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    Citizenship Interview Waiting Times Portland, Or.

    in US Citizenship Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    I got there early thankfully and was the first group to have the ceremony. The officer stated that they will have to do two ceremonies based on the number of people. On my way out, there was still a line wrapped around the building. Apparently the last time they had it in that venue was many years ago. Hence, the logistical mess. Glad we all got through the process. Next stop, Passport office!

     

    I also saw the misspellings on the signs. Whoever wrote it actually wrote 'enterance' wrong on both signs! LOL

    Citizenship Interview Waiting Times Portland, Or.

    in US Citizenship Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    1 minute ago, AleMV said:

    Oh wow! I’m based in Boston, I hope that the part of “intreview is over by 11:30am” apply here cause my appointment is 02/11 9:45am. And I found the oath calendar there is one on 2/12 2/13 2/19 2/27 hoping even If I get scheduled for 2/27 paying rush fee I could get my usa passport for my trip on 3/12 . I really don’t want to reschedule my oath ceremony 🥺

    Sorry, this thread applies to Portland filers. Local office protocols and timelines are surely different in Boston.

    Citizenship Interview Waiting Times Portland, Or.

    in US Citizenship Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted · Edited by mixxin
    date error

    7 minutes ago, AleMV said:

    Please keep us post...I want to know how long is going to take you from passing the test to get the date for oath ceremony... My test is scheduled for 02/11 and I have a trip 03/12 I’m wondering if will be able to get my usa passport ontime otherwise I will have to reschedule :( to be able to travel with my gc

    Myself (passed test on 12/4/19) and @Vikingoutwest (passed test on 11/26/19) are STILL waiting for the Oath Ceremony date. @Crazely passed on 11/25/19 and received notice for the Oath Ceremony on 1/31/20. That said, if your interview is over by 11:30am, you have a chance of doing a same-day Oath ceremony.  Otherwise, it's an approximate 2.5 month wait.

    Citizenship Interview Waiting Times Portland, Or.

    in US Citizenship Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    3 hours ago, Vikingoutwest said:

    Happy New Year, friends!
    No oath date yet...I have an "estimated completion time" of February 2020, and an "estimated wait time" of 2 months. What do yours say? 

    The case tracker app almost gave me a heart attack yesterday when I suddenly got a notification - I thought woohoo here we go, finally an Oath letter - but it just wanted to say Happy New Year. 

    I am hoping we all hear something very soon!

    I don't see an estimated completion time on my profile as was previously shown prior to the interview. Just says 'We will mail you a letter when we schedule your naturalization ceremony.'  Did the estimated wait time reappear for you guys recently or has it been there? I am using the new USCIS site.

    Citizenship Interview Waiting Times Portland, Or.

    in US Citizenship Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    8 hours ago, Vikingoutwest said:

    Not a word yet for me. My status is still "oath ceremony will be scheduled" 🤔 it is pretty weird that it is taking so long to get scheduled, one would think the system would know what dates are available - even if that date was months away for some reason. I'm hoping this means they are gathering up a bunch of us for some kinda enormous ceremony haha.

    I just don't get their logic behind it. Very odd!

    Citizenship Interview Waiting Times Portland, Or.

    in US Citizenship Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    2 hours ago, SpeedUp said:

    Hello guys, so thankful and blessed to have my interview and oath taking done in one day. Yesterday, December 16, 2019 is one of the most unforgettable journey of my life. Thanks be to GOD for all the blessings and guidance to help be to a Naturalized American Citizen. To GOD BE THE GLORY! 

    Congrats! You're so lucky to have the oath on the same day. I am assuming your interview was done before 11:30am?

    Citizenship Interview Waiting Times Portland, Or.

    in US Citizenship Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    4 hours ago, Vikingoutwest said:

    Wow Mixxin! Congratulations on being approved immediately! 😄 I am so sorry to hear you missed the oath by such a short amount of time...but you are right, the hard part is over - now we wait:-) Maybe we will all (Crazely, me and you) get the same date for oath - that would be way cool! I hope it will be speedy! I am in line also, and nothing new has happened yet. Congrats again! 😄

    Thanks! Being scheduled on the same day would be great!

