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Hello,
thank you for sharing this! very useful for my oath ceremony at the LA convention center today 10-17-17.
A quick summary of my experience:
I took the metro train and walked two blocks to the convention center for 12:30 pm check in. We were in West Hall A which was way in the back (felt bad for the ladies in heels). As mentioned long lines to get through security. Then you check in with your letter and green card. Officer will review it and then assign you a table number to pick up your certificate later. They will ask the same questions as the ones on the back of your oath ceremony notice, all were NO. Trickiest one was "when was your interview?" Umm like a month ago, I blanked on the date, but officer was nice. Also, they reversed the last one: will you bear arms for the US, the answer is YES.
You are then seated and wait for the judge to come and do the oath portion. Then came an official from USCIS who gave more info about what it means to be citizens, recognized the active military members, and congratulated all of us. They played two videos (one with the current President ). The families were dismissed and we all went to preassigned tables to pick up our certificates. Entire ceremony took about 2 hours. I went by myself and had no problems. Best of luck to all!
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Hi guys,
on Friday I had my 10:15 am interview for n400 at the Los Angeles office. Here is a rundown: We arrived at 9:45 am via Metro Silver Lane commuter bus and crossed the street and made the line to enter the building. It was pretty long so the security guard counted us off and took half of us to the other entrance where we breezed through security. We stopped by the restrooms before going up which is the best thing to do. Went up the elevator and entered the crowded waiting room. Checked in with my notice letter at 10:05 am, the teller just took it and said to sit down that it was going to be a long wait. I reviewed my civics test and noticed that they did not wait for people who were not present in the room if their name was called. Even if they were at the restroom the agents would make a note and move on to the next person. I assume they would later be called again.
10:50ish I was called up to the window and asked to take a photo (glasses off) and for my fingerprints. 11:15ish I was called up by a nice Latina lady. My husband and I both went up but she asked him to wait outside. She commented that it was nice that he came with me (so I assume it's not common). The first thing we did was stop at the Xerox machine where she made copies of my GC, ID, and passport.
The agent was nice but very thorough. Once at her office we took care of the civics and English test first. Sentence to write was something like "Washington was the first President", don't recall the reading but it was similar. The civics the questions I remember are: "How many years are house of Reps elected for? -2yrs, What is the name of the Chief Justice on the Supreme Court? -John Roberts, Who is the founding father of this country? -George Washington, How many House of Reps? -435". We stopped after I got 6 correct. Then we verified the rest of my paperwork and my petition for name change. She wrote down any updated and also any notes. For example, I went out of the country with my University for research and she noted that down.
At the end, she did ask for my taxes and any other evidence. Thank god I had two previous years of taxes and some utility bills on me. I had consulted a lawyer earlier in the week who said that I didn't need any of that. I'm glad I took something but I was worried that I didn't have the latest 2016 tax transcript. I played it cool and said that I would see what I brought with me since the printer was running out of ink (true story). She reviewed them, noted that some were updated such as our car insurance and added them to the file. Finally, she gave me a letter that indicated I passed and would receive the oath notice within 30 days. She advised that I would not have my legal name change until the day of the oath. The entire interview was about 30 mins.
Moral of the story is to always bring all paperwork with you just in case. I'm so ready to have this oath done!! Thanks everyone for all your support especially @jane78 Best of luck!
- MyJourney and DisneyLovers
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Hi all, can you update me as "In Line" for an interview since February 28, 2017? Still waiting "patiently"....
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Hello, my case has been in line for an interview since February 28th. No further updates and like many I also check the mail daily. Guess all we can do is wait and hope that they process it sooner than later.
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Hello we have an update:
Fingerprints appointment scheduled for Thursday, March 02.
Successful early walk in last Friday, February 24th. We went to the Gardena, California USCIS Biometrics center and had no problem at all. We were done within an hour.
Now to study for citizenship test!
