N-400 November 2016 Filers

[Bdrave8 3]

1 hour ago, atlantaGC said:

Had my interview today at the Atlanta Field Office and was approved. Everything went pretty smoothly.

Arrived 30 min before my interview @ 1 PM.

I was seen 10 minutes before my appointment.

 

My 6 questions were - 

Who is the father of the country?

Name an American Indian tribe?

Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?

What is the role of the judicial branch?

What are 2 rights of any one living in the US? 

Name one war the US participated in the 1900s.

 

He didnt want my tax returns, just my passports (I had to renew in between filing and the interview)

We spoke a lot about my work - he was very interested in my work...

went through the questions on my application.

 

Asked me to sign in a few places and approved the application. 

 

Oath letter would be mailed in 2-4 weeks. I have to do the oath at the Federal bldg since I opted for a name change. 

 

All together took about 30 minutes. 

 

Almost done! 

Good luck to everyone else in the journey.

 

I will update after my oath ceremony.

 

 

Congratulations very smooth interview!!!

[VegasMX 2]

2 hours ago, atlantaGC said:

Had my interview today at the Atlanta Field Office and was approved. Everything went pretty smoothly.

Arrived 30 min before my interview @ 1 PM.

I was seen 10 minutes before my appointment.

 

My 6 questions were - 

Who is the father of the country?

Name an American Indian tribe?

Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?

What is the role of the judicial branch?

What are 2 rights of any one living in the US? 

Name one war the US participated in the 1900s.

 

He didnt want my tax returns, just my passports (I had to renew in between filing and the interview)

We spoke a lot about my work - he was very interested in my work...

went through the questions on my application.

 

Asked me to sign in a few places and approved the application. 

 

Oath letter would be mailed in 2-4 weeks. I have to do the oath at the Federal bldg since I opted for a name change. 

 

All together took about 30 minutes. 

 

Almost done! 

Good luck to everyone else in the journey.

 

I will update after my oath ceremony.

 

 

Congratulations!!

[usckavaali 11]

New to this forum....Can someone please add this to the list?

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[spottymax 45]

I love getting the reminder that it's been 6 months since I last updated my timeline and not to forget to add any updates.  Believe me, I'd love to add an update... if there was one.

[vegasbound 83]

Updated for @usckavaali. Welcome to the group and good luck!

 

N-400: November 2016 Applicants

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[usckavaali 11]

Thank you for adding!

 

It looks like mos of Oct filers from Dallas got the interview letters by now -- I know someone who filed in Jan 2017 got the Interview letter as well --

 

Hoping to see some progress this week...fingers crossed

 

[L0bster00 41]

1 hour ago, usckavaali said:

Thank you for adding!

 

It looks like mos of Oct filers from Dallas got the interview letters by now -- I know someone who filed in Jan 2017 got the Interview letter as well --

 

Hoping to see some progress this week...fingers crossed

 

 

Jan 2017 Dallas Filers- Got their interview letter already ? This is so unfair. I know few  VJ few members from September and October are waiting for Interview letter. One member Interview, October 2016 filer, was  descheduled  by USCIS. I made a SR 3 months ago and got this response below..

 

 

Due to workload factors not related to your case, USCIS anticipates a delay in completing your case. USCIS is committed to adjudicating immigration benefits in the order received and in a timely and efficient manner. We regret any inconvenience that results from delays in processing.

 

Not sure what should i conclude from the above response. 
 

[Waitnsad 7]

2 hours ago, L0bster00 said:

 

Jan 2017 Dallas Filers- Got their interview letter already ? This is so unfair. I know few  VJ few members from September and October are waiting for Interview letter. One member Interview, October 2016 filer, was  descheduled  by USCIS. I made a SR 3 months ago and got this response below..

 

 

Due to workload factors not related to your case, USCIS anticipates a delay in completing your case. USCIS is committed to adjudicating immigration benefits in the order received and in a timely and efficient manner. We regret any inconvenience that results from delays in processing.

 

Not sure what should i conclude from the above response. 
 

Hi Dear, 

I also Generate SR in May Now in June 20th they respond my request as per my online account activity still i dont know what they reply beucase till now i did not received letter in mail. May i will received similar response. once you i got i will update you.

 

[Waitnsad 7]

On 6/27/2017 at 7:44 PM, usckavaali said:

New to this forum....Can someone please add this to the list?

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UserName........|GC-Date..|Sent..|Cashd.|NOA...|Fprints.|In Line..|Int ltr..|Intrview.|Oath.....|Field Office

usckavaali|01/22/2012|11/18/2016|..|11/18/2016|12/22/2016|01/05/2017|...|...|...|...|Dallas

Today USCIS updated status as of today Jun 29th but dallas & Houston status same as before Jul 4th .................no change work complete

[scroll 0]

US passport received yesterday.  I think this concludes our immigration adventure.  Our best to those still waiting.  Thanks.

