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I called NVC and got my HCM case number. They received my case on 6/30/14. Yesterday, I went to CEAC to check for status and got this Ready status.
Question: Does this mean that my case is on its way to HCM City or has it already arrived at the Consulate in HCM City and just needs Packet 3 to complete?

Well, it's good for you that you did not have to wait. But it is very immature of you to make personal attacks on these public forum without knowing all the facts. Shame, shame.
Btw, she is not the only who thinks everything will be OK with coffee money.

We reached the end of our journey as my wife took the Oath and became a U.S. citizen in Houston this morning. It has been a long journey, probably too long, but the end result is well worth the wait.
 
As we depart this forum where we have called home for the past 6 years, I wish to leave you all with this quote from the late President JFK:
"Ask not what your country can do for you
 Ask what you can do for your country"
 
It doesn't matter who we are, what country we came from, what language we speak, what color is our skin, who we worship, or who we support for President, we are all the citizens of the best country in the world. So, let's go out there, put our heads together, and make it an even better country.
 
We wish you all best of luck!

Thank you so much! She passed and I posted a review here.
 
 

Thank you so much! She passed and I posted a review here.
 
 

Thank you! She's scheduled for July 10th.

congrats.

Hi all
 
My husband and I received our Oath Scheduled messages and status changed online to "letter mailed" yesterday June 3rd 2019. The letters showed up in our accounts this morning after 24 hours, we have our oath ceremonies on July 10th 2019. Home stretch! We both had our interviews on May 22nd 2019 and were approved and handed the N-652 with approval. 
 
Yesterday was our 1 year anniversary of filing the N400 application, was such an immense relief (and poetic!) to get the oath scheduled messages at the 12 month mark. Another 5 weeks to go for the oath ceremony but total time has been way way way better than we anticipated. Our estimated time to completion was May 2020, a full 24 months from filing. Thrilled that USCIS has sped up processing and we won't have to wait another year. And more than thrilled to get to the final chapter of our long immigration story,  first-generation immigration is so complex and nerve-racking isn't it...
 
Thank you very much everybody, for sharing your timelines, experiences and progress. It was invaluable. Ya'll made the prep, and the wait, so much easier. Congratulations to those who crossed the finish line this year and my best wishes to those of you in the process for the rest of your wait, there is a happily ever after in this ordeal so keep plodding along. 
 
Now if you will all excuse me, I have some important decisions to make. Like what to wear for the oath ceremony, i'm thinking red skirt, white blouse and a blue scarf ? And where to holiday first with my newly minted US passport in the summer, Ireland or Morocco. 
 
N-400 Journey (For both of us, my husband and myself)
03 June 2018: Filed N-400 Online (Houston Field Office)
09 June 2018: Received Biometrics letter (with appointment for 29 June 2018)
15 June 2018: Early walk-in appointment for Biometrics at Application Support Center
18 April 2019: Received Interview Letter
22 May 2019: Passed Interview, given N652 approval notice immediately
23 May 2019: 2 status changes online - 1st "You attended interview, don't need to do anything" & 2nd "You were approved, will be scheduled for Naturalization Ceremony"
03 June 2019: Oath Ceremony scheduled message, status changed online to "ceremony date and time letter mailed''
04 June 2019: Oath Ceremony Letter updated on USCIS account
10 July 2019: Oath Ceremony @ 7:00 AM at M.O.Campbell Center
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Congratulations! Is she scheduled for June 19th?
 
Thanks!

Just received a text and case update that they have scheduled my wife's oath ceremony. It's been one day short of 2 weeks after her N400 interview. We're so close to the end of the journey now...

Congrats!

You should see it in next few days

Oh! Also, the letter itself was dated 5/17/2019... So it was printed or made roughly 2 weeks after my interview, if that is of interest to anyone

Thanks for the quick response. Best of luck.

the Standard "Oath Ceremony will be Scheduled" . However the lady officer seemed pretty confident that it will be the 19th and went over some of the oath ceremony points with me.

So my wife's N-400 interview was today. Her appointment was at 9:00 AM and we arrived at the local USCIS around 8:35 AM. Traffic was terrible (morning rush hour) and we had planned an hour for the trip (it's about 21 miles from our house.) We went through security and checked in, were told to wait and that someone would call her name at Door #1. At around 9:12 AM, a nice lady called my wife's name and we followed her into her office. We brought my wife's daughter (my step-daughter) and our 3-yo biological daughter with us because we knew it would be a combo interview (I-751 and N-400). She swore us in, sat us down, and explained that this interview would be a little different from a normal N-400 interview due to my wife's pending I-751 petition. She would be required to approve my wife's I-751 petition before she could interview my wife for her N-400. She then proceeded to ask us for our driver's licenses, my wife's and my stepdaughter's green cards, their passports, and my proof of citizenship. We could see our file on her desk and it was a huge stack of paper (we prepared it pretty well, I must say LOL).

