MordecaiRigby

I received the notice of naturalization oath ceremony in the mail today. It's scheduled for March 10th.
The funny thing is that current case completion time still says "May 2020 (3 months)" and estimated wait time: 4 months. 😆 😄 
It has been less than 3 months from filing to oath ceremony. Didn't think it would go so fast!
My naturalization ceremony is 1 week before the presidential primary election in Arizona. I am a bit sad that I won't be able to vote  But I'll vote in August and November  I look forward to it!

I received the notice of naturalization oath ceremony in the mail today. It's scheduled for March 10th.
The funny thing is that current case completion time still says "May 2020 (3 months)" and estimated wait time: 4 months. 😆 😄 
It has been less than 3 months from filing to oath ceremony. Didn't think it would go so fast!
My naturalization ceremony is 1 week before the presidential primary election in Arizona. I am a bit sad that I won't be able to vote  But I'll vote in August and November  I look forward to it!

I received the notice of naturalization oath ceremony in the mail today. It's scheduled for March 10th.
The funny thing is that current case completion time still says "May 2020 (3 months)" and estimated wait time: 4 months. 😆 😄 
It has been less than 3 months from filing to oath ceremony. Didn't think it would go so fast!
My naturalization ceremony is 1 week before the presidential primary election in Arizona. I am a bit sad that I won't be able to vote  But I'll vote in August and November  I look forward to it!

I received the notice of naturalization oath ceremony in the mail today. It's scheduled for March 10th.
The funny thing is that current case completion time still says "May 2020 (3 months)" and estimated wait time: 4 months. 😆 😄 
It has been less than 3 months from filing to oath ceremony. Didn't think it would go so fast!
My naturalization ceremony is 1 week before the presidential primary election in Arizona. I am a bit sad that I won't be able to vote  But I'll vote in August and November  I look forward to it!

I just checked myUSCIS page and now it shows:

Congratulations @VVirgie

Hi guys, I had my interview today and I thought I'd share how it went.
It was scheduled for 10:55 am. I had to drive 2 hours to get there and I wasn't sure how bad the traffic will be, so in the end I arrived an hour early. I went in and got my picture and fingerprints taken around 10:25 am. My interview didn't start until 12:25 pm. So it was a lot of waiting time! They were playing the Kobe Bryant memorial in the waiting room as I waited.
The actual interview took somewhere between 10 and 15 minutes. The interviewing officer was very polite and official. I swear he looked just like Seth Gilliam in "The Walking Dead" 😅
I had to present my green card and driver's license.
He started with the civics test. My questions were:
1. Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
2. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
3. What is the political party of the President now?
4. Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now?
5. Who vetoes bills?
6. What are the two major political parties in the Unites States?
Then I had the reading and writing test. Can't remember the reading part, but I had to write the sentence: "The people elect Congress".
Then there were the questions about my application, such as confirm my full name, DOB, did the address change, how many times have you been married, are you still married, etc.
Then there were the questions such as "have you ever belonged to a communist party/killed anyone/belonged to a terrorist organization/been a prostitute or paid for sex/worked at a detention center or prison, etc"
Then there were the declarations pertaining to the Oath, such as "Do you understand the full Oath? Are you willing to serve in the military if needed" etc. Then I signed the document electronically.
The officer did not ask for any other documents. Didn't want to see the original marriage certificate or my husband's birth certificate/passport, even though my appointment letter said to bring those with me.
By the way, you were all right - my husband's absence was a non-issue. Didn't even ask about it.
I was told that I would get my oath ceremony letter in a couple of weeks and that most likely it'll be a "special ceremony in March", which got me super excited for a second, because I remember seeing that they held an oath ceremony last year at the Grand Canyon National Park and I though it would be super cool, but then he said "most likely it'll be at a school in Scottsdale". Oh well...
That's it!

