Detroit N400 filers

[stormnut42 13]

One other thing they are SUPER strict on there.........

 

When you are in the waiting areas (sections 1, 2 or  3) you MUST turn off your cell phone. Sleep or silent mode is NOT acceptable. We had a security lady walking around and watching. She told all of us THREE times to turn off our cell phones. Apparently, some didn't understand or something. The third time.... She called everyone's attention to herself. She told us all to take our cell phones out and "SHUT THEM OFF!!!!   I WANT TO SEE BLACK SCREENS!  If anyone's cell phone is on when you go in the back rooms to have your interview, you could possibly have your interview TERMINATED!  So, please shut them OFF!!"

Edited March 1, 2019 by stormnut42

[Given2Fly 19]

32 minutes ago, stormnut42 said:

One other thing they are SUPER strict on there.........

 

When you are in the waiting areas (sections 1, 2 or  3) you MUST turn off your cell phone. Sleep or silent mode is NOT acceptable. We had a security lady walking around and watching. She told all of us THREE times to turn off our cell phones. Apparently, some didn't understand or something. The third time.... She called everyone's attention to herself. She told us all to take our cell phones out and "SHUT THEM OFF!!!!   I WANT TO SEE BLACK SCREENS!  If anyone's cell phone is on when you go in the back rooms to have your interview, you could possibly have your interview TERMINATED!  So, please shut them OFF!!"

Good to know! Thanks!

[trky 11]

Biometrics appointment was super easy. I had a hesitation to be accepted inside the building since I was early (more than 1 hour to my appointment) but there was no problem and nobody was in the line. My wife went to the car to take our sleeping baby boy and before her entrance to the waiting area, I was out. Good luck to everyone. I will try to keep giving updates with every simple detail ( since I was also checking for that details) and hope it would be helpful for someone.

[Dashinka 24,466]

On 2/28/2019 at 7:13 PM, stormnut42 said:

Got to the Detroit field office right at 1pm and my interview was scheduled for 1:30pm.  We went through the metal detectors but, forgot that our heated jackets have batteries in them. So, they made my spouse take the batteries back to the car. I showed my interview notice and went and sat down. About 1 minute later I was called up where two guys were working. I sat down and he wanted my interview letter and my Greencard. He checked those and then took my finger-prints from each of my index fingers.  Then, he stapled a number to my interview schedule and told me to sit in section 2. So, I sat there and waited for about 10 minutes. Then, I went up to window #6. The lady said this is where my test would take place. She told me to stand up again, raise my right hand and I had to take an oath to tell the truth, whole truth and nothing but the truth (I noticed there was no "so help me God" at the end. Oh well).

 

Then, she told me that she would start with the English test. I had to look at the iPad and a white screen came up with a sentence. Ironically, it said "What country is to the north of the U.S.?"  So, I read that. Then, it switched to some blank lines and she said I would have to write that sentence but, be careful not to touch the screen with my fingers. I took the stylus and awkwardly wrote out the sentence, stopping after a few seconds and asking if I was ok to write or did I have to print. She said she didn't care, as long as she could read it. Then, she said she would start the government questions (civics test).  She said she would ask up to 10 questions and that I would have to get 6 correct, to pass.   Here were my 6 questions:

 

1.  Name one thing Abraham Lincoln did? (I said - Freed the slaves).

2. Who is the current president of the United States? (I said - An orange-faced clown. LOL No. I actually said - Donald J. Trump).

3. Who is the vice president of the United States? (I said - Mike Pence).

4. Who was president during the depression and World War II? (I said - Franklin Delano Roosevelt.  She got confused when I used his middle name and asked me to say the name again. So, I just said Franklin Roosevelt.  She was typing in answers and probably didn't know how to spell Delano! LOL)

5. Which ocean is to the east of the United States, east coast? (I said - Atlantic).

6. Who were the people in the U.S. before Europeans came here? (I said - Native Americans. Indians.)

 

She stopped asking questions and said I passed. She then told me to sit in section #3 and wait for my name to be called. I was pretty shocked that the test portion was done at the windows and not in the back rooms like when I had my Greencard interview.  We waited like 15 or 20 minutes before my name was called. 😴  I could hear other people taking their tests at the different numbered windows. But, one guy got had his actual citizenship interview right at the window. I could hear hear asking the questions on the n400 form. I thought he was going to fail his interview at one point, because he didn't seem to understand the question about if he's been paying his taxes since living in the U.S. as a Permanent Resident. First he was saying "No."  Then he was saying he applied for taxes or something. At one point, she asked if he understood the question. I think he eventually understood and finished the interview. 

 

I got called and my spouse came to the door to go to the back rooms. I asked if he could join me but, they didn't allow it!  I was surprised!  Oh! And, during our wait in section #3, one of the security ladies walked around and called everyone's attention to her and told us to turn off our cell phones. She did that like 3 times!!! The final time, she said that if your cell phone is on and you go to the back rooms for your interview, they can terminate the interview! 

 

I followed the lady to a small office, not far from where I had my Greencard interview. She asked me for my interview letter and Greencard. Then, she said I could lay out all the other documentation I brought (my passport, my spouse's birth certificate and our marriage certificate). She asked for my full name, said I passed my test and congratulated me.  Then, she was going over my n400 on her computer. She said the computers are weird and she had to re-enter some information. She reassured me I didn't do anything wrong on my application and it was just their software or something. Then, she asked me all those silly questions from the n400 form, like.... "Do you plan to overthrow the U.S. government?"  (I almost wanted to say Trump is doing a pretty good job of destroying it now!)  She confirmed my address and updated my employment status.  Then, she had me write my signature like 3 different times on an iPad at her desk. One of the times was after a display came up and she said that's what will appear on my Naturalization Certificate. 

