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3 hours ago, jackiegringa said:
Just read your timeline on your signature and man oh man didn't you just choose the right-est of times to do your processes huh? Everything took 3 months or less 😮 I think if you had tried for citizenship back in 2016 it wouldn't have been this faster either so really good timing on everything! I would like to say congrats and (playfully) now get out of here!!!! 🤣
Thank you! Yeah, my green card wasn't expiring until 2026 so I guess I could have waited. When I finally decided to go for it I was checking timelines and now seemed like a good time with the fast processing. There's no way I could have renewed my green card in three months. 🤣
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1 hour ago, Crazy Cat said:
3 months! Wow!!! Congratulations......wife just got her passport, and we just booked her a trip to Taiwan!!!
Yes, Phoenix is going fast!
Congratulations on your wife getting her passport. It was next to impossible to find a passport appointment here but did find one whole appointment on April 7 so I booked it!
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3 hours ago, Crazy Cat said:
My experience says File online under the 5 year rule. It is a piece of cake.....That is all.
In wife's case filing to oath ceremony was less than 6 months.
Agreed. I applied on December 27 last year and just had my oath ceremony today. Super easy under the 5-year rule.
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My oath ceremony was today.
The appointment letter said that it was at 12:30pm and to be there no more than 30 minutes before. We got to the courthouse at 11:45am and no one else was at the security checkpoint so we got through in a minute.
We stood outside the courtroom until 12:40pm at which point they told the people that were being naturalized to enter the courtroom while friends and family had to stay outside (they were allowed in later). They had us all sit on the benches and then verified that those who were present were actually scheduled to take the oath today. I had filled out the back of the appointment letter and signed it but then the lady tells us that the city and state in the first line should say Phoenix, AZ even if we live in another part of Phoenix (such as Gilbert, Chandler, etc.) or another city. Good thing I brought a pen with me so that I could correct it. They then had everyone line up to hand over their green card(s). Afterwards we were shown where to sit. On the chair was the packet with the voter registration form, passport form, an American flag, etc.
After that it was a whole lot of waiting to get everyone checked in and seated. Eventually we were told about how to apply for a passport, there was a lady who explained how to sign up to vote and a lady from the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution gave a short speech and they handed out American flags pins to everyone.
The judge didn't show up until 1:40pm and the monitor in the lobby did say that the ceremony wasn't until 1:30pm so 12:30pm was just the check-in time.
Anyway, we did the oath of allegiance, the pledge of allegiance and they played the national anthem.
They had also asked for three volunteers to come up and speak for a couple of minutes about their journey to become citizens. Finally the judge gave a brief speech and then they handed out the certificates. After that we were free to go or we could stay and have our picture taken with the judge. We were done just after 2:00pm.
It says outside the courtroom that phones must be turned off, but they said that you're allowed to take pictures and videos inside the courtroom. You just need to keep your phone on silent.
So, that's it for me! 😀
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1 minute ago, 46610Besixdouze said:
Hi,
I passed my interview and tests today, and my status now says I was placed in line for an oath, after briefly saying for a few hours my case was approved and going under quality review. I can't wait to see when my oat will be, the officer said 3-6 weeks for the letter to arrive.
Good luck to everyone!
Congratulations! 🥳
Hopefully you don't have to wait too long to find out when your oath ceremony is. It's so weird how they do it differently from field office to field office. In Phoenix they give you the letter right after you pass the interview.
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2 hours ago, US_VJ said:
Hi guys, first of all congratulations! I hope the oath goes well and hopefully we can all be there soon. It is such a big accomplishment.
Please don't take this the wrong way--but I was wondering if we could keep the discussion focused on the timelines. I know the questions you have here are important, but maybe personal message or a different thread would be great for this topic? What do you think? Folks see the thread being updated and think if there is something related to the timeline, just to find something else.
Completely understand and agree! Sorry for going off topic!
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36 minutes ago, knowing said:
Oh got it Thank you!!!
Have you prepared anything girly (clothes, hair etc) for our ceremony?🙏🏻♥️
I guess I'm not super girly but I do know what I'm wearing and what I'm doing with my hair. ☺️ How about you? Are you ready for the big day? 😀
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21 minutes ago, knowing said:
@AHC_2015 have you recieved a letter via mail regarding your oath ceremony? I have not but I did recieve a letter of oath ceremony right after my interview☺️ I was just wondering
Did you have name change too?
