KASH2011

Great Neck, New York

Narrowsburg, nj

hi VJ members
finally after a year i got my citizenship on july 22.
Thank you
zak

Thank you! We were surprised at how fast this step went. I think we just got lucky. This is the first time from the K1-ROC that we didn't encounter some delay in the process. It took almost a year for AOS and then over 4 months to receive the biometrics notice for ROC. ( that was crazy frustrating as everyone else had received their notice within a few weeks of the extension letter). Our mail is routinely mis-delivered so I was praying hard that we wouldn't have a problem. I'm relieved to get thru this without any major snafu's.
Good luck to everyone still waiting

My oath ceremony was on July 22 2016. I'm a proud US Citizen!!

Hi everyone. Had my interview yesterday and I have been "recommended for approval" which means I passed, right?!
It was scheduled for 12pm. Got there around 11:25am and was called in at 12:05. The interview process was easier than I imagined. My interviewer was really nice and the interview went pretty quickly. Don't remember the questions. At the end he said that I should get the oath notice in 4 to 6 weeks because NYC is really busy. I was out of the building by 12:20.
Good luck to everyone still in line and congrats to those who are done!!

Complete, done, fin, finish, achievement, THE END..,,,AMEN
Oath ceremony was held at our local immigration office at 10am with 26 people from 15 different countries crossing over to being American citizens.
Everyone was polite, the ceremony was quick and interesting. We had a few representatives from Congress sitting in.
We got our certificates, which were presented in nice certificate holders (wasn't expecting that). They told us to check for errors as it will cost $350 if you discover any error after the day of presentation. So guys make sure to spend a few minutes and go over every word on your certificate before leaving. She also told us we could sign it when we get home and not to laminate (important).
Thanks VJ supporters for all the hard work in giving advice and keeping each other sane.
For those of us who are done, please continue to be on this website to help those that are coming through the pipe line.
God bless and all the best in our journeys!!!!
Ooooh...I also applied for my passport book and card.

