N-400 November 2013 Filers

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Status Update Time Fox

I am also scheduled for an Interview whowhooo . . . Chicago people stay safe & sound in this snow storm and enjoy the brutal cold

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Greetings,

I’m looking for a friendly peace of an advise from you pals, I’m determined to sponsor my spouse as I’d been waiting for years & years to become USC since I’m too close to that, should I go ahead file an I-130 based on LPR and in like couple of months I’d get the get category change from LPR to USC … so this way I’d have her priority date preserved and save our couple of months... what do you say ?

Your feedback will be truly appreciated.

Regards

[Darkarma 2]

Just had my interview at Orlando. Interview at 8.00 am. Reached 7.55 am. Went through security and got finger printed, photo taken and waited. Got called at 8.10 am. Done with the interview in 15 min.

Nice lady at the interview. Verified the info on the application. Since I moved last month got the new address in the system

Asked me to swear an oath

Give me the 6 q's. Age to vote, bill of rights, ocean on the west coast, why there are 13 stripes on the flag, what is the rule of law, what happened on 9/11

Then oral and written test. It was over.

She congratulated me gave me the approval generic letter and asked for me to wait for the oath ceremony.

Then I got out and came to job.

In all pleasant experience so now the wait for oath starts which can be a month or two in Orlando.

[Jon and Krissy 452]

That's a pain alright. I've a four hour round-trip to Pittsburgh and back, never fun especially in this bad weather we've been having

Exactly. Make sure to ask them, since they bloody well may not volunteer it....

Just had my interview at Orlando. Interview at 8.00 am. Reached 7.55 am. Went through security and got finger printed, photo taken and waited. Got called at 8.10 am. Done with the interview in 15 min.

Nice lady at the interview. Verified the info on the application. Since I moved last month got the new address in the system

Asked me to swear an oath

Give me the 6 q's. Age to vote, bill of rights, ocean on the west coast, why there are 13 stripes on the flag, what is the rule of law, what happened on 9/11

Then oral and written test. It was over.

She congratulated me gave me the approval generic letter and asked for me to wait for the oath ceremony.

Then I got out and came to job.

In all pleasant experience so now the wait for oath starts which can be a month or two in Orlando.

Congrats. Thankfully we're all nearing the end of this 'lovely' process.

Good luck to everyone in Chicago today! My interview is at 11:45AM. Praying and hoping for everything to go smooth

Best of luck!

Edited February 5, 2014 by Jon and Sol

[Nica_In_Love 98]

I just got back from my interview. Wow I don't think I waited even 10 minutes. They called me right away!! The lady that interviewed me was nice and we went straight to the questions after she looked at my ID and green card. After that she had me read out loud "How many senators are there?" and then I had to write down "There are 100 senators".

I'm trying to remember the 6 questions she asked me but I can't remember them all. I know she asked:

1. What is the name of the national anthem? - Star spangled banner

2. What is the rule of law? - Everybody must follow the law

3. What ocean is on the west coast? - Pacific

4. How old do you have to be to vote? - 18

5. Why are there 13 stripes on the flag? - 13 original colonies

I'm missing one that I can't remember right now.

We went through my file and she checked everything. I had brought a copy of our new lease (actually the original) and she made a copy of that. She also made a copy of my passport, I know I had sent it before but they must have lost it.

The only thing I'm worried about is one thing the examiner did. My Nicaraguan passport has my full name, the thing is that according to Nicaraguan (and majority of Latino countries) law or customs the married name of a woman has "de" in the middle. So let's say you're Sofia Perez and you marry John Smith, you then become Sofia Perez de Smith. So that's what my passport says. However, when I came to the U.S. my green card was issued following the American way, so it says Sofia Smith. Now the examiner said that my file still shows my name the Nicaraguan way, so she filled out a court order to change my name to just Sofia Smith... even though my Green Card and ID already show it as Sofia Smith.

I don't know if that's going to delay anything, but at least the hard part is over. I asked if the oath would be at the same office and she said I have to go to hall because of my name change....she said I'd have to wait between 2-4 weeks.

[antito 0]

Hi Nica in Love,

I am also from Nicaragua, I would like to ask you, do you think I am going to have problem with my name since my mother last name disappeared here and my passport show two last name, and my driver license and green card show one last name (father)?

I want to ask you about you said, she file out a court order to change your name, can you do this before go to the interview? and if you can, what you can do?

Thank you so much.

I just got back from my interview. Wow I don't think I waited even 10 minutes. They called me right away!! The lady that interviewed me was nice and we went straight to the questions after she looked at my ID and green card. After that she had me read out loud "How many senators are there?" and then I had to write down "There are 100 senators".

I'm trying to remember the 6 questions she asked me but I can't remember them all. I know she asked:

1. What is the name of the national anthem? - Star spangled banner
2. What is the rule of law? - Everybody must follow the law
3. What ocean is on the west coast? - Pacific
4. How old do you have to be to vote? - 18
5. Why are there 13 stripes on the flag? - 13 original colonies

I'm missing one that I can't remember right now.

We went through my file and she checked everything. I had brought a copy of our new lease (actually the original) and she made a copy of that. She also made a copy of my passport, I know I had sent it before but they must have lost it.

The only thing I'm worried about is one thing the examiner did. My Nicaraguan passport has my full name, the thing is that according to Nicaraguan (and majority of Latino countries) law or customs the married name of a woman has "de" in the middle. So let's say you're Sofia Perez and you marry John Smith, you then become Sofia Perez de Smith. So that's what my passport says. However, when I came to the U.S. my green card was issued following the American way, so it says Sofia Smith. Now the examiner said that my file still shows my name the Nicaraguan way, so she filled out a court order to change my name to just Sofia Smith... even though my Green Card and ID already show it as Sofia Smith.

