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Did anyone have issue with using stylus pen in the interview? I just tried at home on my iPad, and I don’t like it all. Can I ask them  to write on a paper with a regular pen instead ? 🙂

On 4/24/2024 at 7:47 AM, Shroy123 said:

Guys interview is next week

I am bringing gc, passport, divorce decree and tax documents. Any other documents i need to bring?

 

i am currently married should I bring current marriage certificate? Also, any past documents related to VAWA?

I plan also to bring my birth certificate and for kids also  ( if you have any) , social security number ; traffic tickets ( paid or dismissed). Marriage certificate for sure . Not sure about VAWA 🤔 probably not, I guess they have it already.

Good luck with your interview! 

On 4/19/2024 at 12:35 PM, minivatreni said:

Yes you need to go to a Social Security office and let them know you are a citizen. Secondly any Trusted Traveler Programs? I have Global Entry, let them know you're a citizen, update your passport with them. 

I wonder why does Social security office need to know , what is the difference? 🤔

11 minutes ago, killadocg23 said:

Submitted date 1/23/2024

Interview Sceduled 3/14/2024

Interview date 04/19/2024

 

Well had my interview first thing this am in Houston. Time was 7am but arrived 15 mins before and checked in, did biometrics etc after that. Got called maybe 10 minutes later or so by the IO. She was very very very nice. Did civics test and got all 6 first try, very easy questions. Then the yes no and we chatted a bit. Asked my wife's name, kids name where I live etc. It was very easy going and we joked and laughed a bit about somethings. Approved on the spot.

 

Waiting for Oath to be scheduled. I informed her that I have traveled plans at the end of May and she said no big deal just reschedule your Oath, they make it easy to do this. 

 

Overall, 10/10 experience with the office and this officer.

Congratulations ! Did she asked you about tax scripts? 

6 minutes ago, OldUser said:

You can change answers / make corrections at the interview. Just bring the errata sheet and evidence. I'm not 100% sure they count as citations, but disclosing won't hurt 99.9%

 Thank you . Is a screenshot from .gov website saying my tickets were dismissed would be enough?or should I go to dmv or something?

2 minutes ago, minivatreni said:

If your only tickets were for parking violations (that is, things like staying too long at a parking meter or parking your car in a red zone), you don't even need to mention these on Form N-400. But for any violation where you were behind the wheel, or your motor was running, your best bet is to mention it.

Source: https://www.gardnerandmendoza.com/traffic-tickets-immigration/

Thank you .I wasn’t sure if I need to include it since both tickets were dismissed, and then I simply forgot about it because I thought I should provide information about the last 5 years only. 

Hi !

I just realized that for question 23- I replied No, but I have 2 DiSMISSED tickets  more than 7 years ago . One for - “ no standing “, and the another one - red light violation ( I turned right on yellow/ red  ). Do these tickets means citations?? I received it by mail, Police didn’t stop me to write it. Do I need to mention it during the interview? Do I need any proofs , and where to get it ?

6 hours ago, minivatreni said:

Why would the officer ask you to explain the application itself to him? No one is going to ask you the definition of the questions on the N-400. They will go over your application with you and confirm that you haven't committed crimes, been imprisoned, broken the law, etc. You will need to answer either yes/no or in some cases provide a brief explanation where applicable. 

 

 

I hope they will not ask  🙂 However , just recently I heard the story where they did ask older lady with very bad English what this means, and she didn’t know. She didn’t pass the test . Couple months after she tried again after learning  the meaning of these words and she passed. I guess it’s depends. Maybe they ask if a person doesn’t  speaks English good enough.

On 4/14/2024 at 6:38 AM, Rearviewmirror said:

Nope - I just got asked 2-3 of the questions verbally.

Do you mean they asked “ yes / no “ questions, but didn’t ask what the certain words mean ?

Congratulations to all who recently passed the test !
did they asked you to explain “what is means “from the N400 form questions ? For example “ Can you explain what is non-combats services ?”, “ What does an offence mean ? “

someone I know wasn’t able to answer these types of questions during the interview.
 

On 4/4/2024 at 5:19 PM, minivatreni said:

I’m doing a name change also and I hope my oath gets scheduled quickly. Chicago IL here 

 Hi ! Do you know if they have same day oath ceremony by chance in Chicago ? 

