marklovetina

Finally big day come. I passed exam/test and done with the oath on 2nd Aug (all done in same day within 4 hours).
 
Here is the complete details from starting till end.
May 30, 2017: Credit Card Charged May 31, 2017: Rcvd text from USCIS: Your Case was received. Recipt# NBC*xxx June 7, 2017, Received letter for fingerprint June 21, 2017, appeared and fingerprint/bio completed. June 08, 2018: We are scheduling your Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, for an interview Interview Scheduled on Thursday, August 2, 2018 Newark NJ Interview done at 10:00 am in the morning and asked to go to 15th floor where they were arranging for oath Oath done after 2 hours at around 12 noon on 2nd au 2018. I got the naturalization certificate and a flag. Those 04 hours were awsm. and here I complete my visa journey. Can't wait to see my USA passport
 
It was a long journey but finally reached to the end. Thanks everyone for support and kind inputs. Wish you all the best for those who are still on the way. please do not loose hope and have faith.
 

Update:
 
I had my naturalization interview this morning, Aug. 2, 2018 at Fort Myers, FL. My naturalization was approved, thank you Lord and to the full support of my husband since we started this process. My interview experienced is wonderful. Our conversation is very light and the IO made me very comfortable. If a job interview will gonna be like that, I will not hesitate to go to a job interview everyday!...  I did prepared lots of documents that was listed in the notice paper but she didn't even ask for it. She showed me a thick pile of my documents beside her desk and she said, you know these are yours?....😂 thinking omg she have all the docs. probably since the first step we did this process .... Most of the time I spent in the room of the IO is basically we are just chatting, no kidding... about me and my family... then the test begun, I was asked to read 3 sentences, I was instructed to write one sentence and I was asked 6 questions from the Civic Lessons for the Naturalization Test. I got it all correct of course!..., By the end of the interview she said to me that, she hope every applicant is like me.  And that's it.... I got approved, she congratulated me and she told me that I will be scheduled for my Oath Taking next week. Before I left the building I already have my paper for my oath ceremony, Aug. 09, 2018. And after 2 and half hours my cellphone beep informing me that my case online was updated.😊

money remittances for k1 is not necessarily required... visiting once is also not a problem...

Congrats Faith! Do the answers to the questions on civics test have to be responded in written or oral form? And it is an open question or multiple choice test?

I will share you something... I know a Filipina came here in the US in a tourist visa and she overstayed and married an american man.. until now she cannot go back to the Philippines and sad thing is she cannot get her daughter to come here and be with her in the US.. they spend thousands of dollars to an immigration officer but I heard she still got denied twice already... BUT she was granted an EAD so she can work and stay here legally but she cannot get a green card and she's been here in the US for so many years... the case of your friend she might ended up like this too.... as many said here what your friend  doing is a fraud... the only way she can come back here again is, IF someone is willing to petition her/him again to come back here in the US... advice her/him the right thing, we know that its a pain to deal and wait but at the end of the day it will be more better when you straighten out things right... and also my relative just came back here in the US after 21 years of waiting, she came here as tourist, delivered the baby here overstayed for some months came back tot he PH but still after 21 years she got a multiple tourist visa again... I think because my cousin is a USC here and she is living here now and the mother just want to visit her maybe the CO thought if they denied her the daughter will just petition her anyways right maybe that's why she was granted a multiple visa now... 

I will share you something... I know a Filipina came here in the US in a tourist visa and she overstayed and married an american man.. until now she cannot go back to the Philippines and sad thing is she cannot get her daughter to come here and be with her in the US.. they spend thousands of dollars to an immigration officer but I heard she still got denied twice already... BUT she was granted an EAD so she can work and stay here legally but she cannot get a green card and she's been here in the US for so many years... the case of your friend she might ended up like this too.... as many said here what your friend  doing is a fraud... the only way she can come back here again is, IF someone is willing to petition her/him again to come back here in the US... advice her/him the right thing, we know that its a pain to deal and wait but at the end of the day it will be more better when you straighten out things right... and also my relative just came back here in the US after 21 years of waiting, she came here as tourist, delivered the baby here overstayed for some months came back tot he PH but still after 21 years she got a multiple tourist visa again... I think because my cousin is a USC here and she is living here now and the mother just want to visit her maybe the CO thought if they denied her the daughter will just petition her anyways right maybe that's why she was granted a multiple visa now... 

