SoCal N400 updates

[abc2012 11]

Seems like it's going rather slow for SoCal folks. So starting this to bring together updates from all pending N400 aka "Soon to be USC beneficiaries". 😇

FO: San Diego

Filed: 09/16/2022

NOA1 Bio reuse: 09/23/2022

awaiting interview scheduling 

[SoCal2021 201]

My wife's N-400 interview is scheduled for morning of 1-31.  She already has her 10 year GC and filed under 3 year rule.  I have seen they do same day oath.  However, she is having a name change.  Does anyone know frequency of Oath taking with name change for downtown LA office?

Edited January 9, 2023 by SoCal2021

[Positive_Vibes 63]

On 1/9/2023 at 2:49 PM, SoCal2021 said:

My wife's N-400 interview is scheduled for morning of 1-31.  She already has her 10 year GC and filed under 3 year rule.  I have seen they do same day oath.  However, she is having a name change.  Does anyone know frequency of Oath taking with name change for downtown LA office?

"USCIS schedules Oath Ceremony
If you are approved for citizenship, a USCIS official will schedule an oath ceremony. If you want your name changed, your ceremony must be in front of a judge (usually in a courthouse). Many oath ceremonies are not held in front of judges.

Ask at your USCIS interview if your ceremony can be held in front of a judge. If it can't or you don't want to wait until a judge is available, you will need to do a different process to change your name. " from https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/name-change/citizenship

 

I asked to change my name at the Downtown LA office back in August but the officer that did my interview said they were not currently doing name changes at that time. Not sure if things have changed this time around. Please update us if they are now allowing the name change in DTLA. 

Edited January 16, 2023 by Positive_Vibes

[SoCal2021 201]

29 minutes ago, Positive_Vibes said:

"USCIS schedules Oath Ceremony
If you are approved for citizenship, a USCIS official will schedule an oath ceremony. If you want your name changed, your ceremony must be in front of a judge (usually in a courthouse). Many oath ceremonies are not held in front of judges.

Ask at your USCIS interview if your ceremony can be held in front of a judge. If it can't or you don't want to wait until a judge is available, you will need to do a different process to change your name. " from https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/name-change/citizenship

 

I asked to change my name at the Downtown LA office back in August but the officer that did my interview said they were not currently doing name changes at that time. Not sure if things have changed this time around. Please update us if they are now allowing the name change in DTLA. 

Thanks. I will definitely provide an update afterwards. 

[DaveAndAnastasia 2,093]

FWIW, also in San Diego; my wife filed about two months before you, had interview scheduled two weeks ago (it took another week and a day for the letter to get here, but there was a PDF in her online account).

 

Filed on 2022-07-09 (online); don't remember when we got the notice of biometrics reused.

Interview scheduled on 2023-01-06 for 2023-02-13.

 

She applied under the three-year rule; arrived on a K-1 in March 2019, got her conditional green card at the end of September 2019, and got her 10-year green card last April.

[abc2012 11]

👍 end of immigration journey is in sight. Based on what I have read here, SD FO is conducting mostly same day oath ceremony. 

[SoCal2021 201]

On 1/16/2023 at 2:00 PM, Positive_Vibes said:

"USCIS schedules Oath Ceremony
If you are approved for citizenship, a USCIS official will schedule an oath ceremony. If you want your name changed, your ceremony must be in front of a judge (usually in a courthouse). Many oath ceremonies are not held in front of judges.

Ask at your USCIS interview if your ceremony can be held in front of a judge. If it can't or you don't want to wait until a judge is available, you will need to do a different process to change your name. " from https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/name-change/citizenship

 

I asked to change my name at the Downtown LA office back in August but the officer that did my interview said they were not currently doing name changes at that time. Not sure if things have changed this time around. Please update us if they are now allowing the name change in DTLA. 

@Positive_Vibes My wife had her interview today.  She confirmed that Downtown LA office does not do name change.  They also do not do same day oath ceremony.  Thanks.

[Positive_Vibes 63]

14 minutes ago, SoCal2021 said:

@Positive_Vibes My wife had her interview today.  She confirmed that Downtown LA office does not do name change.  They also do not do same day oath ceremony.  Thanks.

Thank you for the update! Hope your wife's interview went well!

[SoCal2021 201]

2 minutes ago, Positive_Vibes said:

Thank you for the update! Hope your wife's interview went well!

Thanks.  She said the interview was easy.  Her oath ceremony is on Thursday 2/2.  She is very relieved to be almost done!

[PistolPete13 0]

Anyone here from Santa Ana field office? I applied 1/26/23 and still waiting for interview invite.

[Positive_Vibes 63]

Finally received my Oath Ceremony Notice! It's scheduled for June 22, 2023 in the LA Office.

 

N-400 timeline:

01/26/2022: Applied online and received by USCIS, Informed of Biometrics reuse

06/17/2022: Interview scheduled

08/04/2022: Interview done. Passed English and Civics test but no decision could be made due to my pending I-751

06/08/2023: Oath Ceremony Notice Was Mailed