N-400 November 2024 Filers

[SalishSea 18,218]

The kiwi has an interview March 5!   Applied online 11/29/24, 5 year rule, because:  lazy.  😂

[Brent and Hayley 11]

On 1/27/2025 at 11:16 AM, Sarah G said:

Not yet

Oh my gosh, that's crazy! I hope you get a new date soon!

[Thatsright 17]

On 1/27/2025 at 8:18 PM, Thatsright said:

Hi guys,

 

So the status of my case is:

 

Case Is Being Actively Reviewed By USCIS

 

Since Dec 4. California. Id I remember right it’s the field office in San Bernardino. Anyone else around here still waiting for the interview appt? It seems a lot of people have received the next update within a month. 

Omg omg I just got the letter online!

 

My interview is on March 11! 🥳

 

Submitted: 11/25/24

Being reviewed: 12/4/24

Interview was scheduled: 01/29/25

 

Interview will take place on: 3/11/2025

San Bernardino Field Office, CA 

 

I hope everyone who still waiting will get their letter soon!

 

 

 

 

[ODATT 44]

On 1/29/2025 at 2:43 PM, Thatsright said:

Omg omg I just got the letter online!

 

My interview is on March 11! 🥳

 

Submitted: 11/25/24

Being reviewed: 12/4/24

Interview was scheduled: 01/29/25

 

Interview will take place on: 3/11/2025

San Bernardino Field Office, CA 

 

I hope everyone who still waiting will get their letter soon!

 

 

 

 

That’s quick! Good for you. 

[trac3rt 71]

Hey everyone,

 

I just received online notice this morning that my interview has been scheduled:

 

Applied 11/15/2024 (Online)

Biometrics re-used

Interview Notice 2/3/25

Interview Scheduled for 3/25/25

 

** Married to USC. Permanent resident - 3 year anniversary.

 

Good luck to all of us!

[Elise&Joe 35]

On 1/4/2025 at 1:32 PM, Elise&Joe said:

Excited to say I have a joint N-400/I-751 interview scheduled in February! Time to start revising my Civics.

Thrilled to announced that after my joint interview at the Minneapolis/St Paul office today, my cases have been approved. 

 

Now I just have to wait for the Oath and I will be a citizen!

Edited February 10 by Elise&Joe
Adding location

[MaceMk 28]

23 minutes ago, Elise&Joe said:

Thrilled to announced that after my joint interview at the Minneapolis/St Paul office today, my cases have been approved. 

 

Now I just have to wait for the Oath and I will be a citizen!

Congratulations!🎉🥳

[Thatsright 17]

19 minutes ago, MaceMk said:

Congratulations!🎉🥳

Awesome!

[Madufor Uzoma A 10]

On 11/8/2024 at 12:35 PM, OldUser said:

It depends on your risk tolerance. If you want to have the strongest case - send everything. Technically, USCIS can issue RFE if not happy with evidence submitted initially. If you're filing electronically, what's even a problem uploading everything, since you're not even printing stuff?

I do not think N-400 is "easy". It's the most important step of immigration journey, when entire history is reviewed and the greatest immigration benefit is given. I wouldn't take it lightly. As one lawyer says, it's the final chance of USCIS to deport somebody. It becomes almost impossible after naturalization.

 

 

Has any one gotten interview date yet my is on the 18th of this month 

On 11/8/2024 at 12:35 PM, OldUser said:

It depends on your risk tolerance. If you want to have the strongest case - send everything. Technically, USCIS can issue RFE if not happy with evidence submitted initially. If you're filing electronically, what's even a problem uploading everything, since you're not even printing stuff?

I do not think N-400 is "easy". It's the most important step of immigration journey, when entire history is reviewed and the greatest immigration benefit is given. I wouldn't take it lightly. As one lawyer says, it's the final chance of USCIS to deport somebody. It becomes almost impossible after naturalization.

 

 

Has any one gotten interview date yet my is on the 18th of this month 

On 11/8/2024 at 12:35 PM, OldUser said:

It depends on your risk tolerance. If you want to have the strongest case - send everything. Technically, USCIS can issue RFE if not happy with evidence submitted initially. If you're filing electronically, what's even a problem uploading everything, since you're not even printing stuff?

I do not think N-400 is "easy". It's the most important step of immigration journey, when entire history is reviewed and the greatest immigration benefit is given. I wouldn't take it lightly. As one lawyer says, it's the final chance of USCIS to deport somebody. It becomes almost impossible after naturalization.

 

 

Has any one gotten interview date yet my is on the 18th of this month 

[Saqib-s 198]

19 hours ago, Elise&Joe said:

Thrilled to announced that after my joint interview at the Minneapolis/St Paul office today, my cases have been approved. 

 

Now I just have to wait for the Oath and I will be a citizen!

 

Congratulations! Did they say how long you might have to wait to have you Oath ceremony? 

 

 

[Tella&T 188]

20 hours ago, Elise&Joe said:

Thrilled to announced that after my joint interview at the Minneapolis/St Paul office today, my cases have been approved. 

 

Now I just have to wait for the Oath and I will be a citizen!

Congratulations!

Could you write how your interview looked like and what questions were you asked?

[Elise&Joe 35]

On 2/11/2025 at 8:56 AM, Tella&T said:

Congratulations!

Could you write how your interview looked like and what questions were you asked?

Interview experience:

 

We had one of the first interviews of the day (7:30am), and were allowed to enter the building just before 7am. A few couples were summoned before us, and it seemed like the US citizen partners were being sent back to their seats. This was the same when we were called, my wife was sent back to the waiting room and the agent proceeded with just me. We had a little bit of small talk on the way to his office, mainly about the Super Bowl which had been the night before. 

