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    February 2021 N-400 filers (edited title)

    in US Citizenship Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    18 minutes ago, Savva said:

    Congratulations Ollie! Remember that when you apply for a passport, you get back your passport and your certificate separately, people report that they have their certificates back 3-5 weeks after getting a passport, so don't panic when you get a passport only

    Oh I know.....but it's still terrifying, especially with as bad as the postal service has been lately.

     

    February 2021 N-400 filers (edited title)

    in US Citizenship Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    5 minutes ago, SadFace said:

    Preparing for test.

     

    Queslition like

     

    "What does the Constitution do?"

    answers:

    sets up the government

    defines the government

    protects basic rights of Americans.

     

    DO they expect me to give all answers or just one of these?

     

    I mean some questions define one or two answers - I understand, but questions like above kills me

    Any of the provided list of answers would be considered correct.

    February 2021 N-400 filers (edited title)

    in US Citizenship Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    Just now, Farmer1983 said:

    Hi All,

     

    That topic was very useful for me, thanks for everyone contributing!

     

    Thats briefly my case:

     

    1. 02/16/21 Applied for naturalization, with my wife and myself (electronic filing)

    2. Our 5 years is 05/16/21, so we applied exactly 90 days before

    3. Never got any text or e-mail updates from USCIS, every though we subscribed

    4. 02/28 got our bio reuse letters

    5. Today checked status again, and can see interview was scheduled for 06/01, the same for my wife

    6. Our field office is Denver, CO

     

    Hope that is useful

     

    Thank you!

    Congrats! A step in the right direction.

    N-400 April 2020 Filers

    in US Citizenship Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    On 4/12/2021 at 3:40 PM, ShawnBethlehem said:

    anyone else from California who filed more than a year ago and is still waiting for an interview appointment? Any word on the backlog? is it getting better?

     

    USCIS site says my wait time is 2 months, but I have a hard time believing it. 

    CA has some of the worst N-400 backlogs. 

     

    As of 9/30/20 (last complete report)

     

    Fresno: 9214

    Imperial: 1694

    LA: 22534

    LA County: 23458

    Sacramento: 18352

    San Bernardino: 20301

    San Diego: 16793

    San Fernando Valley: 18753

    San Francisco: 35821

    San Jose: 17731

    Santa Ana: 19672

     

     

    February 2021 N-400 filers (edited title)

    in US Citizenship Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    Just now, koonleh said:

    thank you.

    pls what do you think  this this mean?

    • Any evidence of Selective Service Registration

     

    it was listed as part of thing to bring to interview

    If you lived here at any point between the age of 18 and 26, you should have registered for the selective service (draft). You can go to https://www.sss.gov/verify/ to verify that you had signed up, and print a record to bring to your interview.

    February 2021 N-400 filers (edited title)

    in US Citizenship Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    Just now, Guido51 said:

    hi everyone, today i logged into my online account and saw this message for my n400 application:

     

    "Your next milestone: attend your interview"

     

    i didn't recieve any interview letter and case status is still "fingerprints taken"

    what does this mean? does anybody have any idea? i don't want to miss an interview so how can i make sure what this means?

     

    i also have a pending i751 too and there is no news on that either.

     

    thank you.

    Their update is leading to a lot of confusion. It showing that your next milestone is attending your interview does not necessarily mean your interview has been scheduled, just that it is the next step.

    February 2021 N-400 filers (edited title)

    in US Citizenship Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    23 minutes ago, Kriss03 said:

    Congrats Ollie.

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    What questions were asked at the interview? will this be the civic interview? 

    1: Who is the father of our country

    2: How many voting members in the house of representatives

    3: How old must US citizens be to vote in federal elections

    4: The idea pf self governance is established in the first 3 words of the constitution, what are they.

    5: What is the name of the national anthem

    6: If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President.

    February 2021 N-400 filers (edited title)

    in US Citizenship Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    10 hours ago, CreativeForce said:

    Hi everyone! Just wanted to post my N-400 timeline and see if there was anyone with recent experience with the Los Angeles Field Office.

     

    N-400

    Filed electronically:  Feb 3, 2021
    Biometrics reuse letter:  Feb 25, 2021
    Interview appointment issued: April 1, 2021
    Interview scheduled for:  May 12, 2021

     

    I was shocked at how quick the interview was scheduled! Then I looked at @ollie's timeline and his was even quicker! 😮

     

    I read a Reddit post from someone who had their Los Angeles interview 4-months ago and they got the oath ceremony on the same day. I'm wondering if it'll be the same for me.

     

    Thanks everyone!

    Congrats on the progress.....I'm just benefiting from the fact that Indiana isn't exactly a huge destination for immigrants, compared to CA, NY, etc.

