N-400 September 2020 Filers

[Bmc1 2]

Is anyone still able to view their estimated case completion time? .... Before I could see an estimated time and next milestone, but now that tab seems to have disappeared.

[ladybataan 22]

40 minutes ago, W loves S said:

Good Morning Guys, 

 

I am September filler, been following this post. Could you all please help me with the study materials for citizenship( where I can find URL’s or PDF) 

 

 

 

Hello there! Ive been watching all the n400 related stuffs on youtube, it helps me a lot. 

[Ben&Lan 13]

An update on our process. My wife had her combo I-751 (pending since 9/20/19) & N-400 (pending since 9/20/20) interview yesterday in Detroit. She had a great experience overall and both applications were approved in less than 30 minutes total. She said the USCIS officer was super nice and that everything was super easy. She made some small talk with the officer about the weather and the city where we live (which happened to be where the officer had attended college). At the end of the interview, my wife received a paper saying she passed and that she will now be placed in line for an oath ceremony. She is changing her name with her naturalization so we don't know if this affected (or will affect) the amount of time she has to wait for her ceremony.

 

Her questions at the N-400 interview related to the civics test were:

 

(1) What is the supreme law of the land?

(2) Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

(3) Who is the Speaker of the House of Representatives?

(4) What is the capital of your state?

(5) Name one war fought by the US in the 1800s?

 

She also had to read and write a sentence, but she didn't remember exactly what they were. All she remembered is that they were both pretty easy (one note is that she was an English teacher in China so her English skills are pretty good).

 

Also a quick work on the time estimates in USCIS account. When we first applied, my wife had an estimated time to approval of April 2021 (which ended up being exactly what happened), but during the time we waited to hear when her interview would be, her estimate changed many times. At one time or another, it was listed as July 2021, November 2021, August 2021 and September 2021, so I would encourage people to not put too much faith in these estimates.

 

Good luck everyone with your interviews and processes, we’ll be keeping our fingers crossed for you!

[Ben&Lan 13]

16 minutes ago, ladybataan said:

Hello there! Ive been watching all the n400 related stuffs on youtube, it helps me a lot. 

My wife used this study guide from the USCIS website: https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/questions-and-answers/100q.pdf. They also have versions available in other languages in case that helps people in their studying: https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/find-study-materials-and-resources/study-for-the-test. Good luck all!

[JourneyFromA2 85]

On 4/1/2021 at 11:58 PM, shanneykar said:

I had my interview Yesterday and everything went well. So all done with immigration and here is my experience if it helps anyone.

 

My field office is Charlotte, NC. We were allowed in 15 mins prior to interview time, after checking the interview letter and state ID. 
Right after security check, an officer took me to his desk. Surprised about zero wait. He scanned the interview letter and green card. 
Very friendly, some chit chat, then asked 6 questions [ just one answer was good ], had me write and read a simple sentence [ California has most people ]. 

 

While I thought this is the interview, he guided me to another desk where the actual interview is. This is skype and first officer left after saying the interviewer will turn on his cam after reviewing my file. Then started the awkward 5-10 min wait time as my camera is ON, while waiting for the interviewer to turn ON his.

It turned out to be a very quick round with set of questions - my name, dob, when I got my GC, what I do, who is my employer, whether I have kids, followed by mostly yes or no like have i been arrested type of stuff. Again he was friendly just no chit chat. End of questionnaire, he said he is approving the file.

 

As I stood up I was directed to the first officer's desk and he did my final round. Asked the status whether it's approved, then had me review my information and sign. 

All done with interview, asked to join other people who are waiting to take their oath. I got on  my phone, waited for may be 15 mins for few others to complete their interview.

They called one by one, issued certificate, a package (had passport application form),US flag, took my green card and said congratulations. Final step, an officer had us all repeat the oath after him and gave a nice little speech.

 

I was in at 9:45, out by 11:15 AM.

 

Docs they actually asked me - Interview letter, State ID, Green Card

Docs I brought with me - Interview letter, State ID, Green Card, Marriage Cert, Wifeys birth cert, All our passports including expired one's, originals related to my traffic incident (fine was $2000+), certified driving history, and proofs related to our relationship ( shared credit and medical cards, car title, home, auto insurance, last 3 year tax transcripts, joint bank sttmnt, home deed and life insurance.)

 

PS I requested a name change ( make second half of my first name as middle name - tired of spelling 16 chars every time) but that would mean, not getting the naturalization certificate the same day and wait months for court date to be scheduled. So said no thank you and my ice breaker remains.

 

Good luck to everyone here and wish the same easy, friendly experience to you all. 

Very helpful. Thank you and congratulations. I hope that my interview will be as painless.

[JourneyFromA2 85]

On 4/5/2021 at 10:17 PM, Cloud Gate said:

Any Chicago filer here, who have interview schedule yet?

USPS just notified me that there was a mail coming from USCIS.

I logged in to USCIS website and it showed that the interview schedule mail was being sent out.

I don't have the mail yet so I don't know when my interview date is. I'll post an update later when I get my mail.

[xczme 6]

1 hour ago, Bmc1 said:

Is anyone still able to view their estimated case completion time? .... Before I could see an estimated time and next milestone, but now that tab seems to have disappeared.

Nope. Mine also disappeared! 

[AHMILWAUKEE 19]

On 4/13/2021 at 10:05 AM, ladybataan said:

Wow! Congrats! Mine will be next week on the 23rd.. 

