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I think most likely, your wife had that problem because she didn't have a passport. maybe Delta airlines & UA don't know about the full Canadian entry law. and the entry procedure at airport is more strict than crossing the borders. you can cross the borders using Enhanced DL but you can't use it to travel to Canada by Air. Even, I remember that I read somewhere that you can't use ur US passport card to travel by air to any country and I didn't remember there was any exception. if I were in your place I would be happy that at least she was able to fly without a passport book. and sorry for what happened with you.

I will give u my honest advice , don't listen to people who just tell u refile when the time comes, if we the people don't stand against these unprofessional employee who lacked the minimum required training , espically for such critical job. Be sure, that they will do their best to cover up their mistakes . What to do now?
Contact your congressman and ombudsman and explain the situation in details and inform the ombudsman what the IO told u that more than 200 people had the same issue, your field officer should go for auditing review. Second if they denied your application go to the federal court after filing an appeal , make sure that they know that u r filing a lawsuit in ur appeal hearing. Find a good lawyer if u can afford it. A lot of people live in America and they know nothing about the law, don't think uscis is god and nobody can go after them, u can sue them get money and the judge can force them to fix ur file and he/she will grant u the citizenship. Consult with lawyers and am sure they will tell u have a strong case

She is not gonna lose her citizenship if she got it for such a reason, please you don't need to over react when you are not familiar with the immigration law. I advice you to go over the cases which the Federal judge dropped the citizenship.

Contact your state bar, and file a complain against this lawyer. I would start from there

I think they will make it , since she has a low case number , so they should be excited

Hello, everyone
First of all, thank you guys for sharing your experience of citizenship application process. All the info provided has been very helpful. I really appreciate it. Now I'd like to share my experience here to help those people in need.
My field office is located in Orlando Florida.
App mailed out on: 3/26/2015
finger prints: 4/21/2015
Interview: 7/28/2015
(Now waiting for oath letter to arrive.)
Anyways, I was so excited last night about today's interview, and of course kinda nervous too, so I only slept like about 3 hours. I thought I would be tired, but everything turned to be OK.
I arrived at the field office like about 40 min early. First I went thru the security (very similar to the airport process,) and then I took my letter and my ID to the reception desk to check in. They gave me a ticket with a number on it, and informed me to have a seat in the lounge and wait for my number to be called. While the office was checking me in, I noticed that there were around 20 people scheduled for interview at the same time.
I took my number, found a seat in the lounge, and I started to become nervous. It was very quiet, and the quietness made me more nervous. There were around 50 people waiting at that time, but not all of them were there for citizenship interview. Before long, I noticed that there were only three people waiting ahead of me. While I was anxiously waiting for the officer to come out to get me, one male officer came out with a few pieces of paper in his hand, and he started to call people's name. I overheard that their oath ceremony letters were just made ready, which told me that if you pass the interview, you can get the oath ceremony letter right away. I was very happy about that, but...(I will explain later.)
40 minutes later, a very beautiful and professional lady came out and called my number. We greeted each other, and I followed her to her office. She instructed me to sit down, and asked me to take out all my documents, and then she asked me to swear to tell the truth. Very simple.
Before we started, she asked me that if wanted to change my name. I said yes, and she said if you change your name, your ceremony will take place in the court house, and it might take up to 3 months. I was very disappointed at what she told me, and knew for sure I would not be able to walk out with the oath ceremony letter. What else can I do but wait? Anyway, The whole interview was very short, maybe around 10 minutes. What she did was to go over the application to make sure all the info on the form was correct, and to go through the test part. Excuse me for not remembering the questions, but they were very easy. And then she said, congratulations, you passed. She also handed over me a piece of paper with her name on it to confirm it. And of course, she did instruct me to sign a few papers, including my photos with my future new full name on them. Overall, the whole process was very easy. I am very grateful that the officer was very nice and professional throughout the whole process.
I know some of you guys are still waiting for your interview to come up, and hopefully, the information I just provided can be a little helpful to some of you guys. Good luck with you all!

You won't have an issue since you are older than 31. Good luck

Yes, that's enough.
This will vary based on the field office policy.

You gonna be in a high risk of denial if you go to the interview and you owe taxes to the government without an installment agreement with the IRS. I would fix the tax issue before the interview. Paying taxes and complying with the Tax law is part of the good moral character per uscis manual.

It's official I'm an American citizen. Today 189 people was naturalized at the JFK library in Boston. ThAnks for all the help and advise and good luck to the rest whom are still waiting.

