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Thanks! The interview questions were as follows:
- If the President cannot serve, who would take his place?
- What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?
- Who is in charge of the Executive branch?
- What is one reason colonists came to America?
- During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
I'm scratching my head and can't remember the sixth question.
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I had my interview yesterday at 9:45 am yesterday in Seattle. It started promptly. The interviewer was a man in his 50's who was warm, welcoming, and thorough. I saw once I sat down that he had made several marks on my file - it was clear he reviewed it before I came in. He asked me to take the oath, then went through each question one-by one. He asked about a $25 summons I received for drinking a beer on a beach in New York - I showed him the certified court disposition showing it had been paid. (I paid an attorney $100 to get this for me - it was worth it). He barely looked at it, made a joke about how such fines cannot bring the city much revenue, and placed it in my file. He did not mention an arrest I had several years ago in my home country for assault (no charges). I had disclosed this throughout the immigration process and I saw he placed a check mark on the note of explanation I had provided. I brought a certified police statement showing there were no charges, prosecution, etc., but he did not ask for it. After this, he asked me six questions on US knowledge - I answered them all correctly - and asked me to write a brief sentence. He then approved my application and asked if I was able to attend the 1:15 ceremony that day, which I did. I am now a proud US citizen.
The advice I would give to people is not to worry / obsess over this process. I did not get the impression he was trying to catch me out, and a youthful indiscretion from years ago was not an issue; neither was the open container citation. Be thorough and honest, and unless you are a serious criminal or liar, you have absolutely nothing to worry about.
Good luck everyone.
Seattle Interview Experience
in US Citizenship General Discussion
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I had an InfoPass a few weeks ago, just to ask why there were delays in Seattle (turns out a lot of interviewers had retired). He advised that in Seattle, for the majority of cases the ceremony is on the same day as the interview.