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If you have a certified copy, that should be sufficient. It is likely that you never had the original as that is filed with the county.

I received my disk in the mail on Saturday. Here is my completed timeline.
G-639 Sent: 3/27/2015
Letter Date: 4/6/2015
Letter Received: 4/13/2015
Request was Processed (Online Status): 07/04/2015
Cover Letter Dated: 07/01/2015
Disc Dated: 07/06/2015
Disk Received: 07/11/2015

The disk contains a number of files, several are related to Adobe Acrobat Reader which is included on the disk. There is a cover-letter in PDF format as well as a very large PDF which is my complete alien file. Going through it, it contains pretty much every paper or form submitted. It doesn't contain any of the photos or personal letters/cards that we submitted for the original K1 application. Though I did see airline tickets and other stuff related to meeting and time spent together before applying for K1.

There are several redactions in the images. Looks like the redacted out officers names that perhaps processed background checks. There are also three pages that were referred to the Department of State for separate response to me. Not sure what that is about. The very first page of the file was my certificate of naturalization.

I did realize the other day before receiving my file that I had made an error on the G639 form that I submitted. Question one asks for the type of request, I checked the first option; "I am not a US Citizen/Lawful Permanent Resident and am requesting my own records" when I should have checked "I am a US Citizen/Lawful Permanent Resident and am requesting my own records". The underlining of "not" is mine. It was an easy question to miss. There was no mention of this error in the response I received from the USCIS.

I received my disk in the mail on Saturday. Here is my completed timeline.
G-639 Sent: 3/27/2015
Letter Date: 4/6/2015
Letter Received: 4/13/2015
Request was Processed (Online Status): 07/04/2015
Cover Letter Dated: 07/01/2015
Disc Dated: 07/06/2015
Disk Received: 07/11/2015

The disk contains a number of files, several are related to Adobe Acrobat Reader which is included on the disk. There is a cover-letter in PDF format as well as a very large PDF which is my complete alien file. Going through it, it contains pretty much every paper or form submitted. It doesn't contain any of the photos or personal letters/cards that we submitted for the original K1 application. Though I did see airline tickets and other stuff related to meeting and time spent together before applying for K1.

There are several redactions in the images. Looks like the redacted out officers names that perhaps processed background checks. There are also three pages that were referred to the Department of State for separate response to me. Not sure what that is about. The very first page of the file was my certificate of naturalization.

I did realize the other day before receiving my file that I had made an error on the G639 form that I submitted. Question one asks for the type of request, I checked the first option; "I am not a US Citizen/Lawful Permanent Resident and am requesting my own records" when I should have checked "I am a US Citizen/Lawful Permanent Resident and am requesting my own records". The underlining of "not" is mine. It was an easy question to miss. There was no mention of this error in the response I received from the USCIS.

You should know the dates since they were needed when you filled out the N400 form. You don't need to memorize them. They will have the N400 at the interview. If you take any new trips since you filed N400, you should have those dates ready and possibly memorized. But you can always wright them down.

I don't think this is correct. The K1 visa is a non immigrant visa. Even after filing AOS after marriage, one is still considered a lawful non immigrant because the status hasn't been adjusted until after approval/denial.
The OP would answer No to question 46a. Even though he was registered. I guess they could still fill out item 46b since they do have a registration date and number?

If you were not required to register, there isn't any additional documentation that you need to provide. I became a GC holder a month and a half after my 26th birthday. The IO at my Naturalization interview asked about it and I explained that I became a PR after age 26, even though it was only a couple months. He didn't ask for any documentation indicating I wasn't required to register. He made some note on the application since their work is double checked and he wanted it noted.

When you go for your biometrics they will give you a packet that includes a CD of the 100 questions. You can listen to this to help memorize the questions/answers. I am not trying to take away from what the OP is touting, but I don't think the 100 questions were all that challenging.

Not sure why you are so hung up on the physical appearance of the people on this show?

Applying under the five year rule will require less paperwork. You can do it either way, but I see very few reasons to apply under the three year rule when you are eligible under the five year rule. Go ahead and apply under five year rule.

