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    Suzanne 01 reacted to Going through in Oath Ceremony in Camden NJ   
    I found this...if you're unsure whether USCIS is sending you to the "right place", I'd suggest calling and speaking to a T2 officer to verify the address on the letter you received.  Or call the courthouse themselves and ask the clerk if they have an oath ceremony scheduled on that day.
     
    From North or South:
    NJ Turnpike to Exit 4 (Philadelphia); bear right onto Rt. 73 North. Take Rt. 38 West exit (quick right). Proceed on Rt. 38; stay to right when Rts. 38 & 70 merge. Exit at ramp for 30 West (Admiral Wilson Blvd./Ben Franklin Bridge) Take Mickle Blvd /Campbell Place exit. Follow ramp around to right. At fork in the road, follow the Market Street/Business District sign (bear right) until you come to a stop sign. Make left onto Market Street. Proceed through five traffic lights. The US Post Office and Federal Building will be on right at the corner of Market and Fourth streets. Enter building though front doors; Clerk's Office is located on 2nd floor.
     
    Parking is available at the following locations:
    • On Market Street between 5th and 6th Streets
    • On Cooper Street between 5th and 6th Streets
    • On 5th Street across from Rutgers Univ. Law School
     
    Bankruptcy Courtrooms are located on 4th Floor of the Mitchell H. Cohen US Courthouse directly behind the post office building. If in Post Office Building, go to 2nd floor and take the link-way to the Mitchell H. Cohen U.S. Courthouse. Once in the Cohen building, you will see a bank of elevators on the left. Take to 4th floor courtrooms. From Cooper Street entrance, proceed into building and elevators are on the left. Take to 4th floor courtrooms.
     
    http://www.njb.uscourts.gov/court-info/directions 
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    Suzanne 01 reacted to Mrs. JHH in N-400 Newark/Mt Laurel New Jersey   
    Sorry for the delay, I am still recovering from celebrating last night . Yes, I got approved. Here is what happened:
     
    My husband and I got at 972 Broad St, Newark Rodino Federal building at around 12:15 for a 1 pm interview appointment. We pass through security that is a tsa like security (removed shoes and put all the belongings in a bin). Got the elevator and went straight to the 15th floor. There was another guard at the door, she said I couldn't go in until 12:30, we went to the cafeteria on the 2nd floor for about 10 minutes. When it was 12:30, we went back to the 15th floor and the guard let me through and I went to window 1. At window one, the lady asked to see my appt letter and GC. She found my name on a list and sent me to the 14th Floor. There, I checked in on a n400 window and the lady said "have a seat and we will call your name". At this point it was 12:45. After a loooooong wait, I was called in at 2:15pm by a very sweet lady (Ms. Sudha Yeragudi). My husband remained in the wait room. I went to her office and she told me to put my belongings in a chair, remain standing and raise my right had. She said "Do you swear to tell the truth...so help you God?" "I Do", Have a Seat.
    She then took a picture of me, and took finger prints digitally (like in biometrics) only of index fingers and thumbs. First question: What is you maiden last name? (I have changed my name during my GC interview to my married name). I told her, she was very confused looking at her screen. She asked me: "Can I please see your passport?" I pulled out all of my expired and current passport, she wanted to see the most current one (which has my married name) then she said "Why doesn't your passport have your maiden name?" She was so confused and I deep inside was frustrated with her concussion but then I said "After I got married and got my green card, I also got married in my home country and therefore updated my last name in my passport as well, here is my old passport with my maiden name". She moved on. Next she said "I don't understand why your application has a lot of blank answers..." I said "I applied online and I noticed that the system prompted me to skipped a few questions as they don't apply to me". She said "We can't leave it blank, so I'll ask you anyway". I said "Ok, I understand". So she asked:
    "What is your address" -- I told her
    She casually asked: "Where my town was located, I never heard of it" -- So I explained to her ( I believe she was just accessing ability to speak English)
    "Are your parents US Citizens?" - -No
    "What's the name of your husband?" -- I said his name
    "How many times have you been married?"  -- once, to my current husband and never been married before and the same applies to my husband.
    "Do you have any children?" -- No
     "How tall are you?" -- 5' 4"
    "From 1933 to 1945 have you been a member of the Nazi group?" No (in my head: uuuhhh I wasn't even in this world!)
    "Have you been arrested before?" --No
    "Have you assisted anyone in committing any crime or offense?" - -No
    "Have you assisted in anyway anyone to immigrate to the United States illegally?  --No
     
    She asked a few more of those silly "have you ever" questions which the answer were all NO
     
    Then she asked the "yes" questions:
    Do you support the constitution, Would you be willing to bear arms on behalf of the United States, do important work for the nation if needed, etc...
    All Yes answers.
     