I don't know if that's going to delay anything, but at least the hard part is over. I asked if the oath would be at the same office and she said I have to go to hall because of my name change....she said I'd have to wait between 2-4 weeks.

[Nica_In_Love 98]

Hi Nica in Love,

I am also from Nicaragua, I would like to ask you, do you think I am going to have problem with my name since my mother last name disappeared here and my passport show two last name, and my driver license and green card show one last name (father)?

I want to ask you about you said, she file out a court order to change your name, can you do this before go to the interview? and if you can, what you can do?

Thank you so much.

Hi antito.

Your case sounds similar to mine. I think they will ask which name do you want and if you want to drop your mom's name then maybe they will fill out the court order name change. I am honestly not sure if that is something you can do before. I didn't anticipate it being a problem since my ID and Green Card have my married name only but I told her I wanted the shorter version.

Edited February 5, 2014 by Nica_In_Love

[Birdo 16]

I just got back from my interview. Wow I don't think I waited even 10 minutes. They called me right away!! The lady that interviewed me was nice and we went straight to the questions after she looked at my ID and green card. After that she had me read out loud "How many senators are there?" and then I had to write down "There are 100 senators".

I'm trying to remember the 6 questions she asked me but I can't remember them all. I know she asked:

1. What is the name of the national anthem? - Star spangled banner

2. What is the rule of law? - Everybody must follow the law

3. What ocean is on the west coast? - Pacific

4. How old do you have to be to vote? - 18

5. Why are there 13 stripes on the flag? - 13 original colonies

I'm missing one that I can't remember right now.

We went through my file and she checked everything. I had brought a copy of our new lease (actually the original) and she made a copy of that. She also made a copy of my passport, I know I had sent it before but they must have lost it.

The only thing I'm worried about is one thing the examiner did. My Nicaraguan passport has my full name, the thing is that according to Nicaraguan (and majority of Latino countries) law or customs the married name of a woman has "de" in the middle. So let's say you're Sofia Perez and you marry John Smith, you then become Sofia Perez de Smith. So that's what my passport says. However, when I came to the U.S. my green card was issued following the American way, so it says Sofia Smith. Now the examiner said that my file still shows my name the Nicaraguan way, so she filled out a court order to change my name to just Sofia Smith... even though my Green Card and ID already show it as Sofia Smith.

I don't know if that's going to delay anything, but at least the hard part is over. I asked if the oath would be at the same office and she said I have to go to hall because of my name change....she said I'd have to wait between 2-4 weeks.

Congratulations! I don't think your name change will give you a problem. They do it all the time... Maybe you'll just have to wait a couple of weeks.

[Nica_In_Love 98]

Congratulations! I don't think your name change will give you a problem. They do it all the time... Maybe you'll just have to wait a couple of weeks.

Thank you so much!! Yeah, I think you're right. I have no problem waiting a few more weeks

Are you still waiting for your interview letter?

[Birdo 16]

Yes, but I'm sure it will be here in the next couple of days.. I got the email on Friday so maybe the letter will come today or tomorrow..

[Nica_In_Love 98]

Yes, it shouldn't be too much longer. Good luck!!

[copetes5 0]

Had my interview in Chicago earlier today. Interview at 11.15 am.Came in at about 10.45.

Curt Polish lady conducted the interview. Right off the bat hit me up with the questions:

1. number of Senators

2. Ocean on East Coast

3. Date of Constitution draft

4. What is freedon of religion

5. Who is my Congresswoman

6. What is the Capital of the US

We then went through the info on the application. She asked questions about all the international travel I had done as part of my work, and then she approved.

Whole thing didn't take more than 15 minutes. I asked for name change in order to correct misspelling in my paperwork. She mentioned I'd get a letter with an Oath date in around 2 weeks, with the ceremony in about 3-4 weeks.

one step to go!!

Good luck everyone!

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Had my interview in Chicago earlier today. Interview at 11.15 am.Came in at about 10.45.

Curt Polish lady conducted the interview. Right off the bat hit me up with the questions:

1. number of Senators

2. Ocean on East Coast

3. Date of Constitution draft

4. What is freedon of religion

5. Who is my Congresswoman

6. What is the Capital of the US

We then went through the info on the application. She asked questions about all the international travel I had done as part of my work, and then she approved.

Whole thing didn't take more than 15 minutes. I asked for name change in order to correct misspelling in my paperwork. She mentioned I'd get a letter with an Oath date in around 2 weeks, with the ceremony in about 3-4 weeks.

one step to go!!

Good luck everyone!

Hey, First of all Congratulation upon such achievement, I was reading posted questions and # 5 raised a flag about “Congresswoman” or that is “Congressman” ? what did you answer?

Thanks

[JimmyHou 611]

Hey, First of all Congratulation upon such achievement, I was reading posted questions and # 5 raised a flag about “Congresswoman” or that is “Congressman” ? what did you answer?

Thanks

The question listed on the USCIS website is: "Name your U.S. Representative". If that person is male, then he is a Congressman. If that person is female, then he is a Congressman. http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS/Office%20of%20Citizenship/Citizenship%20Resource%20Center%20Site/Publications/100q.pdf

For example, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee represents parts of Houston and Congressman Michael Capuano represents parts of Boston.

Use this link to find your Congressman or Congresswoman: http://www.house.gov/representatives/find/

[copetes5 0]

Hey, First of all Congratulation upon such achievement, I was reading posted questions and # 5 raised a flag about “Congresswoman” or that is “Congressman” ? what did you answer?

Thanks

thanks,the answer was the name of the congresswoman in our district.