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Just a quick update, I had an online status change yesterday saying that I have been placed in line for the oath ceremony and the letter will be mailed out in a few days.. This has been a long road since June however and needless to say, I will be checking the mail with great expectations.. To everyone still waiting, I know it's hard however, be patient because it will happen..

Of course I can - all of them!!! It's standard procedure.

Do you mind sharing please? I am just curious!

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OK, so here's how it went down:

I turned up at the federal building in St Louis about 20 mins prior to my interview. I slipped the appointment letter into the slot provided, and was called right on time.

From the second the lady IO swore me in, the whole experience was positive and pleasant. I instantly knew that I'd passed, which made the whole process a breeze. She smiled and said "I don't think you're going to have too much of a problem with this" as she asked me to read a sentence and write "California has a lot of people" on the piece of paper provided.

I was then asked the following six questions:

There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote - describe one of them.

If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?

Who is in charge of the executive branch?

How old do citizens have to be to vote for president?

What is one reason colonists came to America?

Name two national US holidays.

She then went through the formality of asking me the questions on the N-400 form, actually apologizing for having to do so! And here's where the hitch occurred. Everybody familiar with the eternal speeding ticket debate? Well, I had one four years ago, and I mentioned as much on the N-400. I actually kept the ticket, along with proof of the defensive driving course they had me take as to avoid the offence ever appearing on my driving record. However, that was not enough, and she insisted that I needed something from the courthouse concerned stating that the matter had been dealt with. So many other people have said that their IO wasn't bothered about it but mine was. I explained that it was four years ago and it had never gone to court and as such, they probably didn't haven't any record of it. To her absolute credit, she altered her wording on the N-14 form (that's the one they give you when further documentation is required) stating that if there was no official record, that a letter stating as much on headed paper would suffice. As it goes, I went to the courthouse concerned, and incredibly, all she had to do was type in the four-year-old ticket number and hey presto, up it popped!! Keep all your speeding tickets, folks!!! I returned to the USCIS office with the required documentation the next day (today) and now it's just the a case of waiting for the oath ceremony.

Really was a an absolute breeze - a most pleasant experience. We were chatting about current affairs, movies etc by the end of it!

Can you remember the questions asked from the N400 form? Just curious!

Can you remember the questions asked from the N400 form? Just curious!

Any May filers from the Orlando, FL area? If so, have you had the interview letter or interview as yet? It seems as if Orlando office is extremely backed up..

Hi guys..been in line for interview (n400) since July 14th and waiting on interview letter.. My field/ local office is Orlando, FL. Are there any June filers in the Orlando area? The wait is torture!