babonsi

November 12, 2009

babonsi, have you received your certificate back yet? What is the status update for your situation?

Kathryn et al,

Unfortunately, I might be one of those cases where there is no resolution, despite the countless wasted hours spent on the phone with every possible screwed up government agency (ha, do I sound like a US citizen now?) Nobody seems to know where my certificate is.

I have called the Passport information center at least 1/2 dozen times, they reported it to the passport agency in San Francisco and told me I would be contacted directly by the SF agency at some point (which still hasn't happened - and the only way to contact them is by writing a letter since they do not take calls ???). I have filed numerous claims with anyone & everyone possible. I spoke with our local postal office, they reported it to our carrier who was supposed to double-check every single empty mail receptacle in our subdivision for possible misplacement, since our neighborhood is still being developed and there are quite a few unassigned mail receptacles. Nothing came out of that. I made my way up to the delivery supervisor, he wasn't able to tell me anything I hadn't heard countless times already.

All I know at this point is that my certificate was in fact mailed out on Sept 16th, same day as my passport. After that, no one is willing to assume responsability. USPS wants a tracking number, which I obviously don't have since the pasport agency mails out the certificates first class, just like any other piece of junk! The passport agency says they mailed the certificate on 9/16 and it's out of their hands. All I got is apologies, regrets and "I understand, ma'm" ...

So when all is said and done, I will simply have to cough up another $380 in order to file for a certificate replacement and pay for someone else's incompetence. How f*cked up is that?

Sorry for my rambling, pretty frustrated at this point. And to think we were THIS close to be completely done dealing with all this.

Hope everyone else gets their stuff ok, with no problems. This is not fun at all.

Well, I actually have a little update to my story, if anyone is still following this. I had sent a letter on Oct 15 to the San Francisco passport agency (mailed it via certified mail w/ delivery confirmation - not taking any chances there for them to say they never received it!) I won't go into details about what I put in the letter- suffice it to say that there shouldn't be any confusion on their end as to what the problem is and what I think about it.

Since I still hadn't heard back from them after all that, I went ahead and contacted our Congressman. The very next day, I received a letter from him. Once I mailed back the Privacy Act Release to his office, they started making inquiries on my behalf.

To be honest, I really didn't think anything would come out of this.

Well, to my surprise, the congressional office kept thier promise and got the San Fran passport agency to step up and assume responsabilty (I guess my numerous phone calls & letter weren't enough for the agency; after all, I am JUST a paying customer!)

I just got a call from the passport agency this morning and, long story short, they are going to issue a refund for a certificate replacement. In his words, "the congressional office didn't want to hear anything we (the passport agency) had to say and they DEMANDED a statement in writing for a refund to be issued". Oh yeah! Way to go Mr. Congressman :thumbs: (I might even vote for him next time lol)

They said that it might take a few days for the whole thing to be finalized but, hey, I've been waiting for months now - I think I can handle a few more days! And, even more, the guy said that they have been discussing this very issue last week in a meeting and will bring it up again during their next conference call with all the Passport Agencies throughout the US and come up with a more secure way of mailing back the naturalization certificates. Hey, if this can help change their screwed up system then I'll be more than happy to have been the unfortunate case to stir the sh*t and get them to do something about it.

So I guess raising a little hell pays off, after all.

Thanks guys for all your input, it was much appreciated.

Best of luck to all of you still waiting!

Miha

October 13, 2009

babonsi, have you received your certificate back yet? What is the status update for your situation?

Kathryn et al,

Unfortunately, I might be one of those cases where there is no resolution, despite the countless wasted hours spent on the phone with every possible screwed up government agency (ha, do I sound like a US citizen now?) Nobody seems to know where my certificate is.

I have called the Passport information center at least 1/2 dozen times, they reported it to the passport agency in San Francisco and told me I would be contacted directly by the SF agency at some point (which still hasn't happened - and the only way to contact them is by writing a letter since they do not take calls ???). I have filed numerous claims with anyone & everyone possible. I spoke with our local postal office, they reported it to our carrier who was supposed to double-check every single empty mail receptacle in our subdivision for possible misplacement, since our neighborhood is still being developed and there are quite a few unassigned mail receptacles. Nothing came out of that. I made my way up to the delivery supervisor, he wasn't able to tell me anything I hadn't heard countless times already.

