N-400 January 2021

[Greatdane11 12]

1 hour ago, DC909 said:

Hey all,

 

I am officially done with my immigration process. I had my naturalization interview today, got approved, and had a same-day oath.

 

Appointment was at 1:15pm. My wife and I entered at 1:00pm and got our temperature taken and had the usual Covid screening questions. Once inside, we had to go to the second floor, turn in my appointment letter and wait to be called by an officer.

 

Officer called me in around 1:45pm. My wife and I both went, but he told my wife to wait outside. I politely told him that our interview letter says she needs to accompany me as it is a Combo interview. He said that he would only process the N-400 application as the I-751 was no longer necessary.

 

Once inside, I took the initial oath saying I will say the truth. He proceeded to have me show him my military card, green card, and government ID. Once he verified it was me, he had me take the reading test, and I had to read "Who elects Congress?"

 

Once that was done, he had me take the Writing test and I had to write "The People elect Congress" on the tablet. 

 

He then proceeded to ask me the civics questions. The 6 questions he asked were:

 

What is one promise you make when you become a US Citizen?

Why does the flag have 50 stars?

Who did the US fight in WWII?

The House of Representatives has how many voting members?

What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance? 

What did Susan B. Anthony do? 

 

He stopped after the 6th question.

 

One thing he did not ask me was which test I wanted to take. Technically I was supposed to choose between the 2020 and 2008 one, but he didn't ask. I was ok with it the 2008 one though because I studied for that one the most. lol

 

We then went over my application again and I had to change a few things that I accidently put wrong. I work for a University and I put that I was a student there. And the university that I was a student at, I put that I worked there. So that got fixed. 

 

He asked me if I still wanted a name change, and I told him yes. He then proceeded to process the name change and told me that my new name certificate would be given at the oath. 

 

Once I passed the civics test, he proceeded to asking me the yes or no questions. Be alert, he did ask me to define certain terms on the N-400 application. I am glad I studied definitions because they were part of my interview. He asked me to define communism, genocide, militia, and another term I cannot recall.

 

Once we went over the application, he said I had been approved. He told me I was still early enough to make it to the oath ceremony down below. 

 

I asked him what will happen to the I-751 application that was pending. He told me not to worry about it. He said that since I applied through military, my I-751 did not have to be approved for me to become a citizen.

 

I then left his office, my wife and I went downstairs to the oath ceremony room and I conducted the oath by myself.  My wife was allowed to see... just couldn't take pictures or anything.

 

After the oath I was given my Certificate of Naturalization along with the name change request. Overall, the process was nice and smooth.

 

Feel free to ask me any questions. 

Congratulations brother , happy to hear the good news .... your FO? 

[DC909 105]

17 minutes ago, HNZ91 said:

So glad for you , can’t wait to post a similar post like yours

Your time will come soon  

[DC909 105]

24 minutes ago, Greatdane11 said:

Congratulations brother , happy to hear the good news .... your FO? 

My office is San Bernardino, CA. 

[ForeverYoung 26]

20 hours ago, DC909 said:

Hey all,

 

I am officially done with my immigration process. I had my naturalization interview today, got approved, and had a same-day oath.

 

Appointment was at 1:15pm. My wife and I entered at 1:00pm and got our temperature taken and had the usual Covid screening questions. Once inside, we had to go to the second floor, turn in my appointment letter and wait to be called by an officer.

 

Officer called me in around 1:45pm. My wife and I both went, but he told my wife to wait outside. I politely told him that our interview letter says she needs to accompany me as it is a Combo interview. He said that he would only process the N-400 application as the I-751 was no longer necessary.

 

Once inside, I took the initial oath saying I will say the truth. He proceeded to have me show him my military card, green card, and government ID. Once he verified it was me, he had me take the reading test, and I had to read "Who elects Congress?"

 

Once that was done, he had me take the Writing test and I had to write "The People elect Congress" on the tablet. 

 

He then proceeded to ask me the civics questions. The 6 questions he asked were:

 

What is one promise you make when you become a US Citizen?

Why does the flag have 50 stars?

Who did the US fight in WWII?