     

     

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    February 2021 N-400 filers (edited title)

    in US Citizenship Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    Immediately after my interview yesterday, my case status updated to "We recommended that your Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, be approved. Your case was submitted for quality review."

     

    Yesterday evening, there was a further update "Oath Ceremony Will Be Scheduled", I assume that means that the quality review was brief and passed.

     

    Anyway, now that I've had time to catch my breath, here's a more detailed account;

     

    Arrival: With a 9:20 appointment, and 2 hour drive to my field office, I gave myself way more time than needed and arrived at 8:15. The field office in Indy is only a couple of blocks from the interstate, and has a free parking lot, so access is really easy. I passed my time reviewing my flash cards and entered the building at 9am. The building has several different organizations, so you have to sign in at the front desk and let them know that you're there for USCIS (the entire sign-in sheet was people going to USCIS). They then direct you to the elevators to go up to USCIS's floor.

     

    Security check: The security screening team were very friendly, they made small talk with everyone as they were processed, things like "You're here for the ceremony, you're going to become a citizen today, it's a great day!"

     

    Check-in: After security, I was directed to the check-in desk. They checked my interview letter and greencard, and directed me to sit on the far side of the waiting room. They have an L-shaped room for waiting area, people there for the ceremony were directed to one side, those there for interviews to the other. I started chatting with the person who had been behind me in the security line once he made it through, but the conversation only lasted a couple of minutes before I was called in.

     

    The interview: The officer introduced himself and brought me into an office, due to covid, they are doing the interviews via webcam. The officer had me swear to tell the truth during my interview, and then proceeded to his office to conduct the interview via webcam. Before leaving, he said that if I wasn't comfortable with the technology, that I could do a face to face interview if I preferred. I was fine with the webcam, it brought the benefit of being able to have the conversation without a mask.

     

    He asked the questions first. Since we haven't reached 4/19 yet, he said I had the option of either the 2020 or 2008 version. I asked for the 2008 version. He asked if I had studied for the 2008 version, and I explained that I had started studying the 2020 version, but the change was announced less than a week after I started studying, so I had been studying the 2008 version since.

     

    The questions (I asked my 7 year old last night, he got 4 of the 6):

     

    1: Who is the father of our country

    2: How many voting members in the house of representatives

    3: How old must US citizens be to vote in federal elections

    4: The idea of self governance is established in the first 3 words of the constitution, what are they.

    5: What is the name of the national anthem

    6: If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President.

     

    Followed by the reading "When was Abraham Lincoln President?", and writing "Abraham Lincoln was President during the Civil War" 

    There was a printer set up on the desk next to the tablet, and the officer sent the reading and writing sheet to that printer for me to pick up.

     

    Some other people have mentioned being asked to define terms from the application. I was never asked anything. I'm not sure if that is an agent by agent thing, or if it's because my country of birth is an english speaking country. I can understand an agent asking someone who's first language isn't english, not as a language test, but as a way to be sure that the applicant understands what they questions they're answering are asking. From any of the interviewees that have reported being asked definitions, they have all been words from the yes/no portion of the N-400.

     

    He then proceeded to ask me my qualifying questions: The yes/no questions from the N-400, wife and children's names, last time leaving the US, and verified my address and phone number. He then sent one more form to the printer, that had my name, address and DOB on it. He asked that I verify all the information is correct, as that would be the copy used to create my certificate.

     

    Finally, he came and brought me back to his office (as he was finishing up, he realized that I had a bio-reuse, which meant he had to capture new signatures). In his office, he had me sign a signature pad to capture my signature for the case, and then had me sign an attestation that my answers had been truthful, and sign a copy of the Oath of Allegiance. He handed me my recommendation for approval notice, and walked me back to reception. We chatted about covid and other stuff on the way. He said that they had been doing same day ceremonies for a little bit, but since they have sped up approving cases, there are rarely open spots in the Oath Ceremonies. I should receive my notice within a couple of weeks with a date for the Oath Ceremony.

    February 2021 N-400 filers (edited title)

    in US Citizenship Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    9 minutes ago, RMski said:

    Hi everyone. Just wanted to provide my timeline, if it helps anyone. 
     

    N400 filed : 02/02/2021

    NOA : 02/02/2021

    Biometrics Reuse: 02/12/2021

    Interview scheduled: 04/05/2021

    Interview Date: 05/24/2021

    USCIS location: Indianapolis, IN

     

    Estimated Case Completion time: July 2021 (3 months)

    Estimated Waiting Time: 2 months. 

    I just had my interview in Indy.....extremely friendly.

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