 

Once in the room, I took an oath to tell the truth, confirmed my name and address, and had my passport, green card and driving license reviewed. We then moved on to the Civics questions. He stopped after 6 questions since I had got them all right. I don't remember all the questions, but one of them was why the US had fought for independence from the British, which I reckon he asks all the British applicants! I then did the English test, and the agent remarked that he had suspected I would have no issue given I am a native English speaker.

 

Next, I was asked a handful of easy questions about my wife, job, and son - when we married, any previous marriages (no), any period of separation (no), what I did for work (there was a major news story in my professional field about a year ago, so we talked about that), when our son was born. I had an envelope of additional evidence with me, but ended up not needing it. I did show him a picture of my son, mainly because I love showing people pictures of him, rather than being asked.  Then the usual questions about any past crimes (none) or immigration issues (none). We had a little bit of small talk in between questions while the computer system loaded. I generally kept the small talk fairly vague, I've read about not giving away extra details on the off chance they are used against you - not that I have anything that could be!

 

Once we had worked through a few more things (more verifying of details, going through the specifics of taking the oath), he let me know that he was going to approve me once the system had caught up. He was unable to give any specifics about when I might hear about the oat ceremony though. Overall, it was a really pleasant experience. The agent was friendly and informative, telling me the reason behind each step of the process, and he seemed genuinely pleased to be approving me. All my experiences with USCIS staff have been good, but this was by far the best.

 

On 2/11/2025 at 8:51 AM, Saqib-s said:

 

Congratulations! Did they say how long you might have to wait to have you Oath ceremony? 

 

 

He didn't say, but I hope I will be a citizen within 1-2 months.

[JR_CG 18]

Oh Happy Day! Woke up this morning to this email from USCIS:

“Greetings !

 

The Washington D.C. Field Office has received your N400 application(s) and is ready to schedule your interview. Select two weeks from the list below and we will schedule an interview.

 

Week of March 3rd

Week of March 17th

Week of March 24th

Week of March  31st

Week of April 7th

Week of April 14th

Week of April 21st

Week of April 28th

 

Interviews will be scheduled for a Monday or Tuesday with ceremony same week if eligible for approval after your interview. Please respond ASAP no later than February 24, 2025 . Please do not make travel plans until you have received confirmation from this office indicating that your appointment notice can be found in your USCIS account.

 

If you need information about expedited U.S. passport processing please visit the DOS Washington Passport Agency website. 

 

Military Spouses & GOV’T Civilian Spouses– Only spouses of Active Duty servicemembers are authorized to interview virtually while living abroad if they meet 3x3x3 requirement. You must be a married to a US citizen for three years, be a lawful permanent resident for three years, and been living with your USC spouse for three years. You may file up to 90 days early if you meet these requirements. If you do not meet these requirements or you are spouse of a civilian worker working for the federal government, you may file under INA 319b which requires an in-person appearance in the U.S. Please see links below.

 

https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-12-part-i-chapter-9

 

https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-12-part-g-chapter-4

 

 

Respectfully,

 

319b/MIL Overseas Unit

USCIS Washington D.C. Field Office”

[JR_CG 18]

Ours maybe took a little longer because I don’t think we had biometrics that they could reuse. Overall the process seemed very fast compared to how long people wait to get the visa to enter the states. 
Here is the letter that was attached to the email that says what to bring for a 319B.

319(b) Interview Information.pdf

[Tella&T 188]

On 2/12/2025 at 12:19 PM, Elise&Joe said:

Interview experience:

 

We had one of the first interviews of the day (7:30am), and were allowed to enter the building just before 7am. A few couples were summoned before us, and it seemed like the US citizen partners were being sent back to their seats. This was the same when we were called, my wife was sent back to the waiting room and the agent proceeded with just me. We had a little bit of small talk on the way to his office, mainly about the Super Bowl which had been the night before. 

 

Once in the room, I took an oath to tell the truth, confirmed my name and address, and had my passport, green card and driving license reviewed. We then moved on to the Civics questions. He stopped after 6 questions since I had got them all right. I don't remember all the questions, but one of them was why the US had fought for independence from the British, which I reckon he asks all the British applicants! I then did the English test, and the agent remarked that he had suspected I would have no issue given I am a native English speaker.

 

Next, I was asked a handful of easy questions about my wife, job, and son - when we married, any previous marriages (no), any period of separation (no), what I did for work (there was a major news story in my professional field about a year ago, so we talked about that), when our son was born. I had an envelope of additional evidence with me, but ended up not needing it. I did show him a picture of my son, mainly because I love showing people pictures of him, rather than being asked.  Then the usual questions about any past crimes (none) or immigration issues (none). We had a little bit of small talk in between questions while the computer system loaded. I generally kept the small talk fairly vague, I've read about not giving away extra details on the off chance they are used against you - not that I have anything that could be!

 

Once we had worked through a few more things (more verifying of details, going through the specifics of taking the oath), he let me know that he was going to approve me once the system had caught up. He was unable to give any specifics about when I might hear about the oat ceremony though. Overall, it was a really pleasant experience. The agent was friendly and informative, telling me the reason behind each step of the process, and he seemed genuinely pleased to be approving me. All my experiences with USCIS staff have been good, but this was by far the best.

 

He didn't say, but I hope I will be a citizen within 1-2 months.

Thank you so much for being so detailed about your experience. It always helps me to have a better idea of what to expect! Sounds like your experience was very positive. Could you clarify what they meant by 'any period of separation' though?