N-400 January 2020 Filers

[lucardo3 220]

46 minutes ago, Undecided said:

Because I couldn’t in all conscience say the oath until recently. Particularly with regard to giving up loyalty to my country of birth. Basically it was the stupidity of brexit that made me change my mind.

Do you have to give up your original country to be a US citizen ?

[VICMER 19]

15 hours ago, Giovanna024 said:

How did it go??

Hi!!

Sooo easy, officer not even asked for a single document, just a nice chat, application review, civic questions, read, write, etc.

Now I'm a week away...

 

[Quarknase 1,072]

6 minutes ago, VICMER said:

Hello,
Interview was smooth, not so quick because there was a good chat, my wife stayed outside and told me that other applicants were out in 10-15 minutes, mine was like 45 min, no problems at all.
I applied with paper under 3 years but it was close to 5 and because the wait time it turned 5 years.

My Oath ceremony is scheduled for next Wednesday 29, I believe there are no same day ceremonies in Tucson Office.

 

Best of luck for you all

 

 

 

congratulations!

[HopeFab 62]

26 minutes ago, VICMER said:

Hello,
Interview was smooth, not so quick because there was a good chat, my wife stayed outside and told me that other applicants were out in 10-15 minutes, mine was like 45 min, no problems at all.
I applied with paper under 3 years but it was close to 5 and because the wait time it turned 5 years.

My Oath ceremony is scheduled for next Wednesday 29, I believe there are no same day ceremonies in Tucson Office.

 

Best of luck for you all

 

 

 

Woop woop. U made it out alive, nonetheless. With an oath date at that. Congratulations 🎉 

[sree_yash 168]

1 hour ago, Undecided said:

Because I couldn’t in all conscience say the oath until recently. Particularly with regard to giving up loyalty to my country of birth. Basically it was the stupidity of brexit that made me change my mind.

I see. Understand the brexit is just plain stupid. However will you lose your right to NHS care (i.e.) universal healthcare in UK if you take up US citizenship too?

[sree_yash 168]

40 minutes ago, VICMER said:

Hi!!

Sooo easy, officer not even asked for a single document, just a nice chat, application review, civic questions, read, write, etc.

Now I'm a week away...

 

same here.. she didn't ask for any documents.  Went straight to questions, then name change, then gave an approval print out, escorted me out, said bye bye

[KCMO 84]

On 7/13/2020 at 10:09 AM, Georgia16 said:

It's online. 

Kansas City just won't do oath after interview unfortunately! Wish they did. and Congratulations!

https://www.mow.uscourts.gov/naturalization

Wow. This helps me. Just now finished my N400 interview at Kansas City Office and I passed. The officer told me that i should receive OATH ceremony invitation in the mail and it will be in a court house. From the info on this link looks like it will be on August 16th but only the notice will tell for sure.

[asb3993 18]

1 hour ago, VICMER said:

Hello,
Interview was smooth, not so quick because there was a good chat, my wife stayed outside and told me that other applicants were out in 10-15 minutes, mine was like 45 min, no problems at all.
I applied with paper under 3 years but it was close to 5 and because the wait time it turned 5 years.

My Oath ceremony is scheduled for next Wednesday 29, I believe there are no same day ceremonies in Tucson Office.

 

Best of luck for you all

 

 

 

Congrats!!

 

i hit 5 years in March (I’m silly and forgot that I was within 90 days when I applied and applied as 3 years). I was hoping that would make things move a little faster, but maybe not. 
 

glad to hear yours went smoothly!

[Undecided 78]

1 hour ago, sree_yash said:

I see. Understand the brexit is just plain stupid. However will you lose your right to NHS care (i.e.) universal healthcare in UK if you take up US citizenship too?

Since I’m not resident in the UK I’m not entitled to nhs care anyway. I‘d have to be living there for 6 months before I became eligible again.

 

I can keep my British citizenship. However you do have to recite the oath when you naturalize and I am not a person who could do that if I had reservations. Which I did until recently.

 

The oath specifically says

 

”I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen; ...” 

[Undecided 78]

1 hour ago, lucardo3 said:

Do you have to give up your original country to be a US citizen ?

See my post about this one.

[sree_yash 168]

27 minutes ago, Undecided said:

Since I’m not resident in the UK I’m not entitled to nhs care anyway. I‘d have to be living there for 6 months before I became eligible again.

 

I can keep my British citizenship. However you do have to recite the oath when you naturalize and I am not a person who could do that if I had reservations. Which I did until recently.

 

The oath specifically says

 

”I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen; ...” 

i have hereditary titles in my home country which is given along with my names. I did a name change & renounced it while applying for US citizenship. 

27 minutes ago, Undecided said:

See my post about this one.

US doesn’t care whether you have other citizenships but some countries doesn’t allow dual citizenship. 

[Georgia16 2,858]

1 hour ago, KCMO said:

Wow. This helps me. Just now finished my N400 interview at Kansas City Office and I passed. The officer told me that i should receive OATH ceremony invitation in the mail and it will be in a court house. From the info on this link looks like it will be on August 16th but only the notice will tell for sure.

August 19th but yes fingers crossed!! 

[Undecided 78]

3 minutes ago, sree_yash said:

i have hereditary titles in my home country which is given along with my names. I did a name change & renounced it while applying for US citizenship. 

US doesn’t care whether you have other citizenships but some countries doesn’t allow dual citizenship. 

What I’m trying to explain is that personally, I could not bring myself to say the oath until recently. To me saying an oath is something you should do only if you have no reservations. Perhaps I’m too purist about this, but it’s an extremely serious matter and no one should take it lightly. It’s not about giving up citizenship in my case, it’s about giving up loyalty which is perhaps more nebulous but  no less important  in my mind. Until I was able mentally to give up loyalty to my original country i was not prepared to say the oath. And if that meant 37 years of being a resident alien and not being able to vote or serve on a jury, then that was the price I was prepared to pay.

[KCMO 84]

Yes ,August 19th. Not 16th sorry. I filed on FEB 14th btw.

[Giovanna024 442]

3 hours ago, VICMER said:

Hi!!

Sooo easy, officer not even asked for a single document, just a nice chat, application review, civic questions, read, write, etc.

Now I'm a week away...

 

Niceeee omg so happy for you🍾🥂🎊👏👏👏