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35 minutes ago, chars said:

@Vikingoutwest, I'm scheduled for Oath ceremony 10/25/19 . Please update with thanks 😀😀😀😀

Congratulations Chars!!! That's already this Friday o.o WOW 😄 Please come tell us how the ceremony was - so happy for you!! 😄 😄  

4/23/2019 (Day 00): N-400 filed Online (Portland, OR), Receipt Notice

4/27/2019 (Day 04): Biometrics scheduled

4/29/2019 (Day 06): Receipt notice available online and received in mail, Biometrics notice available online 

5/06/2019 (Day 13): Biometrics letter received in mail

5/15/2019 (Day 22): Biometrics appointment

5/16/2019 (Day 23): Reviewed biometrics

8/30/2019 (Day 129): Estimated wait time count down expired, "we are taking longer than expected to process your case"

10/17/2019 (Day 177): Egov says "Interview was scheduled", 2 hours later Myuscis says the same - no date yet

10/18/2019 (Day 178): Interview document uploaded to Myuscis

11/25/2019 (Day 216): Interview in Portland, Oregon, "A decision cannot be made", 5 hours later Egov says "placed in line for Oath"

11/26/2019 (Day 217): Myuscis says "We approved your application" 

01/16/2020  (Day 268): Casetracker says "Oath ceremony notice was mailed" - 52 days since interview - no date yet

01/17/2020 (Day 269): Myuscis says "We scheduled your naturalization ceremony"

01/18/2020 (Day 270): Oath Ceremony document uploaded to Myuscis

02/06/2020 (Day 289): Oath Ceremony in Portland, Oregon

 

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2 hours ago, Vikingoutwest said:

Congratulations Chars!!! That's already this Friday o.o WOW 😄 Please come tell us how the ceremony was - so happy for you!! 😄 😄  

Sure...😀😀😀

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It brings me so much joy to read you guys. It has been a month since a became a US citizen and the feeling is amazing. I got my passport almost two weeks after the ceremony and I’m already planing my first trip out of the country as a citizen.

 

My interview was more a conversation than anything else. Just be yourself and don’t worry too much. 
 

I wish you all the best!!!! 

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Hello all,

 

For those who oath ceremony was scheduled after the interview, how long did it take to get the info? Did they post the letter online too like the rest? 

 

I am interviewing for new jobs and I want to try to give them an idea that I will need a day off pretty quickly...

 

Thanks

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Hello everyone,

My interview is finally scheduled. It is in November. I was reading they will ask questions from my application i filled out. Are they marriage related questions, i amittle confused. And do i have to know all the US Representatives of my state. There are 8 of them, i am not really good at remembering names.

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4 hours ago, emerlee85 said:

Hello all,

 

For those who oath ceremony was scheduled after the interview, how long did it take to get the info? Did they post the letter online too like the rest? 

 

I am interviewing for new jobs and I want to try to give them an idea that I will need a day off pretty quickly...

 

Thanks

My interview was in Lawrence-MA 2 weeks ago. I got the Oath letter upload online 2 days after my interview.

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1 minute ago, Alcione said:

My interview was in Lawrence-MA 2 weeks ago. I got the Oath letter upload online 2 days after my interview.

Thank you! When and where is your ceremony? I wonder if I get the same date. I had my interview wednesday and still have not received anything. Hopefully soon.

 

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Just now, emerlee85 said:

Thank you! When and where is your ceremony? I wonder if I get the same date. I had my interview wednesday and still have not received anything. Hopefully soon.

 

It will be Nov/19th in Lowell. 

1 minute ago, emerlee85 said:

Thank you! When and where is your ceremony? I wonder if I get the same date. I had my interview wednesday and still have not received anything. Hopefully soon.

 

Did you had you interview in Lawrence?

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Drove to Memphis for our interview.  Pretty straightforward.  Focused on what your application says, so know how to explain any inconsistencies.  The interviewer bounced around between application and the Yes/No questions that they must ask and confirm.  My wife felt like they were looking for how confident you explained things and your command of english.  Took about 25 minutes.  She passed on the spot and received notification of a pending date for the Oath.

 

Five years of paying taxes and being a good citizen.  Thousands of dollars in fees.  Hundreds of hours collecting documents, filling out forms and preparing.  Many late nights studying language and preparing.  Days and months waiting.  Something everyone in this VJ community knows well.

 

As an USC I have gained a real appreciation for the immigrants who follow the rule of law and do it correctly.  US Citizenship is a valuable thing and should not be handed out to people who break the law.  It is an injustice and a slap in the face to those who earned it the hard way.  As such I urge all new members to the US family to exercise their right to vote their conscience and bear in mind to support those in office who represent what they worked so hard to get.

