N400 APRIL 2019 FILERS

[Heley 52]

24 minutes ago, lex07 said:

First thing first, I passed the interview yesterday. The officer was really nice. Once we got to her office, she asked for my green card and then she took my photo and fingerprints. We had to do it twice because the first one it didn't go through or something. Then she asked me to stand to swear to tell the truth.

 

Then we moved on to the speaking/writing test and the civics test.

 

What is the supreme law of the land? The constitution 

Who signs bills to become laws? The president.

When was the Constitution written? 1787

Who is the Father of Our Country? George Washington

Name the war between the North and South? Civil War

The House of Representatives has how many voting members? 435

 

Next we went through the form and the yes/no questions. Then said you should expect the letter about the oath ceremony soon. Yayyy!!

We chatted a little bit about the Oath Ceremony - I asked her how long it is because I heard it's long.  She said it's about 3 hours, so I said then it might not be a good idea for my husband to bring the kids (7yo and 2yo). 

 

And that's it. I'm so relieved that it's all done. And that I even made it to the interview itself... because I was late. The interview was at 2PM and I checked in at 2:06PM. The lady in the checked in desk said, "oooh you've just made it". 

 

@Heley made the right decision to leave early to her interview. Yesterday morning work was a little crazy so I was remotely working from home until around 12:45PM.  Then I got ready and left the house at 1PM - the office is around 25m from my house - I thought I have a lot of time. But traffic was horrendous. I was trying to avoid the massive construction on the highway and took a back road and that was a big mistake. And it also took awhile to find a parking lot. So yeah, I had to run to the building to make it to the interview. 

 

 

First, yaaayyy,  congratulations @lex07!!! Oh Yes , I left early bcs anything can happen on the road. glad u made it tho .  

 

  Thanks for asking about the oath ceremony bcs I didn’t ask . I probably won’t take my 4 years old twins . 3 hrs is lil to much for kids . One more step and  the whole immigration process will be over soon. I can NOT FREAKING WAIT !! 

 

Good luck to everybody. 

[Heley 52]

11 minutes ago, Vikingoutwest said:

Congratulations!!! Wow, what an experience you had - how stressful to be in such a hurry as you are coming in - yikes. So glad to hear everything went well, and that your IO was nice Thank you very much for sharing! You and @Heley both described your interviews so well it makes me less nervous for when I eventually have to go  

Don’t be nervous @Vikingoutwest It’s really easy and mostly common sense.its just our nerves that makes it sound hard lol.  I’m sure u will do well . 

[Vikingoutwest 193]

36 minutes ago, Heley said:

Don’t be nervous @Vikingoutwest It’s really easy and mostly common sense.its just our nerves that makes it sound hard lol.  I’m sure u will do well . 

Thank you @Heley :) Reading this forum definitely makes me feel better! I will probably calm down once I have my interview date and everything becomes more real haha. 

[LizzieY 12]

On 6/24/2019 at 5:59 PM, JBoogie876 said:

I filed my N400 online the same day my ROC was approved, you have the option to add extra documents later so when I got the card I attached the pictures to the application online.

Oh good reminder, my ROC was just approved too, I need to remember to upload it to my N-400 application when I receive the card, thanks!!!

[NovaSprings 89]

22 hours ago, lex07 said:

First thing first, I passed the interview yesterday. The officer was really nice. Once we got to her office, she asked for my green card and then she took my photo and fingerprints. We had to do it twice because the first one it didn't go through or something. Then she asked me to stand to swear to tell the truth.

 

Then we moved on to the speaking/writing test and the civics test.

 

What is the supreme law of the land? The constitution 

Who signs bills to become laws? The president.

When was the Constitution written? 1787

Who is the Father of Our Country? George Washington

Name the war between the North and South? Civil War

The House of Representatives has how many voting members? 435

 

Next we went through the form and the yes/no questions. Then said you should expect the letter about the oath ceremony soon. Yayyy!!

We chatted a little bit about the Oath Ceremony - I asked her how long it is because I heard it's long.  She said it's about 3 hours, so I said then it might not be a good idea for my husband to bring the kids (7yo and 2yo). 

