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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Croatia
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1 hour ago, zentaco said:

Completed my interview! I was the last interview of the day for the officer (USCIS San Jose was pretty quiet at that point too). I passed and was recommended for approval. :)

Congrats :) what documents did they ask for at interview? 

  • Arrived to USA on F-1 Student Visa on 08/16/2016
  • Submitted I-485 & I-130 on 09/25/2017
  • Approved Green Card (IR7 category) on 05/17/2019
  • Electronically submitted N-400 (w/ name change) on 02/19/2024
  • Biometrics Reuse received on 02/19/2024
  • Interview Notice received on 04/21/2024 
  • Interview at Chicago FO on 06/10/2024 
  • Oath Ceremony on 07/15/2024
  • Applied for Expedited US Passport at USPS on 07/15/2024
  • PASSPORT RECEIVED on 07/26/2024 🇺🇸
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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Canada
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16 minutes ago, minivatreni said:

Congrats :) what documents did they ask for at interview? 

Hardly anything! Just my letter and green card. :) 

K-1 Visa 248 Days
Filed: 2011-10-24... Interview: 2012-06-21... Visa Received: 2012-06-27

Adjustment of Status 84 Days

Filed: 2012-11-15... EAD Received: 2013-01-26... Interview: 2013-02-06

Removal of Conditions 166 Days

Filed: 2014-11-10... Card Production: 2015-04-16... Card Received: 2015-04-24

Naturalization 72 Days

Filed: 2024-01-02... Interview: 2024-02-27...Oath Ceremony: 2024-03-15

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Applied Jan 11

Was sent 2 letters on the same day; One acknowledging receipt of the application, and the other stating that I do not need to do my biometrics 

 

Application is based on 5 year rule (I applied early, within the 90 day period)

 

Website initially stated eight months for a decision when I submitted it, and the following day it changed to three months.

 

Still waiting for an interview date.

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On 2/26/2024 at 10:19 AM, leilabird said:

August 

 

Your three year anniversary is in August?! That's pretty confusing as your interview will be before you're eligible to be approved. Unless you mean you've already passed the 3 years.

A magical mystery tour of many US visas prior to AOS... (J-1, F-1, H-1B)

I-485/AOS:

Spoiler

EAD/AP - NOA received May 18, 2020

AOS - NOA received May 18, 2020

Biometrics (Code 2) - August 5, 2020

Biometrics take 2 (Code 3) - August 27, 2020

Ready to be Scheduled for Interview - September 8, 2020

EAD/AP Approval Notice - October  1, 2020

EAD Card Received - October 13, 2020

Interview Scheduled Notification - March 1, 2021

Interview Scheduled - April 6, 2021

GC Approved - May 7, 2021

GC Mailed - May 11, 2021

GC Delivered - May 11, 2021

 

N400 Citizenship:

File Date - January 8, 2024

Biometrics Waiver - January 8, 2024

Interview Scheduled - March 7, 2024

Interview Date - April 12, 2024

Conditionally Approved Pending I-751 Transfer - April 12, 2024

I-751 Case Was Transferred to Another Office - April 12, 2024

Case Approved - May 5, 2024

Oath Ceremony to be Scheduled - May 5, 2024

Oath Scheduled - May 18, 2024

Oath Ceremony - June 18, 2024

Oath Ceremony Cancelled - June 12, 2024

Oath Ceremony Rescheduled Date - July 30, 2024

DONE

 

Removal of Conditions:

File Date - January 7, 2023

Package Delivered - January 9, 2023

NOA Date - January 10, 2023

NOA Received - January 17, 2023 (dated "received" January 9, 2023)

48 Month Extension Received - March 20, 2023

Case Approved - May 3, 2024
 

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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Croatia
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23 minutes ago, Rearviewmirror said:

 

Your three year anniversary is in August?! That's pretty confusing as your interview will be before you're eligible to be approved. Unless you mean you've already passed the 3 years.

The Interview can be scheduled before the residency requirement has been met, but the Oath will have to wait. 

  • Arrived to USA on F-1 Student Visa on 08/16/2016
  • Submitted I-485 & I-130 on 09/25/2017
  • Approved Green Card (IR7 category) on 05/17/2019
  • Electronically submitted N-400 (w/ name change) on 02/19/2024
  • Biometrics Reuse received on 02/19/2024
  • Interview Notice received on 04/21/2024 
  • Interview at Chicago FO on 06/10/2024 
  • Oath Ceremony on 07/15/2024
  • Applied for Expedited US Passport at USPS on 07/15/2024
  • PASSPORT RECEIVED on 07/26/2024 🇺🇸
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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Croatia
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19 hours ago, Shroy123 said:

I have received my biometrics reuse letter today after 40 days of filing N400.

 

what are the next steps? Should I start studying for exams or wait?

Next steps are to wait for your interview date. 

