Citizenship

i went to N336 hearing on july 25 on aug 9th online status changed to :

Interview Scheduled
USCIS has scheduled your interview appointment and will mail you the appointment notice
what kind of interview if i already went if anyone had same situation please share
thank you

Hi,

I just wanted to give you an update on my Oath Ceremony. Below is my timeline. I finally received the letter for my Oath ceremony. I'm so excited about it and to become an USA citizen.

File: November 2018
Biometrics: 12/12/2018
Interview scheduled: 05/23/2019
Interview Date: 07/11/2019
Oath Ceremony scheduled: 08/07/2019
Oath Ceremony Date: 09/20/2019

Hi all, just wanted to see if anyone applied for citizenship in the New Orleans field office. I was interviewed late June and was recommended for approval by an IO. My online status changed the following day to “Oath ceremony will be scheduled”. It’s been almost 2 months and my status online is still the same. I don’t know why it’s taking forever. I opted for a name change by the way. Is anyone in the same boat as me??

I was wondering if someone could tell me when the ceremony actually starts.

My ceremony appointment is at 11am, but was wondering when will it actually start. I have some friends who would like to attend, but I don't want them to have to come at 11am if the ceremony does not start until Noon. Also, does anyone know how many guests we are allowed to invite?

This is for the Baltimore Maryland Field Office on Koppers St.

Thank you for your help.

Hello,

I just want to share my experience in rescheduling my interview because I went outside of the country while my application is pending. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask and I will try my very best to answer the question.

I applied March 2018. My application did not move on for months and because of that, I decided to push through with my plans to travel outside of the country. I left at January 2019 and my return ticket is dated July 2019. Around that time, I wasn't expecting anymore that my application will move on (not until probably third quarter of the year) cos it's been almost a year since I submitted my application. There was no point in contacting them and asking why it's taking too long cos they can't give the exact time frame.

February 2019, I finally received the letter of notice for the interview and it is on March 20 2019.It was actually my husband who received the letter cos he was the one who is back in Houston. I wanted to come to the interview so what I did was check out flights and rebooking fee -- to see if it was worth paying, but no. The rebooking fee was too much so I opted for rescheduling the interview --

Rescheduling steps:

I made a letter stating that my mother is having health problems. I also requested to reschedule the interview around May. I don't travel often and rebooking fees are expensive so I cannot afford it. (something like that) (I got anxious to request for a latter date -- I did not want them think that I was prolonging my application process) My advice is that you have to be honest in telling them what is your reason why you cannot make it to the interview. Do not make up stories.
I printed the letter and signed it. Scanned it and sent it to my husband -- who was back in Houston.

My husband printed my scanned letter. He mailed that to the same address that was written on the notice. He sent my letter and the notice together. He sent it two weeks before the interview date. He certified the mail to make sure it reaches the address on time.

While waiting.. I did my best and looked for flights to go back. I did found a cheap one so I am now scheduled to go back earlier than expected. Flight back was April 20.

March 25, 2019 -- received a letter that I missed my scheduled interview date. In the letter they have set the new interview date on April 25, 2019. They did not mention if they received my request letter.

I do not know for sure if they did or did not consider my request to reschedule the interview. They also did not mention if they did received my request thru mail.

They did rescheduled it but not on the date I requested.

I honestly do think that they are not strict in rescheduling interviews. I think what's important for them is that you need to follow protocols and follow their timeline -- let them know on time if you want to reschedule.

This is the official resource I read upon rescheduling my interview. I googled this and made sure that the information I get is on the official website only. Please just read all the parts about rescheduling the interview. It's a long page so scroll up to the bottom.

https://www.uscis.gov/ilink/docView/AFM/HTML/AFM/0-0-0-1/0-0-0-2449/0-0-0-2466.html

It says that -- the reason should be "demonstrating a good cause" -- then immigration officer will consider the request to reschedule the interview.

Anyway, I made it to my APRIL 25 interview. Passed the it and I did my Oath Taking July 2019.

It was a good decision to come back early and not request to reschedule for the second time around. I do think they will forfeit my application or will ask to pay if I asked to reschedule it the second time around.

