ATL Field office Filers?

[jd2502 29]

does anyone here know the right forum to join for I-130 filling for Parents as I became US Citizen now. 

[MXcompadre 75]

On 2/5/2021 at 11:50 AM, Semii said:

They doing same day interview and oath ceremony in atlanta  ?

Atlanta USCIS is not conducting US Citizenship oath ceremonies on the day of the N-400 Naturalization interview, at least at this point in time. If approved, you will be notified in advance of the date and time of the oath ceremony. 

[STurcotte77 40]

Hi!  Has anyone from filing in Atlanta had any experience getting an appointment for a I 551 stamp?  

My N400 is in process (I just recieved my Bio Reuse notice Jan 21) but my 10YR GC expires on April 21, 2021 (along with my DL obviously) and I have to drive for work so can't be without a license for any period of time. 

Figured I would ask here if anyone has any tips or advise to get an appointment so I can avoid spinning my wheels so to speak. 

 

Thank you in advance.

[SparklePony 238]

I got one but this was before Covid. I have no idea how things are now as even then it was crazy hard to book an appointment. I followed some recommendations on here to install some sort of plug-in that would ding as soon as there was a website change (indicative of an opening) and was able to grab a spot.

[STurcotte77 40]

On 3/4/2021 at 4:20 PM, SparklePony said:

I got one but this was before Covid. I have no idea how things are now as even then it was crazy hard to book an appointment. I followed some recommendations on here to install some sort of plug-in that would ding as soon as there was a website change (indicative of an opening) and was able to grab a spot.

Okay!  Thank you for the info, I guess I will get started with trying to get in there. 🙂

[MXcompadre 75]

On 3/3/2021 at 11:45 AM, STurcotte77 said:

Hi!  Has anyone from filing in Atlanta had any experience getting an appointment for a I 551 stamp?  

My N400 is in process (I just recieved my Bio Reuse notice Jan 21) but my 10YR GC expires on April 21, 2021 (along with my DL obviously) and I have to drive for work so can't be without a license for any period of time. 

Figured I would ask here if anyone has any tips or advise to get an appointment so I can avoid spinning my wheels so to speak. 

 

Thank you in advance.

Morning STurcotte77, we called and contacted to local office of our US Congressional Representative requesting their assistance scheduling an InfoPass appointment at the Atlanta USCIS Field Service Office prior to your I-751 [Green card] expiration date. They expeditiously arranged for an appointment date/time. It was easy and efficient. NOTE: when you recieve the I-751 renewal stamp in your passport, USCIS will retain your expiring Green Card.  Your passport must have an expiration date of greater than six months from the date of your InfoPass appointment date, otherwise you will need to renew it prior to having the appointment.       

[STurcotte77 40]

On 3/7/2021 at 8:30 AM, MXcompadre said:

Morning STurcotte77, we called and contacted to local office of our US Congressional Representative requesting their assistance scheduling an InfoPass appointment at the Atlanta USCIS Field Service Office prior to your I-751 [Green card] expiration date. They expeditiously arranged for an appointment date/time. It was easy and efficient. NOTE: when you recieve the I-751 renewal stamp in your passport, USCIS will retain your expiring Green Card.  Your passport must have an expiration date of greater than six months from the date of your InfoPass appointment date, otherwise you will need to renew it prior to having the appointment.       

Hi, 

Oh, Thank you!  That is super helpful.  

[-Shana- 152]

Had my interview today, I passed! My oath ceremony is going to be scheduled for a later date. So close to this journey being done!

[CMFries 0]

2 hours ago, -Shana- said:

Had my interview today, I passed! My oath ceremony is going to be scheduled for a later date. So close to this journey being done!

Congratulations! If you have the time, it would be great if you could post about your interview experience in the US Citizenship General Discussion forum. I have an upcoming N400 interview in Atlanta and would definitely appreciate it.

