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Just got done. Huge weight off my shoulders. Can finally breathe hahaha.

Anyway just some suggestions to all who have upcoming oaths. Mine was at the Dearborn court house downtown. Complete your questionnaire before you arrive at the court house. 

Intend to arrive 30 minutes before you oath ceremony (really no point in getting there any earlier).

Goodluck everyone. It's been an awesome, long unforgettable journey.

Fun fact. Just Googled it and apparently if you miss 2 oath ceremonies, your N400 gets rejected. 

So something weird is happening. I have my oath tomorrow and I'm kinda having second thoughts. As in after tomorrow, I can't just be a permanent resident anymore, I can't just later on say "hey, can I down grade from US citizen to permanent resident". 

I find that I'm now googling "what happens if you never go for your oath ceremony".

Anyone else have such anxiety and maybe second thoughts before their oath? It's so weird because this has been an 8 yr journey for me. If you had asked me 1 month ago, there would have been no doubt in my mind. Now that it's less than 24 hrs away, I'm anxious. Weird 

6 hours ago, tmac676767 said:

Just had my Oath ceremony at  219 S DEARBORN. The court yard where the ceremony took place is right across from the security clearance area. It was completed about an hour from the scheduled start time. Cafeteria and restroom are on second floor and Cafeteria is open. If you happen to arrive an hour early like I did, it is nice place to chill and have a cup of coffee. I guess my journey ends today... Passport appointment scheduled tomorrow.  All the best, everyone! Wish you a great summer.. 

 

 

Congrats. I have mine on Thursday at the same location with passport appointment 3 hours after.  Happy it was quick.

16 hours ago, gogojogop said:

I am January 2020 filler, and I see many completed applications that started pretty later than mine. It is hard to understand what is the key parameter for USCIS in this. Can anybody explain? 

I was November 2019, was just approved 1 month ago. Oath in 2 weeks. Maybe yours is coming along since it was 2 months after mine.

Oath scheduled today. Interview was March 9th. That makes about 1 month since interview day. Just incase anyone is wondering. 

10 hours ago, Cloud Gate said:

For those who just recently had their interviews, did the USCIS officer asked you some word definitions?

No but the interviewer did comment on my English proficiency, he was suprised by it. I was the 1st person he had interviewed from my country. Told him that we were an ex british colony until the 60's, we all spoke English by age 3 amongst 2 other languages.

Maybe they are told to gauge a person's English proficiency, not just through the reading and writing questions but also as they are being interviewed. Who knows. 

On 3/30/2021 at 1:46 PM, millefleur said:

Current status: Oath Ceremony Will Be Scheduled. IO said he can't say for sure but that it usually takes 1 month to schedule the oath and that the date will come in the mail with 2 weeks notice.

Yup, one month, same thing I was told. I'm approaching that 1 month soon so we shall see. Congrats to you guys.

On 3/14/2021 at 8:19 AM, Greatdane11 said:

Hello everyone, I filed my ROC in June 2019 and it’s still pending, I filed my N400 in December 2020, I didn’t receive an RFE but thinking of adding more documents like our car note worth and this year’s tax return in this column “unsolicited info”, has anyone ever tried this and got a result after , is this beneficial in Anyway, would it help expedite my case?

secondly, I wasn’t called for fingerprint for my N400 , a reuse notification was sent to me ( this means I didn’t get to receive the citizenship booklet that ought to be handed to me when I go in for my fingerprint ), how can I get a copy of the Q and A booklet for citizenship interview ?

 

Thanks to you all as we all stay positive

It's not going to speed up the process. 

Just keep the docs and submit them at the interview. Will make you actually look good in front of the interviewer by showing you bare organized and prepared.

I had my N400 with pending I751 interview earlier this month.

N400 filed Nov 2019

I751 filed October 2018

The officer started with the i751 and he told me for that petition, he did not care about anything that happened after October 2018, he was only interested in docs from 2016 upto 2018. Even if other docs after would help support our story. 

