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Applied on 5/Nov/2022 Got notice on 17/Jan/2023 Interview and oath ceremony on 7/March/2023 City: Seattle My wife, my minor kid & I became citizens on 7/March/2023. Here are some of my experience worth sharing, 1. I read in the forums we assemble outside the building 15 minutes before our scheduled time. But my experience was different. We showed our interview letters 15 minutes before my scheduled time and we all were let in. My wife 30 minutes after my appointment was also allowed to go in. 2. I was given a numbered appointment chit immediately. But my wife had to wait for a few minutes to get one. But Biometrics for both of us were done together right after we checked in. 3. My advice: Even if your interview (& your family members interview) are scheduled apart, go together. There is high likeliness that you all get in together. Also from my experience, getting in even 30 minutes earlier was a possibility. In fact the guy who checked-in us into the interview line suggested the same view. 4. We all would go to the first floor for interview. If you take the stairs, it ends in first floor. The waiting area there is for citizenship interviewees. Interviewers come from one of the many locked doors either escorting interviewees with whom they just had a chat with or calling out the number from chit. They will escort you inside to their room. 5. There was a tablet to read and write. Stylus pen was provided to write a sentence. 6. Once done, a printout paper mentioning I passed, was provided. Then you come out into the waiting area. I preferred to wait for my wife to complete her interview so that we all could go for oath together. That took another 45 minutes or so. We went down to the auditorium for taking oath. It was 1:30ish by then. 7. Green card for adults were no longer required and taken away. My kid's green card was left alone for us to submit during passport application as a proof of legal residence. Both of us got a package each. There was a passport application, instruction on how to register to vote, message from the US President, a flag and few other brochures. We were told the oath ceremony will start at the top of the hour. 8. Roughly less than 100 people were in the auditorium. Relatives & friends were also allowed. Only Oath takers stood up and repeated the oath loud as the officer articulated it. 9. Then a message from the President was played. Then citizenship certificate was handed over by the officer. 10. People took pictures at the dais. We wish all applicants all the best. Thanks.

Applied on 5/Nov/2022 Got notice on 17/Jan/2023 Interview and oath ceremony on 7/March/2023 My wife, my minor kid & I became citizens on 7/March/2023. Here are some of my experience worth sharing, 1. I read in the forums we assemble outside the building 15 minutes before our scheduled time. But my experience was different. We showed our interview letters 15 minutes before my scheduled time and we all were let in. My wife 30 minutes after my appointment was also allowed to go in. 2. I was given a numbered appointment chit immediately. But my wife had to wait for a few minutes to get one. But Biometrics for both of us were done together right after we checked in. 3. My advice: Even if your interview (& your family members interview) are scheduled apart, go together. There is high likeliness that you all get in together. Also from my experience, getting in even 30 minutes earlier was a possibility. In fact the guy who checked-in us into the interview line suggested the same view. 4. We all would go to the first floor for interview. If you take the stairs, it ends in first floor. The waiting area there is for citizenship interviewees. Interviewers come from one of the many locked doors either escorting interviewees with whom they just had a chat with or calling out the number from chit. They will escort you inside to their room. 5. There was a tablet to read and write. Stylus pen was provided to write a sentence. 6. Once done, a printout paper mentioning I passed, was provided. Then you come out into the waiting area. I preferred to wait for my wife to complete her interview so that we all could go for oath together. That took another 45 minutes or so. We went down to the auditorium for taking oath. It was 1:30ish by then. 7. Green card for adults were no longer required and taken away. My kid's green card was left alone for us to submit during passport application as a proof of legal residence. Both of us got a package each. There was a passport application, instruction on how to register to vote, message from the US President, a flag and few other brochures. We were told the interview will start at the top of the hour. 8. Roughly less than 100 people were in the auditorium. Relatives & friends were also allowed. Only Oath takers stood up and repeated the oath loud as the officer articulated it. 9. Then a message from the President was played. Then citizenship certificate was handed over by the officer. 10. People took pictures at the dais. We wish all applicants all the best. Thanks.

Glad news, interview scheduled for 07/March/2023 at 12:10 PM for me & 12:50 PM for my wife. This forum and this thread has been a great guide for many of us. Thank you so much. Question: Given the time, is same day oath possible for both of us?

Glad news, interview scheduled for 07/March/2023 at 12:10 PM for me & 12:50 PM for my wife. This forum and this thread has been a great guide for many of us. Thank you so much. Question: Given the time, is same day oath possible for both of us?

Hello all, Filed my family application 5/Nov/2022. Here are the details, 1. Both my wife & I are 5 years based applicants. 2. We both filed our individual applications. We assume that our 9 years old daughter would be automatically naturalized when we are. So we could all apply passports together. 3. I have been on F1, F1/OPT & H1B visa in the US until I turned 26. So I chose I was not qualified for Select Service in the application. 4. We also lost most of our original documents when we relocated a couple of years ago. Although we had a scanned copy of our marriage certificate and uploaded it in the application, we both also wrote a letter mentioning the absence of original documents. 5. As additional documentation we also uploaded our tax filings for the past 4 years. Receipt showed up almost instantaneously. Biometrics waived for both of us. Please let me know if I missed anything. I will keep the community posted on progress. Thank you.

Hello all, Filed my family application 5/Nov/2022. Here are the details, 1. Both my wife & I are 5 years based applicants. 2. We both filed our individual applications. We assume that our 9 years old daughter would be automatically naturalized when we are. So we could all apply passports together. 3. I have been on F1, F1/OPT & H1B visa in the US until I turned 26. So I chose I was not qualified for Select Service in the application. 4. We also lost most of our original documents when we relocated a couple of years ago. Although we had a scanned copy of our marriage certificate and uploaded it in the application, we both also wrote a letter mentioning the absence of original documents. 5. As additional documentation we also uploaded our tax filings for the past 4 years. Receipt showed up almost instantaneously. Biometrics waived for both of us. Please let me know if I missed anything. I will keep the community posted on progress. Thank you.