N400 interview with almost 200 days out of the country!

[JannaDavey 1]

Good day,

just sharing my experience before i forget it. So i had my interview yesterday, the girl was just coming out of a sickness and i could tell she is irritable and i said to myself oh great maybe she will be done quick or not. Not! Page by page she asked me, then on my name part...i have a fairly long first name 3 first name to be exact bacause my parents have spanish decent and loved naming their kids anyway.. She wanted me to include all 3 names and told her they asked me these when i was getting my green card to just choose the first first name then maiden then last name because only 18 characters can fit so i kept quiet pretended that it hasn't been asked before.. And surely it popped out on her screen..cannot add more letters etc.. So she made a sticky note on my file, ( in my head i was thinking hopefully it will not delay my oathtaking or mess everything up). So unto the part where i left the country for 200 days because i was bringing my 2kids from the Phil their immigrant visa was approved but the processing took too long because of the supertyphoon and it affected everyone. She was quick to tell me that i am not eligible for naturalization because i broke the 3 year residency...if i just suck it up and take it i would have lost all that $$ i paid for the n400 so i stood my ground told her before even applying i consulted with uscis talked to the supervisor and advise me to wait 7more months before i can apply to satisfy the days that i was out in 2014 and make sure to bring documents to prove that you did not abandon the us and maintain residency such as filing tax returns, continue coverage of health insurance despite being away of the country.. So i gave it all to her and that basically silenced her up that i came prepared..but the thing that irritate me is she said granted that i had a biological baby with the american spouse i should be ok.

Anyway ..so i said thank you  after i pass and aced all the test and got the paper saying congratulations you are approved wait for the oath taking letter in 4-6 weeks bring your family..bye 

Questions asked for the test.

1.explain freedom of religion

2. What age is selective service

3. When was constitution written

4. What ocean on the east

5. What state borders mexico

6. How many senators

read something forgot that sentence but i got it right

For written exam.wrote down "We pay taxes. Reminder for would be citizen that you need to pay up haha.

 

so my advice fellow immigrants, stand your ground, bring supporting documents that helps your case anticipate that you will be asked, and keep you cool and pray. Goodluck my journey is complete after the oath taking but will be doing derivative citizenship with my 2minor kids in the future gotta save first that fee..broke mom of 3.