My interview was today at 1.45PM at the Newark Office. I arrive in front of the building exactly at 12.50PM and went through the security process(Hated that i had to remove my shoes and all lol). Anyway i went straight to the 15th Floor where they asked me to check in at the Window 1, which i did, they took my interview letter and asked me to be seated and wait for my name to be called. 5 mins after that i saw some of the officers talking to each other like something is going on...In my head i was like something isn't right. Then i heard someone said " THE SYSTEM IS DOWN". Then a Lady came to the second window and asked all the people that had their interview already to form a line. She told them that the system is down, so the oath ceremony will not be today. Then gave them a piece of paper and told them to go home, they will receive a letter in the mail with a date to come for the Oath Ceremony. So at that point i knew already that even if i pass my interview, i will not take the Oath today, so i already knew what to expect.
Back to my interview, After i waited 30 minutes, The interview officer called my name, asked me for my passport to make a copy, asked me to go to Door Number 2 and took me to his office. He asked me to swear to tell the truth and nothing but the truth. Next thing he said was " I went through your documents you've submitted already, this is going to be some formality for you so let's do this very quick....." (I was like OK). He asked for my green card and Driver License , asked if i lived at the same address, verified date of birth and went straight to the Questions :
1- Who wrote the declaration of Independence?
2- Who is the commender in Chief of the Military?
3- Where is the statue of Liberty?
4-What are the two major political party of the United Sates?
5-What is the political party of the president now?
I answered all of them correctly, He asked me to read out loud " who elects the Congress?", and i had to wrote down " The people elect the Congress". From there he said Congratulations you passed your Citizenship interview, gave me a paper saying to expect a letter in the mail for the oath ( Remember system is down so no oath the same day). And THAT'S IT!!!!!!!!! i was done, It took me exactly 5 minutes when i looked at my watch. I came back in the waiting area and my wife was actually shocked that it was this fast.She wasn't expecting me to come back this quick. The officer didn't ask me for my Marriage certificate, Selective service letter, my wife certificate of naturalization, my social, none of that. And all those documents, they asked me to bring them. I took a bunch of other stuff too but he didn't asked for anything. 5 mins.... I couldn't believe it. This got to be the fastest interview i've ever seen lol. Like the officer said, " this is going to be some formality for you so let's do this very quick....." now i see what he meant.
Now i'm waiting to receive my appointment letter for the Oath Ceremony. One more step....Thanks to all the members of VisaJourney. This forum is Awesome. I found all my answers in here, from my green card application to my Citizenship interview today. I will answers any question....
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