    She said lets move on to your test, the questions were:
    Name one of the senators of your state -- Cory Booker
    What is the capital of your state? -- Trenton
    Why does the flag have 13 stripes? -- Because the stripes represent the original colonies
    Who was the president during WWI - Woodrow Wilson
    Who the United States fight during WW2? -- Japan, Germany and Italy 
    What's the name of the Vice President now? -- Mike Pence
     
    Reading portion:
    a sentence popped up in an iPad in front of me and I had to read to her:
     
    "Who elects congress"
    Then the next screen on the Ipad showed lines where I needed to write the answer that she gave me, so I wrote:
    "The people elect Congress" 
     
    Then she was silent for a long two minutes (this was so awkward)
    Then she asked me: "Why did it take so long for you to apply for citizenship?" I said it was a hectic year for me with moving states and school when I became eligible.
    She said: "At least you're here today, I was just wondering if at any point you had any doubts on becoming a citizen of the US" 
    I said "Not at all, I just wanted to devote my time into applying with no distractions, I wanted to make sure I did it right"
    She said "Congratulations, I'm sending you to approval, go back to the 15th floor, give this letter and the GC and You will be sworn today!"
    Then I got my husband and we went back to the 15th floor, waited for a good 45 minutes and we went to another room with about 50 people plus their relatives. Applicants we interacted to sit in the front of the room and relatives in the back, but they could watch the whole ceremony. We did the whole thing - Watch a video, swear the Oath of allegiance, Nat anthem, pledge of allegiance, watched a video of our clown of a president read pathetically from a teleprompter words that he didn't mean... The nice IO explained the contents of our packages: Passport forms, voting and SS info. Finally they called each one of us to give us our certificate. They stress the importance to check our info in the certificate because in case it was incorrect they could fix it right then for free, but if you leave the building and realized something were wrong it would cost us $500 + to fix it and it could take months. So we did a double, triple check and were sent on our marry way! We left the building at 3:55pm. 
     
     
    Overall, all the people working at that office that I interacted with were really really nice and respectful, all of them said congratulations! 
    My husband and I celebrated at our local pub and I had a big burger and several beers!
     
    What a Journey, you guys!
     
    Here is my timeline: 
    Applied online on July 15 2018,
    Scheduled biometrics: July 21, 2018
    Biometrics received: August 9, 2018
    Interview scheduled on January 16, 2019 
    Interview March 7, 2019
    Hangover March 8, 2019  
     
    Good luck everyone!!!
      
     
     
     
     
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    Suzanne 01 reacted to jhon30 in N-400 Jan 2019 Filers   
    H I guys 
    I have interview , 03/28/19 
     
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    Suzanne 01 got a reaction from RonN400 in Online N400 for Married Applicant-Urgent Question   
    We applied for my husband's N400 online, and it did not ask us for proof of child support.  I'm a citizen, we had our daughter in the US, and he's a stay at home dad.

    Maybe just include a word documents or PDF labled "Child Support Evidence" and list the obvious in it - your child lives with you.  That way at a glance the person (or computer system) reviewing your package will know that box is checked, and upon further investigation they'll realize it was a silly question.
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    Suzanne 01 reacted to Paulo-Ayen in Are Biometrics & Interview at same location?   
    I live in Cherry Hill, NJ too. I was naturalized February 2015. My Biometrics at the Philadelphia Office. Was interviewed @ local office in Mt. Laurel, NJ so more likely you'll have the interview there too. My 4 cousins did the same thing too last year. 
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    Suzanne 01 got a reaction from bestluck in Are Biometrics & Interview at same location?   
    Thanks, Bestluck!
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