 

Kyle... out

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K-1 Journey

2/27/2015: Sent I-129F to Black Hole in Texas:
3/13/2015 NOA1 Received by snail mail:
8/18 2015 ; NOA2 APPROVED. Perfect timing since Linh's current B1/B2 visa stay expires in 3 days and heads back to Vietnam
8/24/2015: NOA2 Shipped to Department of State (DOS) - National Visa Center (NVC)
9/1/2015: NVC Received NOA2 Package and have assigned a Case Number!
9/22/2015: Received PKT3... Finally..... Can now make appointment for Medical Examination
9/28/2015: Medical Exam - Took 3 days... Cho Ray is a mess. Vaccinations delayed until passing Interview because of shortage of vaccinations in Vietnam
10/7/2015: Interview at Consulate in Ho Chi Minh City and APPROVED!!!!
10/22/2015 K1 Visa in hand. Son's K2 visa only valid for 6 months (W-T-F-?) Thought good for 1 year. Inquire at consulate and told visa good only as long as the medical which is 6 months K2 VISAS NOT GOOD FOR 1 YEAR AS ADVERTISED ON DOS WEBSITE!
10/29/2015 POE Chicago; Easiest pass through for Linh in her 4 previous entries.
11/2/2015: Not tuned in enough to Social Security not to pick "the first day of the month" to try to get signed up. Read VJ advice, it's spot on, we had a processor who knew K1. We were in the SAVE database in 3 days so it was easy after a 2 hour wait.
11/21/2015: MARRIED IN GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK

AOS/AP/EAD Journey for Wife on K-1 Visa

12/8/2015 Completed 4 days of torture to get Vaccine Verification from Civil Surgeon

12/9/2015 Package with Applications Sent FedEx Overnight to Chicago confirmed received 12/10/2015

12/14/2015 Received 3 Emails with Acceptance confirmation of 3 applications all received 12/10/2015. Check cashed

12/18/2015 NOA1 for all 3 applications received by snail mail. NOA 1 date of 12/10/2015

12/31/2015 Received I-797C letter for Biometric Appointment on 1/11/2016 in Nashville instead of Memphis Yea!

1/6/2016 Biometric Appointment Walk IN - DONE

1/14/2016 Received a I-797C letter dated 1/9/2016 that we DO NOT need to do biometrics, already have enough information in the system from previous entries (Likely from B1/B2 visa last year)

2/9/2016 I-765 EAD DENIED But... a minute later....

2/9/2016 I-485 Application CARD ORDERED on 2/6/2016

2/10/2016 GREEN CARD SHIPPED on 2/9/2016 2/11/2016 GREEN CARD IN HAND!!! RECORD TIME 62 DAYS

AOS/AP/EAD Journey for Son on K-2 Visa

3/16/2016 All arrive in Chicago from Vietnam. Son passes customs with flying colors. Wife is delayed for 3.5 hours. Homeland Security lets us go with no questions... amazing. We miss our connections and get home thankfully at 1AM

4/11/2016 Package with Applications Send Fed Ex Overnight to Chicago and FedEx confirms delivery on 4/12/2016

4/26/2016 Received 3 emails and 3 text with Acceptance of confirmation of 3 applications. NOA1 Date 4/25/2016 WHAT IS GOING ON CHICAGO? Took 10 days longer than last time to just receive mail

4/27/2016 Check is cashed. Still can't look up Receipt Numbers on Case Status online at USCIS.GOV WHAT IS GOING ON?????

5/25/2016 Walk in for a "junior" Biometrics for an 11 year old (supposedly not required). Oops wrote down the wrong day, appointment was for 5/23/2016. USCIS office was nice and accepted us 2 days late.

7/13/2016 Finally the Check Status Website worked. Approved EAD and AP. Website still not working on AOS Green Card Application. No email notification at all....

7/15/2016 Card for EAD mailed. Card is for both EAD and AP. Received 7/19/2016. Waiting now for AOS Interview or Green Card Approval

7/19/2016 The USCIS.GOV is now working for our AOS application. Is there light at the end of the tunnel? Seems others have access to USCIS.GOV Check Case now. Glitch fixed?

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8/20/2016 GREEN CARD DELIVERED -118 Days K-2 Process complete, see y'all on Lifting Conditions board in a year or so

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1 hour ago, Kyle and Linh said:

Drove to Memphis for our interview.  Pretty straightforward.  Focused on what your application says, so know how to explain any inconsistencies.  The interviewer bounced around between application and the Yes/No questions that they must ask and confirm.  My wife felt like they were looking for how confident you explained things and your command of english.  Took about 25 minutes.  She passed on the spot and received notification of a pending date for the Oath.

 

Five years of paying taxes and being a good citizen.  Thousands of dollars in fees.  Hundreds of hours collecting documents, filling out forms and preparing.  Many late nights studying language and preparing.  Days and months waiting.  Something everyone in this VJ community knows well.

 

As an USC I have gained a real appreciation for the immigrants who follow the rule of law and do it correctly.  US Citizenship is a valuable thing and should not be handed out to people who break the law.  It is an injustice and a slap in the face to those who earned it the hard way.  As such I urge all new members to the US family to exercise their right to vote their conscience and bear in mind to support those in office who represent what they worked so hard to get.

 

Kyle... out

Congratulations on a successful interview!

