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1 hour ago, HK12 said:

Thank you! And congrats to your husband on becoming a U.S. citizen! I'm curious - were there many people at the oath ceremony who got sworn in? Did the OKC office let all family members in? Just wondering because I would like to invite my in-laws to the oath ceremony, but don't want to ask them unless I can be fairly certain that they will be admitted. I know some offices restrict the number of family members/friends who are allowed to attend the oath ceremony due to space issues.

There were 30 people that were sworn in.  They allowed in everyone that came.  My parents and a close friend of our family came to the ceremony.  Also, we asked after his interview how many people we could bring and they said bring anyone you want.  I would make sure to have them there early in line so they can get a better seat!  My parents actually arrived way before us (we don’t live in the same city) and they let them in to use the bathroom and made sure they were first to sit down.  The security guys there were great!!!

57 minutes ago, HK12 said:

Thanks for posting this. I have my citizenship interview in OKC next month, so I'll make sure to get some passport photos done and bring them to the interview.

 

Congratulations, fellow Okie!  

Good luck with your interview!  It will be a breeze.  

My husband had his oath ceremony yesterday.  It went pretty smooth.  We got there around 8:30, he was the first there.  They let him in but asked my daughter and I to stay in the car until they got each of the ones taking their oath, inside.  Later, we saw a line forming outside, so we hopped in it.  They were only taking a few family members in at a time but it didn't take too long until we got in.  I would say the whole process from when we arrived until the end of the ceremony took about 3 hours.  You are allowed to bring cameras to take photos and record video.  They give you moments during the ceremony when you can get up and take pictures...they were very good about all of that.

And also with the passport photos....my husband took his to the ceremony, like he was asked, but they used a prior picture of him on his certificate.  We basically wasted our money.  I would so go ahead and take them to your interview.  

Once again, Good Luck!!!

On 9/17/2017 at 3:00 AM, rlam57 said:

Congratulations!

Thank you!

Hello VJ'ers,

My husband had his interview yesterday and passed!!!  He will have his oath ceremony one week from tomorrow.  Here is how it went:

We got there at 10:30, since our appointment was at 11:00.  The security guards in OKC are very delightful and like to joke around.  They took our ID's and appointment paper and had us go through the detectors.  The security guard then asked me to slip the appointment paper into the slot at the window, and we had a seat in the waiting room.  30 minutes had passed and my husband was called back to his interview.  There was no tv in the small waiting room and as soon as I decided to take a nap, he came walking out, asking if his oath ceremony date was a good date for us.  We then high fived!!!  I asked about his interview and he said she started with the writing test and then asked him the civics questions, followed by the questions on his application. She also did not look at any of the documents we had brought but did ask for his passport photos.  It was the only thing we didn't bring because it wasn't stated on the appointment letter.  She told him that he could bring them to the oath ceremony.  She then asked which ceremony dates would be good for him and handed him a paper with the ceremony information and a questionnaire he has to fill out the day of the ceremony.  

A timeline of our whole process is below:

K1 Visa Application was sent on 11-10-2011

Approved: 06-20-2012 in Ankara, Turkey

Visa Received: 07-03-2012 

Entered US 07-11-2012

Married - 07-19-2012

AOS Application submitted to Oklahoma City on 10-01-2012

EAD and AP received on 12-17-2012

Greencard received on 08-10-2013

Lifting Conditions Application sent to Cali Service Center on 07-24-2015

Approved on 01-21-2016

Received on 01-29-2016

Naturalization Application sent to Lewisville TX on 01-06-2017

Interview date on 09-11-2017

Oath Ceremony 09-20-2017

Our whole process was pain free.  We had on little hiccup during his K1 Visa Interview but he was able to immediately get that resolved the same day.  Every other application and interview went on with zero issues!

Good luck on each of your journeys.  I know it is a lot of work and money but in the end, the reward is amazing!!!

Thanks everyone!!! Green card came in the mail today!!!!

Hubby's Adjustment of Status approval letter came in yesterday!!!!

After a stressful week last week of not knowing his visa status, he finally received it today!!! We are so relieved, because we kept getting conflicting information from the people we spoke with.

Thank you everyone for the helpful information we received, as well as, all of the support and encouragement! We sincerely appreciate it!!

Call DOS in Washington 202-663-1225

Ask the status of his visa

Ask if he is in Mandatory Administrative Processing (this is background and name checks)

Then ask if he is internal processing or Internal review (this happens at the embassy and they check over the new paperwork he turned in and can take 2 weeks to check that one paper)

Good Luck

Thanks for the info!!

My fiance had his interview last Wednesday, had to bring back one paper, which he did the next day. Was approved, paid his UPS fees for his passport and Visa, and they still have not shipped it. He has tried calling numerous times but is not able to get in contact with anyone, since there is only a one hour window for inquiries. I called today and got the same response. IMO, that is ridiculous. Anyway, we are getting very frustrated. Any suggestions?

Thank you.

We haven't seen his either. I think he called today and they will get back to him. Hope it's soon.

I am going to thank you for that link also!! We have a small Turkish community here, but the website will be super helpful as well. Have a great day!!

I lived in San Diego for 5 years and loved it. I was a single mom with a baby two of the five. I wish I would have never moved away.

I am so very sorry for your loss.

Woot woot!!! We are so happy for the both of you!!

Congratulations!!!

Yay!!! The Austrian Embassy was able to get my beter half's paper he needed very fast!!! He was still in Ankara visiting friends so he was able to just walk it over to the Embassy and they approved him. He should have his passport and Visa in no time!!!!! So....now just the headache of planning the wedding. Have a great day everyone!!!

Thank you everyone!!

Good morning! My fiance had his interview this morning. He arrived at the Embassy around 7:30. He was the first in and had his interview right immediately. He was interviewed in English by a female, and these are examples of questions he was asked:

When did you meet?

How did you meet?

When did he meet my daughter?

How is his relationship with her?

Why does he want to marry me?

Why was he living in Texas last year?

Why do we want to live in Oklahoma?

Does he plan to work?

How and when does he call me?

Have I ever been to Turkey to see him?

He said everyone was very nice and polite. At the end, he was asked to bring a police certificate from the time he was living in Austria and as soon as they receive it, they will mail his passport with visa.

He immediately went to the Austrian Embassy and requested the certificate. They said it should take 3 days for him to receive the certificate in the mail, and once he mails it and it arrives at the US Embassy, he should get his passport with visa back in 3 days (hopefully). We hope he will be here by July 4th, but we shall see. It could have been worse and we are thankful that we know he will be coming soon and we can continue our future togerther again!!!

I have not posted anything on here, but I have read a lot of other posts, and they have helped us through this process so much and we just want to say thank you/tesekkur ederim everyone!!!

Turkishcookbook.com has a lot of easy recipes. I used it a lot when Fatih was here. If you have a question, Binnur is very helpful. :-). Congrat's!!