N-400 JANUARY 2012 FILERS

SydneytoWaco · April 11, 2012

Congratulations Blessed N Favored!! I will be one of those people driving into Dallas from far away and hopefully will get a morning slot. Thank you for the great write up, and I hope you have your oath ceremony as soon as possible!

BePatience · April 11, 2012

BIG Congratulations Blessed N Favored!

Thanks for posting detail interview experience! This will help us alot when we have our interview next week.

Once again, congrats and best wishes for your rest of citizenship journey.

Hi guys!!! Thank you all for your best wishes, prayers and support!

I thought I would write my experience since there are hardly any posted online for Dallas filers. So here’s my “report”…

I got to the USCIS testing center at about Noon. My interview was scheduled for 1.45pm so I pretty much hang out at the parking lot (in my car) doing my last minute "studying". I walked into the building at around 1.06pm and there was barely anyone in the security check point. The security officers were nice and friendly. The gentleman asked for my appointment letter and for a second I thought maybe I came on a wrong date (he was like so you got an appointment today? I was like... ummmm today is the 10th right? He paused and looked at his watch then smiled and said... Yeah, today's the 10th!!! Anyways, he asked me to put my cell phone, camera and any other electronic devices in a bin, my purse and my "evidence" bag through the machine, and the rest was the same drill as going through airport security. I was then directed to go upstairs to check in. Once upstairs I checked in with this lady... very nice and friendly at the desk. She asked for my appointment letter and asked me to have a seat and wait for my name to be called. That was about 1.15pm.

The waiting area was packed, so at about 1.40ish pm an IO called my name. He led me to his office where he asked me (before I sat down) to swear to tell the truth, and I did. He then asked me for my Greencard, Passport (if I had one) and my Driver’s License then he let me sit down. He introduced himself as Officer Garcia. Then he asked me to state my full names, date of birth, social security number, address, phone number, etc. He pretty much went over my application and verified all the information on it. Omg… my entire file was right infront of me containing all my “stuff” from the beginning of my immigration journey!!! Anyways, he went as far as how I came to the States…. Asked for the reason for my divorce of which I stated and employment and he seemed intrigued by what I do! Lol So we kinda talked about that for a while. Finally, he was done with that part and started the testing portion.

Questions asked were as follows (Not necessarily in this order):

1. What is an amendment?

2. What is the supreme law of the land?

3. Who vetoes bills?

4. What do we show loyalty to when we say the pledge of Allegiance?

5. Who did the United States fight in World War II?

Then before he asked me the last question he paused to chit chat (lol) something about my job then he was like ok~ last question, hopefully last question (I just smiled).

6. What is the capital of Texas?

For my reading test I was asked to read, “Where is the white house?”

For my writing test, “The white house is in Washington, D.C.”<br style="mso-special-character:line-break"> <br style="mso-special-character:line-break">

So he finished by letting me sign some paper work and my photo then congratulated me saying I passed. He handed me my Interview results form. He stated it might be 4-5 weeks before the oath and walked me to the door. Overall he was great! I had fun! I walked out of the building by 2pm. Almost there people!!! Congrats to all who have made it this far and for those who have had any kind of progress. Hang in there folks!!! We are almost done!!! YAY~!

When coming downstairs I saw folks being sworn in at the oath ceremony. They were clapping, taking pictures some were recording the whole event! Yay~~ for them! We are next!

For those Dallas filers still waiting for their interview, you will most likely have same day oath if your interview is scheduled and done with by 11am. So that’s the good news for some. I got the afternoon slot coz I live so close to the USCIS office and they give the morning slot for those living far. HTH

Alrighty… that’s a wrap! xxx

Yeah... I wish! I was busy running around shopping! It's my lil' therapy after dealing with USCIS.

USA82 · April 11, 2012

Walk in FP today

SerenityNOW · April 11, 2012

Congratulations Blessed N Favored!!

I am so glad that people are posting their whole experiences here. It really helps to know what to expect. You should also copy what you posted here in the reviews (http://www.visajourney.com/reviews/) for the Dallas local office - I read ALL of the stories about naturalization at the San Francisco USCIS office!!