All I know at this point is that my certificate was in fact mailed out on Sept 16th, same day as my passport. After that, no one is willing to assume responsability. USPS wants a tracking number, which I obviously don't have since the pasport agency mails out the certificates first class, just like any other piece of junk! The passport agency says they mailed the certificate on 9/16 and it's out of their hands. All I got is apologies, regrets and "I understand, ma'm" ...

So when all is said and done, I will simply have to cough up another $380 in order to file for a certificate replacement and pay for someone else's incompetence. How f*cked up is that?

Sorry for my rambling, pretty frustrated at this point. And to think we were THIS close to be completely done dealing with all this.

Hope everyone else gets their stuff ok, with no problems. This is not fun at all.

September 28, 2009

Thanks, guys.

I just got off the phone with the National Passport Information Center. Their records show that my certificate was mailed on 9/16 and she said that it usually takes about 1 week for it to arrive. Well, it's been more than a week already (almost 2 weeks now). She said that I should wait until Friday and if it hasn't arrived by then, call them back and they will report it to their mailing center and then go from there in order to locate it. She was very nice and willing to help, but my certificate is now officialy missing. I was kinda hoping they'd say that the certificate hasn't been mailed out yet or something to that effect. Now my anxiety level has risen and I'm back in the fretting mode, how fun!

We shall see, I guess.

Kathryn, I hope the second time around will go smoother for you, now that you've started all over again! At least you don't have to send in your certificate this time. Good luck to you and everyone else.

September 27, 2009

Well, I thought (foolishly hoped?) we were done with waiting and checking timelines after citizenship ... Wrong. My naturalization certificate is kind of missing in action after applying for a passport, ugh!

I applied for both the passport book & card on 8/15, using regular service. I received the passport card on 9/18 and the passport book arrived the next day, 9/19. As of today though, more than a week later after receiving the passport, my certificate is still not back. I wouldn't have given it much thought since they do say that whatever citizenship evidence you might have sent in along with the application, is supposed to arrive in a separate mailing at a different time. However, looking through everyone's timeframes, it doesn't seem like it should take this long for the certificate to make its appearance ... :huh:

To add insult to injury, the application status on the DOS site still reads: "Your passport application is in the final processing stages. When you applied, you requested Routine Service. This means you should receive your passport on or about 09/21/2009." Well, that's obviously a bunch of hooey.

I suppose I'll have to start making some phone calls if Monday rolls by with no certificate in the mail? :wacko:

Adding my timeline below.

User Name..........Location...........Application..........Passport Rcvd.....Certificate Back.............Service

Goran..............Richmond, VA..........07/15/09...............09/05/09.............09/05/09.............Normal

raleighn400........Durham, NC............07/30/09...............09/03/09.............09/05/09.............Normal

Rebelheart'son.....Atlanta, GA...........07/31/09...............08/31/09.............09/02/09.............Normal

Tini 27............Brooklyn,NY...........08/04/09...............08/14/09.............08/14/09.............Expedited

Sami76.............Atlanta, GA...........08/07/09...............08/28/09.............08/31/09.............Normal

babonsi........... Redding,CA............08/15/09...............09/19/09.............--/--/--.............Normal

jeangab75..........Durham, NC............08/17/09 ..............09/18/09.............09/19/09.............Normal

so2008.............Tampa, FL.............08/17/09 ..............09/10/09.............09/11/09.............Normal

Annelizabeth.......New Albany, IN........08/24/09...............09/17/09.............09/17/09.............Normal

Kathryn41..........Stockbridge, GA.......08/28/09...............--/--/--.............09/23/09.............Normal

l.j./1999..........Brooklyn, NY..........08/29/09...............--/--/--.............--/--/--.............Normal

wifey246...........Pomona, CA............08/29/09...............09/23/09.............09/23/09.............Normal

cookiee............Miami, FL.............09/01/09...............09/14/09.............09/12/09.............Expedited

jsnearline.........Denver, CO............09/04/09...............09/24/09.............09/26/09.............Normal

raleighn400_wife...Durham, NC............09/14/09...............--/--/--.............--/--/--.............Normal

