Prep for the interview: tests, documents

[Scandi 4,142]

31 minutes ago, KaTpAwZ said:

That list of papers you're bringing to the interview!  I've never felt so underprepared.. I could prepare them all, but it seems crazy.

They've asked for everything they will ask for, I'm just going to show up, answer 6 to 10 questions, prove I still speak English, even if it is with an accent, and have them move me on my way to the rest of the day off.. I hope. 

 

If they really ask me for taxes......

They most certainly can, and do in many cases. Filing your taxes proves good moral character, so sometimes they definitely ask to see that you have filed yours. If you owe backtaxes, they will also want to see your payment plan with IRS. It's all about good moral character. 

[randomstairs 293]

Dear Visajourney friends,

 

I became a US citizen today. My CG process had been very long and difficult (NIW), quite the opposite of the N-400 journey. I was expecting, optimistically,  as the best case scenario, to pass the interview and to get the Oath ceremony scheduled. Instead I was taken directly to the ceremony after the interview - I didn't even get a chance to use a bathroom as a non-citizen. 

 

I gotta admit that I held back my tears when giving the Oath. 

 

Back to the topic of the documents and my atrocious handwriting: I had to use my index finger on the touchscreen! The officer was very understanding and friendly though. He patiently waited for me to finish the sentence, lol 

 

I passed the tests with 100% score. I had had a detention on my record, from *before* the 5-year GMC probatory period (had partied and drank a bit hard with my grad student friends, and ended up in jail for the night. No charges had been filed). The officer didn't even care to see the original documents. He just laughed it off and made comments about my university campus. So much for those who say that the same-day Oath is impossible if you have any criminal record or detentions. They literally couldn't care less, in my case (no conviction and it happening  before the GMC period helped, I suppose).

 

I was in total disbelief when they took me from the interview to the Oath. When I became a citizen, I started enquiring about the urgent passport processing and almost became an entitled Karen when they explained that it's a bit complicated lol 

 

Thanks again, dear members of the Forums, for all your help and support!

 

 

Edited April 18, 2023 by randomstairs

[randomstairs 293]

12 minutes ago, randomstairs said:

Dear Visajourney friends,

 

I became a US citizen today. My CG process had been very long and difficult (NIW), quite the opposite of the N-400 journey. I was expecting, optimistically,  as the best case scenario, to pass the interview and to get the Oath ceremony scheduled. Instead I was taken directly to the ceremony after the interview - I didn't even get a chance to use a bathroom as a non-citizen. 

 

I gotta admit that I held back my tears when giving the Oath. 

 

Back to the topic of the documents and my atrocious handwriting: I had to use my index finger on the touchscreen! The officer was very understanding and friendly though. He patiently waited for me to finish the sentence, lol 

 

I passed the tests with 100% score. I had had a detention on my record, from *before* the 5-year GMC probatory period (had partied and drank a bit hard with my grad student friends, and ended up in jail for the night. No charges had been filed). The officer didn't even care to see the original documents. He just laughed it off and made comments about my university campus. So much for those who say that the same-day Oath is impossible if you have any criminal record or detentions. They literally couldn't care less, in my case (no conviction and it happening  before the GMC period helped, I suppose).

 

I was in total disbelief when they took me from the interview to the Oath. When I became a citizen, I started enquiring about the urgent passport processing and almost became an entitled Karen when they explained that it's a bit complicated lol 

 

Thanks again, dear members of the Forums, for all your help and support!

 

 

*inquiring, lol

[oneoftheunderdogs 86]

Congrats, @randomstairs!