AffableAndy

Great ! 
I-751 updated today - case approved. 

I just got a message this morning saying my I-751 was approved and a new card is being produced. It's been a little over two weeks from my N-400 interview but no updates there.

It's all the bank statements! Without the bank statements it would be half this size 😅

I think this is normal these days. Evidence takes a lot of space. Long gone those days of 20-30 page I-751 petitions that got accepted and approved. The bar for I-751 is pretty high these days, especially if one wants to avoid RFE and / or interview.

My oath ceremony has been scheduled 1 month from now  couldn’t be happier! 

I just got a message this morning saying my I-751 was approved and a new card is being produced. It's been a little over two weeks from my N-400 interview but no updates there.

I just got a message this morning saying my I-751 was approved and a new card is being produced. It's been a little over two weeks from my N-400 interview but no updates there.

I just got a message this morning saying my I-751 was approved and a new card is being produced. It's been a little over two weeks from my N-400 interview but no updates there.

My husband's oath ceremony was scheduled on the day of his N-400/I-751 interview, for later that same day. We got update after update that day. It was funny.  After the interview, while we were waiting for the ceremony, we got an update that he was placed in line for an oath ceremony. A little while later, an update told us that the oath ceremony was scheduled.  Then we got an update that the I-751 was approved. Then, after the ceremony, we got an update that his Naturalization Certificate had been issued. LOL! I don't think there is a typical timeline for this. I hope to hear that yours is very soon!

I just got a message this morning saying my I-751 was approved and a new card is being produced. It's been a little over two weeks from my N-400 interview but no updates there.

We're home, after a long day. A nice thing happened that I want to share. The IO wanted to see a bank statement from my personal account. We had only sent joint account statements, because my personal account has nothing to do with it, and I was confused. Then, I realized that she must have noticed transfers of money from my account into our joint account and wanted to see the reason for that. She said that normally we would have to go home and email the statement to her, and the oath would have to be scheduled for another day.
Instead, she said that if we could get it to her within 15 minutesl, Neil could take the oath today. We got it to her and Neil is now a citizen!

Done! Thank you to the wonderful and supportive people here who helped make it a wonderful journey! I plan to hang around and continue helping others as my way of giving back. Besides, I like it here😊

It was a combo interview, but I wasn't included. He passed and his oath is at 3:00 today!!!

So, I'm a citizen! I attended my ceremony yesterday at Federal Plaza (Brooklyn office - Floor 8 ). It was a 10am start and we were out of the building by around 11:30am. Big shout out to the security staff at the front of the building, who were as ever sparkling in their insolent effrontery and rudeness. I assume it must be in their training that if someone doesn't speak English too well, screaming what you are trying to say to them louder and louder directly in their face will help them to understand what you mean. Never having to deal with these goons again was a large motivation for applying for citizenship to be honest, and I am glad to see the back of them.
 
The ceremony experience was all very straightforward, and somewhat anti-climactic to be honest. The ceremony was basically conducted in a waiting room. If you've been to the USCIS office at Federal Plaza before and waited in a hall with a ticket in your hand watching the TV screens to announce your number, then it's basically that room. There were no videos to watch, no speeches were given, no anthem was played, there wasn't even a US flag in sight. I felt overdressed in trousers, shirt and tie, as most people were dressed very casually. There were probably between 50 and 75 other people there, and interestingly it appeared that they were doing same day interview/oath ceremonies for some people in attendance, although they were taken to another room for their oath and were not involved in our ceremony beyond having their documents checked in the main room.
 