Check cashed and tracking available today. updating my entry.
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US Passport & Card: 2016 Applicants
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UserName......|Expedited|Sent....|CheckCash|TrackDate|PP-Recv'd|PPCRD-Recv|NC-Recv'd|Location
VAresident....|NO.......|01/02/16|DebitCard|--/--/--.|01/14/16.|01/15/16..|02/02/16.|Manassas, VA
RMB175........|NO.......|01/04/16|01/07/16.|01/07/16.|01/16/16.|01/15/16..|02/05/16.|Baltimore, MD
Berty.........|NO.......|01/07/16|01/13/16.|01/13/16.|01/16/16.|01/16/16..|01/16/16.|Boston, MA
KASH2011......|NO.......|01/08/16|01/13/16.|01/13/16.|01/20/16.|NO........|01/25/16.|Atlanta, GA
thebulletin...|YES......|01/08/16|01/13/16.|01/13/16.|01/21/16.|01/29/16..|01/25/16.|New York, NY
Amy_and_Victor|NO.......|01/09/16|01/19/16.|01/18/16.|02/01/16.|NO........|02/06/16.|Indianapolis, IN
Spadevil......|NO.......|01/14/16|MoneyOrd.|01/21/16.|01/29/16.|01/29/16..|02/02/16.|New York, NY
Polinka_tlt...|NO.......|01/25/16|01/29/16.|01/29/16.|02/05/16.|NO........|02/08/16.|Houston, TX
Omeka.........|NO.......|01/26/16|02/02/16.|02/02/16.|02/11/16.|02/13/16..|02/16/16.|Phoenix, AZ
lilsweetie....|NO.......|01/27/16|02/02/16 |02/02/16.|02/10/16.|NO........|02/10/16.|Seattle, WA
SeNaNa........|NO.......|01/28/16|DebitCard|02/02/16.|02/06/16.|NO........|02/06/16.|New York, NY
Dario2012.....|NO.......|02/18/16|MoneyOrd.|02/23/16.|03/05/16.|NO........|03/07/16.|Houston, TX
Ed & Dais.....|NO.......|02/19/16|02/25/16.|02/25/16.|03/10/16.|03/11/16..|03/21/16.|Baltimore, MD
pic16f84......|NO.......|02/24/16|03/01/16.|03/01/16.|03/15/16.|03/17/16..|03/17/16.|Santa Ana, CA
MyOwnV........|NO.......|02/25/16|CredCard.|03/02/16.|03/05/16.|NO........|03/11/16.|Los Angeles, CA
Fifth Echelon.|YES......|02/29/16|03/07/16.|03/07/16.|03/12/16.|03/15/16..|03/24/16.|Austin, TX
Timon.........|NO.......|03/01/16|DebitCard|03/07/16.|03/18/16.|NO........|03/18/16.|New York, NY
PI314.........|NO.......|03/09/16|MoneyOrd.|03/16/16.|03/24/16.|NO........|03/28/16.|Denver, CO
ITERtheway....|NO.......|03/09/16|03/15/16.|03/16/16.|03/30/16.|04/01/16..|04/04/16.|Huntsville, AL
galephys......|NO.......|03/10/16|03/17/16.|03/17/16.|03/28/16.|NO........|04/02/16.|Poquoson, VA
lilsweetie(Sn)|NO.......|03/16/16|03/22/16.|03/22/16.|04/07/16.|04/16/16..|04/07/16.|Seattle, WA
BirdyGirl85...|NO.......|03/16/16|03/22/16.|--/--/--.|04/01/16.|NO........|04/06/16.|San Francisco, CA
Spoom.........|NO.......|03/19/16|03/23/16.|03/23/16.|04/06/16.|NO........|04/09/16.|Mentor, OH
Skyajnas......|NO.......|03/21/16|03/28/16.|03/26/16.|04/08/16.|04/11/16..|04/13/16.|Cumming, GA
lilsweetie(Dt)|NO.......|03/24/16|03/30/16.|03/30/16.|04/13/16.|04/16/16..|04/16/16.|Seattle, WA
She_him.......|NO.......|03/26/16|03/31/16.|03/29/16.|04/19/16.|NO........|04/21/16.|Marina, CA
kkhouston.....|NO.......|03/30/16|MoneyOrd.|04/05/16.|04/27/16.|NO........|04/30/16.|Houston, TX
WyoCowgirl....|NO.......|04/05/16|04/08/16.|04/11/16.|04/21/16.|04/25/16..|04/25/16.|Cheyenne, WY
megabitc......|YES......|04/15/16|04/22/16.|04/23/16.|04/30/16.|NO........|05/02/16.|Duluth, MN
Ms Hogan......|YES......|04/18/16|04/25/16.|04/23/16.|04/29/16.|05/02/16..|05/04/16.|Cleveland, OH
Ms Hogan Kid 1|YES......|04/18/16|04/25/16.|04/23/16.|04/29/16.|05/02/16..|05/04/16.|Cleveland, OH
Ms Hogan Kid 2|YES......|04/18/16|04/25/16.|04/23/16.|04/29/16.|05/02/16..|05/04/16.|Cleveland, OH
thoko.........|NO.......|04/22/16|04/26/16.|--/--/--.|05/13/16.|NO........|05/14/16.|Dana Point, CA
nessky........|NO.......|04/25/16|04/29/16.|04/29/16.|05/14/16.|NO........|05/24/16.|Miami, FL
Bukinaija.....|NO.......|05/03/16|DebitCard|05/10/16.|05/20/16.|05/23/16..|05/23/16.|Newark, NJ
alanandmaria..|YES......|05/04/16|05/09/16.|05/07/16.|05/16/16.|05/20/16..|05/19/16.|San Francisco, CA
Malbol........|NO.......|05/04/16|MoneyOrd.|05/10/16.|05/21/16.|NO........|05/23/16.|Raleigh, NC
squareleg.....|NO.......|05/07/16|05/11/16.|05/12/16.|05/20/16.|NO........|05/27/16.|Newark, NJ
another1......|NO.......|05/08/16|DebitCard|05/18/16.|05/26/16.|05/28/16..|05/31/16.|Atlanta, GA
VeeNDee.......|NO.......|05/16/16|DebitCard|05/27/16.|05/31/16.|06/04/16..|06/01/16.|Monroe, WA
Zee481........|NO.......|05/17/16|MoneyOrd.|05/21/16.|06/02/16.|NO........|06/10/16.|Cooper City, FL
Zee481(kid)...|NO.......|05/17/16|MoneyOrd.|05/21/16.|06/02/16.|NO........|06/10/16.|Cooper City, FL
bgd...........|NO.......|06/01/16|DebitCard|06/06/16.|06/20/16.|NO........|06/23/16.|Bellevue, WA
icefresh......|YES......|06/03/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--..|--/--/--.|Fairfax, VA
spmaria.......|NO.......|06/14/16|06/21/16.|06/21/16.|06/27/16.|06/30/16..|07/01/16.|Flemington, NJ
visajourney13.|YES......|06/15/16|06/20/16.|--/--/--.|07/08/16.|NO........|07/08/16.|Philadelphia, PA
djawal(family)|NO.......|06/22/16|--/--/--.|06/29/16.|07/14/16.|NO........|07/15/16.|Houston, TX
Iwo_Jima......|NO.......|06/24/16|06/29/16/|06/29/16.|07/16/16.|07/18/16..|--/--/--.|San Jose, CA
Hampier.......|NO.......|06/25/16|06/29/16/|06/29/16.|07/05/16.|NO........|07/08/16.|Torrance, CA
3600rs........|NO.......|06/27/16|07/05/16.|07/05/16.|07/18/16.|07/21/16..|07/22/16.|Orlando, FL
Binibini22....|NO.......|06/27/16|DebitCard|07/05/16.|07/15/16.|NO........|07/15/16.|Agana, GU
JimmyHou......|YES......|06/30/16|07/12/16.|07/12/16.|07/18/16.|07/18/16..|07/23/16.|Houston, TX
gbk947........|NO.......|07/11/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--..|--/--/--.|Las Vegas, NV
mahyland......|NO.......|07/14/16|07/20/16 |07/21/16.|--/--/--.|--/--/--..|--/--/--.|Dallas, TX
Anishp........|NO.......|07/21/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--..|--/--/--.|San Jose, CA
Witamar.......|NO.......|07/21/16|--/--/--.|07/26/16.|--/--/--.|--/--/--..|--/--/--.|Santa Ana, CA
charmander....|YES......|07/23/16|07/27/16.|07/27/16.|--/--/--.|NO........|--/--/--.|Boston, MA

