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double the congratulations.

at faneuil hall do they accept passport applications on the spot?

I dont think they did on this day. It was not announced and i didnt see anyone lining up to submit a passport application

Congratulations to all on their new citizenships ! My wife has her interview in a couple of days.

I just reviewed the N-445 on what to bring and one of the items is..

-Any other documents USCIS issued to you -

I have only the expired 2 year GCs and the current 10 year GCs ..

Do they mean like appointment letters and notice of actions from the beginning? I am having trouble finding all of them.

Thanks for your guidance

Just your Greens cards are fine

Just saw that my line status in the progress reports was updated to I am a US citizen in red!

A brief update - so i was not able to make my initial oath ceremony on Jan 21 as my wife was in labor and delivered a girl that night. So i wrote a letter to USCIS and sent back the notice with a copy of the birth record explaining why i was absent. Funny enough, 2 days after i sent the letter I received a notice for a rescheduled oath ceremony on Feb 4! They couldn't possibly have received my letter already and processed it?

My ceremony was at Fanueil Hall on Thursday and it was solemn, joyful and beautiful all at the same time. There were over 300 people for the oath ceremony with their families and friends. Ceremony took about 2 hours but it was worth it. Glad to be done with USCIS forever (hopefully)

Thanks for your suggestion! I'll see how the day goes. Labor seems to be progressing well.

Hi everyone,

2 things I was looking forward to this year are happening (or potentially happening) on the same day

My wife is pregnant and her due date was late Feb, however she went into labor yesterday but hasn't delivered yet. No serious complications but its our first and the labor process tends to be longer. My naturalization ceremony is also today at 12 noon. I can't say for sure i will make it as I would rather be at my first born's birth than the naturalization ceremony

The letter I was sent says we can send the notice back with a written explanation and we can be rescheduled. However, it appears this was targeted at people who know in advance they can not make it.

What would you suggest would be the best approach to notifying USCIS? Call and then send a letter today?

If she delivers say by 9 am i can maybe go for the ceremony but if not I will probably skip it unless it's a huge hassle to reschedule

Thanks for your advice

Oath taking ceremony scheduled for Jan 21st! Almost at the Finish Line!

Interview was done today! Approved! Thanks for all the advice and tips here

Pretty standard interview:

1. Swore the oath to tell the truth

2. She started verifying my information on the form - name, address, do we live in the same house with spouse, address, travel (I let her know I traveled after i submitted the application and she added that on the form)

3. Then all the Yes/No questions - be careful when you are answering these questions because you dont want to say Yes when you meant to say No especially because the questions transition from the Yes to the No without warning

4. Without warning, she moved into the Civics questions. She asked me 6 questions which I got right. The qustions were pretyped on a piece of paper (rather than a computer screen as i have seen mentioned elsewhere)

- If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?

- What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment

- During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States

- Who is the Head of the Executive

- There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.

- What is one reason colonists came to America?

5. After that she kept on writing and checking off things on the forms. Also asked me to write "California has the most people" down on a sheet of paper

6. Then she asked me for my 2014 tax return - which I didnt print along. I didnt want to waste paper and I also thought since I had submitted the tax transcripts that would suffice- all of which i explained to her

7. She then had me verify and sign a form with my name on it and i knew i had been approved. Few mins later, the magic words came out! Congratulations, I am recommending you!

Sigh of Relief!

Wish you guys still waiting all the best!

Hi everyone,

MY interview is on Monday the 14th and just want to clarify - do I need to bring any documents along to the interview? Apart from the letter, green card, passport, DL

I can't even recall any of the documents I previously submitted. LOL!

Nope!

Thank you KASH

Hi everyone,

A quick question. Does my spouse have to be at the interview? I can't remember.

She is heavily pregnant and I would prefer if she didn't have to go through the stress of coming for the interview if she is not required to attend

Please help! Thanks!

Never received e-notification but just got my interview letter today! Scheduled for 12/14!

Yay!

Thanks in advance for updating

Wow! Some folks have interviews scheduled already! Congrats! Not even In Line yet for me - 30 days past Fprints

Just looking at the numbers above, it seems most people received In Line within 3-5 days after biometrics. I wonder what causes the extensive delays for most of us who havent receivd In Line yet. Not worried but just curious

My Fingerprints are on 9/30.

I tried to do a walk in today in Boston but the guy said no walk ins so i have to go next week. He was nice enough to give me the form to complete at my own convenience and also said I could come early in the morning (rather than the afternoon appointment)

Thanks for helping add the datapoint

NOA received on 9/14

Thanks!

Check cashed 9/10

Thanks!

Hi everyone, wishing us all the best.

GC Date - 6/23/11

Package Sent - 9/2/15

Thanks!

Received a letter dated 8/28 - APPROVED! Awaiting card in mail! Congrats everyone

Congrats Christi and others on the approvals! I just logged in to see what the progress is and saw the approvals! I was shocked! That was quick!

That won't work, if you also did part 2 - that can only be updated online or over the phone.

To the OP - I got the exact same problem, filled in step 1, then would not allow me to move on to step 2 (I even put in data in the Legal representative field, and still nothing). I strongly suggest you call them and talk to a tier2 who can operate the changes in the system. You should be getting a confirmation letter through mail to your new address.

Thanks. I was able to complete it online using Internet Explorer

How can you continue the 2nd part without having to go through the 1st part again? I submitted the AR-11 standard form but I had to find my receipt number from my NOA so I didn't complete the 2nd part. Now I try to get back to the 2nd but seems like I have to go from the standard AR-11 all over again. Does anybody know?

Thank you!

I just started from the beginning again - to ensure I submitted Part 2

Try using a different internet browser. I had this same problem a few months ago when I changed my address and if I remember correctly after switching to internet explorer it worked.

Thanks @EricaandHeath! Using IE worked. I dont recall them saying something like "for best results use Internet Explorer"!!! Who still uses Internet Explorer in 2013???

Hi everyone,

My spouse and I just moved to a new residence and per USCIS guidelines, I tried to file the change of address form online and have run into a major issue.

For someone in my situation (and applies to most of us on here) - who has a pending case, you have to file the AR-11 in 2 parts. The first part is just the standard change of address (your old address, your new address etc). The second part is to update your pending case file where you enter your receipt number and a few other details.

On the second page, it has a drop down menu for who is filing the application for change of address (Applicant or Petitioner, Legal Representative). Since I am the applicant i select Applicant or Petitioner and complete the rest of the form. I hit submit and it asks me to fill the Legal Representative names and details which I left blank since it didnt apply. I then fill NA (not applicable) in the blank sections and hit submit. BUT it says since I selected Applicant or Petitioner, I didnt need to fill in LEgal Rep details. Now I am stuck with no way to submit the form

Any one go through the same? Suggestion pls

Thanks everyone

So I had to bring out my social security card from the "secure" location it's being in since sometime in 2010 and it says on it "FOR WORK ONLY"

I got the card during my F1-OPT period and am now going through the process of ROC.

Is there anything I need to do? Is that designation still appropriate? I believe I will eventually naturalize in a couple of years, so I was wondering if I need to eventually contact SSA to have anything modified or removed. Thanks all

Sorry about your situatuion but is that possible? To be divorced without your knowledge? Doesnt the court or some legal representative have to send you papers and have you acknowledge them (i have a friend who is sort of going thru this - she wants to divorce her hubby but hasnt been able to locate him so she hasnt been able to file the papers).

I am not an expert but I believe he is still in status AND not out of status if I understand your time line correctly. He has the expired GC, the approval letter for one year extension and has been approved for a 10 year GC. With his approval letter in hand, he should get back in with no problems