[MJS2020 17]

6 hours ago, -Shana- said:

Had my interview today, I passed! My oath ceremony is going to be scheduled for a later date. So close to this journey being done!

Congratulations! Please let us know for what date your oath is scheduled when you get it. Also, are you changing your name?

[Franklann 12]

My interview is scheduled for April 13th in Atlanta. I will update after it. 

[STurcotte77 40]

22 minutes ago, Franklann said:

My interview is scheduled for April 13th in Atlanta. I will update after it. 

Oh wow! Congratulations!

 

That was fast..  there is hope! LOL 

[MXcompadre 75]

1 hour ago, Franklann said:

My interview is scheduled for April 13th in Atlanta. I will update after it. 

Great news!  Let us hear back from you after your interview. Just stay focused and you'll be fine. 

[-Shana- 152]

18 hours ago, CMFries said:

Congratulations! If you have the time, it would be great if you could post about your interview experience in the US Citizenship General Discussion forum. I have an upcoming N400 interview in Atlanta and would definitely appreciate it.

Of course! I'll just post it here. I arrived at the office 15 minutes before my interview time as stated in the letter. There was a line going through the glass doors leading to a security checkpoint. The officer was asking everyone what time their appointment was, I believe everyone said 2pm (like me). I was asked to put my belongings in a tray and then wait for my bag to be searched by hand since the xray machine was down. Some people were pre-emptively grabbing a tray, the officer didn't seem to like that, so I waited to be told what to do! I stepped through the metal detector and my bag was searched, then I walked into the lobby area to get myself ready. I wasn't told where to go, but I remember my interview letter said that my appointment was on the second floor, so I called the elevator to take me up. When I got out, there was a line to the right, so I joined it ready to check in.

 

I waited about 10 minutes in line, there was a temperature machine thingy that everyone had to put their forehead near to confirm no one had a fever and then I was called up to the glass window. I handed over my interview letter, my picture was taken via webcam then my left and right index finger was scanned. I was told that my interview would be on the third floor and I was assigned a number. I went back into the elevator and sat in the waiting room to the right. There was a screen that was calling out some numbers but no one knew where to go (the interview rooms are behind a locked door) so everyone waited in the room until someone came to collect them. Other IO's just walked into the waiting room and called ticket numbers out themselves instead of using the system. My IO did the latter, he guided me into a corridor and into the interview room.

 

He said I could put my things on a chair then asked me to stand near the desk and raise my right hand to swear I would tell the truth. Then I sat down and he began with the civics test. He asked who can vote, what's the political party of the president, what ocean is on the east coast, who's the speaker of the house, who signs bills to become law and what is the name of the president. Then he asked me to read a sentence that was on a tablet, then I got up to write "We have to pay taxes" on the same tablet. Then he went through the yes/no questions that are in the application. I was asked to sign two forms on the tablet, one because he made an adjustment to my employment status (it had listed unemployed but I'm self-employed so he fixed it) then asked me to sign a form that says I took the test. After that he printed out a sheet that said I had passed my test and will be approved for naturalization and explained that my oath ceremony will probably be in the next 3-4 weeks "probably here in this building". He asked me if I had any questions, then led me out of the office and I thanked him and that was that!

 

He was an older man, very calm and very nice. We had a quick chat about Boulder, CO (I used to live there) at one point. When I asked him to repeat a question he was very clear and understanding. It made the experience a lot less stressful! 

 

15 hours ago, MJS2020 said:

Congratulations! Please let us know for what date your oath is scheduled when you get it. Also, are you changing your name?

I got an email to say my oath ceremony letter has been mailed, but the pdf hasn't been uploaded yet. I change my surname to my married name and there have been no problems whatsoever. 

[-Shana- 152]

On 3/10/2021 at 9:53 PM, MJS2020 said:

Congratulations! Please let us know for what date your oath is scheduled when you get it. Also, are you changing your name?

Oath ceremony letter was uploaded later today, my oath ceremony is on April 23rd! Same location as the interview.