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Hello friends! Thank you for being such an amazing and supportive community. Here we go again with the application and waiting process. Last time is the charm! I logged online today to see the timelines and got worried that I hadn't received the NOA after my check was cashed. Seems like the norm is one week after receiving the packet. Checked hubby's mail pile and there was my NOA
not sure exactly when it arrived but glad it's here.
Can I get added to the time? Our processing office is Los Angeles
GC date: 03/2013 Sent: 01/23/17 (I know late) Cashed: 02/02/17 NOA: dated 02/04/17
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Thanks for everyone at Visa Journey for helping us! We were approved!! Here is our experience:
Had our interview for our adjustment of status I-485 application on 2/13/13.
We applied in Oct 2012 and received our interview notice in Jan 2013, so approx. 3 months later.
Our interview was at 2:30 pm in Downtown Los Angeles. We drove to a Transit station and took an express bus. We were there in 30 minutes and had a 5 minute walk to the building. (We did not want to deal with traffic/parking; Google maps planned everything for us)
We got to the interview found the entrance and lined up to go through security. Getting in took maybe 15-20 mins. It was now 1:40 pm so we went up, found the room. We dropped off our interview notice at the window. The guy working looked at our notice, asked if we had a lawyer (no we were DIY all the way) and said that it would be a while. He said we could go down to the 3rd floor and get some food and bring it back to eat in the waiting room .
Hubby and I went down grabbed some snacks (cash only btw's)and came back. A looongg wait followed
(hubby took a nap). Finally when there were only 3 groups of people left, around 3:45 pm the guy at the window called us up and checked on the status of our case through our Alien #. He said our case was being reviewed by an officer and we would get called next. Security guard was very nice and felt sorry that we were almost the last ones. In the meantime we saw a couple go in and then the girl (wife?) came back out. I'm guessing they were interviewing them separately. Finally a tall 6'0, possibly Filipino officer came out and called us in.
We went in to his office, got sworn in and he asked us for:
1) ID's and passport, gave him all that plus EAD and Social Security Card. Hubby had the brown card from DMV since he just updated his address.
After that he was going through our application confirming names (I took my husband's last name as my legal middle name so he inquired about that) I showed him the official marriage license and he seemed satisfied with that.
Then he asked if I had committed any crimes, last point of entry etc. Then he conversationally asked how we met, so hubby and I explained how it was through a mutual friend at a BBQ. He made conversation about when we had moved in, what cities I had lived in, if I was working etc.
Then he asked if we had any additional paperwork so we gave him 1) W2 for 2013 2) Rental Agreement 3)Car Insurance 4)Auto Buying Contract (Early Valentine's day Present for me) 5) Bills. All the paperwork had both of our names except his W2 for last year. He seemed surprised that hubby got me the "new" car and was keeping the old (he loves that darn Celica! lol)
Hubby also told him we had some pictures (I was nervous so I forgot all about the album I put together just for this) He looked through the album, asked questions about the people in them. Then he asked if he could keep some and we said yes, he pulled out maybe 4 photos.
Then he excused himself that he was going to make copies, I offered the ones I had but he said he liked to get all the cards in certain order. (there goes wasted effort on copying, oh well) When he left I asked my husband if I forgot anything, so I dug through my folder and found my newly issued driving permit.
When he came back in we showed it to him (while my husband laughed at my picture
) and he said that he didn't need it. He said he had enough proof and that he was approving us!!! 
:dance: He explained the Conditional Residency, and how to apply 90 days before expiration and to expect the GC in the mail. He shook our hands and led us out. Interview was probably 20 mins once we got in. I think we had a straightforward case and he was probably trying to go home since we were the last ones. He said to keep the EAD card as my identification card until the GC came in. Did not ask about the I-94 at all, and no bizarre questions about the hubby/marriage either.
The room was empty when we left and we luckily caught the bus right away and were back at the transit station before 5:30.
Good Luck to all and thank you Visa Journey!!
p.s Hubby wore dark jeans, a black collar shirt and his comfy tennis shoes (he refused wear anything else) I wore a gray knee length dress, flats and a cardigan.
