[gc@gc 184]

1 minute ago, Name O Boy said:

Yeah, but we won't be getting that privilege since we have a pending ROC. It is only for those applicants with an exclusive N-400. 

 

They do administrative same day oath ceremony. 

 

i see, if wanna change name,  have to wait,  hope that waiting wont be too long

[Lovetoteach 53]

Can’t believe it. I received an email

yesterday to say no updates and my husband who is back in the US opened our post which was on hold and there’s an interview letter the day after I get back from England. Panicking right now as I don’t know if I’ll have time to get everything together and learn the questions.

 

[evapaula 230]

2 minutes ago, Lovetoteach said:

Can’t believe it. I received an email

yesterday to say no updates and my husband who is back in the US opened our post which was on hold and there’s an interview letter the day after I get back from England. Panicking right now as I don’t know if I’ll have time to get everything together and learn the questions.

Congratulations on getting the interview scheduled! Don't panic, the questions are easy! Just print them and take them on the flight with you (i liked that better than the app), and I'm sure you already know most of them. 

[bsp 32]

Download the MP3 file, listen to it a couple of times and you will be fine:  https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/teachers/educational-products/100-civics-questions-and-answers-mp3-audio-english-version

[Lovetoteach 53]

2 minutes ago, evapaula said:

Congratulations on getting the interview scheduled! Don't panic, the questions are easy! Just print them and take them on the flight with you (i liked that better than the app), and I'm sure you already know most of them. 

Thank you, but I will have less than 24 hours after a 30+ hour journey to get the paperwork together. I don’t even know what I’ll need. That’s my biggest concern.I know about 80 % of the answers but will have a couple of weeks to brush up I suppose. I’m just freaking out. I can change the date if needed but don’t know if the fact that I’ll be jet lagged and unprepared is a good enough reason. Guess I’ll have to just bite the bullet.

[Lovetoteach 53]

1 minute ago, bsp said:

Download the MP3 file, listen to it a couple of times and you will be fine:  https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/teachers/educational-products/100-civics-questions-and-answers-mp3-audio-english-version

Thanks I’ll do that. The history ones are fairly easy. It’s the politics I struggle with.

[evapaula 230]

15 minutes ago, Lovetoteach said:

Thank you, but I will have less than 24 hours after a 30+ hour journey to get the paperwork together. I don’t even know what I’ll need. That’s my biggest concern.I know about 80 % of the answers but will have a couple of weeks to brush up I suppose. I’m just freaking out. I can change the date if needed but don’t know if the fact that I’ll be jet lagged and unprepared is a good enough reason. Guess I’ll have to just bite the bullet.

You probably don't need much paper work if you sent everything they asked for when you filed. I only took my latest iRS transcript, marriage certificate, my husbands proof of citizenship (passport or naturalization certificate) and this is what they asked for in the notice:

• Green Card
• Appointment letter
• A second form of photo identification (such as a driver's license, passport, or state ID card)

You'll be ok I"m sure. Just enjoy the thought that you'll be done soon!

[Lovetoteach 53]

9 minutes ago, evapaula said:

You probably don't need much paper work if you sent everything they asked for when you filed. I only took my latest iRS transcript, marriage certificate, my husbands proof of citizenship (passport or naturalization certificate) and this is what they asked for in the notice:

• Green Card
• Appointment letter
• A second form of photo identification (such as a driver's license, passport, or state ID card)

You'll be ok I"m sure. Just enjoy the thought that you'll be done soon!

That’s not too bad then. I sent everything to them when I filed. Even a copy of my itinerary and dates for my current holiday in England , all five years transcripts. I have  the parking ticket details, which wasn’t even in my name after all. I also have my VAWA petition and copy of approval notice, termination of removal proceedings by the IJ. ( Yes my case was complicated). Divorce certificate, marriage certificate, children’s birth certificates ( even though they are 25 +). I’m filing under the five year rule but do have my husbands birth certificate etc. Hoping that’s all I need. My American husband spent the first two weeks with me in England with family. I’m so glad I requested the post to be held and delivered when he got back, otherwise the letter would have been stuck

in the box for two weeks and could have gone missing. With the online update saying there have been no changes since March 28th I could have easily missed it. 

[Jaana 17]

1 hour ago, Lovetoteach said:

Can’t believe it. I received an email

yesterday to say no updates and my husband who is back in the US opened our post which was on hold and there’s an interview letter the day after I get back from England. Panicking right now as I don’t know if I’ll have time to get everything together and learn the questions.

 

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Congratulations !! Which state did you file it from?  I guess, marriage based? I am from Newark, NJ, filed on 3/1.  Just trying to figure out, if NJ - March interview letters have started coming out.

[Lovetoteach 53]

3 minutes ago, Jaana said:

Congratulations !! Which state did you file it from?  I guess, marriage based? I am from Newark, NJ, filed on 3/1.  Just trying to figure out, if NJ - March interview letters have started coming out.

I filed in Detroit under the file year rule. I’ve had my original 10 year Green Card since Sept 2008 so it will be exactly 9 years and 11 months to the date. I got my GC due to my VAWA petition due to spousal abuse, and remarried a USC two  years later. We have just celebrated our 8 year anniversary. It’s not dependent on my husband xx