MikloGoesLegit

21 hours ago, Kamex009 said:

Got a couple of questions for the people that got naturalized recently:

 

* If you applied for the US passport, do you have to send the original Naturalization Certificate for the whole time it takes to process the passport ( 6-8 weeks) ?

* If you had to change your SS Card, where you able to do the change without having to leave the Naturalization certificate at the SS office for the length of the processing of the new card ? 

* if you applied for a GC for an immediate relative, did you send the Naturalization Certificate and know when it will be sent back to you ?

 

I applied for my passport the day after my oath. I did it at the Seattle passport agency, which offers expedited service with proof of travel within two weeks. I had to leave my certificate with them. It took two days and I got it back together with my passport. I read in a different forum that if you do the regular process, they also keep your certificate and then mail it back to you with your passport. 

To update your SS status to citizen you need your certificate or passport. It isn't necessary to leave either behind, you just need to present either at the time you do the update and to wait 10 days from your oath date for their system to show that you are now a citizen.

When you petition for a relative as a citizen they just need copies of the documents required to prove citizenship of the petitioner. I believe they might ask for originals to be brought to the interview if there is one involved (parents for example do not require one, as opposed to spouses)

I am happy to communicate that I am now a US citizen. Took the oath last Tuesday, May the 2nd alongside @babyduck at the Seattle FO. 

The ceremony was scheduled for 1:30 PM so my wife and I arrived about 45 mins prior. Then went inside at 1 PM. Went through the metal detector and then directly to the waiting area upstairs (there's no need to check in at the counter in Seattle, for the oath ceremony) which is on the left (the right being reserved for interviews)

Then at 1:30 the IOs came in with some carts and asked to come forth and form lines to the side, row by row from first to last. They took our completed oath notice and green card, handed us a packet which consisted of a big envelope containing a cardboard folder for the certificate, the oath and pledge of allegiance, and the national anthem, a booklet containing facts about citizenship, a welcoming pamphlet containing rights, responsibilities and a few more steps to complete once you become a citizen, a small flag and a passport application. They assigned us a seat and asked us to go down to the auditorium. 

Family and friends were already waiting downstairs as they were asked to leave the waiting area before the IOs handed the packets. They welcomed each and every one of us and took us to our seat. Once everyone was there they played some videos, such as "Faces of America", then the National Anthem.

Then they asked us to stand up when our country was called. There was a projection with a world map and every country that was called had its flag appear on the map by its country. The officer informed us this would be the last time we would stand up as citizens of our former country, for when we took a seat next we would do so as Americans. We took the oath and then took a seat as the newest Americans.

There were 37 countries represented, I believe, at my ceremony. It was amazing seeing all those faces from all over the world standing next to me, elated as I was to be there and become American by choice.

Next we were asked to form a line by the podium, row by row, and our name was called in the correct order as per our assigned seat. The senior IO who presided over the ceremony was the one to shake our hand and give us our certificate. 

She then welcomed us as citizens and gave some final words before it came to and end. People stuck around to take photos and register to vote, since there was a lady there handing a registration forms.

We went upstairs to take a few photos since there was a flag and it's the same building, to avoid the crowd in the auditorium. @babyduck took photos of my wife and I, and we did the same for her and her spouse. It was great meeting her in person and sharing such a big moment in our lives, my one regret was not taking a photo with her which I would have posted here.

For those still waiting for an interview or oath date, be patient, talk to others here and stay informed. Your time will come just as mine did and I know it feels like an eternity but each person posting about their experience becoming citizens is a testament to what lies just before you.

Good luck to all, future Americans.

20 hours ago, lost_at_sea said:

Updates:

MikloGoesLegit and babyduck's interview and oath.


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1 hour ago, ChristianZane said:

Oh sorry I thought you had a name change with the Naturalization Certificate.

Oh ok, no that wasn't me. I feel someone else talked about changing their name so I can see why you'd suggest that. Thanks though, I appreciate the advice and it is a good suggestion for anyone reading who has changed their name during the process.

19 hours ago, ChristianZane said:

Don't forget if you are enrolled in any airline frequent flier programs, you will need to change your name with them in order to book a ticket and earn miles.

