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I went yesterday for interview at tukwila and oath happened same day. It took total of 2 hours.
30 min interview (asked literally all 50 no/yes questions). 
After that they make u wait for 5-6 folks to be ready for oath. In my case i was first from this group so had to wait more than hour. But there were folks who did have to wait. Oath was just 5-10 min.

This is a good point. I uploaded the return transcripts and took the latest account transcript to my interview. I was asked if owed any taxes and of course I replied “no”. I never offered that I had evidence of that and was never asked for it. However on a different question I stated that I had evidence to verify my answer and was asked to show that. So I’m guessing she would have taken my account transcript had I offered it or a different officer might have asked for it anyway. 

Finally! Had my Judicial Oath Ceremony this week in downtown Atlanta courthouse. There were about 50 people, masks required, socially distanced. 
 
The whole process took two hours—from 9:30am till 11:30. The first hour and a half is to get everyone into the courtroom, seat them, and get the pronunciation of everyone’s new names. The last 30 minutes are the official ceremony with the judge, celebratory speech, etc. They do not allow guests into the courtroom with applicants but they do allow the guests to wait in the cafeteria until the ceremony is over. 
 
After the ceremony is over (11:30 am) everyone can re-enter the courtroom (including guests and family) to take pictures so feel free to bring your guests and families. 
 
At the ceremony you are given a bunch of flyers, brochures, and other stuff. Among them are the instructions on how to apply for the passport at the midtown USPS.
 
I’ve had an appointment with them scheduled for the same day… big mistake. The midtown USPS does not work by appointments and pretty much does not work at all. It took me more than THREE hours to get my turn (first come first serve ticketing system). The process to apply is just FOUR MINUTES. That’s right you have to wait three hours for just four minutes of actual work 🤦‍♂️  Btw, those morons STAPLED my new Certificate of Naturalization #######. 
 
Anyhow, I’m happy that I’m finally a US citizen…even though I have nothing to prove it with right now since I gave my certificate to the USPS lol

I downloaded (and uploaded) both return transcripts and account transcripts to be on the safe side. I had seen a couple of people in the N-400 groups on Facebook being asked for the account transcripts at their interviews. It shows the balance, if you paid what you owed, what date etc. Maybe more important for those of us who are self-employed, I don't know. But they're for free, so I saw no reason not to upload them too in addition to the regular return transcript. 
 
I also made sure to upload evidence showing $0 balance for state taxes too, not just federal. 

Thanks Keyboard Warrior, you’re a fellow countryman, we’re Scottish too!

To my surprise on checking the passport status of my daughter on  June 8th ,I found out  it was approved on that day . And I received the passport today June 10th . They mailed the passport and her birth certificate in the prepaid return envelop I sent to them in February when I sent asking to get her documents back that's why I enclosed a prepaid return envelop . Finally our ordeal came to an end after 6 months.

Today my citizenship journey officially ends. My oath ceremony was schedule today at 11am in Atlanta, GA, about a month after my interview. Good luck everyone :) 

How soon after moving did you guys updated your address with USCIS?

I moved states about 4 months after filing my N400. While the online form for address change went through, I still saw the old address in my USCIS account so after a month I called USCIS helpline and they said it should've been updated but made a note. It updated a week or two after that.

On another note, after 13 months of waiting, I've finally received Bio appt this week. I can see people in my first state already done with their interviews. 

Moving delayed things for me as Houston is particularly backlogged I guess. I'm seeing 12 months as estimated wait time now 🤣 
It was 7 months last week and about 3 months a few weeks ago.

I got scheduled for an interview in the SF office for late June. I filed my application since April 24th, 2020.
 
Getting there!

No one has talked down to you.   Many, many cases have red flags.   If you want to be realistic about your approval chances, you need to expect scrutiny related to his convictions.
You can.   You cannot enter with a tourist visa with the intent to marry and stay.   That is visa fraud.

Happens in most areas of the country. Because of the pandemic they have only allowed a certain amount of appointments per day at each USPS office, while before the pandemic most offices offered walk-in without appointments. So that makes it a lot harder now as they're taking a lot less applicants each day.

That, but also the fact that most people haven't been able to travel in at least a year, so now when the country opens up again EVERYONE wants to renew or apply for a new passport, that too makes it hard harder to find available appointments.

Here in Los Angeles you need to check all over the county, can't expect to get an appointment fast at your local office. Some areas are more busy than others. I'm guessing you don't have as many USPS passport offices to choose from in Vegas.