4/23/2019 (Day 00): N-400 filed Online (Portland, OR), Receipt Notice

4/27/2019 (Day 04): Biometrics scheduled

4/29/2019 (Day 06): Receipt notice available online and received in mail, Biometrics notice available online 

5/06/2019 (Day 13): Biometrics letter received in mail

5/15/2019 (Day 22): Biometrics appointment

5/16/2019 (Day 23): Reviewed biometrics

8/30/2019 (Day 129): Estimated wait time count down expired, "we are taking longer than expected to process your case"

10/17/2019 (Day 177): Egov says "Interview was scheduled", 2 hours later Myuscis says the same - no date yet

10/18/2019 (Day 178): Interview document uploaded to Myuscis

11/25/2019 (Day 216): Interview in Portland, Oregon, "A decision cannot be made", 5 hours later Egov says "placed in line for Oath"

11/26/2019 (Day 217): Myuscis says "We approved your application" 

01/16/2020  (Day 268): Casetracker says "Oath ceremony notice was mailed" - 52 days since interview - no date yet

01/17/2020 (Day 269): Myuscis says "We scheduled your naturalization ceremony"

01/18/2020 (Day 270): Oath Ceremony document uploaded to Myuscis

02/06/2020 (Day 289): Oath Ceremony in Portland, Oregon

 

Uscis Processing Timelines https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/

Visajourney Timelines https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/citlist.php?cfl=&op5=5,10,11

April Filers 2019's Tracker https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19px0T7I0L1r79JhIJJriP1EXI1sO3u1ImNhcP38FETQ/edit#gid=0

 

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8 hours ago, Gulya said:

Hello everyone,

My interview is finally scheduled. It is in November. I was reading they will ask questions from my application i filled out. Are they marriage related questions, i amittle confused. And do i have to know all the US Representatives of my state. There are 8 of them, i am not really good at remembering names.

For what they might ask at the interview, look up N400 sample interviews on youtube, there are many videos that explain the process pretty well.

As far as I know, you don't have to know all the representatives of your state, just the specific representative for the district you live in. Here is a resource to find out who your representative is: https://www.house.gov/representatives

Are you an April Filer? If you are then please add your information to our tracker: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19px0T7I0L1r79JhIJJriP1EXI1sO3u1ImNhcP38FETQ/edit#gid=0

In any case, congrats on getting your interview scheduled:-)

4/23/2019 (Day 00): N-400 filed Online (Portland, OR), Receipt Notice

4/27/2019 (Day 04): Biometrics scheduled

4/29/2019 (Day 06): Receipt notice available online and received in mail, Biometrics notice available online 

5/06/2019 (Day 13): Biometrics letter received in mail

5/15/2019 (Day 22): Biometrics appointment

5/16/2019 (Day 23): Reviewed biometrics

8/30/2019 (Day 129): Estimated wait time count down expired, "we are taking longer than expected to process your case"

10/17/2019 (Day 177): Egov says "Interview was scheduled", 2 hours later Myuscis says the same - no date yet

10/18/2019 (Day 178): Interview document uploaded to Myuscis

11/25/2019 (Day 216): Interview in Portland, Oregon, "A decision cannot be made", 5 hours later Egov says "placed in line for Oath"

11/26/2019 (Day 217): Myuscis says "We approved your application" 

01/16/2020  (Day 268): Casetracker says "Oath ceremony notice was mailed" - 52 days since interview - no date yet

01/17/2020 (Day 269): Myuscis says "We scheduled your naturalization ceremony"

01/18/2020 (Day 270): Oath Ceremony document uploaded to Myuscis

02/06/2020 (Day 289): Oath Ceremony in Portland, Oregon

 

Uscis Processing Timelines https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/

Visajourney Timelines https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/citlist.php?cfl=&op5=5,10,11

April Filers 2019's Tracker https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19px0T7I0L1r79JhIJJriP1EXI1sO3u1ImNhcP38FETQ/edit#gid=0

 

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My husband had his interview today and he was approved!!! 😁

 

The interview was very straight forward, he was asked 6 “simple” civics questions and then did the written test. Then they went over the application. Since we recently moved he had to verify that the whole family moved and not just himself and sign off on documents confirming this. I’ve already gotten email about Oath being scheduled, and hope to have that date in the next couple days. So thankful everything went so smoothly!

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On 10/21/2019 at 3:51 PM, Vikingoutwest said:

YAY Butalas, so exciting! Let us know when you know the date 😄 

Thanks--interview scheduled for 11/25. I assume it will be a combo interview (I-751 was transferred to NBC after filing N400), but so far I have no way of being sure.

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It might also be worth mentioning that I emailed them last week for an update on my case, got a response on Thursday. Then on Monday, I got notification that they scheduled the interview. I can't imagine my inquiry prompted them to schedule the interview, but the two incidents seem too close together to be complete coincidence.

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2 minutes ago, butalas said:

It might also be worth mentioning that I emailed them last week for an update on my case, got a response on Thursday. Then on Monday, I got notification that they scheduled the interview. I can't imagine my inquiry prompted them to schedule the interview, but the two incidents seem too close together to be complete coincidence.

How did you email them for an update on your case? Was it for an update on your N400 case?

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