Jish&Abt

I hope more places do same day oath. I really liked it because the round trip took me about 50 minutes.

Thank you so much @Laure&Colin!
 
I just came back from the USCIS office as a citizen. My appointment was 9:25am so I got there around 9am however I waited until ~11:10am.
The officer asked questions really quickly and I answered very quickly (the common questions from the list of 100) so it took less than 10 minutes. In the end, she told me the last ceremony today will be 11:30am (usually 4:30pm) so she intentionally went through things faster so I could attend the oath ceremony without an extra trip. I really appreciated her kindness and received the naturalization certificate before noon. What a journy!
 
I wish everyone best of luck.

Roger that.  It's better to play it safe.

do both 

Definitely take the tax transcripts, especially if you didn't upload them. Just a couple weeks ago someone interviewing in San Francisco was missing evidence of filing taxes for one year and could not be approved.

Since ours was a combo interview, I took updated marriage evidence from time of I-751 submission. I took tax transcripts, even though I had uploaded them. 

Congrats! If there's one thing I learned throughout the immigration process, it's that there is no small talk. When it feels like small talk, it just means that the officer is really good at getting information in a friendly, sneaky manner, lol! Let us know once you hear back, hopefully soon.
 
 
User Name                 Date applied       Interview date         Oath date
🇺🇸 Lanzoni                   01/29/24       -     04/04/24 ✅          05/08/24 ✅
Sahar1122                    01/30/24       -     05/15/24 ✅           06/21/24             
🇺🇸 Laure&Colin          02/01/24       -     05/14/24 ✅           Same-day oath✅       
Youssuf                        02/01/24
Chelleyandaaron     02/01/24       -      06/04/24
Winbig                          02/01/24       -      05/08/24 ✅          06/03/24
USAUAinCZ                02/02/24
thedtayl                        02/02/24
🇺🇸 Wisconsinbly      05/02/24      -     03/27/24✅            05/09/24✅
CollegeDropOut       02/07/24      -     05/17/24                  Pending I-751 approval
Duggu                           02/07/24
MrsOli                           02/14/24      -      06/13/24
🇺🇸 Tommy2000       02/14/24      -      04/10/24 ✅            05/02/24✅ 
BlackPearl9                02/14/24
PhoenixNiro               02/15/24      -      05/29/24
YellowDuneBuggy   02/15/24      -      06/13/24
Elethiomel                  02/15/24       -      04/09/24 ✅           06/20/24 
Tunes                            02/16/24
alt blank                      02/16/24        -     06/20/24
Woodpecker07        02/17/24        -     05/22/24
ctrlplm                         02/17/24        -     05/22/24
ctrlplm (spouse)     02/17/24
zen_nj                          02/17/24
Aur0ra                         02/18/24
Brazibride                  02/19/24       -       06/13/24
Minivatreni                02/20/24      -       06/10/24
mmv_1                          02/20/24      -       05/28/24
AndrewSeattle        02/21/24        -      05/21/24
Vamphog                   02/22/24       -       05/29/24
koski                            02/22/24       -       05/21/24
johndott                     02/22/24
🇺🇸 Valmabe              02/24/24      -       04/18/24✅            05/13/24✅
Haydnator                 02/24/24
Jish&Abt                    02/24/24      -       05/23/24
Jm06                           02/25/24       -      04/10/24 ✅           05/17/24
RmSean                      02/25/24
Theredcomet           02/27/24
Seiya-pegasus        02/27/24
Mr W & I                      02/28/24        -     04/18/24✅             05/06/24
Endless desire         02/29/24
Music_en                   02/29/24
 

Good luck.  Being the US citizen spouse, this was my first USCIS interview...LOL.  But, the N-400 process was the easiest part of wife's immigration. 

Hi all,
 
Just wanted to share my interview experience in the Indianapolis office. I was scheduled last Friday on May 17th. I arrived there about 20mins before. My spouse had to find parking so I had to wait for him at the door so I can tell security he was with me. As soon as he got past security, I walked to the sitting area where the people waiting for interviews are being called. There was a guy who was talking to the people waiting and when he saw me, he asked for my name and recognized me and said I can go in with him. Apparently he was my interviewer and recognized me from my records. He told my spouse to stay at the waiting area. When we went to his office, he was making small conversation about my spouse but I think he was also evaluating me at the same time(?) asking about what he does for work and how we met. And then he told me that my I-751 record was in a different office so he had to request it the night before so he can approve that and my N-400 application. He said because he needs to take action first on the I-751, he will have to wait for my records to go through to the office, approve it, and THEN approve my N-400. But we can still do the interview and he will just take action on my N-400 once he's received all my records. He then proceeded to do the interview starting with the 6 questions. These are the one I can remember: economic system of the US, how many senators there are, the two political parties, how old citizens have to be to vote, what happened in the constitutional convention. 
 
