I have a question about signing my photograph at the N-400 interview. I had the interview yesterday and I passed the Civics and English tests. I was given a N-652 form that stated that my application has been recommended for approval. The interview process was quite painless, I was in and out the door in 10 minutes. My problem is that the IO did not ask me to sign my photograph. I think that in her haste in rushing through the interview that she forgot to ask me to sign it. What should I do now? Should I wait for them to contact me or should I schedule an InfoPass? Thanks in advance for any advice you can give me.

first off congratulations!
i would definitely wait for them to contact you about this.
would you mind sharing your interview experience with us please? like the questions, tests, etc.
thanks!

Thank you, ives damian! I would be happy to share my experience. My appointment was at noon and I arrived an hour early at the Los Angeles field office. There were only a handful of people waiting to be interviewed. The IO was nice and quite chatty. I was sworn in and she asked to see my driver's license and green card. That is all the documents she wanted to see. She then asked me to write a simple sentence..."I have a black dress". She went over my application rather quickly and asked where I lived, how many years I've lived in this country, my occupation, how many days I was out of the country during the past 5 years, what is my husband's occupation and where he was born, how many marriages my husband had and how long I've been married. Then she asked all the "Part 10. Additional Questions" on the application...Have you ever claimed to be a U.S. citizen, have you ever registered to vote in any Federal, state or local election in the U.S., etc.

As for the Civics test, she gave me a list of 10 questions to read aloud and to answer.

1) Who said, "Give me libery or give me death"?
2) Name some countries that were enemies during WW2?
3) What was the 49th state added to our union?
4) Who makes the Federal law in the U.S.?
5) Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
6) Why did the Pilgrims come to America?
7) What is name of the President's official home?
8) How many changes or amendments are there to the Constitution?
9) What do the stripes on the flag represent?
10) What were the original 30 States?....I was asked to skip this question.

The IO congratulated me on passing the interview, gave me the N-652 form and told me to wait for the approval letter. The interview was over before I knew it! I did not know about signing my photograph at the interview until I started reading this forum. BTW, thank you for replying to my question. I will wait for them to contact me on this issue.

Good luck on your interview on May 13! I hope it goes as well as mine went.

Congrats! I agree, wait until they contact you.

"What were the original 30 states?" - That is weird and ridiculous.

Thank you, Tammi! Oops, it's a typo, the 10th question should be *13* States, not 30.

Congratulations - I'm wondering what your priority date was? I'm waiting for my N-400 via the LA office, and published timeframes are inconsistent.

OOHHH, I was going to say that isn't even one of the study questions, and memorizing 30 states on top of everything else is a bit much.

thank you so much for all these info! i guess i better start studying then. i'm really glad you're done!

Thanks, AusCal. Here's my timeline:


Sent N-400 Application - May 25/07
Received - June 1/07
Biometrics Appt. - July 11/07
Interview Appt. - April 2/08

Tammi: That was probably just a typo. There is a question in the book that as about the 13 original states. I remember the question very well because it is the only one that I could never answer correctly.

Not many native-born US Citizens could get it right.

There are five ladies: Georgia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Maryland

Five long names: Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Delaware

And three new ones: New York, New Jersey, and New Hampshire

Yeah, she did say it was a typo.

I'm sorry for the confusion, yes, it's a typo. I would freak out if I had to memorize 30 states.

Wow, I really need to start studying... interview is in less than two months and i can't answer most of theses questions

Thanks for replying - since my priority date is Oct 07, I think I'll just forget about studying for a while LOL

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I'm sure you will do just fine. When I was studying for the test, I bought a pack of index cards and wrote down each question on a card and the answer on the back. It really helped in reviewing the answers especially the one about the 13 states. The best of luck to you on the interview.

You're welcome, AusCal. Enjoy your summer before the big day arrives.

thanks so much for posting this!! i shall be using it to memorize the states. great great tip!!!

another great tip! thanks again.

IO had my wife sign the pictures, but not the N-400 itself (The line that says "sign during the interview"). We already have oath scheduled, so we decided to just wait and see if they bring it up at the oath taking. Figure it's their mistake.