[KASH2011 382]

4 hours ago, scroll said:

US passport received yesterday.  I think this concludes our immigration adventure.  Our best to those still waiting.  Thanks.

Congrats to you!

[Waitnsad 7]

8 hours ago, scroll said:

US passport received yesterday.  I think this concludes our immigration adventure.  Our best to those still waiting.  Thanks.

congratulation Bro

[coffeetealatte 0]

Anyone know if I still can change my name after my interview? I am going to my oath ceremony in July. 

[VJ-Newbie 5]

Apologies for the delay, wonderful VisaJourneyers. Hubby went for his interview June 19th at the Atlanta Field Office and was preliminarily approved in 18 minutes!  It was, by far, the fastest experience we have had thus far. We are thankful for the kind and professional officer who conducted his interview.  He is awaiting the oath notice. And just received an e-mail and text message on June 28, 2017 that the oath letter has been mailed. We still haven’t received it yet.

 

I offer the following in-depth details for those of you who are like me and want to know as much about the experience to feel more at ease. But bottom line: This was a fast and stress-free process. They only asked for his interview notice, GC, and passport. They didn’t ask for any of the items listed in “What to Bring”—

No passport photos were needed as his IO explained that they rely on the photos they take at the start of the interview. (I think)

 

His interview was in the afternoon and to make sure we did not run into the infamous Atlanta traffic, we arrived about an hour before and waited in the parking lot. 29 minutes before his interview, we entered the building. Security had us show our ID and then put all of our things (bag of docs, belts, phones, my water bottle [which they allowed me to keep since I needed it for medical reasons] all into a bin, much like airport security.

 

We retrieved our things after going to a second table to reassemble ourselves and went up a small ramp to the left of the elevators to “Reception/Check In.” A professionally friendly check-in man asked for my husband’s interview notice and wrote 2nd Fl. at the top of the notice. We went back down the ramp and took the elevator to the 2nd flor. Upon exiting, we saw locked doors to our left and we turned right and stepped into a bright, quite sizable-large room with a full wall-length panel of windows overlooking the entrance and parking lot (a far cry from the biometrics place.) The room was filled with 18 rows of 12 golden-tan textured/designed seats, mostly empty—with perhaps 15-20 people waiting. All eyes of the waiting room seemed to fall on us momentarily and the room was strangely quiet except for the low tones of an episode of HGTV’s “Love It, or List It” playing at the front of the room on a tv screen too small (42”-?) for the large-sized room. Right next to the TV was a larger TV screen, perhaps 70” or so that showed ticket #s being served in the interview rooms and the Doors (1 or 2) through which the ticket holder should enter. Another TV of the same size and showing the same info was mounted on the left wall facing the front. These informational TVs also showed  helpful tips for submitting forms, updates, and nifty USCIS facts like: Did you know 23,000 applications are serviced daily? [I gained a better appreciation for the length of time these processes take!]

 

We turned right upon entering the room and proceed to the check-in desk where we were greeted by another professionally friendly representative (and cool glasses). She asked my hubby for his interview notice and wrote on a purple post it note his ticket # which placed on his notice. We took our seats, choosing to sit a few seats from the outside in the row closest to where we entered the room—a good, midpoint where we could see the locked doors next to the elevators (DOOR 1) and other locked at the front left of the waiting room (DOOR 2). We had not waited long when five minutes before his interview time, a woman came out from DOOR 2and called my hubby’s ticket number.

 

The IO had him stand and take the oath.

 

What’s the capital of state?

Who is the governor of state?

What does the Constitution do?

How many justices are there?

What was one war fought in the 20th century? (I think)

Q6 ----?

 

The reading test: Who is the first President of the United States?

She dictated the written test: George Washington is the first President of the United States.

 

You passed the civics, written, and reading test. Now, let’s go through your application.

The IO went through the form and asked a few questions here and there - Spouse’s (my) name; Confirmed where spouse (I) work; went through each of the YES/NO questions.

 

My husband wanted to add a middle name as a name change, but decided not to do it there when the IO explained that a name change would further push back the oath ceremony by 3-4 weeks. Note: name changers have to get sworn in at the federal courthouse. She removed the I-95 from my husband’s Ghana passport, gave him a confirmation letter, and returned his green card to him.

 

After everything was complete, the IO and my hubby had a friendly conversation about how his experience has been in the U.S. since coming here seven years ago.

 

If we could write a direct note of thanks to his IO and to the head of USCIS, we would! My husband’s IO epitomized the best of what the immigration process should be: professional, courteous, empathetic, expedient and thorough if all of the paperwork and evidence provided has already been reviewed well, and most of all, humane. Praying all VisaJourneyers have such a process. 

 

We’ll post the oath ceremony date once we receive it.

 

 

Edited July 2, 2017 by VJ-Newbie

[VJ-Newbie 5]

@atlantaGC - Apologies for the delay! We just posted our experience. So happy to see everything went well for you too!