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    leethompson reacted to TheyLoveMe in N400 Seattle (merged)   
    My turn, I got approved yesterday!
     
    Seattle appointment was at 12:00pm, got there just a few minutes earlier and the guard let me in immediately (skipped those who were waiting for biometrics). Went to the restroom before going to the waiting area and sat down, by that time I got there, a very kind person who was going to his interview told me they have already called my number :).. so I got closer to the door and they called me in again a couple of minutes after.
     
    Similar experience as @leethompson, a very nice officer from Spokane office and it was via the iPad. Just a little weird situation (which is fine for me) is that the officer was called in to help somebody and I had to wait for about 5-6 minutes for him to comeback. After that the interview took 15-20 minutes.
     
    Questions asked:
     
    1. What does the Constitution do?
    2. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
    3. How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?
    4. What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
    5. What is the highest court in the United States?
    6. Who was the first President?
     
    I was done with my interview by 12:30pm and waited almost 30 min to take my oath.
     
    By 1:30 pm I was out of the USCIS office and heading to get my Enhanced Id at the DOL Renton office. Although I got my appointment at 2:30pm, they took me in before 2pm.. There was a little bit of a long wait there and I wasn't super prepared for this one, I had to go back to my car a couple of times, fist because I needed another proof of residence besides my existing drivers license and the second time because I left my wallet there the first time. Got done with this appointment by 2:30 pm and they will mail my Enhanced Id in 7-10 days.
     
    When I got out of the DOL office, I was internally debating whether I still had time to go the passport office in Bellevue since I booked an appointment at 2:45pm. For whatever reason I wasted a few minutes hesitating and decided to go, got there almost at 3pm and there was a family of 6 getting their passports, they took around 20 minutes to get done. When the guy saw me he was kind of surprised since I guess he was ready to call it a day and first told me it was late and then he asked if I had everything ready (which I had) and took me in. We were done in 5 minutes and I applied for both passport card and book with expedited service (6-12 weeks wait time ). I had to give away my Naturalization certificate but the guy was nice enough to make a copy for me and he told me I'll be getting this back within 2 weeks.
     
    By 3:30pm I was done with all naturalization paperwork related stuff that I had planned (probably the most productive day in regards to this matter in my life). I still have to update my SSN but I will wait until I have my passport card for that.
     
    Thank you to everybody in this amazing community, I apologize for not being so active but I hope sharing my experience is helpful to others.
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    leethompson got a reaction from Deco20 in N400 Seattle (merged)   
    Today was the day!
     
    Seattle appointment at 10:15am, delayed slightly by a long and slow queue to get checked in. 
    My interview was with a very friendly officer from the Spokane office via an iPad.
    In total it took about 20 minutes, and I was approved right there.
     
    My questions were (can’t remember the exact order):
    Who signs bills in to law? Name a US territory? What party is the President part of? What month do we vote for president? How long do we elect a senator for?  
    I had my own USCIS binder of paperwork with me (copies of all my previous filings, plus copies of birth certificates, marriage certificate, and updated bank and mortgage statements), but none were asked for. After the call was done (and I signed the final bit of paper) they took my green card and directed me back to the waiting room, letting me know it would be about an hour’s wait until I could take my oath. 
     
    In less than 10 minutes a group of six or eight of us were called in to a room and the officer checked we were all there, reading out our names from the stack of citizen ‘packs’. Then we read out the oath, and were handed our packets! All done!
     
    She advised us to get going with our passport applications, as the wait time is like 3+ months right now (I have my appointment booked for tomorrow for some time now) and before I knew it I was back out at my car and on my way home. I registered to vote using the online form right when I got home! 
     
    I want to extend a massive thanks to everyone here;  when my dates were months away, it was awesome to follow along with you all as you made your way through the system. I wish everyone else who’s still waiting the very best and know it will all be done in time. 
     
    (My next move is to update the tracker spreadsheet!)
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    leethompson got a reaction from SnailRaceSeattle in N400 Seattle (merged)   
    Today was the day!
     
    Seattle appointment at 10:15am, delayed slightly by a long and slow queue to get checked in. 
    My interview was with a very friendly officer from the Spokane office via an iPad.
    In total it took about 20 minutes, and I was approved right there.
     
    My questions were (can’t remember the exact order):
    Who signs bills in to law? Name a US territory? What party is the President part of? What month do we vote for president? How long do we elect a senator for?  
    I had my own USCIS binder of paperwork with me (copies of all my previous filings, plus copies of birth certificates, marriage certificate, and updated bank and mortgage statements), but none were asked for. After the call was done (and I signed the final bit of paper) they took my green card and directed me back to the waiting room, letting me know it would be about an hour’s wait until I could take my oath. 
     
