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| Tampa FL |  Review on April 18, 2016: |
merc0230
Rating:  | Review Topic: Naturalization
Today was the big interview. We got there at 12:00, as our appointment was at 12:25. Long line just to get to the waiting room as there was only person working the desk and she was as slow as molasses. Once inside, they started calling numbers completely at random, we were 97, the first number they called as 89, then 95, then 103, etc, etc. My wife was finally called back a 1:29 and she came back out at 1:50. First up was the standard oath, then the interviewer (lady from Puerto Rico) started going through some of the application...all standard review. Then she was asked the 6 civics question.
1. We elect a US Senator for how many years?
2. Name one branch or part of the government.
3. What did the declaration of Independence do? (side note, my wife said "declared our independence" which is supposed to be an acceptable answer, but the interviewer asked the follow up question of "From who?"
4. What does the president's cabinet do?
5. If both the president and vice president cannot serve who becomes president?
6. How many justices are on the supreme court?
She was then asked to "When is Columbus day" and write "Columbus day is in October".
The interviewer was very nice, talked a little about ours (and hers) personal lives. (kids, etc).
She said "You did perfect".
She then asked my wife, "do you owe any taxes". Answer "no; again she asked "do you owe any taxes". Answer "no". She said, "I'm going to ask you one more time""do you owe any taxes". Answer "no". She then said, can you prove it? My wife said sure and showed her the receipt for paying our back taxes (thanks to a bad CPA). I guess, I prepped my wife too well, "Only answer the question she asks, don't offer anything else".
That apparently was the only tense moment during the interview.
She then had some computer problems and was unable to approve the application right then. She handed my wife the approval paper and said, just wait 30 minutes and I'll get my supervisor to help me with the computer.
I wasn't allowed back or asked any questions (as the USC).
About 30 minutes later we were called to a window and given the date for the Naturalization ceremony (this Friday at 0730).
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #19331