FlyingGreen

The information provided by the above 2 persons may or may not be correct. I personally encountered similar issues during my N400 interview. To better explaining my situation, I have included my timeline below: While on H1b non-immigrant visa: I travelled outside of US for a few days in October and November of 2016 GC approved on Dec 20, 2016 Oct 1, 2021: 90 days early filing for N-400 (5 years rule) On my N400 form, I did NOT include my trips in Oct and Nov 2016. I only included all trips after Dec 20, 2016. During the interview, the officer found out about my trips in Oct and Nov 2016. The officer made it clear that I must include all trips 5 years before the date I filed for my N400 - regardless of my immigration status at that point (so in my case, any trips between Oct 1, 2016 - Dec 20, 2016 must also be included). Now, I do not know how B visa will come into play. To be safe, I would include all trips during that timeframe, then explain to the officer during your interview, and correct/amend your form if necessary. I also have a friend who will likely run into similar question, he went from F visa (student) to GC via marriage, then recently applied for N400 (3 years rule), he travelled outside of US quite often within 2 years leading to his GC, while he was on F visa. I will update this post if I hear anything from him.

A quick update regarding this in case someone else is experiencing a similar problem. At the end, I asked the officer if I can request for a favorable date for my Oath Ceremony. He said no, but he's able to put in a date range. I ended up telling him I will be available after September. This is at Washington DC field office.

I went to my interview this morning. I'm amazed and surprised by all the little things they know about me. My interview went a lot longer (close to an hour) because they found some discrepancies in my application. I also had travelled to more than 20+ countries in the past 5 years and the officer had to go through the entire list 1 by 1...calculated the days and made sure I didn't break the continuous presence requirement. 1. I was in a religious group. Back in 2016 when I filed for my I-485, I did not include my church in the question related to "member of a group/club/society etc.", but somehow I include it in my N-400 (This question is Part 12, question 9 in N-400). I told the officer it was an honest mistake, I could tell he wasn't quite happy about it and he put a note in my application saying "it was a misunderstanding". 2. He knew ALL of my past phone numbers! 3. He asked me a bunch of questions related to Selective Service and why I didn't register for it. I said because I was a non-immigrant before I was 26, and became a PR after 26. I did not bring any old visas/I-94 but luckily he has all of the information in the system. 4. Even before I said anything, he is like - ok, I see that you have a few international travels since you filed for your N-400, I will have to update your travel history. 5. The travel history is based on your past 5 years - not since you became a Permanent Resident. I got my GC back in December 2016, and I did early filing for my N-400 (in October 2021), the officer found out that I had an international trip back in November 2016 that I did not include in my N-400, again, I told him it was an honest mistake. 6. Also related to travel history - the officer told me not to include any long layover (less than 24 hours) in any countries. He went through the entire list again and remove those "day trip" 1 by 1. Ultimately, I passed the interview and my application has been recommended for approval. My status changed to "Oath Ceremony Will Be Scheduled" as soon as I walked outside of the building. Bottom line - don't even try to conceal any information. It is actually quite scary how much they know about you.

Hi, did your husband use his US passport or Moroccan passport to return to the US? Do the airlines accept Naturalization Certificate as a valid travel document? What will happen at the US immigration? My old country has a slightly more complicated dual citizenship law, but in short, yes I will have my old country passport no problem.

I don't think the "state of mind" is my major concern, just want to make sure I don't have to miss oath ceremony (multiple times) and ended up getting my application denied.

Hi all, I would like to hear your opinion on this. I'm currently dealing with some family emergency (someone in my family is receiving end of life care). My naturalization interview is in a week. Timing wise, I can attend the interview, but I am almost certain I won't be able to attend the Oath Ceremony that comes after a few week (Washington DC field office doesn't do same day oath). My understanding is, if you miss the Oath Ceremony twice, your application will be denied. I'm wondering if it'd be better if I just go ahead and request to reschedule my interview now to avoid missing multiple Oath Ceremony, OR, attend my interview now, and ask to reschedule the Oath Ceremony later (and hope for the best)?

Hi, you mentioned that your oath was scheduled right at the interview, did you ask them for the oath ceremony or it was a "standard" procedure that time?

Hi, everyone. Does anyone know if Fairfax, VA/Washington DC field office still do same day oath ceremony after the interview? Based on everyone's replies here, it doesn't seem like they do it anymore. Can anyone confirm?