Yes, I received it on Friday so it took exactly a week from my interview. Not sure why some of the letters take longer to arrive than others.
No name change for me. I did that when I got married. ☺️
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I guess it depends on your field office and how fast they're processing applications. My field office is Phoenix, AZ. I filed my N-400 on December 27, 2022, received my interview notice on February 2 and had my interview on March 10. My oath ceremony is this Friday.
USCIS also listed 16 months as the processing time for my field office. When I applied it said 10 months. It eventually changed to 8 months and that's when my interview was scheduled so I wouldn't trust their estimates.
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1 minute ago, knowing said:
@AHC_2015 is your oath in the courthouse too? ☺️
Yes, it is. 🙂
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1 hour ago, annrose said:
Heyy, we have very similar timeline at SFO. Hoping to get the same day oath ceremony.
How are you preparing for the interview? Are you taking copies of all documents you uploaded online for n-400?
Since I am applying based on 5 year rule, I am thinking to take the originals and copies of passport, driver license, marriage certificate, kids birth certificates and also this year’s tax transcript. I think I am good with the 100 questions on civics and history now.
I also filed based on the 5-year rule and just brought the originals of my marriage certificate (no kids so no birth certificates) and all five years of tax returns, which was all that I had uploaded (aside from the front and back of my green card). I also brought current and expired passports (since it says in the interview letter to bring those), my green card, social security card and driver's license. The IO didn't actually want to see anything other than my green card and driver's license but you know he would have asked to see everything else if I hadn't brought it!
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8 hours ago, AF11 said:
Thank you for this suggestion. I just checked the status of my application this morning and saw that it had changed to “biometrics has been scheduled for April 3rd.” I do wonder if the email I received immediately after submitting my application had that much of a delay.
Yes, the email notifications are delayed. For example, I had my interview on March 10 and received the oath ceremony letter in person immediately after the interview. I did not receive any email notifications until the next day.
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3 hours ago, Nag & Matt said:
Hello December filers!! I don't know why I haven't seen this thread before. I was following November filers because I couldn't find the December one.
Anyway. I received good news yesterday (online, i didn't receive the official letter yet). I got my interview scheduled for 4/18th Orlando, Fl office.
I applied for my N400 on 12/25th (yes on Christmas day). Based on the 3 year rule as a citizen's spouse. I have my I-751 pending since February 2022. And I am not sure if they will do combo interview or not because no updates are showing on my I-751 case but I included a cover letter for my N400 application and I requested a combo interview so we will see what happens.
Congratulations for everyone that already passed and I will be updating everyone when I do my interview. I am rooting for everyone 🙏
Sorry that we were so hard to find. 🤣
Congratulations on getting your interview scheduled!
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30 minutes ago, Stillwinning!!!😊 said:
I’ve looked forward to this day since forever but now I really don’t know…. 😱I guess I’ll be fine. I know all 100 of the civics questions by heart. Lol 😝 pray for us y’all. 🙏🇺🇸
You'll do great! If you know the civics questions you just have to keep track of everything else they may ask you from your application. 😀
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@Stillwinning!!!😊 and @46610Besixdouze Are you ready for your interview next week? 🥳
- knowing, Stillwinning!!!😊 and Bujjigaadu
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5 minutes ago, Mar&Ant said:
Just randomly checked my account, and my case got updated to “Interview was scheduled” yesterday! I didn’t expect it to happen so soon (I filed on Dec. 21), I’m so excited!
also congratulations to the December folks who got approved!! 🥳🎉
Congratulations! When is your interview?
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1 hour ago, annrose said:
Seems like it, if they can accommodate on the same day. Otherwise within a week or two.
When is your interview time? Did you get your interview scheduled notice by mail?
Interview just got scheduled for my spouse too.
Dec 22, 2022 : Filed N-400 online
Mar 14, 2023 : Interview Scheduled case update
Apr 18, 2023 : Interview at SF FO, 12:45 PM
Congratulations!
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31 minutes ago, knowing said:
thank you so much for your belief in me!!!! Your oath is on March 24? one week before mine
Yes, mine is on March 24!
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Differnce in N400 Processing based on "at least 5 yr GC" or "Married to US citizen"
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That's what I did too. You have to be quick to get an appointment.