N-400 Seattle (Part 2)

[bashar26 21]

Hi everyone! looking for quick advice. 

 

I had my interview today. it went well and I passed, but my file was not there so they had to delay my oath ceremony. they said the file should arrive within 30 days.

 

I unfortunately made a mistake during the interview - they asked if I had ever been cited by an officer, and I said no. When I left the interview, I realized I had completely unintentionally forgotten about a speeding ticket I got this year in February (after I submitted the N-400 application). The ticket was reduced to a non-moving violation when I challenged it in court, and there are no points on my record. It now looks like a parking ticket on my record. However, I am worried that the officer could consider this lying. I want to contact USCIS and clarify this issue but I don't know how and I don't know if this would make any complication with my case. If my file had been there today, I would have just left as a citizen and this wouldn't have been an issue at all.

 

Any advice for what to do in this situation? Thanks so much

[arnab221 29]

On 8/23/2022 at 4:04 PM, bashar26 said:

Hi everyone! looking for quick advice. 

 

I had my interview today. it went well and I passed, but my file was not there so they had to delay my oath ceremony. they said the file should arrive within 30 days.

 

I unfortunately made a mistake during the interview - they asked if I had ever been cited by an officer, and I said no. When I left the interview, I realized I had completely unintentionally forgotten about a speeding ticket I got this year in February (after I submitted the N-400 application). The ticket was reduced to a non-moving violation when I challenged it in court, and there are no points on my record. It now looks like a parking ticket on my record. However, I am worried that the officer could consider this lying. I want to contact USCIS and clarify this issue but I don't know how and I don't know if this would make any complication with my case. If my file had been there today, I would have just left as a citizen and this wouldn't have been an issue at all.

 

Any advice for what to do in this situation? Thanks so much

Look at one of my earlier response for this answer . Had answered an exact same question couple of months back. 

[seattlegc 36]

On 8/23/2022 at 4:04 PM, bashar26 said:

Hi everyone! looking for quick advice. 

 

I had my interview today. it went well and I passed, but my file was not there so they had to delay my oath ceremony. they said the file should arrive within 30 days.

 

I unfortunately made a mistake during the interview - they asked if I had ever been cited by an officer, and I said no. When I left the interview, I realized I had completely unintentionally forgotten about a speeding ticket I got this year in February (after I submitted the N-400 application). The ticket was reduced to a non-moving violation when I challenged it in court, and there are no points on my record. It now looks like a parking ticket on my record. However, I am worried that the officer could consider this lying. I want to contact USCIS and clarify this issue but I don't know how and I don't know if this would make any complication with my case. If my file had been there today, I would have just left as a citizen and this wouldn't have been an issue at all.

 

Any advice for what to do in this situation? Thanks so much

I forgot about two parking tickets, not mentioning them on my N400 and was freaking out about them the day before the interview. Printed out recipts and a letter of explanation. And was sure to mention it before taking the Oath. The officer waved it away, completely unbothered.

Edited August 25, 2022 by seattlegc

[starianova 5]

Hi, @bashar26,

Sorry to here that your oath was delayed. Please update us when you have oath schedule update, I'm curios how long would it take to get the date, and how far they schedule the oath as I have international travel scheduled pretty soon after interview.

 

[Gaps0214 67]

Updating the members of the thread,

 

Today my N-400 estimated time to process has gone down from 12 mos to 9 mos. Seattle processing is moving 25% faster! 🥳

 

Hip Hip!

[Hamilton 511]

I went through the timelines section of VJ and I don't think I had realized how many people get a same day oath in Seattle. It looks like the majority by far, based on dates entered for 2020-present.

[forthecookies 4]

22 hours ago, Gaps0214 said:

Updating the members of the thread,

 

Today my N-400 estimated time to process has gone down from 12 mos to 9 mos. Seattle processing is moving 25% faster! 🥳

 

Hip Hip!

Just checked and same for me as well!

[bashar26 21]

On 8/25/2022 at 9:22 AM, starianova said:

Hi, @bashar26,

Sorry to here that your oath was delayed. Please update us when you have oath schedule update, I'm curios how long would it take to get the date, and how far they schedule the oath as I have international travel scheduled pretty soon after interview.

 

i will keep you posted. i also have international travel booked soon! i thought for sure it would be faster than this once the interview was scheduled. USCIS never stops surprising us!

[RajYogi 0]

On 8/26/2022 at 5:28 PM, forthecookies said:

Just checked and same for me as well!

 

Based on the current trend in the tracker we are getting interviews in 6 months.

 

[forthecookies 4]

Less than 6 months now based on the latest update to the sheet from  vyom.

[melodsal 3]

51 minutes ago, forthecookies said:

Less than 6 months now based on the latest update to the sheet from  vyom.

Dang. We’re on May!

[starianova 5]

Had interview and same day oath today. 10:45 appointment, parked at overly expensive parking lot for $8+ tax. Had to scan bags and photo + finger prints (not biometric).
Waited for 10 minutes or so and got called right on time. was in-person interview. No additional documents asked, just updated travel history based on my flight records they have.
Got same day oath which took another 10 minutes waits + 10 minutes. 

In and out of the building in an hour and half. It was fast.

 

[LoveAndLight2045 18]

On 8/19/2022 at 9:11 AM, PedroDaGr8 said:

Correct, the Seattle Passport Agency. To clarify, this was the Urgent Travel Service (international travel within 14 days of the appointment or within 28 days if a visa is needed) and not the Life-Or-Death Emergency Service. To provide proof of travel within 28 days (since she needs a visa), she just had to provide a copy of our already booked flight itinerary. 

I had heard the same thing and honestly thought there was zero chance of getting an appointment that late in the day but figured why not try. As I mentioned, despite the phone tree warning that hold times were over 60 minutes, a rep answered right away (literally immediately after that warning, in fact). Once my wife clarified that she needed a visa, which means you can get an appointment up to 28 days out, the rep offered her several appointment times with the first being 9am two days later (the appointment she took).  

 

Surprisingly, no different than an expedited passport, $225 in total: $130 Application Fee + $35 Execution Fee + $60 Expedite Fee

Thanks for sharing. I just checked online and they close at 3 pm, and the 877 number I called, no one was picking up and I wasn’t able to speak to an agent past 3 pm. Please DM me, I might be missing something. 

[LoveAndLight2045 18]

2 hours ago, starianova said:

Had interview and same day oath today. 10:45 appointment, parked at overly expensive parking lot for $8+ tax. Had to scan bags and photo + finger prints (not biometric).
Waited for 10 minutes or so and got called right on time. was in-person interview. No additional documents asked, just updated travel history based on my flight records they have.
Got same day oath which took another 10 minutes waits + 10 minutes. 

In and out of the building in an hour and half. It was fast.

 

Congrats!

 

do you remember which questions you were asked?
 

I’ve heard they actually don’t want folks to come back later again so lost questions tend to really be trivial, but we never know. Thanks

[starianova 5]

2 hours ago, LoveAndLight2045 said:

Congrats!

 

do you remember which questions you were asked?
 

I’ve heard they actually don’t want folks to come back later again so lost questions tend to really be trivial, but we never know. Thanks

- Ocean west of US

- Name of US Rep
- Name of the Prez

- When do we celebrate independence

- What lead to civil war

 

not sure if there was anything else. Agent asked me about my military service from other country which was not much of an issue.