JimmyHou, I've noticed you have given some recommendations in other threads. Thanks for your input. But you should be careful. By paying the ticket he is admitting guilt. That is not necessarily a good thing. You have no idea what kind of license he has. With some licenses in Texas, if you admit guilt on a moving violation your license is suspended or revoked. Better advice would have been to consult a traffic ticket defense lawyer. Not sure he even needs to disclose traffic tickets unless they involve alcohol or drugs. On the N400 instructions it actually states not to bring documents to the interview relating to traffic fines and incidents unless it's drug or alcohol related. But I agree honesty is the best policy. Thanks for your input! :-)

Do you have a current passport? If so, you should be fine; take that with you and explain that you don't have your old passport.
If you don't have a current passport, then you may need to file a police report and take that with you to the interview.

Just wait until the interviewer reach that part.

I will give more details;
pretty much she went over everything on the form., she didn't ask for any documents.
A funny thing to mention, she asked me for my GC, Passport, and ID. I gave her the first 2, then I couldn't find my wallet , so I told her I think I left my wallet with my wife at the waiting Area, can I go to bring it, she said no need I have your GC.
I already submitted some proof with application, applying based on 3 years rule. She asked if I registered for selective service, I answered yes[ I already sent a letter of registration with the application]
She also asked if I took any trips outside the USA,I have had 4 trips, so I told her yes. I asked here if I did the right thing by listing the 2 trips to Canada because they were less than 24 hours, she said that's fine [ then, she said we already checked your travel records]. Then we went over the traffic citations, she asked if I paid the fine, I told her I did, I offered a proof , but she told me that she doesn't need them.
She asked me what major I did in school, and if it was Bsc or Master. I told her it was a Bsc but we chatted a bit about my plan to go for a grad school as a part time in the future.
She asked also If i filed my 2014 taxes, I told her yes, she then asked if I did it jointly with my wife I said yes[ I already sent the transcripts with the application]
The test was even easier [ she started with the application then went to the test]
questions:
1- which group of people were brought as slaves ?
2- The highest court in the country.
3- Name of the vice president.
4- How many amendments the constitutions has ?
5- Why colonists fought the British.
6- Who makes laws.
Reading: Who can vote
writing : citizens can vote.
Then she told me congratulation I am recommending your case for approval, she printed the interview result paper, and she marked the box that say 'recommended for approval' and I 'passed the test'. Then, She printed another paper with my information on it, she asked me to verify everything is correct, she told me the info on this paper will be the same as your certificate , then she asked me to sign it. I also signed 2 places on the application and my 2 pictures.
That was pretty much everything.
I brought tons of papers, but she didn't ask for anything, I always like to be extra prepared.

I agree with Jimmy.
I saw people who were not allowed to take the oath because they have a pending ticket. If I were you, I won't risk it.

re-entry permit is a a document you will need if you wanted to stay out of the US for more than a year this is a generic letter they sent it to everybody. If you don't have it then it doesn't apply to you.
I would bring any relevant document to your case for example;
1- if you are applying based on the marriage to a USC, then bring extra proof that you guys still live together etc.
2- if you have some traffic tickets, i would bring a proof that you paid them.
use your imagination, in case if the officer asked for an extra document that you don't have it, then he/she will ask you to bring/ mail it to them, this might cause some delay on processing your case. That's why it's better to be prepared

Have it redirected to you, then wait a few days to mail it in.
If the package is redirected to the wrong lockbox, the wrong lockbox will open your package to process it. They will use their internal system to reroute it and you have no idea if that will take a week or several months. Do not assume that your package will quickly make it ways to the correct lockbox facility.

If you are not owing money to the irs , you shouldn't have any problem.
Just take your amendment tax paper with the interview. Don't over stress about it.

you could lose your US citizenship if you obtain another citizenship after getting the US citizenship
for more information see this link
http://travel.state.gov/content/travel/english/legal-considerations/us-citizenship-laws-policies/citizenship-and-dual-nationality.html

you put 1 for both questions. Good luck.
0 > means single

submit that now. It's not a big deal. don't over stress about this.

submit that now. It's not a big deal. don't over stress about this.

you can't file early, you need to have 30 months of physical presence before applying. the 90 days early filing applies only for the anniversary requirement, not the other requirements.

submit that now. It's not a big deal. don't over stress about this.

you can't file early, you need to have 30 months of physical presence before applying. the 90 days early filing applies only for the anniversary requirement, not the other requirements.