M Sea

On ‎2018‎年‎5‎月‎27‎日 at 5:55 PM, Waitingforczship said:

 

M Sea,

 

What time is your citizenship on June 1?

9:00am. My ceremony will be held in Alexandria! Thank God that I dont have to  drive to Fairfax :-)

Best luck to your interview !!!

On ‎2018‎年‎4‎月‎6‎日 at 4:43 PM, M Sea said:

 

Hi there! Thanks for asking. Here's my case;

 

 

UserName.........|GC-Date.|Sent.|Cashd|NOA..|Fprints.|In Line..|Int Ltr..|Intrview.|Oath.....|Field Office.....|

M Sea............|        |07/10|--/--|--/--|08/04/17|08/22/17.|02/02/18.|03/12/18.|--/--/--.|Washington, DC...|

 

Please note; I actually was scheduled on 12 Aug. 2018 for my biometrics though I knew I was supposed to be out of town at that day. So I did walk in ASC and did have my biometrics done earlier (4 Aug. 2018) 

 

Also there's an updates today! ( as of 6 April 2018); I just got an information by email that my status has updated to Oath Ceremony will be scheduled.

 

Shall keep you posted ;-)

Hi there!

The date of my oath ceremony has been scheduled finally. I got a mail of the info. today. Mine will be 1st of June. It's been almost 1 year since I submitted the application for N-400. (I sent in last July!!) 

UserName.........|GC-Date.|Sent.|Cashd|NOA..|Fprints.|In Line..|Int Ltr..|Intrview.|Oath.....|Field Office.....|

M Sea............|                    |07/10|--/--|--/--     |08/04/17|08/22/17|02/02/18.|03/12/18.|06/01/18-.|Washington, DC...|

Wish you all who are waiting for the interview/oath ceremony the best luck !!

9 minutes ago, shomer said:

Employment or marriage green card?

15 minutes ago, shomer said:

Employment or marriage green card?

9 minutes ago, shomer said:

Employment or marriage green card?

Oops, sorry,  I applied with marriage green card.   

44 minutes ago, MahUSA said:

Hi, Can you please share with us your timeline? When did you file your n-400? and when was you biometrics ? thank you

Hi there! Thanks for asking. Here's my case;

UserName.........|GC-Date.|Sent.|Cashd|NOA..|Fprints.|In Line..|Int Ltr..|Intrview.|Oath.....|Field Office.....|

M Sea............|        |07/10|--/--|--/--|08/04/17|08/22/17.|02/02/18.|03/12/18.|--/--/--.|Washington, DC...|

Please note; I actually was scheduled on 12 Aug. 2018 for my biometrics though I knew I was supposed to be out of town at that day. So I did walk in ASC and did have my biometrics done earlier (4 Aug. 2018) 

Also there's an updates today! ( as of 6 April 2018); I just got an information by email that my status has updated to Oath Ceremony will be scheduled.

Shall keep you posted ;-)

On 10/20/2017 at 11:28 AM, LRP said:

Everyone - I had my interview at the Washington D.C. office yesterday and just wanted to relay my experience. I will try to be as detailed as possible so please bear with me if its turns out to be a long post. 

 

My interview was at 11:30 AM in the morning and I got there at 11:10 AM. For other/future D.C. filers, you can find parking right across the street (beside the line of shops and restaurants) where if you park from 0-3 hours, its free. I went in through the front door and past security check. The security guards were very friendly and joked with me when they saw how nervous I was. I took the elevator to the 2nd floor based on their instructions, submitted my interview letter to the reception and waited for my name to be called. Around 11:30, an IO called out my name and asked me to come with him. He led me to his office where he confirmed my name and A number. After I took the oath, he asked for my passport (old and new), Driver's license and GC. He also asked for my biometrics appointment date (I did an early walk in) and looked at my copy of the biometrics letter to confirm. He took fingerprints of both my index fingers and a picture. When I jokingly said that I didn't put on enough make up for this picture to be on my naturalization certificate, he said this is just for their records and won't be on the certificate. He asked me if I was ready to take the civics test and proceeded to ask the following questions:

What is the name of the national anthem?

Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?

What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?

What is the rule of law?

How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?

The reading section was this question: "How many U.S. Senators are there?". The writing section was the answer to the question. Based on previous interview experiences, I asked specifically if I should write in print or cursive to which he replied "print". All this was done on paper (he wrote down my answers of the civics test) and scanned into the system right after. 

