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| Indianapolis IN |  Review #33107 on April 12, 2024: |
Lucre
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Click here if you found this review helpful | Review Topic: Naturalization
I was scheduled at 1:20pm but they started interviewing me after 2pm. The first thing the officer said is that I can't take the oath that day because the cut is at 2pm so if I pass I need to be scheduled for a different day, which was annoying but no biggie, I wanted to be over with the exam. She asked for my green card (I had two) and the NOA.
The system was not working so she complaint a little bit but (thanks to a review I read about officers complaining here) I didn't say much about it just smiled and said 'it's testing your patience' in an amicable tone. After at least 5 minutes of me sitting waiting in front of her and she complaining, she decided to give me a print exam instead. She read the questions, she wrote my answers and marked correct. For the reading part she held the paper and pointed to the first question and told me to read out loud, I did and she marked correct on the paper. For the writing section she handed me the sheet and made me write a sentence she said out loud, I did and she marked correct. She made me sign each piece of paper. Then she did something in the system that seemed to be working again and started asking questions about my N-400 form like:
- are you married? (yes)
- are you going to change your name? (no)
- even tho you are married you don't use your husband's last name? (no)
- have you ever owed taxes? (no)
- have you ever been arrested? (no)
- do you understand the oath of allegiance? (yes)
- what does it say? (it says that I renounce loyalty to any other countries and that I am going to follow the US laws)
She did something else in the system that was still working funky and printed some papers.
She kept the paper that I got with the interview date and gave me my green cards. Asked if I had any questions and told me I'm going to be receiving a letter with my appointment for the oath ceremony. When I left there were people still waiting to take the oath but I think I was the last one to be interviewed (I was very annoyed at that because I really wanted to be over with the whole thing and they obviously could have fit me in, but oh well).
The same day they updated my USCIS account.
She was mostly nice and everyone else in the office was friendly.
| | | Indianapolis IN | Review #31750 on January 26, 2023: |
Dip694
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Had my naturalization interview today (1/26/23) in Indianapolis. Great office, friendly, and welcoming. I was even offered same day oath. However, being that I am traveling internationally early next month, I elected to do it next month.
| | | Indianapolis IN | Review #29723 on June 9, 2021: |
rholdren
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Everyone working there seemed pretty nice. Went in for Adjustment of Status interview, thorugh a K-1 Fiance visa. Brought my spouse with me, but the interviewing officer said it wasn't necessary for her to be there. The officer just asked a few simple questions: names, addresses, dates of birth, date of marriage. Then he went through the rest of the application (terrorism, crimes, drugs questions, etc) and just approved the case on the spot. Whole thing took maybe 5 minutes.
| | | Indianapolis IN | Review #29453 on April 7, 2021: |
ollie
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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.
| | | Indianapolis IN | Review #28535 on September 8, 2020: |
Malcolm
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went in, There was no long lines, though security took a little bit, went to the check in desk, and only a couple minutes later we were called in. The Immigration officer was clear and nice, of course asking us some repeated questions but thats expected. And overall a good experience! No hassle or dilly dalling. We got there 45 minutes before my interview time just to make sure we knew where everything was as well as time for getting gas and coffee. Other than that got approved for a conditional green card for two years.
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