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    Washington, DC Field Office Filers

    in US Citizenship Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    57 minutes ago, moonsky said:

    Thank you so much!

    No I didn’t request to change my name and was told it may take 2-4 months for the Oath to be scheduled. I was interviewed on Dec 12 and will be taking Oath on Feb 13, so it’s exactly 2 months.

    guess what my interview officer told me. i told him the internet says name change will delay the Oath and he said it is a total non sense and even made fun of me. because of that i decided to change my last name. ehhhhhhhh

    Washington, DC Field Office Filers

    in US Citizenship Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    18 hours ago, moonsky said:

    I’ve gotten an online notice on both DHS and Online Case Status that my Oath Ceremony has been scheduled. Waiting for the letter to arrive/be uploaded to see the exact date/location.

     

    my timeline:

    Submitted application online on 05/16/2018

    Fingerprinted on 06/04/2018

    Interview notice on 11/02/2018

    Actual interview on 12/12/2018 at Prosperity Ave office

    Oath notice on 01/31/2019

     

    I live in Fairfax County :)

    Fingers crossed to anyone who’s still waiting. It will happen very soon. Be patient and don’t think about it everyday.

    Hi Moonsky, congratulations to the good news. Did you request for a name change?

    Washington, DC Field Office Filers

    in US Citizenship Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    2 hours ago, Bambi_DC said:

    You just need to show international travel itenary in order to get your passport quicker. I went on Thursday Afternoon, and my itenary showed I have a fight at noon on Friday. So they asked me to wait for my passport same day. Expidited passport is $60 more.

     

    I paid $235 to get both Passport book and Passport Card which was sent by mail and I already received it

    May I know where you applied for the passport? i might need to expedite mine when the time comes. thanks!

    Washington, DC Field Office Filers

    in US Citizenship Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    @DESERT_ROSE Ah got it. Just changed my location. thanks you!

     

    Does anyone know when the USCIS website releases new appointments time slot for info pass? I tried to find a spot at 12am, 1am, 2am (assuming they usually release new spot after midnight) but no luck. I also use the auto refresh function to monitor the status during the day, still no luck. I hope they didn't block the appointments due to the government budget. 

    Washington, DC Field Office Filers

    in US Citizenship Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    On 1/14/2019 at 5:55 PM, stech786 said:

    That’s great news for July filers!!! I’m March filer & no Oath letter. 

     

    @smartgreen if you have travel plans and your ticket is booked. You can request state dept to issue you passport in 1 or 2 days. Your profile say you live in DC?

    oh...that's good to know what i can expedite the process. thanks! how much extra do i need to pay? i live in VA and don't know how to change the profile from DC to VA. 

    Washington, DC Field Office Filers

    in US Citizenship Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    On 1/11/2019 at 1:12 PM, Bambi_DC said:

    Just quick update since everyoen has been so helpful. I did my oath ceremony in DC court this Tuesday (Jan 8). One of the main speaker was my immigration attorney's collegue (i thought it was funny). She is AILA Chair for DC chapter.

    Spent a lot of time to check-in all 122 naturalized candidates and then there was a roll-call (we were each called by name and our country prior to taking the oath)

     

    I applied for my passport yesterday and picked it up this morning. Great to be an American!

     

     

     

    Congratulations Bambi!!! What a wait! 

     

    Can you share how you can get your passport in just 1 day? i thought i usually takes about 4-6 weeks. thanks!

    Washington, DC Field Office Filers

    in US Citizenship Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    On 1/10/2019 at 8:22 PM, DESERT_ROSE said:

    If you live in Dc, yes. You can check the united states court for the district of columbia and it will give you the 2019 calendar.

    However, if you live in northern  Virginia,  the fairfax office on prosperity avenue decides where and when i,e . High school, historic building etc..

    If however, there is a name change, the oath is hel every third thursday of the month at the eastern division court house in alexandria.

     

    Where you had your interview, will define your oath, DC or VA 

    Hi, how do you know if there is a name change, the oath is held every third Thursday of the month?

    i requested for a name change to have the same last name as my husband (i know it would delay the process a little bit but didn't expect this long, ughhhhh)!!!!

    N-400 April 2018 Filers

    in US Citizenship Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    2 hours ago, Chairmaine said:

    Congrats!! I’m nervous for my upcoming interview. I hope I can answer everything without any trouble.

    just want to ask if they asked for your tax return papers? 

    I did online application so in April I provided 2015 and 2016 tax transcript. since 2017 tax transcript wasn't ready back then, i just provided the proof of payment from Turbo tax. 

    N-400 April 2018 Filers

    in US Citizenship Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted · Edited by smartgreen

    All April File, 

     

    After a 6-month wait, i finally had my N400 interview today at the DC field office in Fairfax, VA. My interview was scheduled at 11:40 am and my husband and I arrived around 11:20 am. We waited for about 10 minutes and my name was called. I asked the officer if I should get my husband,  he said no need and took me to his office.  

     

    On to the interview, he seemed not to bother with my GC and DL, I took them out from my backpack and placed them on the desk but he didn't not even take a peek of them. He requested to take picture of me and went directly into the reading test, writing and civil test. 

     

    Reading: Who is George Washington

    Writing: Washington is the first President

    Civil: We elect a US Representative for how many years? 2 years

              In what month do we vote for President? November

              The house of Representative has how many voting members? 435

              Who is the Chief Justice of the US now? John Roberts

              Name one war fought by the US in the 1900s? WWI

              Sorry forgot the last one. Some are difficult questions if you don't study the booklet. 

     

    He did a lot of typing when I was answering these questions. He also asked if I ever got arrested or deported by the US government, didn't ask me anything about the traffic citation.  After that he asked me to give my signature on the screen. It almost seemed like the interview was over. I paused him and asked if I could still do a name change (I said no on the form). He said great, we can do it today, right now. I asked if it will delay the oath ceremony as I saw it online that the name change to delay the process by 3-4 months. He laughed out loud (not kidding, he really laughed loudly) and said don't trust the internet. I then asked when i could expect my Oath Ceremony and he answered about 2 months. He then proceed with my name change and asked my to confirm both old and new name on the screen. I think I provided my signature 2-3 times in total at the end. That's it. The total time was less than 15 minutes. I'd say if i didn't request for the name change, it could have ended within 10 minutes. 

     

    I hope by sharing my experience will help those who not yet gotten their interviews. Good luck all and thanks for all the support in the last 6 months!

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