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/questions-and-answers/100q.pdf

The 2020 edition of the test has been canceled. You should study the 2008 version of test, available at USCIS.gov.

thank man, ur idea is brilliant, i did and sent all document exactly the same what u wrote in ur document and it worked here in san bernardino CA
i sent PC+cover letter and form SS-5. 
so they sent me back PC along with receipt letter from SSA, and it said just wait for about 2 week for new SSA.
thank any way, 
 

We decided to call again and told them we felt it had been rejected in error because on the state department website it clearly states that the passport card is proof of identity and citizenship. To our surprise the person on the phone agreed and said it was a mistake. They are supposedly processing it now, fingers crossed! 

Oath scheduled for June 29th

Hey Folks... long story short: I was approved and by the time I had exited the office and was in my car, the system was already changed to "Oath Ceremony will be scheduled." . 
 
Long story: I live in the other side of the city from the USCIS office and my interview was scheduled for 840 in the morning. However! I arrived there at 720 😀 as I knew from my normal pre-covid morning commute up the beltway to my workplace, arrival time could be unpredictable if I had decided to leave home any later than I did. No biggy, I just sat in my car, people watched and looked at emails until closer to 8am.  

I went to the front door and the guard standing outside was checking interview slips before letting folks into the building. Inside there were maybe 30-40 people. Most were there with spouses and / or lawyers. Very few of us were by ourselves and I will assume that all us single folks were there for our N400 interviews. 
 
At check in they give you a number Pxx or Kxx and tell you to wait until you hear your number being called.  Masks were mandatory.  I was dressed in business casual. Some folks were there in t-shirts and jeans.
 
840 comes around; nothing. I'm not sweating it - it took 30 mins past my AOS interview to be called so I was expecting a delay. But, it is now 920 and people who had come in after me were being called and I started to wonder if maybe I missed my number being called. By now, the office was really buzzing with more people coming in.

Finally at 940 I heard my number. The officer was all apologetic about the delay and mentioned that I was to be her second interview and her previous one did not go as planned hence the delay to seeing me. I followed her to her office where she asked me to swear under oath that everything, I was about to say was the truth.  She took my fingerprints and a picture. And gave me a little bit of hard time about how long it took for me to apply for my GC (married 12 years before applying for AOS in 2017). She really wanted to know the entire story  
 
Anyway, we went through the civics test 

1.    What is the economic system in the United States?

Then…the computer system went down. Would you believe it…She was so apologetic, explaining that the system would not allow her to save my answer. Then the system shut down completely and she called someone to come help. From their discussions, it was suggested that I could be there a long time and every thing might have to be done by hand and uploaded to the system after the end of the day…I felt real bad for her.

Eventually…maybe 10-15 minutes later, the system was back up and we were able to continue.

2.    Where is the Statue of Liberty located?
3.    If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
4.    Who is the Governor of your State now?
5.    What are the two major political parties in the United States?
6.    What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?

Reading: Who votes for Congress
Writing: The people votes for Congress

Next was the yes / no questions from your N400. This is a chance to update anything was submitted wrongly. I was asked about my citations (speeding tickets in 2003 and 2016) and whether I had received any since submitting my application. At the end she said she was approving me for naturalization however she warned me that I was not yet an US Citizen and I should not state that I was until after the oath. She also mentioned that I should make sure that I do not receive any citations between now and the oath as they would pull me out of the oath ceremony if there were any outstanding legal matters.
 
Overall despite the hiccups with the system which caused some nerves in me, the experience was pleasant. 

Just seen an update that my oath ceremony letter has been mailed

Had my interview this morning and was approved.
 
By the time I had exited the office and was in my car, the system was already changed to "Oath Ceremony will be scheduled." Interview was delayed due to an issue during the preceding interview and was seen a hour after my scheduled time. 
 
re: Oath, the IO mentioned Houston would normally do 1 oath per month. Now there were 3 days of oaths per month and each day they would eight 20 minute ceremonies. 

You only have to schedule an appointment for a stamp if you need evidence of your status such as for travel or employment.  Your actual status as a legal resident doesn't expire when your extension letter expires.
BTW, some of us who filed in March of 2019 are also waiting for an interview.....

Glad you got through. Usually swearing and saying ‘agent’ eventually gets you through.
 
Dont file an I-90 - it’s not applicable to people near to or in the removal of conditions phase 

Good question. Wondering if they’ll use the original biometric photographs taken for AOS. I just checked my interview letter  and it doesn’t say to bring photographs. 

Please stop calling people "bro"...I hear my teenage my daughter calling everyone "bruh" and it does ma heid in
 
Good luck with your application

You're nicer than me

The whole process took a week, I first applied for my passport and passport card, I then filled out the SSN application and mailed it off with a letter stating that I am updating my citizenship status and included my passport card as evidence of citizenship. So if anyone is worried about SSA loosing their naturalization certificate, you don't have to mail that, just mail your passport card if you applied for one.