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  1.    Fadae reacted to a post in a topic: Good news for Portland OR applicants!
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  5. eckoin
    Are you in the Portland office? Seems like there's no rhyme or reason to what each office does--as is tradition--but I was one of the dozens people in the waiting room getting my certificate (I'm sure some were family but you get the gist), and they put out batches of them every hour, they said. Definitely wasn't the only one, that appears to be 100% the standard operating procedure in this FO. So if you're in Portland or near it, it's great! ETA: I can't see location on my phone but I see you're not in Portland. I hope your local office is doing the same thing! So efficient!
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  8. eckoin
    That... Really sucks.
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  10. eckoin
    You can do virtual interviews? Do you request one, do they offer it, or do they force you to do it? I saw my paper stack and it's huge, I can't see how the interviewer can take that crazy amount of paper home for all the people they're interviewing even in one day. Why even bother?
  11. eckoin started following Got my N400 interview notice - how can I maximize my chances for a same-day oath? , Good news for Portland OR applicants! , "Oath Ceremony Will be Scheduled" -- Portland, OR and 1 other
  12. eckoin
    Just had my N400 interview at the Portland OR field office. Appointment at 9am, they let me bring my coffee inside, started at 9:20am. Got the six questions including the Federalist Papers one that I don't think a single American knows the answer to. Went through the rest of the form. I did end up mentioning my red light camera ticket I got after I applied, got a chuckle, we moved on. Got to see the entirety of my USCIS history and it was like four inches tall. I'm sure some of yours will be even higher. Jarring. At the end, I was asked if I wanted to do the oath right then and there. I said of course. The officer reminded me that I'll have to surrender my green card so I better not have any immediate travel booked. No ma'am. Took the oath in the same interview room, told to go downstairs and wait for my certificate. 20 minutes later, got my certificate and I'm now a US citizen! Super easy and no games. Everyone was super nice. Within an hour literally the whole process was completed and you're done with USCIS! Good luck everyone!
  13. eckoin
    I included a cover letter in my online application that outlined what I was submitting, no issues with that - they can figure out which file refers to what.
  14. eckoin
    Did you ask for a same day oath ceremony? I have an interview in Portland coming up, and I'm a 5 hour drive each way, would really love to have both done in one shot. Wondering if you asked and they said no?
  15. eckoin
    I re-read the letter and it basically says that you can't bring too many people so to only bring an interpreter if needed. For marriage based, just the marriage certificate and spouse birth certificate. Good to hear that I'm not confused, because he physically can't make it (and it's a huge pain in the butt in general, I'm already dreading a $200 hotel just because I don't want to start driving at 3am the day of). I'm surprised that everyone said that the red light ticket isn't needed. I answered no to any citations including traffic citations on the app--which was true at the time--isn't this one of those, "did anything change" questions? I'll bring it just in case I suppose, like you said, better to have too much than not enough. I also traveled out of the country this month, well past the 3 year residency requirement, but I presume my passport stamps are enough for that. Maybe I'll print the flight info just in case.
  16.    eckoin reacted to a post in a topic: I-751 approved, is there anything special about my N-400 interview?
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  19. eckoin
    The spouse will not even be allowed into the room. I'm not dragging my husband, kids, and dogs, 5 hours away from home, for them to sit in the USCIS lobby. I will bring whatever original documents I need to, from both of us, and that probably means all original documents just in case, but I am applying for naturalization and I'm the one doing the interview with a 10 hour round-trip, my family can and should stay in the comfort of our home.
  20. eckoin
    Well, not going to happen because he can't be there. I don't see why my spouse would be needed, this is my naturalization interview, no?
  21. eckoin
    Spouse will not be attending, and it's not a joint 751 interview as that was already approved. A few questions: * do I need to bring my spouse's US citizenship records? Or just my passport and green card? I'm interviewing under the 3-year, married to a US citizen, rule. * do I need any ROC style documentation? Joint X and Y sort of thing? Or is that implied by an approved ROC app? * do I need physical copies of what I had to submit, eg tax returns? I assume yes just in case. Anything else that may be useful that I didn't need to submit? * I got a red light camera ticket since applying. It was purged via online traffic school as a first offence. Bring it up or nah? If yes, bring documentation? Anything else to keep in mind? Also, any possible tips to get an oath ceremony same day?
  22. eckoin
    Applied Sept. 14, 2021, got interview notification for June 13, 2022. The interview is at the field office closest to me, which is a 5 hour drive each way. I would really, really, like to have a same day oath ceremony as well, or at least next day? I have to drive, take time off work, get a place to stay, all that, so I really, really would like to get it all done in one shot. Is there anything I can do before the interview to hopefully get that accommodation, or is it just luck when I get there? Field office: Portland, OR
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