N-400 - March 2017 Filers

[Investinmiami 27]

1 hour ago, reginaglenn said:

@casualuser , @JoeSchmoe2017 , @latifa , @MDA and @sunshinestate2013  , thank you. Good luck to you all!

Congratulations @reginaglenn! 

Now have a good rest and relax ! You desirve it!

   Guys, it looks like Mara have fils are is stuck  for a while... no new interview letters were received...

15,000 new citizens going to be naturalized during the 4th of July Holiday...hopefully July will bring many Int letters....:)

[JoeSchmoe2017 92]

14 minutes ago, Investinmiami said:

Congratulations @reginaglenn! 

Now have a good rest and relax ! You desirve it!

   Guys, it looks like Mara have fils are is stuck  for a while... no new interview letters were received...

15,000 new citizens going to be naturalized during the 4th of July Holiday...hopefully July will bring many Int letters....:)

Hopefully!  I have San Francisco as my FO, so I think is still have a loooong road ahead before getting my interview scheduled.  Currently I am "in line" since 3/28.

[sio05 6]

My Naturalization Interview Experience

 

Interview Date: June 29, 2017/ Thursday

Time: 10:45 am

Local Office : Boston, MA

My company: Went solo

Documents with me: Tax transcripts for the past 4 years, my passport, spouse's passport and birth certificate, my GC, 4 years of apt leases (including recent one), some recent utility bills, state ID, a copy of my N400 application.

 

Arrived around 10:15am (30 minutes before my appointment time as requested by the interview letter). I walked in and there was a lady who looked at my letter and told me to give it to the person sitting behind a particular window. The person took the number and I was told to sit down and wait till I was called. I waited, and waited and waited. Apparently they were short staff this morning, so my wait went for 3 hours. I took an approximate count and there were about 120 persons in the room. Some were with lawyers and spouses, so about 75 actual interviewees by my estimation. I had time to do this because I wasn't called until 1:30pm (3 hours later). The lady at the front desk had commented to me that the numbers have increased significantly since you know who took office.

 

I followed the immigration officer to his office and he asked for my passport, driver's license and GC. I gave them to him and he asked me my birth date and address. Then he literally took out this YUUUGE folder (about 5 inches thick) and I realized that was my entire file. He then went through the N400 with me asking questions like - birth date, address, job info, how many times I've left the country, etc etc. simple stuff. Then he went over a bunch of the yes/no questions - have you been arrested, have you ever not paid taxes, etc etc. He then asked me for a copy of my latest lease.

 

He then said it was time for the test and he asked me the following questions:

 

Name two US holidays

Who was the first President

What does the constitution do

Who is the governor of your state

What age can citizens vote

What is one right of a citizen

 

Then he gave me a sheet with 3 sentences and told me to read the second one. He then gave me a piece of paper and told me to write the following on the second line - American Indians were here first

 

Then he got quite cordial and starting asking me more relaxed questions while he clicked away on his screen. We talked about the fact that we were both teachers and complained about Boston traffic. Then he abruptly said  - I see nothing wrong with this application. And he printed a form and told me go to the lobby and wait till they called my name.

 

So apparently today (I'm not sure if its a daily practice) if you're approved, you wait and they set up an oath ceremony date and they give you a form. So I waited for about 15 minutes, I was called up, given a form that I will need to fill out the night before I go to the ceremony. The form asks questions about things post interview (are you still married, have you been arrested since, etc). My date is July 12th (Less than 2 weeks!). The people ahead of me were getting July 6th then they switched to July 12th (i guess the 6th got filled up). So in two weeks I'll be at my oath ceremony.

 

I know this does not make many people feel better, but my citizenship process has been incredibly fast. I attribute that to the efficiency of the Boston office (although I had to wait 3 hours, it was worth it).

 

Best of luck everyone! If you have any specific questions, let me know.