I am more nervous than my husband is, even though he is the one going in to the interview! I am not worried about the basics of proving our marriage, etc but I am worried about some of the language in all those morality and oath questions at the end (for example: "abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any ... potentate..." say wha'?? :wacko: ). I am hoping he doesn't get hung up on words he is not familiar with. I have been going over the application with him repeatedly but still there are a LOT of unfamiliar words there. Anyway, I made sure he knows to answer "No" to all the first questions (Moral Character, etc) and "Yes" to all the questions at the end (Oath Requirements). Blessed (or anyone else who has been through the interview) - did they read all these questions and have you answer? I thought I have read elsewhere that some IOs do that...

OK, here is the bad news - I was looking at hubby's passport last night and saw a stamp from a date that wasn't included on his application! We had completely forgotten that he went on a work trip to Canada for two days in 2010. #######. So he is going to have to tell the IO to add that. grrrrrrrr. I am actually annoyed with my husband that he didn't check this. Oh well.

I'll come back and post how it went tomorrow...

pepper · April 11, 2012

Congrats Blessed N Favored!! :dance:

Last Stand · April 11, 2012

Congrats Blessed !!!

HuffyTheSlayer · April 11, 2012

Blessed (or anyone else who has been through the interview) - did they read all these questions and have you answer? I thought I have read elsewhere that some IOs do that...

From what I can recall, my IO did read the questions and waited for me to say yes or no. The questions she asked were either the same, or similar, to the questions asked on the N-400 form. Your husband will be asked a list of questions to say yes or no to at the oath ceremony as well. Just keep working with him, maybe have him try saying the questions out loud as well. So he can get a better understanding of them.

In regards to his trip to Canada, I would think the best course of action as you said is to mention it to the IO when they go through his form and tell the truth. He was looking through his passport again before the interview and noticed a stamp that he missed for a 2 day business trip to Canada and the dates of the trip.

jade_arb · April 12, 2012

Congratulation Blessed and Favored!!!!

Let us know when you get your Oath Letter.. I wonder how long it will take...

I hope I get to do the Oath the same day.. we shall see...

Fuzzymiss · April 12, 2012

Greetings from Boston! I had my interview this morning, and was approved..this is what happened:

We arrived 10 minutes before (my appointment was at 7.30am) and we sat in the waiting room for about an hour before I was called in. The IO had the entirety of every single form I'd submitted throughout the years, a good couple of inches of paper! I had to raise my right hand and say I was going to tell the truth. He went through the N400 form and asked a couple of questions about the information there. He then asked me the civics questions and wrote down my answers, then I had to read out a sentence 'Which state has the most people?' and write 'California has the most people'. Then he went through some of the character questions, not really pausing after each one, but I answered no to each one, and yes to upholding the constitution.

Then I was given a sheet of paper saying I was approved and to go back into the waiting room. I waited for about 20 minutes and received a yellow letter with my oath date (May 10th) and a whole bunch of 'Welcome the the USA' paperwork. All done! My oath is in Faneuil Hall in Boston which is where America was born, so that's a nice touch (even if I am English lol).

Thank you so much to everyone on Visa Journey, your advice and the guides have been fantastic! Good luck to everyone still waiting :dance:

DeathStrike · April 12, 2012

Then I was given a sheet of paper saying I was approved and to go back into the waiting room. I waited for about 20 minutes and received a yellow letter with my oath date (May 10th) and a whole bunch of 'Welcome the the USA' paperwork. All done! My oath is in Faneuil Hall in Boston which is where America was born, so that's a nice touch (even if I am English lol).

Thank you so much to everyone on Visa Journey, your advice and the guides have been fantastic! Good luck to everyone still waiting

congratz !

randye80 · April 12, 2012

We're done, Fresno Oath Ceremony just concluded!

