N 400 May 2019

[CharlieTanger 76]

So once we complete the citizenship exam and interview - if successful, what is the next step in the process?  Swearing in ceremony? Do we get to choose where when want to be sworn in at? How long does it usually take to get a swearing in day?

[Cali23 12]

Congrats to all those with interviews scheduled. Always happy to see things moving along, now hopefully Las Vegas starts to move too lol.

[monica7777 40]

On 9/3/2019 at 2:35 PM, CharlieTanger said:

So once we complete the citizenship exam and interview - if successful, what is the next step in the process?  Swearing in ceremony? Do we get to choose where when want to be sworn in at? How long does it usually take to get a swearing in day?

The next step is to attend the Oath Ceremony. According to my immigration lawyer you receive a letter to attend the scheduled Oath Ceremony of the following month of your interview. I am in Fresno CA, so I am not sure if the wait times are the same in your location. The day of the Oath Ceremony you receive your Certificate and from what I have read, you need to apply for your U.S. Passport and register to vote.

 

Best of luck to you on the next step.

[sara_j24 27]

Hi everybody!

 

I just finished my N-400 interview and want to share my experience with you! I was applying based on the 3 years rule (marriage to a US citizen).

First the officer asked me to raise my hand and swear that I will tell the truth. Then he asked for my green card to check me in and started with the reading and writing tests which were very simple. There was a tablet in front of me. A sentence showed up on the tablet and the officer asked me to read it. And then he asked me to write a sentence on the tablet. it was something like" The president lives in the white house."

Then I took the civic test. Here are the 6 questions I was asked:

1- name three cabinet levels.

2- Who is the Governor of your state?

3- There were 13 original states. Name three.

4- Who vetoes bills?

5- Who signs bills to become laws?

6-Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in? 

 

Then he went to my N-400 form and asked the following questions:

my name,

date of birth,

phone number,

address,

job,

trips outside of US,

my husband name, 

date of marriage

whether I have children or not 

Have I ever been cited or arrested (I told him that I had two traffic tickets and he said we are good)

and all those yes/no questions. Just let the officer finish his sentence before saying yes or no. At the end he handed me a paper that says Congratulations! your application has been recommended for approval😍 

There was an Oath ceremony today and I told him I may not be able to make it. he said it's fine and I can go to the one tomorrow.

The only documents I was asked to show were my passport and green card. 

Generally, it was a very easy and straight forward interview.

My journey has almost came to the end. I wish the best for all of you and hope you all celebrate your US citizenship soon! 

[Fredy 10]

6 hours ago, sara_j24 said:

Hi everybody!

 

I just finished my N-400 interview and want to share my experience with you! I was applying based on the 3 years rule (marriage to a US citizen).

First the officer asked me to raise my hand and swear that I will tell the truth. Then he asked for my green card to check me in and started with the reading and writing tests which were very simple. There was a tablet in front of me. A sentence showed up on the tablet and the officer asked me to read it. And then he asked me to write a sentence on the tablet. it was something like" The president lives in the white house."

Then I took the civic test. Here are the 6 questions I was asked:

1- name three cabinet levels.

2- Who is the Governor of your state?

3- There were 13 original states. Name three.

4- Who vetoes bills?

5- Who signs bills to become laws?

6-Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in? 

 

Then he went to my N-400 form and asked the following questions:

my name,

date of birth,

phone number,

address,

job,

trips outside of US,

my husband name, 

date of marriage

whether I have children or not 

Have I ever been cited or arrested (I told him that I had two traffic tickets and he said we are good)

and all those yes/no questions. Just let the officer finish his sentence before saying yes or no. At the end he handed me a paper that says Congratulations! your application has been recommended for approval😍 

There was an Oath ceremony today and I told him I may not be able to make it. he said it's fine and I can go to the one tomorrow.

The only documents I was asked to show were my passport and green card. 

Generally, it was a very easy and straight forward interview.

My journey has almost came to the end. I wish the best for all of you and hope you all celebrate your US citizenship soon! 

