ATL Field office Filers?

[-Shana- 152]

Atlanta filer here. I got a notification this morning to say my interview has been scheduled! I applied in March 2020. 

[jd2502 29]

5 minutes ago, -Shana- said:

Atlanta filer here. I got a notification this morning to say my interview has been scheduled! I applied in March 2020. 

Congrats!!

[-Shana- 152]

Pdf was uploaded, my interview is March 10th! Plenty of time to study 😂

[MJS2020 17]

57 minutes ago, -Shana- said:

Pdf was uploaded, my interview is March 10th! Plenty of time to study 😂

Congrats! How long did it take from the time you got the notification to get your Interview letter uploaded to the USCIS website?

[-Shana- 152]

1 hour ago, MJS2020 said:

Congrats! How long did it take from the time you got the notification to get your Interview letter uploaded to the USCIS website?

Thanks! I think it was a couple of hours? Not too long.

[SparklePony 238]

I was an Atlanta filer too but they scheduled me for the interview at the Montgomery AL office for today. It was only a just-under-2hr drive, as opposed to the slightly-over-1hr-with-no-traffic to Atlanta, so it worked out for us. Interview was actually super fast and easy so I am not complaining they sent me there! And now my oath ceremony is already scheduled as well, so I'm still trying to wrap my head around the fact that this whole thing will be over very soon!

[EAxTrueHollywood 24]

1 hour ago, SparklePony said:

I was an Atlanta filer too but they scheduled me for the interview at the Montgomery AL office for today. It was only a just-under-2hr drive, as opposed to the slightly-over-1hr-with-no-traffic to Atlanta, so it worked out for us. Interview was actually super fast and easy so I am not complaining they sent me there! And now my oath ceremony is already scheduled as well, so I'm still trying to wrap my head around the fact that this whole thing will be over very soon!

congrats on your interview!!! 
 

If I may ask, when is your oath schedule for ?

Did you request a name change? 

[SparklePony 238]

Oath is scheduled for this Friday!

 

I had initially requested a name change but I waived it at the interview because courts are closed due to Covid and it would delay my ceremony for up to a year, if not longer. I would rather get the ceremony done now and change my name later than wait.

[MJS2020 17]

1 hour ago, SparklePony said:

Oath is scheduled for this Friday!

 

I had initially requested a name change but I waived it at the interview because courts are closed due to Covid and it would delay my ceremony for up to a year, if not longer. I would rather get the ceremony done now and change my name later than wait.

Is that for real?  Would you really have to wait that long? Damn.

 

Have anyone who had requested a name change got their oath scheduled? How long did it take?

[SparklePony 238]

Courts are closed. Name change can't be approved without a judge, so, yeah, for real. Depends on where you are, of course, but it seems to be the case throughout Georgia.

[STurcotte77 40]

7 minutes ago, SparklePony said:

Courts are closed. Name change can't be approved without a judge, so, yeah, for real. Depends on where you are, of course, but it seems to be the case throughout Georgia.

Oh wow! I requested a name change as well (I have been divorced for 4 years), I wonder if they take into consideration where in GA you live.  I know the City of Atlanta Courts are open and working.  

Fingers crossed!

Also Congratulations on the end of you Journey. 🙂

[MJS2020 17]

2 hours ago, SparklePony said:

Courts are closed. Name change can't be approved without a judge, so, yeah, for real. Depends on where you are, of course, but it seems to be the case throughout Georgia.

Is there a link? Cuz I see on the Georgia court websites that courts in Atlanta, Rome, and Athens are all open and conduct Naturalization ceremonies once a month.

[-Shana- 152]

I'm changing my surname from my maiden name to my married name (we were married on paper, but wanted to wait until we had a ceremony to change it), but I've read on the forum that if you're doing that then it's not classed as an official name change. I filled out my N400 with my married name, an IO saw that I was changing it but she just wrote some code on my form during biometrics and it wasn't a big deal. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it doesn't cause a delay! 

1 hour ago, MJS2020 said:

Is there a link? Cuz I see on the Georgia court websites that courts in Atlanta, Rome, and Athens are all open and conduct Naturalization ceremonies once a month.

Thanks for looking this up, that's good to know! Maybe because of SparklePony's location they were using information local to AL and not GA? 

[SparklePony 238]

We live 20 minutes from the airport - we're definitely in the greater Atlanta area and every single thing I have done in regards to immigration, both for me and my kids (different timeline as mine) has been done in the city. I have no clue why they sent me to Alabama for this last step.

 

I don't  have a link for the information I conveyed. This was what was told to me at the Montgomery office, by the three different officers who processed my case (check-in, interview, and approval). The first officer also mentioned that they're processing a lot of Georgia cases, even more so than Alabama. My thinking is that things got backed up due to Covid and they're having the Montgomery office take on part of the case load to help with the back log, but this is merely a guess on my part.

Edited February 3, 2021 by SparklePony

[-Shana- 152]

19 hours ago, SparklePony said:

We live 20 minutes from the airport - we're definitely in the greater Atlanta area and every single thing I have done in regards to immigration, both for me and my kids (different timeline as mine) has been done in the city. I have no clue why they sent me to Alabama for this last step.

 

I don't  have a link for the information I conveyed. This was what was told to me at the Montgomery office, by the three different officers who processed my case (check-in, interview, and approval). The first officer also mentioned that they're processing a lot of Georgia cases, even more so than Alabama. My thinking is that things got backed up due to Covid and they're having the Montgomery office take on part of the case load to help with the back log, but this is merely a guess on my part.

Very odd they'd tell you the courts were closed if their websites are listing them as open! Even though they sent you to Alabama, I'm glad you got your interview done and dusted! They probably are taking on the backlog as you said.