Winterbeard

Received my passport on December 17th. 

I'm now concerned that I haven't received my NC back. It's fine, right?

Had my oath ceremony yesterday. It was actually a disappointing affair, I don't know what I was expecting but no photos were taken or allowed and it took less than 10 minutes. I have now registered to vote, passport application will be sent off next week and then update my social security afterward.

All done with USCIS though, so that's good, even though, for me it has been a fairly painless journey, just a bit expensive. Best of luck to all still waiting!

Thanks to both of you!

Hi all. Does anyone know the process of applying for a passport directly after the Oath Ceremony? Should you bring passport photos with you or will they take photos there? 

I have my ceremony this Thursday, looking forward to it!

Oath scheduled for October 15th! Can't believe it. Done with USCIS - almost! 

1 hour ago, Winterbeard said:

 

All went well, was approved and now I wait for the oath ceremony appointment. How long does the case tracker take to update?

 

Nevermind, checked it and not only has it updated, it also said my oath ceremony has been scheduled! Just wait for that document to show up. 

5 minutes ago, Minimets said:

So basically you got 4 day notice???

😳

Oh lord, sorry. 

It's the 24th at 7:30am.  That's a good start! So a week's notice is what I got. 

31 minutes ago, aa1979 said:

Congratulations!  Let us know how it turns out and what questions they ask you!

Thank you, yes I will report back!

46 minutes ago, KathSkywalker said:

yes, i was scheduled for an interview last April 20. Then like everyone else, it got postponed. So i finally got a new interview date which is on September 21.. How about you? I see we are both going to Tampa

I have not received one yet. Which indicates they’re not going in original date order. 
 

That’s annoying.

3 hours ago, dylan76 said:

Well so it’s not only my case that’s been delayed. Thanks for your reply.  With all the immigration changes becoming a citizen is mandatory if we want to live in the US without fear. Being a permanent resident just doesn’t seem as solid as it used to be. I applied based on the 5 year rule, no wife and no dependents. Should be a simple case and still nothing from USCIS.

Likewise, 5 year rule. (Albeit through marriage initially). Nothing you can do, just wait. It's frustrating, but what can you do?

7 hours ago, KathSkywalker said:

Hi, i got my new interview schedule for September 21, i am also going to Tampa, and same as yours, my estimated completion is gone

Did you have one previously scheduled? When was it for? I had mine scheduled for April 6th.

Just now, Giovanna024 said:

Thank You everyone I got my passport. It took me only 1 week and 5 days since applying. 

I am finally DONE‼️‼️‼️

🥳🎈🍾🥂🥳🎈🍾🥂🥳🥂🍾🎈🥳🥳❤🇺🇸

Congratulations!!

On 9/8/2020 at 7:04 AM, dylan76 said:

I’m in Orlando Florida. Estimated completion time haven’t changed (October 2020) but now says “we are taking longer than usual to process your case”. Still says we reviewed your biometrics as case status. Anyone else  from Orlando? This process is taking a toll on my soul, nightmares every night. 

Hi, I'm going through Tampa and my estimated completion has entirely disappeared. I'm sure it's fiiiine. Previously it was July and then August before it disappeared. 

44 minutes ago, Minimets said:

January people still waiting for interviews... Any updates??? Anyone? 

 

Just waiting.

Congratulations to all the new citizens! Still no rescheduled interview here, but it will come.

14 hours ago, marescarcha said:

Hi! I have been called all my life by a nickname that has nothing to do with my name. I have never feel identified with my name. So I'd rather changed it

Great, that makes perfect sense. Thanks for the reply! 

Just now, N400MA said:

Completed my N400 process!

I had my interview yesterday Lawrence MA field office. My appointment was at 9:30am, I checked in at 9:10am. They called me around 10:05am. The interview took around 20mn, everything went well, I passed and he asked me to wait for the oath ceremony. They called us around 11am for the oath, they gave us our certificates after the oath. Thanks to God and thanks to everyone here. 

Congratulations!

55 minutes ago, bk2014 said:

Hello everyone,

My wife got her Green card through our marriage 5 years ago. Technically, she was eligible to apply for US Citizenship 2 years ago...But, we procrastinated. Now, we decided to apply this month.

While applying, we noticed under eligibility that we can either select one of following

1. Permanent Resident for 5 years OR

2. Permanent Resident for 3 years and married to US Citizen spouse.

 

I'm wondering which option should we select ?

Option 1. If she has been a permanent resident for 5 years she is eligible without the marriage, there is also less evidence to bring with you to interviews etc. 

18 minutes ago, MrGeorgeMonopoly said:

No to be honest,  i think identity goes more with my beliefs and personality.

But it was a little bittersweet to remove my mother last name, in Latin American countries usually Mom is the one who takes care of the kids, Dad is the worker who bring the food and money to the house.

I talked about it with her and she understood my situation. I think that was the difficult part, but glad she was on my side.

Yes, I imagine that would be hard. 

Thanks for getting back to me!

Just now, MrGeorgeMonopoly said:

In my case, my country use the following pattern [First Name - Second Name - Father Last Name - Mother Last Name] which make it extremely long for legal documents here in the US, because of the characters allowed in their systems. I'm keeping my first name and the initial letter for the second name and only the first last name. Not a big change, but for legal documents it will make a difference.

Yes, I've seen that before with some colleagues in Costa Rica also. Very interesting. 

Personally, is there any sadness that you felt that that was the best course of action? Any loss of "identity"? 

Out of interest why do people change their first names? I have no malice in my question, just genuinely curious. 

Just now, sls said:

I applied online Jan 31, 2020. Biometrics done in february , and I just saw today 08/20/2020 , I was scheduled for an interview.

Office : jacksonville , Florida

 

anyone did an interview during this pandemic ? do we do it with the mask on ? please share your experience, thank you

Congratulations!

I'm sure others have done their interviews at this time and I believe masks are a requirement for entering the building. Any requirements will be on your notice too.

3 hours ago, Giovanna024 said:

I passed!!!🎊🍾🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 

No same day Oath

Of course you did, was never in doubt. Congratulations!