N-400 Cleveland 2020 filers

[Ansbekk 46]

2 hours ago, Nib said:

Hey @Ansbekk, congrats on finishing your journey

Did you have to make an appointment to get into the main office? Or is it in the same building on 9th street and you just walked in? Can you please tell me how I can go about and get the same certified copies that you did here in Cleveland? Thanks!

Thank you.

 

No appointment, nothing!  The officer asked if I have an appointment, I said no and that I just had my ceremony.  He was ok with making the order then.

 

Same building, same floor, except different office.  This is the office where they do interviews and stuff.  The ceremony is held in a different room.

 

As soon as you finish the oath and have your naturalization in hand, head to their main reception office and tell the front desk person that you would like X certified copies (they are free).  If they asked about an appointment, just say "I just finished my oath and got my citizenship".  They should be ok with that (they were for me!)

 

You will wait some time as they make copies (About 15-20 mins), certify them in the system, press them, and then stamp them.  You are good to go then!

 

Fun fact if this helps anyone regarding social security.  I used my passport card to update my social security.  Sent it in the mail and was returned to me few days later.  They updated my record to a citizen.  Worst case scenario, card gets lost, I only have to spend about $25 to get it replaced versus the whole naturalization or the passport book which will cost a @*#& load of money.

 

I hope this helped.

[Nib 1]

1 hour ago, Ansbekk said:

Thank you.

 

No appointment, nothing!  The officer asked if I have an appointment, I said no and that I just had my ceremony.  He was ok with making the order then.

 

Same building, same floor, except different office.  This is the office where they do interviews and stuff.  The ceremony is held in a different room.

 

As soon as you finish the oath and have your naturalization in hand, head to their main reception office and tell the front desk person that you would like X certified copies (they are free).  If they asked about an appointment, just say "I just finished my oath and got my citizenship".  They should be ok with that (they were for me!)

 

You will wait some time as they make copies (About 15-20 mins), certify them in the system, press them, and then stamp them.  You are good to go then!

 

Fun fact if this helps anyone regarding social security.  I used my passport card to update my social security.  Sent it in the mail and was returned to me few days later.  They updated my record to a citizen.  Worst case scenario, card gets lost, I only have to spend about $25 to get it replaced versus the whole naturalization or the passport book which will cost a @*#& load of money.

 

I hope this helped.

Thank you so much. This really did help

One small question... Did you receive your passport or is it still processing/how long did it take?

[jsean 2]

Hi guys,

 

Any 2022 N400 Cleveland OH filers gotten an interview yet? I filed on Feb 16, 2022 and waiting for my interview.

[KYICGM 70]

On 5/15/2022 at 11:29 PM, jsean said:

Hi guys,

 

Any 2022 N400 Cleveland OH filers gotten an interview yet? I filed on Feb 16, 2022 and waiting for my interview.

I filed on June 16 got my interview scheduled on July 29 for September 15 and I passed and got placed in line for my oath ceremony the same day  but I’m still waiting for it to be scheduled and I don’t know if it’s going to be in Cleveland or in a city closer to me though