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Timeline for N-400 in chicago
I filed for naturalization from Chicago in May-2019.How many months it is taking nowdays from chicago to get this process completed? Can Anybody share his/her timeline here.
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Did you fail your civics test? (especially in Denver)
The official resources for civics test preparation give some answers that are not correct.
I have contacted the folks at usa.gov to point out one error in particular and I hope they will soon fix it.
Apparently 10% of people fail the civics test.... that shocked me.
See this link for the official pass rate:
https://www.uscis.gov/us-citizenship/naturalization-test/applicant-performance-naturalization-test
Some of the questions/answers on the civics test are constant across time.
Other answers will change each time there is an election.
The official resource to get definitive answers to these election-based questions is here:
https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates
When I follow the links to get an answer to the question "Who is your State Governor" and enter Colorado as the State... I get a wrong answer!
The "official" answer on the "official" resource currently says
Governor John Hickenlooper
However, that answer is wrong... the correct answer using today's date (7/26/2019) is
Governor Jared Polis (he was elected in January 2019)
If just ONE person was deemed to have failed the Civics Test because of this, then that's one person too many.
I reported this error by mail and by phone to USA.gov so I hope to see it fixed soon.
I don't have the time or the energy to systematically proof-read all the answers for all the States and all members of Congress,Senate,Presidency,Vice President etc.
I wish that these types of questions were not actually on the civics test. After all, we can't vote for them so why should we actually know or care about their names (rhetorical question - no flames please). :-)
There are other wrong answers in the "official' resources
To get some insight into some of them.. read this article:
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2011/02/u-s-citizenship-test-why-so-many-of-the-answers-are-wrong.html
The article was written by Dafna Linzer several years ago in 2011.
She is currently managing editor of politics for NBC News and MSNBC.
I have contacted the folks at usa.gov to point out one error in particular and I hope they will soon fix it.
Apparently 10% of people fail the civics test.... that shocked me.
See this link for the official pass rate:
https://www.uscis.gov/us-citizenship/naturalization-test/applicant-performance-naturalization-test
Some of the questions/answers on the civics test are constant across time.
Other answers will change each time there is an election.
The official resource to get definitive answers to these election-based questions is here:
https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates
When I follow the links to get an answer to the question "Who is your State Governor" and enter Colorado as the State... I get a wrong answer!
The "official" answer on the "official" resource currently says
Governor John Hickenlooper
However, that answer is wrong... the correct answer using today's date (7/26/2019) is
Governor Jared Polis (he was elected in January 2019)
If just ONE person was deemed to have failed the Civics Test because of this, then that's one person too many.
I reported this error by mail and by phone to USA.gov so I hope to see it fixed soon.
I don't have the time or the energy to systematically proof-read all the answers for all the States and all members of Congress,Senate,Presidency,Vice President etc.
I wish that these types of questions were not actually on the civics test. After all, we can't vote for them so why should we actually know or care about their names (rhetorical question - no flames please). :-)
There are other wrong answers in the "official' resources
To get some insight into some of them.. read this article:
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2011/02/u-s-citizenship-test-why-so-many-of-the-answers-are-wrong.html
The article was written by Dafna Linzer several years ago in 2011.
She is currently managing editor of politics for NBC News and MSNBC.
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My Experience
45 years old male. Living in New York City.
Came to the USA ( New York) with the Green card lottery ( diversity visa) in 2010, from Africa.
Technically,I became eligible to apply in 2015 ( after 5 years), but I didn't do it because I was owing the IRS (Two thousand dollars), plus procrastination.
I finally applied in October 2018 ( last year) after I paid all my backed up taxes.
- Application on October 2nd 2018.
- Biometrics on October 24th 2018 ( in Brooklyn)
( Note: After the biometrics, website gave me a 20 months estimation, then it sometimes changed (11 months, then 8 months, then went back up to even 22 months)
- Notice of Interview Scheduled received in the email on June 28th 2019, (then after a week on my mail home address ) for July 25th 2019
- July 25th 2019, Interview in Manhattan ( New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan)
- I realized that I forgot the letter, but I had it on my phone on pdf file, and they were ok with it.
- Officer first asked to swear that i'd tell the truth
- Basically went over my application ( was on constantly on the screen of his computer, barely looking at me), asking me the same questions ( do You owe IRS, have you travelled since you applied, have you been involved in terrorism, etc...)
