N-400 Cleveland 2020 filers

[narnia2020 11]

13 hours ago, Giovanni1 said:

I was wondering if anybody with an interview scheduled in Cleveland has a pending ROC. They were asking in the March 2020 thread to have an idea of how things are proceeding.

Even I guess the same. People with recent biometrics approvals ( less than 2 years) are scheduling for interviews in Cleveland. I filed my case on March 9th ( GC+ 5 Years ) and got Biometrics reuse letter on 08/07 ( My last Biometrics are given in 2015)  and no update after that. I did called the customer care and spoke about my case. As per their internal system, my background check is not completed yet. Looks like for people with recent ( Less then 2 Years) background checks they are using old results.

 

[princesseve 12]

Hi....everyone,

I am so glad that I found out I have a lot of friends who will have interview at Cleveland, Ohio 😄😄

I submitted N400 package around Mid of May..just got an interview date on Oct 16,2020

Wondering...Oath ceremony will be on the same date or not.

 

Hope you guys doing well and moving fast 

I will update more 🥰🥰

Edited August 31, 2020 by princesseve

[Giovanni1 69]

20 hours ago, princesseve said:

Hi....everyone,

I am so glad that I found out I have a lot of friends who will have interview at Cleveland, Ohio 😄😄

I submitted N400 package around Mid of May..just got an interview date on Oct 16,2020

Wondering...Oath ceremony will be on the same date or not.

 

Hope you guys doing well and moving fast 

I will update more 🥰🥰

Congratulations, I submitted in March and got interview scheduled in September, so six months wait. I believe somebody from this forum had an interview in CLE in July and then took the oath 2-3 weeks later, so probably they do not do same day oath. I would be nice. We'll see. Mine is on September 21, will share how it goes.

[princesseve 12]

6 hours ago, Giovanni1 said:

Congratulations, I submitted in March and got interview scheduled in September, so six months wait. I believe somebody from this forum had an interview in CLE in July and then took the oath 2-3 weeks later, so probably they do not do same day oath. I would be nice. We'll see. Mine is on September 21, will share how it goes.

😍😍😍Wish you  all the best and very luck for final step 🥰😍🥰😍🥰

 

 

[narnia2020 11]

Is there anybody else with March filing date and waiting for interview to be scheduled in Cleveland filing Center ?

[whirlpool 5]

On 9/15/2020 at 11:32 AM, narnia2020 said:

Is there anybody else with March filing date and waiting for interview to be scheduled in Cleveland filing Center ?

u still havent received your interview schedule despite you have filled back in march?

[narnia2020 11]

Yes, I am still waiting for interview letter

[Giovanni1 69]

In trying to find out if it's possible to have interview and oath ceremony on the same day, I found this webpage with the schedule of ceremonies.

Apparently a ceremony occurred last week at the Court House in Cleveland, which is a different location from ACJ building where USCIS conducts interviews.

https://www.ohnd.uscourts.gov/naturalization-schedule

More info here https://globalcleveland.org/portfolio/welcoming-week-2020/

Hope that useful to someone.

[Giovanni1 69]

Today I had my interview. I was an easy and fast process, I was in and out of the AJC Federal Building in about 40 minutes. After the security checkpoint (they made people wait in the lobby until 15 minutes before the appointment), I checked in at USCIS on the 5th floor. There were few couples and single people also waiting, and it looked like the office was fully operational, I saw at least 3-4 interviews going on at the same time. After a 10 minutes wait, I was called in by the USCIS officer, who sworn me in and asked for my GC, state id and passport. Those were the only documents he asked, even though the letter asked to bring marriage certificate, spouse proof of citizenship and other stuff. After going through some questions about my N400 (current employer, job title, address & phone number, etc), he proceeded with the civic test followed by the reading and writing test. Afterwards, he asked few routine questions such as: have you ever been associated with nazi/communist party/terrorist associations, problems with the law (asked questions about a speeding ticket from 15 years ago), and such and such. At the end he returned my documents, gave a form and told me he was going to recommend me for approval, and most likely I will receive an appointment for the oath ceremony within a month. So, overall it was very straightforward. It turns out there is a ceremony scheduled for October 2nd at the Public Library, but I am not sure I will be approved by then. Anyways, hope that helps and good luck to everyone.

[Réina17 77]

4 hours ago, Giovanni1 said:

Today I had my interview. I was an easy and fast process, I was in and out of the AJC Federal Building in about 40 minutes. After the security checkpoint (they made people wait in the lobby until 15 minutes before the appointment), I checked in at USCIS on the 5th floor. There were few couples and single people also waiting, and it looked like the office was fully operational, I saw at least 3-4 interviews going on at the same time. After a 10 minutes wait, I was called in by the USCIS officer, who sworn me in and asked for my GC, state id and passport. Those were the only documents he asked, even though the letter asked to bring marriage certificate, spouse proof of citizenship and other stuff. After going through some questions about my N400 (current employer, job title, address & phone number, etc), he proceeded with the civic test followed by the reading and writing test. Afterwards, he asked few routine questions such as: have you ever been associated with nazi/communist party/terrorist associations, problems with the law (asked questions about a speeding ticket from 15 years ago), and such and such. At the end he returned my documents, gave a form and told me he was going to recommend me for approval, and most likely I will receive an appointment for the oath ceremony within a month. So, overall it was very straightforward. It turns out there is a ceremony scheduled for October 2nd at the Public Library, but I am not sure I will be approved by then. Anyways, hope that helps and good luck to everyone.

Congrats!!! Just curious, what civics questions did he ask you?

[Giovanni1 69]

4 minutes ago, Réina17 said:

Congrats!!! Just curious, what civics questions did he ask you?

If I remember correctly those were the questions:

- Who does a senator represent?

- Who vetoes bill?

- Name a branch of the government

- Who's the commander in chief?

- If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
- Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general.  What war was he in?

The officer mentioned the questions were randomly selected by the computer. Also for the writing test, I had to write on a tablet. Same for the signatures, no pen or paper. The phrase I had to write was something like "The flag is Blue White and Red"

 

 

[Giovanni1 69]

This morning I got an email from USCIS that an action was taken on my case. The website says my application has been approved and the final step is to attend the oath ceremony and I will receive an appointment once that is scheduled. Now on the site the estimate for completion of my case is back (it was gone when the interview was scheduled). It says December 2020 (3 months). From researching existing timelines on this website, it looks like CLE in the past would schedule the oath ceremony 2-4 weeks after the interview. So I guess either the information is  not reliable or after the lockdown there is a backlog. In any case it's another step forward but it ain't over till it's over, the wait continues.

[Réina17 77]

12 hours ago, Giovanni1 said:

This morning I got an email from USCIS that an action was taken on my case. The website says my application has been approved and the final step is to attend the oath ceremony and I will receive an appointment once that is scheduled. Now on the site the estimate for completion of my case is back (it was gone when the interview was scheduled). It says December 2020 (3 months). From researching existing timelines on this website, it looks like CLE in the past would schedule the oath ceremony 2-4 weeks after the interview. So I guess either the information is  not reliable or after the lockdown there is a backlog. In any case it's another step forward but it ain't over till it's over, the wait continues.

That's awesome! Congrats again!!! You are almost there!

[Giovanni1 69]

The USCIS website shows a notice that my oath ceremony has been scheduled for October 9, in the same federal building. That's less than 3 weeks from interview and oath. Too late to register to vote but I am still happy. Cleveland ought to be the best place to become a citizen.

[Réina17 77]

Oh wow that was fast!!!