Citizenship

Hi,
For those who had their interviews recently can you please share your experience. I have my N400 interview on Oct 16th. I applied under 3 years rule at Virgina office.

What documents do I take to the interview.
Do i need to go with my husband?
Is there specific questions of those applied in 3 years rule.

Hello there! I had my interview on Thursday Oct 8 in ATL - I will list the time line:

Field Office: Atlanta
Jan 31: Applied
Feb 13: Biometrics appointment was completed
April 13: Date of original interview cancelled due to COVID
Oct 8: Date of new interview (got notice Sept 24)
Oct 9: Got notice that my Oath Ceremony is scheduled and will take place Oct 22

When I got there for the interview it was pretty smooth. Went through security and then to the 2nd floor. I got checked in they took my photo and fingerprints and then told me to go to the third floor. I dont know why because there weren’t many people but I waited for almost an hour before they called me back. When i got to the room they showed me there was an ipad with the IO officer. And there was a printer in the room. He made me swear to tell the truth and then gave me my test. I will list the questions I can remember but they were really easy.

Who was our founding father?
What is the last day you can file taxes?
How many years is a presidents term?
What age must you be to vote ?

I cant remember the other two. But I finished quickly. Also a note that I moved here when I was 5 and I am 31 now so the test/written part wasnt as difficult for me as for others who came here much later. He showed me a paper he put up to his camera and had me read it back. Then he sent a document to the printer that was in the room and i wrote a sentance he said and showed it to him through the ipad. Then we went over my application and i had to reanswer all those questions about being a terrorist or nazi or involved in illegal activity lol. After that i signed the oath paper abd he printed out the page that said he approved my application and that was it. He was nice which I know is hit or miss depending on the IO officer.

That was yesterday the 8th and today the 9th i got a notice that my oath ceremony has bewn scheduled for two weeks on the 22nd. If it werent for covid i would be able to register and vote already grrrr but oh well. Ill answer any questions I can if anyone has any

Hi guys,
I have a question about filing the tax returns, I am a permanent resident since the last of November 2014. I filed all my tax returns for the last 5 years (2015 to 2019) but for 2014 (lived about 5 weeks in the US) I was unemployed and had no income, I did not file my tax return for zero income. Do you think that will be a problem in my case?
Thanks for help.

Hi guys pls I have a question, when applying for N400 do I need to attach some other documents with the form like we did with i485 and i751, for example like pictures, bank statements etc or do I only submit the form with just the marriage certificate and my kids birth certificate?

Any updates in queens fields with oath ceremony with name change ?

Hi all,
I finally completed my journey after almost 15 years.
This site really helped keep me sane while I was waiting for my interview and oath while providing with useful information.
I hope my experience helps others the same way.

Field Office: New York (Manhattan)
Receipt Date: Jun 2019
Based on: 5-YR Rule
Biometrics: Jul 2019
Original Interview: Apr 2020 - Cancelled Apr 2020
Rescheduled Interview: Sept 2020 - Scheduled Aug 2020
Result: Approved (same day)
In Line for Oath: Sept 2020
Oath ceremony: - Oct 2020 - Scheduled Sept 2020

Naturalization Interview:

- Arrived at Federal Plaza at 7:25am (8am interview) on a rainy day
- Waited outside in line till 7:50am, after which we went through the security checkpoint
- Arrived at the 7th Floor office (for Manhattan) and got my photo and fingerprints taken. This was all done by 8:05am
- Waited in the sitting area till 8:30am when my case officer came to get me
- As soon as we entered, she made me take the oath to tell the truth
- After this she asked me for my Green Card, Passport, SSN, Drivers License
- She then started with the Civics/ History test: (she had a strong accent and with the plexiglass and the mask, initially it was difficult to hear her and I had to ask her to repeat her questions. It got better with time as I got more used to it)
Questions:
Whats the last date for submit federal taxes?
Who vetoes bills?
Who makes federal laws?
What happened on Sept 11th?
What is the capital of the United States?
What did Susan B Anthony do?
- After this she conducted the reading/ writing test:
- But there was an issue with the ipad. It would not connect to the main computer
- After several attempts and getting help, the issue was finally resolved around 9am
- Completed the reading test 'What is the capital state?' and had to write 'Citizens can vote'
- Question about any change in job since applying for N400
- Provided her with the relevant information (Since I did change my job after applying)
- I had prepared a sheet listing my jobs and the corresponding dates and addresses, which helped
- Question about travel outside the States since applying and their corresponding dates
- I had prepared a sheet with my travels and their corresponding dates
- Then she had me review the updated information on the ipad and sign
- There was a mistake with my updated job, which she fixed
- There was a mistake with my new title, which she fixed
- There was a mistake with the dates for my travel, which she fixed
- After which I accepted and signed
- Yes/ No questions related to affiliation to groups and oath related questions
- After this was done, she made copies of my Green card, Passport, SSN and drivers license
- Finally, she printed a sheet saying that she had recommended me for Approval and once approved they would schedule my Oath ceremony
- I was out of the interview room at 9:30am

