July filers

[Feliz 0]

CHURIPU - GOOD LUCK TOMORROW!!!! :thumbs: :thumbs:

all time good advice - keep it simple and don't go into long explanations until IO specifically asks you. be confident and smile

I hope for you it can happen...but $675 is a lot of money to risk on not being right. Good luck!

Thank you! I know 675 is a lot of money, but I'd want to bring my mother here and for chance of doing it i think it's worth risking the fee. and did read those eligibility documents many times, it's all tricky, seems like between 6 and 12 month it's all up to IO to decide, but abandonment of residency is generally when person gets a job or new family outside of US and stops paying US taxes or maintaining property in US. and i got my permanent green card AFTER all the absence, so I have grounds to hope that I am also eligible for citizenship.

as to 18 month requirement - one can apply 3 month before the minimum 18 months acquired. so by the time of interview (possibly in the end of summer 2008) i will have 27 months of residency vs 8.5 + 10.5 out, plus all the taxes, property, accounts, family and career ties, so logically I do qualify for citizenship, but it's all up to being lucky and getting nice officer. and I am thinking of hiring a lawyer to go with me to interview.

[LovelyTena 0]

It's over!!! I am at the my journey of citizenship of US.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...p;#entry1820975

Thanks for all of your help and supports

Good luck to everyone who is still waiting!!

Tena

[churipu 4]

Thank you again guys, hopefully I will be back tomorrow with some good news *fingers crossed*

[churipu 4]

And here I am to deliver my SUPER-DUPER good news!!!!!

Not only I passed my interview with flying colors (to use the IO's words lol) I have my Oath Scheduled at 3:00 pm THIS AFTERNOON!!!!!!!! Isn't that amazing?? When she told me the ceremony would be today I had to ask her to repeat it again because I thought my ears had just failed me I just came home for a bit, we'll drive there later on (the district office is only about 25 minutes drive)

Anyways...here's how it went. I arrived about 40 minutes prior my appointment's scheduled time, ended up being called over an hour later . My IO wasn't a born American because she had a really thick Spanish accent that actually made it a bit difficult to understand her when she was talking, also because she spoke very subtle too...but she was very friendly and nice so I'm not complaining! She made me raise my right hand to swear I would be telling the truth, then she started asking for my passport, ID and green card. She then asked me "Have you taken your test Mrs?"...me--> I wasn't sure what she meant by that so I asked "what test?", she said "I mean, have you been studying?" DUH! I panicked a bit because I was kinda nervous and thought that maybe I had forgotten to do something or whatever ...anyways..she proceeded to ask me the questions, I got lucky because they were really easy ones...I do not remember them all, only 5 out of 6 for some reason...

1.Who has the power to declare war?

2.When was the constitution written?

3.What colors are the stripes on our flag?

4.Where is the White House located?

5.What countries did we fight in WWII? (I was expecting this one since Italy is one of them )

6. I cannot remember this one...if I do I will post it later

Then I was asked to write "I have three children", she requested I write "3" both in word and figure.

She stopped telling me I passed the test, then she asked for the IRS tax transcripts.

Then she went over my N-400 form asking me all the YES/NO questions towards the end. She then asked for my personal info and all to see if I would match what was in the form. Then she updated my trips-outside-the-US list and enquired a bit about a long stay I had in Italy in 2007 (almost 6 months but for a week), she wrote down my explanation telling me they have to justify longer trips, then wrote down that I went to Italy again after I filed for the N-400. That was pretty much it. The last thing I had to do was of course to answer her question about whether or not I wanted to be a US Citizen and sign the form in front of her. That's when she handed me the paper about the ceremony at 3:00 pm today...which is also when my jaws dropped

I probably forgot some details... BTW it sounds longer than it actually was...the whole thing was probably no longer than 15 minutes after I was called inside.

I suppose I was not that lucky with the waiting time for the interview, but I really was blessed to be able to do everything in one day...Baltimore rocks!!

