N-400 February 2024 Filers

[Duggu 60]

 

Hi, I read somewhere that CA  ( North California )  doesn't do name change for naturalization, so I got the name change done at local county court. I have the court order for name change , should I upload to my account portal or just take it directly to my interview ?    

Edited June 10 by Duggu

[minivatreni 193]

Hi everyone, I had my interview today at the Chicago FO. I arrived 20 mins early and it was not very crowded. I waited about an hour to be called up. The IO was professional. No small talk and got straight to the interview but she was nice. I applied under the 5-yr rule and got a green card through my mother who is a US citizen. I took my residential lease and my tax transcripts, driver's license, passport and GC. 

 

She asked to see 5 years worth of my IRS tax transcripts before recommending for approval so I am happy I uploaded to the portal and also took it to the interview. The questions I was asked (got all 6 right so we moved on): 

1. What are the two major political parties in the United States?
2. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
3. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?
4. How many amendments does the Constitution have?
5. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
6. I forget the 6th question! 

She had me read a sentence off the tablet and then had me write "Mexico is south of the United States" on a tablet. She asked me the yes/no questions and confirmed the name change on my application. She told me she will recommend me for approval, and that now my case is going to final quality review. If everything looks good, they will schedule and oath and I should be notified of the location for the judicial oath within 6 weeks. 

 

Back in 2022 my N-400 got denied because my Green Card printed the wrong residence since date and so I applied too early. She asked me a little bit about this denial and said I should have gotten my money back since it wasn't my fault. I said I cut my losses on that one because the IO during my denial told me I would not get they money back even though it wasn't my fault. Overall, I was in and out of there within 20 minutes or so! As soon as I left I got an update on the portal. 

 

 

Is it normal for it to say: "Your Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, was placed in line for oath ceremony scheduling." and then after that say "Case Was Submitted For Quality Review Based On An Approval Recommendation" because I would think it's the other way around?? Can anyone weigh in on this?

[minivatreni 193]

4 minutes ago, Duggu said:

 

Hi, I read somewhere that CA  ( North California )  doesn't do name change for naturalization, so I got the name change done at local county court. I have the court order for name change , should I upload to my account portal or just take it directly to my interview ?    

Don't you have to legally apply for a new GC now? I read that you have to file an I-90 which costs like $600 before going to the interview, so that's why I didn't change my name beforehand because I'd have to replace my GC. At least that's what I was notified when I inquired. 

[ctrlplm 42]

1 hour ago, minivatreni said:

Don't you have to legally apply for a new GC now? I read that you have to file an I-90 which costs like $600 before going to the interview, so that's why I didn't change my name beforehand because I'd have to replace my GC. At least that's what I was notified when I inquired. 

I don't think you have to but you will have to carry around the name change documents because your name on your passport might not match what's on the GC - that's my understanding. At my citizenship interview, one woman before me updated her name due to marriage and that did cause some confusion with the officer who was processing the paperwork to print out the certificate.

 

My understanding is that you can update the name at the N400 interview if you already have a legal name change document.

[Duggu 60]

1 hour ago, minivatreni said:

Don't you have to legally apply for a new GC now? I read that you have to file an I-90 which costs like $600 before going to the interview, so that's why I didn't change my name beforehand because I'd have to replace my GC. At least that's what I was notified when I inquired. 

 

Based on this, I dont think so. 

 

 

[Duggu 60]

1 hour ago, minivatreni said:

Hi everyone, I had my interview today at the Chicago FO. I arrived 20 mins early and it was not very crowded. I waited about an hour to be called up. The IO was professional. No small talk and got straight to the interview but she was nice. I applied under the 5-yr rule and got a green card through my mother who is a US citizen. I took my residential lease and my tax transcripts, driver's license, passport and GC. 

 

She asked to see 5 years worth of my IRS tax transcripts before recommending for approval so I am happy I uploaded to the portal and also took it to the interview. The questions I was asked (got all 6 right so we moved on): 

1. What are the two major political parties in the United States?
2. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
3. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?
4. How many amendments does the Constitution have?
5. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
6. I forget the 6th question! 

