N400 APRIL 2019 FILERS

[Grumpycatnj 14]

On 2/1/2020 at 11:54 PM, fani peer said:

Congratulations buddy. 
 

im still in waiting line . Its only been 3 weeks though since i filed online. I got more months to go i belive. 
chars can you tell me yours step by step so i know howlong it takes for each steps n did u name change or Nything? 

I’m In North Jersey, time changes from state to state 

 

but my timeline is on the sheet on this site

 

i filed in April, got my biometric done in May 

my interview was scheduled in December (dec 13th I got The notification) for January 29th

 

 Newark office does Interviews and oath they same day, so since I passed, I took My oath the same day. 
 

hope that helps 

[Vikingoutwest 193]

Hi All!

So, yesterday, 2-6-2020, was the big day! I am now an American citizen:-) It was a loooong day! My letter said to be at the venue at 8.30 am and we were there 15 minutes early. The line to get into the venue stretched through a plaza and around the corner of the building. It took us until 11am to get inside the building. After we got inside, it still took another hour and a half for everybody else to get checked in. The ceremony itself was not that long - I think we were out of there by 1.15pm. Crazy day! Checking in for the ceremony was easy - they had us sign our letter in front of the officer, and she verified my name against the green card. Then, I got an envelope with a tiny flag, a letter from the President,  some info about rights and responsibilities, a blank passport application, a hard folder for the certificate to be placed in after the ceremony, and a piece of paper with the words of the oath, the pledge of allegiance, and the Star-spangled banner on it. The ceremony started with a guy singing the national anthem, then the showing of 3 videos - one called "Faces of America" with quotes and pictures of immigrants, one showing some national parks and monuments set to America the beautiful, and one of President Trump welcoming us as new citizens - and then the Oath of Allegiance, and Pledge of Allegiance (I don't remember the exact order of the events). Afterwards, we went to pick up our certificates, and that is when you hand in your green card(s), work authorization, travel docs and whatever else you had issued by USCIS before. You receive the certificate and can sign it whenever you want, but then it is official:-D 

The wait was crazy, and very uncoordinated imo. The excuse the officers gave was that they underestimated the number of loved ones that the candidates would bring....lame!  Of course people will bring loved ones to witness their special day!!! The cool thing was that we were 220 people from 61 different countries and it was a great thing to see everyone become citizens of this country. 

[Galileo Gafer 5]

Hello all,
 

I was K1 but got divorced. I have a GC now. I am from the Middle East.
It is about time to apply for N400.
I am not sure how easy or hard the interview and the officer questions about why did you get divorce in less than a year.
 

My question, do I have to hire a lawyer. Or it is ok/easy to do it by myself?
I am just worried about the interview since I was married and divorced through K1 waiver

Thanks. 

[N400NYC 380]

My goal/hope is to be a citizen before I see an April 2020 filers thread in this forum!! 

[Hydigal 12]

51 minutes ago, N400NYC said:

My goal/hope is to be a citizen before I see an April 2020 filers thread in this forum!! 

Mine would be before April 2021 thread starts. #ndfilerlife

[N400NYC 380]

1 hour ago, Hydigal said:

Mine would be before April 2021 thread starts. #ndfilerlife

My only piece of positivity to share is that time keeps passing and never stops so the day will eventually arrive! But it's not fair (at all) that you have to wait so long 

[Hydigal 12]

7 minutes ago, N400NYC said:

My only piece of positivity to share is that time keeps passing and never stops so the day will eventually arrive! But it's not fair (at all) that you have to wait so long 

Ya I’m trying not to stress over it but it gets to me sometimes. The online timeline has reduced from 22.5 to 16.5 months now so I’m just hoping I should get my interview notice by August at least. But this timeline keeps changing very often so not getting my hopes higher. 
 

All the best to you. Hope you will be a US citizen soon

[Godsfavor 12]

Everything went very fine. I’m thankful to God and this forum. 

[Godsfavor 12]

Got oath for Feb 19th

[fani peer 2]

1 hour ago, Godsfavor said:

Got oath for Feb 19th

Lucky you .

[LLMPHX79 12]

Good to see almost everyone getting completed.  I'm over here in Phoenix with no news since biometrics :) I called and was told nothing is wrong just waiting. Enjoy your weekend.

Edited February 14, 2020 by LisaPHX79
Grammar

[Hydigal 12]

9 minutes ago, LisaPHX79 said:

Good to see almost everyone getting completed.  I'm over here in Phoenix with no news since biometrics :) I called and was told nothing is wrong just waiting. Enjoy your weekend.

@LisaPHX79 I am in the same boat. I have not received interview notification yet. My case completion still shows June 2020.

[LLMPHX79 12]

Mine too @Hydigal and the funny thing both dates are showing as June 2020 😕

[Godsfavor 12]

I became a US Citizen yesterday. I’m so happy and grateful to God.

[shearar 64]

On 2/20/2020 at 8:05 AM, Godsfavor said:

I became a US Citizen yesterday. I’m so happy and grateful to God.

so happy for you , it feels different to be a US citizen, congratulations 

Wish everyone waiting good news soon

On 2/7/2020 at 12:15 PM, Vikingoutwest said:

Hi All!

So, yesterday, 2-6-2020, was the big day! I am now an American citizen:-) It was a loooong day! My letter said to be at the venue at 8.30 am and we were there 15 minutes early. The line to get into the venue stretched through a plaza and around the corner of the building. It took us until 11am to get inside the building. After we got inside, it still took another hour and a half for everybody else to get checked in. The ceremony itself was not that long - I think we were out of there by 1.15pm. Crazy day! Checking in for the ceremony was easy - they had us sign our letter in front of the officer, and she verified my name against the green card. Then, I got an envelope with a tiny flag, a letter from the President,  some info about rights and responsibilities, a blank passport application, a hard folder for the certificate to be placed in after the ceremony, and a piece of paper with the words of the oath, the pledge of allegiance, and the Star-spangled banner on it. The ceremony started with a guy singing the national anthem, then the showing of 3 videos - one called "Faces of America" with quotes and pictures of immigrants, one showing some national parks and monuments set to America the beautiful, and one of President Trump welcoming us as new citizens - and then the Oath of Allegiance, and Pledge of Allegiance (I don't remember the exact order of the events). Afterwards, we went to pick up our certificates, and that is when you hand in your green card(s), work authorization, travel docs and whatever else you had issued by USCIS before. You receive the certificate and can sign it whenever you want, but then it is official:-D 

The wait was crazy, and very uncoordinated imo. The excuse the officers gave was that they underestimated the number of loved ones that the candidates would bring....lame!  Of course people will bring loved ones to witness their special day!!! The cool thing was that we were 220 people from 61 different countries and it was a great thing to see everyone become citizens of this country.