8 hours ago, Jacobo said:

Oh I wasn't close to the five years. I applied under the 3 year rule; actually 2 months before my 3 year anniversary as LPR

Congratulations!
If I applied for a citizenship after being a Green card holder for 6 years , what rules apply to my case ? I got my green card through marriage, but we divorced before I received a permanent green card ( without an interview). 

14 hours ago, cardia said:

 

You should receive the notice about about 3-4 weeks prior to your interview.

 

If you filed N-400 online, I would strongly recommend checking the "Documents" tab regularly if your mail is not being delivered as expected. All notices pertinent to your case are posted there the moment they are generated. You should expect to see the paper copy about 1-2 weeks after a notice is posted online to your account.

 

You can print the online copy and use it at your interview, in case you find that your interview notice was somehow not delivered at all.

Thank you so much ! It’s very helpful.

On 4/2/2024 at 10:41 AM, minivatreni said:

Obtain your Tax Return Transcript, it's a couple of pages. Do not upload the return itself. 

 

More info here: https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript

Thanks a lot ! I checked , it only shows 2020-2023 on the irs.site , no 2019.

On 3/31/2024 at 11:42 AM, Rhythmlicious said:

 

 Yes me I filed January 5th and my interview is this Wednesday. 

Good luck with your interview tomorrow!

When did you get the actual letter about the interview ( how many days / weeks before the interview)?  Our postman doesn’t really do a good job recently, and I worry about getting the letter in time .

On 3/30/2024 at 10:56 AM, minivatreni said:

You can upload the last five years of your tax transcripts. I did it with the original application, but you can upload evidence now. Would’ve been better if you uploaded it to begin with but it doesn’t really matter.

 

Also the timelines on the USCIS website are not any indication of the processing times of your case. 
 

in case you haven’t noticed, everyone’s increased by a few months, that’s because everyone gets the same timeline and it is a useless measure of when you’re going to hear back about an interview 

 Thank you! Can I just attach tax returns from TurboTax or freeTaxUsa? Or should it be original transcripts from IRA? 📚📚📚

9 hours ago, minivatreni said:

You can upload the last five years of your tax transcripts. I did it with the original application, but you can upload evidence now. Would’ve been better if you uploaded it to begin with but it doesn’t really matter.

 

Also the timelines on the USCIS website are not any indication of the processing times of your case. 
 

in case you haven’t noticed, everyone’s increased by a few months, that’s because everyone gets the same timeline and it is a useless measure of when you’re going to hear back about an interview 

Thank you ! I didn’t know that I should upload taxes to my online application 🤔 Is it mandatory ? It didn’t mention  in the instructions or anything like that.

15 hours ago, PicklePiggy said:

Checked USCIS account. the estimated processing time went up to 6 months from 4 months.  I'm planning to have Chik-Fil-A tonight.

Hi! I applied online around 3 weeks ago and received a notice in my profile that my biometric will reuse. At that moment it says waiting time was 4 months ( Chicago ).Now it says 7 months . I don’t know why …

Also, do we need to upload out taxes for the last 5 years to online profile ? Or do we need to bring it to the interview?

Hi , all!

I wonder if a person who removed conditions on Green card based on extreme cruelty/ abuse  and with a divorce , is able to apply for a citizenship after 2 years 9 months of residency ? I know there is such rule for VAWA filers .

 Thank you!

4 minutes ago, cammi9988 said:

No, the mailman will deliver it to your mailbox just like when you receive regular mail in a white envelope.

Thank you so much for your help!

Best of luck to you!!

1 minute ago, cammi9988 said:

Card ordered - case approved - card mailed - Usps pickup card - card delivered.

Do I need to pick up the card from the post office , or would they bring it to me ?

Just now, cammi9988 said:

You will be given a tracking number once case update to Usps pickup your card.

Thank you !

The status is “card is ordered “

what status supposed to be to get a tracking number?

Hi, guys !!

do you know if it’s possible to track a GC via usps ?? How can we find a tracing number ?
Was you able to track it before you received it ?

Hi, guys !!

do you know if it’s possible to track a GC via usps ?? How can we find a tracing number ?

On 1/26/2021 at 11:06 AM, amul said:

 

I second this. We have been waiting for the interview to be scheduled since April 2020. His GC extension letter has March 2021 expiration, so what happens after that? No way to leave the country? Any help is immensely appreciated. 

People talking about the stamp in the passport 🤔 I hope we will get our before March . We will see soon ! Good luck to us 🍀