Citizenship Interview Waiting Times Portland, Or.

[ORCoast 13]

On 3/12/2021 at 2:40 PM, Lettyana said:

I have my interview next Tuesday and I'm finally starting to get a little bit nervous. I applied based on the 5-year rule. Any tips for handling the stress and getting ready for the interview?

Tomorrow! Please don't be too nervous. Mine, a 5 year N400 too, was really straightforward. It took around 15 minutes total and there was nothing there to trip me up. Just some basic questions about any change in circumstances or trips out of the country. No to both in my case. The civics questions were straightforward. Ironically, I was exempt from the English tests.

 

The person doing my interview was friendly and totally non-confrontational. You'll be absolutely fine. All the hard work has been done with the forms and the documentation. Good luck and I look forward to hearing the good news tomorrow

[Debai 8]

On 3/12/2021 at 4:40 PM, Lettyana said:

I have my interview next Tuesday and I'm finally starting to get a little bit nervous. I applied based on the 5-year rule. Any tips for handling the stress and getting ready for the interview?

Good luck. Just relax, you will nail it!

[Lettyana 70]

Thank you guys! The interview went very well. The officer was super nice and everything felt more like a chat with an acquaintance rather than an official interview. Although I had to wait to be called for 30 minutes, the interview itself only took 15 mins or so. The Oath ceremony is scheduled for 8:45 am on this Thursday. I am very excited and can't wait to officially become a US citizen 😊

[pdx751 12]

3 minutes ago, Lettyana said:

Thank you guys! The interview went very well. The officer was super nice and everything felt more like a chat with an acquaintance rather than an official interview. Although I had to wait to be called for 30 minutes, the interview itself only took 15 mins or so. The Oath ceremony is scheduled for 8:45 am on this Thursday. I am very excited and can't wait to officially become a US citizen 😊

This is fantastic news @Lettyana! I know you were very anxious about the delay in processing, as we all are.

 

So happy to hear that it was a breeze. Congratulations on finally saying goodbye to the ordeal!!! 

[pdx751 12]

Estimated completion date shifted back to June'21 from August 2021.

 

 

[Gordo2 23]

19 hours ago, pdx751 said:

Estimated completion date shifted back to June'21 from August 2021.

 

 

Haha mine jumped back to November 2021.

[Lettyana 70]

I had my Oath ceremony this morning. It was very quick but still quite pleasant and exciting. Good luck to all of you who are still waiting for the interview. The journey is almost over! 

Edited March 18, 2021 by Lettyana

[Debai 8]

I also got notification for interview  today (still waiting the mail). I filled on May 2020, but I made change of address to Texas on December which I believe delays little bit for the process. Looks things are going smoother. 

[marthasofi 7]

On 12/4/2019 at 3:16 PM, mixxin said:

Had my interview this morning. Got called about 45 min after my scheduled time. Officer only asked for my appointment letter and green card. I submitted all the pertinent docs and some additional evidence online so that could have helped speed things up. Applied via the 3-year marriage rule.  Interview was fast and easy.  Civics questions, bio confirmation and yes/no questions from the application. Upon completion, officer gave me the form which had a checkmark on 'Congratulations, your application has been approved.' Officer said that since it was 11:35a , I missed the cut-off for same-day Oath by 5min I asked if there was any way to squeeze me in and he said sorry that's the policy. Status changed online a couple hours later on the old site to 'We placed you in line for your oath ceremony'. New site has not been updated yet. The stressful part is over. Now it's just a waiting game!

Hello Mixxin,

My date is coming pretty close and I'm a little nervous so please apologize all my questioning:

Did you apply under the 3 or 5 year rule? At what time was your appointment set? Is this the Portland OR office?

Thank you in advance!

[pdx751 12]

Hi All 

 

Curious if any 2020 filers (Portland office) have received interview appointment notices lately? Seems like larger offices like LA and Denver are processing applications much faster (going by the Nov 2020 filer forum). I'm curious if anyone in Portland has seen some traction with their case in recent weeks.

[marthasofi 7]

On 4/1/2021 at 2:26 PM, pdx751 said:

Hi All 

 

Curious if any 2020 filers (Portland office) have received interview appointment notices lately? Seems like larger offices like LA and Denver are processing applications much faster (going by the Nov 2020 filer forum). I'm curious if anyone in Portland has seen some traction with their case in recent weeks.

I have! They scheduled my interview for April 12 (yesterday) and now waiting for Oath ceremony time and date

[Gordo2 23]

On 4/13/2021 at 2:09 PM, marthasofi said:

I have! They scheduled my interview for April 12 (yesterday) and now waiting for Oath ceremony time and date

Right on! My interview is next week. Hoping for a same day oath ceremony but it doesn't sound like Portland does that anymore?

[marthasofi 7]

11 hours ago, Gordo2 said:

Right on! My interview is next week. Hoping for a same day oath ceremony but it doesn't sound like Portland does that anymore?

Hi!

I think it absolutely depends on the immigration officer. Mine was one that scrutinized a lot, but finally approved. I asked her about same day Oath Ceremony and she said that is only meant for "people who drive 4 or mores hours for the interview", I thought it was a terrible excuse, but I was thankful anyways. I read some other VJ experience in Portland office, his interview was 2 weeks ago. He lives in Portland and got same day Oath. How lucky! So, yes, it varies.  Good luck! 😃

[pdx751 12]

Question to @marthasofi and @Gordo2

 

Do you mind sharing when you filed your N400? It seems strange that other offices in cities larger and smaller are processing applications much faster than the Portland office. I filed my N400 based on the 5yr PR rule in early Nov 2020. Still waiting for an appointment....:( 

[marthasofi 7]

3 hours ago, pdx751 said:

Question to @marthasofi and @Gordo2

 

Do you mind sharing when you filed your N400? It seems strange that other offices in cities larger and smaller are processing applications much faster than the Portland office. I filed my N400 based on the 5yr PR rule in early Nov 2020. Still waiting for an appointment....:( 

You didn't even get biometrics reuse letter?

I applied in July 2020, things didn't get moving for me until March...  I think it is still normal, they took 8 months for me, if they follow that guideline, you should receive something by May/June... Just guessing here!

 

My timeline:

 

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