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I would not try to take it inside. Security was very detail-oriented the day I took my oath. Is there someone who could go with you and wait outside with your laptop? You're SO CLOSE to being done! Yay!

Got my passport (it took about 4 weeks). I’m now waiting for them to mail back my certificate of naturalization.

Yes, you can add documents at any point. It did not delay my interview at all. In fact, a out a week after my final upload, I got my interview notice.

This is what I would do: submit my N400 application online with all the documentation I currently have and then, once the latest tax returns documents are ready, I would add them to the application. When I submitted my N400 application, I kept feeding the system with more updated documents as I received them (I did this twice while I waited for the interview).

Good luck tomorrow! 🌹🍀

Final update: I am now a U.S. citizen! 🎉 The ceremony started right at 1 pm and we were done by 1:15-ish. I felt numb all day - and still do. It feels surreal.

So happy for you, @OldUser!

@OldUser rooting for you!

Update: oath ceremony is scheduled for August 29! It’s so close I can almost taste it! 🎉

@I.Kat, thank you so much for responding! 🌹

@I.Kat, do you know how long the ceremony takes and if visitors are allowed?

@OldUser yeah, I can’t blame you. Whenever you’re ready, you’ll see that it’s the easiest application of them all - and the fact that you can upload all documentation online (and add more as time goes by) is a huge improvement, too. Hope you get the 10-year green card soon and with no address-change-related hiccups. Sending all the best vibes your way!

I am SO happy for you! You put some serious good karma out there with your daily i-751 processing updates! Hurray! Congratulations! Do you intend to apply for citizenship at all?

Makes sense 🙂

@Redro @OldUser New update: i-751 status changed to case was approved! Question: how long does it usually take for USCIS to schedule the oath date when the status is “oath ceremony will be scheduled”? And do they usually schedule it like a month away or does it not have any rhyme or reason?

Hi, everyone! Today I got two updates on MyUSCIS. The first one, about the i-751, says: “Interview Cancelled And Notice Ordered On August 10, 2023, we cancelled your interview for your Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence, Receipt Number WAC229xxxxxxxx, and mailed you a cancellation notice. We will notify you by mail if the appointment is rescheduled, a decision is made, or if we need something from you. Please follow any instructions in the notice. If you do not receive your notice by September 9, 2023, please go to www.uscis.gov/e-request to request a copy of the notice. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address.” The second one, about the N400, says: Oath Ceremony Will Be Scheduled Oath Ceremony Will Be Scheduled August 10, 2023 We recommended that your Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, be approved. Your case was submitted for quality review Soooooo… Do you think that the update on my i-751 was not “case was approved” because it would trigger the issuance of a 10-year green card that I would have to surrender soon thereafter? Or is there some other reason? Can I celebrate yet? I’m half confused, half happy, and I want to be 100% happy, lol.

Congratulations! How exciting! I agree with previous posters that it should not be an issue. Please do come back to update us!

I guess it depends on the case. I had a combo interview yesterday (removal of conditions + naturalization interviews) and they were not able to make a decision then and there, so they told me to expect a written response in 3-4 weeks.

Oh, I forgot to mention: the officer also asked me if I was planning on going on any international trips in the next few months (I am not). He then said that, after I surrender my green card (during the naturalization/oath-taking appointment), if I were to leave the country before a US passport is issued, it would be very, very difficult to return to the US. He made sure I understood that. I told him it made sense and thanked him for the info.

Hi, everyone! My interview was scheduled for 8:35 today and it started at around 9 a.m. The officer called my name and I asked if my husband and son should come in too, to which he said yes. So yay for no second stokes interview! The officer was very patient, pleasant, and understanding. Very professional. My son started getting fussy and the officer let us play videos to distract the lil’ dude (I gotta give it to the lil’ guy, he was SO good! I had to wake him up earlier than his usual wake-up time, get him dressed, and put him in straight in the car seat. He didn’t cry at all during the whole car drive, which took a little over one hour) The officer said he would conduct a combo interview and would start with the removal of conditions first. He asked questions about where we lived during the last 3 years, where we worked, when and where we traveled internationally, when and where we got married, how we met, etc. at the end of that interview, the officer escorted my husband and son out so he could conduct the naturalization interview with me. He did so and stopped at 6 civic questions, as I got them all right. The questions he asked were: What did the Declaration of Independence do? We elect a president for how many years? What is one thing Abraham Lincoln is known for? Who is the governor of our state? What’s the capital of our state? What is one right or freedom from the first amendment? The officer said I passed the civics test as well as the reading and writing portion. He also told me he could not make a decision on my I-751, as he had to review the documentation (he did take a few copies of documents I brought with me - and that I had already submitted; namely, our child’s birth certificate and my divorce decree from my first marriage). I offered him supplemental documentation and he said “nah”… He said I should expect a response through U.S. mail in 3 to 4 weeks. He said it could be one of the two: either an RFE specifying what other documentation they needed in order to make a decision or, “most likely” (those were his words), a letter with the date for my oath ceremony. He said, and I quote “It shouldn’t be a problem, you guys have a kid together”. So the waiting game continues, which is not surprising, but a little disappointing, as I (naively) started daydreaming about a same-day oath ceremony (i know, I know, I should have known better, haha). Even though I am glad I took lil’ dude with me, I also feel so bad for him, as it messed up his routine and, while I was being interviewed for the n400, according to my husband, lil’ dude lost his mind as mama was not there. He had a massive meltdown for almost the whole duration of the interview. Poor guy is also teething (2-year molars). He slept the whole way home. Thank you everyone who took the time to comment on this post. I will keep you updated!

@Redro I truly appreciate your kindness coming here and commenting again with such positive energy. Thank you. That means a lot. I’ve been up since 4:40 (little dude needed some cuddles, fell right back asleep and left mama wide awake). I’m now enjoying a quiet cup of coffee before waking everyone up to head over to San Francisco and face whatever they have in store for us.

@Allaboutwaiting, that is a refreshing perspective that makes sense. Thank you for that, truly! I will come back as soon as I can to give everyone an update!

@OldUser, thank you kindly. Great advice! At this point, my only concern is my husband's memory, hahaha. The interaction below is fictitious, but could very well happen in our relationship: Me: "What did we have for dinner last night?" Him: "No idea" Me: "What did we do last Saturday?" Him: "Uhhhhhhhhhhh..." Me: "Quick! Close your eyes! What am I wearing right now?" Him: "..." Me: "What's the part type and number of that little thing that broke on your RC car?" Him: "Oh, that's RC1xcd43, it's far superior to RC1xcd42 as it's got more a, b, c, d (insert highly technical terms here whooshing over my head)" 😅

I was reading the forum and just found out that the evidence submitted for the i-751 should be from the wedding date on, not from the i-751 filing date on. It looks like tomorrow will be a very busy day for me, lol

Just saw this. Rocio, I'm so happy for you! You've been helping so many people here for a while now. I am also super glad you got the i-751 interview waived (mine was not, but I guess it was to be expected as I had a stokes interview)! Hope August 30 comes quickly!