 

 

 

Edited June 29, 2017 by sio05

[sio05 6]

N-400: March 2017 Applicants

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USCIS Dallas/Lewisville, Texas Lockbox
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AGENTPIG..........|05/29/12.|02/27.|??/??.|03/03.|04/11/17.|04/28/17.|05/05/17.|06/07/17.|07/04/17.|Buffalo, NY       |NBC

NICK79............|05/07/12.|02/27.|03/03.|03/01.|03/28/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|New York, NY      |NBC

DGTB..............|07/23/94.|02/27.|03/06.|03/06.|03/20/17.|03/29/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Washington, DC    |NBC

KSWSKY94..........|01/25/12.|02/28.|03/07.|03/07.|03/27/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Washington, DC    |NBC

MARDY.............|06/10/08.|02/28.|03/07.|03/07.|03/30/17.|04/03/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|West Palm Bch, FL |NBC

GLENMAR...........|10/22/13.|02/28.|03/06.|03/06.|03/27/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Dallas, TX        |NBC

MELLYHOHOHO.......|07/10/10.|02/28.|03/01.|03/06.|03/23/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Norfolk, VA       |NBC

AMI&CHIGS.........|10/04/12.|03/01.|03/08.|03/08.|04/06/17.|04/10/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|New York, NY      |NBC

JSJS..............|04/15/14.|03/02.|03/08.|03/08.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|                  |NBC

FINALCHAPTER17....|07/27/10.|03/02.|03/24.|03/25.|04/24/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Raleigh-Durham, NC|NBC

VEGANO............|05/31/12.|03/02.|03/07.|04/04.|04/20/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Raleigh-Durham, NC|NBC

CANDYBABE.........|01/16/08.|03/06.|03/13.|03/14.|04/10/17.|04/12/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Hartford, CT      |NBC

VAMAS.............|09/23/13.|03/06.|03/08.|03/13.|04/13/17.|04/17/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Washington, DC    |NBC

BLK...............|04/22/14.|03/07.|03/15.|03/15.|03/28/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Mount Laurel, NJ  |

YITO..............|10/17/12.|03/07.|03/13.|03/14.|04/10/17.|04/13/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Hialeah, FL       |NBC

JAHKNOW1..........|--/--/--.|03/07.|--/--.|--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Jacksonville, FL  |

JKEN..............|--/--/--.|03/07.|--/--.|--/--.|04/24/17.|04/26/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Orlando, FL       |

SAB2913...........|04/30/14.|03/08.|03/15.|03/17.|03/28/17.|04/10/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Newark, NJ        |NBC

SHAIZ.............|--/--/--.|03/08.|03/14.|03/14.|04/04/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Washington, DC    |NBC

INVESTINMIAMI.....|06/09/14.|03/09.|03/20.|03/21.|04/12/17.|05/09/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Kendall, FL       |

PHILLYFELLOW......|05/20/14.|03/10.|03/20.|03/21.|04/03/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Philadelphia, PA  |

REGINAGLENN.......|06/08/14.|03/10.|03/20.|03/21.|04/12/17.|05/15/17.|05/25/17.|06/26/17.|--/--/--.|Louisville, KY    |NBC

KALUSHA...........|03/26/14.|03/13.|03/20.|03/23.|04/12/17.|04/14/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Baltimore, MD     |NBC

SALJOY............|02/11/11.|03/13.|03/20.|03/21.|04/07/17.|04/13/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Baltimore, MD     |NBC

WEARETOGETHERNOW..|08/25/09.|03/13.|03/23.|03/24.|04/19/17.|04/21/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|                  |

FABILOUS876.......|12/08/09.|03/14.|03/21.|03/16.|04/14/17.|04/18/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Tampa, FL         |NBC

LAURA.............|03/10/14.|03/14.|03/21.|03/22.|04/11/17.|04/20/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Houston, TX       |

ANLE31292.........|09/24/13.|03/15.|03/20.|04/06.|04/24/17.|04/26/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Orlando, FL       |NBC

PENNYWISE.........|05/30/14.|03/16.|03/23.|03/25.|04/11/17.|05/01/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|San Antonio, TX   |

EMARSH............|06/21/11.|03/17.|--/--.|03/22.|04/07/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Atlanta, GA       |

