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2 minutes ago, Scandi said:

The office has been closed since July 27, and only opened just a few days ago. It's unclear to me if they were only closed to the public and still conducted interviews, or if they were closed to everyone.

Was the oath taken at the actual office or elsewhere? 

Yes, it was done in their Chatsworth office, I dont think they are doing interviews right now, only oath ceremonies.

My oath was scheduled for Aug 25th, notice was sent on Aug 12th.

I finally had my oath ceremony today.

For reference, I filed on June 24, 2019, had my interview on March 5th-was not instantly approved due to fingerprint issues so I had to submit a police clearance certification which I did on March 28th. 

I honestly wasn't expecting anything until end of this year, and frankly, I would not mind at all since health is far more important than my citizenship, but the notice came and now it's finally done. 

Good luck everyone!Your time will come too  when you least expect it. 

Thank you and congrats again! So everything was done from security to walking out the door in less than an hour?

8 hours ago, SOONCITIZEN said:

Correct.

Did my oath yesterday.

30 People in masks!!

Some brought families, but they had to wait outside, and it was starting to rain.

Congratulations!Do you mind sharing your experience?How long did the whole ceremony take?

On 3/2/2020 at 11:42 AM, Jayest said:

Congratulations! my interview is set for March 24th at Chatsworth office. Are you doing combined I751 and N400? I appreciate if you share your experience after the interview.

No, since my eligibility is based on 5-year residency. I've had my interview today, my scheduled appointment was at 645am, and I got there at 7:00am, checked-in at 7:10am, and was called 15 mins after. The IO went through the information I've provided on my application, then he went straight to the civics questions. The questions were: (1) Name a war fought by US in 1800's, (2) Name one of the two longest rivers in the us (3) Name your US representative (4)If the president can no longer serve,who will replace him (5) Who makes federal laws (6) What happened on Sept 11,2001. I've got 6 out 6 so he went ahead with the reading and writing tests. 

I did not get an instant approval which I already expected since my fingerprints have been rejected by the FBI twice so I need to provide a police clearance from the local police.

Good luck on your interview!I hope everything goes well.

9 hours ago, Rosegrove said:

 

No masks at the interview or oath ceremony here in Phoenix.  

Thank you and congratulations!

My interview is scheduled for March 5th at Chatsworth office.

For those who've had interviews recently, were people wearing masks due to the coronavirus?

On 8/3/2019 at 7:28 AM, Zaidba said:

 

Thank you for your reply.

You said, you have done biometrics twice. Can I know how long you waited after the first time to be called for a second biometric.

Surprisingly fast.It took only 2 weeks to get another biometrics appointment. 

3 hours ago, Zaidba said:

Hello

has anybody experienced difficulty in finger printing ? My cousin did her biometrics and everytime they tried to take the finger printing, the light is red not green. At the end the lady in charge told her to go. Did anybody experience similar situation? And was he/she asked to repeat the fingerprinting? Please share your experience.

Yes, I have hyperhidrosis so my hands sweat a lot. For my green card, I had to do my biometrics 4 times, until finally the last tech told me to talk to the ASC Manager to see what could be done, and the manager called a few people and finally found out that she could give me a letter to request a police clearance.

So for my N-400, so far, I've already done my biometrics two times.

2 hours ago, sara_j24 said:

Hi everybody!

My status just changes to: "We schedules your interview"!

I filed online on May 25 and according to the USCIS, My Estimated completion time is 5 months but looks like they are ahead of their schedule now!

I'll update once I got the interview letter.

Congrats!What is your local office?

Does anybody know if the SF ASC accept walk-ins?

Mine went down too from June 2020 to April 2020.

11 minutes ago, mmp7183 said:

I checked mine just now (roughly an hour after biometrics). no updates yet but I noticed the estimated completion time has changed to January 2020 (when I filed it was estimated to be completed February 2020).

Mine got updated like 3 hours after the biometrics, but I noticed that the website updates faster compared to logging in to your account.

1 minute ago, SweetJuls said:

 

No, the USCIS Application Center was in Oxnard, CA. 

Oxnard does accept walks-in as of today.

 

On the official website of USCIS, it does says that Chatsworth office doesn't accept walks-in anymore. It is a very recent update, I believe of March 2019. 

I am unsure if they stopped to take fingerprints at Chatsworth and just move certain city of residence to Oxnard, CA. Not sure if I was clear...does that make sense?

Yeah, they don't do biometrics at Chatsworth office anymore, that the first place I went to when I had my appointment even if it was listed on the letter that I need to go the San Fernando Valley office. I guess they just moved there 3 months ago.

34 minutes ago, SweetJuls said:

I walked-in for the biometrics, since I was driving towards Oxnard, CA today, and it was successful. 

Case status changed already to case is being actively reviewed.

 

Did you go to the San Fernando Valley office?If so, did they give you a hard time when you walked in?

I went there for my biometrics appointment on July 1st, and since I have very sweaty hands, the tech wasn't able to get any decent prints from me. Same problem I had when during my I-485 process. So the next time, I'll get another appointment notice, I'm planning to just do a walk in.