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Just wanted to add my experience to the forum. Sent in my form N-400 in mid July, got a letter saying they received form a few weeks later. In September I was scheduled for fingerprinting, went in and had no problem, process took about 1.5 hours, mostly waiting.
A few weeks later I received a yellow letter saying they would need more documents: 1 State ID. Easy enough. I have never traveled outside the US since coming to the states when I was 10 in 1988, so never applied for a passport.
Scheduled my interview on 11-19-13 at the Santa Ana Federal building in CA. Was scheduled for 10:50, arrived at 10:20 and had my interview at 11:50. During the whole process I never received any email. Did check the status of my case online a few time and it seemed up to date.
Questions: Who is the speaker of the house?
Name one long river?
When was the declaration of Independence signed?
Name the Ocean to the west?
don't remember the last 2, but they were easy ones, only hard one was the speaker of the house.
Reading was something about Abraham Lincoln.
Writing was the answer to the reading.
Tips: Keep your cell phone in your car for the fingerprint and interview. I used flash cards for the 100 question test and it was very easy, only practiced the weekend before to keep everything fresh. On the N-400 questions about being detained, I did not put anything although I did have 1 speeding ticket. During the interview I mentioned this and my interviewer said that if it's over 5 years they did not need to know(got it in 2004). My Green Card expired in 2006, but there seemed to be no problem what so ever. No mention when I mailed in my N-400, nothing at the fingerprint and no one said anything at the interview. So, if you have an expired green card, just spend another 3-4 hundred and go for naturalization and not have to worry about it anymore. I brought my Social Security card just in case and my interviewer did end up needing to photocopy it. Also brought the 2 passport photos but they never asked for them. I had my proof of Selective Service from the website that provides it, but I guess after age 26 you don't need to show proof of application to Selective Service.
I guess my case was easy in that I spent 25 years in the US, never had any criminal record and never traveled outside the US. Looking forward to my oath ceremony.
A few weeks later I received a yellow letter saying they would need more documents: 1 State ID. Easy enough. I have never traveled outside the US since coming to the states when I was 10 in 1988, so never applied for a passport.
Scheduled my interview on 11-19-13 at the Santa Ana Federal building in CA. Was scheduled for 10:50, arrived at 10:20 and had my interview at 11:50. During the whole process I never received any email. Did check the status of my case online a few time and it seemed up to date.
Questions: Who is the speaker of the house?
Name one long river?
When was the declaration of Independence signed?
Name the Ocean to the west?
don't remember the last 2, but they were easy ones, only hard one was the speaker of the house.
Reading was something about Abraham Lincoln.
Writing was the answer to the reading.
Tips: Keep your cell phone in your car for the fingerprint and interview. I used flash cards for the 100 question test and it was very easy, only practiced the weekend before to keep everything fresh. On the N-400 questions about being detained, I did not put anything although I did have 1 speeding ticket. During the interview I mentioned this and my interviewer said that if it's over 5 years they did not need to know(got it in 2004). My Green Card expired in 2006, but there seemed to be no problem what so ever. No mention when I mailed in my N-400, nothing at the fingerprint and no one said anything at the interview. So, if you have an expired green card, just spend another 3-4 hundred and go for naturalization and not have to worry about it anymore. I brought my Social Security card just in case and my interviewer did end up needing to photocopy it. Also brought the 2 passport photos but they never asked for them. I had my proof of Selective Service from the website that provides it, but I guess after age 26 you don't need to show proof of application to Selective Service.
I guess my case was easy in that I spent 25 years in the US, never had any criminal record and never traveled outside the US. Looking forward to my oath ceremony.
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