 

You can study in the meantime. 

  • Arrived to USA on F-1 Student Visa on 08/16/2016
  • Submitted I-485 & I-130 on 09/25/2017
  • Approved Green Card (IR7 category) on 05/17/2019
  • Electronically submitted N-400 (w/ name change) on 02/19/2024
  • Biometrics Reuse received on 02/19/2024
  • Interview Notice received on 04/21/2024 
  • Interview at Chicago FO on 06/10/2024 
  • Oath Ceremony on 07/15/2024
  • Applied for Expedited US Passport at USPS on 07/15/2024
  • PASSPORT RECEIVED on 07/26/2024 🇺🇸
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I randomly got a letter in the mail yesterday (47 days after applying) that was just confirming the receipt of my application. I already did get the NOA and biometric use within a week of applying, so I have no idea why they sent me another letter this week.

 

No news about interview, though - Saint Louis, MO office.

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Canada
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Woke up this morning and saw that my oath ceremony was scheduled for March 15th. Seems like USCIS is moving fast this year (not that I mind)!

K-1 Visa 248 Days
Filed: 2011-10-24... Interview: 2012-06-21... Visa Received: 2012-06-27

Adjustment of Status 84 Days

Filed: 2012-11-15... EAD Received: 2013-01-26... Interview: 2013-02-06

Removal of Conditions 166 Days

Filed: 2014-11-10... Card Production: 2015-04-16... Card Received: 2015-04-24

Naturalization 72 Days

Filed: 2024-01-02... Interview: 2024-02-27...Oath Ceremony: 2024-03-15

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3 minutes ago, samack said:

As she was walking me out, we were talking about nerves and preparing for the test. She asked if I'd noticed that she has some of the answers posted on her wall, and when I said that I didn't she took me back to her office to show me. She has the full anthem, the bill of rights, the constitution, etc all on large posters, and she was like "we want to help people when we can and realize that it's harder for some than others, so those are just there in case." I thought it was really sweet.

 

Congratulations!!!

It's really heartening to hear an IO who wants to see people succeed - a really nice counterpoint to some of the horror stories you hear about IOs being jerks.

A magical mystery tour of many US visas prior to AOS... (J-1, F-1, H-1B)

I-485/AOS:

Spoiler

EAD/AP - NOA received May 18, 2020

AOS - NOA received May 18, 2020

Biometrics (Code 2) - August 5, 2020

Biometrics take 2 (Code 3) - August 27, 2020

Ready to be Scheduled for Interview - September 8, 2020

EAD/AP Approval Notice - October  1, 2020

EAD Card Received - October 13, 2020

Interview Scheduled Notification - March 1, 2021

Interview Scheduled - April 6, 2021

GC Approved - May 7, 2021

GC Mailed - May 11, 2021

GC Delivered - May 11, 2021

 

N400 Citizenship:

File Date - January 8, 2024

Biometrics Waiver - January 8, 2024

Interview Scheduled - March 7, 2024

Interview Date - April 12, 2024

Conditionally Approved Pending I-751 Transfer - April 12, 2024

I-751 Case Was Transferred to Another Office - April 12, 2024

Case Approved - May 5, 2024

Oath Ceremony to be Scheduled - May 5, 2024

Oath Scheduled - May 18, 2024

Oath Ceremony - June 18, 2024

Oath Ceremony Cancelled - June 12, 2024

Oath Ceremony Rescheduled Date - July 30, 2024

DONE

 

Removal of Conditions:

File Date - January 7, 2023

Package Delivered - January 9, 2023

NOA Date - January 10, 2023

NOA Received - January 17, 2023 (dated "received" January 9, 2023)

48 Month Extension Received - March 20, 2023

Case Approved - May 3, 2024
 

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13 minutes ago, samack said:

Just finished my interview! I passed! I'll try to recap what I remember, but parts of it honestly felt like an out of body experience.

 

My appointment was at 10:45 and we got there 20ish minutes early. It was super busy at the Pittsburgh FO today - my husband and I and another couple got off the elevator and one of the security guards said "are they ever going to stop coming today?!" lol. I think my interview started a couple of minutes late, but I hadn't checked my watch because I jumped up mid-sentence and hustled to the door when they called my name. 

 

My IO was *super* nice and put me at ease right away. I remarked on how busy it was today and she said "I know! I don't know WHAT they were thinking! There are interviews all day AND ceremonies! There's a lot going on here today!" We started with the reading and writing portion ("what do we pay to the government?"/"we pay taxes") and then the civics test. My questions were:

 

1) Name two cabinet level positions

2) What is the supreme law of the land?

3) Who is the current speaker of the house?

4) We elect a US representative for how many years?

5) Why are there 50 stars on the flag?

6) What is the highest court in the land?