SIO05.............|05/20/14.|03/18.|03/24.|04/01.|04/18/17.|04/27/17.|05/26/17.|06/29/17.|07/12/17.|Boston, MA        |NBC

JOMFER............|06/07/14.|03/20.|03/29.|03/30.|04/21/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Atlanta, GA       |

ABIKYSHOW.........|05/08/14.|03/21.|03/29.|04/06.|04/21/17.|04/25/17.|06/12/17.|07/12/17.|--/--/--.|Boston, MA        |

GRAPPLEAPPLE......|07/29/13.|03/24.|03/28.|03/31.|04/25/17.|04/27/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Raleigh-Durham, NC|

SUNSHINESTATE2013.|06/23/14.|03/24.|03/30.|04/01.|04/24/17.|05/23/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Miami, FL         |NBC

CYBELINE..........|05/20/14.|03/25.|03/28.|04/03.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Atlanta, GA       |

CASUALUSER........|06/23/12.|03/27.|03/30.|04/03.|04/24/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Raleigh-Durham, NC|NBC

EDEN1207..........|09/10/11.|03/29.|04/04.|04/05.|04/27/17.|05/01/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Dallas, TX        |

SHUMAI............|06/24/14.|03/29.|--/--.|04/05.|04/24/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Atlanta, GA       |NBC

 

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USCIS Phoenix, Arizona Lockbox
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UserName..........|GC-Date..|Sent..|Cashed|NOA...|Fprints..|In Line..|Int ltr..|Intrview.|Oath.....|Field Office......|NBC/IOE
JOESCHMOE2017.....|01/30/95.|02/28.|03/02.|03/06.|03/20/17.|03/28/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|San Francisco, CA |NBC

LULLABY123........|05/02/14.|02/28.|03/07.|03/06.|04/05/17.|04/13/17.|--/--/--./--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Chicago, IL       |

WELLYWENCH........|09/08/08.|03/01.|--/--.|--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--./--/--/--.|--/--/--.|                  |

GARY_UK...........|03/16/10.|03/03.|03/10.|03/11.|03/24/17.|04/06/17.|04/21/17./05/16/17.|07/11/17.|Indianapolis, IN  |NBC

NANRAJ............|04/08/14.|03/10.|03/21.|03/16.|04/04/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--./--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Tuscon, AZ        |

KGONE.............|11/09/12.|03/10.|03/17.|03/15.|04/13/17.|04/17/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|St. Paul, MN      |

YULIYA LIPINA.....|06/07/14.|03/11.|03/21.|03/23.|04/10/17.|05/08/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Chicago, IL       |

SAFEJOURNEY2......|--/05/12.|03/11.|03/17.|03/21.|04/13/17.|04/17/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Denver, CO        |

JON&REXIE.........|07/18/12.|03/13.|03/22.|03/25.|04/14/17.|04/18/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|St. Louis, MO     |

VIKC07............|06/09/14.|03/14.|03/21.|03/24.|04/14/17.|05/09/17.|05/15/17./06/16/17.|--/--/--.|Indianapolis, IN  |NBC

MAHUNA............|10/27/08.|03/18.|03/23.|03/25.|04/19/17.|04/21/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Seattle, WA       |

CANDACE...........|01/03/07.|03/20.|03/25.|03/31.|05/03/17.|05/05/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Seattle, WA       |

ABHAY.............|06/09/08.|03/22.|03/29.|04/07.|04/17/17.|04/21/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Des Moines, IA    |

LUCAS&LUCAS.......|07/26/13.|03/23.|04/20.|04/27.|05/15/17.|05/26/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Reno, NV          |

 

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GC-Date: The 'Resident Since' Date located on your first green card.
Sent: Date N-400 was mailed to USCIS.
Cashd: Date your check was cashed / credit card was charged by USCIS.
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[reginaglenn 25]

15 minutes ago, sio05 said:

My Naturalization Interview Experience

 

Interview Date: June 29, 2017/ Thursday

Time: 10:45 am

Local Office : Boston, MA

My company: Went solo

Documents with me: Tax transcripts for the past 4 years, my passport, spouse's passport and birth certificate, my GC, 4 years of apt leases (including recent one), some recent utility bills, state ID, a copy of my N400 application.

