Ness- (guest from Detroit, Mi, )    •   04/03/2012 17:43:08 PM

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HAPPY pass my interview today, lady officier was mean>>>I greated her by saying Good morning and she replied whats good about it? from there my heart dropped,I was like oh GOD, to make things worste I had her for my green card interview, at which she ask for a DNA test result for my son($550).at n400 she called us then walked away from the door we were left standin for 15mns my lawyer called her supervisor to complaint.She came back and said we wern't there when she called us twice, but everyone saw it.Needless to say I was just a spectator when her and my lawyer went back and forth, ok then we sat down and my attorney was trying to explain there is couple mistakes I made on the application and that he handle my case at immigration court while back when i was picked up by ICE for a student visa violation.She shut him off by saying if she needs anything she will ask and literally told him she is focusing on my file, need quiet time., then told me to relax and seat back, at that time i was already sweating how could you relax.....??
Ok she took 20mns going tru pages of my file, then ask if thats my wife seating in the lobby( which reaffirm she saw me first time bcose wife was next to me and son too.) I answer yes, she ask whats her name? iI told her, then she went out and talk to my wife ask if this is my son???(she got The DNA test in my file!!!) then grabbed my wife ID. she checked the adress and names then proceed:
red my application at same time fixed errors, but she ask some questions twice like if i was in the army bck in my country? i said no, then she ask they dont draft kids there? i replied No.
next: this is what i can remember
she ask: who is in charge of the army?
whats the party of the president now?
who wrote declaration of independence?
name a state that border mexico?
there were 13 original states name three.
whats the two major political parties in usa?
Nailed all the answer only ask 6question total.

reading: told me to read this:
who elects the congress?
writting:
the people elect the congress.

Then she approved me we signed my application and some papers, then waited for the oath letter in the lobby for 1hr30mn. schedule one week away sweet after all made it Good luck guys And for Advice bring your spouse if you applying base on 3yrs marriage. been married for 7yrs(2005), got green card(2009), still dont count since its 3yrs after card.
She didnt ask for any kind of proofs at all. but I think mainly becose my lawyer was voluntairing them b4 she even ask, that irritated her.
GOOD LUCK LONG STORY BUT JUST A HEADS UP, READ MY PREVIOUS POST

Sam- (guest from Los Angeles, CA, )    •   03/23/2012 23:31:35 PM

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Wanted to provide some help to those spouses who are applying for marriage-based citizenship.

We had prepared all the documents as required by law and then prepared our photo album, things we did together, etc. I was out of the country and therefore, flew in to be with my wife during the interview. We arrived quite early at the LA USCIS and stood in line outside for at least 45 mins. We arrived at 6:30 AM for a 7:15 AM appointment and still there were at least 20 people ahead of us. Cell phones are allowed!!! So no need to put them in the car (which we did). Once we were in the office, we waited for at least 30 mins before a immigration agent came out and called my wife's name. He saw me sitting with my wife and he later asked her if that was my husband. I think it makes a difference to be with your spouse during this time (and of course at other times also :-)). The immigration agent was, as per my wife, the nicest, politest person. He asked the required questions and then discussed about cultures in US and how every culture is different, Once she came out, my wife was smiling and told me that everything went well and the immigration agent approved the citizenship application. He didn't ask for any proof whether our marriage was valid or not. I guess they are good at detecting liars and cheats.

Interestingly, I met with the same agent when we were about to leave the office and we bonded immediately. He told me that my wife's application requires a A+. When we filled our form, we also made a mistake in our marriage date but my wife told me that he has no worries since he saw our original marriage document and corrected the mistake in front of us. This immigration agent is an example of how immigration officers ought to be.

Within a week of intereview, we received the notification for oath ceremony for two weeks later and my wife attended the oath ceremony the required documentation.

Overall a very positive experience!!!

DBA- (guest from Los Angeles, CA, USA)    •   03/22/2012 02:10:12 AM

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Application mailed : 12/28/2011
Application received by USCIS : 01/04/2012
Received I-797C : 0/07/2012
No fingerprint needed since they still have my FP fle that's good for15 months.
awaiting interview letter

Sally- (guest from new york, NY, United States)    •   03/20/2012 11:55:22 AM

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10/27/11 Application for Interview
11/11/11 FF
12-16 Yellow paper stating scheduling in process
2-9-12 Interview letter
3/19/12 Interview and passed
*Awaiting letter of Oath

Ness- (guest from Detroit, mi, usa)    •   03/03/2012 08:42:32 AM

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Good got my interview letter for april 3/12, studied hard, have a lawyer, wish me good luck

Partha- (guest from Riverview, FL, USA)    •   02/24/2012 10:06:13 AM

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Sent application Jan 13, 2012.
They received it Jan 20, 2012.
Received I-797C Jan 22, 2012

Waiting for fingerprinting.

I will update as the application progresses.

Omogetoday- (guest from California, Los Angeles, USA)    •   02/24/2012 04:32:41 AM

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This is an update from my last post. I see a lot of posters here never update. So I am based on few emails I've gotten. U can see my last post too.

