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Naturalization Oath Ceremony scheduled 6 weeks after inconclusive interview - Charleston, SC Field Office
Hello all!
I want to share my experience with y'all because today was a good day! As I said on the title, I'll be sworn in as a US citizen in 12 days. I hope my story gives hope to those still waiting, and especially those on pins and needles who had an inconclusive citizenship interview.
- I applied on Dec. 17th, 2019, a few days after it's been 2 years and 9 months since I got my Green Card. (I'm married to a US citizen.)
- My Biometrics appointment was on Jan. 27th, 2020
- On March 2nd I was asked to come in for the citizenship interview on Apr 6th
- Mid-March brought the Covid-19 Lockdown, and a notice appears on my USCIS profile that my interview is de-scheduled and await further instructions
- On June 16th, 2020, I got a letter with a new interview date on July 31st.
- The interview went alright, breezed through the language and US Civics portions, HOWEVER, I had overstayed a visa by a whopping 17 years, worked without authorization during those years, exited and reentered the US multiple times (I'm a Canadian citizen of Moroccan descent) and to all these questions plus a couple others, I had truthfully answered 'Yes' on the citizenship application. But also, during my I-130 and I-485 process, I had to appear in front of an immigration panel twice to clear me of those transgressions, which I did successfully. (it took 4 years!) So, the immigration officer said he can't approve me that same day and he will have to kick it up to his superiors. Obviously, sometime last week, they approved my application
- And last Friday Sept. 11 my USCIS profile status changed to "Oath Ceremony Scheduled" But there was a bug in the link for the N-445 (Invite that tells you when, what time, where to go to get sworn in and what to bring) so I couldn't download it (it was gibberish when I did) so I had no idea what the date and time was. I tried Monday and Tuesday to see if they fixed the bug so I can see the letter they sent me (N-445) on their website, but nope.
On Wednesday Sept. 16th, I got the physical 445 in the mail
I get sworn in as a US citizen at the end of September!
Yes, I'll apply for a passport immediately and register to VOTE!
Thanks for reading. It's my sincere wish that this gives you hope!
If you have any questions, feel free to drop them in the comments.
I want to share my experience with y'all because today was a good day! As I said on the title, I'll be sworn in as a US citizen in 12 days. I hope my story gives hope to those still waiting, and especially those on pins and needles who had an inconclusive citizenship interview.
- I applied on Dec. 17th, 2019, a few days after it's been 2 years and 9 months since I got my Green Card. (I'm married to a US citizen.)
- My Biometrics appointment was on Jan. 27th, 2020
- On March 2nd I was asked to come in for the citizenship interview on Apr 6th
- Mid-March brought the Covid-19 Lockdown, and a notice appears on my USCIS profile that my interview is de-scheduled and await further instructions
- On June 16th, 2020, I got a letter with a new interview date on July 31st.
- The interview went alright, breezed through the language and US Civics portions, HOWEVER, I had overstayed a visa by a whopping 17 years, worked without authorization during those years, exited and reentered the US multiple times (I'm a Canadian citizen of Moroccan descent) and to all these questions plus a couple others, I had truthfully answered 'Yes' on the citizenship application. But also, during my I-130 and I-485 process, I had to appear in front of an immigration panel twice to clear me of those transgressions, which I did successfully. (it took 4 years!) So, the immigration officer said he can't approve me that same day and he will have to kick it up to his superiors. Obviously, sometime last week, they approved my application
- And last Friday Sept. 11 my USCIS profile status changed to "Oath Ceremony Scheduled" But there was a bug in the link for the N-445 (Invite that tells you when, what time, where to go to get sworn in and what to bring) so I couldn't download it (it was gibberish when I did) so I had no idea what the date and time was. I tried Monday and Tuesday to see if they fixed the bug so I can see the letter they sent me (N-445) on their website, but nope.
On Wednesday Sept. 16th, I got the physical 445 in the mail
I get sworn in as a US citizen at the end of September!
Yes, I'll apply for a passport immediately and register to VOTE!
Thanks for reading. It's my sincere wish that this gives you hope!
If you have any questions, feel free to drop them in the comments.
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Charleston SC
I want to share my Experience for Charleston Filers
Applied for N-400 on April 30th
Biometrics was reused/updated the first week of August
Today Sept. 16 @ 12:15 interview completed and passed and also the Oath ceremony was today.
Interview was very smooth. Officer was very nice and friendly , he made the process easy.
I’m proudly a US citizen since today.
Good luck to y’all and be patient
Applied for N-400 on April 30th
Biometrics was reused/updated the first week of August
Today Sept. 16 @ 12:15 interview completed and passed and also the Oath ceremony was today.
Interview was very smooth. Officer was very nice and friendly , he made the process easy.
I’m proudly a US citizen since today.
Good luck to y’all and be patient
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N-400 San jose.NO biometric after two months of apply
I applied 17th july,20 online. processing as per receipt NBC.
LPR 5 yrs base
NO Biometric appointment
Any one from SAN JOSE can help
LPR 5 yrs base
NO Biometric appointment
Any one from SAN JOSE can help
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Interview de-scheduled 4 months ago
Hi everyone!. I applied for naturalization on August 2019. On September 2019, I had my bio-metrics and on April 2019 i was supposed to have an interview which was de-scheduled due to unforeseen circumstances. Until now I have not heard back from them. I live in New Jersey and was supposed to go to Newark , NJ for an interview if that makes a difference. I am worried. Anyone had similar issues ?