I just checked myUSCIS page and now it shows:

Congratulations @VVirgie

Hi guys, I had my interview today and I thought I'd share how it went.
It was scheduled for 10:55 am. I had to drive 2 hours to get there and I wasn't sure how bad the traffic will be, so in the end I arrived an hour early. I went in and got my picture and fingerprints taken around 10:25 am. My interview didn't start until 12:25 pm. So it was a lot of waiting time! They were playing the Kobe Bryant memorial in the waiting room as I waited.
The actual interview took somewhere between 10 and 15 minutes. The interviewing officer was very polite and official. I swear he looked just like Seth Gilliam in "The Walking Dead" 😅
I had to present my green card and driver's license.
He started with the civics test. My questions were:
1. Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
2. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
3. What is the political party of the President now?
4. Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now?
5. Who vetoes bills?
6. What are the two major political parties in the Unites States?
Then I had the reading and writing test. Can't remember the reading part, but I had to write the sentence: "The people elect Congress".
Then there were the questions about my application, such as confirm my full name, DOB, did the address change, how many times have you been married, are you still married, etc.
Then there were the questions such as "have you ever belonged to a communist party/killed anyone/belonged to a terrorist organization/been a prostitute or paid for sex/worked at a detention center or prison, etc"
Then there were the declarations pertaining to the Oath, such as "Do you understand the full Oath? Are you willing to serve in the military if needed" etc. Then I signed the document electronically.
The officer did not ask for any other documents. Didn't want to see the original marriage certificate or my husband's birth certificate/passport, even though my appointment letter said to bring those with me.
By the way, you were all right - my husband's absence was a non-issue. Didn't even ask about it.
I was told that I would get my oath ceremony letter in a couple of weeks and that most likely it'll be a "special ceremony in March", which got me super excited for a second, because I remember seeing that they held an oath ceremony last year at the Grand Canyon National Park and I though it would be super cool, but then he said "most likely it'll be at a school in Scottsdale". Oh well...
That's it!

I just checked myUSCIS page and now it shows:

Congratulations @VVirgie

I was one of those people that got their interview really fast (just 2 months after application).
I just assumed that it's because I didn't not have pending I-751, I have a 10-year green card and a really uncomplicated case with plenty of evidence, no previous marriages, no children, very co-mingled finances and a 9-year relationship history.

Hi guys, I had my interview today and I thought I'd share how it went.
It was scheduled for 10:55 am. I had to drive 2 hours to get there and I wasn't sure how bad the traffic will be, so in the end I arrived an hour early. I went in and got my picture and fingerprints taken around 10:25 am. My interview didn't start until 12:25 pm. So it was a lot of waiting time! They were playing the Kobe Bryant memorial in the waiting room as I waited.
The actual interview took somewhere between 10 and 15 minutes. The interviewing officer was very polite and official. I swear he looked just like Seth Gilliam in "The Walking Dead" 😅
I had to present my green card and driver's license.
He started with the civics test. My questions were:
1. Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
2. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
3. What is the political party of the President now?
4. Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now?
5. Who vetoes bills?
6. What are the two major political parties in the Unites States?
Then I had the reading and writing test. Can't remember the reading part, but I had to write the sentence: "The people elect Congress".
Then there were the questions about my application, such as confirm my full name, DOB, did the address change, how many times have you been married, are you still married, etc.
Then there were the questions such as "have you ever belonged to a communist party/killed anyone/belonged to a terrorist organization/been a prostitute or paid for sex/worked at a detention center or prison, etc"
Then there were the declarations pertaining to the Oath, such as "Do you understand the full Oath? Are you willing to serve in the military if needed" etc. Then I signed the document electronically.
The officer did not ask for any other documents. Didn't want to see the original marriage certificate or my husband's birth certificate/passport, even though my appointment letter said to bring those with me.
By the way, you were all right - my husband's absence was a non-issue. Didn't even ask about it.
I was told that I would get my oath ceremony letter in a couple of weeks and that most likely it'll be a "special ceremony in March", which got me super excited for a second, because I remember seeing that they held an oath ceremony last year at the Grand Canyon National Park and I though it would be super cool, but then he said "most likely it'll be at a school in Scottsdale". Oh well...
That's it!