She had me read a sentence off the tablet and then had me write "Mexico is south of the United States" on a tablet. She asked me the yes/no questions and confirmed the name change on my application. She told me she will recommend me for approval, and that now my case is going to final quality review. If everything looks good, they will schedule and oath and I should be notified of the location for the judicial oath within 6 weeks. 

 

Back in 2022 my N-400 got denied because my Green Card printed the wrong residence since date and so I applied too early. She asked me a little bit about this denial and said I should have gotten my money back since it wasn't my fault. I said I cut my losses on that one because the IO during my denial told me I would not get they money back even though it wasn't my fault. Overall, I was in and out of there within 20 minutes or so! As soon as I left I got an update on the portal. 

 

 

Is it normal for it to say: "Your Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, was placed in line for oath ceremony scheduling." and then after that say "Case Was Submitted For Quality Review Based On An Approval Recommendation" because I would think it's the other way around?? Can anyone weigh in on this?

 

Congrats,  My wife was the same case. placed in ceremony came first then quality . 

Edited June 10 by Duggu

[minivatreni 193]

4 minutes ago, Duggu said:

 

Congrats,  My wife was the same case. placed in ceremony came first then quality . 

Thank you!

[minivatreni 193]

6 minutes ago, Duggu said:

 

Based on this, I dont think so. 

 

 

Oh okay then you should be fine. My interviewing officer opened my file before my interview, but didn’t really look at the documents I uploaded. I got a notification that action was taken on my case 15 minutes before my interview time. But the interview officer said they didn’t look at the documents that I uploaded digitally. With that being said, you’re probably better off just taking the name change document directly to the interview. 
 

I don’t know if uploading it now will cause unnecessary delays. Maybe someone else can weigh in too with their opinion. 

[Duggu 60]

37 minutes ago, minivatreni said:

But the interview officer said they didn’t look at the documents that I uploaded digitally

 

I think I can just take it to interview only then. 

 

[showag 52]

Hey everyone! I filed my application on Feb 27, 2024 (marriage based under 3-year rule). Got scheduled for an interview on May 10, 2024 (FO Indianapolis). I was recommended for approval and the officer told me that I will receive a letter regarding the naturalization ceremony within 1-2 weeks. However, it has exactly been a month and there is no sign of the oath being scheduled. Even my case status on the portal hasn’t moved and is stuck at “Interview Was Scheduled”.

 

Is this normal? Is anyone else waiting for their oath for more than 4 weeks while their case status is unchanged online?

[minivatreni 193]

25 minutes ago, showag said:

Hey everyone! I filed my application on Feb 27, 2024 (marriage based under 3-year rule). Got scheduled for an interview on May 10, 2024 (FO Indianapolis). I was recommended for approval and the officer told me that I will receive a letter regarding the naturalization ceremony within 1-2 weeks. However, it has exactly been a month and there is no sign of the oath being scheduled. Even my case status on the portal hasn’t moved and is stuck at “Interview Was Scheduled”.

 

Is this normal? Is anyone else waiting for their oath for more than 4 weeks while their case status is unchanged online?

 

It's not weird if you don't get an Oath notice in 1 month because sometimes it takes several weeks, but the case status of the case should have changed from interview scheduled. What do you see under case history?  It should look like this imo. 

[Laure&Colin 558]

Congrats @minivatreni!!  🥳 I think I remember someone a couple weeks ago who had an oath letter with a date in hand then their status changed to quality review. So I don't think it's anything to be concerned about.

