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| San Francisco CA |  Review on April 13, 2012: |
SerenityNOW
Rating:  | Review Topic: Naturalization
My husband applied under the 3-year rule, his "journey" being CR-1, ROC and now naturalization. He wasn't the best at relaying what happened, but here is the gist of it:
We went in together. The guard downstairs said I could go in the interview with him (I was doubtful) but of course that was not true. I just waited in the (nearly empty) lobby.
A very nice IO came out to get him. She said I should stick around in case she had any questions.
He was in maybe 20 minutes. He said right after he swore to tell the truth he told her about the extra trip to Canada he didn't put on his application and she laughed at his *truthfulness* and said she would add it when they went over that section.
One of the general questions she asked him was when my birthday was and he was WRONG (by 10 days). She said "are you sure...?" and he finally got it right. She was laughing at him.
The questions he remembers (he swears she only asked 3 or 4, not 6):
If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
Who did the United States fight in World War II?
Reading question: What is the state with the largest population? Writing answer: California is the state with the largest population. [this may have been worded differently...]
She kept basically all the recent evidence of "marital union" that I stuck in the folder - two bank account statements, ALL of our original tax transcripts (four years' worth, 2007-2010), a car insurance document, 2 sets of original boarding passes (to my cousin's wedding last year and to Bulgaria Christmas 2010) and 4 pages of printed photos (8 photos in all) taken since our last USCIS submission (ROC in October 2010). I was surprised she kept all of that. At least she left our original car title (yes I stuck that in there!) and our 2011 tax forms that I haven't filed yet. Oh, she also kept our actual lease! So I need to get another copy of that I suppose...
So when he came out, he said it all went well... when the IO came out to get the next person, I went over and asked her what the next step was, how long we would have to wait for the letter about the oath ceremony and she said 2 or 3 weeks.... then we went out to celebrate at the closest bar and I read the paper that she gave us... it did NOT have the "congratulations" box checked. It had the box checked that said he passed all the tests but also the box checked that said "A decision cannot yet be made about your application." WHAT THE - ?! Was he approved or not?!
I saw a friend about an hour later who just had his oath ceremony a week ago and he said he had the same box checked (and applied under the five year rule).
(updated on April 13, 2012)
(updated on April 13, 2012)
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #9470