Réina17

I had my interview today at Cleveland, Ohio. Interview time was 1:30, I got there at 1:00 pm and waited for 15 mins in the lobby since they don't allow you to go through the security checks until 15 mins before your appointment. At 1:15pm I went to room 501. Gave my appointment notice and then at exactly 1:30 pm, the officer called me. We proceeded to his office, I sworn to tell the truth then he asked my current green card and if I have the old one and I said yes, so he took the old one and said I didn't need it anymore. He verified my name, address, date of birth and current job. Asked information about my husband, when we got married and trips outside the US.
 
He then told me that he will be testing my civics knowledge. He asked me these 6 six questions- I can't remember the 6th question, we were talking too fast and I was so anxious lol
 
• One right of a US citizen
• Who was the President during the Great Depression and World War II
• Name one branch of goverment
• When do we celebrate Independence Day
• What ocean is in the West Coast
 
He made me read the sentence on the tablet- Who can vote?
 
Then made me write on the tablet- Citizens can vote.
 
He asked me all the questions in Part 12 of the N-400 form.
 
After that, he gave a piece of paper saying that I passed and is recommended for approval. He also said I will get a notice for the oath ceremony within 30 days. I was out of the building by 1:40pm.
 

Had my oath ceremony today at Cleveland, Ohio. Very straightforward. There were about 20 people in the room, you come in and sign the certificate. After everyone got in, we took the oath and then they gave us the certificate before we leave the room. It only took like 5 mins
 
Filed on June 1, 2020
Interview was on October 1, 2020
 
Good luck everybody! I hope you all get approved soon!

Had my oath ceremony today at Cleveland, Ohio. Very straightforward. There were about 20 people in the room, you come in and sign the certificate. After everyone got in, we took the oath and then they gave us the certificate before we leave the room. It only took like 5 mins
 
Filed on June 1, 2020
Interview was on October 1, 2020
 
Good luck everybody! I hope you all get approved soon!

It took a few days for the letter to show up in the Documents tab.  My oath ceremony is scheduled for Friday 10/16.  

I had my interview today at Cleveland, Ohio. Interview time was 1:30, I got there at 1:00 pm and waited for 15 mins in the lobby since they don't allow you to go through the security checks until 15 mins before your appointment. At 1:15pm I went to room 501. Gave my appointment notice and then at exactly 1:30 pm, the officer called me. We proceeded to his office, I sworn to tell the truth then he asked my current green card and if I have the old one and I said yes, so he took the old one and said I didn't need it anymore. He verified my name, address, date of birth and current job. Asked information about my husband, when we got married and trips outside the US.
 
He then told me that he will be testing my civics knowledge. He asked me these 6 six questions- I can't remember the 6th question, we were talking too fast and I was so anxious lol
 
• One right of a US citizen
• Who was the President during the Great Depression and World War II
• Name one branch of goverment
• When do we celebrate Independence Day
• What ocean is in the West Coast
 
He made me read the sentence on the tablet- Who can vote?
 
Then made me write on the tablet- Citizens can vote.
 
He asked me all the questions in Part 12 of the N-400 form.
 
After that, he gave a piece of paper saying that I passed and is recommended for approval. He also said I will get a notice for the oath ceremony within 30 days. I was out of the building by 1:40pm.

I had my interview today at Cleveland, Ohio. Interview time was 1:30, I got there at 1:00 pm and waited for 15 mins in the lobby since they don't allow you to go through the security checks until 15 mins before your appointment. At 1:15pm I went to room 501. Gave my appointment notice and then at exactly 1:30 pm, the officer called me. We proceeded to his office, I sworn to tell the truth then he asked my current green card and if I have the old one and I said yes, so he took the old one and said I didn't need it anymore. He verified my name, address, date of birth and current job. Asked information about my husband, when we got married and trips outside the US.
 
He then told me that he will be testing my civics knowledge. He asked me these 6 six questions- I can't remember the 6th question, we were talking too fast and I was so anxious lol
 
• One right of a US citizen
• Who was the President during the Great Depression and World War II
• Name one branch of goverment
• When do we celebrate Independence Day
• What ocean is in the West Coast
 
He made me read the sentence on the tablet- Who can vote?
 
Then made me write on the tablet- Citizens can vote.
 
He asked me all the questions in Part 12 of the N-400 form.
 
After that, he gave a piece of paper saying that I passed and is recommended for approval. He also said I will get a notice for the oath ceremony within 30 days. I was out of the building by 1:40pm.
 

I had my interview today at Cleveland, Ohio. Interview time was 1:30, I got there at 1:00 pm and waited for 15 mins in the lobby since they don't allow you to go through the security checks until 15 mins before your appointment. At 1:15pm I went to room 501. Gave my appointment notice and then at exactly 1:30 pm, the officer called me. We proceeded to his office, I sworn to tell the truth then he asked my current green card and if I have the old one and I said yes, so he took the old one and said I didn't need it anymore. He verified my name, address, date of birth and current job. Asked information about my husband, when we got married and trips outside the US.
 
He then told me that he will be testing my civics knowledge. He asked me these 6 six questions- I can't remember the 6th question, we were talking too fast and I was so anxious lol
 
• One right of a US citizen
• Who was the President during the Great Depression and World War II
• Name one branch of goverment
• When do we celebrate Independence Day
• What ocean is in the West Coast
 
He made me read the sentence on the tablet- Who can vote?
 
