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San Francisco CA | Review #33184 on May 17, 2024: | Laure&Colin
Rating: Click here if you found this review helpful | Review Topic: Naturalization
SF field office has 2 entrances: one on Sansome St and one on Washington St. I started waiting in line at the Sansome St entrance as it was the address listed on my interview letter, but the security guard sent me, and all visitors with appointments before 8am, to the other entrance around the corner. Getting into the building was a disorganized and painfully slow process.
Once inside it was pretty confusing to find where I was supposed to go. Entrance is on 1st floor, check-in was on 2nd floor, and waiting area on 3rd floor. Once seated I waited for a full hour before being called, despite having a very early 7:35 appointment. Interview itself went well, officer was friendly but did unexpectedly ask a lot of questions about my marriage although I applied for Citizenship under the 5-year rule. Harassment level 1/5.
The best part of the SF field office is that they offer same-day oath ceremony for naturalization. I did have to wait 1.5 hour after the interview, and there was a big cockroach in the seating area, but hey, at least I got to be done in one day.
Naturalization ceremony itself was perfunctory - do not expect it to feel like an important event.
| | San Francisco CA | Review #31861 on March 8, 2023: | confusedshoes
Rating: Click here if you found this review helpful | Review Topic: Adjustment of Status
Feb 20 2022: Interview in the morning in SF. We arrived 30mins before schedule. While in the inner waiting area, we were called to the interview before our scheduled time and the officer thanked us for being early. He was pleasant, friendly and thorough. It was a pretty easy interview. I was bracing myself for intrusive questions such as 'What colour are your husband's underwear' but he asked nothing of the sort.
First we were asked to swear to tell the truth before taking a seat. He asked for my passport, EAD, Social Security, state ID and my husband's passport and driver's license. He asked me all of the questions on the I-485 form and physically check-marked each item on the papers when my answer matches what was written. He would also write down on the form anything I answer that wasn't there (have I been a part of any organization- I didn't write any on the form but I said orally 'like girl scouts?' and he wrote that down). Then he went through all the Yes/No questions in the end, and looked especially serious when asking the question about having ever used public assistance from the US government. Then he showed me all the new information he wrote down on the form and had me sign it. Then he asked my husband where we first met and during this, I make a point of not helping him answer any of the questions, just nodding if he gets it right. After a while we just start telling our story. The officer seemed to be typing everything we were saying, all the stories we tell him and seemingly just every word we say. Then he looked through and kept a few photos from the stack of photos we had printed out and he liked that we had labelled it in the back of each. He commented that the group photos with family members were very good. Every time anything comes up in conversation that we had corresponding paperwork for, we would hand it to him. He said we're very organised, lol. He liked that we submitted mostly original documents and not photocopies (like the marriage certificate). In the end he asked if there's anything else we'd like to give him or tell him and we said no, that's what we have. Then he left to make a photocopy of my own work offer letter (I only brought the original, it was an afterthought). When he came back he gave us 2 pieces of paper, told us that our case will be reviewed to make sure that I will not be a public charge and that the decision will come within 2-4 weeks. Status changed later in the afternoon to interview is completed and that it was being reviewed.
Evidence we had: joint bank statement (checking and savings, the officer asked what we used the checking for, this seemed kind of weird), husband's job offer letter, my job offer letter, my latest W2 and husband's latest tax forms (husband always does taxes early), 1 car title showing both our names as owners, health dental and life insurance through husband's job also showing my name as beneficiary and as dependent, plane ticket and lodging bookings for a future trip together, photos.
(updated on March 8, 2023)
| | San Francisco CA | Review #31772 on February 7, 2023: | ComboMeal
Rating: Click here if you found this review helpful | Review Topic: General Review
Went for biometrics at 250 Broadway. Walked in hoping they could help me before my appointment (more than two weeks away.) Staff was glad to help, but they are strict about not using cell phones in the building, even to play games or check email. They're still super nice about enforcing that policy, though.
| | San Francisco CA | Review #31092 on May 31, 2022: | Brianl56
Rating: Click here if you found this review helpful | Review Topic: Naturalization
The officer put me at ease right away. He made sure I understood everything and made the entire process straight forward. I was so wound up before the interview, I was able to relax and get through it without any issues.
| | San Francisco CA | Review #30995 on April 22, 2022: | emixkid
Rating: Click here if you found this review helpful | Review Topic: Adjustment of Status
The process was quick and smooth. The officer asked us if we had anything we wanted to submit to support our case. We provided photos, updated financial documents (pay stubs, W-2s, employment verification letters, and tax returns), joint leases, and joint bank statements. The officer then just went through the I-485 form asking questions from it. She asked me questions like, “What is your wife’s parents’ names?†The questions were fairly basic. She told us we were doing good. My wife was nervous and stammered at times due to the language barrier, but the officer let me translate at times. She didn’t approve on the spot but said there should be no issues. About 4-5 hours later, we saw our online case update to “Your card is being processed.â€
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