 

Next, we went through my application. He asked me my full name, DOB, social security number, height (not sure why haha), phone number, address, the last time I traveled outside the U.S. and if I had taken any trips in between then and my interview date, where I worked, my wedding anniversary date, my husband's full name, his naturalization date, whether we lived together, whether we had children, how I met my husband and all the questions on Part 12 of the form. He told me I had passed all the tests then asked me to confirm my A-number, name and other personal details on a screen and sign it. The Oath of Allegiance then came up on the screen and I was asked to sign it as well. He gave me the paper recommending me for approval and told me to wait for mail confirming the oath taking ceremony date. I asked him how long that would take to which he replied about one month. I also asked him if I should bring anything to the ceremony to which he said there will be instructions on the mail but to make sure to bring the paper he just gave me, both my GCs and international passport. With that I was done!

 

While I left like the whole interview must have been an hour long, my husband said it was only 20 minutes (theory of relativity folks!). The IO was very nice and calm. He was patient with my nervous joking and elaborate answers. All in all, a great experience!

 

My online status on ELIS changed within the day to confirm my case was approved and to wait for the oath taking ceremony letter in the mail. But curiously USCIS.gov displayed this message: Case Was Submitted For Quality Review Based On An Approval Recommendation. I am not putting too much importance on this since ELIS is the most updated one. 

 

Hope this helps!

Hello everyone.

I had my interview at 8:30am in the morning on 12 March, 2018 at Washington D.C field office (Fairfax VA). 

Please let me share my experience with you guys briefly.

My experience also sounds very close to the one to LRP's. Thank you so much for your effort to mention about the details of your interview which really helped me.

Here're the questions I was asked for the civic test;

What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?

Who is the "Father of Our Country?

Who is the Governor of your state now? ( I memorized former Governor's name but I could found out the new one 2days before the interview... Phew...)

What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

Where is the Statue of Liberty?

Name two national U.S. holidays.

For the reading test and writing test, I am sorry that I seemed to be so nervous so I did not remember clearly. But I just remembered that both of the tests are the answers of the civic test questions and they were easy.

After the tests,  I.O , she told me that I passed all the tests.

Then she reviewed my application and confirmed my answer if they are the same to my application.

After that, she handed over the paper of "Naturalization Interview Results" to me.

(It mentioned that "You passed the tests" and "Congratulations! Your application is recommended for approval")

She just told me to wait for the letter for the oath ceremony information which will be delivered to me within 60-90 days.

The I.O who interviewed me did not ask any difficult questions or ask for submit documents. She was friendly and kind.

The whole time for my interview took about 15-20 minutes, I suppose.

So far ( as of 6 April, 2018),  my online status has not updated yet. Hopefully it will change soon and will find out the date of oath ceremony!

Wish you guys best luck who still have been waiting for interview! 

3 hours ago, kpeck said:

What Deagle says... Answer the questions based on the time you've been living in the US as a permanent resident (so in your case, the past 3 years)  because you're filing for citizenship based on marriage to a US Citizen, which allows you to naturalize after 3 years, vs. the typical 5 years. 

 

Everyone applying for naturalization uses the same Form N-400, so people who did not obtain their green card based on marriage to a US Citizen will be using the same form and answering based on the last 5 years. 

 

 

 

Appreciate your answer that is helpful!!

On ‎2017‎年‎6‎月‎22‎日 at 10:48 PM, Deagle said:

If you are filing under the 3 years rule then you treat the questions of 5 years as 3 years. So you only list your trips in the last 3 years.

Thank you so much for your response.!!

It would be 3 years this coming July since I moved to the States.

And according to Naturalization Eligibility Workheet intruction, People who has married to USC and has not been out of country for 18 months or more during the past three years has an eligible to file for US citizenship.

So I think it's time for me to apply for it

As I am filling the form of N-400, I came across a big question which I do not know what to answer in the questions of " time outside the United States."

1. How many total days did I spend outside the United States during the last 5 years.

      2. How many trip of 24 hours or longer I have taken outside the United States during the last 5 years. 

      3. List below all the trip of 24 hours or or longer that I have taken outside the United States during the last 5 years.

Thanks so much for your reply that is really helpful, HK12!!

Wish you all the best with your interview/test.

Hello, I hope all is well and enjoying the early summer..

As I started preparing for the citizenship test , I have a question about how to answer for the civic one. There're 100 questions and some of them have multiple answers.