Sorry, I didn't get that. Was this a joke? if not, then I am definitely not following. Why would I need to change my name for any FF programs? 

25 minutes ago, javierita said:

Oops now that I read it again, I meant the oath of allegiance and the pledge of allegiance (in my original post). 

 

They used the photos I sent with the n400

 

Thank you miklo, you and babyduck are almost there! 

23 minutes ago, javierita said:

Also, be ready to apply for your passport. I go to Canada quite a bit and I didn't think of what it means to give your green card back! No traveling until you have your U.S. Passport.

Thank you! yeah that's the first thing I am doing as soon as I have my certificate. Also update my SS status to citizen, which in Seattle it's the same building as the passport agency. After that I'll register to vote and be done!

16 hours ago, javierita said:

I think I had my oath the day you were doing your interview! We waited in the waiting room like you described,  but at 1:30pm,  family and friends were asked to go downstairs to the auditorium. We were handed a little white envelope with paperwork (certificate holder, paper with oath, plus oath of allegiance and the National anthem, a little American flag, a passport application, and something else I can't remember). We then went downstairs and the ceremony was in an auditorium. Our family and friends were waiting downstairs for us! After doing the oaths, singing the national anthem, and watching some videos,  we were all called to the stage by name and we got our picture taken as we received our certificates! It was small but very cute and sweet and the whole thing took a little over an hour

Thank you for posting about your experience! I like to know what to expect and this was perfect. I have my oath coming up on May 2nd. Had a question, do they use the photos you sent in with your N400 or the ones from the Biometrics? thanks and congrats on becoming a US citizen and coming to the end of your immigration journey!

Post interview update: 

Last night my oath notice was uploaded to my account online. I have a May 2nd oath at 1:30 pm. Can't believe I am almost done with this! It's definitely a surreal feeling.

Good luck to everyone still waiting. You are closer each passing day!

And thank you to everyone on this thread and all other threads online for posting about your experiences and cases, if I hadn't had this resource I would have had a much more difficult time enduring the months of silence from USCIS. This is an invaluable community, it goes to show how much we can help each other when there's empathy, which comes from being in the same situation as someone else. I will keep posting and trying to help out as much as I can as I have been helped by others thus far.

10 hours ago, Gibot said:

Hi guys,

 

i am in seattle. My pd is 8/19/2016. My receipt number start with IOE. i saw other people with the same priority date already has interviewed schedule. My wife and I have the same pd date and our uscis status still say that fingerprint has been scheduled. I am getting worried. Anyone else has the same priority date and still waiting for interview appt? 

I am also in Seattle and I just had my interview, my PD is 8/8. I have been in touch with someone with my same PD also in Seattle, and our cases have pretty much moved forward identically. I would assume that you should have had your interview scheduled by now unless say, those people you mentioned with your same PD just got their interviews scheduled a day or two ago. Seattle IOE files do not change status to in line for interview scheduling, so that usually is cause for worry that shouldn't be if they updated movement like other FOs do. It just goes from "fingerprints" to "interview."

I would call USCIS and ask to speak to an L2. They usually return your call within a few hours. They would be able to tell you whether your case is still in background checks, and if not (some people have had their files "overlooked") it might prompt USCIS to check up on it and help it move along in the rotation. 

Now if they can't tell you anything, you could schedule an infopass, but when I did all that, they basically just said the same things the L2 had said to me over the phone. The difference here is, you seem to be already behind schedule, while I wasn't, and they did confirm that my file was with my FO and I had cleared the background checks. 

Good news is, my IO was a new officer. Seattle had reportedly lost a few IOs at the beginning of the year which was slowing down the processing of applications, so we should start seeing faster movement in the following months.

Good luck to you! you will hear something, sooner or later, I know it's hard to wait for months when one is so close to being done, but other than calling to check up on things, all we can do is be patient and wait for them to eventually get to our file.

1 hour ago, babyduck said:

Congrats! Do you know if the oath letter is uploaded in our account? I got the text notification on Wed, but not letter yet.

Same here as of just now.