I  was able to get the 6 questions correct. He asked me to read something and then write something on the tablet. All throughout, he was asking me questions about things like what I do for work, my education, what house we got, how big it is and when we got it. He was partly asking them to get info but also to kill time because the computer is taking a while to respond. He then asked me the Yes-No questions and to confirm my information. After that, he said that things are good and provided me a printout of the decision. He said he had to check that he can't make a decision at the time because of my I-751 but it is nothing to worry about and I should be good as soon as the records come through. I was only there for maybe around 20 minutes which was really nice. 
 
As soon I got into the car, I got an email indicating that there has been an action on one of my cases. I looked at my USCIS account but there were no changes although after less than an hour, I checked again and I-751 was updated saying it's been requested to a different office. Now I'm just waiting for my oath taking ceremony to be scheduled. Will post again when I get my notice. 
 
 

Nice. Hopefully, we'll receive some kind of notification too. Regardless, both of us will be going. Our interview is in Baltimore. Thank you

Email from the Dallas Office.  I had also included a request letter for a combo with the N-400 application.

If you have a pending I-751, prepare for a combo.  Our local office notified us only 2 days prior to wife's N-400 interview that I was required to be there for a combo.  Of course, I had been preparing for a combo all along. 

Just had my interview, and it was only 20 min. The officer approved my citizenship and now I'm waiting for my ceremony date. 🎉🎉

Congrats to @Valmabe!
Updated tracker below, I added @BlackPearl9 and @Music_en. Don't forget to let us know about your next steps!
 
The status on my USCIS account changed to "Naturalization certificate issued". Officially done with the USCIS!! 💃
 
User Name                 Date applied       Interview date         Oath date
🇺🇸 Lanzoni                   01/29/24       -     04/04/24 ✅          05/08/24 ✅
Sahar1122                    01/30/24       -     05/15/24              
🇺🇸 Laure&Colin          02/01/24       -     05/14/24 ✅           same-day oath✅       
Youssuf                        02/01/24
Chelleyandaaron     02/01/24       -      06/04/24
Winbig                          02/01/24       -      05/08/24 ✅          Pending
USAUAinCZ                02/02/24
thedtayl                        02/02/24
Wisconsinbly             05/02/24      -     03/27/24✅          05/09/24
CollegeDropOut       02/07/24
Duggu                           02/07/24
MrsOli                           02/14/24      -      06/13/24
🇺🇸 Tommy2000       02/14/24      -      04/10/24 ✅           05/02/24✅ 
BlackPearl9                02/14/24
PhoenixNiro               02/15/24      -      05/29/24
YellowDuneBuggy   02/15/24      -      06/13/24
Elethiomel                  02/15/24       -      04/09/24 ✅          06/20/24 
Tunes                            02/16/24
alt blank                      02/16/24        -     06/20/24
Woodpecker07        02/17/24        -     05/22/24
ctrlplm                         02/17/24        -     05/22/24
ctrlplm (spouse)     02/17/24
Aur0ra                         02/18/24
Brazibride                  02/19/24       -       06/13/24
Minivatreni                02/20/24      -       06/10/24
mmv_1                          02/20/24      -       05/28/24
AndrewSeattle        02/21/24        -      05/21/24
Vamphog                   02/22/24       -       05/29/24
koski                            02/22/24       -       05/21/24
johndott                     02/22/24
🇺🇸 Valmabe              02/24/24      -       04/18/24✅            05/13/24✅
Haydnator                 02/24/24
Jish&Abt                    02/24/24      -       05/23/24
Jm06                           02/25/24       -      04/10/24 ✅           05/17/24
RmSean                      02/25/24
Theredcomet           02/27/24
Seiya-pegasus        02/27/24
Mr W & I                      02/28/24        -     04/18/24✅              05/06/24
Endless desire         02/29/24
Music_en                   02/29/24

Congratulations! 

Back home and all done. I'm a US citizen now! 🥳
 
Full account of my experience below.
Tldr: I waited an hour for my interview, then an hour and a half for my same-day oath ceremony. Interview went well but the officer asked me multiple questions about my marriage, even though I applied under the 5-year rule, and looked at evidence of bona fide relationship when I offered. Oath ceremony took 5 min and was anti-climactic.
 
