Ash2022

I have only "congratulation...." box checked. "no decision can be made yet" box is unchecked.

Ok, just received notification. Oath ceremony is scheduled for 6/24. So within 3 weeks of my interview.

Cannot speculate what she was lookin for - but my guess it was to check if any of my stays was longer than 6 months, and that too *only* over 5 years prior to the date of application. My longest stay over those years was 2 months, and I had more than 20 trips during that time as well! She didn't express any concern except saying "what do we have here, a traveler!" not in disapproving tone. In years preceding last 5 years, I have lived outside the US for more than 5 years with gaps between the visits to the US longer than a year (I had re-entry permits). None of this was an issue. As long as you establish 5 year continuous residence prior to date of application, you will be fine.

Have been lurking here for past few weeks to seek some answers for logistics questions I had. This might help those with similar questions. Had my interview on June 6th. (I had applied on Dec 24 2020). You can *take* phone/backpack/water inside the building. Security is less stringent than airport security. I ubered to Tukwila ASC - find better than driving as you can relax. You can get into the building 30 mins before the scheduled time. Mine was at 9:45, so I was in at 9:15. There will be line inside (after security) of those waiting to get checked in - it takes 4-5 mins per person to check in. So better get in the line 30 mins prior to interview. Once I was checked-in, I had to barely wait for 5-10 mins before I was called for interview with an officer. So dont think of going to restroom after you check in. You will be ushered into a office cubicle where you are asked to put all your stuff except passport, GC, and ID. Interview was remote video call on iPad. (These cubicles are closely packed - so you can hear other interviewees!) Officer was chatty and friendly - but the system she was working on was very slow. Most of interview time was spent on she navigating her system. I have had GC for more than 14 years, but have stayed and traveled a lot outside the US during that period - so most of the application questions were around that (length of stays etc). Civics test was a breeze: Name one US territory. who becomes president if both president and VP are unable to serve? who is first president? what did martin luther king jr do? How many senators do we have? I dont remember the 6th question. was asked to read a sentence displayed on the tabled: "what do we have to pay to the US government"? She then asked me to write: "We pay taxes" I passed. You get a "receipt" saying you passed. My Oath ceremony was not scheduled the same day though because of "system" issues. It will be scheduled in next 30 days. Curiously, the lady in next cubicle had her interview scheduled the same day. So not sure why mine was schedule for future. Anyone recently had this experience? good luck!