Jayde..............Fort Lauderdale,FL....09/16/09...............--/--/--.............--/--/--.............Normal

Clarax.............???...................09/17/09...............--/--/--.............--/--/--.............Normal

LiveByFaith........Novi, MI..............09/18/09...............--/--/--.............--/--/--.............Normal

KikiDoug...........Columbia, MD..........09/23/09...............--/--/--.............--/--/--.............Expedited

mrPuffyBunny.......Minneapolis, MN.......09/24/09...............--/--/--.............--/--/--.............Expedited

August 13, 2009

YAY!! I am officialy a US citizen now and I have my brand spankin' new Certificate of Naturalization to prove it! :star:

The oath ceremony was pretty nice - although I found it very odd that they did not play/sing the National Anthem AT ALL throughout the 2 hr long ceremony! :huh: There were 850 new citizens being naturalized today, the sight was quite impressive!

One thing that cracked me up was when my husband cheered wildly for the wrong country :lol: They were calling out the countries one by one, kinda jumping back & forth throughout the alphabet as is the habit at most oath ceremonies, when all of a sudden my husband (who was seated in a separate guest section) exploded in loud cheers when they called Armenia! :cry: The best part is that he was totally & sweetly oblivious of what just happened until they actually got to ROMANIA - again He told me later that he was shocked by my lack of enthusiasm when they called out what he then misheard as being our country lol ( I guess, to give him some credit, Armenia does kinda sound like Romania lol)

And I just realized that I became a citizen exactly 4 years after I first entered the US! :thumbs:

Congratulations to all of you who recently or not so recently became a US citizen, and best of luck & speedy journey to those who are still waiting!

Miha & Steve

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

KromiX...........04/01/09....04/13/09....04/28/09......05/09/09........07/02/09.....07/27/09....Miami, FL

Raleighn400......04/02/09....04/07/09....05/11/09......05/22/09........07/29/09.....07/30/09....Durham, NC

SY2k9............04/02/09....04/11/09....05/02/09......05/11/09........06/18/09.....06/25/09....San Antonio, TX

Tumande..........04/02/09....04/10/09....05/01/09......05/15/09........06/23/09.....--/--/--....Dallas, TX

GabLopSan........04/06/09....04/13/09....05/08/09......06/02/09........08/20/09.....--/--/--....Newark NJ

James............04/07/09....04/10/09....05/01/09......05/21/09........07/08/09.....07/24/09....Miami, FL

Ssalburo.........04/07/09....04/13/09....05/08/09......05/18/09........08/06/09.....--/--/--....Baltimore, MD

SleepBear........04/10/09....04/20/09....05/11/09......06/01/09........07/06/09.....07/15/09....Miami, FL

weirdon..........04/10/09....04/20/09....05/20/09......06/08/09........07/28/09.....--/--/--....Philadelphia, PA

l.j./1999........04/11/09....04/16/09....05/07/09......06/27/09........08/18/09.....--/--/--....New York, NY

n400filer........04/11/09....04/20/09....05/22/09......05/27/09........07/28/09.....08/13/09....Boston, MA

liahnsilver......04/16/09....05/05/09....05/30/09......06/21/09........07/30/09.....08/19/09....Houston,TX

jeangab .........04/20/09....04/30/09....05/15/09......06/05/09........07/29/09.....08/14/09....Durham, NC

pampita2.........04/20/09....05/04/09....06/05/09......06/19/09........07/22/09.....09/21/09....Front Royal, VA

Cliff_Ksenia.....04/23/09....04/29/09....05/20/09......06/08/09........07/22/09.....--/--/--....Christiansted, VI

J&D..............04/24/09....04/30/09....05/16/09......06/04/09........07/23/09.....07/23/09....Tampa, FL

Kathryn41........04/30/09....05/06/09....06/03/09......07/06/09........08/13/09.....--/--/--....Atlanta, GA

king&queen.......04/30/09....05/04/09....06/03/09......07/07/09........08/13/09.....--/--/--....Atlanta, GA

etahb............04/30/09....05/04/09....06/03/09......06/12/09........07/23/09.....09/25/09....Albany, NY

