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| Seattle WA |  Review on August 18, 2022: |
FOSSLGRL
Rating:  | Review Topic: Naturalization
I attended my naturalization interview this morning. Arrived about 40 minutes before start time. Parking is still $8 but you can pay with a card now. Grab your things out of your car and enter your plate number at the machine. (I made the mistake of leaving my things in my car and going to the machine first because I assumed I'd have to go back to the car to place the parking ticket. So I had to walk all the way back to the car just to get my stuff).
Getting in the building and through security was quick, there wasn't a line. There was only one person waiting in front of me to get checked in. Check-in was friendly, and fast. I got my ticket and went upstairs. Reminder that it's better to go to the area to the right when you go up the stairs, it is easier to hear the agents who come out to call numbers. My number was called after maybe 20-25 minutes? It was quick.
The girl who interviewed me was very neutral and emotionless, which was honestly fine with me. The interview itself was really simple. We started with the civics questions which was great, to get it out of the way. The questions I was asked were:
1) What is an amendment?
2) What happened on 9/11?
3) Who was the president during WWII?
4) Who is my state governor?
5) How long are representatives elected for?
6) Name two holidays?
I probably spent more time studying than I needed to, stayed up late (and studied again at breakfast). The problem was that there were about 30% of the questions that I was iffy about, and I didn't know what was going to be asked so I wanted to make sure I reviewed all of it. I'd still recommend spending time going over all of the questions and have someone else ask you them if you can. Then you can go in confident and pass with flying colors.
Once the questions were over with, we did the English test which was also very easy. I had to repeat and write one basic sentence.
After that, the agent asked me some questions. They were very simple questions. My name, previous last names, date of birth, how many times I've left the country in the last 5 years. If I had any work or school updates. She updated my file that I had now graduated college. Then she asked if I had been arrested. And finally, she asked if I was willing to swear allegiance to the United States. After that she said my oath ceremony would be held downstairs and asked if I had any questions. She printed a paper with my results (pass).
I went downstairs, sat in the auditorium with about 25 other people. They took my green card and gave me a packet with some information and a little flag. within 15 minutes the ceremony started. Once we all took the oath, our naturalization certificates were handed out one at a time. The entire thing took about 20 minutes.
My interview was scheduled for 9:25 and at 10:25 I was walking out the front doors, a citizen with a big smile on my face. It could not have gone more smoothly. I don't understand why the Seattle office gets such a bad rap, I've always had a good experience.
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #31361