For instance, if the question is "What does the Constitution do? "

And the answers are "set up goverment",  "Defines the goverment"  ,   "protects basic rights of America" 

In this case, they just simply request to answer and dont't inqure the number of answers particularly.  But should we answer(memorize) all of them or just answer 1 that we remember? (I know if we could memorize all of them, it would be perfect!!)

I noticed some of the questions request precisely to answer 1 or 2 when they have multple ones. So I feel confused.

Does anyone know re. my question?

Appreciate  your advice. 

Finally received approval letter today (May/04) with date of decision on Apr.27. It's been almost a year...... Anyway, hope everyone who has not yet received the letter would be get it very soon!!!   

Oh No, I traveled January 2017 (Jan. 12-26) under Trumps government.  I was also worried about this issue since there were so many confusion around the airports. But in my case,  It was no problem at all as long as I have appropriate documnets with me.

Appreciate your message,Charmander!! Thank you so very much. I will check your timeline.

Hello CookieCat,

Thank you so much for your helpful replyl!

Wish you best luck on your interview!!

I am thinking about applying for citizenship/naturalization this coming summer.

However I still have been waiting for approval for my lifting condition which hopefully will be granted by the end of this month or at the beginning of next month. I read general eligibility for Spouses Residing in the U.S on the USCIS website and it said we can file for citizenship/nutralization application up to 90 days from the day before the applicant would have first satisfied the continuous residence requirement. So my question is if it will be possible to file the application while my lifting condition is still pending.  Did anyone have an expereince to file for citizenship/naturalization application while application is pending? Really apprecaite your sharing.

Thank you.

I traveled to Japan last January with my expired green card and the letter for one year extension and my passport. It was no problem at all at that time. I stayed there for 3 weeks. Then I flew back to DC via Minneapolis airport where I went through passport control. The officer was friendly and I was told "Welcome back"

Hope it will be no problem for everyone who will travel abroad during waiting for 10 years green card!!

1. The instruction sheet that comes with the I-751 tries to tell you what to do in these cases, but I don't think it is very clear. I left our blank.

2. If you and the conditional holder live at the same address, then you don't need to put the spouse name here. You would need this case, for example, if the couple were living with a parent or with a sibling - especially if they have different surnames. The Post Office can get picky and not deliver stuff if a different surname shows up at an address without a "care of" name.

3. We left Page 11 blank.

Sukie in NY

Dear Sukie, Thank you so much for your advice. Yes, as you told, the instruction sheet for I-751 is not clear to me in some parts.

Anyway, I will complete filling the form out and send it out soon!!

Thanks again for your help.

The instructions tell you exactly what to write when a question is not applicable to you. This will help you answer all three of your questions. Good luck!

Daer Cheezee,

Thanks a lot for your comment.

I am almost ready to turn in documentation for my petition to removal conditions on the permanent resident.

However I am kind of stuck in some of the lists on the I-751.

I would appreciate if someone could help me how to describe on the lists which I don't knnow what to do. (I think there is no information about it on the instruction of USCIS).

1. If some of the lists are not applicable such as no children, no interptrter, no preparer, should I put "N/A" on the list of the name individually or can I leave it as a blank?

2. As for the list of mailing address for the conditional resident, should I put my spouse 's name on the list of "In Care Of Name" or can I leave it as a blank?

3. If I don't have to fill the form of "Additional Information" on the last page of 11, can I just leave it as a blank or should I still put my name and A-number and also put "N/A" for the lists of the Page nember?

Apprecaite your advice.

Thank you so much to all for your response. I just found out today.

Yes, It seems that it should be okay not to submit such kind of family register document such as 原戸籍謄本. which is old fashioned family register used before the data was computerized back in 2002 or something.

I just have prepared my current family register( Koseki tohon) and previous Koseki Shyohon before marriage just in case.

Yurika& Jim; Appreciate your reference.

yukuster: Thank you very much for sharing your experience which was really helpful.

Hello everyone.

I would like to ask someone here who is Japanese or your spouse is Japanese or your acquaintance who have already approved by US embassy in Tokyo or Japan with CR-1.

I am at the stage of waiting for my interview next month and still gathering my documents.

So I just would like to get some information as one of my references.

My question is ;

Was you requested to submit family register not only the new one (composed after your marriage) but also the old one which was mentioned before your marriage named "Genkoseki tohon" (原戸籍謄本)?

Really apprecite your comments or information.