She went over the I-751 application, asked me when we got married, then turned to my wife and asked her our current address, phone number, date of marriage (again), date she entered the U.S., and so on. She then asked if we brought any additional evidences and we gave her another stack of paper (about 2 and 1/2 inches thick) plus a 100-sheet photo album. She took the papers and briefly flipped through the album, then gave it back to me. She asked my wife if she's working, what type of job I have, what I do for a living, and if my wife has ever met my ex-wife or my sons (from my previous marriage), my relatives, friends, etc. She then turned to me and asked if my ex-wife knows about my current wife, if she has met our daughters or knows about them, and if my sons are aware that I am re-married. When I told her that they have never met my current wife and our daughters, and I think that they're aware that I had remarried, she asked if I plan to introduce my family to them, and if so, when?

She proceeded to ask my step-daughter what grade she is in, what school she goes to, what she calls me (by name or Dad -- she calls me Dad, btw), if we live in a house or apartment, is it a 2-story house, how many bedrooms, where is her bedroom, does our house have a garage, how many cars do we own, what color is my car, and if I drove them to the interview this morning. All of this happening while our 3-yo was roaming around the office saying "Hello's" to her, getting up and down from her chair, asking for candies, etc. I kept apologizing for the distractions but she said, "It's OK. She's fine. Don't worry about it." LOL

Finally, she said that based on our evidences, she is "wholeheartedly" planning to approve our I-751. 

Then came the next part, the N-400 interview. She told me that the interview would just be for my wife and we were welcome to stay in the same office but must not help answer any questions. Having seen my wife struggle with our little one making noises and distractions, I asked if we could wait in the waiting area. She said, fine, let's walk you out and we went back to the waiting area. About twenty (20) minutes later, my wife came walking out with a sheet of paper where the officer marked "You passed the English test and the U.S. history and government test." She also marked on the 2nd sheet where to go for the Oath Ceremony, which parking lot to park, what door # to enter, and what table to check in. She also wrote "IF1 approved by ISO XXXX". I believe IF1 is the immigration code for ROC for K-1 Visa (fiance/fiancee).

For the reading/listening/writing portions, my wife was asked to read from the iPad "When is Columbus' Day?" and to write down "In October." She asked my wife 5 civic questions (listed below). During the interview, the IO also asked how we met, where we met, how did I look when we first met, etc. This caught her by surprise because she did not anticipate that she would be asked these types of question during the N-400 interview. Then the IO went over the questions and answers on the N-400 application and confirmed my wife's request to change her name. The 5 civic questions were:
 
1. What is the capital of Texas?
2. Who does a U.S. Senator represent?
3. Who is in charge of the executive branch?
4. How many justices are there in the Supreme Court?
5. What do the 13 stripes on the U.S. flag represent?
 
We left around 10:30 AM, which was just a little over an hour after our name was called.

Overall, the whole interview was short, uneventful, and the IO was extremely nice. She is a pleasant person, very professional, very kind, calm, and considerate. Her professionalism made this whole interview seem like a walk in the park and we left the building feeling grateful that we were treated with respect and kindness. Something that sure made this last leg of the journey much less stressful.

Shortly before 3 PM this afternoon, we got a text and an email that there was an update to our N-400 case. 



 

Good luck at your interview and please let us know how it went! 

Good Luck. If I'm not mistaken your USCIS office is Houston, right?

good luck tomorrow!

(NY) So today was my wife's interview,  her interview was 11:50 so we arrived at 11:00 am they gave her a number, P120 they told us to seat down,  after they called several numbers finally she got call by 12:33pm and after 15 mins she was out I was surprised because before her lots of people were in there for more than 45 mins and I asked her: what happened did you pass?? And she said YES they give her the oath ceremony day it is gonna be 5/17/19 thanks God this almost over,  thanks to visajourney this place helped us a lot!!!

Here's hoping your husband will get his interview scheduled soon. We didn't expect ours until maybe August or September this year and bam, we got the interview notice. Took us by total surprise.
 

@greenapple1204 I submitted a similar SR and received this.
 

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Hey yes. I'm about to be naturalized, we're lining up now to check if all the information on our certificate are correct. 
So excited for this journey to be over. Will apply for passport as well after this.

We just received a text and email from USCIS informing us that my wife's N400 interview has been scheduled. We have not received the actual letter yet but it is about 11 months from when we sent in the N400. It will be a combo interview (I-751 and N400).

Here's hoping your husband will get his interview scheduled soon. We didn't expect ours until maybe August or September this year and bam, we got the interview notice. Took us by total surprise.