- Asked me if I brought my tax return ( I didn't)
- Asked to see my Passport and Green Card
- Civics questions:
1- Senators are elected for how many years
2- House Representative are elected for how many years
3- How makes Federal Laws
4- Name one branch of the Governement
5-Give the name of one Framers of the Constitution
- English Question
1- Read: California is the most populous state in the US
2- Write: California is the most populous state in the US
3- Write: The State of Washington has a border with Canada
- Asked me if I wanted to change my name, to verify if it was properly written
- Application approved ( Gave me a paper stating that)
- Informed me that I will receive a mail notifying me of the date of the Oath, when I asked him if he could give me an estimation of the date, he told me that now, the computer does it )
Hope this will help. Good luck everybody.
Came to the USA ( New York) with the Green card lottery ( diversity visa) in 2010, from Africa.
Technically,I became eligible to apply in 2015 ( after 5 years), but I didn't do it because I was owing the IRS (Two thousand dollars), plus procrastination.
I finally applied in October 2018 ( last year) after I paid all my backed up taxes.
- Application on October 2nd 2018.
- Biometrics on October 24th 2018 ( in Brooklyn)
( Note: After the biometrics, website gave me a 20 months estimation, then it sometimes changed (11 months, then 8 months, then went back up to even 22 months)
- Notice of Interview Scheduled received in the email on June 28th 2019, (then after a week on my mail home address ) for July 25th 2019
- July 25th 2019, Interview in Manhattan ( New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan)
- I realized that I forgot the letter, but I had it on my phone on pdf file, and they were ok with it.
- Officer first asked to swear that i'd tell the truth
- Basically went over my application ( was on constantly on the screen of his computer, barely looking at me), asking me the same questions ( do You owe IRS, have you travelled since you applied, have you been involved in terrorism, etc...)
- Asked me if I brought my tax return ( I didn't)
- Asked to see my Passport and Green Card
- Civics questions:
1- Senators are elected for how many years
2- House Representative are elected for how many years
3- How makes Federal Laws
4- Name one branch of the Governement
5-Give the name of one Framers of the Constitution
- English Question
1- Read: California is the most populous state in the US
2- Write: California is the most populous state in the US
3- Write: The State of Washington has a border with Canada
- Asked me if I wanted to change my name, to verify if it was properly written
- Application approved ( Gave me a paper stating that)
- Informed me that I will receive a mail notifying me of the date of the Oath, when I asked him if he could give me an estimation of the date, he told me that now, the computer does it )
Hope this will help. Good luck everybody.
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Naturalized Citizen!
Hi y'all! I want to share my experience with everyone since this site has always helped me grasp more or less how things went for others, timelines, etc.
San Antonio Field Office
2/8/2019 - Submitted N-400 application online
2/9/2019 - Receipt Notice
2/9/2019 - Biometrics Notification
6/14/2019 - Notice of Scheduled Interview
7/17/2019 - Interview at SA Field Office
7/17/2019 - Naturalization Interview Results (handed by IO at end of interview)
7/17/2019 - Notice of Naturalization Oath Ceremony (handed by clerk in lobby)
7/19/2019 - Oath Ceremony
Interview Details:
Greeted at door. Very nice and polite lady. (Officer N. Perez).
Sat down and she asked to see my passport and greencard.
Started to ask me questions in a conversation manner (not necessarily in the order):
Full name
Birth name
If we filed our returns separately
How many time I've been married
How many times my husband has been married
If my parents were U.S. Citizens
How many kids I had
Where the baby was now
If anyone was waiting for me in lobby
If I owed anything to the IRS
Additional documents I provided her (originals or copies), as asked for throughout the interview:
Marriage License
2018 Tax Return
Husbands W-2
Name Change Court Order
Proceeded to ask a lot of 'yes or no' questions (i.e. affiliations to groups/organizations, arrests, etc.)
Testing:
Sentence to read "Where is the White House located?"
Sentence to write "The White House is in Washington DC"
*I'm assuming my ability to speak was tested throughout the interview*
Civics:
Who is the Vice President?
What is the name of the National Anthem?
Federalist papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
Who makes federal laws?
What is the supreme law of the land?
Name one branch or part of the U.S. Government.
She then said I passed and would be scheduled for an Oath Ceremony. Asked if I had anything to do on Friday. I said no, so she said she requested I be scheduled for then. I waited in the lobby for around 20 minutes for them to close out my file and process the ceremony notice.