===

1. DO NOT DELETE THESE INSTRUCTIONS.

2. Please make sure you are using Rich Text Editor as your message setting.

3. Click "Reply" on the most recent/updated posting version of this list.

4. Remove the "Quote Coding" at the top and bottom of the list.

5. Always use [Courier New] Font and font size [2]

6. Red Font="I'm A United States Citizen"!

**For more detailed instructions with screen-shots "CLICK HERE"**

=================================

N-400: January 2012 Applicants

=================================

======================================

USCIS Dallas/Lewisville, Texas Lockbox

======================================

Miguel123..........|12/27/11.|01/03/12.|01/03/12.|01/20/12.|03/19/12.|04/26/12.|--/--/--.|Houston, Tx.........|EB: 01/12/12

DeathStrike_1......|12/28/11.|01/02/12.|01/04/12.|02/02/12.|03/19/12.|04/24/12.|--/--/--.|Orlando, FL.........|

Sib................|12/30/11.|01/05/12.|01/03/12.|Waived...|03/13/12.|04/18/12.|--/--/--.|Jacksonville, FL....|

zebra212...........|12/31/11.|01/07/12.|01/06/12.|02/12/12.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Fairfax, VA.........|EB: 01/27/12

DeathStrike........|01/04/12.|01/10/12.|01/13/12.|01/25/12.|03/19/12.|04/23/12.|--/--/--.|Jacksonville, FL....|

Pinktulips2012.....|01/04/12.|01/11/12.|01/10/12.|02/07/12.|03/02/12.|04/02/12.|--/--/--.|Memphis, TN.........|

Notscenenough......|01/06/12.|01/11/12.|01/09/12.|01/26/12.|03/26/12.|04/26/12.|--/--/--.|New York City, NY...|EB: 01/18/12

Pandawars..........|01/06/12.|01/12/12.|01/09/12.|02/02/12.|02/11/12.|03/19/12.|04/18/12.|Boston, MA..........|EB: 01/27/12

Waithatter.........|01/09/12.|01/13/12.|01/12/12.|Waived...|03/17/12.|04/19/12.|--/--/--.|Dallas, TX..........|

Derpina............|01/10/12.|01/18/12.|01/13/12.|Waived...|04/02/12.|05/03/12.|--/--/--.|Atlanta, GA.........|

Ree................|01/10/12.|--/--/--.|01/13/12.|02/01/12.|02/21/12.|03/21/12.|04/19/12.|Buffalo, NY.........|EB: 01/31/12

Nelly228...........|01/13/12.|01/20/12.|01/19/12.|02/07/12.|03/19/12.|04/18/12.|--/--/--.|New Orleans, LA.....|

Blessed N Favored..|01/15/12.|01/23/12.|01/20/12.|02/17/12.|03/09/12.|04/10/12.|--/--/--.|Dallas, TX..........|

Fuzzymiss..........|01/17/12.|01/25/12.|01/23/12.|02/15/12.|03/08/12.|04/12/12.|--/--/--.|Boston, MA..........|

Corishman..........|01/17/12.|01/26/12.|01/23/12.|03/08/12.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Philadelphia, PA....|

New2009............|01/17/12.|01/26/12.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Fairfax, VA.........|

USA82..............|01/18/12.|01/26/12.|01/20/12.|Waived...|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Hartford, CT........|

Jade_arm...........|01/26/12.|02/01/12.|01/30/12.|Waived...|03/12/12.|04/16/12.|--/--/--.|Dallas, TX..........|

SiteDirector.......|01/30/12.|--/--/--.|02/10/12.|02/29/12.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Raleigh, NC.........|

Rylee..............|01/30/12.|02/03/12.|02/03/12.|03/05/12.|03/12/12.|04/16/12.|--/--/--.|Memphis, TN.........|

================================

USCIS Phoenix, Arizona Lockbox

================================

Rodgieslove........|01/02/12.|01/??/12.|01/??/12.|02/08/12.|02/??/12.|03/19/12.|03/19/12.|Seattle, WA.........|

DAndy127...........|01/05/12.|01/12/12.|01/11/12.|Waived...|03/12/12.|04/17/12.|--/--/--.|Chicago, IL.........|

HuffyTheSlayer.....|01/05/12.|01/13/12.|01/12/12.|02/02/12.|02/10/12.|03/19/12.|04/17/12.|San Bernardino, CA..|

Raul y Karla.......|01/14/12.|01/20/12.|01/17/12.|02/07/12.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Los Angeles, CA.....|

Last Stand.........|01/14/12.|01/24/12.|01/23/12.|02/09/12.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Los Angeles, CA.....|

Mary'n'Ev..........|01/16/12.|01/23/12.|01/23/12.|02/08/12.|03/19/12.|05/03/12.|--/--/--.|Kansas City, KS.....|

