PMartin37

I wouldn't destroy any of the papers related to my immigration status/citizenship.

Congrats

Congrats

Thanks PM Martin. Hope u get ur oath ceremony letter soon
Thanks PM Martin. Hope u get ur oath ceremony letter soon

Thank You! This forum and the participants in the April 2016 filers group have been very helpful throughout the process.
My oath was scheduled at 8:30 AM in New York City Federal Plaza and the whole process took under 2 hours. I applied for the passport (did not expedite) and was told that I should have it within 3 weeks.
Here's to hoping that everyone here becomes a citizen soon.

I had the oath ceremony on Thursday! There were 353 of us there, from lots of different countries! The ceremony was scheduled for noon. I got there a little early, and the line was already huge!
Checking in started about 12:30
The judge arrived about 1:15pm, ceremony was done about 2pm
Then we had to get our certificates. I was near the back, but was done about 2:20pm.
I am most excited to be done with dealing with immigration! After 17 years of living here I'm finally a citizen! I'm applying for my passport on Monday - and I registered to vote as soon as I left the ceremony. There were a bunch of volunteers on hand to sign you up.
Oh, and I had an NBC number, if anyone is curious. Hopeful for those on you stuck - it must be super frustrating! I hope you see some movement soon.
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IOE number and biometric schedule was completed on 05/18.
Like everyone else im stuck in a same situation. So this morning i decided to call them and talk to level 2 officer and see whats the status on it since it wont let me log in on ELIS account since past Sunday.
Apparently my case is still pending background check so i asked what will be next step she said call us back in 2 months.I confirmed 2 months? She said yes 8 weeks.
Really its been almost 3 months since i did my bio and they still need 2 months. Who knows after 2 months they ask me to wait 30 more days. Im losing hope to VOTE this year. I spent more than half of my life in this great country. No crimes and background is taking forever. I dont know who to blame, the new Integrated Operating Environment or background check.
If we look at processing time, Houston office is Nov 04th 2015 as of may 30th which means 7 months. So let see hiw far this case will take.
I just emailed my congressman Pete Olson. Let see if i get any positive outcome from him.

I was stuck a month after interview before my oath letter was sent I was interviewed in June. Everything was fast before my oath. Just hang in there.

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!!

My husband had his interview at the Kansas City Missouri office today. I went with him for support and waited in the waiting area. We arrived 30 minutes before his appointment time. The office seemed pretty busy, but he was called back at the time he was scheduled for. He said everything pretty much went like they show on the you tube video for N400. His interview began with the history test. He was asked 6 questions and got them all correct. The questions were:
1. What is one right or freedom from the 1st amendment?
2. If the president can no longer serve who becomes president?
3. Who is in charge of the executive branch
4. Name one reason colonist came to America
5. During the cold war what was the main concern to the United States
6. There are four amendments in the constitution about who can vote. Name one of them.
The IO then went through the N400 application with him. She asked him where he worked and and some questions about his job. She asked if he was married. She asked about our trips out of the country. They went through the yes/no questions.
He then had to read the sentence: What state has the largest population.
He had to write the sentence : California is the state with the largest population.
The IO then said congratulations. She handed him the paper with the box checked that his application was recommended for approval and told him he would be scheduled for an oath ceremony in the next 3 months!
Happy Happy Happy!

- Made me read "What is the largest state in the U.S.?"
- Made me write "Alaska is the largest state in the U.S."
Civics / history questions:
- What major event happened on September 11, 2011 in the United States?
- What is the rule of law?
- What ocean is on the east coast of the United States?
- What is the name of the national anthem?
- Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
- What ocean is on the west coast of the United States?

So on the egov myUSCIS site I don't see any option for testing the new site, or a link for my documents
https://egov.uscis.gov/casestatus/landing.do
I tried the myaccount.uscis.dhs.gov - and that doesn't have my N-400 application listed, nor does it have an option to add it. When I go to the "add new case" it tells me I can choose from a menu. The only thing there is a I-90 that I applied for a number of years ago when my green card was stolen (really, they were after my wallet) when I was travelling.
It does sound perfect though, if I can figure it out. On the plus side, I'm cleaning the house as I go!