I came back two days later for the Oath Ceremony. I got there at 10:10 for a 10:30 start time and left there around 11:45. They give you a packet with information about how/where to get your passport, and your certificate of naturalization. They take your greencard and any other USCIS issued documents (travel, etc.)
Best of luck to you all! God bless.
San Antonio Field Office
2/8/2019 - Submitted N-400 application online
2/9/2019 - Receipt Notice
2/9/2019 - Biometrics Notification
6/14/2019 - Notice of Scheduled Interview
7/17/2019 - Interview at SA Field Office
7/17/2019 - Naturalization Interview Results (handed by IO at end of interview)
7/17/2019 - Notice of Naturalization Oath Ceremony (handed by clerk in lobby)
7/19/2019 - Oath Ceremony
Interview Details:
Greeted at door. Very nice and polite lady. (Officer N. Perez).
Sat down and she asked to see my passport and greencard.
Started to ask me questions in a conversation manner (not necessarily in the order):
Full name
Birth name
If we filed our returns separately
How many time I've been married
How many times my husband has been married
If my parents were U.S. Citizens
How many kids I had
Where the baby was now
If anyone was waiting for me in lobby
If I owed anything to the IRS
Additional documents I provided her (originals or copies), as asked for throughout the interview:
Marriage License
2018 Tax Return
Husbands W-2
Name Change Court Order
Proceeded to ask a lot of 'yes or no' questions (i.e. affiliations to groups/organizations, arrests, etc.)
Testing:
Sentence to read "Where is the White House located?"
Sentence to write "The White House is in Washington DC"
*I'm assuming my ability to speak was tested throughout the interview*
Civics:
Who is the Vice President?
What is the name of the National Anthem?
Federalist papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
Who makes federal laws?
What is the supreme law of the land?
Name one branch or part of the U.S. Government.
She then said I passed and would be scheduled for an Oath Ceremony. Asked if I had anything to do on Friday. I said no, so she said she requested I be scheduled for then. I waited in the lobby for around 20 minutes for them to close out my file and process the ceremony notice.
I came back two days later for the Oath Ceremony. I got there at 10:10 for a 10:30 start time and left there around 11:45. They give you a packet with information about how/where to get your passport, and your certificate of naturalization. They take your greencard and any other USCIS issued documents (travel, etc.)
Best of luck to you all! God bless.
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N 400 and address change
I have been scheduled to interview on August 28th. Yesterday I changed my permanent house address and submitted the AR-11 form. I stayed in the same city and have same zip code as before. Will this affect my appointment for my interview? Any experiences like this?
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Question Missing License
My wife has an Interview next week and she lost her driving License. It will arrive after the Interview and I was wondering if she will be allowed to enter the building and complete her interview without License?
Thanks,
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Oath ceremony
Is anyone can help me what can I do. I had my interview at Mar 26,2019, I passed the test. At that time,I asked my IO when would I have oath ceremony,she told me about one month later. But I waited for 4 months,still no letter. PLEASE tesch me how to do.
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Marriage evidences/shifting waiting time
I applied for n400 in nyc May 2019. Currently being married for 6 years, being a green card holder for almost 3 years.
So based on posts in this thread Uscis processed shifting our cases to the less busy offices..
My estimate moved from 11months to 8 compliance time, 7 months waiting time.
That’s quite a good news!
Here are the questions that bothering me:
1) I applied for naturalization exactly 2.9 years after receiving a green card. My 3 years will be in the mid of August. Has anyone experienced the estimate time cut after your application reached 3 years?
2) from your experience, how tough are officers on evidences of marriage? Did they question you like for the green card interview, or, let’s say, taxes and marriage certificate are good enough as a proof me still being married?
So based on posts in this thread Uscis processed shifting our cases to the less busy offices..
My estimate moved from 11months to 8 compliance time, 7 months waiting time.
That’s quite a good news!
Here are the questions that bothering me:
1) I applied for naturalization exactly 2.9 years after receiving a green card. My 3 years will be in the mid of August. Has anyone experienced the estimate time cut after your application reached 3 years?
2) from your experience, how tough are officers on evidences of marriage? Did they question you like for the green card interview, or, let’s say, taxes and marriage certificate are good enough as a proof me still being married?
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Los Angeles interview
Is anyone from Los Angeles who filed n 400 in December 2018!!!!??? Thank you
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Dallas tx n400
Any one know what date is dallas interviewing
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