 

After some more typing, she said that my case status should update shortly and that I am now in line to be scheduled for my Oat Ceremony.  I asked her if we can choose where to have it. She said the computer takes your name from a list of hundreds of people and puts you in the soonest ceremony according to where you live. She told me that mine will be somewhere here on the west side of Michigan. She said it might take a little longer than east side ceremonies. She said it might even be a small ceremony presided over by a judge in a courthouse. She then told me I was done and walked me back out to the waiting area. We went back to our car and started looking for a place to eat. About 2 minutes after I got in the car, I got an e-mail saying my immigration status has been updated. It is now saying "In line to be scheduled for Oat Ceremony."  I was like.... Wow! That was fast. So, hopefully that doesn't take too long.  We ended up going to eat Greek food in Greek Town at a place called - The Greek. It was pretty good! We both got gyro plates.  Then, it was back on the road for our 2 hour drive back to Battle Creek.  

 

I'll update when I find out when my Oath Ceremony is scheduled.

 

 

Congrats.  It appears things have changed a bit since my wife had her interview March last year.  Back then everything was done in the back office and they were much more lax with the cell phones in the waiting area.  Maybe with Infopass appointments now not being taken, they are using the windows for handling some of the workload.

 

Good Luck with your oath ceremony.

[tsabbas 47]

My husband's application went in on the 26th. Now we wait to see if ROC will be approved soon or if we'll have a joint interview. Neither of us care either way...just want the citizenship process to wrap up as soon as possible.

 

I saw the post about cell phones - it does appear things have changed. I've been there 3 times in the last couple of years and cell phones were never a problem. Somebody probably did something stupid to mess things up for everybody!

 

Happy to finally join you all!

 

[Celiaram 1]

On 1/24/2019 at 6:55 PM, Celiaram said:

Hello all I’m new here my hubby attended his interview on Jan 9 and they requested initial evidence, was wondering if anyone here has been through this situation and could shed some light about how long it took for them to decide?

Update: Received notification that my husbands application was approved on March 1st. Waiting for Oath Ceremony to be scheduled 

[Dashinka 24,466]

11 hours ago, Celiaram said:

Update: Received notification that my husbands application was approved on March 1st. Waiting for Oath Ceremony to be scheduled 

Congrats!

[stormnut42 13]

Can someone who's had their Oath Ceremony, tell me how long it was after their test/interview that their Oath Ceremony was scheduled?  I had my test/interview last Thursday (Feb. 28th).  I was told that because I live on the west side of the state, mine might take a little longer. But, the plant manager where I work, told me that he got his Oath scheduled the same day as his test/interview. That was a year or two ago, though. 

[Dashinka 24,466]

26 minutes ago, stormnut42 said:

Can someone who's had their Oath Ceremony, tell me how long it was after their test/interview that their Oath Ceremony was scheduled?  I had my test/interview last Thursday (Feb. 28th).  I was told that because I live on the west side of the state, mine might take a little longer. But, the plant manager where I work, told me that he got his Oath scheduled the same day as his test/interview. That was a year or two ago, though. 

For my wife it was about 4-5 weeks for the oath to be scheduled (my signature shows the dates), but we also had the combined I751.  I have heard of a few same day oaths, but they do not seem very common now-a-days.

 

Good Luck!

 

 

[mohan7 0]

Hi Kath2506, 

just today my case status showing interview was scheduled , I and my wife applied on December 8th, 2018

[stormnut42 13]

It was a week ago, yesterday, that I had my test/interview and, I'm STILL waiting for my Oath Ceremony to be scheduled.  I was looking on the timeline page for the Detroit N400 and most seemed to have 19 to 28 days between their interview and their Oath Ceremony.  I thought it might take a day or two to get scheduled. In this day and age, it's pretty ridiculous to take this long.  

[Celiaram 1]

10 minutes ago, stormnut42 said:

It was a week ago, yesterday, that I had my test/interview and, I'm STILL waiting for my Oath Ceremony to be scheduled.  I was looking on the timeline page for the Detroit N400 and most seemed to have 19 to 28 days between their interview and their Oath Ceremony.  I thought it might take a day or two to get scheduled. In this day and age, it's pretty ridiculous to take this long.  

My husband has his on March 18th in Detroit 

[Kath2506 13]

On 3/4/2019 at 1:04 PM, mohan7 said:

Hi Kath2506, 

just today my case status showing interview was scheduled , I and my wife applied on December 8th, 2018

Sorry didn't see this one posted...Congrats.. did you get your Oath Ceremony date yet...?

[mohan7 0]

No Problem. No, just interview scheduled. My Interview is scheduled on April 10th in Detroit and for my wife is on April 8th.

Did you get your interview schedule Kath?

[Kath2506 13]

11 hours ago, mohan7 said:

No Problem. No, just interview scheduled. My Interview is scheduled on April 10th in Detroit and for my wife is on April 8th.

Did you get your interview schedule Kath?

 I had my biometrics scheduled for the 24th Dec .. then they rescheduled me for  9th Jan 2019.   What days did you do the biometrics? Good luck to you.. let us know how you  both went..Hope you don't have far to travel to get to your interview?