Good luck to everyone who is still waiting, I might post later about the ceremony!

P.S.

For those who are interested, in Baltimore the spouse isn't allowed to be present at the interview.

Edited May 8, 2008 by churipu

[LovelyTena 0]

And here I am to deliver my SUPER-DUPER good news!!!!!

Not only I passed my interview with flying colors (to use the IO's words lol) I have my Oath Scheduled at 3:00 pm THIS AFTERNOON!!!!!!!! Isn't that amazing?? When she told me the ceremony would be today I had to ask her to repeat it again because I thought my ears had just failed me I just came home for a bit, we'll drive there later on (the district office is only about 25 minutes drive)

Anyways...here's how it went. I arrived about 40 minutes prior my appointment's scheduled time, ended up being called over an hour later . My IO wasn't a born American because she had a really thick Spanish accent that actually made it a bit difficult to understand her when she was talking, also because she spoke very subtle too...but she was very friendly and nice so I'm not complaining! She made me raise my right hand to swear I would be telling the truth, then she started asking for my passport, ID and green card. She then asked me "Have you taken your test Mrs?"...me--> I wasn't sure what she meant by that so I asked "what test?", she said "I mean, have you been studying?" DUH! I panicked a bit because I was kinda nervous and thought that maybe I had forgotten to do something or whatever ...anyways..she proceeded to ask me the questions, I got lucky because they were really easy ones...I do not remember them all, only 5 out of 6 for some reason...

1.Who has the power to declare war?

2.When was the constitution written?

3.What colors are the stripes on our flag?

4.Where is the White House located?

5.What countries did we fight in WWII? (I was expecting this one since Italy is one of them )

6. I cannot remember this one...if I do I will post it later

Then I was asked to write "I have three children", she requested I write "3" both in word and figure.

She stopped telling me I passed the test, then she asked for the IRS tax transcripts.

Then she went over my N-400 form asking me all the YES/NO questions towards the end. She then asked for my personal info and all to see if I would match what was in the form. Then she updated my trips-outside-the-US list and enquired a bit about a long stay I had in Italy in 2007 (almost 6 months but for a week), she wrote down my explanation telling me they have to justify longer trips, then wrote down that I went to Italy again after I filed for the N-400. That was pretty much it. The last thing I had to do was of course to answer her question about whether or not I wanted to be a US Citizen and sign the form in front of her. That's when she handed me the paper about the ceremony at 3:00 pm today...which is also when my jaws dropped

I probably forgot some details... BTW it sounds longer than it actually was...the whole thing was probably no longer than 15 minutes after I was called inside.

I suppose I was not that lucky with the waiting time for the interview, but I really was blessed to be able to do everything in one day...Baltimore rocks!!

Good luck to everyone who is still waiting, I might post later about the ceremony!

P.S.

For those who are interested, in Baltimore the spouse isn't allowed to be present at the interview.

OMG!!! Churipu!!! I'm so excited for you. You will be a citizen this afternoon!!!

You truly deserve this..after all the wait

Awww... this is such a great news!!

Let me know how it goes this afternoon!!

Tena

[Kiv 32]

Congratulations Churipu!

[churipu 4]

Thanks again guys! I had my ceremony as planned it was very nice, there were 72 new citizens and their family/friends. I went to Social Security today because I hate going there and couldn't wait to get it out of the way, it went actually smooth and fast, I should receive the new card within a week. I also prepared my US Passport application which I will turn in as soon as I get some pix done.

Good luck to everyone still waiting! I am done, but I will keep on lurking in here from time to time

Edited May 10, 2008 by churipu

[annatenna 0]

WowEEEEEEE! churipu ! I've just seen this! I'm a bit late in saying it but.......................

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

I'm so pleased for you!!!

[Lexa 0]

CONGRATULATIONS churipu !!!

