Interview tomorrow in San Antonio

[Janeg120 9]

I'm happy it's almost here, finding it hard to concentrate at work today! Interview is at 11.45am. Please send good luck vibes through the forum peeps! I can't quite believe it's happened so quickly - filed my N-400 January 24 and here we are, <3 months later with interview date!!!!

[Ivy. 113]

Good luck!

 

I just walked out of the San Antonio office for the biometrics appointment, so please please please come back with a detailed review of how it was all great!

[oncliffs 40]

4 hours ago, Janeg120 said:

I'm happy it's almost here, finding it hard to concentrate at work today! Interview is at 11.45am. Please send good luck vibes through the forum peeps! I can't quite believe it's happened so quickly - filed my N-400 January 24 and here we are, <3 months later with interview date!!!!

 

It's impressive you got it in less than 3 months. I wish you all the best for you interview! Please come back and share your experience. Sending you lots of luck!

[Janeg120 9]

I will absolutely detail my experience when I'm back at my office on Thursday. Thanks for your messages.

 

[austex 42]

Good luck and congratulations with getting an interview that quick.

 

M.

[mayar23 1]

I applied in January as well and I had my interview at San Antonio yesterday. Waited about 40mins after my appointment time to be called. The IO was ex-Armed Forces and very direct. No smiles, no greetings. But he was fair and I got approved. Awaiting Oath ceremony letter now. Good luck!

[Ivy. 113]

4 hours ago, mayar23 said:

I applied in January as well and I had my interview at San Antonio yesterday. Waited about 40mins after my appointment time to be called. The IO was ex-Armed Forces and very direct. No smiles, no greetings. But he was fair and I got approved. Awaiting Oath ceremony letter now. Good luck!

Congrats, @mayar! 

 

@Janeg120, waiting on the good news.

 

You guys might even have the same oath date

[Janeg120 9]

On 2/9/2018 at 10:47 AM, godsgift said:

@Janeg120 I am in the same boat as you are. As someone already stated earlier, you can get a stamp on the passport from local uscis office via infopass appointment. Recently I visited Philly office and the lady at the infopass window said the same thing as long as you have started N-400 prior to six months of GC expiry date. hth

 

recently I posted the similar question on avvo.com; I got few responses https://www.avvo.com/legal-answers/is-it-required-to-renew-my-green-card-while-n-400--3375429.html 

 

Good luck.  

 

1 minute ago, Ivy. said:

Congrats, @mayar! 

 

@Janeg120, waiting on the good news.

 

You guys might even have the same oath date

Good news. I was approved (pending the routine review). It was an easy and pleasant experience. I will post a full update tomorrow on times and questions but I am very happy and relieved. Celebration lunch with husband now. 

[oncliffs 40]

Congratulations to @mayar23 and @Janeg120 on the approval!   can't wait to hear @Janeg120 about your experience tomorrow

[austex 42]

Congratulations now I wish Dallas would move that fast or at least give us the option to go to another Texas facility.

 

M.

[Janeg120 9]

Update on yesterday's appointment. My status online now shows I'm approved so the standard review went through and iI now just await notification of Oath Ceremony.

 

As I said briefly, yesterday was a quick, easy and pleasant experience for me in San Antonio. My appointment time was 11.45am, I was called in at noon. The IO was a really nice woman, she did the test first - read a brief sentence, wrote a sentence she spoke to me and then the test questions. She read them randomly from her screen so the wording was just as they are in the study guide, so I got the first 6 correct so she didn't need to ask anymore. She verified some information on my application, in a general conversation-type way, there was nothing intimidating at all in the process or her manner. She explained the next steps - that she is approving my application, they all go through a review with a supervisor, and they'd contact me if they needed further information. As I said, I logged into my online account this morning and it says approved, awaiting oath ceremony date. I was out in 15 minutes! My husband hadn't even found a podcast to get into in the waiting room!!

 

I am so relieved. I felt prepared for the test but still, when you know such a big decision is pending on an interview and how someone may perceive you, it's hard to relax. 

 

I don't feel this offers much in way of any advice/tips other than please don't get yourself worked up reading 'horror stories' about experiences, my advice would just study and be prepared - my husband and friends/colleagues have been randomly asking my the questions from the study guide over the last few weeks, and that helped. The IO I had understood it's nerve wracking, and as I said, she was not the least bit intimidating and she helped make me feel relaxed.

 

For the Oath Ceremony, it's likely to be back in San Antonio as they only do them in Austin quarterly, slight pain driving to San Antonio but all things considered, it's the least thing to worry about.

 

So good luck everyone, if you have other questions feel free to reach out.

 

Jane

 

[Ivy. 113]

Thanks for the update!

 

You were allowed to bring your phone in? The security guard told me to leave my phone in my car (claiming it says so on my letter) because they are not allowed.

[Janeg120 9]

1 minute ago, Ivy. said:

Thanks for the update!

 

You were allowed to bring your phone in? The security guard told me to leave my phone in my car (claiming it says so on my letter) because they are not allowed.

I left my phone in the car but people were using theirs in the waiting room. My husband took his in. It said nothing on the letter but I left mine in the car. Everything goes through a scanner, like at the airport, they didn't turn anyone away with the phone. There was a sign in the office where I had my actual interview that said "no phones". So, either take it in and switch off when you go for interview or if you have someone with you, hand it to them while you are in there. 

[mayar23 1]

You can bring your phones in to the waiting room, at least in San Antonio. Everyone does. People bring their kids and leave them in the waiting room with phones/iPads to watch videos and play games. It's no big deal.

[Dashinka 24,717]

6 hours ago, Ivy. said:

Thanks for the update!

 

You were allowed to bring your phone in? The security guard told me to leave my phone in my car (claiming it says so on my letter) because they are not allowed.

We had no issues with our phones in Detroit, and even though the signs say do use them in the waiting area, some people were.  The only stipulation is when they called us for the joint I751 interview the IO asked me to turn them off completely.

 

To the OP, Congrats!  Katya had her interview Tuesday and was also approved.