 

And that's it. I'm so relieved that it's all done. And that I even made it to the interview itself... because I was late. The interview was at 2PM and I checked in at 2:06PM. The lady in the checked in desk said, "oooh you've just made it". 

 

@Heley made the right decision to leave early to her interview. Yesterday morning work was a little crazy so I was remotely working from home until around 12:45PM.  Then I got ready and left the house at 1PM - the office is around 25m from my house - I thought I have a lot of time. But traffic was horrendous. I was trying to avoid the massive construction on the highway and took a back road and that was a big mistake. And it also took awhile to find a parking lot. So yeah, I had to run to the building to make it to the interview. 

 

 

Congrats!!  I was wondering, are the civic questions multiple choice like the online test?

[lex07 12]

22 minutes ago, NovaSprings said:

Congrats!!  I was wondering, are the civic questions multiple choice like the online test?

Thank you.

 

No, the civics test is NOT a multiple choice test. 

[NovaSprings 89]

7 minutes ago, lex07 said:

Thank you.

 

No, the civics test is NOT a multiple choice test. 

Thank you!

[JBoogie876 16]

31 minutes ago, NovaSprings said:

Thank you!

you should use this link to study https://civicsquestions.com/all/

[lex07 12]

23 hours ago, Heley said:

First, yaaayyy,  congratulations @lex07!!! Oh Yes , I left early bcs anything can happen on the road. glad u made it tho .  

 

  Thanks for asking about the oath ceremony bcs I didn’t ask . I probably won’t take my 4 years old twins . 3 hrs is lil to much for kids . One more step and  the whole immigration process will be over soon. I can NOT FREAKING WAIT !! 

 

Good luck to everybody. 

From reading people's experience here in VJ and in other sites, the ceremony varies in time - from 1 to 3hr. Depending on how many people are getting naturalized that day and where it is. It seems like the actual ceremony is around 1 hour but with the check-in, etc and a lot of waiting, it could be up to 3 hours. 

 

[RC-RC 6]

Hi Guys,

 

I know you guys are waiting to hear my story. First of all I passed my test, so that's a  big relief. Since my I751 is pending the officer said he can't update my profile to "approved", but he was a super nice person, he said one of his colleague have to go through it and approve, the second he approve my I751 he said he'll approve my N400. But he printed the results for me and said he'll probably schedule my oath for August 23.

 

First he asked me to read " who can vote?"

Then asked me to write "citizens can vote"

 

Ask six questions, I can't remember the order, but he asked the following questions, 

1) What is one promise you make when you become a US citizen?

2) How many senators there?

3) What is the "rule of the law"

4) What's the war between North and South?

5) Who vetoes the bills?

6) What happened in the constitution convention center?

 

Then he went through some general "yes" and "no" questions and ask where i work. I said I worked as an Assistant Professor in University where my field office is, then he said he's an alumnus there couple of years ago. Then he changed my name legally and said I have to do it in court, not sure how that going to happen since he didn't tell anything after that? Anyone have any idea?

 

We chit chat a bit and said my I751 will approve soon since we have a kid and that's one of biggest bona fide evidence. We checked in around 1:25 and interview scheduled for 1:45, we were out by 2:15. It was pretty quick and easy. Officer said I'll get a mail with approval.

 

I was married for 3 years and when I file I751 last year March and until this year April nothing happened, (not even my fingerprints were updated) i went ahead and applied N400, it went pretty fast since i applied in April and I am thankful that i decided to take the chance. 

 

Good luck for everyone waiting for their turn and i'm sure everyone will have a happy ending.

 

PS: My folder with all the material i sent over 4 years were there with this office. I even saw my mail envelop that i send last year, everything was neatly clipped and organized.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited June 27, 2019 by RC-RC

[madisonchick 20]

Hello! I'm new to this thread and I tried to add my details on the document. I checked my online status today and it said interview scheduled. Is there any pattern to how they schedule interviews? 4 Weeks out? 6 Weeks out? Or is it all random?