Then made me write on the tablet- Citizens can vote.
 
He asked me all the questions in Part 12 of the N-400 form.
 
After that, he gave a piece of paper saying that I passed and is recommended for approval. He also said I will get a notice for the oath ceremony within 30 days. I was out of the building by 1:40pm.
 

I had my interview today at Cleveland, Ohio. Interview time was 1:30, I got there at 1:00 pm and waited for 15 mins in the lobby since they don't allow you to go through the security checks until 15 mins before your appointment. At 1:15pm I went to room 501. Gave my appointment notice and then at exactly 1:30 pm, the officer called me. We proceeded to his office, I sworn to tell the truth then he asked my current green card and if I have the old one and I said yes, so he took the old one and said I didn't need it anymore. He verified my name, address, date of birth and current job. Asked information about my husband, when we got married and trips outside the US.
 
He then told me that he will be testing my civics knowledge. He asked me these 6 six questions- I can't remember the 6th question, we were talking too fast and I was so anxious lol
 
• One right of a US citizen
• Who was the President during the Great Depression and World War II
• Name one branch of goverment
• When do we celebrate Independence Day
• What ocean is in the West Coast
 
He made me read the sentence on the tablet- Who can vote?
 
Then made me write on the tablet- Citizens can vote.
 
He asked me all the questions in Part 12 of the N-400 form.
 
After that, he gave a piece of paper saying that I passed and is recommended for approval. He also said I will get a notice for the oath ceremony within 30 days. I was out of the building by 1:40pm.
 

Oh wow that was fast!!!

Oh okay. Thank you so much!

The USCIS website shows a notice that my oath ceremony has been scheduled for October 9, in the same federal building. That's less than 3 weeks from interview and oath. Too late to register to vote but I am still happy. Cleveland ought to be the best place to become a citizen.

This morning I got an email from USCIS that an action was taken on my case. The website says my application has been approved and the final step is to attend the oath ceremony and I will receive an appointment once that is scheduled. Now on the site the estimate for completion of my case is back (it was gone when the interview was scheduled). It says December 2020 (3 months). From researching existing timelines on this website, it looks like CLE in the past would schedule the oath ceremony 2-4 weeks after the interview. So I guess either the information is  not reliable or after the lockdown there is a backlog. In any case it's another step forward but it ain't over till it's over, the wait continues.

If I remember correctly those were the questions:
- Who does a senator represent?
- Who vetoes bill?
- Name a branch of the government
- Who's the commander in chief?
- If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
- Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general.  What war was he in?
The officer mentioned the questions were randomly selected by the computer. Also for the writing test, I had to write on a tablet. Same for the signatures, no pen or paper. The phrase I had to write was something like "The flag is Blue White and Red"
 
 

Today I had my interview. I was an easy and fast process, I was in and out of the AJC Federal Building in about 40 minutes. After the security checkpoint (they made people wait in the lobby until 15 minutes before the appointment), I checked in at USCIS on the 5th floor. There were few couples and single people also waiting, and it looked like the office was fully operational, I saw at least 3-4 interviews going on at the same time. After a 10 minutes wait, I was called in by the USCIS officer, who sworn me in and asked for my GC, state id and passport. Those were the only documents he asked, even though the letter asked to bring marriage certificate, spouse proof of citizenship and other stuff. After going through some questions about my N400 (current employer, job title, address & phone number, etc), he proceeded with the civic test followed by the reading and writing test. Afterwards, he asked few routine questions such as: have you ever been associated with nazi/communist party/terrorist associations, problems with the law (asked questions about a speeding ticket from 15 years ago), and such and such. At the end he returned my documents, gave a form and told me he was going to recommend me for approval, and most likely I will receive an appointment for the oath ceremony within a month. So, overall it was very straightforward. It turns out there is a ceremony scheduled for October 2nd at the Public Library, but I am not sure I will be approved by then. Anyways, hope that helps and good luck to everyone.

In trying to find out if it's possible to have interview and oath ceremony on the same day, I found this webpage with the schedule of ceremonies.
Apparently a ceremony occurred last week at the Court House in Cleveland, which is a different location from ACJ building where USCIS conducts interviews.
https://www.ohnd.uscourts.gov/naturalization-schedule
More info here https://globalcleveland.org/portfolio/welcoming-week-2020/
Hope that useful to someone.

UPDATE - got an interview date. October 1, 2020 @ 1:30 PM.

You guys, I just saw this!!!

Mine was not pending when I applied but I filed on June 2019 for my ROC and was approved on April 2020, w/o interview.

Mine was not pending when I applied but I filed on June 2019 for my ROC and was approved on April 2020, w/o interview.

I just got this message today!!! Cleveland, Ohio filer 🤩

UPDATE - got an interview date. October 1, 2020 @ 1:30 PM.

You guys, I just saw this!!!

UPDATE - got an interview date. October 1, 2020 @ 1:30 PM.

I just got this message today!!! Cleveland, Ohio filer 🤩

Wow! 4 months from applying to interview.  Cleveland, Ohio is definitely back at being one of the most efficient and client oriented field offices...If we could only bottle what Cleveland does well and give it to the otherUCIS  field offices.