319(b) Naturalization at Fairfax, VA

[SandLand 1]

My wife had her naturalization interview today at 9:40am in Fairfax, VA under section 319(b). Our trip got off to a bad start when United Airways lost my luggage on our flight from Frankfurt to Dulles. Luckily, my wife's luggage arrived safely but I was without clothes and toiletries for 4 days until my luggage was delivered last night.

We arrived at the USCIS office around 9am and parked across the street at the Metro Park and Ride parking lot. We cleared security and then went upstairs to the interview office. My wife wasn't called until around 10:30 so we spent about 1.5 hours waiting. The waiting room was full of people and there was quite a few immigration lawyers milling about. My wife was called and I nervously sat for about 30 minutes. Then my wife exited with the IO and called my name. I think my blood pressure spoked when she said I needed to go back to her office to go over some documents and answer some questions. Luckily, the IO only wanted a copy of our travel itinerary to see when we were schedule to depart the US.

The IO was super, super nice and we talked about her travels in Europe. She then finished all the documents and then said her supervisor needed to sign off on everything. She left for about 15 minutes and then returned with the Naturalization appointment letter for that afternoon at 2pm. We then went next door to a small cafe for lunch and returned for the naturalization ceremony check-in at 1pm. The ceremony started at 2pm and was finished around 3pm.

It was a long day but I'm very glad its all over! As far as questions, my wife was asked the following:

Who wrote the declaration of independence?

What are the 2 major political parties?

Which political party does the president belong to?

Name 3 of the original 13 colonies?

Name 1 native american tribe

She then showed a letter from my employer showing that I'm working in Germany, my military orders, and a couple other things. She also showed my military ID, passport, SOFA card, etc....

My wife and I have only been married for 14 months and she only had her green card for about 8 months. She's only visited the US for a total of 3 weeks and she's already an American citizen. Thats pretty amazing!

Hope it helps everyone and good luck to everyone!

[v333k 59]

My wife had her naturalization interview today at 9:40am in Fairfax, VA under section 319(b). Our trip got off to a bad start when United Airways lost my luggage on our flight from Frankfurt to Dulles. Luckily, my wife's luggage arrived safely but I was without clothes and toiletries for 4 days until my luggage was delivered last night.

We arrived at the USCIS office around 9am and parked across the street at the Metro Park and Ride parking lot. We cleared security and then went upstairs to the interview office. My wife wasn't called until around 10:30 so we spent about 1.5 hours waiting. The waiting room was full of people and there was quite a few immigration lawyers milling about. My wife was called and I nervously sat for about 30 minutes. Then my wife exited with the IO and called my name. I think my blood pressure spoked when she said I needed to go back to her office to go over some documents and answer some questions. Luckily, the IO only wanted a copy of our travel itinerary to see when we were schedule to depart the US.

The IO was super, super nice and we talked about her travels in Europe. She then finished all the documents and then said her supervisor needed to sign off on everything. She left for about 15 minutes and then returned with the Naturalization appointment letter for that afternoon at 2pm. We then went next door to a small cafe for lunch and returned for the naturalization ceremony check-in at 1pm. The ceremony started at 2pm and was finished around 3pm.

It was a long day but I'm very glad its all over! As far as questions, my wife was asked the following:

Who wrote the declaration of independence?

What are the 2 major political parties?

Which political party does the president belong to?

Name 3 of the original 13 colonies?

Name 1 native american tribe

She then showed a letter from my employer showing that I'm working in Germany, my military orders, and a couple other things. She also showed my military ID, passport, SOFA card, etc....

My wife and I have only been married for 14 months and she only had her green card for about 8 months. She's only visited the US for a total of 3 weeks and she's already an American citizen. Thats pretty amazing!

Hope it helps everyone and good luck to everyone!

Congratulations!!!

[I-love-Dexter 0]

Awesome! Your wife's process went really fast!

I'm going to apply for citizenship under the same sec 319 b and my husband works in Germay, too. Currently I'm waiting for the letter from an employer. Obviously, it's so much trouble for them, cause I've been waiting for a while.I can wait a little longer ,cause I'd be ready to fly to the States in a few months. We just came back from California and we're recovering financialy after that awesome vacation

[BethandBilly 86]

My wife had her naturalization interview today at 9:40am in Fairfax, VA under section 319(b). Our trip got off to a bad start when United Airways lost my luggage on our flight from Frankfurt to Dulles. Luckily, my wife's luggage arrived safely but I was without clothes and toiletries for 4 days until my luggage was delivered last night.

We arrived at the USCIS office around 9am and parked across the street at the Metro Park and Ride parking lot. We cleared security and then went upstairs to the interview office. My wife wasn't called until around 10:30 so we spent about 1.5 hours waiting. The waiting room was full of people and there was quite a few immigration lawyers milling about. My wife was called and I nervously sat for about 30 minutes. Then my wife exited with the IO and called my name. I think my blood pressure spoked when she said I needed to go back to her office to go over some documents and answer some questions. Luckily, the IO only wanted a copy of our travel itinerary to see when we were schedule to depart the US.

The IO was super, super nice and we talked about her travels in Europe. She then finished all the documents and then said her supervisor needed to sign off on everything. She left for about 15 minutes and then returned with the Naturalization appointment letter for that afternoon at 2pm. We then went next door to a small cafe for lunch and returned for the naturalization ceremony check-in at 1pm. The ceremony started at 2pm and was finished around 3pm.

It was a long day but I'm very glad its all over! As far as questions, my wife was asked the following:

Who wrote the declaration of independence?

What are the 2 major political parties?

Which political party does the president belong to?

Name 3 of the original 13 colonies?

Name 1 native american tribe

She then showed a letter from my employer showing that I'm working in Germany, my military orders, and a couple other things. She also showed my military ID, passport, SOFA card, etc....

My wife and I have only been married for 14 months and she only had her green card for about 8 months. She's only visited the US for a total of 3 weeks and she's already an American citizen. Thats pretty amazing!

Hope it helps everyone and good luck to everyone!

Hey, congrats on getting your wife naturalized thats awesome and so quick!

I do have a question thought, what is the 319(b) and is it just used for military spouses? Sorry for flinging this at you.

[OBX 51]

Thnaks for sharing your experience. Congratulations!

[CVB 18]

Thanks for sharing. Congratulations!

[BB Family 299]

It looks like all the 319bs are having better experiences in Fairfax, looks like thats where im going to request mine interview and oath be.