Passport received 05/02/2018.. pretty quick turnaround for expedited service.. About 7 business days from day of application and 3 business days from when the cheque was cashed.

6 hours ago, inqztve said:

Do they email you a tracking number once they receive it? I didn't get a tracking number for the passport application from USPS.

Nope, they never emailed me the tracking number..

I just checked again and the date to deliver has changed from 05/03/2018 to 05/04/2018 

This means your passport should be mailed via Priority Mail on or about 05/04/2018.

17 hours ago, inqztve said:

Just curious about your username! 

Lol what about it

Thank you for submitting your application for a U.S. passport book!

Your passport application locator number is xxxxxxxxx.

We have finished processing your passport, and it has been mailed to you using 1-2 Day Delivery.

You should receive your passport on or about 05/03/2018.

Applied for my passport, sent from Chicago ( a public library in one of the suburbs) on April 23rd 2018.

Check cashed on April 27th 2018.

Paid for exp service.

Finally done and over with USCIS. 

Had my ceremony yesterday, it was in a library, around 50 people or so from around 10 different countries. It was a surreal experience and glad this journey is finally over. 

Hang in in there guys, you will get there eventually. Patience is the real key for this process. 

Good luck to everyone!

Finally done and over with USCIS. 

Had my ceremony yesterday, it was in a library, around 50 people or so from around 10 different countries. It was a surreal experience and glad this journey is finally over. 

Hang in in there guys, you will get there eventually. Patience is the real key for this process. 

Good luck to everyone!

Still waiting for our Oath ceremony notice, since the status changed last week.

Our oath cermony has been scheduled!!!

Oath Ceremony Notice Was Mailed

We scheduled your oath ceremony for Receipt Number NBC*00779****. We sent a notice with the date, time, and location of your oath ceremony to the address you gave us. Please follow the instructions in the notice. If you do not receive your notice by May 2, 2018, please go to www.uscis.gov/e-request to request a copy of the notice. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address.

Our oath ceremoney has been scheduled, checked online status, after they emailed me an update:

Oath Ceremony Notice Was Mailed

We scheduled your oath ceremony for Receipt Number NBC*00779****. We sent a notice with the date, time, and location of your oath ceremony to the address you gave us. Please follow the instructions in the notice. If you do not receive your notice by May 2, 2018, please go to www.uscis.gov/e-request to request a copy of the notice. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address.

Anyone got any idea on how long the wait time for Chicago office for the oath ceremony, from the time the status changes online?

Oath ceremony scheduled for me, I got an email notification:

Oath Ceremony Will Be Scheduled

We placed you in line for your oath ceremony and will send you a notice for Receipt Number NBC*007797xxx, with the date, time, and location of your oath ceremony. You should receive your notice within 30 days of its mailing date. Please follow the instructions in the notice. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address.

21 minutes ago, ChicagoAugustFile said:

Since you changed your job, did you list your new job on a separate sheet and take that sheet with you to the interview and hand it over in the begnning? Or you only said you changed your job when she asked whether your job has changed? 

She asked me if I was in the same job, I said no, and then she asked me what I did , and since it was the same field of jobs, she didn’t do anything and said she didn’t have to make any changes. 

She did however update my new mobile number though.  

I didn’t bring any seperate sheet or so to list my new job. 

30 minutes ago, currentuser said:

@nitrous_guy  

Congratulations..a real descriptive and helpful update. Couple of questions -

1. So since they took your snaps. Probably they did not ask for two photographs?

2. What is the parking scene at Chicago Office...is it better to take train ?

3. Do they allow kids to come in?

 

I have my interview in 3 weeks in the same office...

 

I still bought a couple of photos with me, but was never asked for it. 

I would take a train if I could do it again, but since we had a 15 month kid with us, we drove and paid to park. 

You can bring kids with you , they just won’t be allowed for the interview, when they call your name and taken to the office.

hope that makes sense!

Passed our interview today. 

Posted my experience here :

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/634038-n-400-may-2017-filers/?do=findComment&comment=9098049

Had my interview today at the Chicago office.  

It it was a breeze. Very nice female officer. 

Box ticked on piece of paper was “recommended for approval”. 

Process went like this :

Pass security line

Go up to second floor, follow directions to citizenship interview which is to the right, if you take the stairs. 

