N-400 March 2023 filers

[allotherstaken 4]

1 hour ago, M+K IL said:

Hang in tight! FWIW in Chicago, I see other cases that filed three months earlier than us (in December) getting similar interview dates (in July), so... we don't know what are the factors involved, and there is nothing to do but wait.

Try not to check too often - I normally just check weekly, and otherwise I just try to put it out of my mind.

yeah, trying not a check often and get myself distracted. Thanks for your reply.

1 hour ago, Kyuutie said:

I’m Indian too, if that helps. I don’t think that makes a difference in the process. I applied around 3/15 and had my interview on the 13th. I’m in Kansas though, I’m sure yours will come through as well! Hang in there

Congrats on the speedy process! Thanks for your reply! 

[allotherstaken 4]

On 6/15/2023 at 10:07 AM, allotherstaken said:

I'm getting nervous.

Field Office - NYC, Queens Borough.

Submitted March 3/16

Bio 4/4 

 

Still under review.
I've seen on this forum and trackitt folks with their bio 1 week after me, have got their interview notices around Jun 9-12th for end of July. 

 

This is making nervous if somethign is wrong with my application. Not sure being Indian makes a difference in N400 process. Not sure, if others have seen this happen with them.

ok, so I checked with a FB group that has folks talking about their experience specific to NYC. and it seems that Queens borough is about 1 month slower than Manhattan, Bronx and Brooklyn. Most of them are getting their interview letters 3 months after submission and Queens is 4 months. So I'm going to take it easy for another month, considering I'm in queens and, my four month marker is mid July, and not mid June. 

 

[M+K IL 102]

8 hours ago, allotherstaken said:

ok, so I checked with a FB group that has folks talking about their experience specific to NYC. and it seems that Queens borough is about 1 month slower than Manhattan, Bronx and Brooklyn. Most of them are getting their interview letters 3 months after submission and Queens is 4 months. So I'm going to take it easy for another month, considering I'm in queens and, my four month marker is mid July, and not mid June. 

 

Glad you figured that out! Hope you hear something within the next month or so

[Marla W 18]

Hello everyone, texas here and got my interview for July 13th, does anyone have a guide to study for the test?

[Crazy Cat 41,823]

9 minutes ago, Marla W said:

Hello everyone, texas here and got my interview for July 13th, does anyone have a guide to study for the test?

You will be asked up to 10 questions from this list. 

100 Civics Questions and Answers for the 2008 Test with MP3 Audio (English version) | USCIS

 

The Dallas (Irving) office is great.  Wife passed N-400 interview there in Dec 2022. 

Edited June 17, 2023 by Crazy Cat

[Nody 165]

1 hour ago, Crazy Cat said:

You will be asked up to 10 questions from this list. 

100 Civics Questions and Answers for the 2008 Test with MP3 Audio (English version) | USCIS

 

The Dallas (Irving) office is great.  Wife passed N-400 interview there in Dec 2022. 

I had my interview there on May 26th and passed. My oath ceremony is on June 27th.

[Marla W 18]

2 hours ago, Crazy Cat said:

You will be asked up to 10 questions from this list. 

100 Civics Questions and Answers for the 2008 Test with MP3 Audio (English version) | USCIS

 

The Dallas (Irving) office is great.  Wife passed N-400 interview there in Dec 2022. 

Ty! Can’t wait to get this process over!

[Crazy Cat 41,823]

34 minutes ago, Nody said:

I had my interview there on May 26th and passed. My oath ceremony is on June 27th.

We had a really good IO.  We did a combo interview in December, then wife took citizenship oath in January at the Plano Event Center.  

[Nody 165]

1 hour ago, Crazy Cat said:

We had a really good IO.  We did a combo interview in December, then wife took citizenship oath in January at the Plano Event Center.  

Mine will be in the Plano center too. How long does it take ? 

[Crazy Cat 41,823]

42 minutes ago, Nody said:

Mine will be in the Plano center too. How long does it take ? 

We arrived at 7:15 am.  The actual ceremony started about 9:00am.....and was finished by 9:30 am.  About a thousand new citizens took the oath during the ceremony. 

[Nody 165]

1 minute ago, Crazy Cat said:

We arrived at 7:15 am.  The actual ceremony started about 9:00am.....and was finished by 9:30 am.  About a thousand new citizens took the oath during the ceremony. 

So the whole thing takes about 2 hrs ? 

And is it ok to bring my husband and my stepkids with me ?

[Crazy Cat 41,823]

On 6/17/2023 at 5:45 PM, Nody said:

So the whole thing takes about 2 hrs ? 

And is it ok to bring my husband and my stepkids with me ?

It took about an hour to get everyone into the building.  All family and friends had to go into small "family rooms" where we could hear audio of the ceremony.  The new citizens were all sent into a large auditorium for the ceremony.  Then, after the ceremony, we met outside where wife registered to vote. 

Edited June 26, 2023 by Crazy Cat

[Nody 165]

2 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

It took about an hour to get everyone into the building.  All family and friends had to go into small "family room" where we could hear audio of the ceremony.  The new citizens were all sent into a large auditorium for the ceremony.  Then, after the ceremony, we met outside where wife registered to vote. 

Thanks a lot for your response!

[Olga&Jared 267]

On 6/12/2023 at 7:18 PM, allotherstaken said:

But when you see others in the same Field Office getting their interview letters, it’s only natural to get a bit nervous, as to what’s wrong.

Writing this to make you feel better. I filed N-400 on February 11th, San Francisco local office. Still waiting for an interview even though there're other February filers who already got their interviews scheduled in the same field office. I also personally know several folks who've been waiting since October-November last year to be scheduled. Some offices just schedule randomly. One thing I've noticed about San Francisco is that they schedule those who filed under 5 year rule first. I filed under 3 year rule with a pending I-751 so I expect to be waiting a while (even though it is annoying as hell). 

[allotherstaken 4]

On 6/17/2023 at 8:05 PM, Olga&Jared said:

Writing this to make you feel better. I filed N-400 on February 11th, San Francisco local office. Still waiting for an interview even though there're other February filers who already got their interviews scheduled in the same field office. I also personally know several folks who've been waiting since October-November last year to be scheduled. Some offices just schedule randomly. One thing I've noticed about San Francisco is that they schedule those who filed under 5 year rule first. I filed under 3 year rule with a pending I-751 so I expect to be waiting a while (even though it is annoying as hell). 

oh! good luck and hope yours get scheduled soon. I just wish they were consistent so that we can maintain our sanity. haha