N-400 June 2009

satyam · September 14, 2009

wannabe_texan .. Let me Be the first One To Congratulate :dance:

I am Glad Your Journey is Almost Over Edited September 14, 2009 by satyam

liahnsilver · September 14, 2009

Congratulations

imzadi · September 14, 2009

Congrats wannabe_texan! Sounds like your interview was a piece of cake! :star:

PRK73 - congrats to your IL too! :thumbs: Great we have it on the same day - maybe we'll meet at the waiting room :whistle:

Tata · September 14, 2009

Congratulations, Wanna be texan!

Congrats to Imzadi and Prk!!

PRK73 · September 14, 2009

Thanks All. It is time to start studying for final exam!!! :wacko:

@Imzadi: I hope you will be already approved when I walk in.

FormerBrit · September 14, 2009

Many congrats wannabe_texan :thumbs: :dance: :star: Thank you for the great write-up too

wannabe_texan · September 14, 2009

Thank you Satyam, LiahnSilver, Imzadi, Tata and KikiDoug I really appreciate it

@PRK73 - congrats for your IL, that's neat its the same day as Imzadi's!

Now, I have the last year's flashcards that still say the President/VP are George Bush/####### Cheney etc. But all the other questions are still valid. If anyone would like the box, let me know and I will be happy to mail them to you to prepare for your interview

WishAllGood · September 14, 2009

Same here. Congrats to wannabe_texan! It's good that you already know your date for oath.

Also to PRK73, your journey is about to have an happy ending.

:jest: :jest: :jest:

rebelheart · September 14, 2009

Congrats :thumbs: :dance: wannabe_texan!!!! (F)

Thanks KikiDoug, CColdwell and Jayde for your well wishes
Happy to report that my application was recommended for approval today and received my Oath Letter for October 21st

Here's my experience:

The Houston DO is up by the airport. We arrived early due to hubby's speeding (ah these natural born citizens ). Parking is pretty tight, they had an overflow parking lot. My husband has spine issues so he can't walk very far, so we had to use his disabled tag to get a space close to the building. Very unfriendly security guard working the gate.

Passed through security to get into the building, no cell phones allowed, metal detector is super sensitive, I was wearing a silver bangle that set it off... Hubby had to remove belt. Once you get inside there's a huge hall of different areas each with their own seating sections, Infopass long line, another for Permanent Residency, another for Deportation and finally right at the end is Naturalization. So I drop the letter in the box and wait. I'm about 40mins early for my appointment. About 10 mins later, a friendly IO comes out, and calls my name. We go off to a cubicle to the side of the seating area to do the Civics/English Test. He makes a few jokes about my surname (I have a 'famous' name).

Civics answers:

- 6 years

- 9

- declared our independence from GB

- Speaker of the House

- Washington DC

- executive branch

English reading test was Where is the White House? Writing: The White House is in Washington D.C. IO made a joke that he thought it was funny he had to test people from England's english

So passed all that, then back to the waiting area for the interview... freezing cold in there, totally over AC'd. Only about 10 mins wait, and younger IO calls my name and we go back to his office. Introduces himself, tells me to put my stuff down (I have armfuls of files ) and raise my right arm to tell the truth etc. We sit down, I give him my passport, GC and DL and he starts reviewing file, at first he queries the spelling of my last name, he seems a bit confused and he's looking through the namecheck docs (I can read some of it upside down), for one moment I thought there was a problem but he resolved it I guess in his head *phew*. Then moves on to asking me about my husband, his name, where was he born, what does he do? Looks through our app, asks me for original marriage cert, hubby's passport and birth cert. Looks through the app some more, and asks "who put this package together?" And I said I did, and he says "this is really great, it makes my job so much easier" Asks about our home that we purchased at the beginning of the year, and that was great, and I had the feeling everything was going very well... Asks about do we have children (we don't), and I said no, just dogs/cats... Anyway that sent us off into meandering conversation about dogs, and how he wants a dog, and his neighbor has a terrier, and he can't remember what type it is. So he starts Googling in the middle of the interview, and showing me pictures of Irish Terriers. Asked if I had pics of our dogs, and I said no, they are all in my phone, and its in the car because of security so I can't show them to you... Of course, I have EVERY utility bill, major purchase receipts, bank statements, life insurance, house insurance, auto insurance, wills etc for the last 3 years - but no pictures of my dogs We talk about the SPCA, and different kinds of dogs etc etc...

