crazylad

Hello! Subsequent to my interview on 11/14/2019, I had my oath ceremony on last Friday, 12/6/2019 at the Atlanta USCIS field office.

The ceremony was scheduled for 12:30 PM. I got there quarter to noon. After the security check,  the questionnaire in the form N445 was reviewed

by a USCIS officer. Then I was advised to go to the second floor where the oath ceremony was. There, I had to check-in and was given a token with a

number on it. I was asked to take the seat marked with that number. This entire process took only about 20 minutes. People were coming in until about 1:20 PM.

The visitors were asked to wait outside the hall until the ceremony started. I'd advise you not to bring any of your young children, unless you have another adult guest

who would take care of them for you.

The ceremony started at 1:30 PM. It was presided by an USCIS officer. The officer let visitors in at that time. There were not enough seats for all the visitors.

They were all standing along the wall. The ceremony was very simple and quick. There were 150 people being naturalized on that day hailing from 43 countries.

A video showing how immigrants helped shape America was played. Then we took the Oath of Allegiance and officer declared that we are all US Citizens. 

Then, we did the Pledge of Allegiance and then we sang the National Anthem. We were then asked to walk out of the hall in a single line. As we were walking out,

they took the token back and gave the certificate of Naturalization. The ceremony lasted only about 20 minutes.

We were offered to register to vote. I did it there to save a trip. (It looks like the first time registration can't be done online). It was quick. I was out of there by 2 PM.

Here is a summary of my N400 application process:

Basis: 5 year permanent residency

Application mode: Online

USCIS field office: Atlanta, GA

N400 Application date: 7/5/2019

Original Estimated Completion: June 2020

Interview date: 11/14/2019

Oath Ceremony: 12/6/2019

This forum was very informative and helpful. I thank you all for that. I wish you all good luck!

6 hours ago, Cécy said:

Hi, first of all congratulations.

I’m curious on the SMS updates. Is that specific to the oath? If not how do you sign up, please?

Hi @Cécy, thank you! I hope you already found the information on SMS updates through other responses. 

Good luck!

7 hours ago, alph said:

Thanks for update and Many Congratulations. I filed online Sept 30 based on employment (5 year green card) and finished my biometrics Oct 25 at ATL office. Hoping for Interview sometime Jan with oath in Feb if things move as fast as they did in your case. Can you please provide details of what documentation you  took for the interview.

@alph Good luck to you! 

The interview letter from USCIS indicated that I should bring the letter, green card, passport and any other document that I used to enter the US. In addition, it said that I should also bring original of any document that I submitted while filing my application online.

So, I took:

1. The letter

2. Green card

3. Passport (current & old) + EADs (&APs)

4. Itinerary of the cruise I went on after filing N400

5. SSN Card

6. Marriage Certificate (even though mine is employment based.. online N400 forced me to submit a copy of the marriage certificate)

7. Kids birth certificate (again online N400 forced me to submit copies)

8. Speeding ticket information (as printed from PD website) and the fine payment confirmation

9. Last year tax document

Of these, the interviewing officer was keen on my cruise itinerary and used it to update my N400 application in the system

She said she is not worried about the ticket as the fine was under $500. 

I'd suggest that you be the judge of what you want to carry to the interview. The documents I carried fit in a small folder.

Even though it seems excessive, I didn't mind taking them with me to the interview. 

Hope this helps!

On 11/14/2019 at 5:58 PM, crazylad said:

I had my interview today at the Atlanta field office. I had a 9:15 appointment. So, I reached there around 8:50. After security check and check-in, I was asked to go the

third floor. After waiting for about an hour, my interviewer walked over and called for me based on the token number. She had 1 another associate watching over her perform

the interview. The civics questions, reading and writing were all simple. The interviewer then read through my application and confirmed the details with me.

I had gone on a cruise last month (N400 was applied in the first week of July 2019). I had taken the itinerary with me. She updated my application with that information and made

me sign for it. Then she gave me a printed letter which said that she is recommending my case for approval. She also told me that my oath ceremony would

likely be in 4-6 weeks. 

 

Thank you all for sharing your experience in this forum. It was very helpful for me.

I wish you all good luck!!

Quick update: I received an update SMS yesterday morning that my Oath Ceremony has scheduled. Late last night, I was able to see the notice in the USCIS my account site.

It is scheduled for Friday, Dec 06th at the Atlanta field office. Happy Weekend!

I had my interview today at the Atlanta field office. I had a 9:15 appointment. So, I reached there around 8:50. After security check and check-in, I was asked to go the

third floor. After waiting for about an hour, my interviewer walked over and called for me based on the token number. She had 1 another associate watching over her perform

the interview. The civics questions, reading and writing were all simple. The interviewer then read through my application and confirmed the details with me.

I had gone on a cruise last month (N400 was applied in the first week of July 2019). I had taken the itinerary with me. She updated my application with that information and made

me sign for it. Then she gave me a printed letter which said that she is recommending my case for approval. She also told me that my oath ceremony would

likely be in 4-6 weeks. 

