N-400 November 2015 filers

[anniecruz 0]

my interview was a looong one. the officer asked if my husband is with me. he was at work so she grilled me on my outside US travel without my husband. She asked for my trips (i did not memorize all the dates of my trips) but it was stated on the form. PLEASE BRING OLD PASSPORT if you renewed one. She also asked for the CA ID, and green card.

this was the weirdest question : my husband is divorced so she asked if i know the ex wife's birthday! i said no, i dont know because why should i? lol

she asked me almost the whole form itself, including my birthday, my address, all those yes or no questions on the form.

for the verbal and written, she wanted an answer word for word. the question was: what is an amendment to constitution- i answered, its a change or addition , she said that;s incomplete so i got really confused because its the right answer, i repeated the answer and this time i said, a change (to the constitution) and / or an addition to the constitution. she said correct. --- hahahaha

the questions are preset on a sheet of paper, i got ALL answers correct so I did not have any problem. my oath is in march 30.. hopefully u dont get her as your interviewer, she was definitely tripping,

[alanandmaria 8]

Thanks a bunch for the helpful info, hopefully I don't get her when I go in 2 weeks :S

[Stinkerpotsam 5]

:joy:

I just returned from Atlanta. Passed the Interview and did the same day oath ceremony. I am a USC now. Please update.

Thanks

:joy:

My son passed the interview just fine yesterday -- gave him paperwork saying he was approved and an envelope for passport application. They said he will be advised as to the date for Naturalization ceremony.

Should add that he did carry in a big folder with the last 12 months of bank and credit card info, University ID and enrolment verification, but was asked for none of it. The interview started 50 minutes after appointment time. The interview was an hour long (which worried my husband and I that were sitting in waiting area) My son said it was a relaxed and informal interview but a lot of time was spent "visiting".

He said he started with the test questions and they were: how many voting members in house; who is father of country; name of current Chief Justice of Supreme Court; name a war in 1900's....and my son can't remember the last question.

[Cherry08 0]

Yay! I passed my interview just right now. Haha! I am now a us citizen. TYL! I only got checked on box A.

[johnnyenglish 2]

my interview was a looong one. the officer asked if my husband is with me. he was at work so she grilled me on my outside US travel without my husband. She asked for my trips (i did not memorize all the dates of my trips) but it was stated on the form. PLEASE BRING OLD PASSPORT if you renewed one. She also asked for the CA ID, and green card.

this was the weirdest question : my husband is divorced so she asked if i know the ex wife's birthday! i said no, i dont know because why should i? lol

she asked me almost the whole form itself, including my birthday, my address, all those yes or no questions on the form.

for the verbal and written, she wanted an answer word for word. the question was: what is an amendment to constitution- i answered, its a change or addition , she said that;s incomplete so i got really confused because its the right answer, i repeated the answer and this time i said, a change (to the constitution) and / or an addition to the constitution. she said correct. --- hahahaha

the questions are preset on a sheet of paper, i got ALL answers correct so I did not have any problem. my oath is in march 30.. hopefully u dont get her as your interviewer, she was definitely tripping,

Indeed i also think the IOs are given a preset of questions in groups. Just out of curiosity, did your other questions beside the amendment include, 1. Who vetoes a bill....2) Capital of your state....3) Countries that fought in WW 2....4) what do we show loyalty to when pledging allegiance? cant remember the sixth question though...

Edited March 10, 2016 by johnnyenglish

[IstanBulls 1]

Hi everyone. I also passed my test today. . It was pretty straight forward. My interview was scheduled at 1:20pm. I checked in exactly at 1:20 and before I got a chance to sit at the waiting area, my IO called my name. When we got his office, he asked for my ID, green card, and passport. Then I sworn in. He then started to go through my N400 application and confirming my information. This part was the longest part the interview. Once we completed this part he said that he has some questions for me.

1)What is name of the national anthem?

2)How old do the citizens have to be to vote for the president?

3)What is the "rule of the law"?

4)what is the name of the ocean on the west cost?

5)What happened on September 11?

6)Why are there 13 stripes on the flag?