Judging by @javierita 's case and another case I was following from Seattle (different forum) I think we'll be scheduled for Wednesday May 3rd (the trend being 2 weeks after the interview) 

14 hours ago, babyduck said:

You did a much better job than me with your explanation @MikloGoesLegit.

 

It totally slipped my mind, but I could have spared you the travel-related headache. My husband's boss went for his Natz interview last week and faced the same issue where they told him that they would mail a letter asking for updated travel details. I travel a lot for work (I have been to 8 countries since my N 400 receipt date), so I prepared a "Travel Addendum" with a list of my trips, exact dates I was out of the country, specific countries that I visited as well as my upcoming trip in May. I mailed a copy of the travel addendum to the Seattle field office (with my interview notice, so they know where to file it). I also took a copy to the interview. My IO was super happy that I sent it the documents ahead of time. He said he typed in all of that info in my file and reviewed it even before I came in to the interview saving both of us a lot of time. I should have given you a heads up! But all's well that ends well!

 

I am starting a new job next week, so I also sent it an "Employment Addendum" as well.

 

Anyway, to others reading this, send any updates ahead of time (not too early, send it about 1-2 weeks prior to the interview when the local field office gets your file) and also take copies to the interview. 

 

@MikloGoesLegit I got a notification that my oath was scheduled. I expect we will be back there on the same day again!

Hey no worries, it did stress me out for an hour or two, but honestly, we have so much going through our minds with this process on top of everything else, it requires almost inhuman focus and attentiveness to think about others' processes and what might help them. I do appreciate all the info you've shared on this forum as well as through PMs.

I should have known that my travel history would come up, my wife is a flight attendant so we travel a lot as well, I have been to twenty some countries since I became a resident so I really should have paid more attention and considered this would be something they'd want to review. In the end things played out normally so I am thankful for that. 

I do hope we get to take the oath the same day! keep me posted. As of now, my account says "USCIS has scheduled your oath ceremony and will mail you the appointment notice."

Just came back from my interview as well. Here's my experience:

I came in 30 mins early as the notice says to do. Once I went through the metal detector I went to get in the line for interviews. I noticed a sign saying not to go up to the counter earlier than 15 minutes before the scheduled time, (1 PM in my case) but after standing to the side for a few minutes the lady at the counter asked anyone who had a 1 PM interview to come up. I got a number and went upstairs.

Once upstairs you have to go to the right side, the left side is for people taking the oath.

I waited for almost exactly 30 mins before my number was called. I used that time to go through the study guide for the civics test. I did notice that some people who got there after me got their number called before me, so try to be there 30 mins prior, like the notice says and babyduck also duly pointed out.

She greeted me nicely with a smile, then made some small talk on the way to the interview room. There was someone waiting inside the room, as my IO would let me know, this was a senior officer supervising the interview, so it's good to know that they are hiring new IOs for Seattle cause of what had been reported about a lot of them quitting earlier this year. The supervising officer limited her interaction to greeting me, observing, and saying goodbye when the interview was over.

My IO was very cordial and personable which made the interview much smoother and eased my apprehension a bit. She asked me for my passport and green card, flipped through it, then asked me to stand up, raise my hand and swear to answer all the questions with the truth. My notice said to bring my wife's birth certificate, our marriage certificate as well as any additional supporting evidence I would like to add, but she only asked for my passport and green card.

She asked me to read out loud a question on a piece of paper, and then to write down the answer for it, which she provided. After that I answered 6 questions from the civics test correctly, and she informed me I had passed.

She then asked me my birth date and my wife's. We talked about places my wife and I had lived and why we moved to Seattle. She asked me about my job and my wife's, we spoke for a bit about how we had met and our relationship. Then she asked me that barrage of questions to which you're supposed to say no to, such as "are you a terrorist?" and many more of that sort. Then came the questions you're supposed to say yes to such as "are you ready to serve for your country if need be?" those weren't nearly as many.

