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On 4/14/2024 at 6:38 AM, Rearviewmirror said:


Nope - I just got asked 2-3 of the questions verbally.

Do you mean they asked “ yes / no “ questions, but didn’t ask what the certain words mean ?

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7 minutes ago, happydoctor said:

Do you mean they asked “ yes / no “ questions, but didn’t ask what the certain words mean ?

Why would the officer ask you to explain the application itself to him? No one is going to ask you the definition of the questions on the N-400. They will go over your application with you and confirm that you haven't committed crimes, been imprisoned, broken the law, etc. You will need to answer either yes/no or in some cases provide a brief explanation where applicable. 

 

 

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3 hours ago, minivatreni said:

Why would the officer ask you to explain the application itself to him? No one is going to ask you the definition of the questions on the N-400. They will go over your application with you and confirm that you haven't committed crimes, been imprisoned, broken the law, etc. You will need to answer either yes/no or in some cases provide a brief explanation where applicable. 

 

 

Actually, my wife has been studying a list of "definition" words.  I don't know where she found it but it must have been on some Vietnamese user group.  There are 100 words or phrases with definitions.  Words like "parole" "conviction" "pardon", etc.  The two questions the person above was asked are also two of the words or phrases that my wife is studying.  This is in addition to the 100 civics questions.

 

I haven't heard of this before she started studying them and haven't read anyone else's interview summary that asked these questions but she was adamant that some interviews include these questions.  The post above is the first confirmation that I've heard of it.

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2 minutes ago, Stein said:

Actually, my wife has been studying a list of "definition" words.  I don't know where she found it but it must have been on some Vietnamese user group.  There are 100 words or phrases with definitions.  Words like "parole" "conviction" "pardon", etc.  The two questions the person above was asked are also two of the words or phrases that my wife is studying.  This is in addition to the 100 civics questions.

No one will test you on the definition of these words, but it's important you know what they mean so that you can answer the questions truthfully!

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  • Approved Green Card (IR7 category) on 05/17/2019
  • Electronically submitted N-400 (w/ name change) on 02/19/2024
  • Biometrics Reuse received on 02/19/2024
  • Interview Notice received on 04/21/2024 
  • Interview at Chicago FO on 06/10/2024 
  • Oath Ceremony on 07/15/2024
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1 minute ago, minivatreni said:

No one will test you on the definition of these words, but it's important you know what they mean so that you can answer the questions truthfully!

OK.  I'm going to just keep quiet and let her keep studying them.  It can't hurt!

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Hi all!

I decided to get rid off lots of papers related to all my previous cases. Do I need to keep anything for the future? If so, I guess I should keep ex spouse copies of passport and birth certificate, divorce and marriage license.
Do I need to keep the copies of my work permit, receipts and etc?

Any thoughts on this.

Thank you!

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6 hours ago, minivatreni said:

Why would the officer ask you to explain the application itself to him? No one is going to ask you the definition of the questions on the N-400. They will go over your application with you and confirm that you haven't committed crimes, been imprisoned, broken the law, etc. You will need to answer either yes/no or in some cases provide a brief explanation where applicable. 

 

 

I hope they will not ask  🙂 However , just recently I heard the story where they did ask older lady with very bad English what this means, and she didn’t know. She didn’t pass the test . Couple months after she tried again after learning  the meaning of these words and she passed. I guess it’s depends. Maybe they ask if a person doesn’t  speaks English good enough.

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2 hours ago, Iowa65 said:

Hi all!

I decided to get rid off lots of papers related to all my previous cases. Do I need to keep anything for the future? If so, I guess I should keep ex spouse copies of passport and birth certificate, divorce and marriage license.
Do I need to keep the copies of my work permit, receipts and etc?

Any thoughts on this.

Thank you!

My advice is to keep original case receipts and approval letters in addition to what you're keeping.

 

In addition, it wouldn't hurt to scan everything you have and store in the cloud AND USB stick AND computer. Keeping three copies in three different places ensures you can recover data after natural disaster / fire or computer malfunction.

 

You never know when you may be asked again to reprove everything. The chance of it happening is low, but it would be hard if you destroy all evidence.

 

It's a lot of work to scan, but the cost of storing it in the cloud is free or close to 0.

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8 minutes ago, happydoctor said:

I hope they will not ask  🙂 However , just recently I heard the story where they did ask older lady with very bad English what this means, and she didn’t know. She didn’t pass the test . Couple months after she tried again after learning  the meaning of these words and she passed. I guess it’s depends. Maybe they ask if a person doesn’t  speaks English good enough.

