N400 Seattle (merged)

[MGMA 55]

1 hour ago, nikgon said:

Haha, thank you! Everyone here was so helpful when I had difficulties, just want to give back when I can.

 

I submitted my passport application two hours after the oath (a kind soul from here passed their appointment to me, very sweet) on 4/1.

It got accepted on 4/14.

Never heard anything since then.

As you probably all know, the official word is that even "expedited" is 4-6 weeks these days. So I'm already 5. Not holding my breath, honestly.

 

A bonus rant. I had a legitimate qualifying emergency recently. Tried getting an emergency appointment at the Seattle Passport Agency and after literally a dozen attempts just gave up. What a bunch of unempathetic monsters. I don't want to go into the details, but it was a legitimate urgent need to travel. And they just said "too bad for you, deal with it". Anyway, hope no-one would find themselves in such circumstances in the first place. 

Reach out to you representative with a proof or an air fare that you need to travel, you will get the passport the next day. This is what I am hearing. They will ask you to fill a privacy form to be able to speak on behalf of you. Find this form, and sign it and send it with your request, otherwise they will send it to you if you can not find it 

[nikgon 11]

3 hours ago, MGMA said:

Reach out to you representative with a proof or an air fare that you need to travel, you will get the passport the next day. This is what I am hearing. They will ask you to fill a privacy form to be able to speak on behalf of you. Find this form, and sign it and send it with your request, otherwise they will send it to you if you can not find it 

Whoa, thank you! I wish I knew this was an option back then. The unfortunate nature of these circumstances is that it was absolutely necessary back then and it's not anymore. But I'm glad you mentioned it. Perhaps it will help someone else out in the future.

[MGMA 55]

Some good news, my wife got scheduled for interview today for Jun 15th. I am still waiting, but nothing.  We filed Jan, 25 2020

[AlienLife 21]

7 hours ago, MGMA said:

Some good news, my wife got scheduled for interview today for Jun 15th. I am still waiting, but nothing.  We filed Jan, 25 2020

Congratulations! Yours is coming any day now. Which office did they schedule your wifes interview at?

[MGMA 55]

11 hours ago, AlienLife said:

Congratulations! Yours is coming any day now. Which office did they schedule your wifes interview at?

Thanks! It will be in Seattle, we are in the Seattle area.

[ReasonableOrange8 11]

I want to update my status with you guys about passport application. It has been a great experience with help from this very Seattle N-400 post. It took exactly 4 weeks for the State of Department to issue the passport, and 3 days for priority mail to arrive Seattle from AZ.

 

I had the interview at 12:15pm and same day oath on 4/7/2021, and left the Tukwila USCIS building around 2pm. Drove to the UPS store in South Center to make extra copies of my Certificate of Naturalization (10 cents a photocopy). Arrived Bellevue USPS around 2:45pm. 

 

The awesome post office passport guy looked at me and knew that I was a walk-in. 3:15pm, he eventually took my application, certificate of naturalization and checks ($110 passport book fee + $60 expedition + $35 USPS fee), after checking my WA driver license and the certificate. (I didn't pay for the next day priority mail cuz I knew the priority mail would be very fast.)

 

Tips:

a. fill out your passport application at home and double check if you want the book to have regular pages or 51 pages.

b. remember to make photocopies of your signed Certificate of Naturalization

c. register to vote with King County link or your local county (county level reg is good for federal, state, county and city elections.)

 

 

[Kam🇺🇸 12]

Congratulation !

[Kam🇺🇸 12]

Hello all friends . 
do we need bring tax File ? For interview ? 
 

Thanks for your answer and kind !  

[CitizenOfTheWorld 1]

I have a usps passport apt for the 7/13, pm me if you want it or ill just cancel it tomorrow.

 

[AWTY? 6]

10 hours ago, Kam🇺🇸 said:

Hello all friends . 
do we need bring tax File ? For interview ? 
 

Thanks for your answer and kind !  

+1 to this question, I remember seeing somewhere that it's advised to bring official transcripts for last 3 or 5 years. Is that true, anyone got asked for their taxes during the interview?

[marofams 8]

8 hours ago, CitizenOfTheWorld said:

I have a usps passport apt for the 7/13, pm me if you want it or ill just cancel it tomorrow.

 

I can't use this date but I wanted to ask how did you book in July? On USPS site it says you can only book 4 weeks in advance which are also completely booked. I'm trying to book end of June! Thanks

[kels430 31]

All this talk of passports got me thinking... My husband would like to keep his Mexican citizenship and have dual citizenship. His appt is May 19th, and we plan on traveling back to Mexico two months later. Can we wait on the US passport since he will still have his Mexican passport? Thanks!

[CitizenOfTheWorld 1]

41 minutes ago, marofams said:

I can't use this date but I wanted to ask how did you book in July? On USPS site it says you can only book 4 weeks in advance which are also completely booked. I'm trying to book end of June! Thanks

ohhh , I meant 5/13.. sorry 

[seahawk24 5]

How does one file an expedited N400 applications?

[AlienLife 21]

54 minutes ago, AWTY? said:

+1 to this question, I remember seeing somewhere that it's advised to bring official transcripts for last 3 or 5 years. Is that true, anyone got asked for their taxes during the interview?

This is what I recently read on reddit which seems to be the most common recommendation: 

If you're applying on the basis of marriage to a US citizen, you need to bring 3 years of IRS transcripts.

If you owe taxes or are in an otherwise irregular situation with the IRS, you need to bring 5 years of IRS transcripts, or 3 years if applying for naturalization on the basis of marriage to a US citizen.

If you've taken any trips abroad lasting more than 6 months but less than a year, you need to bring 5 years of IRS transcripts, or 3 years if applying for naturalization on the basis of marriage to a US citizen.

 

That said I still plan on bringing last 5 years of transcripts to my interview because I dont want to risk a RFE for something that I have easily available.

Edited May 10, 2021 by AlienLife