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| San Diego CA |  Review on February 13, 2024: |
Lynkali
Rating:  | Review Topic: Naturalization
My husband had his N-400 citizenship interview at the San Diego office. Staff were professional and mostly friendly; interview was long and very thorough, stressful due to a name mix-up in the background check (they thought my husband was someone else with the same name), but otherwise efficient.
Some particulars about the San Diego office: applicants have to wait OUTSIDE the main door in the cold (or hot) weather, and a uniformed officer will eventually come and open the door and let only the applicant inside. Don't arrive too early, they won't let you in more than 30 minutes in advance. Any family members have to find someplace else to wait, they aren't allowed in - there is a small waiting area in the building adjacent to the south, but no restrooms or vending machines or anything. Made for a slightly unpleasant long wait. As I wasn't allowed in, I ended up walking a few blocks to the south to a café near the courthouse.
Check-in for the applicant, once through the outside doors, is on the 3rd floor, then the waiting room and interview on the 4th floor. We were lucky and got a same-day oath ceremony - that was on the 5th floor, but only the applicant can attend: no spouses or family members allowed in. They will offer to use your cell phone to take a photo after the oath, definitely do that! You'll need to wait just a little while for the oath: they wait until there are 4-5 applicants to swear in together; seemed to be about a 30-minute interval between oath ceremonies.
Parking: lots of pay parking lots, of varying prices and sketchiness. We chose the Ace Parking ramp structure (many stories tall) at 110 West C Street - good parking, moderate price (with 15-minute intervals) and an actual person at the exit to pay, so no worries about machine malfunctions or security.
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #32950