    Citizenship Interview Waiting Times Portland, Or.

    in US Citizenship Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    Had my interview this morning. Got called about 45 min after my scheduled time. Officer only asked for my appointment letter and green card. I submitted all the pertinent docs and some additional evidence online so that could have helped speed things up. Applied via the 3-year marriage rule.  Interview was fast and easy.  Civics questions, bio confirmation and yes/no questions from the application. Upon completion, officer gave me the form which had a checkmark on 'Congratulations, your application has been approved.' Officer said that since it was 11:35a , I missed the cut-off for same-day Oath by 5min :( I asked if there was any way to squeeze me in and he said sorry that's the policy. Status changed online a couple hours later on the old site to 'We placed you in line for your oath ceremony'. New site has not been updated yet. The stressful part is over. Now it's just a waiting game!

    Citizenship Interview Waiting Times Portland, Or.

    in US Citizenship Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    2 hours ago, Vikingoutwest said:

    Congrats Crazely! Here is my experience (I posted this just now in the April filers thread also:

     

    I will outline my experience at the interview yesterday below - it will be a long one - you can skip to the end:-)

     

    My husband and I arrived at the Portland field office at 12.10 yesterday (a half hour before my appointment at 12.40), and get checked through security. I had to give the guard my appointment letter and ID and then put all my stuff (bags, overcoat, random things from my pockets, and my shoes) in bins and go through a metal detector. Pick up all the stuff again, then go check in at the front desk. The front desk took my appointment letter and my green card, checked it against a list on their computer, and then they took my picture, and scan my left and right index fingers. Then they gave me the letter back, with a numbered ticket attached to it, and we were told to go upstairs to the second floor and wait to be called. 

    The waiting room is apparently shared for both people waiting to be interviewed, and people waiting for infopass...the only sign posted anywhere there said "for infopass, wait here for your name to be called" - so I was worried I went to the wrong place somehow, but figured out after a bit that officers were coming out from a different hallway and calling people by name to go with them for interviews.

    I waited until about 1.10, and was finally called by a friendly female officer. She showed me back to her office, asked me to remain standing and had me swear to tell the truth. After I sat down, she goes "before we even start this, I have to ask you to outline how you obtained this green card". See, I have had a total of two cards. My first one was conditional, and from 2006. In 2007, my husband and I moved back to Denmark for a while. We thought (as it says in the rules) that if you do not apply to remove conditions, and retain your card while living overseas, you automatically lose your residency and will have to reapply if you want to return to the US. In 2009, we returned to the US and reapplied. At first, it got denied - on the grounds that I had residency already! We had to appeal and tell them their own rules about us having abandoned residency in 2007, the appeal was granted and I got my permanent green card in 2010. Now, the officer was telling me this might be a problem, and that they had to make sure my status was adjusted correctly in 2010. I have her the whole timeline and showed proof, and she said we will get back to this, let's do the test. The questions were:

    1. What is one promise you make when you become a US citizen?

    I said: to defend the Constitution and follow the laws of the US. She looked puzzled, so I added: and to serve in the military if needed. Then she was happy.

    2. How many amendments does the Constitution have?

    3. If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?

    4. What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

    5. What is the name of the Vice President of the US now?

    6. There were 13 original states, name three?

    I then had to read: Where is the White House located?

    And write: The White House is in Washington, D.C. 

    Then she asked some questions from the N400. I can't remember them all, but some were full legal name, prior marriages for both my husband and I (none), if my parents were citizens, current address, any kids, any travels in the last 5 years, if I had been a prostitute, involved with torture, in the military, or if I was in the communist party. Then if I was willing to take the oath and support the Constitution (of course). Then my name and original country and birth date etc popped up on the tablet and I had to sign it was correct. Then I had to sign that I was willing to take the oath. After that she hands me the N652 (interview results), and two boxes are checked.

    1. You passed the English test and the U.S. history and government test

    2. A decision cannot be made yet about your application.

    In my head I was freaking out, but I tried to not show that and calmly just asked her what this meant? She told me that she had to confirm with a senior officer that my status was adjusted correctly in the past, but that she would fight for me (her words 0.o) and push for my approval. She took some copies of my IDs and said that they would contact me by mail.

    So, I left the interview pretty deflated and kinda sad. 

    5 hours later I got a notification from the case tracker app that I had been put in line to be scheduled for the Oath Ceremony. I was not sure at that point if that meant I was approved for sure now, so I kept checking the uscis account - and finally this morning that account read:

    "We approved your application. Your final step to becoming a citizen is to attend your naturalization ceremony. We will mail you a letter when we schedule your naturalization ceremony."

     

    APPROVED!!!!!! 😄 

    Congrats! Thanks for sharing your experience @Vikingoutwest. Looks like the officer didn't request any paperwork besides your green cards?

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