 

Congratulations @sio05 ! The waiting is indeed worth it . Good for you, you got your Oath date right away. Here we have to wait 30-60 days for that letter in the mail. Thanks for posting your experience. Best of luck ahead!

 

 

3 hours ago, Investinmiami said:

Congratulations @reginaglenn! 

Now have a good rest and relax ! You desirve it!

   Guys, it looks like Mara have fils are is stuck  for a while... no new interview letters were received...

15,000 new citizens going to be naturalized during the 4th of July Holiday...hopefully July will bring many Int letters....:)

 

Thanks @Investinmiami ! We'll see, July might be a good month for March filers.. hoping for updates next month, especially yours.

[sunshinestate2013 136]

1 hour ago, sio05 said:

My Naturalization Interview Experience

 

Interview Date: June 29, 2017/ Thursday

Time: 10:45 am

Local Office : Boston, MA

My company: Went solo

Documents with me: Tax transcripts for the past 4 years, my passport, spouse's passport and birth certificate, my GC, 4 years of apt leases (including recent one), some recent utility bills, state ID, a copy of my N400 application.

 

Arrived around 10:15am (30 minutes before my appointment time as requested by the interview letter). I walked in and there was a lady who looked at my letter and told me to give it to the person sitting behind a particular window. The person took the number and I was told to sit down and wait till I was called. I waited, and waited and waited. Apparently they were short staff this morning, so my wait went for 3 hours. I took an approximate count and there were about 120 persons in the room. Some were with lawyers and spouses, so about 75 actual interviewees by my estimation. I had time to do this because I wasn't called until 1:30pm (3 hours later). The lady at the front desk had commented to me that the numbers have increased significantly since you know who took office.

 

I followed the immigration officer to his office and he asked for my passport, driver's license and GC. I gave them to him and he asked me my birth date and address. Then he literally took out this YUUUGE folder (about 5 inches thick) and I realized that was my entire file. He then went through the N400 with me asking questions like - birth date, address, job info, how many times I've left the country, etc etc. simple stuff. Then he went over a bunch of the yes/no questions - have you been arrested, have you ever not paid taxes, etc etc. He then asked me for a copy of my latest lease.

 

He then said it was time for the test and he asked me the following questions:

 

Name two US holidays

Who was the first President

What does the constitution do

Who is the governor of your state

What age can citizens vote

What is one right of a citizen

 

Then he gave me a sheet with 3 sentences and told me to read the second one. He then gave me a piece of paper and told me to write the following on the second line - American Indians were here first

 

Then he got quite cordial and starting asking me more relaxed questions while he clicked away on his screen. We talked about the fact that we were both teachers and complained about Boston traffic. Then he abruptly said  - I see nothing wrong with this application. And he printed a form and told me go to the lobby and wait till they called my name.

 

So apparently today (I'm not sure if its a daily practice) if you're approved, you wait and they set up an oath ceremony date and they give you a form. So I waited for about 15 minutes, I was called up, given a form that I will need to fill out the night before I go to the ceremony. The form asks questions about things post interview (are you still married, have you been arrested since, etc). My date is July 12th (Less than 2 weeks!). The people ahead of me were getting July 6th then they switched to July 12th (i guess the 6th got filled up). So in two weeks I'll be at my oath ceremony.

 

I know this does not make many people feel better, but my citizenship process has been incredibly fast. I attribute that to the efficiency of the Boston office (although I had to wait 3 hours, it was worth it).

 

Best of luck everyone! If you have any specific questions, let me know.

 

 

 

Congratulations!  Thank you for sharing your interview experience.

[casualuser 38]

2 hours ago, sio05 said:

My Naturalization Interview Experience

 

Congratulations! You are one of the fast ones... I am curious what kind of profile the first citizens have, like: are there any foreign trips, frequent moves, traffic tickets? There is plenty of forum posts around where people detail their case when something goes wrong, but not too much info about those who can go through fast...

