Heley

Visa statistics are out for November. Our embassy, Addis Ababa, issued 1,600 B1/B2s in the month of November but ZERO K1s, CR1s, etc. It's just super frustrating because when I ask them about visa processing they say it is limited due to covid. So.... people applying for business visas can't carry covid but fiances can? They've also made a statement to resume student visas soon, but no news on K1s. It is so sad how money talks, but not the families of Americans....
 
Just had to get it off my chest to those who understand the struggle.

Finally !
Still waiting for the letter to be uploaded !

Look at care.com to get quotes and figure out how expensive is their service in your area.

As others stated you hire a maid in the US. I haven’t seen a shortage of maids in the US where we need to bring in “highly qualified” maids...

Hi guys - Hope everyone had a fun labor day! This week we have 4 group members interviewing 0.0 So exciting!!
 @Stephae tomorrow
 @Vzla90 Thursday
@jcspeed Thursday
@Ak2010 Friday
Best of luck to you all! Please come let us know about your experience when you can, you will all do great:)

@NinaG wow , that’s a lot of people!!  We were 42 people , total! 27 different nationalities!! 
 
Congratulations!  glad this journey is over  . I will be following up with the rest of our ground fellas. 
Good luck to all of you !! 

@NinaG wow , that’s a lot of people!!  We were 42 people , total! 27 different nationalities!! 
 
Congratulations!  glad this journey is over  . I will be following up with the rest of our ground fellas. 
Good luck to all of you !! 

Congratulations ! so happy for you !

Wooohoo! Congrats Heley:-D So glad it all worked out despite traffic! 0.0 Now go celebrate!!! 😄

So, welcome ur newest usc 😁😁.
 
I was 33 minutes late but , it was ok because there was a lot of people waiting to get registered. Around 9:30am , I registered and received my number ; then had to wait till everyone was registered. At 10:00am we practiced the ceremony before the judge entered the courtroom. Shortly after that , the judge entered the courtroom. They started with the presentation of colors then the invocation and a violinist played the star spangled banner. Then the immigration officer spoke and said how many nationalities and countries were present. Also how many were changing their names. Then the judge ordered all motions and administration of oath. Before it was over a gentleman gave a speech on how he came with nothing to this country 10 years ago , and he’s now a leader in the community and has multiple degrees and restaurants and how we should change our life and serve our community.Then we received our neutralization certificate , took some pictures with the judge and other city members. Then it was over  😁😁
 
oh, I forgot to mention, we also got registered to vote !
 

So, welcome ur newest usc 😁😁.
 
I was 33 minutes late but , it was ok because there was a lot of people waiting to get registered. Around 9:30am , I registered and received my number ; then had to wait till everyone was registered. At 10:00am we practiced the ceremony before the judge entered the courtroom. Shortly after that , the judge entered the courtroom. They started with the presentation of colors then the invocation and a violinist played the star spangled banner. Then the immigration officer spoke and said how many nationalities and countries were present. Also how many were changing their names. Then the judge ordered all motions and administration of oath. Before it was over a gentleman gave a speech on how he came with nothing to this country 10 years ago , and he’s now a leader in the community and has multiple degrees and restaurants and how we should change our life and serve our community.Then we received our neutralization certificate , took some pictures with the judge and other city members. Then it was over  😁😁
 
oh, I forgot to mention, we also got registered to vote !
 

So, welcome ur newest usc 😁😁.
 
I was 33 minutes late but , it was ok because there was a lot of people waiting to get registered. Around 9:30am , I registered and received my number ; then had to wait till everyone was registered. At 10:00am we practiced the ceremony before the judge entered the courtroom. Shortly after that , the judge entered the courtroom. They started with the presentation of colors then the invocation and a violinist played the star spangled banner. Then the immigration officer spoke and said how many nationalities and countries were present. Also how many were changing their names. Then the judge ordered all motions and administration of oath. Before it was over a gentleman gave a speech on how he came with nothing to this country 10 years ago , and he’s now a leader in the community and has multiple degrees and restaurants and how we should change our life and serve our community.Then we received our neutralization certificate , took some pictures with the judge and other city members. Then it was over  😁😁
 
oh, I forgot to mention, we also got registered to vote !
 

So, welcome ur newest usc 😁😁.
 