WHEN YOUR OLD PETITIONER SENTYOU THE LETTER?, IF IT WAS NOW I DONT KNOW WHAT TO SAY,
BUT IF HE SENT YOU THE LETTER MONTHS GO YOU SHOULD SEND  THAT LETTER TO THE EMBASSY AND THEY SEND THE CASE BACK TO USCIS.
IN MY CASE MY EX FIANCE SENT A LETTER TO THE EMBASSY AND THE EMBASSY SENT THE CASE BACK TO USCIS, THEN MY NEW PETITIONER SENT OUR PETITION, NOW I AM WAITING MY NOA2.
 

Yeah, I'm super excited!

I've just received the interview letter by mail. It's going to be on July 27! Now I have to start studying... 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Hello Guys,
Just got my interview letter in the mail. Date is 24th July. I have updated the spread sheet.
 

I just received a email saying im in line for interview.... 

Done with Biometrics today.
 
USCIS Dallas/Lewisville, Texas Lockbox ====================================== UserName.......|GC-Date.|Sent.|Cashd|NOA.....|Fprints.|In Line.|Int ltr.|Intrview|Oath.....|Field Office..|NBC/IOE tkdwls0131.....|06/09/14|04/12|--/--|05/12/17|05/22/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--.|Fairfax, VA...|NBC  Faith38........|07/25/14|04/26|--/--|05/04/17|05/30/17|05/30/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--.|Boston, MA....| allajustin.....|02/20/14|04/28|05/05|05/04/17|05/30/17|06/01/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--.|Pittsburgh,PA.| mirian&john....|07/17/14|05/02|05/10|05/15/17|06/02/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--.|Raleigh, NC...|NBC lovelyalex.....|03/01/10|05/03|05/08|05/09/17|05/31/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--.|Boston, MA....|NBC la isla bonita.|04/10/14|05/08|05/16|05/16/17|06/07/17|06/12/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--.|Dallas, TX....| lucybelle......|07/16/14|05/08|05/12|05/12/17|06/07/17|06/16/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--.|Raleigh, NC...|NBC lvivlion ......|03/20/02|05/08|05/16|05/20/17|06/02/17|06/08/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--.|Pittsburgh,PA.| falmaind.......|08/05/14|05/08|--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--.|El Paso, TX...| d & c..........|08/07/14|05/10|05/17|05/15/17|06/05/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--.|New Orleans,LA| Akrod..........|05/29/10|05/10|05/16|05/17/17|06/07/17|06/12/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--.|Miami, FL.....| Gazy...........|01/17/13|05/10|05/15|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--.|Cleveland, OH.| level3.........|06/01/07|05/12|05/17|05/18/17|06/05/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--.|Charleston, SC| SwanX..........|--/--/--|05/08|--/--|05/17/17|05/30/17|06/12/17|06/20/17|07/18/17|--/--/--.|Charleston, SC| Virjil1988.....|--/--/--|05-15|05/22|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--.|Charlotte, NC.| magic123.......|05/31/14|05/19|--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--.|Newark, NJ....| Danysen........|08/08/14|05/20|05/24|06/02/17|06/20/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--.|Miami, FL.....|NBC cmellgren......|05/09/14|05/22|05/24|05/24/17|06/16/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--.|Memphis,TN....|  hopephilly.....|08/05/14|05/22|05/25|05/30/17|06/21/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--.|PhiladelphiaPA| alebrije.......|08/12/14|05/23|06/07|06/12/17|06/28/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--.|Houston, TX...|IOE ge08...........|--/--/--|05/24|--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--.|Houston, TX...| savanp90.......|--/--/--|05/24|--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--.|Newark, NJ....| MA NYC.........|--/--/--|05/24|05/30|05/31/17|06/20/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--.|NYC, NY.......|NBC MnMJourney.....|07/28/14|05/24|05/30|05/25/17|06/12/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--.|NYC, NY.......|NBC kirat17........|06/11/14|05/24|05/30|05/31/17|06/22/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--.|JacksonvilleFL|NBC USCIS Phoenix, Arizona Lockbox ================================  UserName.......|GC-Date.|Sent.|Cashd|NOA.....|Fprints.|In Line.|Int ltr.|Intrview|Oath....|Field Office...|NBC/IOE laufine........|07/24/12|05/01|05/03|05/08/17|05/30/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Los Angeles, CA|NBC nesh123........|--/--/--|05/01|05/04|05/11/17|05/31/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Detroit, MI....| Waitinggame16..|08/02/12|05/02|05/15|05/17/17|05/27/17|05/27/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Chicago IL.....| roxer021.......|--/--/--|05/08|05/08|05/16/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|...............| rubya..........|07/12/12|05/08|05/10|05/12/17|06/01/17|06/20/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Cincinnati OH..| nitrous_guy....|08/07/14|05/10|05/12|05/12/17|06/08/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Chicago IL.....| Gazy...........|--/--/--|05/10|05/15|05/15/17|06/08/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Cleveland, OH..| vosnmars.......|08/12/13|05/15|05/19|05/22/17|05/26/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Los Angeles, CA|NBC Mehrdad576.....|--/--/--|05/16|05/19|05/19/17|06/05/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Detroit, MI....| jill r.........|--/--/--|05/18|05/18|05/25/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|St Louis, MO...| tdiep..........|--/--/--|05/19|05/25|05/30/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Denver, CO.....| Dia0077........|--/--/--|05/22|05/25|05/25/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|San BernadinoCA| currentuser....|08/26/12|05/26|05/30|06/05/17|06/23/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Chicago, IL....|  USCIS Lincoln, Nebraska Lockbox (Filing Under 319b, 328, or 329 of the INA) =========================================================================== UserName.......|GC-Date.|Sent.|Cashd|NOA.....|Fprints.|In Line.|Int ltr.|Intrview|Oath....|Field Office...|NBC/IOE deborabr.......|01/22/13|05/23|05/30|05/30/17|07/14/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Anchorage, AK..| Instructions for adding/updating yourself (or assisting others) to this list:
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Thank you!

