1 hour ago, RTLE said:

Not from New York but no, interview and oath ceremony will not take place at the same day, normally it will be 4-6 apart (so they can do your request for name change if applicable and print/prepare your certificate).

The Newark office is in New Jersey not NY, as for same day oaths this office & the one in Mount Laurel NJ both do same day oaths. 

Brian

5 hours ago, Bill & Katya said:

Just curious, when was Nancy Pelosi elected as a Senator?

Probably when Washington was still president, LMAO   

On 7/15/2018 at 11:30 PM, yuna628 said:

The people of the UK don't believe that the Queen should be treated as a deity, not anymore than one thinks that the Pope should be treated as one either. Of course, upon meeting both individuals I'd reckon you'd at least behave politely or respect the decorum of their station. Even monarchists don't believe she's like a deity. My GGama was a loyal monarchist of course for a variety of reasons, but you have to also understand the lady simply means a great deal to many, and in general the plan with meeting leaders of many countries is to be polite, honor traditional protocol, and try not to be obnoxious. Even at her advanced age, she is a smart and commanding woman.

 

For those that care: it is an option for a person (including non-subjects) to bow or curtsy to the Queen not a requirement. However it is generally seen as rude, albeit it incredibly rude to A) turn one's back on a Queen (it would be very severely impolite), B) start walking in front of her, when it is her job to lead the troop inspection - it's her troops, her house, and her job. If you say blah, that's just silly, well, imagine if it was your 92 year old respected grandmother who had a very important job to do and she was trying to do it as is according to the customs of her people -- would you interrupt her, charge ahead of her, and not let her do her job? Would you not be respectful of the culture you are at that time visiting?

 

Ultimately it was expected he'd do something oblivious and rude. We could all do to be a lot less rude, and not being very rude is something important culturally there. And of course, I'm sure there's many that don't care... but Wheaton's Law and all that.

Hi,

Just to put you right on a point of protocol, when a visiting head of state from another country visits the UK & meets the Queen, there is a guard of honor formed for the visiting head of state, when the Queen & her visitor inspect the guard of honor it's the visitor that conducts the inspection & not the Queen, She accompanies the visitor on the inspection.

Brian

12 minutes ago, Minnesota12345 said:

We definitely want to avoid presumption of misrepresentation: https://www.nafsa.org/Professional_Resources/Browse_by_Interest/International_Students_and_Scholars/DOS_Expands_Presumption_of_Misrepresentation_Rule_to_90_Days/

 

Our intentions were good and honest but as this is already a scary process to jump right into, we'd like to take the coming weeks to just read while we let this arbitrary time period pass.

Hi,

As said before the 90 day rule does not apply as she is already here, the intent was addressed at the POE when she was admitted into the USA, so if you want to you can get married asap & do the AOS as soon as you have your documentation together.

So no need to wait for 90 days to start the paperwork.

Brian 

13 hours ago, SquashGuy said:

Question for folks that passed their test and took oath on the same day. Is your spouse allowed to be present for the oath ceremony? I'm thinking to come in for the interview by myself and, if I pass and they let me take the oath, ask her to come to the building.

 

Has anyone done anything like that? It would be great for her to be present for this milestone but don't want her to take the day off if she doesn't need to

Hi, Yes you can have your spouse at the oath ceremony, my wife had the day off & came with me for my interview, she waited for me waiting area & when I came back out from my interview we went & had something to eat then we went back for the my oath ceremony at 3pm that afternoon.

Brian   

On 1/13/2018 at 10:28 AM, JT4/25 said:

@blk....when you went for your interview...what kind of paperwork did you bring with you?  Everything I sent was originals except for birth and marriage certificates.

Hi JT4/25 I took a complete copy of everything I had sent plus all of the originals, also my tax return for 2016 & all of my expired passports. 

In the end he only looked at my passports & took back my expired G/C & gave me back my 10 year one which I handed in at the start of my oath ceremony.     

2 minutes ago, d0n_vit0 said:

Thanks for confirming, Brian! That's why I wanted to come here to solve my questions. In the meantime, i'll start preparing for the process, at least won't be so complicated like the I-130 was...

It's a lot easier as the form is fairly strait forward, just send in copies of the evidence that they ask for but do get together any additional evidence that you think they might ask for.