[OmaNE2 5]

On ‎6‎/‎26‎/‎2017 at 2:13 PM, Nick79 said:

As expected, 3 weeks after my most recent conversation with an L2 officer, still not in line and the promised letter did not materialize. Pretty much nothing that she had told me was confirmed by the latest L2 officer I spoke to today. She had told me that my background check is still pending, whereas the last person I spoke to told me that she had no access to my background check info. Frustration is mounting.
(NYC FO, FP 3/28, Status still says "fingerprint appointment scheduled")
Anyone else in a similar situation?

Hello Nick79,
I am also in similar situation. My field office is Omaha, NE, application received on march 10, FP 04/5. My case says "On march 20 fingerprint appointment was scheduled". The status didn't change. I do not know what is wrong with that. Do you guys think it is because of the FO processing time or something individual. I realized that a lot of people scheduled for fingerprint on march 20, their cases are not updated. Is it technical error?

[KASH2011 382]

12 hours ago, sio05 said:

My Naturalization Interview Experience

Congrats!

[Nick79 24]

8 hours ago, OmaNE2 said:

Hello Nick79,
I am also in similar situation. My field office is Omaha, NE, application received on march 10, FP 04/5. My case says "On march 20 fingerprint appointment was scheduled". The status didn't change. I do not know what is wrong with that. Do you guys think it is because of the FO processing time or something individual. I realized that a lot of people scheduled for fingerprint on march 20, their cases are not updated. Is it technical error?

My FP was scheduled on 3/14 and still not in line...I think many are backed up around that time.

[sio05 6]

@reginaglenn Thank you! I was also expecting a 30-60 wait. However, a friend of mine today told me he had a July 4th oath ceremony and they just changed it to July 26th so I hope mine stays the same. In any event, it will still be very quick even if delayed.

 

@sunshinestate2013  and @KASH2011 Thank you! Keeping my fingers crossed for movement on the other March cases soon!

 

@casualuser That is a very good question. I really am convinced that there is zero formula to it. I have been in the process with several people along the way. Some got their conditional GC 2 months before I did, and now I have my citizenship before them although we applied the same time or they applied before me. So I'm not sure what speeds it up except an officer who just makes a move on a case for whatever reason. But there must be some reason and I don't know what it is. So maybe I'll be the first data point. I did not leave the country right before or after receiving my 10 yr GC. So there were no new international trips for them to process. I have never been arrested, I've paid all my taxes. No traffic violations. I have not moved since I started the whole GC process. Same job. Basically, nothing has changed in 3 years.  I haven't gotten any new 'comingling' so there was no kids to talk about, no new joint accounts of any sort. I did make sure to put a cover letter with all my applications outlining what was in my packages. I do think organization must help the officers find what they want quickly. We filed all our tax returns jointly and I also included a copy of this year's tax returns from turbo tax (tax transcript wasn't available yet). That's all I can think of to share.

 

 

 

[casualuser 38]

3 minutes ago, sio05 said:

@casualuser That is a very good question. I really am convinced that there is zero formula to it. I have been in the process with several people along the way. Some got their conditional GC 2 months before I did, and now I have my citizenship before them although we applied the same time or they applied before me. So I'm not sure what speeds it up except an officer who just makes a move on a case for whatever reason. But there must be some reason and I don't know what it is. So maybe I'll be the first data point. I did not leave the country right before or after receiving my 10 yr GC. So there were no new international trips for them to process. I have never been arrested, I've paid all my taxes. No traffic violations. I have not moved since I started the whole GC process. Same job. Basically, nothing has changed in 3 years.  I haven't gotten any new 'comingling' so there was no kids to talk about, no new joint accounts of any sort. I did make sure to put a cover letter with all my applications outlining what was in my packages. I do think organization must help the officers find what they want quickly. We filed all our tax returns jointly and I also included a copy of this year's tax returns from turbo tax (tax transcript wasn't available yet). That's all I can think of to share.