Hi guys, I had my interview today and I thought I'd share how it went.
It was scheduled for 10:55 am. I had to drive 2 hours to get there and I wasn't sure how bad the traffic will be, so in the end I arrived an hour early. I went in and got my picture and fingerprints taken around 10:25 am. My interview didn't start until 12:25 pm. So it was a lot of waiting time! They were playing the Kobe Bryant memorial in the waiting room as I waited.
The actual interview took somewhere between 10 and 15 minutes. The interviewing officer was very polite and official. I swear he looked just like Seth Gilliam in "The Walking Dead" 😅
I had to present my green card and driver's license.
He started with the civics test. My questions were:
1. Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
2. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
3. What is the political party of the President now?
4. Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now?
5. Who vetoes bills?
6. What are the two major political parties in the Unites States?
Then I had the reading and writing test. Can't remember the reading part, but I had to write the sentence: "The people elect Congress".
Then there were the questions about my application, such as confirm my full name, DOB, did the address change, how many times have you been married, are you still married, etc.
Then there were the questions such as "have you ever belonged to a communist party/killed anyone/belonged to a terrorist organization/been a prostitute or paid for sex/worked at a detention center or prison, etc"
Then there were the declarations pertaining to the Oath, such as "Do you understand the full Oath? Are you willing to serve in the military if needed" etc. Then I signed the document electronically.
The officer did not ask for any other documents. Didn't want to see the original marriage certificate or my husband's birth certificate/passport, even though my appointment letter said to bring those with me.
By the way, you were all right - my husband's absence was a non-issue. Didn't even ask about it.
I was told that I would get my oath ceremony letter in a couple of weeks and that most likely it'll be a "special ceremony in March", which got me super excited for a second, because I remember seeing that they held an oath ceremony last year at the Grand Canyon National Park and I though it would be super cool, but then he said "most likely it'll be at a school in Scottsdale". Oh well...
That's it!

Hi guys, I had my interview today and I thought I'd share how it went.
It was scheduled for 10:55 am. I had to drive 2 hours to get there and I wasn't sure how bad the traffic will be, so in the end I arrived an hour early. I went in and got my picture and fingerprints taken around 10:25 am. My interview didn't start until 12:25 pm. So it was a lot of waiting time! They were playing the Kobe Bryant memorial in the waiting room as I waited.
The actual interview took somewhere between 10 and 15 minutes. The interviewing officer was very polite and official. I swear he looked just like Seth Gilliam in "The Walking Dead" 😅
I had to present my green card and driver's license.
He started with the civics test. My questions were:
1. Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
2. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
3. What is the political party of the President now?
4. Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now?
5. Who vetoes bills?
6. What are the two major political parties in the Unites States?
Then I had the reading and writing test. Can't remember the reading part, but I had to write the sentence: "The people elect Congress".
Then there were the questions about my application, such as confirm my full name, DOB, did the address change, how many times have you been married, are you still married, etc.
Then there were the questions such as "have you ever belonged to a communist party/killed anyone/belonged to a terrorist organization/been a prostitute or paid for sex/worked at a detention center or prison, etc"
Then there were the declarations pertaining to the Oath, such as "Do you understand the full Oath? Are you willing to serve in the military if needed" etc. Then I signed the document electronically.
The officer did not ask for any other documents. Didn't want to see the original marriage certificate or my husband's birth certificate/passport, even though my appointment letter said to bring those with me.
By the way, you were all right - my husband's absence was a non-issue. Didn't even ask about it.
I was told that I would get my oath ceremony letter in a couple of weeks and that most likely it'll be a "special ceremony in March", which got me super excited for a second, because I remember seeing that they held an oath ceremony last year at the Grand Canyon National Park and I though it would be super cool, but then he said "most likely it'll be at a school in Scottsdale". Oh well...
That's it!

It doesn't. People have lives and things tend to happen beyond our control  

I was one of those people that got their interview really fast (just 2 months after application).
I just assumed that it's because I didn't not have pending I-751, I have a 10-year green card and a really uncomplicated case with plenty of evidence, no previous marriages, no children, very co-mingled finances and a 9-year relationship history.