Here is a glimpse of my Oath Taking in Houston, Texas https://youtu.be/e1tQMPUiPXM

That's it. I hope this was helpful. Let me know if you have questions. I'll try my best to answer.

Good Morning everyone
I file application 12/12/2018 Dallas field office withing few days my uscis status tracking apps notifying every 1-2 hour your case update every single time. I log in my uscis online account still saying your biometric reviewing. I emailed to them 08/13 (uscis) they replied to me:- I am on the line for an interview scheduled soon. But not say when they are scheduling my interview. my question is why they open my case every single hour and don't update new information. or Is this system error?

Today my journey to citizenship came to an end- I wanted to share my timeline and experience:

Application received- 7/22/18
Biometrics scheduled- 7/27/18
Biometrics reviewed- 8/13/18
Interview scheduled 6/18/19
Interview- 7/24/19
Application approved- 7/24/19
Oath scheduled 7/25/19
Oath ceremony 8/16/19

Over all the process took a bit over year - applying on base of 5 years.
I know it is a long time to wait- and in the first couple of months i used to log in every day hoping to see interview scheduled- I know it wont help to say let it go as anxiety over the process gets the best of you - but at some point i just put the thoughts about it aside and waited for an update.

On the day of the interview I arrived about 30 minutes before the interview time- I waited for about 1:30- 2 hours before I was called in. People who came after me were seen before me- and so I figured they are not calling you by order of arrival.

My best guess without knowing for sure is that you are assigned an officer before or when you check in and then it depended on how long it takes him/ her to get to your number.

The Officer that greeted me could not have been nicer. He took my green card and passport, took a photocopy of these, and after saying an oath the interview started.

he explained right at the beginning that all the information is on the screen in front of him and so he is going to be focused on the screen and not to think too much about it.

We did the writing test, reading test and the 6 questions, then went over the n400 form.
The officer was extremely nice, very approachable and knowledgeable , we had a chat about where I come from and he told me about his experience meeting people from different nationalities.

Interview took about 40 min- he told me i passed and said it can take up to 30-60 Days to receive Oath schedule.

A day later I received a notice of oath at Federal Plaza.

Few personal observations from reading many posts here for the past year or so:

The process is long- maybe longer then we want it to be in some areas of the country. It may be difficult to look beyond our immediate and personal case and remember the huge number of applicants that has to go through this process. Even though the application today is online- my entire file from the day i arrived to the US 13 years ago that he had on his desk was printed - and so i think its good to remember that the system is not fully digital yet- and so there is ALOT of paper going around- it takes time.

There is really no point in getting frustrated if your case is still within the timeframe listed on the site.
Mine was supposed to end in May and like manny here i received the note that it is taking longer to process. At the end of the day- we are talking about hard working dedicated people who I suppose doing their best and from what i witnessed doing it with courtesy and patience- so yes the process is long but its not anything you cant handle especially waiting for so many years to even start it.

The Oath ceremony was great and an emotional moment which i am sure most if not all of you will experience first hand in the next few months.

I will check this forum in the next few days if there are any questions that i can help with answers and then signing out as this chapter came to an end.

My journey end today , I went to ceremony and today I am officially U.S citizen good luck..

Good afternoon my case said it will take 8 months all the process, I did all ready the fingerprints!! Is probably it will take more or less time that the 8 months ? I am from New York !!

Does anyone have any experience with the uscis live chat representative? Are they any better than the phone respresentatives? When u go to Emma the virtual assistant on uscis website and u can put representative and start a live chat with a representative. I spoke to a live chat representative and asked why my husbands case online had not been updated after his recommended for approval a few weeks ago and I was told that it was still pending and have to wait 90 days etc..... and just those kind of messages. I hung up and spoke to another live chat agent who seemed more helpful. Told me that everything looks good in the case and just waiting for final approval then oath ceremony? But right now there is no in line or anything just pending. Io told my hubby it can take from 30-60 days and no update after 3 weeks. Opinions?? Keep waiting I guess.