This part was less than a minute in total. For the English part, he asked me to read "how many Senators do we have?". Then asked to write "We have 100 Senators."

Afterwards, he congratulated me that I passed my interview and I should receive my Oath Ceremony date within 30 days in the mail. Then while he was walking me out, we chitchatted a little. I was in and out in 12 minutes total. Overall, it was a pleasant experience!

Good luck to everyone waiting for their interview.

[alanandmaria 8]

Hi everyone. I also passed my test today. . It was pretty straight forward. My interview was scheduled at 1:20pm. I checked in exactly at 1:20 and before I got a chance to sit at the waiting area, my IO called my name. When we got his office, he asked for my ID, green card, and passport. Then I sworn in. He then started to go through my N400 application and confirming my information. This part was the longest part the interview. Once we completed this part he said that he has some questions for me.

1)What is name of the national anthem?

2)How old do the citizens have to be to vote for the president?

3)What is the "rule of the law"?

4)what is the name of the ocean on the west cost?

5)What happened on September 11?

6)Why are there 13 stripes on the flag?

This part was less than a minute in total. For the English part, he asked me to read "how many Senators do we have?". Then asked to write "We have 100 Senators."

Afterwards, he congratulated me that I passed my interview and I should receive my Oath Ceremony date within 30 days in the mail. Then while he was walking me out, we chitchatted a little. I was in and out in 12 minutes total. Overall, it was a pleasant experience!

Good luck to everyone waiting for their interview.

Thanks a bunch for the great info, hopefully I get interviewed by that guy lol I'll definitely post my interview experience once I'm done

[KASH2011 382]

Hi everyone. I also passed my test today. . It was pretty straight forward. My interview was scheduled at 1:20pm. I checked in exactly at 1:20 and before I got a chance to sit at the waiting area, my IO called my name. When we got his office, he asked for my ID, green card, and passport. Then I sworn in. He then started to go through my N400 application and confirming my information. This part was the longest part the interview. Once we completed this part he said that he has some questions for me.

1)What is name of the national anthem?

2)How old do the citizens have to be to vote for the president?

3)What is the "rule of the law"?

4)what is the name of the ocean on the west cost?

5)What happened on September 11?

6)Why are there 13 stripes on the flag?

This part was less than a minute in total. For the English part, he asked me to read "how many Senators do we have?". Then asked to write "We have 100 Senators."

Afterwards, he congratulated me that I passed my interview and I should receive my Oath Ceremony date within 30 days in the mail. Then while he was walking me out, we chitchatted a little. I was in and out in 12 minutes total. Overall, it was a pleasant experience!

Good luck to everyone waiting for their interview.

Congrats IstanBulls!

[Stinkerpotsam 5]

The official "Red Line"!!!!!!!!!!

What a fun morning! Our friend's grandson was even chose to lead the Pledge of Allegiance. Doesn't seem real that we are done, done, done! Be sure to take your cheering team and make loads of noise for your person; it's encouraged! Good luck all!

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feeltheben.......|02/05/13|11/06|11/12|11/09|12/01/15|01/05/16.|02/04/16.|03/07/16.|--/--/--.|Dallas, TX
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squareleg........|01/15/13|11/16|11/23|11/24|01/11/16|02/15/16.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Newark, NJ (Late FP: 01/12)
chaiipan117......|03/08/05|11/19|11/24|11/28|12/18/15|12/22/15.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|New York, NY
Javier2014.......|02/13/13|11/19|11/23|11/25|12/15/15|01/13/16.|01/27/16.|02/29/16.|--/--/--.|Philadelphia, PA
ITERtheway.......|02/19/13|11/20|11/27|11/24|12/23/15|01/19/16.|02/02/16.|03/07/16.|03/07/16.|Atlanta, GA

