wworld808

June 12, 2009

I brought my original documents that I had with my application but only left it in he car, just in case they asked. But in my case they only took the oath notice letter (with answered questionnaire at the back) and my green card. But if you have reentry permit you must bring too.

June 12, 2009

Had my oath yesterday, 88 people were sworn in from different countries. The ceremony was scheduled at 9AM but they started at 10AM. We got there 8:20 and there's a lot of people in the line already. They started to let the applicant in by 8:45AM. At the line one immigration officer was checking the oath notice letter, the one you have to answer after your interview, good thing I asked here if i can fill that up already before going to the ceremony and mostly i got a response that better to fill it up before your ceremony to save your time. By 9:30AM they let the guest in, another immigration officer reminded us how to sign the certificate and advised to check it if all the information is correct before leaving the place. Aso she told us it's better to sign it at home since you will be relax and to avoid mistake. By 10AM the federal judge arrived and started the ceremony. After the oath of allegiance he congratulated us and told we were officially a US citizen. We had 3 guest speakers and after that, the ceremony ended. The ceremony took only 20 mins. After the ceremony we went to SS to update my record but according to them it will take 4-6 weeks before my new card arrive since they have to verify my citizenship since it's only new. Then we went to apply for passport. Finally I'm done. Thank you VJer's for all your help.

UserName.........Sent.......NOA1.....Biometrics.Int ltr rec..Interview...Oath......Office

Rabie007.........02/03/09...02/14/09...03/04/09...03/16/09...04/20/09...06/19/09...Cleveland, OH

85n280...........02/02/09...02/10/09...03/19/09...04/09/09...06/02/09...--/--/--...San Jose, CA

charuhans .......02/09/09...02/17/09...03/13/09...03/27/09...05/13/09...05/13/09...Portland, Oregon

rachel.......... 02/11/09...--/--/--...--/--/--...--/--/--...--/--/--...--/--/--...Chicago, IL

Boss78.......... 02/16/09...02/28/09...03/23/09...04/20/09...06/15/09...--/--/--...Omaha, NE

wworld808....... 02/17/09...03/03/09...03/19/09...04/06/09...05/13/09...06/10/09...Honolulu, HI

waiting4visas... 02/21/09...03/05/09...03/21/09...04/23/09...06/09/09...--/--/--...Denver, CO

faylen...........02/23/09...03/02/09...03/25/09...05/04/09...06/16/09...--/--/--...????

Smoothsailing... 02/25/09...03/05/09...03/17/09...04/23/09...05/15/09...06/04/09...Boise, Idaho

USCIS Lockbox Texas

UserName.........Sent.......NOA1.....Biometrics.Int ltr rec..Interview...Oath......Office

legalalien30.....01/31/09...02/03/09...03/04/09...03/13/09...05/05/09...05/28/09...Boston, MA

peruvianfamily...02/02/09...02/09/09...02/25/09...--/--/--...--/--/--...--/--/--...St. Albans, VT

Deirdre76........02/03/09...02/17/09...03/10/09...04/18/09...05/28/09...--/--/--...Oklahoma City, OK

Eons.............02/04/09...02/10/09...03/05/09...04/08/09...05/07/09...--/--/--...Dallas, TX

Negrecita2007....02/05/09...02/10/09...03/05/09...03/24/09...05/06/09...05/28/09...Boston, MA

Alien57..........02/10/09...02/23/09...03/12/09...03/24/09...05/11/09...06/03/09...Boston, MA

fahadkhan00......02/10/09...03/05/09...03/14/09...04/13/09...05/27/09...05/27/09...Atlanta, GA

Perdesi..........02/11/09...02/19/09...03/17/09...04/09/09...05/15/09...05/15/09...Fairfax, VA

marcnycity.......02/12/09...02/19/09...03/12/09...05/06/09...06/02/09...06/12/09...New York, NY

kumar_n400.......02/12/09...02/19/09...03/27/09...04/07/09...05/12/09...--/--/--...Houston,TX

Ahuacatl.........02/14/09...03/02/09...03/24/09...03/24/09...05/11/09...06/11/09...Boston, MA

honey19_sweet....02/17/09...03/02/09...03/20/09...04/03/09...05/12/09...06/01/09...Cranston, RI

araz87...........02/17/09...--/--/--...--/--/--...--/--/--...--/--/--...--/--/--...Houston,TX

riosling.........02/17/09...02/25/09...03/20/09...04/14/09...05/27/09...05/29/09...Mt.Laurel, NJ

BigRay...........02/18/09...02/25/09...03/20/09...04/06/09...05/21/09...--/--/--...Tampa, FL

upstategal.......02/23/09...03/04/09...--/--/--...--/--/--...--/--/--...--/--/--...Albany, NY

MaryandMian......02/24/09...03/11/09...04/01/09...04/30/09...06/18/09...--/--/--...Atlanta, GA

RositaL..........02/24/09...03/04/09...04/07/09...04/17/09...06/24/09...--/--/--...Newark, NJ

kleobg...........02/26/09...03/12/09...--/--/--...04/24/09...06/03/09...06/23/09...Boston, MA

mwilson122.......02/24/09...03/03/09...03/17/09...04/16/09...06/17/09...--/--/--...West Palm Beach, FL

June 9, 2009

When i had my interview the IO asked me if I wanted to change my name eventhough I already wrote NO to my application. So I don't think it would be a problem. Just ask the IO if in case she/he forget to ask you