When he got to the N400. He asked for updated joint bank statements from November 2019 all through 2020,  the time I filed N400 upto the present interview date. I didn't expect this and asked if I could email them to him from my mobile app. He agreed told me to send 3 random statements through out the year which I did after he provided me his work email.

Anyway he was a really nice and chatty officer. My appointment was the last of his for the day and it was only 1pm. He therefore was super patient, super nice. I got to chatting with him about the Job and process. Once you have been placed in the queue, then you have to wait your turn. No amount of additional docs submitted after the fact push you up the queue if you are still within the normal processing time.

Goodluck and be patient. It will all be over soon and that day will be one of the biggest relief days of your life.

Long freaking process. Glad and relieved it's done. 

The end is nearly in sight. Super excited!! This process has gone on for far too long. 

N400 interview was on March 9th.

1 hour ago, Fahad86 said:

Congratulations on the approval so did your online status changed yet?

No. No change yet. I'm not bothered though. I have waited so long that at this point "small" things don't bother me anymore.

Hi everyone. My day finally came. Let me break it all down.

I had a combo i751 and N400.

I751 filed October 2018.

N400 filed November 2019.

Previously had N400 interview dates set for

March 2020 - Cancelled due to covid

November 2020 - Cancelled day of appointment. My file could not be located.

January 19th 2021 - USCIS offices closed due to fear of potential riots around inauguration day.

Went for interview today, as mentioned before, it was a combo. Wasn't sure if hubby would be needed but made sure they tagged along just incase (glad I did).

We were both called into the interview room. Agent was super nice. He was slightly short and had a big round belly. Ex Des Plains police officer. Incredible guy. Made sure we were both comfortable and relaxed. He began with I751, we both answered whatever questions he had on that application.

Then came time for N400. Hubby was escorted out, I then had to swear to say the truth. Went through civic questions. Now this part was unexpected. I thought the agents come up with the questions to ask themselves but realized the computer auto-generates the questions for them.

After all that was done. He asked if I had copies of our 2019 tax return as well as 2020 joint bank statements. I had not printed that out so he allowed me to just directly email him 3 statements from 2020 from my mobile app.

And I was done. He told me there was nothing else he needed from me, nothing was pending, he said he will recommend I751 for approval which he said he could get done today after I left and would go ahead and approve N400 after i751 approval.

He told me to expect oath notice in the next 3 weeks or so.

He also mentioned they are short about 10 agents and the previous administration had placed a hiring freeze which made them extremely short staffed. He however mentioned they will now be hiring new agents so the process should be faster as from 2022.

35 minutes ago, cookiebanv said:

Hi chicago filers!

How long did you have to wait from biometrics to interview to oath taking? 
Filed April 26, 2020

Biometrics appt is on Feb.10, 2021 😀

Well I'm probably the wrong person to answer this but

Bio 11/29/19

Interview 03/30/20 (this date is set 1.5 months is advance so you know then) 

Oath usually was scheduled within a month of interview.

Pre covid. The process was extremely fast.

I have gone through rescheduling 3 times unfortunately. I learnt a long time ago not to pay attention to the status it shows online. Its very random and meaningless.

4 hours ago, Fahad86 said:

Congratulations Mine also got schedule for March 9th but online still says interview cancelled. what does your status say?

Says the same. At this point there is no reason to pay any mind to it. The letter with the appointment date and time is all that matters for me.

New date scheduled. March 8th. That makes 1 yr from when my first appointment was scheduled lol.

14 minutes ago, Fahad86 said:

what does your online status says? mine still says interview scheduled. This is really sad. Was scheduled for Jan19th.

Same. After my last cancelation in november, It took about 4 days to change to interview cancelled and then about a week before I got the newer interview date.

5 minutes ago, millefleur said:

That's just incompetent and embarrassing. Way to go USCIS...

 

As for the new cancellation, it looks like all USCIS offices are closing January 19-20, but why? Is there some reason? I don't get it.

They are worried about riots around inauguration time.

Just now, millefleur said:

Ughhhhhhh. How long have you been waiting since you filed?

Filed November 2019.

