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| Salt Lake City UT |  Review on May 7, 2010: |
CaptainPenguin
Rating:  | Review Topic: Naturalization
Salt Lake City, Utah Naturalization Interview Experience May 2010
I hope this is searchable for others because this will be the first time anyone mentions a Salt Lake City interview experience here on VJ, I was somewhat disappointed to not find anything when I searched for it before, so I am now pleased to provide this information to whoever it may benefit.
The USCIS office if on the west side of the freeway just north of the 5300 S exit in a really nice looking office building but the inside is somewhat run down. There is a small waiting are for about 40-50 people, it was half full during my time there. I arrived 30 minutes early for my interview and waited about 30 minutes past my appointment time so about an hour all in all.
I was surprised by how under dressed some people were, there was a guy in there wearing a denim jumpsuite with muddy boots and a stained haines shirt under it.
A very friendly and courteous gentlemen asked me to follow him to his office when my name was called, so I did. He asked me for my drivers license and my permanent resident card and told me to have a seat. I asked if he wanted to see all the documents I brought (and told him what I had with me) but his response was that he would asked to see the needed paperwork as we go through my application. I was asked to sign my photos and then he asked which country I would like to have as my previous country of citizenship on my naturalization certificate as I at this point was a holder of two passports.
We went through the N400 page by page, question by question verifying everything, at the end he had me sign it and told me that I would have to do the testing portion. I was asked to read 'How many states does the United States have ?' and then write 'We have fifty states.' The following six questions were asked for the civics portion:
Who wrote the declaration of independence ?
Who is the commander in chief ?
What is the party of the current president ?
What are the two major political parties in the US?
Name three out of thirteen original states.
Name one states that borders Mexico.
At that point he congratulated me and told me I was being recommended for naturalization, gave me an information sheet about the oath ceremony and told me where and when it would be (but I have to wait for the actual oath letter to arrive in the mail) and then wished me good luck and let me out. I must say this was probably the best experience I have ever had with government officials, I was treated very well and everyone at the office was just super friendly !
Just a couple of additional remarks. I applied based on the 5yr rule (not married) so they asked me how I ended up here without close family around, I am also overly paranoid so I brought a bit more evidence than asked for, here is a breakdown;
Requested evidence:
All travel documents and passport ever issued by any government
Green card and drivers license
Proof of selective service registration
Court documents certifying that the two speeding tickets I had were paid
Additional photos
Voluntary evidence:
Tax returns
Copies of change of address forms (that were previously submitted)
Bank statements
Copy of my driving record
The only thing they requested to see out of all this (apart from DL and PRC) were the court documents (even though the fines were under $500) and contrary to many reports on here, they did keep my originals, both my the court docs and my tickets.
Just another note, same day oaths and oath letters are never available in Salt Lake, ceremonies are held every 4-6 weeks for about 200 people and they are always held at the Rose Wagner theater downtown on 200 South.
Let me know if anyone has any questions, and I will be happy to answer them.
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #6029