johnnyI129F

Congratulations 

Hello everyone,
 
I hope you are all doing well. I wanted to share my recent experience of passing the interview earlier this week to help others going through a similar process.
 
Here is the timeline of my application:
- Applied for I-751 in 12/21/2021

- Applied for N-400 online on 12/23/22.
- Received the receipt notice on 12/23/22.
- My interview was scheduled for 06/05/23.
- The interview was held on 07/25/23.
I applied under the 3-year rule based on my marriage, with a pending I-751 in Chicago, IL.
On the day of the interview, I arrived at the Chicago local office and went to the second floor, where I stood in line with my appointment letter. The officer took my details and asked me to wait for my turn. I patiently waited until 9 am, but nobody called me. Feeling concerned, I approached the officer's desk to inquire about the delay. She informed me that the wait time shouldn't exceed an hour. She took my details again, and shortly after, they called my name.
 
As my I-751 application was still pending, the officer conducted a combo interview and also called in my husband for the interview. We both took an oath to speak the truth during the interview.
 
The officer began with the I-751 interview, going through the case file I had submitted two years ago. She asked me about my name, date of birth, my husband's name, and his date of birth. She inquired about how we met, where and when we got married, the location of our wedding, our honeymoon destination, and our travel history since marriage. She also asked about the proposal and the attendees at our wedding, inquired about children, and asked about the place I lived when I first met my husband. Additionally, she questioned us about the number of countries and cities we have visited together. I provided various supporting documents to prove that we are living together, including lease agreements, joint house insurance, joint bank account statements, all travel tickets and hotel reservations from the past three years, over 25 pictures of us together, joint phone bill, car insurance, and tax transcripts for the last three years. She also asked if we owed any money to the IRS, to which I informed her that we had a small amount owed but that it was already paid off during our tax filings. Unfortunately, we didn't have evidence of the payment, so she asked us to log in to our IRS account, take a screenshot, and email it to her. Thankfully, we were able to do so, and after reviewing everything, she approved our I-751 case. She did not ask any questions to my husband during this part of the interview.
 
Following the I-751 interview, she proceeded with the N-400 interview. She asked for my name, current address, my husband's name, his date of birth, and all previous addresses where we have lived since moving to the US. She inquired about the countries I have visited since entering the US. She also checked our transcripts again and inquired about any outstanding taxes. I confirmed again that we had a small amount owed but that we had already paid it to the IRS while filing taxes. She asked if she could use the same screenshot I had shared earlier as evidence, and I said yes. Then she moved on to the civics questions:
 
1.       How many years do we elect a president for?
2.       What is the rule of law?
3.       How many U.S. Senators are there?
4.       What does the President's Cabinet do?
5.       Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
6.       What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
 
After that, she asked me to read a sentence (I don't remember) and write a sentence (New York was the first capital city) in English. She then asked me some yes or no questions. Next, she asked if I wanted to change my name, and I said yes. She confirmed my new name and address and asked me to sign. Then she congratulated me and approved my N-400 application. I inquired if my oath ceremony could be expedited as I have travel plans on August 24. She said she would try her best, but changing the name takes time as it needs to go through the court, and the judge has to sign and approve it. I left the office at 9:30 am. To my surprise, within 2 hours, my status changed to "oath will be scheduled." The next day, my status changed again, and my oath was scheduled for August 16, which left me in shock. On the same day, my I-751 status changed to "approved."

Now I am eagerly waiting for my oath ceremony. Finally, the long process is over!

Submitted applications for the parents today. Case status is the standard "Case Was Received and A Receipt Notice Was Sent".

Estimated processing times of 10 months and 12 months for mother and father, respectively. Both at Potomac center.

Hi All,
 
Couldn't find a July 2023 thread so starting one for all July 2023 filers for parents.

3.  Yes.  Read the questions carefully and interpret them literally.  
4.  You do not need any of her original documents.
Do NOT send ANY originals to USCIS unless they ask for them.