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Adding Caramel to the list woo hoo!!!
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US Passport & Card: 2016 Applicants
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UserName......|Expedited|Sent....|CheckCash|TrackDate|PP-Rec'd |PPCRD-Rec'd|NC-Rec'd|Location
VAresident....|NO.......|01/02/16|DebitCard|--/--/--.|01/14/16.|01/15/16...|02/02/16.|Manassas, VA
RMB175........|NO.......|01/04/16|01/07/16.|01/07/16.|01/16/16.|01/15/16...|02/05/16.|Baltimore, MD
Berty.........|NO.......|01/07/16|01/13/16.|01/13/16.|01/16/16.|01/16/16...|01/16/16.|Boston, MA
KASH2011......|NO.......|01/08/16|01/13/16.|01/13/16.|01/20/16.|NO.........|01/25/16.|Atlanta, GA
thebulletin...|YES......|01/08/16|01/13/16.|01/13/16.|01/21/16.|01/29/16...|01/25/16.|New York, NY
Amy_and_Victor|NO.......|01/09/16|01/19/16.|01/18/16.|02/01/16.|NO.........|02/06/16.|Indianapolis, IN
Spadevil......|NO.......|01/14/16|MoneyOrd.|01/21/16.|01/29/16.|01/29/16...|02/02/16.|New York, NY
Polinka_tlt...|NO.......|01/25/16|01/29/16.|01/29/16.|02/05/16.|NO.........|02/08/16.|Houston, TX
Omeka.........|NO.......|01/26/16|02/02/16.|02/02/16.|02/11/16.|02/13/16...|02/16/16.|Phoenix, AZ
lilsweetie....|NO.......|01/27/16|02/02/16 |02/02/16.|02/10/16.|NO.........|02/10/16.|Seattle, WA
SeNaNa........|NO.......|01/28/16|DebitCard|02/02/16.|02/06/16.|NO.........|02/06/16.|New York, NY
Dario2012.....|NO.......|02/18/16|MoneyOrd.|02/23/16.|03/05/16.|NO.........|03/07/16.|Houston, TX
Ed & Dais.....|NO.......|02/19/16|02/25/16.|02/25/16.|03/10/16.|03/11/16...|03/21/16.|Baltimore, MD
pic16f84......|NO.......|02/24/16|03/01/16.|03/01/16.|03/15/16.|03/17/16...|03/17/16.|Santa Ana, CA
MyOwnV........|NO.......|02/25/16|CredCard.|03/02/16.|03/05/16.|NO.........|03/11/16.|Los Angeles, CA
Fifth Echelon.|YES......|02/29/16|03/07/16.|03/07/16.|03/12/16.|03/15/16...|03/24/16.|Austin, TX
Timon.........|NO.......|03/01/16|DebitCard|03/07/16.|03/18/16.|NO.........|03/18/16.|New York, NY
PI314.........|NO.......|03/09/16|MoneyOrd.|03/16/16.|03/24/16.|NO.........|03/28/16.|Denver, CO
ITERtheway....|NO.......|03/09/16|03/15/16.|03/16/16.|03/30/16.|04/01/16...|04/04/16.|Huntsville, AL
galephys......|NO.......|03/10/16|03/17/16.|03/17/16.|03/28/16.|NO.........|04/02/16.|Poquoson, VA
lilsweetie(Sn)|NO.......|03/16/16|03/22/16.|03/22/16.|04/07/16.|04/16/16...|04/07/16.|Seattle, WA
BirdyGirl85...|NO.......|03/16/16|03/22/16.|--/--/--.|04/01/16.|NO.........|04/06/16.|San Francisco, CA
Spoom.........|NO.......|03/19/16|03/23/16.|03/23/16.|04/06/16.|NO.........|04/09/16.|Mentor, OH
Skyajnas......|NO.......|03/21/16|03/28/16.|03/26/16.|04/08/16.|04/11/16...|04/13/16.|Cumming, GA
lilsweetie(Dt)|NO.......|03/24/16|03/30/16.|03/30/16.|04/13/16.|04/16/16...|04/16/16.|Seattle, WA
She_him.......|NO.......|03/26/16|03/31/16.|03/29/16.|04/19/16.|NO.........|04/21/16.|Marina, CA
kkhouston.....|NO.......|03/30/16|MoneyOrd.|04/05/16.|04/27/16.|NO.........|04/30/16.|Houston, TX
WyoCowgirl....|NO.......|04/05/16|04/08/16.|04/11/16.|04/21/16.|04/25/16...|04/25/16.|Cheyenne, WY