She then asked me about my travel history, I had listed the last 6-7 countries I had been to but I guess I didn't provide a full list of them, just the ones that fit in the space given on the form. I did declare the full number though. They say to affix an appendix if the space provided is not enough, with a full list of the countries and dates and I thought I had but it's been so long I honestly can't remember if I did or not. I was asked to review my information on a sort of iPad and sign off on it. This info she said, was what my certificate would read. She said at that point I would normally be recommended for approval or not, but since they didn't provide my full travel history they would have to mail me a letter requesting it. I said I could pull it up from my phone if they gave me a few minutes, and she allowed for me to write them all down (luckily I keep pictures in my phone of all my international travels) while she conducted her next interview. I went back to the waiting area and wrote it all down. 

Seriously, that was all on me. I could have brought my old passport but I didn't, and my travel history would have been a non-issue. Also, if I did forget to include the full list on the application, that too is on me. Folks, if you are not doing this with a lawyer, you need to be fastidious about every section of your application, otherwise you risk unnecessary delays.

She gave me a printout that said I had passed the tests but a decision could not be made. She explained they would review my travel history and see if it checked out, then make a decision, and I should be hearing from them in the mail. I felt quite drained and disheartened. By the time I got home I had some emails saying to check my account online. I logged in and my status had changed to in line for oath scheduling! 

I can't wait to be done with this, good luck everyone. We just have to be patient, the rest is not up to us but we have to remember we are almost done.

18 hours ago, javierita said:

Actually it looks like I'll be meeting you @MikloGoesLegit. And @babyduck. That day! Woo-hoo! (I don't know why my keyboard insists on putting a period after your names!) 

Yes that's actually the date of my interview! Fingers crossed we get to take the oath together that day. It would be a serendipitous experience for sure, having endured all the waiting and sharing information on this thread. If not let's at least try to say hi at one point.

2 minutes ago, seattleperson said:

Hi @javierita ; @MikloGoesLegit

I am one of the applicant from Seattle and my filed date is 8/23. Also i am one of those IOE applicants and i have not heard anything after my FP done on 9/12. 

Are you both IOE applicants? Can you help me with any information you have that will help me to figure out what can I expect an interview date? I called USCIS and L1 officer told me that you are still within normal processing time.

 

Anyone else from Seattle who is still waiting?

 

Thanks in advance.

My PD is 8/8 and I got my interview scheduled a couple weeks ago. Yours should be due in a week or so. I also did not hear anything from the moment I went in for my biometrics. Seattle FO apparently doesn't do the transitional "in line for interview" notice like some others do. I am IOE. Honestly, most big cities are slow right now, all things considered we are lucky to not be one of the slowest ones. Hang tight, you're still within normal processing time. 

I've spoken to L1 & L2 agents, and went in for an infopass. They don't help move things faster, nor do they tell you much you can't surmise from forums like these. You can't circumvent the wait, just try not to stress about it. It'll come. Sooner or later. Can't do anything about it so accepting that is really the best advice to keep your sanity through the process.

Best of luck to you and everyone else from August who is still waiting for an interview date. The longest part of the wait is over. Stay positive.

13 hours ago, javierita said:

Thank you so much! I'm so excited that things are coming together for us here in Seattle. I still don't have my oath date sadly so I can't tell you, but I'll let you know. The officer said he wasn't sure about what times are when, but that he knows some are at 11:30am , some at 2:30pm , something like that. My interview was at 2:30pm which is a huge bummer! I got called in around 3:15pm and came out around 4pm. By the time I left there were not a lot of people left. I heard they stop letting people in at 3pm? Anyway... Good luck to you and I'll keep you updated on when the oath gets scheduled

Great! I follow other forums and I read someone just went for their interview and got their oath scheduled two weeks after. Hope yours comes soon!

23 hours ago, javierita said:

Hey everyone! I just wanted to let you know I passed my interview! Unfortunately my interview was late so I'll have to come back for the oath. As I was leaving the building I got the notification that my oath has been scheduled. The interview was super low stress, the officer and I were both chatty which really relaxed me.

 

 

Good luck to everyone still waiting!! It's been such a long road for some of us...

 

 

P.s. I was nervous because since I sent my n400 application I  changed jobs and traveled out of the country. I brought some paperwork to support it and it wasn't a problem at all. He just updated my application. 

Congrats!!!

