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Hello all. I had my naturalization ceremony today at the Raleigh Field Office. We had a group of 50+ people from 24 countries that were naturalized at the ceremony. They went through the forms at check-in and made sure everyone had the questionnaire completed. Then collected the green cards once we entered the ceremony room. They went through the whole process. Next they handed the certificates out. We were asked to verify all the information on the certificate was correct. We were also notified, that if there are any changes required for the certificate, they address them for free if reported before leaving the naturalization ceremony.
 
Today marked the end of a long journey and we are absolutely relieved.
 
PLEASE VERFIY AND MAKE ABSOLUTELY SURE THAT THE INFORMATION ON THE CERTIFICATE IS CORRECT.

Since my GC is employment-based I had to wait 5 years. Still, it appears that marriage certificates are being requested based on above mentioned reports. I understand the need for my children birth certificates ("good moral character"), but I do not see any point in asking for marriage certificate after 5 years, especially if GC is not marriage-based.

I think it all depends on which field office handles the case. Raleigh for example used to advertise on the www.uscis.gov web page* that they have two oaths per week, while some other offices offer only one ceremony per month.
 
* I cannot find this information now.

Not sure why but there was this girl on the day of my interview, she asked the IO if there's another schedule ? He said that's all they have for right now. I'm 1 of 100 to sworn in tomorrow and their room capacity is 300. They will let family to come in for as long as it will not exceeded the capacity.

Hello all. I had my interview at the Raleigh-Durham office today, 9/27 at 11:00am. I arrived at the office around 10:15am and had to wait to be checked in at 10:45am. I was called in for the interview at 1:00am. The IO was a very polite gentleman ans we engaged in small talk on our way to his office, shared a couple of jokes. Once in we completed the oath and he jumped right into the test portion.
 
Reading : Who can vote?
Writing : Citizens can vote.
 
Civics:
What group of people was brought to the US and sold as slaves?
Why did the colonists fight the British?
How many amendments to the constitution?
When was the constitution written?
What is the highest court in the United States?
What is the name of our Vice President?
 
After the he went through my application. He notified me that he had changed the selection for application from marriage-based to residency based as i have been a resident for over 5 years. He also said that there was nothing to question further in my application. After the application was complete, he asked me how soon would i prefer to become a citizen. He had Friday 9/29 available but that was short notice for work so I opted for the following Friday 10/6. He asked me to wait in the waiting area for my oath ceremony letter. I was handed the letter 10 minutes later.
 
I hope this helps to those who are preparing for their interviews.

@casualuser yeah definitely a very easy process. I went over-prepared with the paperwork but the IO did not ask for any. But hey better to go in prepared just incase.  Good luck with your interview!

Hello all. I had my interview at the Raleigh-Durham office today, 9/27 at 11:00am. I arrived at the office around 10:15am and had to wait to be checked in at 10:45am. I was called in for the interview at 1:00am. The IO was a very polite gentleman ans we engaged in small talk on our way to his office, shared a couple of jokes. Once in we completed the oath and he jumped right into the test portion.
 
Reading : Who can vote?
Writing : Citizens can vote.
 
Civics:
What group of people was brought to the US and sold as slaves?
Why did the colonists fight the British?
How many amendments to the constitution?
When was the constitution written?
What is the highest court in the United States?
What is the name of our Vice President?
 
After the he went through my application. He notified me that he had changed the selection for application from marriage-based to residency based as i have been a resident for over 5 years. He also said that there was nothing to question further in my application. After the application was complete, he asked me how soon would i prefer to become a citizen. He had Friday 9/29 available but that was short notice for work so I opted for the following Friday 10/6. He asked me to wait in the waiting area for my oath ceremony letter. I was handed the letter 10 minutes later.
 
I hope this helps to those who are preparing for their interviews.

After receiving the "in line" update yesterday, I just received another update that my interview was scheduled. Now we wait for the letter.