February 2021 N-400 filers (edited title)

[RasDig 13]

14 hours ago, ollie said:

Success..... Application recommended for approval, but no same day Oath Ceremony in Indianapolis

 

1: Who is the father of our country

2: How many voting members in the house of representatives

3: How old must US citizens be to vote in federal elections

4: The idea pf self governance is established in the first 3 words of the constitution, what are they.

5: What is the name of the national anthem

6: If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President.

Congratulations ollie!

[CreativeForce 2]

15 hours ago, ollie said:

Success..... Application recommended for approval, but no same day Oath Ceremony in Indianapolis

 

1: Who is the father of our country

2: How many voting members in the house of representatives

3: How old must US citizens be to vote in federal elections

4: The idea pf self governance is established in the first 3 words of the constitution, what are they.

5: What is the name of the national anthem

6: If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President.

Congratz, @ollie  🥳

[CreativeForce 2]

Hi everyone! Just wanted to post my N-400 timeline and see if there was anyone with recent experience with the Los Angeles Field Office.

 

N-400

Filed electronically:  Feb 3, 2021
Biometrics reuse letter:  Feb 25, 2021
Interview appointment issued: April 1, 2021
Interview scheduled for:  May 12, 2021

 

I was shocked at how quick the interview was scheduled! Then I looked at @ollie's timeline and his was even quicker! 😮

 

I read a Reddit post from someone who had their Los Angeles interview 4-months ago and they got the oath ceremony on the same day. I'm wondering if it'll be the same for me.

 

Thanks everyone!

[ollie 47]

Immediately after my interview yesterday, my case status updated to "We recommended that your Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, be approved. Your case was submitted for quality review."

 

Yesterday evening, there was a further update "Oath Ceremony Will Be Scheduled", I assume that means that the quality review was brief and passed.

 

Anyway, now that I've had time to catch my breath, here's a more detailed account;

 

Arrival: With a 9:20 appointment, and 2 hour drive to my field office, I gave myself way more time than needed and arrived at 8:15. The field office in Indy is only a couple of blocks from the interstate, and has a free parking lot, so access is really easy. I passed my time reviewing my flash cards and entered the building at 9am. The building has several different organizations, so you have to sign in at the front desk and let them know that you're there for USCIS (the entire sign-in sheet was people going to USCIS). They then direct you to the elevators to go up to USCIS's floor.

 

Security check: The security screening team were very friendly, they made small talk with everyone as they were processed, things like "You're here for the ceremony, you're going to become a citizen today, it's a great day!"

 

Check-in: After security, I was directed to the check-in desk. They checked my interview letter and greencard, and directed me to sit on the far side of the waiting room. They have an L-shaped room for waiting area, people there for the ceremony were directed to one side, those there for interviews to the other. I started chatting with the person who had been behind me in the security line once he made it through, but the conversation only lasted a couple of minutes before I was called in.

 

The interview: The officer introduced himself and brought me into an office, due to covid, they are doing the interviews via webcam. The officer had me swear to tell the truth during my interview, and then proceeded to his office to conduct the interview via webcam. Before leaving, he said that if I wasn't comfortable with the technology, that I could do a face to face interview if I preferred. I was fine with the webcam, it brought the benefit of being able to have the conversation without a mask.

 

He asked the questions first. Since we haven't reached 4/19 yet, he said I had the option of either the 2020 or 2008 version. I asked for the 2008 version. He asked if I had studied for the 2008 version, and I explained that I had started studying the 2020 version, but the change was announced less than a week after I started studying, so I had been studying the 2008 version since.

 

The questions (I asked my 7 year old last night, he got 4 of the 6):

 

1: Who is the father of our country

2: How many voting members in the house of representatives

3: How old must US citizens be to vote in federal elections

4: The idea of self governance is established in the first 3 words of the constitution, what are they.

5: What is the name of the national anthem

6: If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President.

 

Followed by the reading "When was Abraham Lincoln President?", and writing "Abraham Lincoln was President during the Civil War" 

There was a printer set up on the desk next to the tablet, and the officer sent the reading and writing sheet to that printer for me to pick up.

 

Some other people have mentioned being asked to define terms from the application. I was never asked anything. I'm not sure if that is an agent by agent thing, or if it's because my country of birth is an english speaking country. I can understand an agent asking someone who's first language isn't english, not as a language test, but as a way to be sure that the applicant understands what they questions they're answering are asking. From any of the interviewees that have reported being asked definitions, they have all been words from the yes/no portion of the N-400.

 

He then proceeded to ask me my qualifying questions: The yes/no questions from the N-400, wife and children's names, last time leaving the US, and verified my address and phone number. He then sent one more form to the printer, that had my name, address and DOB on it. He asked that I verify all the information is correct, as that would be the copy used to create my certificate.

 

Finally, he came and brought me back to his office (as he was finishing up, he realized that I had a bio-reuse, which meant he had to capture new signatures). In his office, he had me sign a signature pad to capture my signature for the case, and then had me sign an attestation that my answers had been truthful, and sign a copy of the Oath of Allegiance. He handed me my recommendation for approval notice, and walked me back to reception. We chatted about covid and other stuff on the way. He said that they had been doing same day ceremonies for a little bit, but since they have sped up approving cases, there are rarely open spots in the Oath Ceremonies. I should receive my notice within a couple of weeks with a date for the Oath Ceremony.

[Savva 222]

8 hours ago, CreativeForce said:

Hi everyone! Just wanted to post my N-400 timeline and see if there was anyone with recent experience with the Los Angeles Field Office.

