shila75

Yes I was. I saw the letter. It is set for April 26th. The first scheduled oath ceremony that was canceled was also for the same date but an earlier time. I got that letter yesterday as it was already mailed. Should get the new one by Saturday. Thanks again for the info. 

My son’s is scheduled for April 26. Thanks for the info

Didn’t know we could check online documents. Thanks

My son passed and he received an update that oath ceremony will be scheduled. How was yours? Let me say congrats! Hope you get the same oath ceremony date as he will get! 

I’m sure you will be in the same room. All the best. 

I am a U.S. citizen now!
 
My interview was on March 1st. The process was fairly simple, the officer that did my interview was professional (Polite but not friendly). It didn't take more than 30 minutes. Prolonged silent moments while she typed in her computer. Civid and writing test were easy and also some basic questions about how I arrived to the U.S.? Who petitioned for me? Do I share the mortgage with my husband?  Then after a while she said she is going to petition for my application to be approved. The Oath Ceremony was scheduled to take place the same day an hour later so I stayed.
 
It has been a rollercoaster 🎢  with USCIS but I'm glad it is all over.
 
Now I have to get an updated SS card and a new Passport.
 
Hopefully everyone's journey will end soon with happy news!

Wish me luck guys, my interview this Friday. 

Today marked one of the happiest day of my life.. I passed my interview including the civics test, reading and writing.. Oath taking will be scheduled within 2-3 weeks.. I am so happy.. Don’t lose hope and keep praying.. 😇🙏🏼

Hello again everyone.. Update from my case:
Recieved - September 23
Biometric Reused and finally 
Interview Scheduled (Feb. 25).. 🙏🏼 Thank God!
And my field office is Honolulu Field Office..
God Bless Us All everyone.. ❤️ 

Congratulations! All the best with your new American life! 

tl:dr I had my interview today, took the oath after the interview and ... all done! I am a citizen now! 🙌 The process from sending in my application to becoming a citizen was just short of 4 months.
 
And a longer version too  
 
My field office was Denver and appointment time was 12:30. Drove up to Denver night before and stayed there. I live only like 2h drive away but I with mountains and winter, I knew I would be a nervous wreck if driving up the same morning. So it was very much worth it, to get to interview fresh and rested.
 
Got to the office about 15 minutes before my time. It was rather empty, no line and really no other people. Showed my appointment letter and ID, through the security and to the check in desk. The employee there was really calm, friendly and nice. A great start for the whole process 😃 In the room there were several windows (like in a bank) and I was kind of surprised that I wasn't directed to a separate office but the whole process happened just there. I did hear that several people who came in after me, they were guided to the second floor. Obviously I do not know if they were also there for citizenship or no, but after a while when I was the only person still sitting in the main room, I really started to wonder what the heck is going on!
 
Just on the dot 12:30 I was invited forward. The USCIS officer I had was just amazing. She was so friendly, polite and really made the whole nervousness go away! Even cracked a couple of jokes during the whole process! She explained really nicely, whats going to happen, in what order etc. 
 
First part was the civics test. I got asked 6 questions and as I got all right, that was it. Questions I was asked:
1. What is the capital of your state?
2. Name one problem that led to the Civil War
3. When do we celebrate Independence Day?
4. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
5. What is the "rule of law"?
6. What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizen?
 
After that was the reading and writing test. I cannot remember the exact wording but what I do remember, I had to read "When is the Flag Day?" and then I had to write "Flag Day is in June".
 
Yay, the test part got done! Then it was time to go over my N400 application. I had to change the employer for both me and my husband, fix a mistake in two addresses and update trip list with two trips (one done after the application was sent in, one back in 2018 that I apparently forgot). No issues there! All got done nicely. 
 
Other questions the officer asked:
* My current and previous addresses
No issues with the current and two previous addresses, but for the next one I actually could not remember the address itself, had to check it from papers  Felt so bad, but luckily it wasn't an issue. Since at the current place we share an apartment, I was also asked with who we live (a colleague of mine but all three of us, me, husband and colleague, work for the same company) and what is the living situation (separate bedrooms, sharing the common areas). 
 
* Proof to show marriage is still on-going since I applied for citizenship
I showed the statements from the bank, paperwork for the car we bought together (she asked if that was the car we drove to the office, I said yes and mentioned my husband is sitting in the parking lot in the car waiting for me) and past/current health insurance information. 
 
* Why the mailing address is so different from physical address? (addresses are in different counties, good 4 hour drive)
Explained that the mailing in the town where I live is a true nightmare and after several international packages got returned to sender, decided its easier to just send everything to mother-in-law and she can forward it to us or bring with her when she visits.
 
* Have I worked or lived abroad?
That was honestly the topic I was worried the most. I have worked in New Zealand for extended time (also after becoming resident, but never more than 6 months). I answered truthfully that both me and my husband worked abroad, we have always included foreign income in the taxes and we never claimed to actually live abroad, our residency has always been in US.
 
N400 form done! Had to check the changes and sign them. Then it was time for background check. No idea what that entitled. Officer was doing the stuff in the computer and I was sitting, trying not to look too weird. 
 
