N-400 September 2020 Filers

[veeandarchie 3]

5 hours ago, Kevinbrant said:

Are you by any chance in California?

No Massachusetts

[AHMILWAUKEE 19]

On 12/21/2020 at 11:36 AM, GoldenMontana said:

Thanks for doing that AHMILWAUKEE 

I am actually scheduled for 12/29/20 though. I got my date on 11/9.

Thank you to @DreamCatcher77. I don´t want to take their credit.  Thank you DreamCatcher77!!

[shoobi 9]

I am thinking about doing a trip to New Zealand to see family for 2 months (March - May~) 
Filed in California and don't expect an interview until October... But now I see a lot of September filers getting interviews! 
Do you think I should be ok to go for a 2 month trip? 
Terrified of missing my appointment, but it seems safe given California seems to be slower than other parts... 

My case info - 

Receipt Notice September 30, 2020

Biometrics Reuse December 14, 2020

[Universe 4]

My in laws applied for n-400 on September 9,2020 in orlando,fl

They got their biometric appointment on Jan 29,2021. Now, would they have their interview anytime soon?

[Bmc1 2]

Any Albany, NY filers in the house? ..Filed in on Sept. 7th and it's been radio silence ever since .

[leonidas_alexan 44]

Interview done earlier in the day on 6th January at the Norfolk USCIS office.

 

Arrived at 11.30 am for an interview at 11.45 am.

 

Showed my interview letter and driver's id to be let in.

 

Asked to wait in the 2nd floor. At around 11.55 am I was welcomed in by a lady officer.  While she called out my name I noticed she was struggling to pronounce my last name and I said "It's okay officer, even after 7 years of marriage my wife struggles with it till today" and she burst out laughing and I thought that immediately broke the ice. She led me into a room and a screen separated the officer from me.

 

The officer first asked  to see my passport, green card and driver's id.

 

The officer made me stand up, raise my hand and essentially made me  say that whatever I am about  to say in the interview is all going to be true.

 

Then she said she is now going to administer the English test. She asked me to write down "How many senators do we have? on the electronic pad which I did and then she made me write something to the effect that we have 100 senators. She announced that I passed my English test.

 

She then proceeded to ask questions for my civics test - she exactly asked me 6 questions which I got them all correct.

 

1) What did the Emancipation Declaration do?

 

2) What are the two main political parties in the US?

 

3) Who signs the Bills so that they become laws? ( I am paraphrasing her question here)

 

4) What ocean lies to the east of the US East Coast?

 

5) Name one of the two longest rivers in the USA?

 

I cannot remember the 6th question.

 

She proceeded to announce that I passed the civics test.

 

She then told me that she would go through my application. All she did was basically repeat what I filled out in my application and all I had to do was to say yes or no to them.

 

When the question about any Federal taxes owed was asked -  I replied "Owed at the time of filing application - fully paid as of today". She asked to see the relevant documents and I produced the IRS installment agreement, the 4 installments that I paid - and the final full amount that I chose to pay in advance to fully settle the amount. The officer made copies of the documents I gave her and returned the originals.

 

Then came the question of my speeding ticket and she did not ask to see any documents as she said "I saw the speeding ticket you uploaded online".

 

Before she proceeded to the next question - I politely interjected and said that I have something to tell you as I was not quite sure how to fill this out at the time of original filing of the application.

 

I mentioned to the officer that I was involved in a single vehicle incident - where my vehicle slipped on the ramp in heavy rain conditions and rammed into the guard rail. The cop gave me summons to appear in the court - I went to the court - paid the court fees and nothing ever appeared in my driving record and that was the end of that.

 

The officer actually commended me that I revealed this information to her- because she told me that she never did find anything in my driver's record but it was good that I told her about this incident. She asked for and made copies of the relevant documents that I brought.

 

She also made some minor corrections for some errors I made in the application.

 

She made me go through the corrections she made on my behalf and sign them all on the electronic pad.

 

At the end she gave me a paper which said  to the effect "Congratulations, Your application is recommended for approval".  "If final approval is granted you will be notified when and where to report for the Oath Ceremony".

 

Does anyone know what "If Final Approval is granted" means -  what else could they be checking at this point?

 

Overall it was such an incredibly painless experience - given my initial worries about some issues I had with my application.

 

I wish everyone all the very best in their N400 journey.

