N-400 December 2022 Filers

[confusedshoes 193]

On 7/29/2023 at 10:08 AM, DASH_US said:

Hello everyone,

 

I hope you are all doing well. I wanted to share my recent experience of passing the interview earlier this week to help others going through a similar process.

 

Here is the timeline of my application:

- Applied for I-751 in 12/21/2021

- Applied for N-400 online on 12/23/22.

- Received the receipt notice on 12/23/22.

- My interview was scheduled for 06/05/23.

- The interview was held on 07/25/23.

I applied under the 3-year rule based on my marriage, with a pending I-751 in Chicago, IL.

On the day of the interview, I arrived at the Chicago local office and went to the second floor, where I stood in line with my appointment letter. The officer took my details and asked me to wait for my turn. I patiently waited until 9 am, but nobody called me. Feeling concerned, I approached the officer's desk to inquire about the delay. She informed me that the wait time shouldn't exceed an hour. She took my details again, and shortly after, they called my name.

 

As my I-751 application was still pending, the officer conducted a combo interview and also called in my husband for the interview. We both took an oath to speak the truth during the interview.

 

The officer began with the I-751 interview, going through the case file I had submitted two years ago. She asked me about my name, date of birth, my husband's name, and his date of birth. She inquired about how we met, where and when we got married, the location of our wedding, our honeymoon destination, and our travel history since marriage. She also asked about the proposal and the attendees at our wedding, inquired about children, and asked about the place I lived when I first met my husband. Additionally, she questioned us about the number of countries and cities we have visited together. I provided various supporting documents to prove that we are living together, including lease agreements, joint house insurance, joint bank account statements, all travel tickets and hotel reservations from the past three years, over 25 pictures of us together, joint phone bill, car insurance, and tax transcripts for the last three years. She also asked if we owed any money to the IRS, to which I informed her that we had a small amount owed but that it was already paid off during our tax filings. Unfortunately, we didn't have evidence of the payment, so she asked us to log in to our IRS account, take a screenshot, and email it to her. Thankfully, we were able to do so, and after reviewing everything, she approved our I-751 case. She did not ask any questions to my husband during this part of the interview.

 

Following the I-751 interview, she proceeded with the N-400 interview. She asked for my name, current address, my husband's name, his date of birth, and all previous addresses where we have lived since moving to the US. She inquired about the countries I have visited since entering the US. She also checked our transcripts again and inquired about any outstanding taxes. I confirmed again that we had a small amount owed but that we had already paid it to the IRS while filing taxes. She asked if she could use the same screenshot I had shared earlier as evidence, and I said yes. Then she moved on to the civics questions:

 

1.       How many years do we elect a president for?

2.       What is the rule of law?

3.       How many U.S. Senators are there?

4.       What does the President's Cabinet do?

5.       Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

6.       What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
 

After that, she asked me to read a sentence (I don't remember) and write a sentence (New York was the first capital city) in English. She then asked me some yes or no questions. Next, she asked if I wanted to change my name, and I said yes. She confirmed my new name and address and asked me to sign. Then she congratulated me and approved my N-400 application. I inquired if my oath ceremony could be expedited as I have travel plans on August 24. She said she would try her best, but changing the name takes time as it needs to go through the court, and the judge has to sign and approve it. I left the office at 9:30 am. To my surprise, within 2 hours, my status changed to "oath will be scheduled." The next day, my status changed again, and my oath was scheduled for August 16, which left me in shock. On the same day, my I-751 status changed to "approved."

Now I am eagerly waiting for my oath ceremony. Finally, the long process is over!

 

Thank you for your detailed account! So helpful.

 

As for mine, I'm still waiting on any sort of movement. The only update is this:

 

29 days. I'll be outside the country (with husband and in laws) when that day comes so I'm actually not in any hurry at the moment.

[Olga&Jared 267]

On 8/13/2023 at 2:55 PM, confusedshoes said:

 

Thank you for your detailed account! So helpful.

