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9 minutes ago, cdneh said:

Congratulations! I wish you all the best for your future  

Thank you so much. Same to you

I'm now a Canadian with an American citizenship ..... Ok now on to the next chapter in life .. Ready ... Set ... Go !!!!

Was a fairly fast ceremony once the late immigration officer showed up 20 mins late .. laughs

1 minute ago, cdneh said:

It's entertaining  Doesn't bother me in the least.

I hear ya ... ok have a good day .. I'm off to do some things with the family

2 minutes ago, cdneh said:

I know what you mean, lol, half of the Comms Center in NZ referred to me as 'Moose". I promise, I am very unlike a moose looking   That and, hey, say out and about eh?

Here I just get told "you aren't from around here, are ya'. Newp

Moose? laughs .. They think they are tormenting me with the Eh and out and about comments .. I play along just to amuse the small minded ones hahaha

Just now, cdneh said:

It will be all over before you know it. Done and dusted

laughs .. I keep teasing my friends here by saying that I will only say that I'm Canadian and whisper "wih an American citizenship" lol

They love to try and pick on me (Playfully) cause I'm Canadian

4 minutes ago, Shezi said:

It's my understanding that you don't lose anything. What you will receive is American citizenship, the US simply didn't recognise any other citizenship but they can't take it away, that's between you and Canada 

Thank you .. super excited .. I hope the oath ceremony isn't an all day affair. My wife and kids are coming with and shes not in the best of health

2 minutes ago, cdneh said:

No, you keep it. I am originally from Canada as well, and gaining US Citizenship doesn't mean you have to give it up. If you wanted to give it up,  you would have to formally renounce it.

 

Edited to add, congratulations and all the best for tomorrow!

Thank you so much ... Am counting the hours now .. laughs

Well guys and gals tomorrow morning is the big day

At 10am I go for the oath ceremony !!!

1 thing I'm concerned about is at the ceremony I don't lose my Canadian citizenship do I?

23 hours ago, Shezi said:

Yep, we're the double act alright! 

They nee to get their panties out of a bunch and get yall done

Ok guys n gals I just received my oath ceremony date / time / location

May 31st at 10am I will be a dual citizen !!!!!!!!!!

3 minutes ago, cdneh said:

That's great news, at last!

I know right !!!

What part of the wait are you in cdneh?

Getting closer. I'm trying to be patient

On ‎4‎/‎24‎/‎2017 at 11:45 AM, A&M21 said:

Depends on your final check/approval. I got notified two weeks after interview. Hang in there! 

It 's been a month now since they said he was recomending me.

Guess I just want it done and over with

Hey guys,

I had my interview / civics test on April 10th and was told to expect a letter for the oath ceremony

Approx how long before I can expect to receive this letter?

Ok,

Had my citizenship interview / civics test today .. Aced it

Now to wait for the oath ceremony

Good luck everyone

Tomorrows the big day ... My interview / civics test

I believe I have all the documents they want / need

I have studied , studied and studied some more for the civics test. Quite confidant

Any heads up on what to expect?

I received my interview notice / appointment date for the N-400

April 10th - 9:45am - St. Paul MN

3 minutes ago, cdneh said:

I'm sorry to hear your wife is unwell, and in hospital :/  You are right, you have more important things to do right now, stressing over immigration would certainly take a back seat to your present worry. I hope she gets well soon

Thank you very much

28 minutes ago, cdneh said:

Looking around on what people on other lists are saying, the average seems about a week, plus or minus.

Thanks ., I have more important things to deal with right now with my wife in the hospital but its nice to know

Ive been studying in my limited free time

Just curious ... How long does it generally take to get the interview appointment letter after they say they have scheduled me for an interview?

Do they immediately send it out in the mail?

On March 2, 2017, we scheduled an interview for your Form N400, APPLICATION FOR NATURALIZATION, Receipt Number NBC*. We will mail you an interview notice. Please follow any instructions in the notice. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address.

Getting closer. I'm excited

Funny thing I find is that it says the Saint Paul field office is processing cases as of March 20th 2016

Wonder how long it will take to get the interview notice letter ... How long should I wait before calling

4 minutes ago, Shezi said:

To be fair, that's because we only see it from a timeline point of view - we don't see the reasons behind. There can be any number of reasons why one file can appear to be processed faster than another. I used to see that a lot when we were at the I-129F stage, eventually I stopped worrying about it because it doesn't speed up our own case 

Honestly I was fine just having my permanent residency status but then after we purchased a home we decided that I should have my citizenship
 

3 minutes ago, cdneh said:

I know it's frustrating, and irritating. It happens with USCIS. They only process in the order they come in, in that they cash your check and put your information into a file. After that, it seems to go all to pieces, and some people get processed faster than others do, even if they did have an earlier filing date.

 

I have all the patience in the world ..

I just thought it was completely messed up to see others filing after me getting interviews scheduled before me

4 minutes ago, cdneh said:

For the chart, can you let me know your Green card date, and the date you  sent  your application? Did you file Texas or Phoenix lockbox?

Green Card date was 3/11/13

Date I sent in my application was 10/27/16

Filed Phoenix

4 minutes ago, cdneh said:

N400s are being processed with dates March 5 2016.  It hasn't been updated since November 30, 2016

Confused these show dates filed after I filed and have interviews scheduled already