 

 

 

 

[leonidas_alexan 44]

On 1/5/2021 at 8:41 PM, shoobi said:

I am thinking about doing a trip to New Zealand to see family for 2 months (March - May~) 
Filed in California and don't expect an interview until October... But now I see a lot of September filers getting interviews! 
Do you think I should be ok to go for a 2 month trip? 
Terrified of missing my appointment, but it seems safe given California seems to be slower than other parts... 

My case info - 

Receipt Notice September 30, 2020

Biometrics Reuse December 14, 2020

Unless it's a super urgent trip - I think it is a good idea to stay back.

 

I am pleasantly surprised as to how quickly things have moved for so many September filers - hopefully that will be the case with you as well.

 

 

[Shawn&Jodie 14]

Had my interview today. All straightforward and went well. I’ve been submitted for approval.

 

filed sept 21

Biometrics reuse notice Nov 2nd

Interview Jan 6th

[Smile4rill1 64]

Congratulations wat state are u and what are the questions asked?

[HNZ91 70]

9 hours ago, Shawn&Jodie said:

Had my interview today. All straightforward and went well. I’ve been submitted for approval.

 

filed sept 21

Biometrics reuse notice Nov 2nd

Interview Jan 6th

Congrats!

[fruitcake 31]

9 hours ago, Shawn&Jodie said:

Had my interview today. All straightforward and went well. I’ve been submitted for approval.

 

filed sept 21

Biometrics reuse notice Nov 2nd

Interview Jan 6th

Congratulations!

[Sarasota 178]

11 hours ago, leonidas_alexan said:

Interview done earlier in the day on 6th January at the Norfolk USCIS office.

 

Arrived at 11.30 am for an interview at 11.45 am.

 

Showed my interview letter and driver's id to be let in.

 

Asked to wait in the 2nd floor. At around 11.55 am I was welcomed in by a lady officer.  While she called out my name I noticed she was struggling to pronounce my last name and I said "It's okay officer, even after 7 years of marriage my wife struggles with it till today" and she burst out laughing and I thought that immediately broke the ice. She led me into a room and a screen separated the officer from me.

 

The officer first asked  to see my passport, green card and driver's id.

 

The officer made me stand up, raise my hand and essentially made me  say that whatever I am about  to say in the interview is all going to be true.

 

Then she said she is now going to administer the English test. She asked me to write down "How many senators do we have? on the electronic pad which I did and then she made me write something to the effect that we have 100 senators. She announced that I passed my English test.

 

She then proceeded to ask questions for my civics test - she exactly asked me 6 questions which I got them all correct.

 

1) What did the Emancipation Declaration do?

 

2) What are the two main political parties in the US?

 

3) Who signs the Bills so that they become laws? ( I am paraphrasing her question here)

 

4) What ocean lies to the east of the US East Coast?

 

5) Name one of the two longest rivers in the USA?

 

I cannot remember the 6th question.

 

She proceeded to announce that I passed the civics test.

 

She then told me that she would go through my application. All she did was basically repeat what I filled out in my application and all I had to do was to say yes or no to them.

 

When the question about any Federal taxes owed was asked -  I replied "Owed at the time of filing application - fully paid as of today". She asked to see the relevant documents and I produced the IRS installment agreement, the 4 installments that I paid - and the final full amount that I chose to pay in advance to fully settle the amount. The officer made copies of the documents I gave her and returned the originals.

 

Then came the question of my speeding ticket and she did not ask to see any documents as she said "I saw the speeding ticket you uploaded online".

 

Before she proceeded to the next question - I politely interjected and said that I have something to tell you as I was not quite sure how to fill this out at the time of original filing of the application.

 

I mentioned to the officer that I was involved in a single vehicle incident - where my vehicle slipped on the ramp in heavy rain conditions and rammed into the guard rail. The cop gave me summons to appear in the court - I went to the court - paid the court fees and nothing ever appeared in my driving record and that was the end of that.

 

The officer actually commended me that I revealed this information to her- because she told me that she never did find anything in my driver's record but it was good that I told her about this incident. She asked for and made copies of the relevant documents that I brought.

 

She also made some minor corrections for some errors I made in the application.

 

She made me go through the corrections she made on my behalf and sign them all on the electronic pad.

 

At the end she gave me a paper which said  to the effect "Congratulations, Your application is recommended for approval".  "If final approval is granted you will be notified when and where to report for the Oath Ceremony".