- Mariana2012 and MrsB2012
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No RFE's (thank goodness)....just normal in L.A. we figured the holidays also had something to do with it but we are just glad to finally have an interview date.
Thanks everyone! we post our interview experience.
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Hey guys quick update:
Applied Oct 12, 2012
Biometrics Oct 31, 2012
EAD/Interview Letter Jan 10, 2013
Interview scheduled for Feb 13, 2013 @ Los Angeles office
We are very excited!! (and a tiny bit nervous)
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Hello everyone! We received our interview date February 13, 2013 @ Los Angeles!
I just wanted to thank all the wonderful people who post and provide advice on here. I would not have been able to fill out our own application without you! [i-130 I-485 I-765 adjusting in L.A from overstay tourist visa]
We have done it all ourselves and won't be going in with a lawyer this late in the game. We got this
THANK YOU ALL!!
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HI everyone newbie here:
We filed in Oct 13, 12 for Concurrent I-130/AOS/EA:
I am adjusting from an tourist visa that has been in "overstay"
for some time. 07/26/12 - Married Courthouse
10/13/12 - Mailed I-130, I-485, I-765 (USPS Express Mail w/ delivery confirmation)
10/17/12 - Electronic (E-mail/Text) confirmation of acceptance
10/22/12 - NOA1: Receipt Letter arrived for I-130, I-485, I-765
10/27/12 - Biometrics appt letter received (scheduled for November 7 in Gardena, CA)
10/31/12 -Successful walk in Biometrics @ Gardena Center at 1 pm. 1 Week early.
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I did a complete medical exam, chest x-ray and flu shot ($25.00) for a Grand total of $135.00 in the city of Wilmington, CA. This was the best price I could find after calling 10+ doctors.
City/ Town: Wilmington
State: CA
Date of Service: 10-04-12
CS Name: Dr. Nabil El Sayad, Avalon Family Medical Group 1626 North Avalon Blvd, Wilmington, CA 90744
CS Tel. no: (310) 834-4666
Cost: $135.00 Med exam + Blood Test + Xrays + Flu Shot ($25.00)
Vaccine Transcription only available: y/n not sure (had all vaccines required)
Turnaround time: next day
**Onsite X-rays**
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Hi everyone Newbie here! These forums got me through my AOS/ I-130 packet! It was time for me to stop lurking and join
So now I mailed my packet 10/13/12, received NOA1 10/22/12, and now Biometrics appt for Nov. 7 on 10/27/12.
Think I am a Oct filer
-denisse
N-400 January 2017 Filers
in US Citizenship Case Filing and Progress Reports
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Paint me red also! I was also at the Los Angeles oath ceremony today! (congrats @DisneyLovers!!) Finally a citizen!!
here is a quick summary of my experience:
took the metro train and walked two blocks to the convention center for 12:30 pm check-in. We were in West Hall A which was way in the back (felt bad for the ladies in heels). As mentioned long lines to get through security. Then you check in with your letter and green card. Officer will review it and then assign you a table number to pick up your certificate later. They will ask the same questions as the ones on the back of your oath ceremony notice, all were NO. Trickiest one was "when was your interview?" Umm like a month ago, I blanked on the date, but the officer was nice. Also, they reversed the last one: will you bear arms for the US, the answer is YES.
You are then seated and wait for the judge to come and do the oath portion. Then came an official from USCIS who gave more info about what it means to be citizens, recognized the active military members, and congratulated all of us. They played two videos (one with the current President ). The families were dismissed and we all went to preassigned tables to pick up our certificates. Entire ceremony took about 2 hours. I went by myself and had no problems. Best of luck to all!
Thank you wonderful members of Visajourney for all your support and encouragement. This community allowed me to independently file all my paperwork (from AOS-->Citizenship). Best of luck and remain positive that your time will come soon! Applying for our passports this Saturday, so moving on to that timelines!