I was 33 minutes late but , it was ok because there was a lot of people waiting to get registered. Around 9:30am , I registered and received my number ; then had to wait till everyone was registered. At 10:00am we practiced the ceremony before the judge entered the courtroom. Shortly after that , the judge entered the courtroom. They started with the presentation of colors then the invocation and a violinist played the star spangled banner. Then the immigration officer spoke and said how many nationalities and countries were present. Also how many were changing their names. Then the judge ordered all motions and administration of oath. Before it was over a gentleman gave a speech on how he came with nothing to this country 10 years ago , and he’s now a leader in the community and has multiple degrees and restaurants and how we should change our life and serve our community.Then we received our neutralization certificate , took some pictures with the judge and other city members. Then it was over  😁😁
 
oh, I forgot to mention, we also got registered to vote !
 

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As an experienced visajourney's member and knowledgeable of immigration laws; I never thought that I will be writing this. I will not be ending the N400 journey with you all. I have tried, I have tried, and have tried. Well, marriage has crashed and will file under the 5yrs rule when eligible. N400 application will be withdrawn when interview is scheduled to be safe. Not yet divorced, still under the same roof, never moved out, and (4) months  to USCIS' completion time. Congratulations to all those approved, and best of luck to those waiting to be scheduled. Thanks @Vikingoutwest for keeping the forum alive/ motivated.

Passed my interview today! Took 20 minutes! I have a tax installment agreement that I was worried about and all the officer needed was a signed copy of the notice, the current balance and a history of payments (which you can download from irs.gov). My speeding ticket from a long time ago was asked but only verbally needed confirmation of how much it was. I answered all of my questions, too!
 
Pretty awesome interview, if you ask me!

Good luck @maestro for the interview tomorrow. 
 
I had my oath ceremony yesterday and can officially say that I'm now a US citizen. 
I got there at 8AM (what the letter said to be at the location) and walked out with my certificate around 11:15AM - there were a lot of waiting before and after the ceremony. The actual ceremony started around 10 and was around 45m. 
 
 

you can bring copies of those, what they might ask orginal is BC, GC or marriage contract or any document that has stamp on it..

First , congrats  
Yes, they ask those questions . Name of Places u worked ,name of places u lived and how long , ur current address , when u got married, ur county, ur height, weight...etc  That’s all I remember. U should review ur application just to make sure u don’t give different answer . 

Just got my oath letter , its scheduled for August 29th . 

That’s a good thing . Hopefully you hear something soon  🤞🏽 

Awesome Heley! Congratulations:-) 

Just got my oath letter , its scheduled for August 29th . 

Meet your newest US Citizen  
 
So this is a TL of events that took place today, I like details so I am going to try and be as detailed as possible..
 
- my interview was supposed to be at 8:10am
- got there at 7:55am had to wait 5mins for them to open the doors
- 8:40 am my interviewer called my name
I swore in, she asked for my green card she took my fingerprints (left and right index finger) then she made me answer questions from application (full name, DOB, spouse full name, spouse DOB, address, date of marriage, when did you become a permanent resident, places you’ve traveled outside the US ((this made me super nervous because I did not remember the exact dates)), where do you work, places you’ve lived and so on.. then she moved on to the yes or no questions from my application (have you ever committed a crime? been a habitual drunkard...) - Then she started with the test, no warning what so ever, my questions were:
what does the president cabinet do  who is in charge of the executive branch  what is the name of the vice president  what is the economic system of the United States who is the commander and chief of the military what did the declaration of independence do? - read: who was George Washington 
- write: Washington was the first president 
 
- then I had to sign the tablet twice saying that everything is true & check that all my information was correct
- she gave me a sheet saying she was recommending me for approval (YAY)
- she then asked if I wanted to be scheduled for the oath ceremony in August or September or I could do it today, I opted to do it today of course!! so she asked me to have a seat in the waiting room by that time it was 8:57am.
 
9:05 am - while waiting my status changed online to "case was submitted for quality review based on an approval recommendation"
 
9:20am - I was called to the counter, she took my green card and asked questions about "since your interview have you committed any crimes, got divorced, traveled outside the country and so on..."  the officer was like you haven't done any of these things in the last ten minutes? we both laughed
 I completed my oath ceremony, was given my certificate, a mini flag and a package   before I got to my car my status changed online to "certificate of naturalization was issued"  
All in all I am so happy to be done with this process. Good luck to everyone. If anyone has any questions let me know.

😕 yeah, hopefully they will schedule it before your trip - they could still do that! Don't stress yourself out about it. There is no way of knowing when they will schedule you until they do it...and it is silly to let the waiting wreck your experiences in life. I do understand how hard it is - some days the waiting drives me nuts also, but then I remind myself of this old flow chart I saw: 

Thank you @Heley :) Reading this forum definitely makes me feel better! I will probably calm down once I have my interview date and everything becomes more real haha.