Finally we get back on track after about 10-15mins, he looks through the tax transcripts, asks some other minor details, and starts stamping things.... Asks me to sign my pictures with my regular signature, and to put that same sig on the N400 (because I had signed my full first middle last name, not my everyday sig), so did that. Check through what is going to be on my certificate, (wrong country Ukraine is in there, not UK ) and gives the approval letter Says the next Oath is Oct 21 and to wait for the OL outside. I asked him if there's any chance to get in on Wednesday's ceremony but he says no, the cutoff was Friday - oh well... He walks me back out to the door, and I thank him.

OL took about 40 mins to get, and the date of the interview is noted as July 14 not September 14, but I guess all that matters is the Oct 21 date...

Good luck to everyone

neolla · September 15, 2009

updating my timeline.got my interview letter today for 10/21

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USCIS Lockbox Texas

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NI-CT...............06/01/09.......06/08/09.......08/07/09........08/27/09...........10/05/09.......--/--/--...Hartford

Imzadi..............06/05/09.......06/10/09.......07/01/09........09/14/09...........10/19/90.......--/--/--...Atlanta

Kamranashraf1.......06/05/09.......07/11/09.......07/28/09........--/--/--...........--/--/--.......--/--/--...New York

Tata................06/06/09.......06/10/09.......07/10/09........07/27/09...........09/16/09.......--/--/--...Philadelphia

Jayde......resent...06/06/09.......06/10/09.......07/06/09........07/23/09...........08/28/09.......09/16/09...Fort Lauderdale

poisontee...........06/07/09.......06/11/09.......07/02/09........07/13/09...........08/24/09.......--/--/--...San Antonio

CColdwell...........06/08/09.......06/12/09.......07/11/09........08/29/09...........10/14/09.......--/--/--...Newark

PRK73...............06/08/09.......06/16/09.......07/02/09........--/--/--...........--/--/--.......--/--/--...Atlanta

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Mohsin..............06/10/09.......06/19/09.......07/11/09........08/03/09...........09/02/09.......--/--/--...Mt. Laurel

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LovelySummer1982....06/12/09.......06/22/09.......07/10/09........--/--/--...........--/--/--.......--/--/--...

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roosh...............06/23/09.......06/30/09.......07/15/09........--/--/--...........--/--/--.......--/--/--...Newark

neolla .............06/27/09.......07/02/09.......07/25/09........09/14/09...........10/21/09.......--/--/--...Newark

shakysgirl..........06/28/09.......07/06/09.......07/24/09........08/31/09...........10/08/09.......--/--/--...Albany

KikiDoug............06/29/09.......07/10/09.......07/24/09........08/25/09...........09/19/09.......--/--/--...Baltimore

malydon.............06/29/09.......07/06/07.......07/29/09........08/13/09...........09/15/09.......--/--/--...Manchester NH

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USCIS Lockbox Arizona

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UserName............Sent...........NOA1...........Biometrics......Int ltr recd.......Interview......Oath.......Office

gopalag1............06/01/09.......06/04/09.......06/25/09........07/06/09...........08/17/09.......--/--/--...San Diego

Kashif..............06/08/09.......06/11/09.......06/23/09........--/--/--...........--/--/--.......--/--/--...Seattle

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internetkafe........06/26/09.......07/03/09.......--/--/--........--/--/--...........10/28/09.......--/--/--...Milwaukee

reddiablo · September 15, 2009

JOLLY GOOD for you W T

u wil; be done oct 21st

congrats

I think its great that jayde started the june thread and the she re submitted

and she has the great honour of gertting the june group first oath

thats sounds right to me

I will be right behind her on weds morn in lardydale

cheers to all

red d :devil:

