N-400 JULY 2008 Filers

[moonhunt 1]

.....waiting.....waiting.......going crazy.....waiting.....check mail box...ugh no mail.....waiting......check mailbox...no mail..."damn da mail man".....waiting......check mailbox...woohoo mail is in......dang it!!!nothing from those monkeys..... Regular morning at the Kyngsilva house

Probably we should gather last person's oath ceremony, and celebrate ourselves all together. ^^

Or USCIS may start to distribute the voucher for meditation class when they send I-797 NOA.

[KyngSilva 0]

They should give some of our money back for mental anguish caused during the entire process.

[Lyuba 0]

2 interviews this week!

[FVA 0]

wooo! i got my oath ceremony confirmation letter in the mail yesterday! it'll surely be on Nov. 12. yayyy!

[royjmcclymont 0]

Afternoon All,

I am now officially a US Citizen. I had my interview this morning (10/29/08), and then to my surprise I was naturalized at a ceremony in the afternoon. It was all painless, but if anyone has specific question, I would be happy to answer them. Good luck to the rest of you, and I hope that the process goes smoothly.

Cheers,

Roy

[royjmcclymont 0]

Here are the timelines updated with my oath date included...

UserName...........Sent.........NOA1......Biometrics...Interview..Oath....USCIS Office

royjmcclymont......06/12........06/16......07/10.......10/29......10/29...Atlanta, GA (TSC)

moonhunt...........06/19........07/05......07/24.......09/16......10/30...Milwaukee, WI (NSC)

asiz2002 ..........06/26........07/03......07/15.......10/21......10/21...Washington DC (VSC)

ILLEGAL_ALIENS.....06/27........07/10......07/25.......09/24......10/09...Chicago, IL (NSC)

jsassman...........07/02........07/03......07/31.......10/30......xx/xx...Omaha, NE (NSC)

pkmk...............07/05........07/15......07/29.......09/23......10/07...Chicago , IL (NSC)

Mr Zee.............07/05........07/15......07/29.......09/23......??/??...Chicago , IL (NSC)

nikola&kate .......07/05........07/18......08/02.......10/22......11/12...Boston, MA (VSC)

NYC_Prospect.......07/07........07/21......08/05.......11/25......xx/xx...NYC, NY (VSC)

yandresyuk.........07/09........07/19......07/26.......10/22......10/22...Washington, DC

atlanta123.........07/10........07/14......08/08.......11/25......xx/xx...Atlanta, GA (TSC)

2bornot2b..........07/10........07/15......08/09.......xx/xx......xx/xx...Hartford, CT (VSC)

sirch320...........07/10........07/16......08/01.......11/17......xx/xx...Los Angeles, CA (CSC)

rezrez.............07/14........07/24......08/12.......11/12......xx/xx...Baltimore, MD (VSC)

rclouse............07/14........07/15......08/19.......11/18......xx/xx...Santa Ana, CA (CSC)

FVA................07/17........07/21......08/14.......10/20......11/12...Denver, CO (NSC)

Lyuba..............07/17........07/24......08/14.......11/19......xx/xx...St. Louis (NSC)

griffin............07/19........07/21......08/14.......11/17......xx/xx...Detroit, MI (NSC)

KatlvoM............07/21........07/26......08/13.......xx/xx......xx/xx...Columbus SC (TSC)

SamFam.............07/22........07/31......08/18.......11/14......xx/xx...St. Paul, MN (NSC)

paulaclk...........07/23........08/04......08/22.......11/12......xx/xx...Charlotte, NC (TSC)

NYCGAL.............07/25........08/09......08/25.......12/11......xx/xx...NYC, NY (VSC)

Kyngsilva..........07/31........08/06......08/28.......xx/xx......xx/xx...St. Paul, MN (NSC)

[TayRivers 4]

Here are the timelines updated with my oath date included...

UserName...........Sent.........NOA1......Biometrics...Interview..Oath....USCIS Office

royjmcclymont......06/12........06/16......07/10.......10/29......10/29...Atlanta, GA (TSC)

moonhunt...........06/19........07/05......07/24.......09/16......10/30...Milwaukee, WI (NSC)

asiz2002 ..........06/26........07/03......07/15.......10/21......10/21...Washington DC (VSC)

ILLEGAL_ALIENS.....06/27........07/10......07/25.......09/24......10/09...Chicago, IL (NSC)

jsassman...........07/02........07/03......07/31.......10/30......xx/xx...Omaha, NE (NSC)

pkmk...............07/05........07/15......07/29.......09/23......10/07...Chicago , IL (NSC)

Mr Zee.............07/05........07/15......07/29.......09/23......??/??...Chicago , IL (NSC)

nikola&kate .......07/05........07/18......08/02.......10/22......11/12...Boston, MA (VSC)

NYC_Prospect.......07/07........07/21......08/05.......11/25......xx/xx...NYC, NY (VSC)

yandresyuk.........07/09........07/19......07/26.......10/22......10/22...Washington, DC

atlanta123.........07/10........07/14......08/08.......11/25......xx/xx...Atlanta, GA (TSC)

2bornot2b..........07/10........07/15......08/09.......xx/xx......xx/xx...Hartford, CT (VSC)

sirch320...........07/10........07/16......08/01.......11/17......xx/xx...Los Angeles, CA (CSC)

rezrez.............07/14........07/24......08/12.......11/12......xx/xx...Baltimore, MD (VSC)

rclouse............07/14........07/15......08/19.......11/18......xx/xx...Santa Ana, CA (CSC)

FVA................07/17........07/21......08/14.......10/20......11/12...Denver, CO (NSC)

Lyuba..............07/17........07/24......08/14.......11/19......xx/xx...St. Louis (NSC)

griffin............07/19........07/21......08/14.......11/17......xx/xx...Detroit, MI (NSC)

KatlvoM............07/21........07/26......08/13.......xx/xx......xx/xx...Columbus SC (TSC)

SamFam.............07/22........07/31......08/18.......11/14......xx/xx...St. Paul, MN (NSC)

paulaclk...........07/23........08/04......08/22.......11/12......xx/xx...Charlotte, NC (TSC)

NYCGAL.............07/25........08/09......08/25.......12/11......xx/xx...NYC, NY (VSC)

Kyngsilva..........07/31........08/06......08/28.......xx/xx......xx/xx...St. Paul, MN (NSC)

Format fixed

[Lyuba 0]

Moonhunt, good luck tomorrow!

