Received a phone call from a "supposed USCIS officer" to go to USCIS to sign documents

[Imperium 81]

9 hours ago, yoh said:

Just this afternoon, I have received a phone call from a USCIS officer telling me to go to the USCIS office because I need to sign some documents for my Naturalization. I just recently finished my combo 751+Naturalization Interview last Sept 1 from the Baltimore office. My Naturalization has been approved on the spot but cannot give a schedule for the oath taking ceremony because she needs to approve the 751 first. On Sept. 6, my I-751 status has finally changed to "approved" and is now therefore ready for my Naturalization papers to move on for it's scheduling of oath ceremony. Fast forward today, I received a phone call from this number 410 779 5194. She asked for me (telling my whole name) and informed that she was calling from USCIS. The caller then tells me I need to go to the USCIS office to sign documents for my Naturalization and asked if I'm okay for the schedule this coming Monday in the morning (gave me a specific time). I told them I was ok and will just proceed. Now she then told me to bring my green card during that schedule. I did ask her If I will be given an email or notice to give to the guard so I can enter the office. but she then tells me that there's no need for that and just told me to tell my name to the guard and that I have received a phone call from them. I was like OK at first and proceed to give me the address of USCIS Baltimore (which I checked and is correct) then we ended the call.

 

Coming home, it dawned to me if the call was legit. I don't remember any documents i missed signing, the officer during the interview told me everything was ok and so here i was thinking if the call was a scam. The schedule will be this monday, and i was wondering if i should still go or not. Is this supposedly an oath taking ceremony? Because she never mentioned the word oath taking, but just sign documents. has anyone experienced this? Let alone from the Baltimore office? My N400 status still hasn't changed from its "Interview has been scheduled" status and no new documents/notification  were uploaded on my USCIS account. 

If an application for naturalization is approved, the applicant signs everything at the conclusion of the interview and that includes going over the information that will be reflected on their Certificate of Naturalization. Once the applicant checks and sign everything, the IO will then sign and place a yellow paper (Notice of Conclusion of Examination and referal for Quality Review) on A-file. This completes the N400 journey, and triggers the notification "We recommended that your Form N-400: Application for Naturalization be approved. Your case was submitted for quality review." 

Claims4 merged Claims3 and introduced few more automations. One of them is to trigger queing for Oath Cermoney while eliminating duplicate SORN. If all is good, an IO will issue a Notice of Oath Ceremony, asking the applicant to retun the last page on the day of Oath.

Have you received notice that your N400 was approved? Because this would have required you to review and sign during the interview. 

 

If you completed all these steps and signed everything, I dont know what else is left. 

[Carpe Vinum 2,327]

I did a search on Google and there are some instances of the Baltimore field office using this number to call people directly.

[SteveInBostonI130 3,459]

I am not sure why ppl think this may be a scam.

 

A scam would be:  "Hello, this is USCIS, can you please verify your identity?  Please tell me your name, address, SSN, mother's maiden name, name of your favorite pet, and also your credit card number and 3 digit code for secondary identity verification...."

 

A scam is not when USCIS calls to make an appointment over the phone and have you go to a USCIS BUILDING.

 

Edited September 23, 2022 by SteveInBostonI130

[Crazy Cat 41,887]

4 hours ago, SteveInBostonI130 said:

I am not sure why ppl think this may be a scam.

 

A scam would be:  "Hello, this is USCIS, can you please verify your identity?  Please tell me your name, address, SSN, mother's maiden name, name of your favorite pet, and also your credit card number and 3 digit code for secondary identity verification...."

 

A scam is not when USCIS calls to make an appointment over the phone and have you go to a USCIS BUILDING.

 

Agree.  This call does not fit a scam profile in any way whatsoever.  Someone is over thinking this.  The OP can rest easy.

Edited September 23, 2022 by Crazy Cat

[mam521 2,062]

1 hour ago, Crazy Cat said:

Agree.  This call does not fit a scam profile in any way whatsoever.  Someone is over thinking this. 

I can see why, after people struggle through the process for so long, then out of the blue, it seems so easy and everything is wrapped up and done that it could be perceived as a scam.  Nothing about immigration is easy...then all of a sudden it is.  If the process were smooth and transparent throughout, people wouldn't be so skeptical.  

[Rocio0010 5,579]

You're overthinking this. I have been on the receiving end of a call from USCIS -they were lucky I picked up the phone because I never do, but somehow I knew they were going to call me in March 2020 to cancel my interview. Plus, they gave you an address that is a USCIS building, so it's not like you are going into a hood full of gangsta🤣

Or is there something about your application that you are worried about?