Thanks KikiDoug, CColdwell and Jayde for your well wishes
Happy to report that my application was recommended for approval today and received my Oath Letter for October 21st :dance:

Here's my experience:

The Houston DO is up by the airport. We arrived early due to hubby's speeding (ah these natural born citizens ). Parking is pretty tight, they had an overflow parking lot. My husband has spine issues so he can't walk very far, so we had to use his disabled tag to get a space close to the building. Very unfriendly security guard working the gate.

Passed through security to get into the building, no cell phones allowed, metal detector is super sensitive, I was wearing a silver bangle that set it off... Hubby had to remove belt. Once you get inside there's a huge hall of different areas each with their own seating sections, Infopass long line, another for Permanent Residency, another for Deportation and finally right at the end is Naturalization. So I drop the letter in the box and wait. I'm about 40mins early for my appointment. About 10 mins later, a friendly IO comes out, and calls my name. We go off to a cubicle to the side of the seating area to do the Civics/English Test. He makes a few jokes about my surname (I have a 'famous' name).

Civics answers:

- 6 years

- 9

- declared our independence from GB

- Speaker of the House

- Washington DC

- executive branch

English reading test was Where is the White House? Writing: The White House is in Washington D.C. IO made a joke that he thought it was funny he had to test people from England's english

So passed all that, then back to the waiting area for the interview... freezing cold in there, totally over AC'd. Only about 10 mins wait, and younger IO calls my name and we go back to his office. Introduces himself, tells me to put my stuff down (I have armfuls of files ) and raise my right arm to tell the truth etc. We sit down, I give him my passport, GC and DL and he starts reviewing file, at first he queries the spelling of my last name, he seems a bit confused and he's looking through the namecheck docs (I can read some of it upside down), for one moment I thought there was a problem but he resolved it I guess in his head *phew*. Then moves on to asking me about my husband, his name, where was he born, what does he do? Looks through our app, asks me for original marriage cert, hubby's passport and birth cert. Looks through the app some more, and asks "who put this package together?" And I said I did, and he says "this is really great, it makes my job so much easier" Asks about our home that we purchased at the beginning of the year, and that was great, and I had the feeling everything was going very well... Asks about do we have children (we don't), and I said no, just dogs/cats... Anyway that sent us off into meandering conversation about dogs, and how he wants a dog, and his neighbor has a terrier, and he can't remember what type it is. So he starts Googling in the middle of the interview, and showing me pictures of Irish Terriers. Asked if I had pics of our dogs, and I said no, they are all in my phone, and its in the car because of security so I can't show them to you... Of course, I have EVERY utility bill, major purchase receipts, bank statements, life insurance, house insurance, auto insurance, wills etc for the last 3 years - but no pictures of my dogs We talk about the SPCA, and different kinds of dogs etc etc...

Finally we get back on track after about 10-15mins, he looks through the tax transcripts, asks some other minor details, and starts stamping things.... Asks me to sign my pictures with my regular signature, and to put that same sig on the N400 (because I had signed my full first middle last name, not my everyday sig), so did that. Check through what is going to be on my certificate, (wrong country Ukraine is in there, not UK ) and gives the approval letter Says the next Oath is Oct 21 and to wait for the OL outside. I asked him if there's any chance to get in on Wednesday's ceremony but he says no, the cutoff was Friday - oh well... He walks me back out to the door, and I thank him.

OL took about 40 mins to get, and the date of the interview is noted as July 14 not September 14, but I guess all that matters is the Oct 21 date...

Good luck to everyone (F)

daveh · September 15, 2009

My wife got her Oath letter today! It is scheduled for the USCIS office, rather than the standard location in Campbell, CA. I'm assuming this has something to do with her wanting to change the spelling of her name.