In 2007 I was arrested and convicted of petty theft (am sorry) Never again. Since I had to wait 3yrs (if married to a US citizen) before I can apply for Citizenship. Got my GC, June 2004.

Aug 17 2011: Application N-400 received

Aug 17 2011 biometrics Appointment sent.

Sept 12 2011: Went for Biometrics, No cell phone allowed, Done in Less than 20mins.

Oct 7 2011: Received Letter of Interview in the mail.

Before my interview. Spoke to my lawyer. He advice me to get few letters of recommendations from churches. I do not go to church or Mosque. So I got from my Boss at work. Some from other American I've known. He also adviced me to write a written statement about the crime and apologize for my shameful act which I did. I wrote a statement regretting my actions and taking full responsibility. (They won't ask for this. So I had to tell them I'll love to include that with my application) Luckily I had my conviction expunged 2mos earlier. So the expungement was granted just before my interview.

Nov 19 2011: Interview day, got there @ 6:00am long line outside. Was in by 8:15. 9:15 I was called in by the Officer had my interview. A female officer. Asked me few questions. She didn't even ask for all the documentations I was asked to bring. I passed the Civics and English test. She only asked if I had other criminal history. I said NO. She said because the court papers did not show that I paid the court fines after my conviction, I'll have to provide that. So she gave me 30days to send that in. She said its takes 120days to reach a decision. But a denial comes within 30days. If its more than 30days after interview I should almost expect an approval. (My lawyer also said it. A denial comes sooner than an approval) interview took 15min or less.

Dec 12 2011: I sent in the proof of payment of the court fine. So the wait began. I hoped for the best. Expected the worst.

Jan 23 2012: Got an email Alert that my application has been put in line to be scheduled for an Oath. Yayyyyyy this was one of my happiest day.......

Jan 30 2012: Got my Oath Letter for Feb 22.

Feb 22 2012: Attended Oath. Became Naturalized.

EMAIL ME IF You have any question. Wish everyone goodluck. And pls stay away from crimes. Especially if u still a GC holder.

N. Musha- (guest from Bronx, NY, )    •   02/21/2012 00:06:41 AM

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My wife submitted her N0400 form on September 2011 based upon her 3 year marriage to a U.S. Citizen. She did her biometrics about a month later. We then waited for the appointment interview letter which came in late December with the appointment scheduled for February 6, 2012. i do want to make a few observations regarding our preparation for the interview.

My wife studied long and hard to learn the answers to the 100 questions. She used all the tools that are available on the USCIS website. We took the approach that we wanted to answer any potential questions that the interviewer might have BEFORE he/she asked them. We took a 3 ring binder and inserted all of the documents that we were instructed to bring. We included tabs identifying each document. I was a bit concerned because we were requested to bring our tax returns for the past 3 years. Those years would be 2008,2009 & 2010. I had lived and worked outside the U.S. for about 10 years before my wife and I returned in July 2008. I had paid foreign taxes so was not required to file a U.S. Return. The only U.S. income that I received in 2008 was my SS Benefits. I got the 2009 & 2010 transcript from the IRS and an income benefit statement from the SS for 2008. I also copied from the IRS website the part that showed that the income I had received was below the IRS filing threshhold . I wrote a short memo explaing all of this and put it into the tax folder.

Immigration is evidently very serious in verifying your place of residence. We prepared copies of our joint bank accounts (We put only one month in the file, but had all of the others just in case), my wife's NY State issued ID and our dated apartment lease. We have lived in the same apartment for 2 1/2 years and enjoy a good relationship with our landlords who live above us. Our landlady prepared a memo attesting that we had lived there continuously for the entire period. She had this document notarized. We included that in the residence tab as well.

When the official called my wife for the interview, he first asked the usual questions (name, address etc.), and then he asked her SS#. Luckily she had memorized that. He asked random questions from the list of 100, and she answered the first 6 correctly. He stopped at 6. When he got to the documents phase, my wife opened the notebook. He immediately pulled it over in front of him, and went through the tabs. He kept commenting things like "Very Good" or "Excellent". The entire process took only about 15 minutes, and he gave her the Congratulations Letter. It was late afternoon, so he said that they do not issue Oath Letters after 2:00pm, so one would be mailed. She received the Oath Letter the following Friday only 5 days after her interview. Her Oath day is March 9, 2012.

I can only say that if you prepare carefully for the interview and try to make the Interviewer's job easier, your chances of being approved are enhanced. Good luck to all of you.

R C T- (guest from los angeles, ca, usa)    •   02/18/2012 01:46:06 AM

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9/13/11 N400 aplication. 9/16/11 Rec`d. 9/23/11 Biometric app. 10/6/11 Biometric done. 11/3/11 Interview notice. 12/6/11 Interview done. 1/24/12 Oath ceremony notice. 2/22/12 Oath ceremony. All my procces take 5 months 9 days.

Mile Pavlovik- (guest from Big Bend, West Virginia, )    •   02/04/2012 19:31:17 PM

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I am requesting oath modification no to bear arms, and this is my experience so far with N-400:

01/23/2012 Application mailed
01/25/2012 Application received
01/30/2012 Check cashed
02/03/2012 I-797C Received

Will post as I go.