Good luck!

 

I was super nervous, but it end up being fast and easy. Good luck!

[AHMILWAUKEE 19]

3 hours ago, W loves S said:

Good Morning Guys, 

 

I am September filler, been following this post. Could you all please help me with the study materials for citizenship( where I can find URL’s or PDF) 

 

 

 

You can find all the questions in the USCIS website: (all the way to the bottom): https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/find-study-materials-and-resources/study-for-the-test

Then i watched 10s of video in YouTube. Videos that asks you the questions, videos that explain the vocabulary, videos that asks you to read and write and videos of mock interviews. 

[AHMILWAUKEE 19]

On 4/13/2021 at 8:06 AM, AHMILWAUKEE said:

My interview schedules for March 18th was cancelled. On March 1st, I received a notification that they cancelled my interview and rescheduled it for April 12th.

Yesterday, I had my interview and got approved!

 

This is how my day went..

 

I arrived 15min before my interview, which was at 9:15am. Officers don't let you go inside the building until it is 15min before your scheduled time.

Pass the metal detectors control and went to a window where an agent checked me in. The agent took my temperature, picture and 2 finger prints. My biometrics were reused, so I'm guessing they only needed 2 fingers???

 

I sat down and waiting about 20-25min. About 5-10 minutes after my interview time, an agent opened the door and called my name.

The interviewer told me to stay standing to take me under oath.

We sat down and asked me for drivers license, green card and passports (current and expired). She then asked me for how long I have been living in the US, how I met my husband and about my past US visas. Then she started with questions from the form. My name, DOB, if I want to change my name, and my address. After, she started asking some of the NO questions (if I have ever been part of the communism party, killed someone, being in prison, etc) and some of the YES questions. She ended by asking me if I had understood all the question she asked me.

 

Next was the civil questions:

• What are the two parts of the U.S Congress?
• Name one war fought by the U.S in the 1900s?
• The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the constitution.
• We elect a U.S senator for how many years?
• How many U.S senators are there?
• In what month do we vote for president?

Next the speaking and writing test. The screen showed "How many states does the United States have? for me to read. I had to write "We have fifty states".

 

At that point, she asked me to sign the forms on the screen.

 

I thought we were done, but she started asking me questions about

• where do I work, what do I do and for how long
• are my parents US citizens and more informal question. She asked me how my parents are doing in Spain. I answered how things are going (covid related) in Spain.
• if we rent or own our house
• what my husband do for a living

After that she spend a minute or two reviewing things in the computer to then say "Congratulation, I'll be recommending you for approval". Printed a paper and checked that I was approved and I'll get in the mail a letter for the Oath. She said: "My guess is that the oath will be sometime May or June". I collected my stuff ( I brought way too many evidences that she didn't even asked) and left.

 

I was out of the USCIS office by 9:42. The interview was a little less than 20min. Quick and painless. The interviewer was a very nice lady.

 

Today (4/13) I got a notification in my USCIS account that I should received the oath letter in less than 30days.

 

I´m sorry for the looooong post, but I wanted to share as much detail as possible for anyone that could find this useful. 

I was SUPER nervous, but everything end up being very fast and easy.

 

Good luck everyone!!

Yesterday I received and online notification in my USCIS account. My Oath is being scheduled for April 29th. I can't belive that in 2 weeks, all my headaches with USCIS will come to an end.

 

Good luck everyone! Stay positive!

[discoverusa 237]

On 4/13/2021 at 7:38 PM, Martinas21 said:

Yessssss me too I will have interview on April 26 Boston mo. I so enxiety 

Hi, I am following this thread because I helped someone submit N400 back in September. I noticed you have an interview in Boston, but live in Ansonia. Don't you think this is strange? 

My friend is in Norwalk, CT. Hopefullly he won't get called to Boston, MA for the interview. 

[Hawksquill 151]

1 minute ago, discoverusa said:

Hi, I am following this thread because I helped someone submit N400 back in September. I noticed you have an interview in Boston, but live in Ansonia. Don't you think this is strange? 

My friend is in Norwalk, CT. Hopefullly he won't get called to Boston, MA for the interview. 

This has happened with multiple CT N-400 cases recently.  I live in southern CT and have had previous interviews in Hartford, but my husband got his interview scheduled in Lawrence, MA which is actually further away than Boston.  It's annoying but I'm just glad he's getting an interview.

 

I suspect Hartford might be overwhelmed and they've transferred some cases to MA offices for interviews.

[discoverusa 237]

1 minute ago, Hawksquill said:

This has happened with multiple CT N-400 cases recently.  I live in southern CT and have had previous interviews in Hartford, but my husband got his interview scheduled in Lawrence, MA which is actually further away than Boston.  It's annoying but I'm just glad he's getting an interview.

 

I suspect Hartford might be overwhelmed and they've transferred some cases to MA offices for interviews.

This is interesting. Thank you. 

[Martinas21 5]

8 hours ago, W loves S said:

Good Morning Guys, 

 

I am September filler, been following this post. Could you all please help me with the study materials for citizenship( where I can find URL’s or PDF) 

 

 

 

If you want look for in YouTube there you will find alot videos N400 and "have you ever" 100 civics question 

[Martinas21 5]

48 minutes ago, discoverusa said:

This is interesting. Thank you. 

We are the same boat I will have my interview April 26 I live in CT