Seems you got same sentence to write down as I did :)

[meijoe 0]

CONGRATULATIONS! Churipu

Why you went to Social Security? I got my new SS card without restriction after getting 10 year card. Do I still need to report my new status after naturalization? Thanks.

[churipu 4]

CONGRATULATIONS! Churipu

Why you went to Social Security? I got my new SS card without restriction after getting 10 year card. Do I still need to report my new status after naturalization? Thanks.

It has nothing to do with having a card with no restrictions on it, I had that too. You just need to inform Social Security that you are a citizen now, you need to go there and surrender the old card, basically you have to fill out a new card application, show them a pic ID and your naturalization certificate and they process/update your file with them. They told me I should receive my new card within a week. If you haven't done it yet you should ASAP. BTW if you look around this citizenship forum there are a couple of other threads about this.

And thanks again guys for the congrats

Tomorrow onto the passport stuff.

Edited May 12, 2008 by churipu

[meijoe 0]

Thanks a million for that valuable information Churipu.

[churipu 4]

Thanks a million for that valuable information Churipu.

You're welcome

Now let's hope you get your oath letter soon!

[kud 0]

And here I am to deliver my SUPER-DUPER good news!!!!!

Not only I passed my interview with flying colors (to use the IO's words lol) I have my Oath Scheduled at 3:00 pm THIS AFTERNOON!!!!!!!! Isn't that amazing?? When she told me the ceremony would be today I had to ask her to repeat it again because I thought my ears had just failed me I just came home for a bit, we'll drive there later on (the district office is only about 25 minutes drive)

Anyways...here's how it went. I arrived about 40 minutes prior my appointment's scheduled time, ended up being called over an hour later . My IO wasn't a born American because she had a really thick Spanish accent that actually made it a bit difficult to understand her when she was talking, also because she spoke very subtle too...but she was very friendly and nice so I'm not complaining! She made me raise my right hand to swear I would be telling the truth, then she started asking for my passport, ID and green card. She then asked me "Have you taken your test Mrs?"...me--> I wasn't sure what she meant by that so I asked "what test?", she said "I mean, have you been studying?" DUH! I panicked a bit because I was kinda nervous and thought that maybe I had forgotten to do something or whatever ...anyways..she proceeded to ask me the questions, I got lucky because they were really easy ones...I do not remember them all, only 5 out of 6 for some reason...

1.Who has the power to declare war?

2.When was the constitution written?

3.What colors are the stripes on our flag?

4.Where is the White House located?

5.What countries did we fight in WWII? (I was expecting this one since Italy is one of them )

6. I cannot remember this one...if I do I will post it later

Then I was asked to write "I have three children", she requested I write "3" both in word and figure.

She stopped telling me I passed the test, then she asked for the IRS tax transcripts.

Then she went over my N-400 form asking me all the YES/NO questions towards the end. She then asked for my personal info and all to see if I would match what was in the form. Then she updated my trips-outside-the-US list and enquired a bit about a long stay I had in Italy in 2007 (almost 6 months but for a week), she wrote down my explanation telling me they have to justify longer trips, then wrote down that I went to Italy again after I filed for the N-400. That was pretty much it. The last thing I had to do was of course to answer her question about whether or not I wanted to be a US Citizen and sign the form in front of her. That's when she handed me the paper about the ceremony at 3:00 pm today...which is also when my jaws dropped

I probably forgot some details... BTW it sounds longer than it actually was...the whole thing was probably no longer than 15 minutes after I was called inside.

I suppose I was not that lucky with the waiting time for the interview, but I really was blessed to be able to do everything in one day...Baltimore rocks!!

Good luck to everyone who is still waiting, I might post later about the ceremony!

P.S.

For those who are interested, in Baltimore the spouse isn't allowed to be present at the interview.

Congrats! A few more days and we will be in Baltimore for the interview.

[churipu 4]

Congrats! A few more days and we will be in Baltimore for the interview.

Good luck, I'll be looking forward to reading your good news! And hopefully you will get to have the Oath on the same day like me!