ED*Riza

March 23, 2011

Congrats Safroot! I was smiling all the time during my oath! It felt so different and i am proud to be american too!

March 23, 2011

Fantastic! Congratulations!

Thank you much . Your turn soon.

congratulations

Thank you Ladydare!

March 23, 2011

Wow! Congratulations on being a U.S. citizen!!! Wonderful news!!!

That does seem strange to wait 6 months if you decide to use your maiden name as your new middle name. Most, if not all, Filipinas follow that convention.

Congratulations again!

Thanks Markieboy. Yes , it is strange really. It must be a case to case basis.I felt really sad about it.

March 23, 2011

I would like to thank the creator of Visajourney, the People who shared their experiences here from Fiancee Visa up to application of US passport. A BIG thank you all.

Finally after my 2 times of being descheduled for the interview in ATL , I finally had it yesterday and even had my oath at the same day as well !

Here is my experience:

We left our house at 5am for my 7:15 Am appointment. We arrived 6:20AM and the building was not open until 6:40 AM.

Cellphones and cameras were allowed inside in the building but just be courteous when you are using your phone so as not disturb others.

I checked in my appointment @ first floor and was given a ticket for the 3rd floor even though my appointment letter stated 1st floor.

We waited for my number to be called at waiting area @ 3RD Floor. There I met a filipina and so happy to see one.

By 7:20AM I was called in and the officer introduced himself. He was a bit formal and I just kept smiling .

He never smiled at me while we had the interview. He go over my files which contained my fiance documents up to my N400 and I am amazed how thick the file was :lol: .

He asked all the information I wrote in my N-400 application and checked them all as I gave him my answers. One question he asked about my phone number and I gave him my home phone and then I said in my file I used my cell number.

He asked my if I studied for the test and I said yes. He only asked me 4 questions and every answer I gave He wrote it down.

1. What will you do when you become a US Citizen?

2. Who is the Governor of the State?

3. Where is the Statue of Liberty Located?

4. Who was the first President?

Next, he asked me to read what was written in the Paper: Who lives in the White House?

lastly he gave me a blank paper to write his dictation: The President lives in the White House.

He told me that I passed the test and the interview and asked me if I want to be a US Citizen at 2pm. I said a big yes to him.

He told me to wait for my name to be called at the second floor . He has to gave my files to the supervisor first and have him checked everything and oath appointment will be given to me.

After Few minutes , My IO came and asked me to come back to his office. He told me that there is a glitch on my name ( sort of) and that scared me a bit.

He said that according to my Birth certificate my middle name is my mom's maiden name. I told him that in my country when a woman married she dropped her mother's maiden name and take her father's name as the middle name then take the husband''s last name. He called an asian girl who works there and he asked her. She told him that some countries are like that. But then , the supervisor told him that if I hAve to follow that style I have to wait for 6 months for an oath. The IO said that either I take my mom's or no middle name. I told him that I felt strange to lose that name . I am so used to it. I told him that to simplify things i will just have no middle name. He asked me to affix my signature again to the oath appointment with the new name . So now I have first name and my husband's last name.

I went to the second floor too wait for my oath ceremony appointment and told my husband about it.

Anyway, @ 9 Am we were done and have to wait for 2pm oath ceremony. We went to eat and kill time at the Mall.

All I can say is that the ceremony was an awesome experience. I am proud to be an American after 3 years and 5 months of being here!

THANK YOU SO MUCH VISAJOURNEY !!! and Thank you ALL! And Thank you GOD!

March 23, 2011

N400-2011, Safroot, Countmein, Dakota9, Khanshahid - Thank you so much for the congratulations!

Safroot- thank you for changing me to red so fast lol.

March 23, 2011

Updating Ezzie here. Congratulations KABAYAN!

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LastSurvivor.....|10/26/10.|11/02/10.|11/05/10.|11/10/10.|03/07/11.|04/13/11.|--/--/--.|Atlanta,GA.....|

BoraBora.........|10/30/10.|11/05/10.|11/12/10.|12/10/10.|02/07/11.|03/14/11.|--/--/--.|Orlando,FL.....|

Susan73..........|11/01/10.|11/08/10.|11/12/10.|11/30/10.|02/01/11.|03/02/11.|03/25/11.|New York,NY....|

Pervez...........|11/01/10.|11/05/10.|11/05/10.|12/03/10.|01/10/11.|02/15/11.|04/??/11.|Raleigh,NC.....|

Can-FL-Girl......|11/03/10.|11/09/10.|11/11/10.|11/22/10.|02/07/11.|03/15/11.|03/18/11.|Orlando, FL....|

kgurl............|11/06/10.|11/15/10.|11/19/10.|12/01/10.|01/31/11.|03/07/11.|04/12/11.|Tampa, FL......|

Duly.............|11/06/10.|11/10/10.|11/18/10.|N/A......|01/24/11.|02/24/11.|03/23/11.|Houston, TX....|

ldobson..........|11/08/10.|11/15/10.|11/19/10.|11/23/10.|01/04/11.|02/02/11.|02/09/11.|Philadelphia,PA|