Leave blank if they don't apply.

I don't understand what the scam would be. The USCIS does call people when they scheduled oaths on short notice. The letter was waiting for these people at the oath ceremony. If they had to postpone the interview, they would have to call because the interview is on Monday and they wouln't be able to get a letter out in time. The phone number that it came from isn't necessarily suspect. It is 234567890. This may be something that your phone carried uses as a defaulted blocked number. I find it unlikely that the local USCIS office would not have a blocked number. They don't want any direct numbers published anywhere as they would be bombarded with calls.
I would say with 99.9% certainty that the interview is being rescueduled and this is NOT a scam. However, depending on how far the local office is, I would go ahead and go. If the office is a several hours drive, I would perhaps not go. If the rescheduled notice doesn't show up, go ahead and write a letter to the address on the original interview notice.
Also, did your online status change? Have you checked?

I don't understand what the scam would be. The USCIS does call people when they scheduled oaths on short notice. The letter was waiting for these people at the oath ceremony. If they had to postpone the interview, they would have to call because the interview is on Monday and they wouln't be able to get a letter out in time. The phone number that it came from isn't necessarily suspect. It is 234567890. This may be something that your phone carried uses as a defaulted blocked number. I find it unlikely that the local USCIS office would not have a blocked number. They don't want any direct numbers published anywhere as they would be bombarded with calls.
I would say with 99.9% certainty that the interview is being rescueduled and this is NOT a scam. However, depending on how far the local office is, I would go ahead and go. If the office is a several hours drive, I would perhaps not go. If the rescheduled notice doesn't show up, go ahead and write a letter to the address on the original interview notice.
Also, did your online status change? Have you checked?

This question applies to your tax return or a joint return by you and a spouse. It doesn't matter if the employer remitted any payroll tax to the IRS. That is on them. As long as you filed tax returns during your time as a permanent resident, you would answer No to this question.
Even if the former employer didn't report your wages, you would still be responsible for claiming them on the joint return. As long as you did that, you should be fine.

I became a US Citizen today. My Oath Ceremony was in Dayton Ohio at the Federal Courthouse downtown. Appointment letter said to be there at 12:30pm with the Ceremony to begin at 2:00pm. I had three guests but they were going to wait in the car until 1:30pm as the letter indicated to have guests arrive no earlier than 30 minutes in advance of the ceremony. When I arrived there and there was already several people there for their Oath. I took a seat in the back and around 12:30pm the woman from the USCIS began calling each of us by name to come to the front and take our assigned seat. I was #18 and the last to be called.
It was a small group, only 18 people being naturalized. They said because of the small group, there would be some additional down time. They usually have larger groups of people that take longer to process. The USCIS officer then asked us all to fill out page two of our letter, though mine was already completed at home before I left. She then came around and collected them along with our green cards. By this time it was about 12:50pm and we were then told we could take a break and to be back in the courtroom by 1:45pm. Once out of the courtroom, I called my guests on the cell and told them they could come up ahead of time as there was lots of room due to the small group. They really could have come up when I did.
One person didn't have their green card with them. They didn't receive an appointment letter and just received a phone call that their oath was scheduled. The USCIS officer had that persons letter there. Luckily, he only lived a short distance away and she allowed him leave to get his green card and return before our 1:45pm time to reconvene. He made it back with lots of time to spare.
At 1:45 everyone was back in the courtroom in our assigned seats. This with the exception of two people. These two people never returned that I saw. Why would someone come all this way, surrender their green card and then not return for the oath and get their Certificate of Naturalization. Did they think they were done once we surrendered our green cards and they were then a citizen? I don't know. Not sure how the USCIS handles those situations. I suppose they call them and/or reschedule them?
On to the ceremony. It started right at 2:00pm sharp. We went through a roll call where each of us stood up in order and stated our names and country from which we were from. There were 18 people from 12 different countries. Two judges presiding over the ceremony and also our local Congressman, Michael Turner, were present. Mr Turner doesn't usually come to these, so this was a rare instance for him to be present. There were also a number of community representatives in attendance. After a few words by each of the judges and Mr Turner, we took the Naturalization Oath. We were then congratulated on becoming US Citizens. Each of the community group representatives said a few words. The ceremony ended by everyone saying the pledge of allegiance.
At the end, the judges and Mr Turner came up from behind the bench and gave us our Naturalization Certificates. Guests were able to take photos of us getting our certificates. I checked mine over to make sure everything was correct, but they made no special mention to do that. Though the one judge mentioned to make sure you went up in the order we were seated so we would get OUR certificate because if we didn't it would probably take 20 years to fix.
So it is official now, I am a US Citizen. Now on to the Passport Application. Which I need to get completed quickly as I travel in two weeks. Have an appointment Monday at the Detroit Passport Agency to go in person.

