Los Angeles/L.A. County filers

[thedarkpoetry 5]

Hi everyone!

 

I have my interview at LOS next week (AAHHH!!!) and just wanted to make sure I've got all my ducks in a row. I'm bringing along all the forms they say to bring on the notice letter, as well as any docs I uploaded when I applied online, but is there anything else I should bring just in case? Heard some people bring tax statements? 

 

Next question - I've heard people say they go through all the yes/no questions on the N400 as well - just to clarify, are those the questions in "part 12 - additional information about you"? They ask all 50 of those questions again? 

 

Thanks in advance for the help I"m getting quite nervous/excited!!

[Scandi 3,970]

29 minutes ago, thedarkpoetry said:

Hi everyone!

 

I have my interview at LOS next week (AAHHH!!!) and just wanted to make sure I've got all my ducks in a row. I'm bringing along all the forms they say to bring on the notice letter, as well as any docs I uploaded when I applied online, but is there anything else I should bring just in case? Heard some people bring tax statements? 

 

Next question - I've heard people say they go through all the yes/no questions on the N400 as well - just to clarify, are those the questions in "part 12 - additional information about you"? They ask all 50 of those questions again? 

 

Thanks in advance for the help I"m getting quite nervous/excited!!

Definitely bring tax return transcripts if you haven't already uploaded them. They can ask for these no matter if you filed under the 3 or 5 year rule. I had already uploaded mine so therefore they didn't ask for them at the interview. They did however ask for my latest tax return as I had my interview in March and I had only filed my 2020 taxes a few days prior to my interview, so I brought the whole return (like 50-70 pages or something) since the transcript wasn't available yet. 

They go through the entire form, ie everything from your name and your address to your work and school history. They do this to make sure nothing has changed since you filed and to give you a chance to correct any info that may be wrong or add info that is missing. And yes, they go through the yes/no questions as well. The whole form, not just the 50 yes/no questions.

[thedarkpoetry 5]

APPROVED!!! Had my interview this morning at 7:15am (!). I got there at about 7 since it said not to arrive more than 15 mins before and there was already an enormous line. It probably took about 20-30 minutes just to get inside the building and go through security. Then take the elevator up to the 8th floor for more waiting (there's also restrooms up there which is helpful!). Then you check in and they send you to another little waiting area to be called up for the interview. The officer called me in sometime after 8 and he asked me if I was late or if there were a lot of people which slightly caught me off guard, lol. But I said it took a while to get in because there was a big line. Anyway, we started off with the civic questions:

 

1. Name one state that borders Mexico

2. When do we celebrate independence day

3. What does the judicial branch do

4. Why did the colonists fight the British

 

And I can't remember the other two. Then he asked me a few questions about my application (e.g. have you ever been cited (I just had a parking ticket, he didn't care about that), whether I was a part of any clubs, if I ever had been a part of the communist party, etc). 

 

Then there was a lot of typing which was slightly anxious making - I'm like WHAT'S HAPPENING?! - and then he was like ok, just waiting for the background check to go through, then will give you the info about the oath ceremony - which is TOMORROW!

 

I'm so relieved! Almost there!!!