Citizenship

Hy guys tell me has atlanta fo started giving interview letters for july fillers 2017

Hello All
  
I promised myself that i will post as soon as my interview was done
  
NBC Number
Charlotte Office
  
N400 Application Sent - 08/09/17
N400 PD - 08/10/17
Biometrics Letter Received - 08/18/17
Biometrics Completed - 09/07/17
In Line for Interview - 09/11/17
Interview Scheduled notice - 01/30/2018
Interview Scheduled - 03/08/2018
Approved - 03/08/2018
Oath Scheduled - 03/15/2018
  
My interview was scheduled for 03/08/18 for 12:45. I arrived at the Charlotte USCIS office at 12:15. There was no one at the security line, took me maybe a few minutes to get through. I had to remove my belt, shoes and anything in my pockets. The guards were extremely nice and wished me best of luck
I went into the waiting room and provided my interview letter to one of the officers behind the first counter. She took the interview letter and told me to have a seat and said she would call me by name. I waited for about 20 minutes before she called me, once I went to the counter she gave me back my interview letter with a token number written on it.
I sat there till 1:15 when the IO came and called me by my name. My wife was asked to stay behind. I followed her through a set of double doors and then to her office.
  
She had me put my folder with my evidence on a chair, had me stay standing and take the oath. Once the oath was done she had me sit on the first chair and she went through the first half of the Application
Confirmed my name, my date of birth, social, current phone number. She said she was going to stop there and get to the Civics and English portion of the process
  
Started with the questions
1) Cant remember
2) When do we vote for the President?
3) How many US Representatives?
4) How many years do we vote for a US Representative?
5) Who is the father of our nation?
6) Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
  
Overall Pretty easy questions - breezed through them
  
Next was the reading and writing part of the process
  
She had me read "When do we vote for the President?"
She had me write "We vote for the President in November."
  
Once that was complete. She did not say anything but went back to my application
We went through the Yes/No questions along with Travel and Employment questions
  
She asked me if i took any trips abroad during the time i was waiting for the Interview and I said yes. She made notes on that
She asked me if I changed jobs or anything like that, I said yes and she made a few more notes
When we got to the Citations part, i told her that i forgot to mention a ticket that i received in California in 2014, all she has asked was if i Paid it and I said - No Evidence was asked
  
The suddenly she stopped and said Hey why did u apply under the 3 year rule and not the 5 year rule. I said I was applying Naturalization based on Marriage, she looked up something on her computer and she said i was fine. She mentioned that i was eligible both ways!!! Got me really nervous at this point.
  
She was really fast in asking the Yes/No questions. She was very nice and courteous. Once everything was done. She had me sign the application two times. One for the information being correct and the other that i understand the Oath.
Once that was done she said "Congratulation i am recommending you for approval, if my supervisor approves it, you will get a Oath Ceremony Letter today!" She also said that if she comes back to get me that something was wrong in my application
  
She escorted me back to the waiting room. Wife and myself sat there patiently and about 45 Minutes later an another lady comes and calls out my name with three others. (Extremely nervous at this point!!!)
She said that our Oath was scheduled for Mar 15th@9:30 AM, she went over the oath form and when to fill out the questions that are there. Told us to come 30 Minutes prior and dress formally.
  
That was that.....Yay i am so excited!!!!!!!!

I'm planning to go to U.S. and my mom is alone who should be coming back and forth to U.S. in tourist visa. I thought if I get a green card I can take my mom along with me and go permanently. But, looks like it takes another 5 years for getting citizenship and only then i can get my mom to U.S. permanently. Is that true?
Are there any other ways to either make my mom stay permanently with me sooner , or to get a citizenship sooner?

My timeline:

11/20/2017: Mailed the n-400 form
11/23/2017: received
12/15/2017: Finger Print
12/16/2017: Status updated to in line for interview
1/20/2018: Sent interview letter
3/06/2018: Interview done, status updated to in line for ceremony right after the interview
Still awaiting the ceremony letter. Hopefully i will get it soon.

A little tips for the interview based on my experience:
Read your n-400 form very carefully and be sure to understand all questions. My IO almost go over every question from 20-48(question like Have you ever..etc), and she also asked what is that mean for each question. She had me explain what is terrorist, what is probation.. . So be sure to know the meaning of every words on the application form.

Good luck to everyone!

This is my time Line

05/02/17 we receive your form solicitation of certificate of citicienship

05/19/17 prosesing your case

10/27/17 we placed you in line for your oath ceremony

Almost 5 monts and still waiting for take the oath.
 
 

Is anyone has interview in DC office, can you share your experience and what kind of questions they usually ask during the application review? And what civic question they ask?

Also, I forget to mention my citied in the application? Is anyone has similar experience?

Applied: may end 2016
Biometric: june 2016
2nd biometric: sep
3rd biometric: December 2016

Clean record no arrests tkts or anything. Uscis blamed faulty system for repeated biometric letters.

Interview early nov 2017 , decision cannot be made .

So far nothing , been over 4 months

Did 3 infopass .
1st infopass , waiting for super review
2nd infopass, approved , waiting for oath scheduling
3rd infopass:- the system in which my file is slow and their is some glitches it was stucked bla bla bla , u will get it just have to be patient was told by a supervisor....

I don’t know whats going on ? What options do i have now ? Anyone else experienced these stupid stories ? Any suggestions??

HELLO
MY INTERVIEW WAS FEB 15
2/22/18 IN LINE FOR OATH CEREMONY
AND STILL WAITING
HELP

PT: 12/28/2016
Interview date: 11/02/2017
In line for oath ceremony since 11/07/2017
Filed over processing time investigation inquiry 02/05/2018

I filed my case in Chicago and had my interview in the Chicago office. However, during the summer of 2017 I moved to New Orleans due to my job relocation. I kept my Chicago address as mailing address as not to defer the processing time. Right after I passed the interview, I was told that the Chicago office was not able to give me an oath ceremony because I was no longer living there, and they will forward my case to the New Orleans office.

I waited three months and still had not received any letter, so I used the "Ask Emma" feature to live chat with one representative on 02/05/2017. I was told that my case will be investigated since it was out of normal processing time. On 02/09/2017 I received a letter from USCIS said that my inquiry has been resolved as "the case is in line for oath ceremony". Well it is not resolved!! I know my case is in line, it has been in line for freaking 4 months!!

I used the "Ask Emma" again to live chat with another representative and was told they could not do anything at this time. So I tried to contact the New Orleans office and left a message but nobody follow up.

This has been very frustrating, and I don't know what else I can do to expedite my case.

Form sent 18 Jan 2017
PD 25 Jan 2017
FP 22 Feb 2017
Interview 3 March 2018

 the 3rd March, on a cold windy and snowy Saturday morning, I left home with my daughter who drove me to JFK Building at Sudbury St, Boston, for the interview at 815 AM. I was called in promptly. The officer did my biometrics and then he said that I had not been physically present for the required number of days and as he had no discretion to waive the shortfall, he would not approve my application. He said he could take my test and interview and deny or I could withdraw the application and file again when I met the physical presence condition. I thought it was best for me to withdraw my application.
All the evidence of medical condition etc for shortfall was not considered nor were the facts that I am 78 years old, I had continued to maintain residence, my wife is a US national and all my family is in this country.

What a shame to make someone wait for more than a year from the date of finger printing and then inform that the application is deficient.
 
I am heart broken and hence took time to share my experience. Thank you everyone for your support.

Going forward I need advice on whether I should reapply on the 5 year or 3 year platform. I will soon meet physical presence requirements for both platforms.