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

anci78...........03/26/09....04/02/09....04/22/09......05/15/09........06/22/09.....08/05/09....San Francisco, CA

jsnearline.......03/28/09....04/03/09....04/25/09......05/20/09........07/17/09.....08/28/09....Denver, CO

gopalag..........04/01/09....04/13/09....04/29/09......05/21/09........07/01/09.....08/19/09....San Diego, CA

sjjp1974.........04/03/09....04/17/09....05/09/09......05/22/09........07/21/09.....07/22/09....Portland, OR

Babonsi..........04/06/09....04/18/09....05/08/09......05/26/09........07/07/09.....08/12/09....Sacramento, CA

Swatcat..........04/09/09....04/17/09....05/27/09......06/18/09........07/28/09.....--/--/--....Kansas City, MO

macb1980.........04/09/09....04/16/09....05/08/09......05/26/09........07/07/09.....08/28/09....Cincinnati, OH

RDan19...........04/18/09....04/20/09....05/19/09......07/07/09........08/18/09.....--/--/--....St.Paul, MN

MsAnn............04/20/09....04/27/09....05/29/09......06/17/09........08/19/09.....--/--/--....Portland, OR

mrPuffyBunny.....04/20/09....04/27/09....05/28/09......07/06/09........08/20/09.....--/--/--....St.Paul, MN

tpontirolli......04/22/09....04/29/09....05/22/09......06/05/09........07/22/09.....08/19/09....San Diego, CA

Wifey246.........04/24/09....04/30/09....05/13/09......06/08/09........07/30/09.....08/28/09....Los Angeles, CA

Clarax...........04/28/09....05/08/09....05/26/09......06/26/09........08/11/09.....--/--/--....Denver, CO

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

GermanInDixie....04/03/09....04/09/09....04/29/09......06/02/09........06/16/09.....07/22/09....Atlanta, GA

August 6, 2009

Congratulations, Tini, on becoming a US citizen!
Sorry that your wait time was marred by the RFE letter business, but now you must be doubly relieved!!!

For my oath ceremony we had 2 videos, one of immigrants and various scenes of the country, and one with a message from Obama.

My passport took 4 weeks to arrive, and my naturalization certificate came 2 days after that. It won't be long now for you to finally have everything over with!

I thought you needed your naturalization certificate to get a US passport. No comprendez. Can you explain. Thanks.

You do. What Sheryll meant was that, after receiving her naturalization certificate, she applied for a passport with the newly acquired naturalization certificate in tow. Later on, they've sent her the passport in the mail which was followed by her naturalization certificate (standard procedure to mail them separately).

Hope this helps.

July 16, 2009

Things appear to be moving pretty fast for us, April filers. Congrats, KromiX!

I knew where my Oath Ceremony would be held, since it was mentioned on the slip of paper I received after my interview. So, the other day I was looking around the Memorial Auditorium's website (Sacramento) and saw their posted schedule of public events, which also inlcuded the next scheduled Naturalization Ceremony, on 8/12.

Well, today I received the Oath letter in the mail and what do you know, it's scheduled for August 12th @ 8:30 am! :yes: It also says: "plan to be at the ceremony for 4 - 5 hours" :blink: Is that the norm for all oath letters? Sounds a little exaggerated, but hey, who knows what plans they have for us in there ... :whistle:

Almost done!

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KromiX...........04/01/09....04/13/09....04/28/09......05/09/09........07/02/09.....07/27/09....Miami, FL

Raleighn400......04/02/09....04/07/09....05/11/09......05/22/09........07/29/09.....--/--/--....Durham, NC

SY2k9............04/02/09....04/11/09....05/02/09......05/11/09........06/18/09.....06/25/09....San Antonio. Tx

Tumande..........04/02/09....04/10/09....05/01/09......05/15/09........06/23/09.....--/--/--....Dallas, TX

GabLopSan........04/06/09....04/13/09....05/08/09......06/02/09........08/20/09.....--/--/--....Newark NJ

James............04/07/09....04/10/09....05/01/09......05/21/09........07/08/09.....--/--/--....Miami, FL

Ssalburo.........04/07/09....04/13/09....05/08/09......05/18/09........08/06/09.....--/--/--....Baltimore, MD

