N400 filers at Minneapolis,MN

[flyingmamba 31]

Interviewed yesterday. Got the decision cannot be made at this time. I gave updated list of my travel abroad. The officer said she'll approve my case once she adds that in to my application. Haven't had any change to status online.

[aorich 23]

5 minutes ago, flyingmamba said:

Interviewed yesterday. Got the decision cannot be made at this time. I gave updated list of my travel abroad. The officer said she'll approve my case once she adds that in to my application. Haven't had any change to status online.

Best of luck.  keep us updated please.  

[flyingmamba 31]

2 minutes ago, aorich said:

Best of luck.  keep us updated please.  

Thanks. Will do

[aa1979 99]

On 3/10/2021 at 1:48 PM, PaddyGirl13 said:

My interview was today, recommended for approval. Almost at the end of my immigration journey. In and out of the office in 20 minutes. Officer was very pleasant an overall good experience. 

Congratulations... did you get a date for your ceremony as of yet?  What was the experience like? what were the questions they actually picked to ask you, if you don't mind sharing? Did they ask you to explain/define any of the terms or vocabulary in the yes/no application questions?

 

Thanks for sharing your experience! Congrats again... 

[aa1979 99]

17 minutes ago, flyingmamba said:

Interviewed yesterday. Got the decision cannot be made at this time. I gave updated list of my travel abroad. The officer said she'll approve my case once she adds that in to my application. Haven't had any change to status online.

What were the specific questions they have asked you? how long did you interview take from the time you got in to the time you came out? Thanks for sharing

[PaddyGirl13 75]

5 minutes ago, aa1979 said:

Congratulations... did you get a date for your ceremony as of yet?  What was the experience like? what were the questions they actually picked to ask you, if you don't mind sharing? Did they ask you to explain/define any of the terms or vocabulary in the yes/no application questions?

 

Thanks for sharing your experience! Congrats again... 

 

2 minutes ago, aa1979 said:

What were the specific questions they have asked you? how long did you interview take from the time you got in to the time you came out? Thanks for sharing

Firstly I was sworn in, then asked the test questions.

My questions were

1. Who is the speaker of the house. 

2. Who is the Mn Governor. 

3. Name a Minnesota Senator. 

4. Name a branch of Government 

5. How many ammendments to Constitution. 

6. What happened in the US on September 11th 2001.

I answered them correctly so he stopped there. 

I was asked to write the answer to the Question what state has the largest population, he gave me the answer and I had to write it on an iPad with a stylus... My writing looked like a 4 year old did it, I hate those stylus pens, we laughed about that. 

I'm not sure what you mean by terms or vocabulary, there was no mention of that. 

He then went through my form for the yes/no answers. He only asked me a couple of questions on my marriage, was I still married to my husband who initially sponsored me, did we still live together, are we in the same house, does anyone else besides our children live there. Confirm my address and date of birth and place of work. From entering the building to leaving was half an hour including security, interview was 20 minutes. At the end he informed me he was recommending me for approval. Next morning my status updated to the I am now in line for scheduling of the oath ceremony. It all went very smoothly. 

[aa1979 99]

14 minutes ago, PaddyGirl13 said:

 

Firstly I was sworn in, then asked the test questions.

My questions were

1. Who is the speaker of the house. 

2. Who is the Mn Governor. 

3. Name a Minnesota Senator. 

4. Name a branch of Government 

5. How many ammendments to Constitution. 

6. What happened in the US on September 11th 2001.

I answered them correctly so he stopped there. 

I was asked to write the answer to the Question what state has the largest population, he gave me the answer and I had to write it on an iPad with a stylus... My writing looked like a 4 year old did it, I hate those stylus pens, we laughed about that. 

I'm not sure what you mean by terms or vocabulary, there was no mention of that. 

He then went through my form for the yes/no answers. He only asked me a couple of questions on my marriage, was I still married to my husband who initially sponsored me, did we still live together, are we in the same house, does anyone else besides our children live there. Confirm my address and date of birth and place of work. From entering the building to leaving was half an hour including security, interview was 20 minutes. At the end he informed me he was recommending me for approval. Next morning my status updated to the I am now in line for scheduling of the oath ceremony. It all went very smoothly. 

Good for you!  I am so happy you are done with this process and thank you for all the details.  You totally put us in the picture...

 

In regards to what I meant by the terms/vocabulary part... Some interviewers around the country pick some words within the yes/no application questions and ask you to explain what they mean. For example, do you know what the word "detain" mean? then you have to explain it. They usually pick words from the yes/no questions within the application.  Interviewers justify doing that as part of the English speaking/talking evaluation. It seems like they did not ask you anything like that.  

Edited March 12, 2021 by aa1979

[flyingmamba 31]

2 hours ago, aa1979 said:

What were the specific questions they have asked you? how long did you interview take from the time you got in to the time you came out? Thanks for sharing

Got in 15 mins prior to interview. Security was a empty. checked in and were told to wait the numbers don't follow any specific order (which was true, someone after us got called earlier). Waited about 25 mins and were called in ( I have a pending  i-751 so went in with my wife). The officer did oath first for both of us followed by a the I-751. Asked a few questions from the form. Then proceeded to the civics test. After 6 questions I did the written test. Then she asked few questions from the form. Where we live, who lives there, trips abroad, where do my parents live. For my job the officer knew I had 100's of trips abroad so wanted to make sure I didn't spend more than 6 months abroad. 

I wasn't asked any definitions or anything of that matter. It was a pleasant experience. 

 

[flyingmamba 31]

3 hours ago, aorich said:

Best of luck.  keep us updated please.  

Just checked status and from a few hours ago it changed! N-400 "Oath Ceremony Will Be Scheduled" and I-751 "Case Was Approved" 

[flyingmamba 31]

On 3/10/2021 at 2:48 PM, PaddyGirl13 said:

My interview was today, recommended for approval. Almost at the end of my immigration journey. In and out of the office in 20 minutes. Officer was very pleasant an overall good experience. 

Congrats! What time was yours? We were at 1325. Anyway, fingers crossed for a quick oath ceremony

[PaddyGirl13 75]

5 minutes ago, flyingmamba said:

Congrats! What time was yours? We were at 1325. Anyway, fingers crossed for a quick oath ceremony

11.05, congratulations to you!! Hopefully we hear soon. 

[aorich 23]

Congratulations to those who got approved in Minneapolis. It seems that the Minneapolis office is currently processing cases filed in Jan 2020.

[sausa 20]

Hello ,

 

I am try to change my address and it says 

 

"You cannot edit your mailing address or physical address during this part of the adjudication process."

 

My USCIS portal/dashboard also no longer shows my documents, case status etc. I tried editing my adress there too and it looks like its locked. Anyone else?

[aorich 23]

1 hour ago, sausa said:

Hello ,

 

I am try to change my address and it says 

 

"You cannot edit your mailing address or physical address during this part of the adjudication process."

 

My USCIS portal/dashboard also no longer shows my documents, case status etc. I tried editing my adress there too and it looks like its locked. Anyone else?

Same for me! This must have happened just now. It was normal earlier this afternoon when I logged in.

[aorich 23]

1 hour ago, sausa said:

Hello ,

 

I am try to change my address and it says 

 

"You cannot edit your mailing address or physical address during this part of the adjudication process."

 

My USCIS portal/dashboard also no longer shows my documents, case status etc. I tried editing my adress there too and it looks like its locked. Anyone else?

Same!  Just Like this.