I went in to my interview with bank & electric statements, apartment rental agreements 2 passport photos, birth certificates plus other documents & in the end he never asked for them, only my ID & G/C & current passport + my old passports.

Brian      

40 minutes ago, d0n_vit0 said:

Hello again!

 

I've been away from this forum since a lot of you helped me to go along the process to get the Green Card and now the day for the Citizenship is getting close and I'd like to know any of the topics where I can follow a guide to know how to proceed, when can be started (I've been told I can start the process 6 months earlier of the day of 3 years). So, where do I start?

 

Thanks!!

Hi,

You can file up to 90 days before the 3rd year anniversary of your G/C, not 6 months.

Brian 

Hi All,

Just wishing you good luck in this the last part of your journey.

The good thing with both of these field offices is that they do same day oath ceremonies, so as long as everything is good with the interview you should be a citizen by the end of the day.

Brian 

20 hours ago, JoeSchmoe2017 said:

Wow, that is fast. I dropped my PP application off at my Post Office on 11/13, hope to get it soon too.  

His yep it was & I only did the standard processing lol, on my way home last night I checked the mail box & my naturalization certificate was in there.

Now I only have to go to the social security office & update my records then I am all finished 

Brian

Hi all,

On the 14th of November I went to my local post office & did my application for my first U S passport, then today I received my passport.

It took only 11 days  now I am just waiting for my naturalization certificate.

Brian

48 minutes ago, JT4/25 said:

congratulations!

Thanks, I am just glad that it's now done & I am a citizen 

Brian

2 minutes ago, JoeSchmoe2017 said:

@blk Congrats again.  Did you already apply for your Passport?

Hi thanks Joe

No not yet doing that tomorrow at my local post office, the only thing I did was register to vote as there was someone there with the forms but no one for passports.

Brian

Hi,

Thanks every one, just got back home after having a meal with my lovely wife celebrating my citizenship oath, there were 57 of us lol we all managed to get into a small room plus the people that came to support us all. 

The ceremony was lovely & all the staff did a wonderful job making it a special time.

As for my interview the gentleman that did mine was very polite & made me feel relaxed through it all & when he asked if I wanted to do my oath today I naturally said yes . 

Now as for the questions I don't remember them all only 4, they were what did the declaration of independence do,

name one branch of the government, if both the president & vice president can no longer serve who becomes president & what does the presidents cabinet do. 

It has been a long journey as we all know, at times I did not think it was going to end but now I am a citizen & a new chapter of my life has started, good luck to all of you that are still waiting it will happen.

Can someone change me to red please.

Brian  

Hi All,

Well I now have just less than two days till my interview at 10am on Monday at the Mount laurel F/O in NJ.

So all being well I should be all done with the USICS as my local F/O usually has same day oaths, I have been studying the civics questions everyday since I got my appointment letter & so today I am having a day off from it.

Tomorrow I will be doing revision for the test & going over my N-400 application, then it's "in the lap of the gods" LOL.

Brian       

1 hour ago, ceekay said:

hi visa journey,

 Me and my husband are planning to have a vacation on my home country. I just renewed my passport using my MARRIED name but my GC is MAIDEN name. My ticket is under mg married name since thats tge on my my passport.

 My question is, will i have a problem coming back to the US with my PASSPORT having my MARRIED NAME and GC having my MAIDEN NAME?

 

Thank you

Hi, just have your marriage certificate with you & show it along with your passport & green card.

Brian

Hi,

Just found this through Google

FOREIGN DIVORCE AND A FORMER FILIPINO CITIZEN

Thanks JoeSchmoe2017 

Yep you can't make it up lol, can someone update my info on this thread please.

Thank you Brian

Hi All,

Well I have just had a text to let me know to check "My Case Status" & this is what it now says 

Brian

22 minutes ago, casualuser said:

Great! It appears the USCIS web site has not updated any application status since some time around the beginning of September.

I am just glad that it's finally here, now I can get back to the questions & concentrate better on them.

Brian  

Hi All again,

Well the letter from USCIS NBC is my interview appointment  the letter notice date is 10/05/17 & my interview is 11/13/17 at 10am in the Mount Laurel FO NJ.

Brian

Just now, sunshinestate2013 said:

It is possible that is your interview letter! Please let us know once you receive it, @blk

I will definitely let you all know, I am now on tender hooks waiting for the post.

brian