 

User Name                 Date applied       Interview date         Oath date

🇺🇸 Lanzoni                   01/29/24       -     04/04/24 ✅          05/08/24 ✅

Sahar1122                    01/30/24       -     05/15/24 ✅           06/21/24             

🇺🇸 Laure&Colin          02/01/24       -     05/14/24 ✅           Same-day oath✅       

Youssuf                        02/01/24       -      Pending (rescheduled due to C-section)

Chelleyandaaron     02/01/24       -      06/04/24 ✅          Pending

🇺🇸 Winbig                    02/01/24       -      05/08/24 ✅          06/03/24✅

USAUAinCZ                02/02/24

thedtayl                        02/02/24

🇺🇸 Wisconsinbly      05/02/24      -     03/27/24 ✅           05/09/24✅

CollegeDropOut       02/07/24      -     05/17/24 ✅            07/10/24

Duggu                           02/07/24      -     06/26/24

MrsOli                           02/14/24      -      06/13/24

🇺🇸 Tommy2000       02/14/24      -      04/10/24 ✅            05/02/24✅ 

BlackPearl9                02/14/24     -      07/16/24

PhoenixNiro               02/15/24      -      05/29/24 ✅            06/17/24

YellowDuneBuggy   02/15/24      -      06/13/24

Elethiomel                  02/15/24       -      04/09/24 ✅           06/20/24 

Tunes                           02/16/24

alt blank                      02/16/24        -     06/20/24

CassJ                           02/16/24        -     05/30/24 ✅           Pending  

Woodpecker07        02/17/24        -     05/22/24 ✅            Pending

🇺🇸 ctrlplm                   02/17/24        -     05/22/24 ✅            Same-day oath✅

ctrlplm (spouse)     02/17/24

zen_nj                          02/17/24       -      07/13/24

Aur0ra                         02/18/24

Brazibride                  02/19/24       -       06/13/24

Minivatreni                02/20/24      -       06/10/24  ✅

mmv_1                          02/20/24      -       05/28/24 ✅          07/04/24   

🇺🇸 AndrewSeattle  02/21/24        -      05/21/24 ✅          Same-day oath✅

Vamphog                   02/22/24       -       05/29/24 ✅         06/17/24

koski                            02/22/24       -       05/21/24

johndott                     02/22/24

🇺🇸 Valmabe              02/24/24      -       04/18/24 ✅           05/13/24✅

Haydnator                 02/24/24

Jish&Abt                    02/24/24      -       05/23/24 ✅          Pending I-751 approval

🇺🇸 Jm06                     02/25/24       -      04/10/24 ✅           05/17/24 ✅

RmSean                      02/25/24

Theredcomet           02/27/24

Seiya-pegasus        02/27/24

Mr W & I                      02/28/24        -     04/18/24 ✅             05/06/24

famozna_lavanda   02/28/24        -     06/25/24 

Endless desire         02/29/24

Music_en                   02/29/24

[showag 52]

4 hours ago, minivatreni said:

 

It's not weird if you don't get an Oath notice in 1 month because sometimes it takes several weeks, but the case status of the case should have changed from interview scheduled. What do you see under case history?  It should look like this imo. 

 

@minivatreni Nope, don’t see this. The last case status is stuck at ‘Interview Was Scheduled’ notice which I received on March 26. I don’t mind if the oath is scheduled months out as long as there is an acknowledgment in the portal but no status update here concerns me.

[minivatreni 193]

27 minutes ago, showag said:

 

@minivatreni Nope, don’t see this. The last case status is stuck at ‘Interview Was Scheduled’ notice which I received on March 26. I don’t mind if the oath is scheduled months out as long as there is an acknowledgment in the portal but no status update here concerns me.

In that case it's not normal, especially since you're 1 month post interview, it shouldn't say interview is scheduled it should say that you're either in line for the oath or that you're in quality review in line for the oath. 

 

I would call USCIS helpline tomorrow when you get the chance to inquire!

[showag 52]

47 minutes ago, minivatreni said:

In that case it's not normal, especially since you're 1 month post interview, it shouldn't say interview is scheduled it should say that you're either in line for the oath or that you're in quality review in line for the oath. 

 

I would call USCIS helpline tomorrow when you get the chance to inquire!

 

Thank you, I will call them in the morning and provide an update.