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Anniecruz........|01/29/13|11/02|11/05|11/07|11/25/15|12/29/15.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|San Francisco, CA
carocaro.........|12/12/10|11/04|11/05|11/09|12/02/15|12/04/15.|02/03/16.|03/07/16.|--/--/--.|Phoenix, AZ
kheops85dz.......|10/07/10|11/04|11/06|11/09|12/04/15|12/08/15.|01/28/16.|03/02/16.|--/--/--.|Chicago, IL
IstanBulls.......|02/09/10|11/04|11/13|11/12|11/30/15|11/30/15.|02/03/16.|03/09/16.|--/--/--.|San Francisco, CA (Early FP: 11/24)
Stinkerpotsam....|01/14/10|11/12|11/17|11/18|12/10/15|12/17/15.|01/02/16.|02/02/16.|03/10/16.|Boise, ID
dreamer15........|07/13/10|11/12|11/19|11/18|12/10/15|12/14/15.|02/08/16.|03/10/16.|--/--/--.|Chicago, IL
Devyn............|05/31/12|11/12|11/17|11/18|12/10/15|12/17/15.|12/31/15.|02/03/16.|02/23/16.|Spokane, WA
mahal_kita.......|12/06/12|11/12|11/17|11/16|12/11/15|12/07/15.|01/06/16.|02/11/16.|02/11/16.|Denver, CO (Early FP: 12/03)
Jamnan_n_Steve...|01/29/13|11/13|11/18|11/17|12/07/15|12/29/15.|02/18/16.|03/25/16.|--/--/--.|San Francisco, CA
alanandmaria.....|02/13/13|11/13|11/16|11/16|12/10/15|01/13/16.|02/18/16.|03/25/16.|--/--/--.|San Francisco, CA
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Sharito83........|01/31/13|11/24|12/01|11/30|12/23/15|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|San Jose, CA (Early FP: 12/15)

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[Geralda780 1]

I passed my interview today and did the oath as well. I am now a U.S citizen

[KASH2011 382]

The official "Red Line"!!!!!!!!!!

What a fun morning! Our friend's grandson was even chose to lead the Pledge of Allegiance. Doesn't seem real that we are done, done, done! Be sure to take your cheering team and make loads of noise for your person; it's encouraged! Good luck all!

Congrats!

I passed my interview today and did the oath as well. I am now a U.S citizen

Congrats!

[sharito83 1]

Hi all! I've got a question:

If I move before my interview is scheduled, will that delay the process? I'm a Nov filer and no word about the interview date yet. However I might relocate within a month to a different city and would like to know if that could slow the procedure.

thanks and congratulations to all new US Citizens!

[Geralda780 1]

Thanks. It took less than 10 minutes for the actual interview, it was the waiting before and after that had me spend more than 4 hours at the office. The officer went over the application first then I was asked 6 questions for the civic test

In what month we vote for president?

Who is the father of our country?

The house of Representatives has how many voting members?

We elect a U.S Representative for how many years?

Who is the chief justice of the U.S now?

Name one war fought by the U.S in the 1900s?

Then the reading and writing test was done.

[dreamer15 4]

I had my interview yesterday at Chicago office. The officer quickly went over my application and then got into civic and English test. Following civics questions were asked

1. Who wrote Declaration Of Independence?

2. Name any three of 13 original states

3. Which political party does the current president belong to ?

4. What are the two major political parties ?

5. Name a state that borders Mexico

6. Who is the commander in chief ?

Then he asked me to read Who elects Congress and made me write "The people elect Congress". At the end , he said he needs to review all my paperwork and there will be a second person who would review it for Q&A and then I should be receiving my Oath letter. He said I should be receiving my Oath letter in 30 days. In the paper that he gave me he checked the second option - Needs review. So, the waiting game starts now.

[plamjordan11 6]

Updating me and Geralda780

Good luck to all the others waiting.

