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Had my interview yesterday.
The IO asked me to say my full name, so I said it just like it appears on my Green Card and Passport. I dont have a middle name, so she confirmed it a few times. Then she asked me if I wanted to change my name, so I said no.
She started asking me question about my address, past employers etc... I guess I put an employment date wrong for one of them. It should've been 98, but I put 96, however from 96 to 98 I had a different employer which was in my file. But when she asked me, I did give her the dates correctly, was just a mistake that I made when filling out the form. So she corrected that.
My application is employment based, both the Green Card and Naturalization, so we spent some time going over all my past employers. She wanted me to tell her why I left the employer who sponsored my GC.
Then the 1st weird thing happened. She gave me a piece of paper to sign that has all the details for the Naturalization certificate and there was a middle name there. Thing is I was born in Eastern Europe where everybody gets a middle name after their father so I its on my birth certificate. But I changed 3 citizenships after that and that middle name doesn't appear on any other government issued documents. She said since it is on my birth certificate then it has to be on my naturalization certificate, because she doesn't see anything in the paperwork that says I changed my name. Nevermind my passport, green card, drivers license that don't have it? I was like whatever, not going to do anything that will delay the interview. That was the name given to me at birth, I cant argue with that.
Then the 2nd thing happened. I misinterpreted the part where it was asking for my current wifes ex-husbands names. On the form it says 'prior spouse's' name. I figured it meant my wifes name when she was married to her ex-husband. Turns out it was actually asking about her husbands name. I guess its relevant for marriage based applications. But mine is employment + 5 years of residency, so to me it didnt make sense why they would want to know my wives ex-husbands name. Anyway I didnt have it, so the IO told me I can step outside and call my wife to see if I can get the name from her. I did, and got the name. So we corrected that too. When the IO wrote the name looked like she mixed up the 1st and middle name, I told her that, but she just kind of shrugged it off like it didnt matter in the end. Also I had my wifes citizenship status there instead of her ex. So that part would be wrong too, but she didnt ask anything about that, I just realized it after the fact.
Then we went over the rest and she asked me if I read the oath of allegiance, I said yes. She said where did I read it. I couldn't remember exactly, but I am sure I did read it, so I said online. She asked which website, I said I wasnt sure. Then she showed me that it is actually written at then end of the n400. I forgot I saw it there too since thats in the part where it says 'do not complete' . So I didnt go over it when I was proof reading my n400. I think she got upset at me and asked me 'Did you read this document? (refering to the n400)", "This is your signature here isnt it?". I said yeah it is, I just forgot the oath was there too.
Anyway we signed the n400 and the oath, where I had to print my full name including the middle name. Then she gave me the read/write test and the civics test. Which she said "I aced", I guess that turned her disposition to me back to positive because I answered all civics test questions fast and without hesitation.
So in the end she said 'Congratulations!' and gave me the N652 with the 'Congratulations' box checked and said I should be receiveing a letter with my Oath date which most likey will be in April. I thanked her for her time and for giving me the opportunity to correct all the errors on the n400. There were 22 total.
So I don't know what to make of it. Was she really nice taking the time to correct all the errors where she could've just sent me away and asked to resubmit the form. Or was she being extra picky and getting stuck up on details that really had no relevance to my citizenship illegibility?
I mean what if my wife didnt want to share her prior marriage history with me? Its not like I have access to that info if she doesnt want to talk about it. Also the middle name that hasn't been used for over 30 years and the source of where I've read the oath of allegiance. How is that relevant.
Anyway hope this helps anybody who is going for this interview.
The IO asked me to say my full name, so I said it just like it appears on my Green Card and Passport. I dont have a middle name, so she confirmed it a few times. Then she asked me if I wanted to change my name, so I said no.
She started asking me question about my address, past employers etc... I guess I put an employment date wrong for one of them. It should've been 98, but I put 96, however from 96 to 98 I had a different employer which was in my file. But when she asked me, I did give her the dates correctly, was just a mistake that I made when filling out the form. So she corrected that.
My application is employment based, both the Green Card and Naturalization, so we spent some time going over all my past employers. She wanted me to tell her why I left the employer who sponsored my GC.
Then the 1st weird thing happened. She gave me a piece of paper to sign that has all the details for the Naturalization certificate and there was a middle name there. Thing is I was born in Eastern Europe where everybody gets a middle name after their father so I its on my birth certificate. But I changed 3 citizenships after that and that middle name doesn't appear on any other government issued documents. She said since it is on my birth certificate then it has to be on my naturalization certificate, because she doesn't see anything in the paperwork that says I changed my name. Nevermind my passport, green card, drivers license that don't have it? I was like whatever, not going to do anything that will delay the interview. That was the name given to me at birth, I cant argue with that.
Then the 2nd thing happened. I misinterpreted the part where it was asking for my current wifes ex-husbands names. On the form it says 'prior spouse's' name. I figured it meant my wifes name when she was married to her ex-husband. Turns out it was actually asking about her husbands name. I guess its relevant for marriage based applications. But mine is employment + 5 years of residency, so to me it didnt make sense why they would want to know my wives ex-husbands name. Anyway I didnt have it, so the IO told me I can step outside and call my wife to see if I can get the name from her. I did, and got the name. So we corrected that too. When the IO wrote the name looked like she mixed up the 1st and middle name, I told her that, but she just kind of shrugged it off like it didnt matter in the end. Also I had my wifes citizenship status there instead of her ex. So that part would be wrong too, but she didnt ask anything about that, I just realized it after the fact.
Then we went over the rest and she asked me if I read the oath of allegiance, I said yes. She said where did I read it. I couldn't remember exactly, but I am sure I did read it, so I said online. She asked which website, I said I wasnt sure. Then she showed me that it is actually written at then end of the n400. I forgot I saw it there too since thats in the part where it says 'do not complete' . So I didnt go over it when I was proof reading my n400. I think she got upset at me and asked me 'Did you read this document? (refering to the n400)", "This is your signature here isnt it?". I said yeah it is, I just forgot the oath was there too.
Anyway we signed the n400 and the oath, where I had to print my full name including the middle name. Then she gave me the read/write test and the civics test. Which she said "I aced", I guess that turned her disposition to me back to positive because I answered all civics test questions fast and without hesitation.
So in the end she said 'Congratulations!' and gave me the N652 with the 'Congratulations' box checked and said I should be receiveing a letter with my Oath date which most likey will be in April. I thanked her for her time and for giving me the opportunity to correct all the errors on the n400. There were 22 total.
So I don't know what to make of it. Was she really nice taking the time to correct all the errors where she could've just sent me away and asked to resubmit the form. Or was she being extra picky and getting stuck up on details that really had no relevance to my citizenship illegibility?
I mean what if my wife didnt want to share her prior marriage history with me? Its not like I have access to that info if she doesnt want to talk about it. Also the middle name that hasn't been used for over 30 years and the source of where I've read the oath of allegiance. How is that relevant.
Anyway hope this helps anybody who is going for this interview.
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