The House of Representatives has how many voting members?

What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance? 

What did Susan B. Anthony do? 

 

He stopped after the 6th question.

 

One thing he did not ask me was which test I wanted to take. Technically I was supposed to choose between the 2020 and 2008 one, but he didn't ask. I was ok with it the 2008 one though because I studied for that one the most. lol

 

We then went over my application again and I had to change a few things that I accidently put wrong. I work for a University and I put that I was a student there. And the university that I was a student at, I put that I worked there. So that got fixed. 

 

He asked me if I still wanted a name change, and I told him yes. He then proceeded to process the name change and told me that my new name certificate would be given at the oath. 

 

Once I passed the civics test, he proceeded to asking me the yes or no questions. Be alert, he did ask me to define certain terms on the N-400 application. I am glad I studied definitions because they were part of my interview. He asked me to define communism, genocide, militia, and another term I cannot recall.

 

Once we went over the application, he said I had been approved. He told me I was still early enough to make it to the oath ceremony down below. 

 

I asked him what will happen to the I-751 application that was pending. He told me not to worry about it. He said that since I applied through military, my I-751 did not have to be approved for me to become a citizen.

 

I then left his office, my wife and I went downstairs to the oath ceremony room and I conducted the oath by myself.  My wife was allowed to see... just couldn't take pictures or anything.

 

After the oath I was given my Certificate of Naturalization along with the name change request. Overall, the process was nice and smooth.

 

Feel free to ask me any questions. 

Congratulations! Happy to hear it went well for you.

[codycody 31]

Is there any filer from Houston office here?

Thanks.

[sweetadams 138]

48 minutes ago, codycody said:

Is there any filer from Houston office here?

Thanks.

You can search the forum for Houston filer, it will combine everyone filing in Houston. The newest pages will be closer to your TL.

 

 

[nikgon 11]

Had the rescheduled interview today and got my certificate, yay! Thanks everyone on the thread for your help — very much appreciate it.

 

few notes:

— the Seattle filed office DOES NOT DO NAME CHANGES, PERIOD. Covid or not — they just don’t do that. So you ALWAYS need to do name change through the county court. Why this information is not publicly available is beyond my freaking belief. 
— they had technical issues with administering the oath as others reported. But I politely asked my officer to try again and said I have the time to wait if necessary. She agreed and after a while was able to make it work. So I don’t have to come back. 
 

thanks again everyone!

[nikgon 11]

Btw, I have a usps passport appointment on 4/2 at 10 am in Blaine I’m not going to anymore. if anyone can use it — Dm me for details, you’re welcome to have it. 

[Sebat4 77]

On 3/30/2021 at 8:34 PM, DC909 said:

Hey all,

 

I am officially done with my immigration process. I had my naturalization interview today, got approved, and had a same-day oath.

 

Appointment was at 1:15pm. My wife and I entered at 1:00pm and got our temperature taken and had the usual Covid screening questions. Once inside, we had to go to the second floor, turn in my appointment letter and wait to be called by an officer.

 

Officer called me in around 1:45pm. My wife and I both went, but he told my wife to wait outside. I politely told him that our interview letter says she needs to accompany me as it is a Combo interview. He said that he would only process the N-400 application as the I-751 was no longer necessary.

 

Once inside, I took the initial oath saying I will say the truth. He proceeded to have me show him my military card, green card, and government ID. Once he verified it was me, he had me take the reading test, and I had to read "Who elects Congress?"

 

Once that was done, he had me take the Writing test and I had to write "The People elect Congress" on the tablet. 

 

He then proceeded to ask me the civics questions. The 6 questions he asked were:

 

What is one promise you make when you become a US Citizen?

Why does the flag have 50 stars?

Who did the US fight in WWII?

The House of Representatives has how many voting members?

What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance? 

What did Susan B. Anthony do? 

 

He stopped after the 6th question.

 

One thing he did not ask me was which test I wanted to take. Technically I was supposed to choose between the 2020 and 2008 one, but he didn't ask. I was ok with it the 2008 one though because I studied for that one the most. lol

 

We then went over my application again and I had to change a few things that I accidently put wrong. I work for a University and I put that I was a student there. And the university that I was a student at, I put that I worked there. So that got fixed. 

