Josie07m11

I became a U.S. citizen today in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Good luck to everyone still waiting.
 

I became a U.S. citizen today in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Good luck to everyone still waiting.
 

I became a U.S. citizen today in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Good luck to everyone still waiting.
 

I became a U.S. citizen today in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Good luck to everyone still waiting.
 

I became a U.S. citizen today in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Good luck to everyone still waiting.
 

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. 

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,
 
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..)
 

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. 🤞🏼

Good luck on your journey.

There are two conditions to
be met
Physical presence...  physically present in  the US for at least 18 of the 36 months if using 3 year rule , or 30 of the 60 months for 5 year rule. Add up all the days from every trip you have been out to see if you meet this requirement ... 238 days is just under 8 months so you are well within the requirement for both the 3 year and 5 year rule 
 
Continual residency .. continuous residence is interrupted by being outside the US for more than 6 months (in any one trip.. not cumulative). If your trips were all under 6 months you meet this condition ..  if your longest trip was 44 days, then you are fine !! 
 
A separate requirement is to have been domiciled in the state in which you are applying for at least 90 days prior to submitting your application 

I am in the same situation as you and filed under the 5 year rule. Less documents to provide and less chances for a RFE and any accompanying delays.