N400 Seattle (merged)

[nikgon 11]

I might be in trouble here. My interview got rescheduled from 3/15 to 3/1, but there is no notice neither on the account nor in the mail. 
 

Tried calling the USCIS four times. Their response, predictably, is “if you haven’t received the notice, wait 14 days”. But I don’t have 14 days!

 

What do I do?!

 

Is the notice really necessary on the day of the interview? Has someone been able to show proof that you know you have an appointment and proof that there has been no notice? 
 

I’m lost, could really use some help if anyone’s aware of a similar situation. 

[AlienLife 21]

@nikgon Did you mean to say 4/1 as the interview date? 

 

How did USCIS inform you that your interview was rescheduled? Can you take that proof with you?

 

Were you able to speak to a Tier 2 officer when you called?

 

[Shivoham 19]

36 minutes ago, AlienLife said:

@nikgon Did you mean to say 4/1 as the interview date? 

 

How did USCIS inform you that your interview was rescheduled? Can you take that proof with you?

 

Were you able to speak to a Tier 2 officer when you called?

 

I Agree with @AlienLife (Nice username btw).

@nikgon you need to ask that agent to transfer your call. Basically you can't take the risk of not having letter. The security guard might turn you back, who knows.

 

[nikgon 11]

1 hour ago, AlienLife said:

@nikgon Did you mean to say 4/1 as the interview date? 

 

How did USCIS inform you that your interview was rescheduled? Can you take that proof with you?

 

Were you able to speak to a Tier 2 officer when you called?

 

Yeah, sorry, I meant 4/1.

 

Thats the crazy part — I didn’t get any notification whatsoever that the interview got rescheduled! I noticed there was a letter saying the original one got canceled. I freaked out and called, so the agent told me it got moved to an earlier date.

 

I just called again (for the sixth time) and the sixth agent finally was willing to upgrade this to an urgent issue and they hopefully will call me back within 72 hours. But it’s still pretty stressful. 
 

thank you everyone for your help and support! 

[AlienLife 21]

1 hour ago, nikgon said:

I just called again (for the sixth time) and the sixth agent finally was willing to upgrade this to an urgent issue and they hopefully will call me back within 72 hours. But it’s still pretty stressful. 
 

thank you everyone for your help and support! 

Good luck! Keep us posted.

 

I applied early Feb 2020, so I would be curious to know the rate of change in application processing post admin change and covid normalization.

[JFH 12,189]

Home and done!

 

I had a same-day oath so I am now a USC. 
 

Good luck to everyone else still waiting.

[ReasonableOrange8 11]

Just now, JFH said:

Home and done!

 

I had a same-day oath so I am now a USC. 
 

Good luck to everyone else still waiting.

Congratulations! Btw what civics questions did you get asked?

[JFH 12,189]

4 minutes ago, ReasonableOrange8 said:

Congratulations! Btw what civics questions did you get asked?

1. Name a US territory 

2. What is the supreme law of the land?

3. Who signs bills into law?

4. Name the Chief Justice of the United States

5. Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

6. What did Martin Luther King Jr. do?

Edited March 23, 2021 by JFH

[Vasto_Lorde 12]

7 minutes ago, JFH said:

Home and done!

 

I had a same-day oath so I am now a USC. 
 

Good luck to everyone else still waiting.

I have been waiting for this all day. I am so happy for you and your family, this is a huge burden lifted off you. Congrats!

[JFH 12,189]

3 minutes ago, Vasto_Lorde said:

I have been waiting for this all day. I am so happy for you and your family, this is a huge burden lifted off you. Congrats!

Thank you! I’m going to write up a summary later tonight for the benefit of those yet to have the interview. For now I’m just relieved to be done. 
 

 

[AlienLife 21]

13 minutes ago, JFH said:

Thank you! I’m going to write up a summary later tonight for the benefit of those yet to have the interview. For now I’m just relieved to be done. 
 

 

 

Congratulations! Can't wait to hear more about your experience.

[Alpa Alpa 7]

2 hours ago, JFH said:

Home and done!

 

I had a same-day oath so I am now a USC. 
 

Good luck to everyone else still waiting.