If you have signed up online for email or text message status updates, you should receive an email when your status changes to scheduled for interview. You will also receive a letter in the mail. Only the letter will state where and when. The email will not state where and when.
It seems that most interviews are scheduled out about a month in advance. So from the time the interview is scheduled and you receive the letter, you will have about a month before your actual interview date.

Your applications are separate, so any delays in your mothers application should not hold up yours.

I became a US Citizen today. My Oath Ceremony was in Dayton Ohio at the Federal Courthouse downtown. Appointment letter said to be there at 12:30pm with the Ceremony to begin at 2:00pm. I had three guests but they were going to wait in the car until 1:30pm as the letter indicated to have guests arrive no earlier than 30 minutes in advance of the ceremony. When I arrived there and there was already several people there for their Oath. I took a seat in the back and around 12:30pm the woman from the USCIS began calling each of us by name to come to the front and take our assigned seat. I was #18 and the last to be called.
It was a small group, only 18 people being naturalized. They said because of the small group, there would be some additional down time. They usually have larger groups of people that take longer to process. The USCIS officer then asked us all to fill out page two of our letter, though mine was already completed at home before I left. She then came around and collected them along with our green cards. By this time it was about 12:50pm and we were then told we could take a break and to be back in the courtroom by 1:45pm. Once out of the courtroom, I called my guests on the cell and told them they could come up ahead of time as there was lots of room due to the small group. They really could have come up when I did.
One person didn't have their green card with them. They didn't receive an appointment letter and just received a phone call that their oath was scheduled. The USCIS officer had that persons letter there. Luckily, he only lived a short distance away and she allowed him leave to get his green card and return before our 1:45pm time to reconvene. He made it back with lots of time to spare.
At 1:45 everyone was back in the courtroom in our assigned seats. This with the exception of two people. These two people never returned that I saw. Why would someone come all this way, surrender their green card and then not return for the oath and get their Certificate of Naturalization. Did they think they were done once we surrendered our green cards and they were then a citizen? I don't know. Not sure how the USCIS handles those situations. I suppose they call them and/or reschedule them?
On to the ceremony. It started right at 2:00pm sharp. We went through a roll call where each of us stood up in order and stated our names and country from which we were from. There were 18 people from 12 different countries. Two judges presiding over the ceremony and also our local Congressman, Michael Turner, were present. Mr Turner doesn't usually come to these, so this was a rare instance for him to be present. There were also a number of community representatives in attendance. After a few words by each of the judges and Mr Turner, we took the Naturalization Oath. We were then congratulated on becoming US Citizens. Each of the community group representatives said a few words. The ceremony ended by everyone saying the pledge of allegiance.
At the end, the judges and Mr Turner came up from behind the bench and gave us our Naturalization Certificates. Guests were able to take photos of us getting our certificates. I checked mine over to make sure everything was correct, but they made no special mention to do that. Though the one judge mentioned to make sure you went up in the order we were seated so we would get OUR certificate because if we didn't it would probably take 20 years to fix.
So it is official now, I am a US Citizen. Now on to the Passport Application. Which I need to get completed quickly as I travel in two weeks. Have an appointment Monday at the Detroit Passport Agency to go in person.