    In less than 10 minutes a group of six or eight of us were called in to a room and the officer checked we were all there, reading out our names from the stack of citizen ‘packs’. Then we read out the oath, and were handed our packets! All done!
     
    She advised us to get going with our passport applications, as the wait time is like 3+ months right now (I have my appointment booked for tomorrow for some time now) and before I knew it I was back out at my car and on my way home. I registered to vote using the online form right when I got home! 
     
    I want to extend a massive thanks to everyone here;  when my dates were months away, it was awesome to follow along with you all as you made your way through the system. I wish everyone else who’s still waiting the very best and know it will all be done in time. 
     
    (My next move is to update the tracker spreadsheet!)
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    leethompson got a reaction from mnt96 in N400 Seattle (merged)   
    Today was the day!
     
    Seattle appointment at 10:15am, delayed slightly by a long and slow queue to get checked in. 
    My interview was with a very friendly officer from the Spokane office via an iPad.
    In total it took about 20 minutes, and I was approved right there.
     
    My questions were (can’t remember the exact order):
    Who signs bills in to law? Name a US territory? What party is the President part of? What month do we vote for president? How long do we elect a senator for?  
    I had my own USCIS binder of paperwork with me (copies of all my previous filings, plus copies of birth certificates, marriage certificate, and updated bank and mortgage statements), but none were asked for. After the call was done (and I signed the final bit of paper) they took my green card and directed me back to the waiting room, letting me know it would be about an hour’s wait until I could take my oath. 
     
    In less than 10 minutes a group of six or eight of us were called in to a room and the officer checked we were all there, reading out our names from the stack of citizen ‘packs’. Then we read out the oath, and were handed our packets! All done!
     
    She advised us to get going with our passport applications, as the wait time is like 3+ months right now (I have my appointment booked for tomorrow for some time now) and before I knew it I was back out at my car and on my way home. I registered to vote using the online form right when I got home! 
     
    I want to extend a massive thanks to everyone here;  when my dates were months away, it was awesome to follow along with you all as you made your way through the system. I wish everyone else who’s still waiting the very best and know it will all be done in time. 
     
    (My next move is to update the tracker spreadsheet!)
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    leethompson got a reaction from Duncan21 in N-400 June 2020 Filers   
    (Cross-posted from the N400 Seattle thread) 
    Today was the day!
     
    Seattle appointment at 10:15am, delayed slightly by a long and slow queue to get checked in. 
    My interview was with a very friendly officer from the Spokane office via an iPad.
    In total it took about 20 minutes, and I was approved right there.
     
    My questions were (can’t remember the exact order):
    Who signs bills in to law? Name a US territory? What party is the President part of? What month do we vote for president? How long do we elect a senator for?  
    I had my own USCIS binder of paperwork with me (copies of all my previous filings, plus copies of birth certificates, marriage certificate, and updated bank and mortgage statements), but none were asked for. After the call was done (and I signed the final bit of paper) they took my green card and directed me back to the waiting room, letting me know it would be about an hour’s wait until I could take my oath. 
     
    In less than 10 minutes a group of six or eight of us were called in to a room and the officer checked we were all there, reading out our names from the stack of citizen ‘packs’. Then we read out the oath, and were handed our packets! All done!
     
    She advised us to get going with our passport applications, as the wait time is like 3+ months right now (I have my appointment booked for tomorrow for some time now) and before I knew it I was back out at my car and on my way home. I registered to vote using the online form right when I got home! 
     
    I want to extend a massive thanks to everyone here;  when my dates were months away, it was awesome to follow along with you all as you made your way through the system. I wish everyone else who’s still waiting the very best and know it will all be done in time. 
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    leethompson reacted to springtuip in N400 Seattle (merged)   
    Similar timeline. Submitted 06/18/20. biometrics 07/21/21 and interview 10/14. Notice 09/13. Lol i am amazed too
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    leethompson reacted to Deco20 in N400 Seattle (merged)   
    Surprised to see that my interview notice was posted today, 10/14 is my date.
     
    06/13/20: App submitted
    07/23/21: Biometrics appointment
    09/13/21: Interview notice
    10/14/21: Interview
     
    Beyond stoked!
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    leethompson reacted to AWTY? in N400 Seattle (merged)   
    Done and done! Here's a breakdown of my interview today:
    - arrived 15 mins before appointment, checkin took 5 mins
    - waited for my interviewer on the 2nd floor for maybe 30 mins then was called in
    - really nice officer, asked me a couple of questions, updating address, etc. Then civics and English.
    - Officer asked me if I want same day oath, I said yes, she administered the Oath and boom, 30 mins and I was out.
     
    I'm currently waiting for my certificate of naturalization, they said 15-20 mins, super excited!
     
