N-400 March 2025 Fliers

[TBoneTX 48,215]

21 minutes ago, Mozillaman said:

It’s done!!

Congratulations!   

Tell me if you agree:  Amidst all the excitement and good occurrences, a distinctly satisfying feeling is to update your VJ timeline with that final Naturalization Date entry.   

[Taureti 49]

11 hours ago, OldUser said:

I think whether it's 100 or 120 is the least of concerns. It should be 100, rules at time of application for N-400 should be used. They'll ask you civics again, 99% guarantee.

 

I'd be more focused about immigration history etc. There's something USCIS isn't happy about, probably divorce and legitimacy of marriage if you had one before (sorry, don't remember your history). Or criminal charges (if you had any issues in the past). Or asylum if you claimed. Or prior overstay. Or combination of these.

 

What does lawyer say about all this? They surely know more about your case.

From what I’ve read online, it’s not unusual for them to redo the interview after receiving the A-file. I have no criminal history, but I did forget about a 10-year-old red light ticket, so I’ll make sure to bring that record with me to the next interview. I’m just not sure how to find something that old.

It could also be an issue with my name on the birth certificate — back then, they used to write the child’s name, the father’s name, and then the last name. That format often causes confusion, and people assume the father’s name is my middle name, even though I don’t actually have one.

We’ll find out more once I get there. I also plan on switching attorneys — I don’t like how mine communicates or how little she explains.

[OldUser 10,747]

13 minutes ago, Taureti said:

From what I’ve read online, it’s not unusual for them to redo the interview after receiving the A-file. I have no criminal history, but I did forget about a 10-year-old red light ticket, so I’ll make sure to bring that record with me to the next interview. I’m just not sure how to find something that old.

It could also be an issue with my name on the birth certificate — back then, they used to write the child’s name, the father’s name, and then the last name. That format often causes confusion, and people assume the father’s name is my middle name, even though I don’t actually have one.

We’ll find out more once I get there. I also plan on switching attorneys — I don’t like how mine communicates or how little she explains.

Those could be some small issues. However, did you get GC through marriage? If yes, are you still married to that person?

[Mozillaman 71]

11 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

Congratulations!   

Tell me if you agree:  Amidst all the excitement and good occurrences, a distinctly satisfying feeling is to update your VJ timeline with that final Naturalization Date entry.   

Absolutely! Once my Passport application is away I feel like I’ll get to sit on top of the mountain and enjoy the view for a while. 

[OldUser 10,747]

3 hours ago, Mozillaman said:

Absolutely! Once my Passport application is away I feel like I’ll get to sit on top of the mountain and enjoy the view for a while. 

Are you applying for a large passport book? Same price, more pages. Many countries charge more for them, but not US.

[Mozillaman 71]

2 hours ago, OldUser said:

Are you applying for a large passport book? Same price, more pages. Many countries charge more for them, but not US.

Went for standard; in all my years of having a passport, I've only ever gotten 2 stamps. I'm not what you'd call a world traveller! Also, the places I'm planning to go in the next few years don't even stamp passports anymore; it's all ETAs now.

Also on that note, the passport application is away. Ended up using my Canadian passport (photocopy) as my ID for my new US passport, USPS person said in theory you could use the naturalization certificate for both, but Dept. of State really enjoys having two documents and it could delay things without providing a separate citizenship evidence and ID evidence. Paid the fee for expedited, should be here in 2 weeks, so we'll see!

[OldUser 10,747]

6 minutes ago, Mozillaman said:

Went for standard; in all my years of having a passport, I've only ever gotten 2 stamps. I'm not what you'd call a world traveller! Also, the places I'm planning to go in the next few years don't even stamp passports anymore; it's all ETAs now.

Also on that note, the passport application is away. 

I see. My other country's passport of standard size was almost maxed out at the time of expiry. Mostly due to US visas etc. I don't think my new US passport will have even a third of pages used, unless I explore Asia and Africa more in the next decade. But then large book is a free upgrade, why not? Given same processing times. It's like saying no to all beatiful food at the buffet I hope it will remain the same price in the future. Only if they start charging more, I may go for regular one.

Edited Tuesday at 10:48 PM by OldUser

[Roms2019 15]

On 10/13/2025 at 9:41 PM, Taureti said:

It looks like I’ll be having a follow-up interview. The supervisor informed my attorney that they’re preparing to schedule it. I had a feeling they should have canceled my first interview and waited for the missing A-file.

I also received a response to my own inquiry, but my attorney said it was just a generic reply, so I’m focusing on what she received from the supervisor instead.

I’m patiently waiting for the second interview to be scheduled. I’ve read that they might want to redo the civics test as well! That would be overwhelming, but I’ll prepare for it.

Does anyone know if the new test will consist of 100 or 120 questions?

In my understanding you applied for naturalization with a missing A- number?

If yes then that exactly why they want you do again properly.

[Nick334 0]

Is there any one who is still waiting on their interview scheduled ??? 

[Taureti 49]

2 hours ago, Roms2019 said:

In my understanding you applied for naturalization with a missing A- number?

If yes then that exactly why they want you do again properly.

I think you misunderstood the situation. When a person applies for naturalization, there’s no way for them to know that their A-file won’t arrive in time for the interview. It’s the USCIS’s responsibility to ensure that, not the applicant’s. What they should have done was reschedule the interview once the Alien file arrived, rather than conducting it without the file.

From what I’ve read online, it seems not unusual to have a second interview when the first one was conducted without the Alien file. Why that happens, we don’t really know — it would just be a guessing game.

Someone asked me how I obtained my GC — yes, through marriage. I got married 14 years ago and divorced 8 years ago. That was my second and last marriage.

There is no movement, nothing is scheduled. I would like to have that second interview and be done with it. I want to book a vacation and get back to my life. 

[OldUser 10,747]

51 minutes ago, Taureti said:

 

Someone asked me how I obtained my GC — yes, through marriage. I got married 14 years ago and divorced 8 years ago. That was my second and last marriage.

 

That was me. Did you have conditional GC? If yes, how soon after removing conditions did divorce occur? Was divorce pending while joint I-751 pending? These are important things

[Taureti 49]

I don't remember what the I-751 form is for. My ex and my attorney handled most of the paperwork, but I’m fairly certain we completed everything about two years before the divorce was finalized. I renewed my second 10-year green card just last year, which may have caused the delay in my Alien file being sent to my naturalization interview. It’s possible that the file wasn’t returned after the green card renewal—who knows?

 

For now, my only option is to wait and see. Next week, I’m going to get a second opinion from a different attorney to see what experience they have with situations like mine. It’s been nagging at me because the response I received from USCIS was different from what my current attorney claims they received from the field office. I no longer know whom to believe.

[OldUser 10,747]

30 minutes ago, Taureti said:

I don't remember what the I-751 form is for. My ex and my attorney handled most of the paperwork, but I’m fairly certain we completed everything about two years before the divorce was finalized. I renewed my second 10-year green card just last year, which may have caused the delay in my Alien file being sent to my naturalization interview. It’s possible that the file wasn’t returned after the green card renewal—who knows?

 

For now, my only option is to wait and see. Next week, I’m going to get a second opinion from a different attorney to see what experience they have with situations like mine. It’s been nagging at me because the response I received from USCIS was different from what my current attorney claims they received from the field office. I no longer know whom to believe.

Keep us posted!