[moonhunt 1]

Moonhunt, good luck tomorrow!

Thanks, Lyuba

I've got my certificate of Naturalization. ^^

I was on business trip until yesterday, and I drove almost 10 hours to come back home for this ceremony.

I took a couple of hours sleeping.

Then I woke up around 04:40am...

I spent some time for relaxation, then left around 07:00am for Milwaukee Downtown.

I got there around 07:40am, and found nice street parking space for 2 hours.

I was wondering whether it is o.k. to park here or not.

Then I decided what the heck...

I saw quite a lot of people walking around the street for same direction.

Hmmm....

I couldn't find many people from VJ, and where the heck of these people was on cyberspace?

Waiting line for security checkpoint was long.

In chilled weather, they should let the family with kids go first, but they didn't.

Since I left my all belongings to my car, I couldn't check the time precisely, but I passed security checkpoint around 8:20am.

My letter said 08:00am.

But usually there are lines for people.

I went up to second floor, and I found that they are using waiting area for Oath Ceremony.

The lady who passed me a pen said that she couldn't track the day because they are doing oath ceremony day after day.

What I heard was that Milwaukee DO is doing oath ceremony once or twice per month.

It must be some pressure that they pushed oath ceremony early so people can go for voting.

They started the ceremony a little bit after 09:00am.

I had one speed ticket after interview, and it wasn't a problem with paid receipt.

Actually there was no judge presented at all.

I was surprised about that.

About 80 people was under oath for naturalization.

Designated officer for oath ceremony called indivisual's name one by one, and it took some time.

Show two movies including Mr. George Bush's welcoming address.

Listened two songs - Star Spangled Banner and "God Bless America".

The Director of Milwaukee Field Office did oath part instead of Court Judge.

It ended around 09:40am....

When I got back to my car, I couldn't find parking violation ticket, so it may be lucky day.

Then I went to my townhall of township for voter registration.

They were confusing because it is not common to see "certificate of naturalization".

Finally found someone who knew what it was.

After confirming my new citizenship, it went smooth.

Actually they did let me do "early voting", so I don't have to be in line for Nov 4 morning.

Then I went to Social Security Office to update my status and change my name to new one.

The lady from the window seemed not pleasant.

But the job was done.

After this, I went to DMV to change my name from driver license.

The lady had no idea how to proceed, but she got some advise from co-worker.

I guess I have to stop by Post Office to request US passport.

Thanks, guys, for moral support for this journey.

I will come and go to see how our July Filers is doing.

[jsassman 1]

Cristina had her Naturalization Interview this morning in Omaha at the Homeland Security CIS office--actually located in Carter Lake, Iowa.

We arrived around 9:00 a.m., turned in the interview letter and waited. Her appointment was set for 9:15 a.m. and the interviewer called her at approximately 9:35.

She was sworn in and asked for her Permanent Resident card and drivers license to verify her identity.

She was asked if we still lived at the same residence and if she still was employed at the same business. Affirmative to both questions. She asked her to name her husband--that is me . She looked at the files in our application, two big stacks. She used a check list to mark each thing as she reviewed the files and asked questions.

Next she asked if she wanted to take the old civics test or the new one. Cristina opted for the old one since she had studied only those 96 questions. The interviewer looked at a copy of the test and went through 10 questions. Cristina got 100%. She was then asked to write an English sentence: "The color of the stars on the flag is white."

She also was asked if she would volunteer to defend the country. Of course she said, "Yes".

Cristina said she had documentation but the interviewer said her file was in order and nothing additional was needed.

That was all. She gave a paper, N-652, Naturalization Interview Results, which shows she passed the English and U.S. history tests. The A) box is checked: Congratulations! Your application has been recommended for approval. At this time it appears that you have established your eligibility for naturalization. If final approval is granted, you will be notified when and where to report for the Oath Ceremony.

This only took 5 minutes!

Edited October 30, 2008 by jsassman

[moonhunt 1]

That was all. She gave a paper, N-652, Naturalization Interview Results, which shows she passed the English and U.S. history tests. The A) box is checked: Congratulations! Your application has been recommended for approval. At this time it appears that you have established your eligibility for naturalization. If final approval is granted, you will be notified when and where to report for the Oath Ceremony.

This only took 5 minutes!

Good! Congratulations, James and Christina

I hope you guys will receive oath ceremony letter soon.

[Lyuba 0]

Now we will be quiet until November 12.

[moonhunt 1]

Now we will be quiet until November 12.

Give some time to focus on Election day thing.

Then on Nov 12, we have two interview and one oath ceremony.

Edited October 31, 2008 by moonhunt

[KyngSilva 0]

Congrats moon!!!!

[moonhunt 1]

Congrats moon!!!!

Thanks.

I wish that 2bornot2b, KatlvoM and you, KyngSilva, receive interview letter as a thangsgiving holiday gift.

It is about the time.

I wish good luck to all of July filers, and best luck for you three guys.