I was one of those people that got their interview really fast (just 2 months after application).
I just assumed that it's because I didn't not have pending I-751, I have a 10-year green card and a really uncomplicated case with plenty of evidence, no previous marriages, no children, very co-mingled finances and a 9-year relationship history.

it does not matter if your husband does not come to the interview. Important thing is you have financial comingling i.e. filing taxes jointly, bank statements, and other evidence which shows that you both live together. In the end you will have to answer IO questions. My prayers for the deceased. also good luck for your interview.
hopefully i will be having my interview in couple of months have been married for the last 10 years but wont be taking my wife to the interview since i have a 16 months old to take care of.

I haven't received the mailed letter yet, but the electronic letter appeared on my myuscis account on 1/17 (dated 1/15).
My estimate still says 11 months even though interview was scheduled.

I woke up this morning and I got this (see below). My interview is scheduled (I don't know when because it's not showing yet in my documents tab) even though my biometrics appointment was on January 7 (only 8 days ago).
Estimated case completion time still says December 2020 (11 months).
 

I woke up this morning and I got this (see below). My interview is scheduled (I don't know when because it's not showing yet in my documents tab) even though my biometrics appointment was on January 7 (only 8 days ago).
Estimated case completion time still says December 2020 (11 months).
 

I woke up this morning and I got this (see below). My interview is scheduled (I don't know when because it's not showing yet in my documents tab) even though my biometrics appointment was on January 7 (only 8 days ago).
Estimated case completion time still says December 2020 (11 months).
 

I woke up this morning and I got this (see below). My interview is scheduled (I don't know when because it's not showing yet in my documents tab) even though my biometrics appointment was on January 7 (only 8 days ago).
Estimated case completion time still says December 2020 (11 months).
 

I woke up this morning and I got this (see below). My interview is scheduled (I don't know when because it's not showing yet in my documents tab) even though my biometrics appointment was on January 7 (only 8 days ago).
Estimated case completion time still says December 2020 (11 months).
 

DECEMBER N400 FILERS
VJ Username
Filing date
NOA1
Biometrics Appt
RFE?
Interview date
Oath Ceremony
Field Office
Filed Online/ Paper
Comments
DANIEL4310
12/1/2019
12/1/2019
12/27/2019
 
 
 
Tampa, FL 
Online
Pending I-751
UNIDENTIFIED
12/1/2019
12/1/2019
1/7/2020
 
 
 
 
Online
Biometrics rescheduled
VENUS201320
12/1/2019
12/1/2019
12/24/2019
 
 
 
 
Online
Pending I-751
IIPENNY
12/1/2019
12/1/2019
12/23/2019
 
 
 
Chicago, IL
Online
 
VVIRGIE
12/2/2019
12/2/2019
12/27/2019
 
 
 
Portland, ME
Online
 
MARICELNANASCA
12/5/2019
12/5/2019
12/24/2019
 
 
 
 Pittsburg, PA
Online
Pending I-751
EDDIEM2044
12/5/2019
12/5/2019
12/27/2019
 
 
 
Newark, NJ
Online
Pending I-751
SH7N4
12/7/2019
12/7/2019
12/30/2019
 
 
 
Honolulu, HI
Online
Early walk-in for biometrics on 12/17/19
AMADIA
12/8/2019
12/8/2019
12/18/2019
 
 
 
WPB, FL 
Online
Early walk-in for biometrics on 12/18/19
LMLADRENO
12/9/2019
12/9/2019
12/31/2019
 
 
 
Sacramento, CA 
Online
Pending I-751; got 1-year I-551 stamp on 11/27/19
MVRGS
12/10/2019
12/10/2019
12/30/2019
 
 
 
Phoenix, AZ
Online
 
GEORGIA16
12/10/2019
12/10/2019
1/2/2020
 
 
 
 Kansas City, MO
Online
Pending I-751
NINETAILS
12/10/2019
12/10/2019
12/30/2019
 
 
 
 
Online
Pending I-751
DFW2019
12/11/2019
12/12/2019
12/20/2019
 
 
 
Dallas, TX
Online
Applied under 5-year rule eligibility.
Early walk-in for biometrics on 12/20/19
FARIHAK
12/12/2019
12/12/2019
12/31/2019
 
 
 
Chicago, IL 
Online
 
ZZMR_QZ
12/13/2019
12/13/2019
1/3/2020
 
 
 