June 3, 2009

Finally yesterday I had my interview here in New York City (Federal Plaza). They didn't let me any time earlier before my scheduled time, so I had to wait a little bit outside of the building. When it was time to get in, I found a lot of crowd in the waiting room. they also gave me a warning that interviews could run late up to 2/3 hours. i deposited my interview letter and waited my name to be called. I was kind of concerned viewing many candidates going to their interview with their lawyers! Anyway, I was called after 2 hours by an extremely nice smiling interviewer who had some kind of thick accent though (I have problems with foreign accents in general) and spoke extremely fast. But I managed this fine. So, I took an oath to say the truth and then the interviewer went through most of the questions in the N-400. Everything was alright, except that the interviewer noticed several trips and asked why I have been traveling so much. The reason I have been traveling so much is that I go to see my family very often. No trip was over few weeks (I have a job here in NY!), so it was not an issue at all (only trips over 6 months are not allowed), but too many trips my raise concern about the actual residence in the US. BTW my interviewer checked all the stamps in my passport, and figured out that all the information i gave in the Form were extremely accurate. Another topic of discussion was why i had applied 90 days before the continuous residence requirement was met (i said that this is allowed based on the naturalization guidelines and that i wanted to apply as soon as I was allowed to do so). Then i took my civil test. I was asked who is the speaker of the house, who lived in the US before the Europeans came, how long is the president in charge, what's the name of the first 10 amendments, and another one i don't remember. then i had to read, and write "the people elect the congress". In the end my interviewer proposed me for approval!! ) yeeeeeh !!! then I waited for the final approval for another 2 hours in the waiting room. In the end I was called by another guy who gave me my oath letter confirming that I had final approval. Overall it was a nice and pleasant experience, but as you can all imagine, there are many applicants here in NY and the wait was very long (about 5 hours overall). Now, I don't want to scary anyone, but my impression was that many people failed their interview! In fact, there were way many more people in the main waiting room waiting for their interview then the people waiting for final approval and oath letter in the back of the room (2 different seatings). A guy told me that his interviewer had failed everybody before him. I think it all depends on the information in each application (each case is different), and how somebody passes the civil test, which is easy buy you have to study few days to pass it. That's it. I hope this info is useful. My oath will occur next week! ) Thanks for all the info you guys exchanged in the last few months and good luck to all of you that will be interviewed in the next few days!

Congratulations Marcnycity, Great Job :dance:

June 2, 2009

It is not taking too long right now. see my timeline below for actual dates.
She will come on a IR-5 visa and will get a 10 year greencard shortly after she arrives in the USA. She will not have to file for AOS as she is entering on a Immigrant visa.

Thanks, another question, I seen DS-3032 in your timeline, what is this? do i need to submit also along with I-130? How much does it cost, is it included in the $355 for the I-130?

June 2, 2009

Hi Guys,

Next week I will have my oath taking, I know after that I am eligible to petition my mom, If I petition her, how long the average timeline for her to come here? Also, granting the visa is approved, will she received a green card once she entered the US and how long is the Green card. Do i need to adjust her status too once she is here.

Appreciated your help

Thanks

June 1, 2009

i just finished my oath today we had a nice ceremony 330 sworn in...took us 2 hours.

Congratulations, atleast your journey end..... :dance:

May 28, 2009

Hi,

I got my Oath Ceremony Schedule and in the paper it says that to bring this letter, with all the questions on page 2 answered. Then when i turned the page 2, it says that " You must answer these questions the day you are to appear for your citizenship oath ceremony." I am confused wheather to answer these questions at home before going to the ceremony or during the ceremony. Need some advise please..... Thanks

May 27, 2009

When I had my interviewed I bring all the original documents that I included in my application plus the 2008 Tax transcript since when i filed my application back in February our 2008 tax wasn't done yet. Then during my interview none of them were asked, except for my green card. I read some post here that some IO asked for the recent tax document defending how the mood of your IO will be, I think it's best to bring what you think the necessary documents your IO might ask. It's better to be safe that sorry.

May 27, 2009

Congratulations riosling!!! That was fast, atleast you only have to wait 2 days for your oath ceremony.

May 26, 2009

Finally I got my Oath Schedule today :dance:

USCIS Lockbox Arizona

UserName.........Sent.......NOA1.....Biometrics.Int ltr rec..Interview...Oath......Office

Rabie007.........02/03/09...02/14/09...03/04/09...03/16/09...04/20/09...06/19/09...Cleveland, OH

charuhans .......02/09/09..02/17/09....03/13/09...03/27/09..05/13/09...05/13/09...Portland, Oregon

rachel...........02/11/09...--/--/--...--/--/--...--/--/--...--/--/--...--/--/--...Chicago, IL

Boss78...........02/16/09...02/28/09...03/23/09...04/20/09...06/15/09...--/--/--...Omaha, NE

wworld808........02/17/09...03/03/09...03/19/09...04/06/09...05/13/09...06/10/09...Honolulu, HI

waiting4visas....02/21/09...03/05/09...03/21/09...04/23/09...06/09/09...--/--/--...Denver, CO

faylen...........02/23/09...03/02/09...03/25/09...05/04/09...06/16/09...--/--/--...????

Smoothsailing....02/25/09...03/05/09...03/17/09...04/23/09...05/15/09...06/04/09...Boise, Idaho