Yeah I suppose the issue becomes if the IO asks you a question and you look at him/her like you don’t know what he or she is saying. Then they will ask you if you understand the questions. 

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  • Biometrics Reuse received on 02/19/2024
  • Interview Notice received on 04/21/2024 
  • Interview at Chicago FO on 06/10/2024 
  • Oath Ceremony on 07/15/2024
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1 minute ago, OldUser said:

My advice is to keep original case receipts and approval letters in addition to what you're keeping.

 

In addition, it wouldn't hurt to scan everything you have and store in the cloud AND USB stick AND computer.

 

You never know when you may be asked again to reprove everything. The chance of it happening is low, but it would be hard if you destroy all evidence.

 

It's a lot of work to scan, but the cost of storing it in the cloud is free or close to 0.

Just out of curiosity, why is it important to bring original case receipts? 

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7 hours ago, happydoctor said:

Do you mean they asked “ yes / no “ questions, but didn’t ask what the certain words mean ?

 

Yes - just the typical "did you ever?" yes/no. I wasn't asked to define anything.

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I-485/AOS:

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EAD/AP - NOA received May 18, 2020

AOS - NOA received May 18, 2020

Biometrics (Code 2) - August 5, 2020

Biometrics take 2 (Code 3) - August 27, 2020

Ready to be Scheduled for Interview - September 8, 2020

EAD/AP Approval Notice - October  1, 2020

EAD Card Received - October 13, 2020

Interview Scheduled Notification - March 1, 2021

Interview Scheduled - April 6, 2021

GC Approved - May 7, 2021

GC Mailed - May 11, 2021

GC Delivered - May 11, 2021

 

N400 Citizenship:

File Date - January 8, 2024

Biometrics Waiver - January 8, 2024

Interview Scheduled - March 7, 2024

Interview Date - April 12, 2024

Conditionally Approved Pending I-751 Transfer - April 12, 2024

I-751 Case Was Transferred to Another Office - April 12, 2024

Case Approved - May 5, 2024

Oath Ceremony to be Scheduled - May 5, 2024

Oath Scheduled - May 18, 2024

Oath Ceremony - June 18, 2024

Oath Ceremony Cancelled - June 12, 2024

Oath Ceremony Rescheduled Date - July 30, 2024

DONE

 

Removal of Conditions:

File Date - January 7, 2023

Package Delivered - January 9, 2023

NOA Date - January 10, 2023

NOA Received - January 17, 2023 (dated "received" January 9, 2023)

48 Month Extension Received - March 20, 2023

Case Approved - May 3, 2024
 

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Just now, Jacobo said:

Just out of curiosity, why is it important to bring original case receipts? 

To keep or bring?

To keep because USCIS wouldn't play games saying they don't believe copies. If they're documents on watermarked official paper it's hard to say they're fake.

 

I know I'm too defensive when it comes to keeping paperwork, but you can never underestimate the federal agency's ability to cause issues in the future. There was a thread recently about DOS not issuing passport to a young US citizen, doubting their whole naturalization

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13 hours ago, Iowa65 said:

We were talking about keeping the paperwork after the oath ceremony

Just keep it. I've always kept everything. 

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  • Submitted I-485 & I-130 on 09/25/2017
  • Approved Green Card (IR7 category) on 05/17/2019
  • Electronically submitted N-400 (w/ name change) on 02/19/2024
  • Biometrics Reuse received on 02/19/2024
  • Interview Notice received on 04/21/2024 
  • Interview at Chicago FO on 06/10/2024 
  • Oath Ceremony on 07/15/2024
  • Applied for Expedited US Passport at USPS on 07/15/2024
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I will keep the approval notices which amounts to...4-5 pages? But that's all, everything else if I ever need it I already have scans (AOS, ROC, N-400) and there's always FOIA.

 

I asked to have the oath late June due to surgery and hope that it doesn't create too many problems. I rationally know the online status doesn't mean much but it's still on Interview was Scheduled grrr. I do have an approval on hands so I know it will be fine.

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N-400 3 year marriage based (IOE)

Jan 22, 2024 - Submitted online 

Jan 22, 2024 - Biometrics waived

Mar 6, 2024 - Interview scheduled for Apr 11 COMBO I-751/N-400

Apr 11, 2024 - Combo interview - approved N-400

May 1, 2024 - Approved ROC, received 10 GC on May 20.

May 7, 2024 - Oath scheduled for June 14 (requested later ceremony at interview)

June 14, 2024 - Special Flag Day Oath ceremony - I'm a citizen!!!

 

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