 

As for mine, I'm still waiting on any sort of movement. The only update is this:

 

29 days. I'll be outside the country (with husband and in laws) when that day comes so I'm actually not in any hurry at the moment.

Ugh San Francisco office is so unreasonably slow. I'm 2 months behind you, filed in February this year. I really hope we get invited for an interview sometime this year 🤪

[skapali 33]

Hello all thanks for all the support and  wishes. I took my oath and am now officially a US citizen. Lawrence offered the same day swearing in ceremony and I took the oath and my wife was allowed to view the proceedings. As for the interview it was very easy and straightforward and no additional documents were requested. The officer did the N400 interview and at the end said I-751 will be approved. My wife was allowed to be present in the room during my N400 interview. The questions I was asked were :

1. What are two ways citizens can take part in the civic process?

2. What age do men have to be to register for Selective service?

3. What happened at the constituitional convention?

4. What did MLK Jr. Do?

5. What is the capital of the United States?

6. Name one branch of the government

Best wishes to all on your journeys

[Crazy Cat 41,842]

6 minutes ago, skapali said:

Hello all thanks for all the support and  wishes. I took my oath and am now officially a US citizen. Lawrence offered the same day swearing in ceremony and I took the oath and my wife was allowed to view the proceedings. As for the interview it was very easy and straightforward and no additional documents were requested. The officer did the N400 interview and at the end said I-751 will be approved. My wife was allowed to be present in the room during my N400 interview. The questions I was asked were :

1. What are two ways citizens can take part in the civic process?

2. What age do men have to be to register for Selective service?

3. What happened at the constituitional convention?

4. What did MLK Jr. Do?

5. What is the capital of the United States?

6. Name one branch of the government

Best wishes to all on your journeys

Congratulations on this achievement.  

[confusedshoes 193]

On 8/16/2023 at 6:13 PM, Olga&Jared said:

Ugh San Francisco office is so unreasonably slow. I'm 2 months behind you, filed in February this year. I really hope we get invited for an interview sometime this year 🤪

 

I just checked today and I finally have my interview scheduled for November 20!! Yay!! I hope you get your interview soon too!

 

For mine, it took activity on my i751 petition for Removal of Conditions before anything happened with the N400. The i751 case was transferred to a different USCIS office a few days ago and then the very next day, transferred again to another USCIS that has jurisdiction (SF??). Then the case status updated a couple days ago to New Card being produced for i751. And today, the N400 interview was scheduled.

 

So I'm not sure what's going on or why my case was transferred between a few USCIS offices but it got things unstuck and there's finally something happening so no complaints here!

[Olga&Jared 267]

1 hour ago, confusedshoes said:

 

I just checked today and I finally have my interview scheduled for November 20!! Yay!! I hope you get your interview soon too!

 

For mine, it took activity on my i751 petition for Removal of Conditions before anything happened with the N400. The i751 case was transferred to a different USCIS office a few days ago and then the very next day, transferred again to another USCIS that has jurisdiction (SF??). Then the case status updated a couple days ago to New Card being produced for i751. And today, the N400 interview was scheduled.

 

So I'm not sure what's going on or why my case was transferred between a few USCIS offices but it got things unstuck and there's finally something happening so no complaints here!

Wohoo! Congratulations You're already half done with the process. It's awesome that they've approved your I-751 without making it a combo! Ideally, you get your card in a few days and your actual N-400 interview is easy-peasy.

 

I also have mine scheduled for the day after tomorrow. I had a slightly different sequence though because my I-751 was transferred to a new office around the same time I went in for biometrics (the status also changed twice). Before my interview was scheduled last month I also first got an update on I-751 saying that 'Case is ready to be scheduled for an interview', and then 'Interview was scheduled' for both I-751 and N-400. So in my case it's for sure going to be a combo. I received two interview notices by mail.