SleepBear........04/10/09....04/20/09....05/11/09......06/01/09........07/06/09.....07/15/09....Miami, FL

weirdon..........04/10/09....04/20/09....05/20/09......06/08/09........07/28/09.....--/--/--....Philadelphia, PA

l.j./1999........04/11/09....04/16/09....05/07/09......06/27/09........08/18/09.....--/--/--....New York, NY

n400filer........04/11/09....04/20/09....05/22/09......05/27/09........07/28/09.....--/--/--....Boston, MA

liahnsilver......04/16/09....05/05/09....05/30/09......06/21/09........07/30/09.....--/--/--....Houston,TX

jeangab .........04/20/09....04/30/09....05/15/09......06/05/09........07/29/09.....--/--/--....Durham, NC

pampita2.........04/20/09....05/04/09....06/05/09......06/19/09........07/22/09.....--/--/--....Front Royal, VA

Cliff_Ksenia.....04/23/09....04/29/09....05/20/09......06/08/09........07/22/09.....--/--/--....Christiansted, VI

J&D..............04/24/09....04/30/09....05/16/09......06/04/09........07/23/09.....--/--/--....Tampa, FL

Kathryn41........04/30/09....05/06/09....06/03/09......07/06/09........08/13/09.....--/--/--....Atlanta, GA

king&queen.......04/30/09....05/04/09....06/03/09......07/07/09........08/13/09.....--/--/--....Atlanta, GA

etahb............04/30/09....05/04/09....06/03/09......06/12/09........07/23/09.....--/--/--....Albany, NY

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

anci78...........03/26/09....04/02/09....04/22/09......05/15/09........06/22/09.....08/05/09....San Francisco, CA

jsnearline.......03/28/09....04/03/09....04/25/09......05/20/09........07/17/09.....--/--/--....Denver, CO

gopalag..........04/01/09....04/13/09....04/29/09......05/21/09........07/01/09.....--/--/--....San Diego, CA

sjjp1974.........04/03/09....04/17/09....05/09/09......05/22/09........07/21/09.....--/--/--....Portland, OR

Babonsi..........04/06/09....04/18/09....05/08/09......05/26/09........07/07/09.....08/12/09....Sacramento, CA

Swatcat..........04/09/09....04/17/09....05/27/09......06/18/09........07/28/09.....--/--/--....Kansas City, MO

macb1980.........04/09/09....04/16/09....05/08/09......05/26/09........07/07/09.....--/--/--....Cincinnati, OH

RDan19...........04/18/09....04/20/09....05/19/09......07/07/09........08/18/09.....--/--/--....St.Paul, MN

MsAnn............04/20/09....04/27/09....05/29/09......06/17/09........08/19/09.....--/--/--....Portland, OR

mrPuffyBunny.....04/20/09....04/27/09....05/28/09......07/06/09........08/20/09.....--/--/--....St.Paul, MN

tpontirolli......04/22/09....04/29/09....05/22/09......06/05/09........07/22/09.....--/--/--....San Diego, CA

Wifey246.........04/24/09....04/30/09....05/13/09......06/08/09........07/30/09.....--/--/--....Los Angeles, CA

Clarax...........04/28/09....05/08/09....05/26/09......06/26/09........08/11/09.....--/--/--....Denver, CO

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GermanInDixie....04/03/09....04/09/09....04/29/09......06/02/09........06/16/09.....07/22/09....Atlanta, GA

July 8, 2009

Well, yesterday was my turn and the interview came and went just like that - a little bit of an anticlimax after over 4 years of immigration procedures but, hey, I'm not complaining!

I'll give you guys a full report because I know I enjoyed reading everyone else's, although it was pretty much the same experience as any before me.