Then you see the person behind the glass, who gives you a number.

This is where I think gets really bad. You are asked to sit down and there are two doors. One on left and one on the right. You have to constantly keep on hearing from what door an officer will come and call your number.

Anyhow, our number got called, my wife and my kid were asked not to come inside and wait outside. 

I follow the officer to her room, she asks me to put my stuff down and stand up with right hand up and take oath.

She has my file and ask me for 4 things, my interview letter, my drivers license, my passport and my green card. 

She takes photocopies of everything except the interview letter and then asks me for my left and right index finger scan for fingerprints. 

After this she takes my photo. 

Then she go through file and asks for my name, dob and when we got married. 

She asks me for our marriage certificate since the one I provided wasn’t good quality, so she scanned and printer our original marriage certificate that I provided to her. She puts this new copy onto our file. 

Asks me a few more questions regarding my current job and my telephone number and whether they have changed. 

I had a new job and a new number since I sent in my application, so she asked me if my job was in the same field , and I said yes. Then she updated my new number on my application and on her computer. 

She asks me if any of my trips were longer than 6 months , I said no. 

Now came the test part. Questions asked:

what is freedom of religion

when was the constitution written

what state borders Canada

what Ocean is on the east coast

what age must you register for selective service

How many US senators are there

she stopped the test here and then proceed to ask me to read from one of the 3 questions on a piece of paper:

what is the color of the United stage flag

then she hands me another piece of paper and asks me to write in the answer, that she tells me:

the color of the the flag is red, blue and white. 

She then proceeds to my application again, asking the yes/no questions. 

During these yes/no questions, she asked me what does the constitution mean to me, what does the president do and what does jail mean to me. I answered these questions, and I guess she was happy with my answers lol. 

Then she said that I had more than enough paperwork and she was happy with it. 

Sbe he told me I passed all my test and then she prints a document that she says for me to check since that’s what will show on the citizenship certificate. It had my full name, my nationality and a couple of other things that I can’t remember. Point was to make sure the spelling etc were all correct.  When I was happy she asked me sign on that piece of paper. 

She then prints another piece of paper that had her name and she crossed two boxes with a red pen:

pass the test

recommended for approval 

she then said that I will get something in the mail in 3-4 weeks. 

Whole process took at max 30 mins. 

Know your answers and your application and it should be easy!

Hopefully this experience is helpful for others

For those who have had their interviews, what paperwork/evidence did you take with you, to the interview?

Our interview letter came for 03/21 for Chicago. 

12 hours ago, Waitinggame16 said:

I believe it's 05/10 from the may 2017 thread. 

Congrats @nitrous_guy! I got the notice by mail 4 days after the email notice came. 

Thanks, interview letter came. Interview set for 03/21.. so almost 4 weeks from today. 

How long does it take for USCIS to mail out the letter? I have been waiting since 02/14, since thats when my status changed to "interview".

On February 14, 2018, we scheduled an interview for your Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, Receipt Number NBC*00779****. We will mail you an interview notice. Please follow any instructions in the notice. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address.

Early May Chicago filer, still waiting on the mail to come

On February 14, 2018, we scheduled an interview for your Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, Receipt Number NBC*00779****. We will mail you an interview notice. Please follow any instructions in the notice. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address.

Still waiting for the interview letter by mail.

I am an early May 2017 filer.

My case moved to in line for interview today. Exactly 1 month before my 3rd year anniversary. The prediction about early filer is true for me too

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1 hour ago, currentuser said:

@Waitinggame16 and @nitrous_guy look at last quarter data from USCIS, there are 24k + cases pending decision for Q2 for Chicago (Non - Military Cases)

 

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS/Resources/Reports and Studies/Immigration Forms Data/Naturalization Data/N400_performancedata_fy2017_qtr2.pdf

 

Chicago CHI

Received - 10,966 ;

Approved - 6,433 ;

Rejected - 682;

Pending - 24,113.

 

Guess we have long way to go..............

Wow, that is quite some of a backlog.. we just have to keep waiting then!

Did you submit any photos with your application? BTW.. congratulations

I was wondering, if I am a LPR, applying for my US citizenship, would I have to do another new application for Global entry?

Has anyone got any experience with this situation?

I am a LPR, applying for my citizenship, just send the N400 documents last night, and was thinking of applying for Global Entry, as we travel alot.