 

I got all of them right and told her that my husband had laughed at how hard I had studied, but that I wanted to be prepared to be able to run all 100 if I needed to. She laughed and said it was a good strategy. We went over some of the yes/no questions on the N400 and she yawned a couple of times but laughed and apologized. She said it wasn't a reflection on me, just that those questions are very repetitive for IOs. We also fixed one old address I'd accidentally entered wrong. I'd dropped my interview letter off at a window when I first arrived, so all she wanted to see was my current green card. Literally nothing else.

 

I signed off on the oath, verified my information, and then she asked if I was prepared to be naturalized today! I guess today is the first day they've started to do same day ceremonies again because they've been short staffed, so that was great timing. We have to go back in a couple of hours for the oath to happen, but I'm glad it'll all be done!

 

As she was walking me out, we were talking about nerves and preparing for the test. She asked if I'd noticed that she has some of the answers posted on her wall, and when I said that I didn't she took me back to her office to show me. She has the full anthem, the bill of rights, the constitution, etc all on large posters, and she was like "we want to help people when we can and realize that it's harder for some than others, so those are just there in case." I thought it was really sweet.

 

Anyway, I can post a brief update about the ceremony itself but I wanted to write out the interview details while I can still remember them! Good luck to everyone who still has to do their interview - I was so nervous, but it really is the smoothest part as long as you're prepared. 

Congratulations! And thank you so much for sharing! ❤️

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Filed: AOS (pnd) Country: Canada
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43 minutes ago, Rearviewmirror said:

 

Congratulations!!!

It's really heartening to hear an IO who wants to see people succeed - a really nice counterpoint to some of the horror stories you hear about IOs being jerks.

 

She also said that she goes to the naturalization ceremonies when she's not busy with interviews so that she can cheer loudly for everyone. There are definitely great IOs out there who are happy to be part of your journey! 

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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Croatia
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1 hour ago, samack said:

Just finished my interview! I passed! I'll try to recap what I remember, but parts of it honestly felt like an out of body experience.

 

My appointment was at 10:45 and we got there 20ish minutes early. It was super busy at the Pittsburgh FO today - my husband and I and another couple got off the elevator and one of the security guards said "are they ever going to stop coming today?!" lol. I think my interview started a couple of minutes late, but I hadn't checked my watch because I jumped up mid-sentence and hustled to the door when they called my name. 

 

My IO was *super* nice and put me at ease right away. I remarked on how busy it was today and she said "I know! I don't know WHAT they were thinking! There are interviews all day AND ceremonies! There's a lot going on here today!" We started with the reading and writing portion ("what do we pay to the government?"/"we pay taxes") and then the civics test. My questions were:

 

1) Name two cabinet level positions

2) What is the supreme law of the land?

3) Who is the current speaker of the house?

4) We elect a US representative for how many years?

5) Why are there 50 stars on the flag?

6) What is the highest court in the land?

 

I got all of them right and told her that my husband had laughed at how hard I had studied, but that I wanted to be prepared to be able to run all 100 if I needed to. She laughed and said it was a good strategy. We went over some of the yes/no questions on the N400 and she yawned a couple of times but laughed and apologized. She said it wasn't a reflection on me, just that those questions are very repetitive for IOs. We also fixed one old address I'd accidentally entered wrong. I'd dropped my interview letter off at a window when I first arrived, so all she wanted to see was my current green card. Literally nothing else.

 

I signed off on the oath, verified my information, and then she asked if I was prepared to be naturalized today! I guess today is the first day they've started to do same day ceremonies again because they've been short staffed, so that was great timing. We have to go back in a couple of hours for the oath to happen, but I'm glad it'll all be done!

 

As she was walking me out, we were talking about nerves and preparing for the test. She asked if I'd noticed that she has some of the answers posted on her wall, and when I said that I didn't she took me back to her office to show me. She has the full anthem, the bill of rights, the constitution, etc all on large posters, and she was like "we want to help people when we can and realize that it's harder for some than others, so those are just there in case." I thought it was really sweet.

 

Anyway, I can post a brief update about the ceremony itself but I wanted to write out the interview details while I can still remember them! Good luck to everyone who still has to do their interview - I was so nervous, but it really is the smoothest part as long as you're prepared. 

Congrats!

  • Arrived to USA on F-1 Student Visa on 08/16/2016
  • Submitted I-485 & I-130 on 09/25/2017
  • Approved Green Card (IR7 category) on 05/17/2019
  • Electronically submitted N-400 (w/ name change) on 02/19/2024
  • Biometrics Reuse received on 02/19/2024
  • Interview Notice received on 04/21/2024 
  • Interview at Chicago FO on 06/10/2024 
  • Oath Ceremony on 07/15/2024
  • Applied for Expedited US Passport at USPS on 07/15/2024
  • PASSPORT RECEIVED on 07/26/2024 🇺🇸
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