My case was approved online in a couple of hours

Oath Ceremony:

- Arrived at Federal Plaza at 12:20pm (1pm appointment)
- Security let me in at 12:30pm, after which went through the security and to the 3rd Floor
- After waiting in a room for about 5 min, I was asked to go to room 310, where they took the invitation letter, my Green Card and EAD
- Then the officer asked questions about my recent, travels, etc
- Once done I was handed over my Certificate and asked to take a seat which contained the packet with a welcome letter, passport application, etc.
- We waited for about 45 miin, till everyone had collected their certificates
- After this, the judge congratulated all of us and we took the oath of allegiance and were let go
- The entire process took almost an hour from the time of arrival

Hello guys,

I attended my interview and I'm ready to share my experience. I hope it can be beneficial to you and help you in some way. :)

So, I was in front of the USCIS office half an hour early and needed to wait for 15 minutes before entering the building. I went trough security and to the 3rd floor. I checked in at the clerk's desk and showed my appointment letter. She did some search in the system, stamped my letter, gave me a number, and said for me to wait to be called by the immigration officer. After no more than 5 minutes the officer called my number and we went to her office. She was very nice and accommodating. I was stressed out and nervous and her positive attitude calmed me down. The interview was in person. We were both in the same office, wearing masks and there was a plexiglass barrier that separated us. The IO swore me in and told me to sit in the chair. She also requested my past and current passports, green card, and driver's license. She compared the information from my passports with their system. After that she told me to remove my mask briefly so she can take a photo, and had my index fingers biometrics. She started the interview with the English language portion of the test. I answered 6 question correctly, read a short sentence, and wrote another one on the tablet. Then she continued with questions from my application. I'm going to write you the things I remember. Also she asked the questions in a random order. Some of them were: Full legal name, do I want to change my name, how many times have I been married, dates of my last trip outside the US, whether or not I stayed more than 6 month abroad, my address and with whom I live on that address, how tall I am etc.. Honestly I expected a lot more questions from that part of the application. She didn't request to see any documents I had prepared nor any originals of the documents I submitted with my application. The IO then started asking me the Yes / No questions from the N-400, again not all of them, and in random order. Before she started, she told me that she expects a Yes/No answer. I want to mention that she asked me all of the Yes questions. Also, she didn't ask me of any word definitions. After we were done with this part she, told me that I passed the English test and to check on the tablet that all the information she changed on my application was correct and to sign on the bottom with the stylus pen, then she changed the screen information and told me to sign that I'm willing to take the oath of allegiance. There was one more thing to do that did not require signature, and that was to check, if the information they're going to use for the certificate is correct. And that was everything. She walked me out and told me to check my account for updates. I thanked her and walked out. By the end of the day I saw that my application was approved and today I saw that they scheduled my oath ceremony. I don't know the exact date, yet.

Wish you all good luck and please let me know if you have any questions. :)

I will have my interview next week in baltimore office. I applied based on 3 years mariage to us citizen. Do you guies know if i need to print and take pictures of me and my spouse at interview? I didnt see any requirements on documents to bring at interview

Is the Santa Ana office even working on N400 applications? Anyone with recent experiences from there?

I applied in November 2019, Biometrics December 2019 but still no interview

Posting again because of so much confusion. So I am a us citizen and I will apply i130 for my parents next month. I have two siblings aged 13 and 22 and my younger sibling cannot live without my parents. Do I include the 13 year old as beneficiary derivative in the petition and should I let my parents come here and apply for my 13 year old?
Also my parents and siblings have visit visa.
Now part b for my 22 year old sibling I was told that my parents should come here first and apply for him, I understood because the wait time would be between 4-6 years but since my 22 year old sibling would drop my parents and come visit me, can my parents apply i130 for him and do adjustment status while he is here in the us or I a us citizen can do that for him since he would already be here?