N400 February 2025 General Provision

[Crazy Cat 44,620]

https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-12-part-j-chapter-2

"The Secretary of Homeland Security has the authority to administer the Oath and may delegate the authority to other officials within DHS and to other employees of the United States.^[3]"

 

 

^{If I remember correctly, Wife's oath was administered by  the local field office director in a ceremony of 1,000 new citizens.}

Edited July 24 by Crazy Cat

[OldUser 10,072]

5 minutes ago, Frankjavir said:

I thought the Oath has to be taken by a judge.

Not everywhere, especially if one keeps their current name.

 

I was in a room at USCIS office with about 30-50 people.

There was no judge in presence.

[OldUser 10,072]

I also suspect, those drive-thru oaths for hundreds during pandemic weren't administered by judges either.

[An Alien 28]

Question. Can I pay passport fees via my Mrs. check?

 

My bank is charging $50 for a chequebook. Can you believe it? BOA 

[ODAAT 153]

1 hour ago, An Alien said:

Question. Can I pay passport fees via my Mrs. check?

 

My bank is charging $50 for a chequebook. Can you believe it? BOA 

Why not charge it on your credit card then!

[An Alien 28]

24 minutes ago, ODAAT said:

Why not charge it on your credit card then!

Unfortunately, U.S. passport fees cannot be paid with a credit card. Passport application fees must be paid by check or money order only. 

 

So much for AI era.

[P055UM 336]

4 hours ago, An Alien said:

Unfortunately, U.S. passport fees cannot be paid with a credit card. Passport application fees must be paid by check or money order only. 

 

So much for AI era.

Does your bank charge for cashier’s checks? They are also allowed. 

[carioca77 9]

On 7/24/2025 at 11:04 AM, Jude61 said:

I had my citizenship interview yesterday at the West Palm Beach office having applied on February 6.  The interview was very straightforward- he asked me 6 civics test questions to begin with and then a couple of questions about my marriage and then questions like had I ever been arrested, voted in a US election, belonged to an outlawed organization etc.  The officer then gave me the oath there and then.  I then waited about 30 minutes to get my naturalization certificate and briefed by another official as to what to do next e.g apply for a US passport.  I'm now off to apply for my passport!  Good luck everyone.

Congratulations. I filed late March, and to date still no word on the interview.  Based on your timeline,  I was hoping that I would be getting my interview date from West Palm Beach office last month. But no luck. Anyway it was so great to see that you had your oath administered after the interview. Wow!  

[OldUser 10,072]

8 hours ago, An Alien said:

Question. Can I pay passport fees via my Mrs. check?

 

My bank is charging $50 for a chequebook. Can you believe it? BOA 

Of course you can

[Frankjavir 111]

On 6/3/2025 at 11:47 AM, Frankjavir said:

FJ is an event code meaning your interview has been scheduled. Login and query your case with https://my.uscis.gov/account/case-service/api/cases/IOEnnnnnnnnnn.

I queried my case with your CLI and obtained my receipt number and CIS office:

{
  "data": {
    "receipt_details": {
      "form": "N-400",
      "location": "OKL",    [THIS IS OAKLAND PARK FL]
      "milnatz": 0,
      "onpt": 0,
      "premproc": 0,
      "receipt_date": "Sat, 18 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT",
      "receipt_number": "IOEnnnnnnnnnn",
      "subtype": "160A"

 

Any one can throw some light on the meaning  of the other lines, like subtype 160A, etc?

Here is more information about event codes that are NOT even listed in a document thas was shared before, I am defining those events according to the sequence of text messages we received after the interview was over and while we waited for the form N-445 for the Oath Ceremony.

 

 

 

Third event after interview

Oath Ceremony schedule has been mailed.

"eventCode": "SC",

"createdAt": "2025-07-28"

createdAtTimestamp": "2025-07-28T12:25:55.193Z

 

Second event after interview

Oath Ceremony has been scheduled

 

"eventCode": "QB1",

"createdAt": "2025-07-28",

"createdAtTimestamp": "2025-07-28T12:21:26.533Z"

 

First event after interview

Oath Ceremony is in line to be scheduled

"eventCode": "SB",

"createdAt": "2025-07-28",

"createdAtTimestamp": "2025-07-28T12:14:34.997Z"

 

INTERVIEW SCHEDULING done on June 09 at 10:28

for July 28 at 07:25 EST.

"eventCode": "FJ",

"createdAt": "2025-07-28",

"createdAtTimestamp": "2025-07-28T11:25:00.266Z"

"eventTimestamp": "2025-06-09T10:28:17.954Z"

 

[BHsurfer 10]

FO: Los Angeles

General Provision 5-Year

Applied Jan 21st 2025

Actively reviewed: Feb 5th 2025
Interview scheduled: June 24th 2025

Interview: July 28th 2025

 

Well, that’s a wrap! 6/6 on the civics test, followed by a solid 30-40 minutes of questioning for the actual interview.  Attended an oath ceremony 3hrs after interview, would have been sooner but delayed due to the lunch break.

Following day I attended a passport appointment that I’d made about 10 days prior, in case my application was approved and same-day oath was offered. Made sure to get the earliest time slot at 7am. Didn’t fancy standing around outside in the sun and FAR more people turn up to later appointments, I noticed once I’d left. Needed two passports urgently, provided documents required and they were ready within 48hrs. Painless experience overall.

 

Had to laugh at the comical portraits in the federal building though. It’s like an alternate universe seeing the president giving a WWE-style scowl to all who enter.

 

Good luck to all, and don’t sweat the test/interview, mine  go over test questions in the car on the way over and again in the waiting room to stay fresh. I did get into an argument with ChatGPT in the waiting room as it was adamant that Adam Schiff was a Representitive.

 

Finally, don’t expect any fancy ceremony in LA or any video from anyone in government congratulating you for becoming a citizen (the screen was off). Fantastically underwhelming experience and glad the process is over with.

 

 

[Frankjavir 111]

20 hours ago, Frankjavir said:

Here is more information about event codes that are NOT even listed in a document thas was shared before, I am defining those events according to the sequence of text messages we received after the interview was over and while we waited for the form N-445 for the Oath Ceremony.

 

 

 

 

Third event after interview

Oath Ceremony schedule has been mailed.

"eventCode": "SC",

"createdAt": "2025-07-28"

createdAtTimestamp": "2025-07-28T12:25:55.193Z

 

Second event after interview

Oath Ceremony has been scheduled

 

"eventCode": "QB1",

"createdAt": "2025-07-28",

"createdAtTimestamp": "2025-07-28T12:21:26.533Z"

 

First event after interview

Oath Ceremony is in line to be scheduled

"eventCode": "SB",

"createdAt": "2025-07-28",

"createdAtTimestamp": "2025-07-28T12:14:34.997Z"

 

INTERVIEW SCHEDULING done on June 09 at 10:28

for July 28 at 07:25 EST.

"eventCode": "FJ",

"createdAt": "2025-07-28",

"createdAtTimestamp": "2025-07-28T11:25:00.266Z"

"eventTimestamp": "2025-06-09T10:28:17.954Z"

 

 

This is the last event code after the Oarh Ceremony on August 01 2025

 

 "eventCode": "MCA",
 "createdAt": "2025-08-01",
 "createdAtTimestamp": "2025-08-01T17:11:14.127Z",