At some point I was asked if I was approved, whether I would want to take oath the same day. Of course I said yes! And that meant that once background check was also done, I was ready for oath! She left to get the certificate of the naturalization and was kind enough to inform me that at that moment I could use the phone as long as its on silence. Made the waiting a lot easier! Once she was back, I checked the paperwork, signed some more papers and then stood up and repeated the oath after her. And - done! I was a bit surprised that I wasn't sent to a proper ceremony, taking the oath happened in the same open room, in front of the window and the desk. But I was happy with that decision as I am not a big fan of ceremonies anyway. And then it was done! I got my certificate, tiny US flag and an envelope with the information how to apply for passport. 
 
The whole process was just about an hour. 

Hi Folks ,
I had started my journey Oct 1st at USCIS Harlingen TX Field Office.. 
1)Oct 1st N-400 APPLICATION DONE BY ONLINE.
2) OCT 1ST BIOMETRICS USED AGAIN. 
3) OCT 12TH INTERVIEW WAS SCHEDULED.
4) NOV 9TH INTERVIEW  WAS DONE.. PASSED .
5) NOV 24TH OATH CEREMONY WAS SCHEDULED.
6) DEC 17TH OATH CERMONY WAS DONE .. US CITIZEN 
FOLKS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF ANYONE OF YOU HAD DONE LESS THEN 2 MONTHS AND 17 DAYS ... GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF YOU GUYS ..
 
 
 

Finally a US Citizen!!!!
I had my interview at 8:40am and took the oath at 2pm. The process was so quick and the San Antonio field office is so organized and very efficient. I took the oath with around 30 people in the ceremony room. All are required mask, no picture taking allowed. We were in and out in 5 minutes.
 
 

LA is moving fast:
 
Filed: September 28
Biometrics: October 25
Interview: November 30
Oath Ceremony: December 1

Oath Ceremony scheduled for November 30th 🙌
Can't believe this is almost over. What a journey!
N-400 is definitely the easiest and fastest one.

Thank you!!! I am married to a US citizen but I filed under the 5 year rule. I did it online and I only uploaded what they requested from me, which was: My green card, my husband's birth certificate, our marriage license and tax transcripts of the last five years.
At the interview, the officer did not ask me for a single document except for the interview letter and green card. 

Hopefully they will speed up the processing .... 

Haven't posted on VJ in 2 years. I did my marriage based GC in 2016, ROC in 2018 (got approved in 2019 took exactly 1 year) after that I chose to take a break from this and did not apply for citizenship based on the 3 year rule. i finally stopped procrastinating and applied for Citizenship last September on the 23rd based on the 5 year GC rule. Here go my timeline so far:
 
USCIS received application September 23rd.
Notice sent September 28th, biometrics reused.
October 18th, Interview Scheduled for December 7th 2021.
 
My field office is in Bedford, New Hampshire.
 
Not as fast as a few folks posted here before but still faster than i thought (lawyer said 4-6 months), Now i have about 44 days to study and get this done.
 

Hey guys, just wanted to update you on my case. 
 
I applied Sept 4 and today I got my interview notification! It’s on Nov 18. I’m very surprised because it was super fast. 
 
My case is for Los Angeles, CA. Marriage based. Early Filing. 
Edit: Oh and it was online filing. 

Good exchange from you two (S75 and U123). There is a sub debate of which is faster (online versus paper) and it seems online is slightly faster. The usual notices if you file by paper are: Notice 1 Document 1 (Receipt of petition), Notice 1 Document 2 (Access Code to USCIS website), Notice 2: Bio metric appointment or reapplication from a prior application and Notice 3: In-person Interview. These notices are usually sent within one week and you will get them inside 30 days, except for the biometrics which might be within 30 days or later. Most posts here suggest almost everyone has receipts upto bio metrics and now are waiting. If you have USCIS account, you can do one of three things. Log in every day to see if something changed on the status line, 2 set it up so that the system emails you when there is a change of status on your account, 3 set it up that you get a text when there is  a change of status in your account. once you add your paper petition to the USCIS website using your access code and date of birth of the petitioner, you should also see a copy of the mailed receipts under documents. Most people here from their posts log in occasionally if they do not have an email/text alert set up (under settings once you log into your USCIS account). The average wait time from acceptance of application to interview is 180 days, the fastest was 43 days and the slowest was 740 days although most tracker information seems to suggest application to approval is around 360 -390 days. For those who also filed an I-751 it might be quicker if their I-741 and N-400 are both pending, they could request a joint hearing. Good luck to the both of you.

My case went from 14 months to 15 months this morning. But I believe they will speed up the processing time. It won't take that long. I read through the August filers and someone wrote that every 30th of the month is dropping a month or 2 in some cases. So lets cross our fingers for the speediest processing time frame! 

Wowwww that was fast! Good luck for your interview! I see a lot of people in L.A. in less then 3 months going in interview.... unfortunately New York is not that fast , our waiting times are much longer.  Keep us in the loop how it goes!  

This is correct. You can apply early, they can take your biometrics (or reuse them), and they can work on processing your case but they will not interview you until after you have reached your 5 year mark. 
It will typically take a week or so for you or your lawyer to receive your receipt notice.
 
As for biometrics, they waived my wife's biometrics and she last had biometrics done in August 2017 as part of AOS (they were waived for ROC as well). Not sure how they decide who needs biometrics and who does not. 

congrats Shila 

Omg congrats!!
 
I told you yesterday you gonna get something soon