Josie07m11

Good news! My oath ceremony is scheduled for Friday, December 13th 👻

I was surprised to see that it will be in Fort Smith rather than at the courthouse in Fayetteville (which is much closer to my home) but c'est la vie. 🇺🇸

On 11/13/2019 at 3:20 AM, klmnl2000 said:

Hi, who has messed up the Google doc? https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LkhSY9UjVYFhNwZpdBR-hW3DBTeSMxzZCp4byrT8tIw/edit#gid=0

It looks like the office locations and some other information is all messed up for some users. It used to be organized so nicely

The form is definitely all messed up. 😓 I just fixed my own entry. Whoever originally created the form can probably see at which point it got messed up in the history and revert back. 

I had my interview today at Fort Smith, AR!  💃🏻 It took all of 15 minutes and I was such a nervous wreck that I could barely show my happiness when he said that I was successful. 
 

It started out a little rocky, for some reason a digit in my SSN was wrong but we moved on quickly. He reviewed my application first. I had overdue taxes from 2016 that I paid between applying for N-400 and my interview so he photocopied proof of my payment. 
 

I also traveled to China after submitting my application so he asked me for the dates and quizzed me a little on why I went there. I was prepared for this so no big deal. 💁🏻‍♀️ 
 

More application reviewing. This was the easy part although it did feel a little like an interrogation because he was rapidly firing questions and I (overthinking) thought he might think I was lying if I hesitated. Boy, my brain was fried. 🥴
 

Then he asked me to do the reading and writing test: (Sorry, I cant remember the exact phrasing)

How many senators are there in Congress?

There are 100 senators in Congress.

Finally, we got to the civics test.

1) We elect a U.S. representative for how many years?

2) Where is the statue of liberty

3) What was the main concern for the United States in the Cold War? 
4) We elect a President for how many years?

5) What does the judicial branch do?

6) What is the highest court in the United States?
 

My interviewer enjoyed making me nervous because he said, “Unfortunately... I can’t give you anymore questions because you have correctly answered all 6 questions.” I burst into nervous laughter. Thanks, dude! 😄 

I’m still waiting on my oath ceremony date but my case status changed to approved early this evening. 

Hi everyone,

My interview is scheduled for  11/14/2019 at the Fort Smith, Arkansas office. I'm feeling very nervous. I was recently laid off from my job and am nervous about that impacting my case. 😟 I do own an LLC and plan to try to get some contracting work while I apply for a full time position. I will not be applying for unemployment.

I filed for N-400 on  6/2/2019 and USCIS still says that my expected completion date is May 2020.

I updated the spreadsheet:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LkhSY9UjVYFhNwZpdBR-hW3DBTeSMxzZCp4byrT8tIw/edit#gid=0

Hi everyone,

I woke up this morning to an email saying that my interview has been scheduled! Yay. (Fort Smith, AR office)

The letter is in my Documents section but I am unable to view any documents at the moment due to some 500 error. Anyone else getting this error when they try to view their docs? I wonder how long it usually takes for them to fix such an issue. (According to Google it's a server problem so nothing I can do but wait..)

10 minutes ago, Phil&Mich said:

yea, I know that.. mine says 7 months.. but that is the estimated completeion date

I just wish somebody could tell me the time line from when they did their biometrics and when they received their notice of interview sched.

I already asked in my specific ASC group too.. I am just waiting for someone to reply

but hey @TZKA, thanks for the reply...

As far as I know, this is the only really good way of guessing. Click on this link - https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/citlist.php?cfl=&op5=5,10,11 and it'll take you to the full list of Citizenship (N-400) Timelines. Then use the dropdown filters to select your Local CIS office. Order by N-400 File Date. Descending. You'll see the most recent cases filed on the top. Look at the timeline dates between bio appt and interview to see how long it took for previous cases  I hope this helps! 

Edit to add that it's so much easier to read if you're viewing on a desktop browser, and not on mobile.

Good news! 

I have already received my biometrics appt notice. The documents section hasn’t been updated yet so I don’t know the date, but I will update here as soon as I get it. 🎉 Maybe this process won’t be so long after all. 🤞🏼

Hi everyone! 👋

I submitted online on June 2, 2019,

5 year rule 

Fort Smith, AR field office

I received my permanent residence via the fiancé visa, and was eligible at 3 years, but needed a little break from the paperwork before filing for my citizenship. 😊 I am still married so I’m not too worried if relationship questions come up 👍.

Hi everyone! 👋

I submitted online on June 2, 2019,

5 year rule 

Fort Smith, AR field office

I received my permanent residence via the fiancé visa, and was eligible at 3 years, but needed a little break from the paperwork before filing for my citizenship. 😊 I am still married so I’m not too worried if relationship questions come up 👍.

Anybody else joining me for June ‘19?

3 hours ago, afrocraft said:

It depends on your travel and other history during the statutory period -- the period counting back 3 or 5 years from your application date and up to your taking the oath of naturalization. In most circumstances, as others have said, if you meet all the eligibility criteria, applying under the 5-year rule is the more certain route. But if you traveled extensively, especially in the first year or two of LPR, and you want to avoid scrutiny for breach of continuity of residence during that period, you might want to use the 3-year rule instead. 

Thanks for pointing this out. I have done quite a bit of traveling. In all 238 days (11 international trips) over the course of 5 years, almost all of which were less than a month at a time. The longest trip I took was 44 days. Do you feel like this would trigger deeper scrutiny? We don't have a problem with applying via the 3 year marriage option.. it's just such a pain to dig up all the paperwork :/

Wonderful! Thank you both for the help. 

Hi everyone,

I received my permanent residency back in January 2014. I'm still happily married (6 years now) to the same man. I received my green card via the Fiancè Visa process and although I was eligible to apply for the 3 year citizenship I just never got around to it. So now that I'm filling in the N-400 form I'm confused about which box to check because both are true:

1) Have been a lawful permanent resident of the United States for at least 5 years

or 

2) Have been a lawful permanent resident of the United States for at least 3 years. In addition, you have been married to and living with the same U.S. citizen spouse for the last 3 years, and your spouse has been a U.S. citizen for the last 3 years at the time you filed your Form N-400

Are there any differences in the application process either way? Having read the form thoroughly I don't see any benefits in being a 5-year applicant as opposed to a 3-year one (aside from having been eligible to apply for citizenship earlier).

It's the same thing.

But first try calling back the Victoria Police customer service center and see if you can get an earlier appointment. Myself and several others here went through exactly the same thing as you, the first time we called we were given an appointment months away. If you keep calling back, explaining what you need and why, and that it's really urgent that you get it done fast, eventually they will give you an appointment that is only a few days away. I called back and eventually got an appointment for the next day, and they gave me a choice of three times to come in that day!

Thanks so much, that's really reassuring

Hi everyone,

I'm currently in a situation where the Victorian Police have a backlog of appointments for the fingerprinting and national police check. Our appointment is 30 January 2013 but the due date for our petition is the 22 January 2013. I have my medical booked for early december so it would only be the police check and fingerprints holding us back. We've emailed the Consulate in Sydney to apply for an extension for our petition but have not heard anything back yet. Does anyone know if it is possible to just go to any local police station in Victoria to obtain the fingerprints? I called Werribee Police Station and they said I could come in for fingerprints but they didn't know if they would be the same as the ones taken at the World Trade Centre in Melbourne. (The main one where the 1300 881 596 number tells you to book)

Any help or advice would be great,

Thank you.

Josie