 

He asked me if I still wanted a name change, and I told him yes. He then proceeded to process the name change and told me that my new name certificate would be given at the oath. 

 

Once I passed the civics test, he proceeded to asking me the yes or no questions. Be alert, he did ask me to define certain terms on the N-400 application. I am glad I studied definitions because they were part of my interview. He asked me to define communism, genocide, militia, and another term I cannot recall.

 

Once we went over the application, he said I had been approved. He told me I was still early enough to make it to the oath ceremony down below. 

 

I asked him what will happen to the I-751 application that was pending. He told me not to worry about it. He said that since I applied through military, my I-751 did not have to be approved for me to become a citizen.

 

I then left his office, my wife and I went downstairs to the oath ceremony room and I conducted the oath by myself.  My wife was allowed to see... just couldn't take pictures or anything.

 

After the oath I was given my Certificate of Naturalization along with the name change request. Overall, the process was nice and smooth.

 

Feel free to ask me any questions. 

Congratulation! 

[BoyNgor 9]

Both my wife and I just had our interviews and passed it. We were called separetely by 2 different officers. The officer was nice and I had a great conversation with him after the interview.

 

I'm scheduled for an interview on Friday the 16th with my wife.

 

Overall it will 2 Months and 26 days from Applying to Oath  Ceremony

 

Alhamdoulilah

 

Thanks all and best of luck!!

Edited April 6, 2021 by BoyNgor

[BoyNgor 9]

Both my wife and I just had our interviews and passed it. We were called separetely by 2 different officers. The officer was nice and I had a great conversation with him after the interview.

 

I did the 2008 test with 6 questions. (i had to tell him that im going to take the 2008 test). My wife did not and ended up with the 2020 test answering 20 Questions lol.

I then had to read "Where is the white house".  he asked me to write " The white house is in Whashington DC"

 

He then asked my about voting if I was aware that I couldnt vote in the US. Which I told him yes, I knew that even before coming to the US. You cannot vote in an election you are not a citizen.

 

He then proceeded to tell me about weapons if I know what is a weapon. I told him its an object that can cause harm.

 

We then proceeded to my travel History. I have travelled 156 days in total since being a Resident. To which I have explained is due to my job who does business internationally.

 

Then proceeded to Yes and No questions.

 

I'm scheduled for an interview on Friday the 16th with my wife.

 

Overall it will 2 Months and 26 days from Applying to Oath  Ceremony

 

Alhamdoulilah

 

Thanks all and best of luck!!

[nikgon 11]

5 minutes ago, BoyNgor said:

Overall it will 2 Months and 26 days from Applying to Oath  Ceremony

 

Congratulations -- very exciting! 

 

How is it possible to be so quick? Is this after they raised the fees and did optimizations? I freaking waited for like 1.5 years after I applied in Nov 2019!

[nikgon 11]

7 minutes ago, BoyNgor said:

Overall it will 2 Months and 26 days from Applying to Oath  Ceremony

 

Oh, wait, your profile says you're in Florida. Maybe that's why. Though, I'm not sure if your experience reflects the Seattle field office (what this thread is about) or what's going on in Florida.

 

Regardless -- congratulations! 

[BoyNgor 9]

On 4/6/2021 at 3:00 PM, nikgon said:

Congratulations -- very exciting! 

 

How is it possible to be so quick? Is this after they raised the fees and did optimizations? I freaking waited for like 1.5 years after I applied in Nov 2019!

I dont know just feeling lucky!

[ForeverYoung 26]

Hey everybody! I had my interview yesterday and passed. I was very lucky and got a jovial, very nice officer. Took the 2008 test, although he started with the 2020 but realized he was supposed to ask which one I wanted haha.
 

Anyway, after the interview I was told that since I hadn’t crossed the three year mark yet since I had permanent residency approved, my oath would be after that date (not that they were doing same-day ceremonies anyway... I’m in El Paso). My status quickly moved to in line for oath ceremony after the interview. 
 

Hoping to hear good news from everybody else here soon!