The process went something like this:
Everyone had line up to have their form checked, confirm a few questions about anything that had occurred since their interview, and hand in their Green Card (they also took my EAD/AP card but they didn't seem to bothered about those). They then had you check your naturalization certificate for any errors. If there was an error they would correct it on the spot at no cost for you, but if you left without requesting the change then you were on the hook for the full cost of a replacement at a later date. They took the certificate back once I had confirmed all the details, and they handed me two envelopes - one was a welcome letter from the President, the other contained information about what to do next as a US Citizen, a passport application form, and a copy of the constitution. They also gave me a small American flag. After you had been up to the window to do the above you were told to sit back down again. It took a while to check everyone in, but we were allowed to use phones or read a book so the time passed pretty quickly. Once everyone was checked in, an officer stood at the front, read the oath for us to recite, then told us to sit back down again. Officer said she had information available if we wanted it about applying for jobs at USCIS now that we were citizens, which got a few wry laughs from the crowd. She then called us up one by one to the window to collect our certificates and we were free to go. If anyone has any questions about the day feel free to ask. Before the event, I was mainly curious about what people would wear, and if they would allow family in to see the ceremony, and the answers to those questions were 1) wear pretty much whatever you like and 2) yes, my wife was allowed in no questions asked at all. I was also interested in the actual process of the ceremony, but now I realize there was very little to wonder about. It was all very straightforward and easy to navigate, but it had all the excitement and romance of the easiest trip to the DMV you've ever had. I'm over the moon to be at the end of this process, and can now fully embrace life in the US, but it would have been nice to have experienced a little bit of pageantry and occasion while taking the final step. That might just be the British person in me talking though. We love a drawn out ceremony.
 
The rest of the day was lovely though, my wife and I had lunch, and then wandered around Manhattan in the sleet and snow. Our wedding day was beset by awful weather so it felt like completing the circle for the naturalization day to bring more of the same. I think it'll take a few days to sink in that we are done with all the admin and fees and intrusion, but already it feels great to know that life here will now be much more straightforward, and that I can now become fully involved in all the rights and responsibilities that come with being a citizen.
 
Thanks to anyone who has offered help and guidance over the years, it's genuinely appreciated. Good luck all.

The issue is that individual experiences vary so much that it is really difficult to give you a concrete answer other than to prepare for every situation.
 
I had my N400 interview last Friday, with a pending I-751. My husband came along with me. The IO didn't need him to come inside for the interview so he just waited in the USCIS lobby. Before the interview I prepared an updated binder for all the new stuff since filing for citizenship: 2022 taxes, updated insurance, current bank statements, recent vet bills. However, we had submitted a pretty large binder for both I-751 and N-400, so she said she didn't need any more documentation from us. So all in all if my husband hadn't taken a day off work I think I would have been absolutely fine, though we did enjoy a really nice sushi lunch together post-interview and day home.
 
On the other hand, you read stories about IOs wanting to interview spouses or refusing to proceed if both partners aren't there. I'd probably play it safe and have your wife attend if at all possible.

Update on 3/16: 
We recommended that your Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, be approved. Your case was submitted for quality review.  Oath Ceremony Will Be Scheduled One more step closer. Glad that this didn't take too long! 
 

The issue is that individual experiences vary so much that it is really difficult to give you a concrete answer other than to prepare for every situation.
 
I had my N400 interview last Friday, with a pending I-751. My husband came along with me. The IO didn't need him to come inside for the interview so he just waited in the USCIS lobby. Before the interview I prepared an updated binder for all the new stuff since filing for citizenship: 2022 taxes, updated insurance, current bank statements, recent vet bills. However, we had submitted a pretty large binder for both I-751 and N-400, so she said she didn't need any more documentation from us. So all in all if my husband hadn't taken a day off work I think I would have been absolutely fine, though we did enjoy a really nice sushi lunch together post-interview and day home.
 
On the other hand, you read stories about IOs wanting to interview spouses or refusing to proceed if both partners aren't there. I'd probably play it safe and have your wife attend if at all possible.

The issue is that individual experiences vary so much that it is really difficult to give you a concrete answer other than to prepare for every situation.
 
I had my N400 interview last Friday, with a pending I-751. My husband came along with me. The IO didn't need him to come inside for the interview so he just waited in the USCIS lobby. Before the interview I prepared an updated binder for all the new stuff since filing for citizenship: 2022 taxes, updated insurance, current bank statements, recent vet bills. However, we had submitted a pretty large binder for both I-751 and N-400, so she said she didn't need any more documentation from us. So all in all if my husband hadn't taken a day off work I think I would have been absolutely fine, though we did enjoy a really nice sushi lunch together post-interview and day home.
 