[yoh 14]

6 hours ago, Imperium said:

If an application for naturalization is approved, the applicant signs everything at the conclusion of the interview and that includes going over the information that will be reflected on their Certificate of Naturalization. Once the applicant checks and sign everything, the IO will then sign and place a yellow paper (Notice of Conclusion of Examination and referal for Quality Review) on A-file. This completes the N400 journey, and triggers the notification "We recommended that your Form N-400: Application for Naturalization be approved. Your case was submitted for quality review." 

Claims4 merged Claims3 and introduced few more automations. One of them is to trigger queing for Oath Cermoney while eliminating duplicate SORN. If all is good, an IO will issue a Notice of Oath Ceremony, asking the applicant to retun the last page on the day of Oath.

Have you received notice that your N400 was approved? Because this would have required you to review and sign during the interview. 

 

If you completed all these steps and signed everything, I dont know what else is left. 

My interview last Sept 1 was actually a combo interview for both I-751 and N400. I passed the interview N400 and signed everything the officer told me that day. At the end, she gave me the N-652 form, telling me my application is recommended for approval. She then told me that she needs to review the I-751 and approve it first before my N400 case can move on. By September 6, my I-751 case changed it's status into your " Case has been approved". They event sent me a letter telling me the same thing and that they won't be sending a green card and should just wait for the Naturalization Certificate and Oath taking to occur. My N400's case status online, until this very moment, is still at the "Interview has been scheduled" status. No document was uploaded for new notifications.
 

Anyway, I'll just go to the schedule I guess. 

[yoh 14]

32 minutes ago, Rocio0010 said:

You're overthinking this. I have been on the receiving end of a call from USCIS -they were lucky I picked up the phone because I never do, but somehow I knew they were going to call me in March 2020 to cancel my interview. Plus, they gave you an address that is a USCIS building, so it's not like you are going into a hood full of gangsta🤣

Or is there something about your application that you are worried about?

no worries in my application. just an overthinker who got weirded out with a phone call. I was at the hospital when they called me so I'm having a handful yesterday. 😝

2 hours ago, mam521 said:

I can see why, after people struggle through the process for so long, then out of the blue, it seems so easy and everything is wrapped up and done that it could be perceived as a scam.  Nothing about immigration is easy...then all of a sudden it is.  If the process were smooth and transparent throughout, people wouldn't be so skeptical.  

AGREE!

[Crazy Cat 41,887]

4 minutes ago, yoh said:

My interview last Sept 1 was actually a combo interview for both I-751 and N400. I passed the interview N400 and signed everything the officer told me that day. At the end, she gave me the N-652 form, telling me my application is recommended for approval. She then told me that she needs to review the I-751 and approve it first before my N400 case can move on. By September 6, my I-751 case changed it's status into your " Case has been approved". They event sent me a letter telling me the same thing and that they won't be sending a green card and should just wait for the Naturalization Certificate and Oath taking to occur. My N400's case status online, until this very moment, is still at the "Interview has been scheduled" status. No document was uploaded for new notifications.
 

Anyway, I'll just go to the schedule I guess. 

"Recommended for approval" is not approval.  The officers have to review everything before final approval.  I think it is standard procedure.  Evidently, the officer found a loose string or two to tie up.  Go to the appointment. 

[yoh 14]

2 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

"Recommended for approval" is not approval.  The officers have to review everything before final approval.  I think it is standard procedure.  Evidently, the officer found a loose string or two to tie up.  Go to the appointment. 

yup, I will.

[yoh 14]

About the N652 form.  This is the form they gave me after the interview and the officer was like good job! Congratulations! There’s a tick on both passed the test and the option A.
 

Anyway, just an FYI. Not related to the post.

[Family 3,988]

7 hours ago, yoh said:

no worries in my application

Then all you have to look forward to is a possible oath ceremony round up or perhaps officer did forget to get your “signature at interview, pg 19”..

 

Congratulations ! 

[yoh 14]

Update: their call was due to an internal error in their computer system. According to the officer One of the signatures apparently did not get into their system during the interview as we are signing electronically that time on an ipad/tablet. (And it was just one! Jeez!) 

Oath taking will be this Wednesday. Thanks everyone!

Edited September 26, 2022 by yoh

[Canerican 242]

3 hours ago, yoh said:

Update: their call was due to an internal error in their computer system. According to the officer One of the signatures apparently did not get into their system during the interview as we are signing electronically that time on an ipad/tablet. (And it was just one! Jeez!) 

Oath taking will be this Wednesday. Thanks everyone!

Congratulations!!!

[mam521 2,062]

13 hours ago, yoh said:

Update: their call was due to an internal error in their computer system. According to the officer One of the signatures apparently did not get into their system during the interview as we are signing electronically that time on an ipad/tablet. (And it was just one! Jeez!) 

Oath taking will be this Wednesday. Thanks everyone!

Their systems are hopelessly unreliable at times.  I had to redo fingerprints when I did my interview because they didn't save.  

 

Regardless, congrats!