 

N-400

Filed electronically:  Feb 3, 2021
Biometrics reuse letter:  Feb 25, 2021
Interview appointment issued: April 1, 2021
Interview scheduled for:  May 12, 2021

 

I was shocked at how quick the interview was scheduled! Then I looked at @ollie's timeline and his was even quicker! 😮

 

I read a Reddit post from someone who had their Los Angeles interview 4-months ago and they got the oath ceremony on the same day. I'm wondering if it'll be the same for me.

 

Thanks everyone!

Hey! Conversation on the scheduled interview! Have you received any notification when they scheduled your interview?

[CreativeForce 2]

38 minutes ago, Savva said:

Hey! Conversation on the scheduled interview! Have you received any notification when they scheduled your interview?

Yes — because I applied online the "Interview appointment letter" is available for me to download and print. So I went ahead and did that. But the actual letter has not arrive through the "regular mail" yet.

[Savva 222]

4 minutes ago, CreativeForce said:

Yes — because I applied online the "Interview appointment letter" is available for me to download and print. So I went ahead and did that. But the actual letter has not arrive through the "regular mail" yet.

Oh, I know that the letter is available online in the document tab, I was asking if you get a notification that the case was updated or something like that, thank you!

[RasDig 13]

51 minutes ago, Savva said:

Oh, I know that the letter is available online in the document tab, I was asking if you get a notification that the case was updated or something like that, thank you!

I think you should check your notification settings in your account. It’s under Menu->My Account->Settings->Notification preferences Edit (I have mine set to Email and mobile). I opened a case via Inbox a few weeks ago when my Biometric reuse physical letter got delayed and when USCIS responded, I got both a text message and email notification. I think once you set the notification preferences correctly, you will get an email and/or text message when there is an update on the n400 case. 

[RasDig 13]

10 hours ago, CreativeForce said:

Hi everyone! Just wanted to post my N-400 timeline and see if there was anyone with recent experience with the Los Angeles Field Office.

 

N-400

Filed electronically:  Feb 3, 2021
Biometrics reuse letter:  Feb 25, 2021
Interview appointment issued: April 1, 2021
Interview scheduled for:  May 12, 2021

 

I was shocked at how quick the interview was scheduled! Then I looked at @ollie's timeline and his was even quicker! 😮

 

I read a Reddit post from someone who had their Los Angeles interview 4-months ago and they got the oath ceremony on the same day. I'm wondering if it'll be the same for me.

 

Thanks everyone!

Congratulations!!!! You and ollie setting the pace! Let’s gooo Feb 2021 filers 💪. Progress being made 

[ollie 47]

10 hours ago, CreativeForce said:

Hi everyone! Just wanted to post my N-400 timeline and see if there was anyone with recent experience with the Los Angeles Field Office.

 

N-400

Filed electronically:  Feb 3, 2021
Biometrics reuse letter:  Feb 25, 2021
Interview appointment issued: April 1, 2021
Interview scheduled for:  May 12, 2021

 

I was shocked at how quick the interview was scheduled! Then I looked at @ollie's timeline and his was even quicker! 😮

 

I read a Reddit post from someone who had their Los Angeles interview 4-months ago and they got the oath ceremony on the same day. I'm wondering if it'll be the same for me.

 

Thanks everyone!

Congrats on the progress.....I'm just benefiting from the fact that Indiana isn't exactly a huge destination for immigrants, compared to CA, NY, etc.

 

 

[DaveNi 8]

10 hours ago, CreativeForce said:

Hi everyone! Just wanted to post my N-400 timeline and see if there was anyone with recent experience with the Los Angeles Field Office.

 

N-400

Filed electronically:  Feb 3, 2021
Biometrics reuse letter:  Feb 25, 2021
Interview appointment issued: April 1, 2021
Interview scheduled for:  May 12, 2021

 

I was shocked at how quick the interview was scheduled! Then I looked at @ollie's timeline and his was even quicker! 😮

 

I read a Reddit post from someone who had their Los Angeles interview 4-months ago and they got the oath ceremony on the same day. I'm wondering if it'll be the same for me.

 

Thanks everyone!

Congrats CreativeForce! Did you apply in Los Angeles city or Los Angeles county? I think the service centers and processing times differ between the two.

Also congrats to ollie!

[Savva 222]

43 minutes ago, RasDig said:

I think you should check your notification settings in your account. It’s under Menu->My Account->Settings->Notification preferences Edit (I have mine set to Email and mobile). I opened a case via Inbox a few weeks ago when my Biometric reuse physical letter got delayed and when USCIS responded, I got both a text message and email notification. I think once you set the notification preferences correctly, you will get an email and/or text message when there is an update on the n400 case. 

Thank you! Both of them are set up for text/email, but when my biometrics were reused I never got any notification, just randomly checked on my account and saw a letter in there 

[RasDig 13]

13 minutes ago, Savva said:

Thank you! Both of them are set up for text/email, but when my biometrics were reused I never got any notification, just randomly checked on my account and saw a letter in there 

 

13 minutes ago, Savva said:

Thank you! Both of them are set up for text/email, but when my biometrics were reused I never got any notification, just randomly checked on my account and saw a letter in there 

Correct, there is no notification for Biometric reuse. Reuse letter just appears online and you get a copy in the mail. The notification updates is for major things like interview, oath, case enquiries etc. 

[codycody 31]

13 minutes ago, Savva said:

Thank you! Both of them are set up for text/email, but when my biometrics were reused I never got any notification, just randomly checked on my account and saw a letter in there 

Mine is same, I have not received email or text when got bio reuse even I already sign up in my online account. My online case status still showing "Case Was Received And A Receipt Notice Was Emailed" while when I asked IO they said my case was transferred to local office and in line for an interview.

[Pupmom 24]

Congratulations Ollie and CreativeForce!

 

Ollie you for sure are the trailblazer of Feb filers!