TN_Canadian......|11/10/10.|11/17/10.|11/16/10.|12/08/10.|12/27/10.|02/01/11.|--/--/--.|Memphis, TN....|

PAULAFERNA.......|11/18/10.|11/19/10.|11/19/10.|12/13/10.|01/24/11.|02/28/11.|--/|--/--/W Palm Beach,FL|

waitingforead....|11/20/10.|--/--/10.|--/--/10.|12/21/10.|--/--/--.|02/03/11.|--/--/--.|Washington,D.C.|

F@rsc@p3.........|11/22/10.|11/30/10.|12/02/10.|12/10/10.|01/18/11.|02/17/11.|02/17/11.|Atlanta,GA.....|

prl907...........|11/22/10.|12/02/10.|12/06/10.|01/04/11.|01/28/11.|03/02/11.|--/--/--.|Charlotte, NC..|

Journey05........|11/27/10.|12/02/10.|12/08/10.|01/11/11.|03/09/11.|04/12/11.|--/--/--.|Newark, NJ.....|

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Raaza............|11/04/10.|11/10/10.|11/15/10.|11/29/10.|01/20/11.|02/22/11.|--/--/--.|Santa Ana,CA.......|

Utah_Bound.......|11/01/10.|11/05/10.|11/10/10.|12/02/10.|12/27/10.|01/28/11.|03/16/11.|Salt Lake City,UT..|

Mo007............|11/08/10.|11/15/10.|11/18/10.|11/26/10.|12/13/10.|01/13/11.|03/02/11.|Columbus,OH........|

iya..............|11/08/10.|11/15/10.|11/15/10.|12/03/10.|12/16/10.|01/14/11.|02/04/11.|Cleveland,OH.......|

Ezzie............|11/11/10.|11/18/10.|11/18/10.|12/07/10.|01/03/11.|02/11/11.|03/21/11.|Fresno,CA..........|

manoynmonic......|11/05/10.|11/12/10.|11/12/10.|12/15/10.|12/21/10.|01/25/11.|01/27/11.|Seattle,WA.........|

NickDstepdaughter|11/15/10.|11/25/10.|11/30/10.|01/05/11.|01/14/11.|02/11/11.|03/24/11.|St. Paul, MN.......|

Latinmariel......|11/15/10.|--/--/--.|11/22/10.|12/20/10.|01/07/11.|02/09/11.|02/16/11.|Sacramento,CA......|

ivyvid...........|11/18/10.|11/22/10.|12/06/10.|12/20/10.|01/25/11.|03/21/11.|--/--/--.|Chicago, IL........|

Alex7............|11/12/10.|11/22/10.|11/18/10.|12/22/10.|12/28/10.|01/31/11.|02/24/11.|San Jose, CA.......|

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Rob & Chris......|11/17/10.|11/26/10.|11/29/10.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|...............|

March 22, 2011

I am happy to report that i passed my interview today @ 7:30 am and I am going to have my oath at 2pm today. Yehey! Thank you All and thank you Lord!

March 20, 2011

Congrats Can- Fl girl!

March 19, 2011

Yea!!! Congrats, :dance: nagging works,

You are welcome Dakota9. I am happy that t you are now in the next phase :dance:

Congratulations to Kweli as well !!! Go go go December!!!

March 18, 2011

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Benrick..........|12/02/10.|12/07/10.|12/06/10.|01/25/11.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Baltimore,MD...|

DC Sparrow.......|12/02/10.|12/07/10.|12/13/10.|01/05/11.|01/19/11.|02/24/11.|03/02/11.|Philadelphia,PA|

Mood.............|12/07/10.|12/09/10.|12/14/10.|01/07/11.|02/08/11.|03/10/11.|--/--/--.|Houston,TX.....|

Khanshahid.......|12/07/10.|12/13/10.|12/16/10.|01/13/11.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Brooklyn,NY....|

Pat001...........|12/10/10.|12/15/10.|12/16/10.|01/12/11.|01/25/11.|02/24/11.|--/--/--.|Baltimore,MD...|

Gogal2020........|12/13/10.|12/20/10.|12/17/10.|01/12/11.|01/25/11.|02/24/11.|--/--/--.|Baltimore,MD...|

Togun09..........|12/13/10.|12/15/10.|12/18/10.|01/19/11.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Washington,DC..|

Foreignbody......|12/15/10.|12/20/10.|12/20/10.|01/28/11.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Washington,DC..|

Ssma2007.........|12/17/10.|12/22/10.|12/22/10.|01/19/11.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Hartford,CT....|

Batkamano60......|12/17/10.|12/27/10.|12/23/10.|01/24/11.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Orlando,FL.....|

Lovenjstar.......|12/22/10.|01/04/11.|12/30/10.|01/20/11.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Atlanta,GA.....]