Congratulations:) 

NVM. My journey has ended today
N400 and I-751 combo interview and oath-ceremony same day! 

Oath ceremony letter showed up online on 13- June- 2023 / ceremony will be on 27-June-2023 can’t wait . 
 
I will try to go to the Social Security Office and the Driver license and update the status after the ceremony since they are pretty close by . 
 
@Joyoussinger Do the social security office will accept to update same day or have to wait 10 days ? 
thanks in advance . 

Waiting ten days is recommended. Just before my husband's oath ceremony, they gave advise on what a new citizen needs to do, like registering to vote, updating with Social Security, updating your Driver's license, and getting a US passport. They also gave out a helpful handout that explains what to do. It's in this PDF, too. chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/flyers/M-767.pdf
Enjoy your special day!

Congratulations!
 
In Minneapolis, the social security people were at the oath ceremony and we filled out the paperwork and submitted our there itself. We had to file online and in paper.
 
I got a new, unrestricted card about two weeks after naturalization. No need to wait ten days!

Oath ceremony letter showed up online on 13- June- 2023 / ceremony will be on 27-June-2023 can’t wait . 
 
I will try to go to the Social Security Office and the Driver license and update the status after the ceremony since they are pretty close by . 
 
@Joyoussinger Do the social security office will accept to update same day or have to wait 10 days ? 
thanks in advance . 

Same here .. it updated with the Oath ceremony/
scheduled for two weeks from now . 

Hi guys, my status updated with the oath letter for early July! 

Hi everyone, 
 
I finished my interview this morning in federal plaza (NYC Queens applicant). Applied, Dec 31 2022; May 02 got notification for my interview which was today June 13. 
 
Pretty straightforward going in, checked in and made me wait. Since my I-751 was pending, I also took my husband with me. No issues getting him to the waiting room. When the Officer called my name, I asked if I need to bring my husband too, he said "not needed, but if you want to he can sit and watch". So he came in too. 
 
Before the interview started the officer told me that my I-751 is pending and my file is already in Queens Office; however, he is not authorized to work on I-751 so someone else will do the adjudication. He asked 6 civics question (name of VP, name of the president's party, why there are 50 stars in the flag, who do senators represent, and a few others which I forgot). Then asked some Yes/No questions. I had indicated "no" on the have you ever been cited question, but I had traffic tickets. I told him that and he said it was okay as long as I paid the fine. I told him i had indeed and he said okay; didn't check for proof or anything. At the end, he gave me the N-652 saying I passed the exam, and my application has been recommended for approval. However, he told me the Oath will only be scheduled once someone in the Queens office approves my I-751.
 
I had taken a lot of stuff with me, such as tax docs, latest mortgage statements etc, he wanted nothing. The interview lasted for less than an 15 minutes. 
 
Has anyone had similar experience, and if so, how long should I expect before my oath is scheduled? 

Congratulations! You're so close to being done with this!
 

The form is clear.. 
 
date you left
date you returned
country(ies) visited while away
 
Passports  are listed on the documentation to be brought to the interview.  No other documents relating to your trips outside the US are needed
 
 
 

You just write down all your travels outside the US on the N-400 form, and bring every single passport you have. That's all I needed, the IO wanted to see 2 of my 3 passports. Pretty much just my oldest (with the K-1 visa in it) and my newest. 

when i helped my friend filed n-400 last year, she didnt submit any of boarding pass because she has none ( she didnt keep it). literally what she filed on the online form : country - date in - date out - total days. that's all and she went to many many countries after she got her GC. she also filed under 3 years rule. just bring both passport.

Great ! 
I-751 updated today - case approved. 

Great ! 
I-751 updated today - case approved. 

Great ! 
I-751 updated today - case approved. 

Great ! 
I-751 updated today - case approved. 

Great ! 
I-751 updated today - case approved. 

I just checked my mail. 
 
I received the 48 month extension letter, oath ceremony notice and i751 approval notice.The approval notice says they aren’t issuing a new card 🤷🏻‍♀️ because my citizenship was also approved.