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ar & bi..........|01/26/13|10/28|11/03|10/30|11/25/15|12/28/15.|02/22/16.|03/28/16.|--/--/--.|Houston, TX
Diana and Chris..|05/02/12|11/02|11/08|11/05|12/01/15|12/03/15.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Dallas, TX (03/03 Interview Rescheduled)
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Tim42............|01/30/13|11/02|11/04|11/05|12/02/15|12/30/15.|01/16/16.|02/20/16.|--/--/--.|Boston, MA
trader1960.......|01/07/11|11/04|11/17|11/13|12/06/15|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Newark, NJ
islandprinc3ss...|12/13/12|11/05|MnOrd|11/09|12/04/15|12/08/15.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|New York, NY
ppihtr123........|01/30/13|11/05|11/12|11/10|11/30/15|12/30/15.|02/25/16.|03/31/16.|--/--/--.|Washington, DC (Early FP: 11/27)
feeltheben.......|02/05/13|11/06|11/12|11/09|12/01/15|01/05/16.|02/04/16.|03/07/16.|--/--/--.|Dallas, TX
Olejka...........|01/26/13|11/07|11/12|11/10|--/--/--|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Dallas, TX
AmyWrites........|08/12/12|11/09|--/--|--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Richmond, VA
Plamjordan11.....|01/29/13|11/11|11/30|11/23|01/19/16|12/31/15.|01/09/16.|02/12/16.|03/11/16.|Louisville, KY (Early FP: 12/29)
squareleg........|01/15/13|11/16|11/23|11/24|01/11/16|02/15/16.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Newark, NJ (Late FP: 01/12)
chaiipan117......|03/08/05|11/19|11/24|11/28|12/18/15|12/22/15.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|New York, NY
Javier2014.......|02/13/13|11/19|11/23|11/25|12/15/15|01/13/16.|01/27/16.|02/29/16.|--/--/--.|Philadelphia, PA
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Cherry08.........|01/??/11|10/31|Waive|11/09|12/07/15|12/21/15.|02/06/16.|03/09/16.|--/--/--.|Los Angeles, CA
Anniecruz........|01/29/13|11/02|11/05|11/07|11/25/15|12/29/15.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|San Francisco, CA
carocaro.........|12/12/10|11/04|11/05|11/09|12/02/15|12/04/15.|02/03/16.|03/07/16.|--/--/--.|Phoenix, AZ
kheops85dz.......|10/07/10|11/04|11/06|11/09|12/04/15|12/08/15.|01/28/16.|03/02/16.|--/--/--.|Chicago, IL
IstanBulls.......|02/09/10|11/04|11/13|11/12|11/30/15|11/30/15.|02/03/16.|03/09/16.|--/--/--.|San Francisco, CA (Early FP: 11/24)
Stinkerpotsam....|01/14/10|11/12|11/17|11/18|12/10/15|12/17/15.|01/02/16.|02/02/16.|03/10/16.|Boise, ID
dreamer15........|07/13/10|11/12|11/19|11/18|12/10/15|12/14/15.|02/08/16.|03/10/16.|--/--/--.|Chicago, IL
Devyn............|05/31/12|11/12|11/17|11/18|12/10/15|12/17/15.|12/31/15.|02/03/16.|02/23/16.|Spokane, WA
mahal_kita.......|12/06/12|11/12|11/17|11/16|12/11/15|12/07/15.|01/06/16.|02/11/16.|02/11/16.|Denver, CO (Early FP: 12/03)
Jamnan_n_Steve...|01/29/13|11/13|11/18|11/17|12/07/15|12/29/15.|02/18/16.|03/25/16.|--/--/--.|San Francisco, CA
alanandmaria.....|02/13/13|11/13|11/16|11/16|12/10/15|01/13/16.|02/18/16.|03/25/16.|--/--/--.|San Francisco, CA
Spacklebert......|12/01/12|11/16|11/24|11/20|12/15/15|12/17/15.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Seattle, WA
islandgirl96.....|??/??/??|11/16|??/??|11/19|12/11/15|12/15/15.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Los Angeles, CA
Mr & Mrs Owl.....|01/30/13|11/23|12/02|11/30|12/22/15|12/30/15.|01/29/16.|03/01/16.|--/--/--.|Los Angeles, CA
Sharito83........|01/31/13|11/24|12/01|11/30|12/23/15|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|San Jose, CA (Early FP: 12/15)

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F & J............|04/01/10|11/07|11/17|11/18|12/11/15|12/15/15.|01/07/16.|01/22/16.|01/22/16.|Fresno, CA (02/02 Interview Descheduled; Rescheduled to 01/22)


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