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By the way, does anyone know how to properly sign the naturalization certificate? Is it your regular signature, or your full name in cursive handwriting? I'm getting conflicting information online. There doesn't seem to be any official USCIS policy. Folks who have interview/oath in the coming days, could you ask the USCIS officer?

27 minutes ago, SnjvSea said:

It looks like for those that do not have their biometrics pending to be re-approved, same day oath is being scheduled, even if the interview is in the afternoon.  That's a good thing.

 

Yes, telephones are ok (Of course the silent mode requirement)

It's okay to use the phone in waiting room, although you can't turn the speaker on, and the phone needs to be in silent mode.

As you enter the interview area, you are supposed to turn the phone off. According to the notice posted there, your interview might end abruptly if your phone makes sound (possibly vibration is also not allowed).

On 5/30/2022 at 8:08 PM, A1982 said:

Got it. Thank you. So since i'm exactly in the same case, and have my appointment at the same time, it looks like i'm likely not going to have a same-day oath in that case. well, so it is. will plan accordingly for passport, travel etc. Thx again.

Maybe I have some good news for you. Here goes my interview experience (which was at 2:10pm)

I brought $7 exact cash to pay for parking, but was surprised to see it's $8 now. When I provided that exact change, I was told they now take debit/credit cards only! I was a little off balance with this new rule.

Anyways, after crossing the airport style security (they permitted water bottle), I was checked in (they took a photo, and fingerprints of two index fingers). Then we went upstairs in the waiting room. While both of us had the interview scheduled at 2:10pm, I was called at 2:30pm, while my spouse at 3pm. The interviewer allowed my toddler to be at the interview room, and even let the iPad on (in airplane mode), where he watched cartoons. Right after swearing me in, the very nice and accommodating officer started the CIVICS test, followed by Reading and Writing test. After I passed all these, he asked a few questions from my N-400. I found out that my address was not updated correctly even though I filed AR-11 timely. Afterwards, he asked about 5 NO questions, and 5 YES questions. Finally he asked if I'd like to attend the 4pm Oath Ceremony, and I said yes. The whole process took less than 10 minutes.

My spouse had similar experience. He was finally done with the interview at 3:20pm, and still he was scheduled for the 4pm oath. FYI, both of us had our biometrics waived initially, and clearly the officers didn't need to resubmit our biometrics during the interview. Also, from my understanding, everyone in the afternoon Naturalization interview session took the oath same day.

A few notes - they will call you in a very out of order fashion. My spouse's token number was before me, but still he was called 30 minutes after. 

When the officer asked if I was every cited by law enforcement, I asked "Does minor traffic ticket count". He asked me the fine amount, and after learning the small amount, he said I can answer "No".

Please bring a pen, as you'll need to fill our a form before Oath.

Your naturalization Certificate will have your photo from your Green card Biometrics appointment, and the signature from the N-400 interview (on a tablet with stylus)

Before the oath ceremony, they will take your green card, and you're also supposed to return all your past EAD cards, so please bring those as well, if you want same day oath.

Overall very positive experience, everyone in the ASC was very nice and professional.

1 minute ago, A1982 said:

 

Thank you. Could I please ask how you know this? Do you have first-hand experience of afternoon interviews in Seattle being offered a same-day oath in the last 3 months or so? Not trying to be cheeky, just probing so I can raise my confidence level about a same-day oath (and plan for travel + passport appointments accordingly). 

Also, allow me to add a related question. When same day oath happens, is it always with the same interview Officer in the same office, immediately following the interview? Or is there two separate Oath ceremony once in the morning and another one in the afternoon? Thanks in advance.

23 hours ago, arnab221 said:

I think children are allowed in interviews as long they are silent and well behaved. Also most day cares accept children for one day also on payment basis. Your best option is to leave your child at a day care as opposed to having a kid running around while you are both trying to focus on your interviews. 

My child hasn't been to daycare yet. Now that I'm trying to find one, there's a waitlist of more than a year! I guess I'll have to take the kid inside. Based on some experiences I read online, we can definitely bring her to the waiting room. But not sure, what would happen if both of us are called at the same time.

Our interview is scheduled at Seattle Office on June 1st. The interview time is same for both of us. We don't have daycare for our 3 years old. Does anyone know if we can take our kid inside, and can they be present during the interview?