megabitc......|YES......|04/15/16|04/22/16.|04/23/16.|04/30/16.|NO.........|05/02/16.|Duluth, MN
Ms Hogan......|YES......|04/18/16|04/25/16.|04/23/16.|04/29/16.|05/02/16...|05/04/16.|Cleveland, OH
Ms Hogan Kid 1|YES......|04/18/16|04/25/16.|04/23/16.|04/29/16.|05/02/16...|05/04/16.|Cleveland, OH
Ms Hogan Kid 2|YES......|04/18/16|04/25/16.|04/23/16.|04/29/16.|05/02/16...|05/04/16.|Cleveland, OH
thoko.........|NO.......|04/22/16|04/26/16.|--/--/--.|05/13/16.|NO.........|05/14/16.|Dana Point, CA
nessky........|NO.......|04/25/16|04/29/16.|04/29/16.|05/14/16.|NO.........|05/24/16.|Miami, FL
Bukinaija.....|NO.......|05/03/16|DebitCard|05/10/16.|05/20/16.|05/23/16...|05/23/16.|Newark, NJ
alanandmaria..|YES......|05/04/16|05/09/16.|05/07/16.|05/16/16.|05/20/16...|05/19/16.|San Francisco, CA
Malbol........|NO.......|05/04/16|MoneyOrd.|05/10/16.|05/21/16.|NO.........|05/23/16.|Raleigh, NC
squareleg.....|NO.......|05/07/16|05/11/16.|05/12/16.|05/20/16.|NO.........|05/27/16.|Newark, NJ
another1......|NO.......|05/08/16|DebitCard|05/18/16.|05/26/16.|05/28/16...|05/31/16.|Atlanta, GA
VeeNDee.......|NO.......|05/16/16|DebitCard|05/27/16.|05/31/16.|06/04/16...|06/01/16.|Monroe, WA
Zee481........|NO.......|05/17/16|MoneyOrd.|05/21/16.|06/02/16.|NO.........|06/10/16.|Cooper City, FL
Zee481(kid)...|NO.......|05/17/16|MoneyOrd.|05/21/16.|06/02/16.|NO.........|06/10/16.|Cooper City, FL
bgd...........|NO.......|06/01/16|DebitCard|06/06/16.|06/20/16.|NO.........|06/23/16.|Bellevue, WA
icefresh......|YES......|06/03/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--...|--/--/--.|Fairfax, VA
spmaria.......|NO.......|06/14/16|06/21/16.|06/21/16.|06/27/16.|06/30/16...|07/01/16.|Flemington, NJ
visajourney13.|YES......|06/15/16|06/20/16.|--/--/--.|07/08/16.|NO.........|07/08/16.|Philadelphia, PA
djawal(family)|NO.......|06/22/16|--/--/--.|06/29/16.|07/14/16.|NO.........|07/15/16.|Houston, TX
Iwo_Jima......|NO.......|06/24/16|06/29/16/|06/29/16.|07/16/16.|07/18/16...|--/--/--.|San Jose, CA
Hampier.......|NO.......|06/25/16|06/29/16/|06/29/16.|07/05/16.|NO.........|07/08/16.|Torrance, CA
3600rs........|NO.......|06/27/16|07/05/16.|07/05/16.|07/18/16.|07/21/16...|07/22/16.|Orlando, FL
Binibini22....|NO.......|06/27/16|DebitCard|07/05/16.|07/15/16.|NO.........|07/15/16.|Agana, GU
JimmyHou......|YES......|06/30/16|07/12/16.|07/12/16.|07/18/16.|07/18/16...|07/23/16.|Houston, TX
gbk947........|NO.......|07/11/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--...|--/--/--.|Las Vegas, NV
mahyland......|NO.......|07/14/16|07/20/16 |07/21/16.|--/--/--.|--/--/--...|--/--/--.|Dallas, TX
Anishp........|NO.......|07/21/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--...|--/--/--.|San Jose, CA
Witamar.......|NO.......|07/21/16|--/--/--.|07/26/16.|--/--/--.|--/--/--...|--/--/--.|Santa Ana, CA
charmander....|YES......|07/23/16|07/27/16.|07/27/16.|--/--/--.|NO.........|--/--/--.|Boston, MA
CaramelSwirl..|NO.......|07/27/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--...|--/--/--.|Manchester, NH