When is your oath? Seattle is my FO as well and I have my interview coming up in a couple weeks. I was wondering what the timeline for the oath is, when one can't do same day oath. Also, did they say what times they had the oath the day you were interviewed? I hear they do it at different times throughout the week. Thanks!

On 3/26/2017 at 7:24 PM, ChristianZane said:

 

This chart hasn't been updated for August filers for a while, if someone can add me to this and any others that would great (I can't use an RTF editor on my phone).

 

GC DATE: 11/13/2013

SENT: 08/08/2016

CASHED: 08/15/16

NOA: 08/10/2016

FINGERPRINTS: 08/29/2016

INTERVIEW LETTER: 03/13/2017

INTERVIEW: 04/21/2017

IOE

Los Angeles Office

Phoenix Lockbox

 

Same here, I have tried to update but it seems they changed something and I no longer see that "switch" to turn on/off the quote and edit it. It seems the instructions should be updated as well.

Anyway, I know for babyduck and myself, we got the notice on 3/13/17 for the interview and the interview date is 4/19/17. Both our cases are with the Seattle FO and have the same PD. I can't update the list, but would someone please do it?

I was trying to edit the list and update my letter date (3/13/17) and interview date (4/19/17) which are the exact same as babyduck's but something seems to have changed, I can't find the "switch" to remove quotes that used to be there and I can't figure out how to do it. I think the instructions should be updated to specifically say how to do this for those of us who aren't as familiar with posting beyond a basic level. Thanks!

On 3/13/2017 at 1:29 PM, javierita said:

Wahoo! I saw that you and Miklo both got your interviews scheduled. Finally!

 

For anyone else in Seattle who is curious: my pd is 8/7 and my interview was scheduled about two weeks ago.  It's on 4/5.

Thanks! we did!

Just got the notice which was uploaded a day after receiving the email. For anyone updating the list, my interview is April 19th. I have a 1 pm interview, does anyone know what the cutoff time for same day oath is? I am really hoping to be able to do same day oath as Seattle is one of the FOs that does it. I have read that there are ceremonies at different times, 11:30, 12:30, 1:30, 2:30 and I've also heard 5 pm. Thanks for any info and for those who are still waiting for interviews, August is slowly moving, hang in there!

2 hours ago, babyduck said:

I do have a timeline. Please refer to Phoenix lockbox filers list, I am 2nd from the last, right above Miklo's timeline.

I think they mean the timeline link which is right underneath your country of origin's flag icon on the sidebar. Some of us also have that one filled out. It helps for those not wanting to browse through posts to find that August filers list.

Also received an email saying "action taken on application." I logged in but there is no PDF yet, I can see the change on the "egov" site, which says an interview has been scheduled. I have the same PD as babyduck and we are both in Seattle so that's at least an indicator that they are processing IOE "glitch" applications from August 8th. We are moving along August filers.

From what I've found in other forums it is not uncommon to wait 2 days for the PDF to be available. 

On 2/28/2017 at 6:23 PM, javierita said:

Any updates?? I checked the myaccount site and my letter was on there (I haven't received it in the mail yet). My interview is on 4/5 at 2:30pm. Do you think the oath will be the same day? I've heard the oath is only on the same day if the interview is early in the morning but I don't know if seattle is like that. Keeping my fingers crossed for you! 

Seattle FO does have same day oath. You have to have an early enough interview though. I think I heard before noon so you can take the oath at 1:30. I know sometimes they have a later (5 pm) oath but it's not every day. I was going to ask if you'd like to add your timeline to the tracker but you're almost done. It could still be a good reference if you want to participate.

Hey guys, so yesterday I went in for an infopass in Seattle.

It was not much help really. Just generic answers hinting at bureaucracy and their system being glitchy as being the reason why some applications move faster than others. The officer said it's not uncommon to wait for a year. Also that by the looks of it I should be hearing from them in a month or so. Not a lot of useful information. Just thought I'd share my experience with you.

Basically, it's a waiting game, whether you go in person, talk to an L1, L2, etc. 

Seattle FO processing time has been corrected from July 28th to June 9th. That means they moved a whole of three weeks in 2 months... any Seattle August filers out there, we're here for a long time still. Get comfy.