On the other hand, you read stories about IOs wanting to interview spouses or refusing to proceed if both partners aren't there. I'd probably play it safe and have your wife attend if at all possible.

This is really useful. I think connecting with people who have been processed through my local office in Hartford is the way to go. Thank you

I think this is an issue for anyone with their I-751 at LIN. 
 
At my N-400 interview yesterday in Minneapolis my IO said it's taking anywhere from 2-6 weeks after the interview to get the A-files from Nebraska, and then it takes up to a week for the local office to do a review, but (at least in my office) they will approve them together. Hopefully you'll hear in the next few days.

Good luck!

I am also printing them out and taking them with me. Interview tomorrow morning!

I am also printing them out and taking them with me. Interview tomorrow morning!

SUCH a proud day! Husband had his interview at the Santa Ana office this morning. Note: there is a lot of construction in the area and some of the roads are pretty torn up right now (they are doing something to the tram tracks, perhaps?). Because of that, the parking lot that is immediately adjacent to the building was not accessible (the road was closed). Nevertheless, there is another parking lot (I think it was called P2) about five minutes' walk away.
 
Appointment time was 9:20 a.m. We got out of the car at 8:40 a.m. and walked over. There was a small queue outside the building. They let one party in at a time to go through the metal detector. Some features in the building are ancient -- for example -- the metal detector won't function properly if the automatic door is open (therefore, if you are queuing outside, you must stand back a little). We queued for probably 12 minutes or so. When going through the metal detectors, the guard said that I (the spouse) wouldn't be allowed in.
 
There are restrooms on the ground floor right when you enter. The interview rooms are on the second floor. The ceremony location is on the third floor.
 
When you enter the interview area, you'll check in at some windows on the far side of the room. The ask for your appointment letter and scan you into the system. Then, you sit down and wait.
 
We got in and situated about 9:05 a.m. There are two individual-stall restrooms within the interview room. Directly outside of the interview room, there are two cash-only vending machines -- one with beverages, one with snacks.
 
As I mentioned before, interview time was 9:20 a.m. 
 
9:20 a.m. comes... and goes. The officers call people from the front of the room, but also the back. So bear that in mind when choosing where to sit. 
 
9:56 a.m., husband gets called in. 
 
Spouses cannot go into the interview, so I went to the vending machine and walked around the hallway, stretching my legs. 
 
16 minutes and 43 seconds later, husband comes out! Success! Wahooooo! 
 
INTERVIEW DETAILS
- The officer asked for his passport, green card and driver, then said he was going to start reviewing his case
- Asked husband to write a sentence on a digital pad (write what I say)
- Then, asked him to read what it said on the pad (he read the sentence allowed)
- After that, the officer asked him the questions. Questions that were asked were:
What is freedom of religion? What stops the government from being too powerful? Who is Commander in Chief of the Military? Who did the US fight in World War II? If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President? Name two US federal holidays.  After the questions, he asked he was married to me (yes), asked if we had kids (no), how long he lived at our current address, if he'd been outside the US in the past 10 years, if he worked at his current employer, if he had served in the military (US? no? where -- and how long). Asked if he had any outstanding tax balances (no). Asked he had ever voted in an election (no). Asked if he belonged to any domestic or terrorist organizations (no). 
 
All in all -- he said it was very straightforward. The officer was direct (e.g. no pleasantries) and efficient. 
 
I think we were both expecting it to be much more complicated and complex. 
 
The officer did have a big stack of paperwork (my husband's file) in front of him. Not sure if it was his file for just the N-400 or if it was the file that includes everything.
 
After the interview, we (together) went upstairs to the ceremony. There were probably 15 - 18 other people in the room. Handed over your  Green Card... sat down and waited (probably 15 min). Did an oath. Got packet with certificate of naturalization. Informed how to apply for passport, etc. Congratulations! 
 
Wahoooooooo!!!!!
 
Extremely proud! 

My interview went well!!! I passed and will be recommended for approval after my ROC is adjudicated. Should LIN have sent the file both would have gotten approved  and same day oath would have been scheduled. Having said that, I’m happy with the outcome.