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Thank you KASH! You nailed it when you said enjoy your time away from USCIS. The feeling is like having the most massive weight lifted and something only those who travel this path would truly understand. Without VJ I would have struggled unnecessarily. Thank you to you, and those like you, who care enough to support and encourage us through your own experiences - you rock!!
Sending vibes of speedy USCIS processing to all who are waiting....

Glad it came through without any issues! Congrats to you again and enjoy your time away from USCIS!

I passed wohooo ??, they scheduled my oath ceremony and gave me the letter it's gonna be on August 5th

Helloo all....
I had ny interview on monday.... had to wait ab 2 1/2 hour to see the rep... but after they called me just took 10 munutes...
6 question....which i answered correct....
Read a line, and wrote an answer.....
Then he said u passed that....
After reviewed my application he gave me the approval....
My oath ceremony is next mobday at 9 am.....
Just a few more days....

Has anyone else heard of the big wait times / cases being stuck with these new IOE case numbers?
Apparently, N-400 applicants who used the new form (posted online in April, I believe) are given an IOE case number instead of an NBC number. N-400 applicants who submit the old form get a NBC case number.
It seems that although the form has been used by applicants since April, no-one has received an interview date yet or have their case status "in line for interviewing". Meanwhile, NBC numbers (ie the applicants who submitted the old form) seem to be processed very fast.
It seems that IOE folks' cases aren't moving past biometrics while NBC folks' cases speed ahead!
USCIS web site says that from 10/1, the old forms will not be accepted. Hopefully they stick to this deadline (they've already extended it once before).
More discussion here: http://mail.trackitt.com/usa-discussion-forums/n400/1655760285/reciept-number-starting-with-ioe/page/5 and in the April filers thread.
This makes me so depressed, like there's going to be a very, very long wait! If I'd known, I would've used the old form... But how was I to know!
I hope things get moving... Some encouraging words from other VJers would really help me right now lol

got oath letter in mail, oath on 5th August

The SSA office recommends you wait 10 days before your visit them because your citizenship status may not have been updated in their system. Apparently there's some communication of citizenship status from USCIS to the SSA.
Ceremony experience here:
http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/600163-example-naturalization-timeline-my-n-400-process-from-application-to-oath/?p=8196454
Passport experience here:
http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/577302-n-400-december-2015-filers/?p=8206584
and here:
http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/577302-n-400-december-2015-filers/?p=8236024

I received my naturalization certificate today 07/23.
The mailman put it in my neighbor's mailbox. Luckily, it ended up with one of my more considerate neighbors and he left me a note saying that he had a letter from the passport office for me.
That saved me having to get a replacement certificate.

Online status of my case changed to Oath Ceremony Notice Was Mailed

His supervisor will sign off the final approval hopefully soon!

Congrats!
Congrats!

Congrats!

Congrats!
Good luck to you!

I believe in USCIS, I say still 7 - 8 months, hopefully Late December , Early January (but if it takes 10 months , which seems like it, March 2017)
I am VSC by the way...

Congrats!

Good luck to you!
Good luck to you!