Citizenship

hi all,

I had my n400 and i751 combo interview yesterday and thought I would share my experience + answer any questions to ease any stress you may have!

the app was scheduled for 7:15 am, no mask no entry so don't forget your mask. I was P1 in line however got called in 3rd at around 8 am. the officer brought me to his office and started my n400 by asking the question + reading + writing.

1. What did the Declaration of Independence do?
2. What is the economic system in the United States?
3. Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?
4. What is the name of the President of the United States now?
5. When must all men register for the Selective Service?
6. What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

Reading - who is Abraham lincoln
Writing - thanksgiving is in November

after he proceeded to go through my n400 application asking questions + any updates with changes.

he asked a lot of travelling (why did your husband not follow you on any trips? when was the last international trip you took with your husband?), current job and marriage-based questions (why did you and your husband move so much? how big is your current apartment? where did you get married?) which in the hindsight, he was actually asking questions to later ask my husband in the i751 interview. proceeded to yes / no questions.

he made me sign my signature + make sure my print name is correct to use for the oath ceremony. he handed me a paper that said I passed the test but a decision could not be made. did not look at the paperwork had with me at all but asked if I have any additional docs to submit. I submitted my new lease + tax from the year.

out of the blue, 'you have a pending i751 application, is your husband present?'

I was not aware that my husband needed to be present since the interview notice was only for n400. the interviewer was kind enough to make him come in the same day before 1 pm to continue the interview later.

husband came in 1 hour later and he took us back into his office. did not ask me any questions this time but literally asked my husband all the questions he asked me earlier to see if our statement matched. but a question that took us by surprise was; 'what is your wife's phone number' my husband aced it however due to nervousness had forgotten the date of my birthday......interviewer then asked for my age to compromise. took about less than 10 mins all in all.

he said he will need to review all the docs and we will hear back soon.

now I am just waiting for the results....fingers crossed! will continue to update

25th! Status for n-400 online changed to 'We recommended that your From n-400 be approved. Your case was submitted for quality review' and 'Oath Ceremony be Scheduled' however no update on i-751

26th i-751 approved

27th Oath Ceremony Notice was mailed

I-751
October 17, 2022 Case Was Updated To Show Fingerprints Were Taken
February 24, 2022 We transferred your Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence, to another USCIS office that now has jurisdiction over your case.
February 23, 2022 Your Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence, was transferred to another office for processing.
February 19, 2021 We received your Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence.

N400
December 8, 2022 Interview Was Scheduled - Jan 18th
February 17, 2022 We are actively reviewing your Form N-400, Application for Naturalization. Our records showed nothing is outstanding at this time.
February 17, 2022 We received your Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, and sent you a receipt notice.

when I filed for n400 - est wait was about 9 months. I counted down to 1 day and the interview was scheduled about 2 weeks after