First off let me thank you all for sharing your experiences in this forum, I've been reading this thread almost daily (if not multiple times a day) for the past 3 months and always thought I would come back and share my journey once I'm done. I shipped my application on April 7th and it was a pretty smooth process, biometrics within 3 weeks, then interview today (July 21st) at the Miami field office. I cannot begin to tell you how terrified I was of this day...my case is pretty straight forward, 5 year rule, no criminal background, (not even a ticket), taxes filed and paid in a timely manner, stable job...but in spite of that I went through major bouts of anxiety. I'm sure many of you can relate !
Now on to my interview experience, this morning I got up early, took a Xanax (LOL) and made plans to arrive 30 min before my 9:45am interview. I waited for a good hour before my name was called. A young and nice lady walked me to her office. Swore me in and proceeded with the civic and written questions:
-when was the declaration of independence?
- the largest river ?
-Who is the speaker of the house ?
- the Bill of rights question
...and that's all I remember, the rest is a blur.
She then proceeded to review my N-400, name, address, date of birth, place of birth, number of marriages, current place of employment (she then pulled my birth certificate that I submitted with my green card application many years ago) ...so yes DO BRING your birth certificate just in case. She asked me about my job, what I do etc. Then she asked me about my country of origin (France) and asks me "Why would you want to leave France and live in the US?" hmmm how do you answer that one ? I think I just said something along those lines "for the opportunities in this country". She then asked me the yes/no questions from the application. Started typing on her computer for what felt like a million years. Then she finally grabbed her black stamp and said "I am approving you, wait outside in the waiting room we will call you to get your oath ceremony letter"
I waited for 45 minutes in the waiting room then my name was called, I got the oath letter and I am scheduled July 24th for the ceremony.
So, there, that's my story, If you are reading this and still waiting for your day good luck to you and hope you get encouraged by the many positive experiences shared in the forum. In the overwhelming majority of the time, it goes very smoothly. The large waiting room I was in was jam packed and everyboby- but one older lady- got approved.
N-400 April 2015 Filers
in US Citizenship Case Filing and Progress Reports
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Hello everyone,
First off let me thank you all for sharing your experiences in this forum, I've been reading this thread almost daily (if not multiple times a day) for the past 3 months and always thought I would come back and share my journey once I'm done. I shipped my application on April 7th and it was a pretty smooth process, biometrics within 3 weeks, then interview today (July 21st) at the Miami field office. I cannot begin to tell you how terrified I was of this day...my case is pretty straight forward, 5 year rule, no criminal background, (not even a ticket), taxes filed and paid in a timely manner, stable job...but in spite of that I went through major bouts of anxiety. I'm sure many of you can relate !
Now on to my interview experience, this morning I got up early, took a Xanax (LOL) and made plans to arrive 30 min before my 9:45am interview. I waited for a good hour before my name was called. A young and nice lady walked me to her office. Swore me in and proceeded with the civic and written questions:
-when was the declaration of independence?
- the largest river ?
-Who is the speaker of the house ?
- the Bill of rights question
...and that's all I remember, the rest is a blur.
She then proceeded to review my N-400, name, address, date of birth, place of birth, number of marriages, current place of employment (she then pulled my birth certificate that I submitted with my green card application many years ago) ...so yes DO BRING your birth certificate just in case. She asked me about my job, what I do etc. Then she asked me about my country of origin (France) and asks me "Why would you want to leave France and live in the US?" hmmm how do you answer that one ? I think I just said something along those lines "for the opportunities in this country". She then asked me the yes/no questions from the application. Started typing on her computer for what felt like a million years. Then she finally grabbed her black stamp and said "I am approving you, wait outside in the waiting room we will call you to get your oath ceremony letter"
I waited for 45 minutes in the waiting room then my name was called, I got the oath letter and I am scheduled July 24th for the ceremony.
So, there, that's my story, If you are reading this and still waiting for your day good luck to you and hope you get encouraged by the many positive experiences shared in the forum. In the overwhelming majority of the time, it goes very smoothly. The large waiting room I was in was jam packed and everyboby- but one older lady- got approved.
There is hope, hang in there !