Had my interview today in Cincinnati. It was rather quick. I wasn't wearing a watch, but I think I got to the USCIS office around 12:40pm for my 1:00pm interview. This was a brand new office that they have been working on for quite some time. The last two times I have been to the Cincinnati office (fingerprints and Infopass) it was a different room in the Federal Building).
There was a small sign that said to wait until your name was called to approach the counter, so I took a seat. A few minutes later the gentleman at the counter called out for anyone that was there for an interview. So I went up and gave him my interview notice, showed him my drivers license and he took the letter and said he would provide it to the officer who would come out shortly. Another person was at the counter behind me with an interview also.
A little while later I saw two officers come up and decide who was going to take which interview. At about 1:00pm one of the officers came out and called the name of the other person then a few minutes later the other officer came out and called mine. We went back to his office where he swore me in and we sat down.
I gave him my Green Card and he started going over the application, reviewing just about every question and marking them off with a red pen as he went. He then had me sign the two photographs that I provided with my initial application. The interview notice recomended that I bring two new passport photos, but that it wasn't required. I didn't bring them nor was I asked for or about them. He then had me do the English and civics test.
Read: Who was George Washington?
Write: Washington was the first President
Test (may not be in order):
1) Name on war fought by the United States in the 1900s. I blurt out "Civil War". Oops. He said, go up a century, then I answered "World War I".
2) Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now? John Roberts
3) The House of Representatives has how many voting members? 435
4) We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? 2
5) Who was the first President? George Washington
6) ??? I am not really remember the other question, it all went so fast.
At the end he had me sign a number of items on the application and handed me a paper titled "Naturalization Interview Results" with a check box checked for "Congratulations! Your application has been recommended for approval". YAY!
He was not concerned about a traffic ticket that I had many years ago before I came to the USA. He was only concerned that I indicated that I had paid the fine and joke that it wasn't like they were going to call Canada and ask about it. He did ask about any new recent travel outside of the USA which I told him I had and what the dates were.
He indicated that I would have my oath ceremony in Dayton, much closer to where I live, and that they hold one ceremony a month. He didn't say when my oath would be, but that the next ceremony in Dayton is on October 23rd. So here is hoping I can be scheduled for that ceremony. If not, the next one may be while I am out of the country, so it would need to be rescheduled which would put me in to December. December would be easier for travel as I wouldn't need to make a trip to Detroit (four hours away) to apply in person for a passport, but I really don't want to wait over two months to go to the oath ceremony. The interview officer did recommend looking in to getting the passport in Detroit if the oath is scheduled in October.
All in all, the interview was painless and I was back to my car in the garage across the street by 1:19pm. A little wet though from the rain that had started while I was in my interview.

The only reason to apply now vs in 10 weeks is if your green card is coming up on six months prior to expiration. If it is more than 8.5 months before it expires, wait the 10 weeks and apply when you return. If it will expire in 8.5 to 6 months from now, then apply now to avoid having to also renew your green card while awaiting the N400 application.

Have you looked back through threads from prior month filers to see if there is anyone in them with the same field office as you? This is the best way to try to gauge what your timeline may be.

The fact that she is a citizen and you are not, means nothing. Don't let her hold anything over you for that. She has no power over the situation. You need to do what is right for you and if leaving her and filing for divorce is it, then you need to do that. She is holding the power over you because you are letting her.

The fact that she is a citizen and you are not, means nothing. Don't let her hold anything over you for that. She has no power over the situation. You need to do what is right for you and if leaving her and filing for divorce is it, then you need to do that. She is holding the power over you because you are letting her.

The book I was given at my FP appointment included a CD where the questions and answers are read. I find it best to put it on random and listen to it. That way I don't know what question is coming next.

It does look like the early bio does speed up the process. You are In-line and were not even scheduled for your bio until later this week. So it looks like going early can help. I just got my bio appointment date today. Unfortunately it doesn't look like I can get in for an early bio since we are traveling over the 4th, but I was surprised that my date was 7/11/14 given that masonOHIOn400's original FP appointment was for 7/23 also in Cincinnati.

I think the purpose of the A# is if somehow your check gets separated from the package, they still know who's application to credit.the funds to. I suspect the person processing the check verifies to make sure it is on there and if not, write it on themselves.