First appointment March 2020 cancelled due to covid

Second Appointment Novemeber 2020 cancelled 30 minutes before appointment because they could not "locate" my file 

Now comes a 3rd cancelation. Probably going to be another 2 months before I get a new date.

43 minutes ago, Fahad86 said:

if i remember correctly you have an interview next tuesday. Did you recieve any correspondence that it is canceled? Since all field offices are closed 19th and 20th. 

I was just about to post. 3rd time N400 interview cancelled. This is beyond ridiculous for me. I just want this process to be over...

On 12/18/2020 at 1:30 PM, Mary M said:

December 28, 2019

Were you there with him, in the building or at the actual interview? I have my interview next month and the letter says only a lawyer can accompany me. Dont want my hubby to take off and later not allowed into the building due to covid restrictions. 

10 hours ago, Pete20155 said:

Hello Everyone, 

 

2.5 months after my N400 Interview, Finally I received an email from USCIS stating there is an update on my case, I logged in and see that I have been placed in line for the oath ceremony. Yaaayyy !!!  Now it really feels like the Holidays are here 😀. There is no oath ceremony date provided yet (checked in documents tab as well) but hoping to see the oath Ceremony date soon. I am so relived that finally this journey is coming to an end.

 

 I thank you all on this forum who helped me in this journey. Will keep you all posted on any further updates with regards to the oath ceremony.

Best Wishes to the folks who are still patiently waiting.  Happy Holidays & Season's Greetings to Everyone !!!🎉🎈🎊

Congratulations. Just wanted to to add that I don't think there was any malice from the officer regarding the name and the subsequent 2 month wait. Where I live in chicago, there is a large south asian community and I must know about 4 or 5 people named Puneet. My local liquor store is owned by someone with that name for example. Anyway glad it worked out in the end for you. Congrats to you again.

23 hours ago, MorganandMichael said:

Officially 26 months since we sent in the ROC packet! Last movement was a notice that an interview would be scheduled 86 days ago. Seems like it’s up to the Milwaukee Service Center now...

Have you filed N400?

On 11/6/2020 at 5:45 PM, Venus201320 said:

I AM A US CITIZEN!!!!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
 

My experience was amazing! Very friendly and professional officer 👮🏻‍♂️
 

I got same day oath ceremony!  Decided not to change my name because I would have had to wait 3 weeks and I didn’t wanna wait. I’ll change my name in the near future in court. 
 

Interview was easy, combo interview I-751/N400. Plexiglass was in between me and the officer. Was put under oath then I was asked basic info and my I-751 was approved. Then we went on to the N-400 and was asked 

 

“Who is your US Senator?”

”Who makes Federal Laws?”

”Who wrote the Declaration Of Independence?”

”How many US Senator?”

”What ocean is on the west coast of the US?”

”Name one war that happened in the 1800?”

 

I got all correct and we moved on to the reading and writing and I used a IPad to read and write.

 

Reading was

”What do we pay to the US Government?”

 

Writing was 

“We pay taxes.”

 

we went through the yes and no questions like

 

”Have you ever claimed to be a US Citizen?”

”Have you voted or registered in a election?”

”Have you ever worked Illegally?” 
“Have you ever claimed to be a US Citizen in writing Or any other way (like on a I-9 form or government forms?)”

“Have you ever not filed taxes?”

”Have you ever killed someone?”

 

After going through the yes and no question 

we went through the rest of the application and that was it I signed a paper to show all my info was correct and then he approved me. He congratulated me and escorted me to a room where the oath ceremony would be taking place. 
I waited about 1 hour for the oath ceremony that was being done in the USCIS Office. Social distanced and mask wore at all times. There were 6 other people who were there waiting to be naturalized. We then did the oath of allegiance and that was it! I became a US Citizen. They gave me my certificate and made sure everything was correct on it and that’s it!
 

Now time to apply for US Passport and update SSN and apply for a new Driver license. Lol

 

I’m so excited!!!! Good luck everyone with your journey to US Citizenship! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Congratulations. Quick questions, because you had a combo interview, was your spouse present with you at the interview?