    Will update the sheet as well, keep the faith peeps and thanks for all those that shared their stories before!
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    leethompson got a reaction from Max_15 in N400 Seattle (merged)   
    Congrats! And you're getting seen before me, so it all worked out in the end (more or less!)
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    leethompson reacted to Max_15 in N400 Seattle (merged)   
    @leethompson @swadesi  My interview just got scheduled  for September  22. I updated my tracker .  
     
     
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    leethompson got a reaction from Sartre in N-400 June 2020 Filers   
    Filed my N-400 420 days ago (June 17th 2020), and today (Aug 11th 2021) received my interview date in Seattle for September 28th. 
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    leethompson got a reaction from aorich in N-400 June 2020 Filers   
    Filed my N-400 420 days ago (June 17th 2020), and today (Aug 11th 2021) received my interview date in Seattle for September 28th. 
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    leethompson got a reaction from CdnRN in N400 Seattle (merged)   
    Well, not even 24hrs after I joked about being a week out, when I signed in to check just now I discovered my interview has been scheduled! Hooray! 
     
    Tuesday Sep 28 @ 10:15am in Tukwila
     
    Mine also has the Spokane Field Office address at the bottom of my letter, like @swadesi above.
     
    Note: no email or text notification, I was just doing my daily 'I wonder if anything has changed' logging in and saw the update.
     

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    leethompson got a reaction from k3vin in N400 Seattle (merged)   
    Well, not even 24hrs after I joked about being a week out, when I signed in to check just now I discovered my interview has been scheduled! Hooray! 
     
    Tuesday Sep 28 @ 10:15am in Tukwila
     
    Mine also has the Spokane Field Office address at the bottom of my letter, like @swadesi above.
     
    Note: no email or text notification, I was just doing my daily 'I wonder if anything has changed' logging in and saw the update.
     

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    leethompson reacted to TheyLoveMe in N400 Seattle (merged)   
    Congrats Leethompson! I also got it Today, I remember you recently mentioned our cases timelines were similar and you were absolutelty right . My Interview is on Sep 29 at Tukwila office as well.
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    leethompson got a reaction from Duncan21 in N-400 June 2020 Filers   
    Filed my N-400 420 days ago (June 17th 2020), and today (Aug 11th 2021) received my interview date in Seattle for September 28th. 
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    leethompson got a reaction from Bd1981 in N400 Seattle (merged)   
    Well, not even 24hrs after I joked about being a week out, when I signed in to check just now I discovered my interview has been scheduled! Hooray! 
     
    Tuesday Sep 28 @ 10:15am in Tukwila
     
    Mine also has the Spokane Field Office address at the bottom of my letter, like @swadesi above.
     
    Note: no email or text notification, I was just doing my daily 'I wonder if anything has changed' logging in and saw the update.
     

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    leethompson got a reaction from mnt96 in N400 Seattle (merged)   
    Well, not even 24hrs after I joked about being a week out, when I signed in to check just now I discovered my interview has been scheduled! Hooray! 
     
    Tuesday Sep 28 @ 10:15am in Tukwila
     
    Mine also has the Spokane Field Office address at the bottom of my letter, like @swadesi above.
     
    Note: no email or text notification, I was just doing my daily 'I wonder if anything has changed' logging in and saw the update.
     

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    leethompson got a reaction from Bd1981 in N400 Seattle (merged)   
    It was hit-or-miss before COVID; right now I'm fairly certain that they're not letting anyone in without a letter or prior authorization. Sorry!
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    leethompson reacted to swadesi in N400 Seattle (merged)   
    On a side note - could you please help update the timeline in the sheet to help others gauge the processing times

    N-400 Seattle Tracker - Google Sheets
     
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    leethompson reacted to Bd1981 in N400 Seattle (merged)   
    Tracking sheet does not have any update regarding interview notification receive date since Mid July. Wondering what month’s applications are getting processed now. 
    Just an humble request- please keep updating the tracking sheet when you receive some info. It really helps others to keep track. Thanks 
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    leethompson got a reaction from MGMA in N400 Seattle (merged)   
    Congrats!
     
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    leethompson reacted to AWTY? in N400 Seattle (merged)   
    I'm north.
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    leethompson reacted to AWTY? in N400 Seattle (merged)   
    Folks, found some good news on my profile just now. Interview schedule notice received just one day before prediction! Interview in Seattle. I updated the sheet, keep updating the sheet, it working!
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    leethompson reacted to Squishinator in N400 Seattle (merged)   
    It was a normal filing online with no intentional expedite. We filled under the 3 year rule. 
     
    As the previous reply impressively predicted,  my husband is in the military. However, we never requested it to be expedited nor made a specific mention of his military affiliation. For what's its worth, when I had my infopass appointment, the officer looked up my I-751 and it was not even at the local office yet. 2 weeks later, we got the dual 751 and n400 interview notification. 
     
    Whatever happened, we are incredibly appreciative for the quick interview. 
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