 

Does anyone know what "If Final Approval is granted" means -  what else could they be checking at this point?

 

Overall it was such an incredibly painless experience - given my initial worries about some issues I had with my application.

 

I wish everyone all the very best in their N400 journey.

 

 

 

 

 

10 hours ago, Shawn&Jodie said:

Had my interview today. All straightforward and went well. I’ve been submitted for approval.

 

filed sept 21

Biometrics reuse notice Nov 2nd

Interview Jan 6th

Congrats!

[Davegie 13]

30 minutes ago, Sarasota said:

 

Congrats!

 

11 hours ago, leonidas_alexan said:

Interview done earlier in the day on 6th January at the Norfolk USCIS office.

 

Arrived at 11.30 am for an interview at 11.45 am.

 

Showed my interview letter and driver's id to be let in.

 

Asked to wait in the 2nd floor. At around 11.55 am I was welcomed in by a lady officer.  While she called out my name I noticed she was struggling to pronounce my last name and I said "It's okay officer, even after 7 years of marriage my wife struggles with it till today" and she burst out laughing and I thought that immediately broke the ice. She led me into a room and a screen separated the officer from me.

 

The officer first asked  to see my passport, green card and driver's id.

 

The officer made me stand up, raise my hand and essentially made me  say that whatever I am about  to say in the interview is all going to be true.

 

Then she said she is now going to administer the English test. She asked me to write down "How many senators do we have? on the electronic pad which I did and then she made me write something to the effect that we have 100 senators. She announced that I passed my English test.

 

She then proceeded to ask questions for my civics test - she exactly asked me 6 questions which I got them all correct.

 

1) What did the Emancipation Declaration do?

 

2) What are the two main political parties in the US?

 

3) Who signs the Bills so that they become laws? ( I am paraphrasing her question here)

 

4) What ocean lies to the east of the US East Coast?

 

5) Name one of the two longest rivers in the USA?

 

I cannot remember the 6th question.

 

She proceeded to announce that I passed the civics test.

 

She then told me that she would go through my application. All she did was basically repeat what I filled out in my application and all I had to do was to say yes or no to them.

 

When the question about any Federal taxes owed was asked -  I replied "Owed at the time of filing application - fully paid as of today". She asked to see the relevant documents and I produced the IRS installment agreement, the 4 installments that I paid - and the final full amount that I chose to pay in advance to fully settle the amount. The officer made copies of the documents I gave her and returned the originals.

 

Then came the question of my speeding ticket and she did not ask to see any documents as she said "I saw the speeding ticket you uploaded online".

 

Before she proceeded to the next question - I politely interjected and said that I have something to tell you as I was not quite sure how to fill this out at the time of original filing of the application.

 

I mentioned to the officer that I was involved in a single vehicle incident - where my vehicle slipped on the ramp in heavy rain conditions and rammed into the guard rail. The cop gave me summons to appear in the court - I went to the court - paid the court fees and nothing ever appeared in my driving record and that was the end of that.

 

The officer actually commended me that I revealed this information to her- because she told me that she never did find anything in my driver's record but it was good that I told her about this incident. She asked for and made copies of the relevant documents that I brought.

 

She also made some minor corrections for some errors I made in the application.

 

She made me go through the corrections she made on my behalf and sign them all on the electronic pad.

 

At the end she gave me a paper which said  to the effect "Congratulations, Your application is recommended for approval".  "If final approval is granted you will be notified when and where to report for the Oath Ceremony".

 

Does anyone know what "If Final Approval is granted" means -  what else could they be checking at this point?

 

Overall it was such an incredibly painless experience - given my initial worries about some issues I had with my application.

 

I wish everyone all the very best in their N400 journey.

 

 

 

 

Congratulations!  Can you give your tips on how to study the 100 civic questions?  By just reading them seemed overwhelming to me. Thank you.

[Sarasota 178]

7 minutes ago, Davegie said:

 

Congratulations!  Can you give your tips on how to study the 100 civic questions?  By just reading them seemed overwhelming to me. Thank you.

Haven't had my interview yet but I'll be using YouTube, there's a load of videos

https://youtu.be/CfvEM49dX1w

 

 

[Davegie 13]

3 minutes ago, Sarasota said:

Haven't had my interview yet but I'll be using YouTube, there's a load of videos

https://youtu.be/CfvEM49dX1w

 

 

Thanks a lot!