N-400 January 2024 filers

[cardia 141]

Interview is this Friday! I'm so nervous; I feel like my heart could drop out of my chest at any moment. I'm also reconsidering the name change I wrote in my application. Anyone know when it might be a good time to ask during the interview how long it might delay the oath ceremony?

[minivatreni 119]

2 hours ago, cardia said:

Interview is this Friday! I'm so nervous; I feel like my heart could drop out of my chest at any moment. I'm also reconsidering the name change I wrote in my application. Anyone know when it might be a good time to ask during the interview how long it might delay the oath ceremony?

The uscis officer will go through your application with you and reaffirm the name change. 
 

I would ask them at that time if you’re unsure if you want to change your name or not 

[samdog 53]

@W and E also has N-400 interview on 4/11 - just received a notification from VisaJourney because their timeline is similar + location is the same as mine.

[monoxidelullaby 110]

New York City

applied for n400 - January 14th 2024

Biometrics reuse notice - February 22nd 

interview scheduled - March 13th (just this morning)

🎊🎊🎊

[jackiegringa 357]

17 hours ago, samdog said:

@W and E also has N-400 interview on 4/11 - just received a notification from VisaJourney because their timeline is similar + location is the same as mine.

Maybe you tagged the wrong profile? Seems like this one hasn't been active in years.

 

There's a website with the schedule for oath ceremonies here: https://www.moeb.uscourts.gov/naturalization-information

 

Clearly no same day can happen by i hope it doesn't take too long either.

[samdog 53]

1 hour ago, jackiegringa said:

Maybe you tagged the wrong profile? Seems like this one hasn't been active in years.

 

There's a website with the schedule for oath ceremonies here: https://www.moeb.uscourts.gov/naturalization-information

 

Clearly no same day can happen by i hope it doesn't take too long either.

Yeah the person I tagged hasn't made any posts/comments but their timeline is active and they are from STL whose interview is 4/11 (which is why VisaJourney sent me an email). Thanks for the link to the courts - looks like it'll be 1-3 months until we take oath.

[cardia 141]

On 3/12/2024 at 12:20 AM, minivatreni said:

The uscis officer will go through your application with you and reaffirm the name change. 
 

I would ask them at that time if you’re unsure if you want to change your name or not 

That makes sense. Thanks! 2 days to go.

[Jacobo 122]

Do people requesting a name change have less chance of taking the Oath on the same day as the interview?

[samack 79]

5 minutes ago, Jacobo said:

Do people requesting a name change have less chance of taking the Oath on the same day as the interview?

 

I don't think you can have a name change and do the oath the same day because there's a legal process to it? When I asked about it out of curiosity at the end of my interview, the IO said "you can request one now but you won't be able to naturalize today". 

[Jacobo 122]

5 minutes ago, samack said:

 

I don't think you can have a name change and do the oath the same day because there's a legal process to it? When I asked about it out of curiosity at the end of my interview, the IO said "you can request one now but you won't be able to naturalize today". 

But here in Miami they do it the whole time. They request name changes and have the Oath on the same day at the USCIS Field Office. But I read on Reddit that it is not always the case since there must be a federal judge present during the ceremony.  I thought there was always a judge during the ceremony

[minivatreni 119]

6 minutes ago, Jacobo said:

But here in Miami they do it the whole time. They request name changes and have the Oath on the same day at the USCIS Field Office. But I read on Reddit that it is not always the case since there must be a federal judge present during the ceremony.  I thought there was always a judge during the ceremony

There must be a federal judge at the ceremony who can approve/sign off on the name change. It cannot be done by a USCIS officer, so yes it will likely delay things 

[killadocg23 80]

Submitted my Application 01/23/2024

Randomly checked my USCIS page and Interview has been Scheduled for 04/19/024.

[stech786 234]

Anybody here from VA Getting interviews?

[MuskyOne 13]

7 hours ago, stech786 said:

Anybody here from VA Getting interviews?

I’ve been waiting since November…

[zentaco 28]

As of half an hour ago I'm officially an American citizen!

 

It was an interesting experience - they handed us info packets and then had us get in one of several lines that wrapped around the parking lot. I think they were doing oaths in batches. At some point, an official came by to fetch my appointment letter and green card (+ expired docs). After that we just waited for the line to move. Once it was my turn, I got out of my car and swore the oath with a small batch of people (maybe a couple dozen?). Then we got back in my car and after a few minutes I was handed my certificate of naturalization. Thought there would be a little more fan fare, but I'm glad the process is over!