 

Here's the updated sheet:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19px0T7I0L1r79JhIJJriP1EXI1sO3u1ImNhcP38FETQ/edit?usp=sharing

 

[jamrep 105]

At least 4- 6 weeks

[EmsVnt 15]

3 hours ago, RC-RC said:

Hi Guys,

 

I know you guys are waiting to hear my story. First of all I passed my test, so that's a  big relief. Since my I751 is pending the officer said he can't update my profile to "approved", but he was a super nice person, he said one of his colleague have to go through it and approve, the second he approve my I751 he said he'll approve my N400. But he printed the results for me and said he'll probably schedule my oath for August 23.

 

First he asked me to read " who can vote?"

Then asked me to write "citizens can vote"

 

Ask six questions, I can't remember the order, but he asked the following questions, 

1) What is one promise you make when you become a US citizen?

2) How many senators there?

3) What is the "rule of the law"

4) What's the war between North and South?

5) Who vetoes the bills?

6) What happened in the constitution convention center?

 

Then he went through some general "yes" and "no" questions and ask where i work. I said I worked as an Assistant Professor in University where my field office is, then he said he's an alumnus there couple of years ago. Then he changed my name legally and said I have to do it in court, not sure how that going to happen since he didn't tell anything after that? Anyone have any idea?

 

We chit chat a bit and said my I751 will approve soon since we have a kid and that's one of biggest bona fide evidence. We checked in around 1:25 and interview scheduled for 1:45, we were out by 2:15. It was pretty quick and easy. Officer said I'll get a mail with approval.

 

I was married for 3 years and when I file I751 last year March and until this year April nothing happened, (not even my fingerprints were updated) i went ahead and applied N400, it went pretty fast since i applied in April and I am thankful that i decided to take the chance. 

 

Good luck for everyone waiting for their turn and i'm sure everyone will have a happy ending.

 

PS: My folder with all the material i sent over 4 years were there with this office. I even saw my mail envelop that i send last year, everything was neatly clipped and organized.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for sharing and congratulations!!!

[madisonchick 20]

39 minutes ago, jamrep said:

At least 4- 6 weeks

Thank you! 

 

Also, when do people usually get the actual date after seeing the first notice on uscis.gov website? Not the actual account but the site. 

 

I’m a little antsy because I have booked expensive travel in 7 weeks and not knowing the actual date is going to drive me nuts!

[Vikingoutwest 193]

4 hours ago, RC-RC said:

Hi Guys,

 

I know you guys are waiting to hear my story. First of all I passed my test, so that's a  big relief. Since my I751 is pending the officer said he can't update my profile to "approved", but he was a super nice person, he said one of his colleague have to go through it and approve, the second he approve my I751 he said he'll approve my N400. But he printed the results for me and said he'll probably schedule my oath for August 23.

 

First he asked me to read " who can vote?"

Then asked me to write "citizens can vote"

 

Ask six questions, I can't remember the order, but he asked the following questions, 

1) What is one promise you make when you become a US citizen?

2) How many senators there?

3) What is the "rule of the law"

4) What's the war between North and South?

5) Who vetoes the bills?

6) What happened in the constitution convention center?

 

Then he went through some general "yes" and "no" questions and ask where i work. I said I worked as an Assistant Professor in University where my field office is, then he said he's an alumnus there couple of years ago. Then he changed my name legally and said I have to do it in court, not sure how that going to happen since he didn't tell anything after that? Anyone have any idea?

 

We chit chat a bit and said my I751 will approve soon since we have a kid and that's one of biggest bona fide evidence. We checked in around 1:25 and interview scheduled for 1:45, we were out by 2:15. It was pretty quick and easy. Officer said I'll get a mail with approval.

 

I was married for 3 years and when I file I751 last year March and until this year April nothing happened, (not even my fingerprints were updated) i went ahead and applied N400, it went pretty fast since i applied in April and I am thankful that i decided to take the chance. 

 

Good luck for everyone waiting for their turn and i'm sure everyone will have a happy ending.

 

PS: My folder with all the material i sent over 4 years were there with this office. I even saw my mail envelop that i send last year, everything was neatly clipped and organized.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Congratulations RC and thank you so much for sharing your experience! Hopefully you will receive your oath date very soon 🙂