Thank you so much! I really appreciate the description of your case. Most people who are happy with the process do not complain on Internet forums, so there is little data points about fast cases.

I have trips, a new kid, a move, and a new job. Probably enough to slow it down.

[kalusha 21]

On 6/29/2017 at 5:22 PM, sio05 said:

My Naturalization Interview Experience

 

Interview Date: June 29, 2017/ Thursday

Time: 10:45 am

Local Office : Boston, MA

My company: Went solo

Documents with me: Tax transcripts for the past 4 years, my passport, spouse's passport and birth certificate, my GC, 4 years of apt leases (including recent one), some recent utility bills, state ID, a copy of my N400 application.

 

Arrived around 10:15am (30 minutes before my appointment time as requested by the interview letter). I walked in and there was a lady who looked at my letter and told me to give it to the person sitting behind a particular window. The person took the number and I was told to sit down and wait till I was called. I waited, and waited and waited. Apparently they were short staff this morning, so my wait went for 3 hours. I took an approximate count and there were about 120 persons in the room. Some were with lawyers and spouses, so about 75 actual interviewees by my estimation. I had time to do this because I wasn't called until 1:30pm (3 hours later). The lady at the front desk had commented to me that the numbers have increased significantly since you know who took office.

 

I followed the immigration officer to his office and he asked for my passport, driver's license and GC. I gave them to him and he asked me my birth date and address. Then he literally took out this YUUUGE folder (about 5 inches thick) and I realized that was my entire file. He then went through the N400 with me asking questions like - birth date, address, job info, how many times I've left the country, etc etc. simple stuff. Then he went over a bunch of the yes/no questions - have you been arrested, have you ever not paid taxes, etc etc. He then asked me for a copy of my latest lease.

 

He then said it was time for the test and he asked me the following questions:

 

Name two US holidays

Who was the first President

What does the constitution do

Who is the governor of your state

What age can citizens vote

What is one right of a citizen

 

Then he gave me a sheet with 3 sentences and told me to read the second one. He then gave me a piece of paper and told me to write the following on the second line - American Indians were here first

 

Then he got quite cordial and starting asking me more relaxed questions while he clicked away on his screen. We talked about the fact that we were both teachers and complained about Boston traffic. Then he abruptly said  - I see nothing wrong with this application. And he printed a form and told me go to the lobby and wait till they called my name.

 

So apparently today (I'm not sure if its a daily practice) if you're approved, you wait and they set up an oath ceremony date and they give you a form. So I waited for about 15 minutes, I was called up, given a form that I will need to fill out the night before I go to the ceremony. The form asks questions about things post interview (are you still married, have you been arrested since, etc). My date is July 12th (Less than 2 weeks!). The people ahead of me were getting July 6th then they switched to July 12th (i guess the 6th got filled up). So in two weeks I'll be at my oath ceremony.

 

I know this does not make many people feel better, but my citizenship process has been incredibly fast. I attribute that to the efficiency of the Boston office (although I had to wait 3 hours, it was worth it).

 

Best of luck everyone! If you have any specific questions, let me know.

 

 

 

Congrats Sio05...Very informative.....and thanks for updating the list as well.

[cupcake123 26]

Hi all,

 

Just started following the site  and wanted to add my info as a March n-400 filer.  FO is Chicago.  Could someone add me?

 

Thanks !

 

GC: 08/08/2007

Package Sent: 03/29/2017

Cashed: 04/03/2017

NOA: 04/07/2017

Fingerprints: 04/17/2017 (originally scheduled for 04/25/2017)

In line: 04/27/2017

 

 

 

 

 

[dmchughCT 1]

I'm also relatively new to the site and a March N-400 Filer, and would like to add my info. FO is Hartford, CT.

 

Thanks.

 

GC: 08/08/2007

Package Sent: 03/20/2017

Cashed: 03/28/2017

NOA: 04/06/2017

Fingerprints: 04/19/2017

In line: 04/21/2017