N400 status - Attention Boston filers !!!

[Boundless_damsel 11]

34 minutes ago, TastyCake said:

 

I hope we get your officer. 😉

But if you get the one who had no experience with i751, that would be mine. What time is your interview?

[TastyCake 232]

I have a question for those who have recently had their citizenship interview at the downtown Boston USCIS office (JFK Federal Building across from City Hall).

 

How might you recommend preparing for the English test (Speaking, Writing, Reading)? IS there a way to prepare? Is it simple and straightforward?

 

Any information and guidance you can offer would be greatly appreciated.

 

 

[zanzala 47]

11 hours ago, TastyCake said:

I have a question for those who have recently had their citizenship interview at the downtown Boston USCIS office (JFK Federal Building across from City Hall).

 

How might you recommend preparing for the English test (Speaking, Writing, Reading)? IS there a way to prepare? Is it simple and straightforward?

 

Any information and guidance you can offer would be greatly appreciated.

 

 

My hubby took the free classes at our local library for a while. And  then just kept reading and rereading the study material. Closer to the interview- I was quizzing him, asking the questions and he responded. And it worked!

[TastyCake 232]

47 minutes ago, zanzala said:

My hubby took the free classes at our local library for a while. And  then just kept reading and rereading the study material. Closer to the interview- I was quizzing him, asking the questions and he responded. And it worked!

 

I think you may be referring to the civics test. If so, that is not what I was asking about. I was asking about the part of the test where you have to read one sentence correctly in English and write one sentence correctly in English.

 

[jackiegringa 419]

34 minutes ago, TastyCake said:

you have to read one sentence correctly in English and write one sentence correctly in English.

That's exactly it. You're writing paragraphs in perfect English, there's nothing that will trip you up. The sentences are similar to the questions on the civis test, as you will have to read " who was the first president" and write "the first president was George Washington". Don't overthink it, it's one phrase each.

[zanzala 47]

3 hours ago, TastyCake said:

 

I think you may be referring to the civics test. If so, that is not what I was asking about. I was asking about the part of the test where you have to read one sentence correctly in English and write one sentence correctly in English.

 

Lol, you are right!

[kjc22 0]

Any updates on new interviews being set? Tracker says last updated 195 days ago and “case taking longer than expected.” I know it won’t necessarily do anything because i’m sure there’s some crazy system they have but has anyone reached out to some form of the government stating their case and seeing if it can get sped up? 

[OldUser 6,463]

3 minutes ago, kjc22 said:

Any updates on new interviews being set? Tracker says last updated 195 days ago and “case taking longer than expected.” I know it won’t necessarily do anything because i’m sure there’s some crazy system they have but has anyone reached out to some form of the government stating their case and seeing if it can get sped up? 

Expedite request is one option. Writ of Mandamus is another. For the first one - you gotta have a valid reason why your case should be handled before other cases.

[TastyCake 232]

15 minutes ago, OldUser said:

Expedite request is one option. Writ of Mandamus is another. For the first one - you gotta have a valid reason why your case should be handled before other cases.

 

And for the second one I hope you have ample discretionary cash in your bank account or you're going to be eating tuna casserole for the next 6 months to fund that option.

 

[Boundless_damsel 11]

Just now, TastyCake said:

 

And for the second one I hope you have ample discretionary cash in your bank account or you're going to be eating tuna casserole for the next 6 months to fund that option.

1 minute ago, TastyCake said:

 

And for the second one I hope you have ample discretionary cash in your bank account or you're going to be eating tuna casserole for the next 6 months to fund that option.

 

The total cost for me was $420 (filing cost).

[kjc22 0]

2 hours ago, OldUser said:

Expedite request is one option. Writ of Mandamus is another. For the first one - you gotta have a valid reason why your case should be handled before other cases.

thank you. what are reasons for filing expedite ?

[TastyCake 232]

We had our combo interview today. We checked in, waited maybe 10-15 minutes and were called in.

 

The officer never asked a question or looked at a document we brought for the I-751. Went straight into the citizenship interview.

 

My wife nailed the reading and writing tests and then it was time for the civics test. 6 questions asked, 6 unwavering (and correct) answers provided and we were done.

 

Just the usual questions after that and then the officer gave us some GREAT news. Even though my wife was doing a small name change, they could accommodate that TODAY because they were doing oaths in the building.

 

After an hour or so my wife took the oath, got her naturalization document with her new name on it and moments later we were out celebrating!

 

We made an appointment with the USPS for tomorrow morning to send out the passport application.

 

WE'RE DONE !!!!! Good luck to everyone out there!

 

[Boundless_damsel 11]

4 minutes ago, TastyCake said:

We had our combo interview today. We checked in, waited maybe 10-15 minutes and were called in.

 

The officer never asked a question or looked at a document we brought for the I-751. Went straight into the citizenship interview.

 

My wife nailed the reading and writing tests and then it was time for the civics test. 6 questions asked, 6 unwavering (and correct) answers provided and we were done.

 

Just the usual questions after that and then the officer gave us some GREAT news. Even though my wife was doing a small name change, they could accommodate that TODAY because they were doing oaths in the building.

 

After an hour or so my wife took the oath, got her naturalization document with her new name on it and moments later we were out celebrating!

 

We made an appointment with the USPS for tomorrow morning to send out the passport application.

 

WE'RE DONE !!!!! Good luck to everyone out there!

 

Congrats! That's a big deal! Hope you will celebrate accordingly! Curious what type of name change did she do? Is she getting a name change document? If yes, you may want to wait until you file for her passport 

[Cata&Ben 199]

1 hour ago, TastyCake said:

We had our combo interview today. We checked in, waited maybe 10-15 minutes and were called in.

 

The officer never asked a question or looked at a document we brought for the I-751. Went straight into the citizenship interview.

 

My wife nailed the reading and writing tests and then it was time for the civics test. 6 questions asked, 6 unwavering (and correct) answers provided and we were done.

 

Just the usual questions after that and then the officer gave us some GREAT news. Even though my wife was doing a small name change, they could accommodate that TODAY because they were doing oaths in the building.

 

After an hour or so my wife took the oath, got her naturalization document with her new name on it and moments later we were out celebrating!

 

We made an appointment with the USPS for tomorrow morning to send out the passport application.

 

WE'RE DONE !!!!! Good luck to everyone out there!

 

 

Three cheers! hip, Hip, hooray! 
Congratulations to both of you!! 🥳🥳🥳🥳

A big hug from Cata

 

 

 

 

[digitalplumbing 17]

15 hours ago, TastyCake said:

We had our combo interview today. We checked in, waited maybe 10-15 minutes and were called in.

 

The officer never asked a question or looked at a document we brought for the I-751. Went straight into the citizenship interview.

 

My wife nailed the reading and writing tests and then it was time for the civics test. 6 questions asked, 6 unwavering (and correct) answers provided and we were done.

 

Just the usual questions after that and then the officer gave us some GREAT news. Even though my wife was doing a small name change, they could accommodate that TODAY because they were doing oaths in the building.

 

After an hour or so my wife took the oath, got her naturalization document with her new name on it and moments later we were out celebrating!

 

We made an appointment with the USPS for tomorrow morning to send out the passport application.

 

WE'RE DONE !!!!! Good luck to everyone out there!

 

Congratulations! Hopefully the long wait will be something you folks will chuckle about in times to come.

 

Given the gap in time between when the I-751 was filed and when the interview happened, how many supporting documents of the intervening time did you take? Past 6 months? A year? The entire time window?