hello fellow Denver fillers
TL;DR - Filled N-400 in 2022 Oct, Interview on 2023 Apr 6, Approved on 2023 Apr 24, Currently waiting for the oath ceremony notice
I was a N-400 2022 October filler
I got my N-400 interview NOA on 2023 Feb 27, and had my interview on April 6.
Everything went very smooth. I got to the FO at 12:15 even though my appointment time was at 12:45. I went through security check and checked in at the counter next to the it. Then I was told to head up to the second floor, and there I waited about 20 mins til I was called into the interview. The interviewer was very nice and she began the interview with the civic test so that I don't have to stress about it during the entire interview.
Some of the questions I was asked during the civics test
1) How many justices are on the supreme court
2) Who was the first president
3) Who is the Commander in Chief of the military
4) When is the deadline for filling taxes
5) What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence
6) When do we celebrate Independence Day
Writing test: We vote for president in November
Reading test: (honestly do not remember but it was fairly simple)
Then she went through the application paperwork with me and fixed a couple of mistakes I made.
After going through the application and some of the extra evidence that I brought with me to the interview (eg 2022 tax return, apartment lease, etc), she told me she'd review all the paperwork and notify me her decision since I also had a pending ROC and she couldn't make a decision on the spot. The entire interview lasted about 20 mins. And while my husband drove with me to the FO, he didn't actually go into the interview with me, nor the interviewer asked for his presence for the I751 interview.
A week after the interview on April 14, I logged online to see that they have sent me a RFE requesting an oath waiver. It is very weird because I didn't request for one, and I expressed multiple times during the interview that I understood and am willing to take the oath. So I wrote a statement saying that I am willing to take the oath if my application was approved. Then finally on April 24, the online case status changed to "we recommended your N-400 be approved" and that an oath ceremony will be schedule. On the same day my ROC (I-751) was also approved. So now I am just waiting for them to send me the oath ceremony details and I'll done.
Since I live about 6.5 hours away from Denver, I was really hoping she'd just approve my case on the same day and let me do a same day oath. Alas, with a pending I751, I knew the chances were slim. I'm just happy that the immigration process is at its final stages and that I'd only have to (hopefully) only go back to Denver one more time to attend the ceremony and get my certificate.