ED*Riza..........|12/23/10.|12/29/10.|01/03/11.|01/26/11.|03/01/11.|03/22/11.|--/--/--.|Atlanta,GA.....](was descheduled twice-3/14&3/29)

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Safroot..........|12/03/10.|12/07/10.|12/11/10.|01/06/11.|01/28/11.|02/15/11.|03/23/11.|SanFrancisco,CA|

Kweli............|12/04/10.|12/17/10.|12/15/10.|02/09/11.|02/17/11.|03/18/11.|--/--/--.|St Paul,MN.....|

bradcanuck.......|12/06/10.|12/14/10.|12/17/10.|01/07/11.|01/24/11.|02/28/11.|--/--/--.|Santa Ana,CA...|

jso..............|12/06/10.|12/16/10.|12/18/10.|01/13/11.|03/08/11.|04/13/11.|--/--/--.|Portland,OR....|

Nycbra...........|12/06/10.|12/14/10.|12/15/10.|01/06/11.|01/26/11.|02/16/11.|--/--/--.|SanFrancisco,CA| REtook Fprints 01/19

Sarhan Abdelbaser|12/08/10.|12/14/10.|12/14/10.|01/26/11.|02/05/11.|03/08/11.|03/08/11.|Seattle,WA.....|

Countmein........|12/08/10.|12/15/10.|12/18/10.|01/11/11.|01/27/11.|03/02/11.|03/02/11.|Seattle,WA.....|

Vidafareed.......|12/13/10.|12/16/10.|12/20/10.|01/19/11.|03/07/11.|04/06/11.|--/--/--.|St Louis,MO....|

alex68...........|12/14/10.|12/17/10.|12/16/10.|01/11/11.|02/25/11.|04/20/11.|--/--/--.|Chicago, IL....|

Dakota9..........|12/17/10.|12/22/10.|12/23/10.|01/28/11.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Sioux Falls,SD.|

Nessa............|12/17/10.|12/21/10.|12/22/10.|01/19/11.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Kansas City,MO.|

Californian......|12/17/10.|12/22/10.|12/22/10.|01/05/11.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Los Angeles,CA.|

RobAndTania......|12/29/10.|01/10/11.|01/12/11.|01/28/11.|02/09/11.|03/14/11.|--/--/--.|Indianapolis,IN|

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March 18, 2011

Congrat Utah_Bound!

March 17, 2011

thanks Riza, I was even relieved when the second officer started talking to me in TAGALOG hehehe, If I'm gonna receive it today, definitely I will send it back the next day

Good luck to your interview Riza, I think I remember you on our primary visa journey's

I think we are friendster lol. We started in K1 tru visajourney! Anyway, it could be that they sent u back the packet March 14 . They will prioritized it once u send it back . Just add the page that is missing or whatever is missing. You will be fine. You take care there!

March 17, 2011

Chantel,

Just read ur post . It happened to me too . I sent mine Dec 13 and i waited for the chk only to receive my entire packet on Dec 22 becuase i missed one page that i forgot to sliP in. Anyway , the next day i sent it back and 6 days after my check was encashed. This coming Mar 22 is my interview.

March 17, 2011

No update yet. Neither online nor any letter.

Sorry About that ... Maybe give them a call just like what Batkamano60 said just choose the option of not having the receipt number so you can talk to a person.

By the way, can you give us your time line when you sent your application and your NOA1 and also the date check was encash so we can add you to the group and also pls include the office.

March 14, 2011

Congrats Mood!!!!

March 14, 2011

Congrats Rob& Tania

March 13, 2011

Thanks Riza for your words. I found some of my friend already scheduled for oath and I am still waiting my interview letter. When should I contact USCIS if I am delayed to receive IL?

Some received it in 2 weeks or more. Some did not receive yellow letter just like me. I got interview letter 34 days after my biometric not considering other IL with descheduled letters as well.

Just relax ...

March 12, 2011

Hello forum,

I am one of the panic waiter of interview letter. Reading here and other forums, I made assumption that the online RFE is just for biometrics test. But After 1.5 month (biometric Jan 28)I am still waiting to change my online status. Online status says " On January 10, 2011 we mailed..........." but I received Biometric notice only, dated Jan 10. Yellow letter (dated Feb 14) arrived later. Is my RFE letter missed on my mail? Online status says I have to provide additional information within the timeframe. But I dont know what I have to submit and when is due, coz I never received that kind of letter.

I appreciate your experience and suggestion.

Please find my timeline here:

N400 received and notice date: Dec 22 and 23, 2010

FP notice: Jan 10, 2011

FP schedule: Jan 28, 2011

Yellow letter notice: Feb 14, 2011

Thanks

Hey Dakota,

Your RFE is the biometric and since you already received your yellow letter you are now waiting for your interview.

Don't worry about the status online . Sometimes they are not updated.

You will receive your interview letter shortly .

God bless..

March 10, 2011

Updating Jso interview date