I did my interview over the weekend.

Arrived at the field office 15 min early, as per the interview letter, it recommends not to arrive earlier than 30 min. Unfortunately, many people were inline before me. I asked a couple of them and they have the same appointment time with me. I have to leave the appointment letter with the reception and wait for her to confirm my appointment on her computer. It took her 20 min. I strongly recommend arriving at least 30 min earlier. By 9:05 my appointment is confirmed and told to wait for the call from the IO. Around 10:05 I was called in, went inside the office, he said "please remain standing, I need to place you under the oath", raise the right hand and did the oath. If any of you watched the USCIS naturalization Interview and test video on you tube, the experience is exactly the same as it is depicted in that video. Please go and watch, it will help you on what to expect.

The first part of the interview involves going through the N-400 form, like confirming residence address, verifying ID/Passport, reviewing the yes/no questions on the form, and signing the form as well as the photos. On my original form I provided only IRS transcript and copy of marriage certificate as a supporting evidence, so he asked me if I have any lease or any additional proof. I provided the lease first page copy. All the files starting from the first application is on file so he just went through them all. He didn't ask a copy of the kids birth certificate, but asked some information about them just verbally. Also asked about my last travel outside the US ( which was only to Canada).

The second part is the civics, reading and writing test. The questions were:

Who wrote the declaration of Independence?
Who is in charge of the executive branch?
What is the political party of the president now?
What are the two major political parties in the US?
Name one state that borders Mexico?
There were 13 original colonies. Name three?
I answered all six so we stopped here and continued the reading, which says "Who elects Congress", then I was told to write "The people elect Congress"

That's it, passed the test of English and U.S. history, he printed the form N-652 Interview results, the application has been recommended for approval and to wait for an oath letter in the mail. Asked if I have any questions and escorted me out.

The whole process took a little less than 15 min and I was on my way to the beer store to consume lots of liquids on the hottest day in Denver history - it was 100 degree F.



Good Luck to you all.

Just got notice that my interview has been scheduled. Excited and wondering as I thought it'll take forever in the DC office.
Will update once I got the interview letter with date in hand.

Good luck to you!
Good luck to you!

We received the letter today for the interview. It's Aug 11.

Glad to see a lot of interview letters coming in! Good luck to y'all! ?

I've received my interview letter on Saturday. My interview date is Aug 10th. Looks like moving fast!

They will. They always do the right thing. Believe me.

Just another day in America. We need more guns to make it stop. Believe me.

Just got notice through the website that Daisy was scheduled for interview. No "In-Line" nothing haha. The letter will take about 7 days to get here so we don't know when. We hope it's after August 15, but we will see. Happy to have it scheduled, but it will be about a month earlier than expected and hoped for. LOL

Passed my interview today! Will wait for the oath ceremony schedule in the mail.
Here's how my interview went:
Arrived 15mins before my schedule. Was called in close to an hour because for some reason my paper wasn't checked in even if I did. Was asked to swear in then the only document he asked were my IDs and passport. I brought an envelop full of papers. Lol He first asked and verified some basic personal information and some yes or no questions. I was then asked to read a sentence then write it down. For the civics test he asked the ff:
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence
Who's the commander in chief of the military
State that borders Mexico
Name 3 original colonies
I can't remember if he asked me 4 or 6 questions coz I can't remember the other 2 questions now. The interview took more or less 15mins and he apologized for the long wait. I was then told to wait for the schedule for oath in a couple months.
It's almost 5 years since I entered the US through K-1. Can't believe my visa journey is almost over now. Hope everyone's application goes smooth and quickly as well! Good luck!

I used an app on my iPhone called Citizenship 2016 that helped with me and the CD really does help.
Congrats.