Thank you all for sharing your experience in this forum. It was very helpful for me.

I wish you all good luck!!

On 11/7/2019 at 8:15 AM, CRB said:

 

 

I suggest bringing original for everything that was submitted online and even relevant documents that you did not submit along with your application.

 

My wife had a combo interview and the officer asked if we had an original of our daughter's birth certificate. I don't know how it got lost online but luckily we brought originals for everything and he was able to make copies so he could approve both the same day.

 

It's better to bring everything and not use any of it than to be missing maybe one item that could potentially prolong the process unnecessarily.

Thank you @CRB! Appreciate your input!

Hello group! My interview is scheduled for 11/14 at the Atlanta field office. The interview notice reads that I should bring:

"

•This letter.
•Your Alien Registration Card ("green card").
•Any evidence of Selective Service Registration.
•Your passport and/or any other documents you used in connection with any entries into the United States. 

If copies of a document were submitted as evidence with your N400 application, the originals of those documents should be brought to the interview.

"

I see in forums that people carry income tax documents, petitions from the past etc.

I'm wondering if I should carry those documents.

My green card is employment-based. Can somebody please comment based on their experience?

Thanks!

This morning, I see the interview letter in my USCIS online account. It is scheduled for 11/14.

16 hours ago, rexeus said:

Thanks for the update! I was wondering if  you have a pending i751 ? 

@rexeus, I do not have a pending I751. My case doesn't require one.

12 hours ago, crazylad said:

This afternoon, I received an update from the USCIS case status website that the interview has been scheduled for my wife and I. 

The USCIS my account website still reads that our wait time is 8 months. It might get updated tonight. 

The USCIS my account website also now reads that our interview has been scheduled. The interview letter hasn't showed up yet though.

43 minutes ago, Iamornext said:

Congrats @D + E

 

@crazylad

when did you file and what your location

 

Filing date: July 5, 2019

Location: Atlanta, GA

This afternoon, I received an update from the USCIS case status website that the interview has been scheduled for my wife and I. 

The USCIS my account website still reads that our wait time is 8 months. It might get updated tonight. 

5 minutes ago, Miki28 said:

 

Oh.. wow. Never heard of that happen before.

Thanks for your response.

On 8/19/2019 at 10:50 AM, Miki28 said:

That’s what I did. I called back and called the “general line” (I was using military help line) waited for 30 minutes to be connected and the lady I spoke to said right away she will connect me to tier 2 officer since she would not be able to provide me with any information or answers as to why they called me and she sees limited info on her computer. So I just got a call back from officer scheduled and hopefully they will tell me why they called. I have never heard of anyone around me getting a call so it kinda threw me off that they would call. 

I don't believe that any Federal Agency would call. It might just be a scam.

5 minutes ago, Miki28 said:

Can you print the biometrics letter from your profile online and use it for early walk in? Or do you have to wait for the original? How many of you have done early walk ins and were successful? 

I see that you are from Georgia. If you are assigned to Atlanta ASC, they do not allow walk-ins. I tried it already. 

But, you can take a print out of the letter from the website. When I went for biometrics, I took a printed copy from the website. 

There was no problem.

55 minutes ago, scottsvisa said:

That’s interesting!  I haven’t set up SMS but I actively check. I wonder if the difference is between USCIS services centers in the way they update the status. I hear a lot of people skipping status's.  I wonder if that’s what is happening with mine.  

 

Does anyone know if the status of “we reviewed your biometrics” comes before “Case is Being Actively Reviewed By USCIS”?

 

This would help confirm skipping of some status’s 

I believe it is just the matter of where you look for the status.

The old case status application shows my case status as "Case Is Being Actively Reviewed By USCIS"

while the status in the USCIS account (new URL) reads "We reviewed your biometrics. You do not need to do anything at this time".

The "Next Steps" in the old case status application reads "We will prepare your case for officer review.  If we need more information, we will notify you."

which we can also argue that it contradicts the case status displayed. ("Case Is Being Actively Reviewed By USCIS")

13 hours ago, Stevo1979 said:

Do we get notification when biometrics is complete. ?

 

I cannot access the portal 

In about 10-15 minutes after I completed the biometrics, I got a status update SMS. 

(I have subscribed for SMS alert through the website https://egov.uscis.gov/casestatus/logon.do)

At the same time, the status also changed in my USCIS online account (URL: https://myaccount.uscis.gov)

to "We reviewed your biometrics. You do not need to do anything at this time". The next day, the estimated

completion also reduced by 3 months - from 13 to 10 months. Hope this helps!

Hello! Here is my information:

Date filed: 5-Jul-2019

Biometrics: 24-Jul-2019

Field office: Atlanta, GA

Application status: We reviewed your biometrics. You do not need to do anything at this time.

Estimated Case Completion Time: 10 months (June 2020)

Estimated wait time: 9 months

Good luck to all the fellow-filers.