 
Online
 
MARYNA AND JUSTIN
12/14/2019
     
 
 
 
Paper
 
MARIMAR04
12/14/2019
12/14/2019
1/9/2020
 
 
 
Hackensack, NJ
Online
 
BUGG
12/15/2019
12/15/2019
   
 
 
 
Online
 
RAINBOWMONKEY
12/15/2019
12/15/2019
1/9/2020
 
 
 
 
Online
Pending I-751
R&OC
12/16/2019
  Waived
 
 
 
Washington, DC 
Paper
Military orders to file early; done via 319(b) 
NEWSJUSTIN
12/16/2019
12/16/2019
1/9/2020  
 
 
San Francisco, CA 
Online
Pending I-751, walk-in biometrics 12/26/2019
LAYLA987123
12/17/2019
12/17/2019
 
 
 
 
 
Paper
 
O&GFOREVER
12/18/2019
12/18/2019
1/8/2020
 
 
 
Salt Lake City, UT 
Online
Pending I-751
MAIMOUNA 
12/18/2019
12/18/2019
   
 
 
Milwaukee, WI 
Online
 
AFOYOSWA
12/20/2019
12/20/2019
   
 
 
Boston, MA 
Online
Applied under 5-year rule eligibility 
ENCELADUS
12/20/2019
12/20/2019
   
 
 
 
Online
Pending I-751
CKIBS
12/20/2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
Paper
 
JUSTWAITING2018
12/21/2019
12/21/2019
   
 
 
Seattle, WA 
Online
Pending I-751
MORDECAIRIGBY
12/16/2019 
12/16/2019 
 1/7/2020
 
 
 
Phoenix, AZ 
 Online
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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My husband (the USC) lived with me in Poland for over 3.5 years before we decided to move back to USA.
He really didn't want to move. He loved how friendly and welcoming people are in Poland. He loved how everyone was always trying to talk to him, even if they spoke very little English, and how easy it was to make friends.
For us the decision to move back to the States came down to 2 things:
1) My husband really doesn't have a flair for languages. He never learned the language and realistically speaking, he wouldn't learn it in the future, at least not fluently enough to secure a "serious job" in Poland. He had a full-time job teaching kindergarten kids English in Warsaw, which was a surprisingly well-paying job (compared to other Polish jobs), but that's not something he would want to do for the rest of his life (or even for a foreseeable future). If he wanted to have a serious job (in his field), he would have to either learn the language or move to an English-speaking country.
2) He still has many years of student loans to pay off in USA. We were paying them off while living in Poland, but you can only imagine how ridiculous it was, taking into consideration how much weaker Polish zloty is compared to US dollar and what the currency exchange fees and transfer fees are. Even with Transferwise it just didn't make any sense.
So for us moving to the States was a very calculated decision, which meant that my husband could secure a job in his field (he's a social worker) and start paying off his student loans. He's already talking about moving abroad when the loans get paid off.
While living in Poland he got used to certain perks, such as affordable healthcare (he's never seen as many doctors in such a short time as he did when we lived in Poland: he went to fix his teeth, checked his heart murmurs with a bunch of different heart exams, went to eye doctor to finally get new prescription for his glasses, went to ear-and-throat doctors after singing too many songs to his little students... etc). Now we're back in the States, he has an employee-provided insurance, but it sucks! Deductible is $5k so he's afraid to go to any doctor again.
Getting pregnant here in the States is a very scary prospect for me. Poland is much more family-friendly (guaranteed long and paid maternity leave, possible paternity leave, tax-payer funded pre-schools, affordable healthcare, etc.) I'm 31 and if we want kids we should probably start having them now or soon, but in US with the high healthcare cost, high childcare cost and extremely short (if any) maternity leave I just don't know how we would get through it. For the time being it's a bit too overwhelming.
I guess a lot depends on the outcome of the November elections. I can't imagine what this country could turn into if Trump wins. We're lucky that the closest friends that we have here in Minnesota are also very forward-thinking, progressive and well-traveled people, but it's really hard for me to deal with the bigotry of some of husband's family members.
I'm still hoping that this move will be a positive thing in our lives. We only moved back here this year (my husband in January and I in July). Time will tell.