Pepper.............|01/17/12.|01/25/12.|01/24/12.|Waived...|03/22/12.|04/25/12.|--/--/--.|Denver, CO..........|

Rosie74............|01/20/12.|01/26/12.|01/23/12.|Waived...|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|San Diego, CA.......|

Manias.............|01/22/12.|02/02/12.|01/30/12.|03/30/12.|04/02/12.|05/02/12.|05/02/12.|Honolulu, HI........|

JK0926.............|01/23/12.|01/27/12.|01/30/12.|02/13/12.|03/17/12.|04/23/12.|--/--/--.|Omaha, NE...........|

SerenityNOW........|01/24/12.|01/31/12.|01/26/12.|02/22/12.|03/06/12.|04/12/12.|--/--/--.|San Francisco, CA...|

Wackodacko.........|01/24/12.|01/31/12.|01/26/12.|02/22/12.|03/16/12.|04/19/12.|--/--/--.|San Francisco, CA...|EB: 02/14/12

Calibound..........|01/24/12.|01/25/12.|01/27/12.|02/21/12.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Los Angeles, CA.....|EB: 02/15/12

Cwaf...............|01/26/12.|02/02/12.|02/03/12.|--/--/--.|03/17/12.|04/19/12.|--/--/--.|Indianapolis, IN....|

KathrynP...........|01/27/12.|02/02/12.|02/01/12.|Waived...|02/29/12.|04/04/12.|--/--/--.|Portland, OR........|

Bayojona3131.......|01/28/12.|02/03/12.|02/08/12.|02/28/12.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Los Angeles, CA.....|

TiJay..............|01/30/12.|02/03/12.|02/06/12.|02/24/12.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Los Angeles, CA.....|EB: 02/17/12

Randy & Nina.......|01/04/12.|01/10/12.|01/10/12.|01/26/12.|--/--/--.|03/19/12.|04/12/12.|Fresno, CA..........|

===========================================================================

USCIS Lincoln, Nebraska Lockbox (Filing Under 319b, 328, or 329 of the INA)

===========================================================================

Ruffie.............|01/06/12.|01/20/12.|01/12/12.|01/03/12.|03/08/12.|03/15/12.|03/15/12.|Frankfurt, Germany..|

Nanitao............|12/28/11.|01/11/12.|01/21/12.|Waived...|03/08/12.|03/21/12.|03/21/12.|Newark, NJ..........|

DeathStrike · April 12, 2012

We're done, Fresno Oath Ceremony just concluded!

Congrats !

HuffyTheSlayer · April 12, 2012

Greetings from Boston! I had my interview this morning, and was approved..this is what happened:

We arrived 10 minutes before (my appointment was at 7.30am) and we sat in the waiting room for about an hour before I was called in. The IO had the entirety of every single form I'd submitted throughout the years, a good couple of inches of paper! I had to raise my right hand and say I was going to tell the truth. He went through the N400 form and asked a couple of questions about the information there. He then asked me the civics questions and wrote down my answers, then I had to read out a sentence 'Which state has the most people?' and write 'California has the most people'. Then he went through some of the character questions, not really pausing after each one, but I answered no to each one, and yes to upholding the constitution.

Then I was given a sheet of paper saying I was approved and to go back into the waiting room. I waited for about 20 minutes and received a yellow letter with my oath date (May 10th) and a whole bunch of 'Welcome the the USA' paperwork. All done! My oath is in Faneuil Hall in Boston which is where America was born, so that's a nice touch (even if I am English lol).

Thank you so much to everyone on Visa Journey, your advice and the guides have been fantastic! Good luck to everyone still waiting

:dance: Congrats, Fuzzymiss. It's nice to see another Brit that took almost as long as I did with their journey from entering the US to Citizenship. As a Brit, I'm sure you can agree it is a bit confusing and a little ironic to be becoming US Citizens in the very near future given America's history.

We're done, Fresno Oath Ceremony just concluded!

:thumbs: :dance: :dance: :dance: Yay! Absolutely finished with the USCIS. You must feel great! Enjoy.

Edited April 12, 2012 by HuffyTheSlayer

Tijay · April 12, 2012