My appointment this morning was at 7:35am. Between being nervous about the interview and my pollen allergies being horrible this year, I barely slept. When I woke up at 6 I was glad I had prepared my folder with all documents the night before because my brain wasn't functioning! The field office is a 20 min walk from my building, and I arrived around 7:05 to a long line of people. Intake was chaotic to say the least. Some people had interviews as early as 7:15 but were stuck in the line. Eventually the security guard had all the people with interview times before 8am go to another entrance around the corner... and then we waited in line again.
 
Once inside it wasn't clear where to go, but I eventually found the check-in area. They took my picture and fingerprints and sent me to a waiting room on another floor. There I waited a whole hour, until being called at 8:35. I believe I was the last one remaining of the group of people with early appointments.
 
The officer who interviewed me was a pleasant and personable young man. I apologized for my raspy voice and we started chatting about allergies. It was all very casual and friendly. We started with the civics test, here are the questions I was asked: name one American Indian tribe; what is the name of the Vice President of the US; we elect US representatives for how long; if both the Vice President and President are unable to serve, who becomes president; what stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful; what is the capital of the US. Then we went through the reading and writing test and joked about the stylus on the tablet being so awkward. He informed me that I had passed the tests and he was now moving on to the application itself.
 
Here besides questions about my recent travel history and employment status, he asked a good number of questions about my husband and our marriage. I didn't expect that because I applied under the 5-year rule, and I went through the ROC process 10 years ago. I'm still happily married to my USC husband so I had no issue answering, but that was a bit of a surprise for me. For example he asked if we owned property together, if we had ever lived apart, if both our names were on our car title, if we were on the same health insurance, etc... I had brought a copy of my lease agreement so I offered to show him that it's in both our names, and he did look. I also offered to look up my health insurance information on my phone but he said it wasn't necessary. I didn't think about it at the time but I could also have mentioned that all our tax transcripts, which I had with me, show that we filed jointly.
 
Eventually he moved to the yes/no questions from the N-400 form. To the question "have you ever been a member of an organization or club?" I said no except if you count gym membership, and he said that since I said it he had to write it down. He then made me verify my information on the tablet, asked me if I agreed with the statements in the oath of allegiance, and congratulated me for being approved. He asked if I wanted to take the oath the same day and I said yes.
 
I was sent to another floor where I had to check-in and give my green card - fun fact, my 10-year green card had just expired yesterday. I was given an envelope containing a letter from President Biden, a guide about what to do after the ceremony (passport, SS, etc), and a voter registration form, together with a little flag. I was directed to a waiting area and told my oath ceremony would be at 10:30am. It was just after 9, and the coffee shop within the building was closed so I just sat there and waited. Everyone was silent until a giant juicy cockroach fell from the ceiling and started trotting around the seating area.
 
Eventually we were called by name and given our naturalization certificates. Interestingly it has my picture from my ROC biometrics 10 years ago, and not the picture they took of me when I checked in today. We were shown a video with President Biden congratulating us, then we had to repeat the Oath of Allegiance after the supervisor who was officiating the ceremony. Everyone in the entire room did it at the same time and because she spoke fast, we definitely missed some words. It was all over in 5 minutes. I did feel a little emotional when the video with the President welcoming us as new citizens started, but otherwise it felt like a formality and lacked the decorum I expected. Visitors and guests were not allowed. In the end we were able to take pictures in front of the flag, and people were all taking pictures for each other.
 
 

And as I'm writing this there's an enormous cockroach cruising around the waiting area scaring people 😱

Just had my interview and was approved! I'm now waiting for my same-day oath ceremony. Will report on the whole process later - mostly waiting a lot.

No, Application should be under her green card name. When they ask about passport details put the name on the passport there. Thats how we did for ours, if i remember it correctly. 

Just got an email notification saying our interview has been scheduled for May 23rd in Baltimore. It doesn't say anything about a combo interview or anything regarding our pending I-751.

I found out exactly 2 days prior to my wife's N-400 interview that we would have a combo interview.  But, of course, I had been planning on a combo interview the entire time. 

I believe they will so best to prepare as such. All the best. 

Update: I got a mail few days ago(about 3 weeks to interview) advising that my pending ROC/751 will be adjudicated at my N400 interview and confirmed I should bring my spouse with me and all related evidence. I didn’t have to write them. 

Just got an email notification saying our interview has been scheduled for May 23rd in Baltimore. It doesn't say anything about a combo interview or anything regarding our pending I-751.

Just got an email notification saying our interview has been scheduled for May 23rd in Baltimore. It doesn't say anything about a combo interview or anything regarding our pending I-751.