My appointment was at 2:00 pm, my husband and I arrived there at about 1:30. After slipping my interview letter in the window slot, we sat and waited for my name to be called. There were quite a few people in the waiting room but they were moving pretty fast and everything was going smoothly. At about 1:45 they called my name and a lady with a strong Russian accent told me, after introducing herself, that she will be conducting the first part of my interview - the test itself - which was a breeze. She made a point of letting me know that I could ask her to repeat any of the questions as many times as I wanted, if needed. I had to bite my tongue and wait for her to actually finish asking the questions before firing the answers, as she was speaking very slowly. The 6 questions were:

1. Name one right/freedom from the first amendment.

2. What is one reason colonists came to America?

3. During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?

4. There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.

5. Who is in charge of the executive branch?

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

She handwrote each of my answers and marked them as correct. Then she had me read one sentence: " Which state has the most people?" and write: " California has the most people." At this point, after making some quick notes, she congratulated me and said I had passed the test and that I would have to return to the waiting room and wait for my name to be called again for the second part of the interview, which would be conducted by a different IO.

She only asked to see my DL and green card. I noticed she didn't have my file on her desk and it seems that she was some sort of processing clerk or something, not an IO. All this only took about 5 mins or so and I was back in the waiting room after completing the test, even before my scheduled appointment time. I just had to take advantage of this and, with a pathetic face, told my husband who was anticipatively gazing up at me that, unfortunately, we had forgotten an important document and that we'd have to come back another time (it's a 3 hrs drive each way). Poor hubby, I think I heard his heart hitting the floor, awww

At about 2:15 or so, another lady comes out and calls my name. When we reached her office, she introduced herself as officer Pale and swore me in. She proceeded to tell me that she will be reading and checking things as we go along and excused herself in case it appeared that she was ignoring me. We were making small talk as she was getting things ready. I kept myself busy for a while by staring at the walls lol and couldn't help but notice some cute children's drawings and scribbles hanging all over her office walls. She struck me as really easy going and extremely friendly.

Then, out of nowhere, here comes this enormous file (more like a stack of bricks) about 10 inches thick! I gasped and she started laughing, saying that my file was the biggest and most thorough she had seen in a while. I knew that we had sent in a lot of documents throughout the years, beginning with K-1 more than 4 years ago, but it was shocking to actually see it all there, every single piece of evidence. I asked her what do they do with all these files after everything is done, how long do they keep them ... she grinned and said that the government makes sure they have plenty of room to store them "indefinitely". It was obvious that it was the first time she had seen my file, as she was curiously flipping through pages from the very beginning and it was sort of a trip down memory lane for me as I got to see all the pictures we had sent initially with the K1 docs. She looked at those for a while and laughed "holy s**t, you guys sent us your whole family album" (ok, maybe the holy s**t part is mine )

The only thing she asked to see, besides my DL and green card, was the original of my husband's birth certificate. I offered the 2008 tax transcript, as I had only sent in the 1040 tax forms with the N-400 application. She shrugged and said sure, although it didn't seem like she would have asked for it. Then we went over the whole application, double checking everything. At the end, she had me sign the last page of the N-400 and then the front of each picture. She said I could use my usual signature in the boxes that asked for "complete signature of applicant", as long as it was legible. I just wrote my full name cursively and that seemed ok.

She went on to congratulate me and said that I was approved. We double checked my personal information on a form which she said was going to be used in order to fill out my naturalization certificate. She informed me that I will be getting the oath ceremony letter in the mail sometime later this month or at the beginning of next month and then handed me a piece of paper with more detailed information as regards the Oath Ceremony. We chatted some more about this and that and then she asked if I had any questions. At the end, as she accompanied me down the hall, she thanked me again for "being so well prepared and making her job easier". Well, who am I to argue? :whistle: We were out of the building by 2:30.

I just want to thank everyone who, selflessly, kept this amazing site going throughout the years and helped all of us in our immigration journeys. It's extremely comforting to know that you're part of a community who's going through the same things as you are, more or less. Whether it's sharing our experiences, seeking advice when in doubt or simply venting, VJ is able to provide all that.

Good luck to everyone else whose interviews are coming up, it's such a relief to be (almost) done with USCIS!

July 6, 2009

Tomorrow is my big day. I will keep you guys posted after my interview. All the best to them who being interviewed this week

Good luck macb1980! My interview is tomorrow as well, here's hoping that we'll both have good news to report back. :thumbs:

June 6, 2009

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USCIS Lockbox Texas

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June 4, 2009

Updating to add my interview date, July 7th. Not really sure when the interview letter arrived, as it was delivered with a week-worth pile of mail when we got back home from vacation the other day. The notice date is 05/21.