 Congratulations and the best on your day of your oath ceremony 

[Ksenia_O 696]

Morning, guys.

 

Had my interview yesterday. 

 

We started with reading test. The text was: 'What state has the most people?"

The  writing part - "California has the most people". 

 

After that we moved to the civic test. Got 6 questions - done. Then went through my N-400 application. Like really briefly -  i was asked just a few questions and that's it.  

 

This morning I received  an email  - APPROVED !!! 

 

Now waiting for Oath Ceremony to be scheduled.

 

Good luck to everyone who is still waiting!!  You'll make it - it seems "scarier" than it really is!

 

 

Edited September 10, 2019 by Ksenia_O

[LizzieY 12]

Hi everyone, 

I made it! Got approved for citizenship today. 

When I went in, the officer told me to stay standing and raise my hand to swear that I would tell the truth. 

Afterwards, I presented my green cards and passports.

Then we started off with the tests. 

 

English test:

Reading - Read from tablet

Writing - Wrote down what the officer said on the tablet.

 

Civics test:

1. Who vetos Bills?

2. If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes the president?

3. How many U.S Senators are there?

4. Who is the Chief Justice of United States now?

5. There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.

6. Name two national U.S holidays

 

Interview regarding my N-400:

1. Confirmed my address and phone number

2. Confirm my husband lives with me - Officer saw my husband at the waiting room

3. Asked briefly about my overseas trips

4. Asked what I did for work

5. Asked about my speeding ticket

6. Standard "Yes" or "No" questions

 

After I passed, the officer asked if I had any trips coming up. And schedule my Oath Ceremony on Sept 26  (Couldn't update the form for some reason). I was out of there under 20 minutes - it took a while longer since the officer's printer didn't work. 

 

Good luck to everyone, and I want to thank you all for the help and support through this process! 

 

 

Edited September 11, 2019 by LizzieY

[Ksenia_O 696]

I received an email today - my Oath Ceremony has been scheduled!!!! It's October, 4.

 

Once again - good luck to everyone who is still waiting!!! 

[jslekcun 11]

Hi everyone! Just got home from my interview. My application was approved! The interview went really smooth and the Officer is really nice. It took 15 mins.The  first part was the civics and reading,writting then just double check my information then yes and no questions.. after that he asked me to sign something about some added information  ( the yes/no part ) and then sign for the oath.. my status now said that im inline for oath! Goodluck to everyone!

[sal17 4]

Hi,

 

any Chicago May filer here?

 

Thanks

[Fredy 10]

On 9/10/2019 at 7:40 AM, Ksenia_O said:

Morning, guys.

 

Had my interview yesterday. 

 

We started with reading test. The text was: 'What state has the most people?"

The  writing part - "California has the most people". 

 

After that we moved to the civic test. Got 6 questions - done. Then went through my N-400 application. Like really briefly -  i was asked just a few questions and that's it.  

 

This morning I received  an email  - APPROVED !!! 

 

Now waiting for Oath Ceremony to be scheduled.

 

Good luck to everyone who is still waiting!!  You'll make it - it seems "scarier" than it really is!

 

 

Congratulations, you're right sometimes it seems harder than it really is

[CharlieTanger 76]

Congrats to all so far!  Studying away!

[Younes-Maria 20]

Received e-mail today that interview is scheduled,  waiting for the letter to upload. Time to start studying,  estimated C time still showing February 2020.

[jslekcun 11]

Oath ceremony scheduled Oct 3.🥳 

[CRB 25]

On 9/18/2019 at 5:16 PM, jslekcun said:

Oath ceremony scheduled Oct 3.🥳 

Hi jslekcun

Do you happen to know if you oath ceremony is administrative or judicial? My wife has her interview on October 3rd in Raleigh. We want to process a name change for her but in order to do so the oath ceremony will need to be held by a judge (judicial). I don't know if and when Raleigh has that type of ceremony and if we could go to Charlotte, just to speed up the process.