Cata&Ben

Yay!!!congrats!!!

Hey team! I am officially an American Citizen!
 
Just a quick piece of advice for anyone going through the process: even if you already have your ten-year Green Card, be prepared for an I751 interview. During the N-400 interview, the officer took my husband for an I751 and asked my husband and me a question we always disagree on. He kept trying to get me to give the answer my husband had given him, but I stood my ground and gave my own answer. It was a bit of a funny situation (my husband told the officer, this is the answer, but my wife will tell you this), and I was a bit upset at the time, but it went well. I passed all the civics and English tests. Finally, the officer asked me to take the oath today and become a citizen!
 
I am so happy, relieved to have completed the process, and proud to be an American.
 
Thank you all for being here for me throughout the almost six years it has taken to get to this point!
 
Hugs,
Cata

Hey team! I am officially an American Citizen!
 
Just a quick piece of advice for anyone going through the process: even if you already have your ten-year Green Card, be prepared for an I751 interview. During the N-400 interview, the officer took my husband for an I751 and asked my husband and me a question we always disagree on. He kept trying to get me to give the answer my husband had given him, but I stood my ground and gave my own answer. It was a bit of a funny situation (my husband told the officer, this is the answer, but my wife will tell you this), and I was a bit upset at the time, but it went well. I passed all the civics and English tests. Finally, the officer asked me to take the oath today and become a citizen!
 
I am so happy, relieved to have completed the process, and proud to be an American.
 
Thank you all for being here for me throughout the almost six years it has taken to get to this point!
 
Hugs,
Cata

Three cheers! hip, Hip, hooray! 
Congratulations to both of you!! 🥳🥳🥳🥳
A big hug from Cata
 
 
 
 

We had our combo interview today. We checked in, waited maybe 10-15 minutes and were called in.
 
The officer never asked a question or looked at a document we brought for the I-751. Went straight into the citizenship interview.
 
My wife nailed the reading and writing tests and then it was time for the civics test. 6 questions asked, 6 unwavering (and correct) answers provided and we were done.
 
Just the usual questions after that and then the officer gave us some GREAT news. Even though my wife was doing a small name change, they could accommodate that TODAY because they were doing oaths in the building.
 
After an hour or so my wife took the oath, got her naturalization document with her new name on it and moments later we were out celebrating!
 
We made an appointment with the USPS for tomorrow morning to send out the passport application.
 
WE'RE DONE !!!!! Good luck to everyone out there!
 

Hi team! I am excited to share that I received my interview letter today! I have been scheduled for the interview on March 27th. It has been quite a journey to get here!

Yes, no IPad. You have to answer verbally.  Our officer was nice, when my hubby answered one question wrong, but then asked a clarifying question, and then answered correctly- the officer accepted the right answer. 

Question to those who have recently taken the civics test (as part of the N-400 interview) at the downtown Boston USCIS office (JFK Federal Building across from City Hall).
 
How is the civics test administered? Do they hand you an iPad to take the test interactively? Does the officer read the questions off verbally and you reply with your answer(s)? Other?
 
Any information and guidance you can offer would be greatly appreciated.
 

My minor trepidation yesterday seems unwarranted as I was scheduled today for an oath ceremony at the end of March. Hopefully nearing the end!

So, was this guy being nice about it but he just had some general concerns about some inconsistencies he felt he saw?
 
Or was he cantankerous and just being a world class pr!ck?
 
Was your interview yesterday or today? No change in I-751 status yet?
 
I hope we don't get him in a couple of weeks.
 

Just wanted to share the update from the oath ceremony yesterday. DH was scheduled to give the oath at the Moakley Courthouse. The ceremony was scheduled for 12:30 pm, but in actually started just at 1:30 pm! We were there at 12pm, so the wait was very long. I wish they had communicated it beforehand because many people had family and friends with them, and everybody was just sitting there for more than an hour. Very hard on little kids! Since it was at the courthouse, the phones and any electronic items like Bluetooth earphones had to be left at the security check-in. That meant that we didn't have a single picture from the ceremony! Very disappointing! However, glad that it all is done! 

Thanks everyone!!
I forgot to add, I did not file under the 3 year rule. I have been here 7 years, so it is filed under being here for over 5 years

Boston is finally moving!!

Hi team! I am excited to share that I received my interview letter today! I have been scheduled for the interview on March 27th. It has been quite a journey to get here!

Hi team! I am excited to share that I received my interview letter today! I have been scheduled for the interview on March 27th. It has been quite a journey to get here!

Hi team! I am excited to share that I received my interview letter today! I have been scheduled for the interview on March 27th. It has been quite a journey to get here!

Hi team! I am excited to share that I received my interview letter today! I have been scheduled for the interview on March 27th. It has been quite a journey to get here!

Happy for you!!! Congratulations!
 
 
Yes, it is election time!

Looks like Boston is finally getting around to things

Received both a text and email today. N-400 interview has been scheduled for March 19.

I checked today and I have a citizenship interview scheduled for March 5!! 

Hi! I had a similar experience, but I didn't have my I-751 approved like you did. Instead of a combo interview, they approved my I-751 and reset my timeline for N400, just like they did with your N-400 today. As a result, I had to start the N400 process all over again. It is good news they looked at your file!

If you already have a fully adjudicated I-751 (i.e. no 'combo interview') it is possible you got kicked down the curb some months as you have a 10-year green card now and can wait for the N-400 interview. I know of this happening to another Boston filer.
 

Great news! They touched your file--my hunch is that you will hear a lot sooner than 7 months! 

You were right! We got the invite for the I-751 interview as well, so it will be a combo interview! Yay!