Congratulations! Quick question, I applied on July 18, 2021. Do you have any idea when will be my interview, base on your experience?

[SalishSea 17,458]

2 hours ago, JFH said:

Home and done!

 

I had a same-day oath so I am now a USC. 
 

Good luck to everyone else still waiting.

Omg, yay!   Congratulations, JFH!  We are proud to have you 🙂

[JFH 12,189]

So, here was my experience today. 
 

My appointment was at 1.50 pm and the letter states you must not arrive more than 15 minutes before this time due to COVID and capacity levels in the building. They are strict on this rule. I arrived 40 minutes early but sat in my car and double-checked my paperwork and so on. I got to the front door 17 minutes before my appointment time and he made me stand there for 2 minutes before letting me in. 
 

Inside it was the usual airport-style security check. Shoes off. Belongings in a plastic tray. Empty your pockets. Remove watches and belts. You then join a line to check in and be health-screened. Your temperature is checked. You are finger-printed. You show your ID and appointment letter and the clerk scans these and checks you in. You are given a numbered ticket and told to go upstairs and take a seat. At the top of the stairs there are chairs to the left and right. You could be called from either side. I had just enough time to use the restroom before my number was called.

 

I was taken to a room of cubicles with desks. There was an iPad on a stand on the desk and I could see the officer on a video call on the iPad. The whole thing was done via video call. You have to put all your belongings except your passport, drivers license and green card into a desk drawer. Leave your passport, green card and drivers license on the desk. There are headphones on the desk with a microphone, like you might see in a call center. The officer had me stand and swear on oath that I was about to tell the truth. 

I sat down. She made some small talk about my hand which is currently in a splint following an accident last week. She asked if I would still be able to sign my name and writer a sentence. I told her I can just about hold a pen. 
 

She started with the civics questions, then the English language test. As you finish with each page you have to hold it up to the camera for the officer to see and then put it into a tray in front of you. 
 

She then went through the N-400 and asked questions from it. I had brought a list of my travel dates outside the USA since filing the N-400 but she already knew where I was and when. I have no idea how she knew that. On a recent trip to Europe we had to change planes in Paris. We didn’t even leave the airport - we just changed planes and were there no more than 2 hours. I didn’t include France in the list of countries and she said “didn’t you go to Paris too?” And I was taken aback that she knew all of this. 
 

I took my marriage certificate, paperwork from my previous divorce, my husband’s California birth certificate, our joint tax returns and a stack of bills, documents etc to show the “ongoing marital union” because I filed under the 3-year rule. But I was not asked to show anything. All of the papers I brought stayed in the desk drawer. There is a printer on the desk and the officer sends things to the printer for you to read. This is where I also received the document that said “recommended for approval”. 
 

We then had a technical problem and she couldn’t set up the oath. After twenty minutes of trying to get the computer to work she decided to do it manually. I had to write on a piece of paper how I wanted my name to appear on my certificate and also my A-number from my GC. 
 

I then had to put my green card in the tray and that is the last time I touched my green card. Someone came to get me and escorted me back to the waiting room. 
 

I checked my status of my application on my phone. The website showed “in line for oath ceremony”. A few minutes later I was called. It didn’t feel like I was about to become a US citizen. It was like sitting in the waiting room of the doctors office. I was taken into an office with a desk with a huge plexiglass screen. I was asked to take a seat and wait. Another officer came in and asked how to pronounce my last name. She verified my birth date. Then asked me to stand, raise my right hand and repeat the oath of allegiance after her. The text was also posted on the plexiglass. At the end she congratulated me and said “you are now officially a US citizen” and presented me with my certificate, explained I have to sign it, and an envelope containing a small flag, a pamphlet on voting and a passport application form. I was then free to go. It was very surreal. 
 

I have an appointment tomorrow morning at the local post office for my passport. We are supposed to be going on a cruise in September (which may or may not happen because of COVID) so it should be back in time for that. I am not requesting a faster service. 

[JFH 12,189]

7 minutes ago, Alpa Alpa said:

Congratulations! Quick question, I applied on July 18, 2021. Do you have any idea when will be my interview, base on your experience?

July 2020? Probably January 2022 if they continue at the current pace.