Hi, done with Fprints this morning👌🏿I'll let you know when they update my status on site. Congrats for everyone who move on the next step. 🍾🎉 have a wonderful week with good news!😜

Congrats

Mark love Tina,I received the case update on June 15th and I received it today.

Hello,happy Monday!! I received my mail today my interview date is July 20th at 10am. I hope I don't get nervous on that day.

Good to see things moving along swiftly for most, congratulations!
 
Am I the only IOE from May filers?  I have only heard bad things about the cases processed by IOE... shucks! 

Congrats！ I didn't see your name in the sheet. When had you done the finger print?

Congrats! @marklovetina

Another good news guys! : Interview Was Scheduled
On June 16, 2017, we scheduled an interview for your Form N-400, Application for Naturalization , Receipt Number NBC*. We will mail you an interview notice. Please follow any instructions in the notice. 

Hi, vejers my case status update am scheduled for interview.

Done my Biometrics today... now waiting for my naturalization interview.... Good luck to us and God Bless Us All....^_^

Done my Biometrics today... now waiting for my naturalization interview.... Good luck to us and God Bless Us All....^_^

It is that easy.   It's cheaper to get a passport.  The N-600 is optional and expensive.
 
Google "Child Citizenship Act."  Citizenship is automatic; meaning nothing has to be filed.  Getting a US passport or the N-600 Certificate of Citizenship is good proof of having US citizenship, but neither is actually required. 
 
CCA 4 requirements;
1.  Child has USC parent; 
2   Child resides with USC parent;
3.  Child is under age 18;
4.  Child has LPR status.
 
Mom is the qualifying USC.  Stepparents don't count for derivative citizenship.  You would have to adopt before age 18 to pass US citizenship to your adopted child.