Thank you in advace
T.
Thank you in advace
T.
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US Passport process in Houston TX
Hello everyone,
Has anyone in Houston TX applied for US Passport. Please share your process timeline.
I applied on 7-29-2020 and still waiting the website shows in process.
I called the national passport center and they say my passport is in process in Portsmouth NH.
Has anyone in Houston TX applied for US Passport. Please share your process timeline.
I applied on 7-29-2020 and still waiting the website shows in process.
I called the national passport center and they say my passport is in process in Portsmouth NH.
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Process Completed
Today I had my interview as well as Oath Ceremony. Everything was completed in less than an hour and a half. This is in Hialeah, Florida. Applied in Jan 2020. Thanks to everybody that posted advice/helpful information. Good Luck to everybody waiting. Thank you, everybody.
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N-400 application
Hey guys - I'm new here. I've seen that this is one of the best forums to ask questions and share experiences. I've been a LPR since 5 years, and I applied for citizenship based on being a LPR for min 5 years. My sponsorship was based on sponsorship from relative (not marriage). In my 5 years, I have been to a foreign country only once for about a month. I don't have any such arrests or criminal history except I had a car accident and I was cited for failing to observe the oncoming traffic. I also have my tax returns for past 4 years. My PD is Aug 26th 2020, and my case status shows the estimation completion time as 7 months. What does this exactly mean? What's gonna happen after 7 months? And when are they going to call me in for bio metrics? Should I consider that they are not even working on my case as long as they don't send me bio metrics appointment?
Is it possible if they can use my biometrics from my previous immigration history? Fingerprints don't change!
Is it possible if they can use my biometrics from my previous immigration history? Fingerprints don't change!
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Over a year outside the united states.
Hi everyone,so I would love to find out if the one year outside the United states would affect my naturalization process. I had been out of the usa back and forth for a total of 7months in the last three years,then I travelled to my home country and got stucked due to flight restrictions for another 6months which makes it a total of 13months.
According to this new president Trump's rule that one cant travel for a total of over 12months/a year to file for citizenship. Pls advise if I should go ahead or I would have to start another 3years process since in marriage based.
Thank you
According to this new president Trump's rule that one cant travel for a total of over 12months/a year to file for citizenship. Pls advise if I should go ahead or I would have to start another 3years process since in marriage based.
Thank you
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Citizenship Interview today 09/15
Hello, wanted to share my experience today in Phoenix.
I was able to enter the building 15 mins before my scheduled interview. Inside everyone waited in line 3ft away to go through the metal detector. The officers even sent back people that had only a bandana to cover their mouth.they require a better mouth cover. . Inside the waiting room a lot of seats were removed and there were signs where not to sit.. we were maybe 15/20 waiting over maybe 80/100 seats so pretty distanced. I waited around 40 minutes before getting called called. The officer was very polite and apologized for the delay. We were in the same room but divided by a plexiglass both wearing masks of course. He asked me if I understood why I was there and that he was going to place me under oath. After that he asked me if anything had changed in my application since I sent it. He started asking 6 civic questions, then reading and writing once sentence. I think this was the easier part, maybe 5 minutes. Then he asked me quite a few questions regarding my application, no definitions though and he didn’t ask to see any documents I had brought, he had everything. After 20 minutes my interview was done.. he made me review some changes and then I asked about the oath. He apologized and told me that by a few minutes I wasn’t gonna make it to the ceremony they were having today. I was bummed..
So he said they should schedule my ceremony within 2/3 weeks. He gave me a paper saying my application was approved (the status has changed already on the website too) congratulations and escorted me out.
Hope it goes well for everyone!!
I was able to enter the building 15 mins before my scheduled interview. Inside everyone waited in line 3ft away to go through the metal detector. The officers even sent back people that had only a bandana to cover their mouth.they require a better mouth cover. . Inside the waiting room a lot of seats were removed and there were signs where not to sit.. we were maybe 15/20 waiting over maybe 80/100 seats so pretty distanced. I waited around 40 minutes before getting called called. The officer was very polite and apologized for the delay. We were in the same room but divided by a plexiglass both wearing masks of course. He asked me if I understood why I was there and that he was going to place me under oath. After that he asked me if anything had changed in my application since I sent it. He started asking 6 civic questions, then reading and writing once sentence. I think this was the easier part, maybe 5 minutes. Then he asked me quite a few questions regarding my application, no definitions though and he didn’t ask to see any documents I had brought, he had everything. After 20 minutes my interview was done.. he made me review some changes and then I asked about the oath. He apologized and told me that by a few minutes I wasn’t gonna make it to the ceremony they were having today. I was bummed..
So he said they should schedule my ceremony within 2/3 weeks. He gave me a paper saying my application was approved (the status has changed already on the website too) congratulations and escorted me out.
Hope it goes well for everyone!!
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Houston Oath Update!!
Here is my latest experience:
https://www.immihelp.com/experiences/post/houston-update-512019/
Today I used "Check your case status" and found out that oath ceremony notice was mailed and that I should receive the notice before October 15. I logged in and the system still does NOT show that update. I'm not sure why. No date/time yet.
Keeping fingers crossed! Good luck y'all.
https://www.immihelp.com/experiences/post/houston-update-512019/
Today I used "Check your case status" and found out that oath ceremony notice was mailed and that I should receive the notice before October 15. I logged in and the system still does NOT show that update. I'm not sure why. No date/time yet.
Keeping fingers crossed! Good luck y'all.
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