Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
US Citizenship General Discussion	Greencard Holder Applying For Citizenship Abroad	She will have to do her biometrics here in the USA... You can send the paperwork when you want, but depending on the service center, biometrics is anywhere from 4-10 weeks later... Then there is the appointment for the interview, then the oath ceremony (3 appointments)	christeen	Female	Italy	2013-06-28 16:25:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	us citizenship test.	They gave us the study materials at the uscis office at biometrics too. Just study those questions and you will be fine...	christeen	Female	Italy	2013-08-12 07:32:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Can I change my last name to a celebrity ?	Orlando Owens... That way when you say your initials... It could be like Ooooooo!	christeen	Female	Italy	2013-08-12 17:49:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Can I change my last name to a celebrity ?	I think a shorter last name would go better with Orlando (since it is multi syllabic ) like Orlando Adams Orlando Reed Orlando Evans Orlando hill Orlando Greene Orlando Clarke That's my suggestions	christeen	Female	Italy	2013-08-11 23:56:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Citizenship and traffic ticket	Get proof of the paid ticket... If the ask about any traffic violations, you can mention it, tell them it was paid and if they ask for proof, you have it ready...	christeen	Female	Italy	2013-08-22 23:00:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	US passport as proof of spouse's citizenship	Biographic only...	christeen	Female	Italy	2013-08-22 22:57:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	What basis am I applying on???	File based on 5 year and save yourself the extra hassle... Congrats	christeen	Female	Italy	2013-09-11 14:16:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	how will my travel outside of us affect my citizenship	Yes, you can take the proof of illness but I doubt you will need it... My husband was out 285 days (the longest was 2 months) because of his job... The I/O said, "wow, travel a lot huh?" My husband said yes, for work... That was it.. Just answer truthfully, as long as you were not residing permanently or abandoning the GC you should be fine... Good luck.	christeen	Female	Italy	2013-09-27 21:01:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N-400 January 2013 Filers	A big congrats to the recent group of Jan peeps for their recent oaths!	christeen	Female	Italy	2013-06-27 11:12:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N-400 January 2013 Filers	"On June 24, 2013, your N400, APPLICATION FOR NATURALIZATION was scheduled for interview. You will receive a notice with a time and place for your interview."   That's all I have to say... YAY !! Finally... Congrats!	christeen	Female	Italy	2013-06-25 21:07:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N-400 January 2013 Filers	Getting ready to head over to Italy to visit with hubby's family (with his shiny new un stamped US passport) I just wanted to wish everyone speedy journeys over the next couple weeks and I hope to see MANY more RED highlighted people when I get back!	christeen	Female	Italy	2013-04-24 22:39:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N-400 January 2013 Filers	Can someone update me, I passed my interview today. It went very smooth really happy, now waiting for oath ceremony. Yay! Congrats!!!	christeen	Female	Italy	2013-04-23 17:03:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N-400 January 2013 Filers	Wow.. Big congrats to those who had sucessful interviews and yeehaa at becoming a citizen!	christeen	Female	Italy	2013-04-16 21:03:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N-400 January 2013 Filers	I completed my oath ceremony today and applied for passport. Please update my status. Thanks and all the best to the rest of you with this journey. Big congrats!	christeen	Female	Italy	2013-04-13 00:46:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N-400 January 2013 Filers	Yeah! Just got notification of scheduled for oath ceremony. Maybe a dumb question, but are family members allowed to attend? Congratulations! Yes, family can come!	christeen	Female	Italy	2013-04-12 00:10:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N-400 January 2013 Filers	Did my Oath ceremony today I was one of 1009 new citizens and there were 95 countries represented. The ceremony was very touching. They gave us a package (with passport applications, voting info, oath, letter from the president, etc) It was a mad house afterwards lining up for passport applications and voter registration. Looks like I will be back for my husband's ceremony at the end of the month. A little tip to everyone bring a pen! Plus they sell hard cover certificate folders outside the ceremony venue (get one). It's so worth it! Keeps from getting your certificate smashed in the crowd as you file out and apply to vote and get your passport. Big Congratulations! They did not have anything for sale after ours... Nor was there anyone for passports (but voting people were there)... That was a BIG bunch, over 1000 but congrats to you guys!	christeen	Female	Italy	2013-04-09 16:52:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N-400 January 2013 Filers	Hubby just got his letter today and he is scheduled for the 23rd. Yay! Congratulations	christeen	Female	Italy	2013-04-08 22:20:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N-400 January 2013 Filers	congrats!!!! BIG	christeen	Female	Italy	2013-04-05 17:35:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N-400 January 2013 Filers	Today, we went to the Miami passport office and he got his 1st U.S. passport today! He said "now it feels real" Good luck to all those waiting!	christeen	Female	Italy	2013-04-05 14:57:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N-400 January 2013 Filers	Congratulations! So happy for you! Quick question: What evidence of bonafide marriage and continued co-inhabitation with your spouse did they ask you to bring to the interview? And did they ask for any of it? Only asked for green card and passport.. They did ask him 2 times to spell my last name (but perhaps because it is Polish and a bit difficult)?	christeen	Female	Italy	2013-04-05 14:54:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N-400 January 2013 Filers	Thanks for everyone's support throughout This immigration journey!	christeen	Female	Italy	2013-04-04 19:45:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N-400 January 2013 Filers	OATH day!!! Hubby is an American today! Arrived at 1 pm... There were 95 people from32 countries (Haiti had the most, followed by Jamaica then Columbia) Franco was the only italian. They had each person say their name and country. Then they did the oath all together, watched the Obama film and proud to be an America video, finally they handed out the certificated and did the pledge... A very nice ceremony... YAY! Done with all this immigration stuff forever!!! Good luck for everyone still waiting with hopes for a speedy journey! (Ps, can someone update me?)	christeen	Female	Italy	2013-04-04 16:54:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N-400 January 2013 Filers	Hi all, I wanted to report that my husband passed his naturalization interview. His interview only took about 15 minutes, but he was a bit nervous about the questions. He studied the questions, but the IO seemed to elaborate or want more than just the short responses outlined in the book they give you. It threw him for a loop, so it took additional think time on his end to figure out what she was actually asking for. Questions asked: 1. Where does the President live? (He was asked to read this question and then write the answer out as a complete answer) 2. Where is the Statue of Liberty (IO asked for elaboration after he answered New York) 3. What event to the equality of different races? (CRM) 4. What is the Constitution? 5. How does the Constitution work? Also, we filed on the 3-year marriage condition. There was a question of how long you have been in the country for 5 years on the application. We had seen on here that people put a line through the 5 and put a 3 if they are filing under the marriage condition. The IO told him that you should NEVER edit an official government form and made him recalculate how long he had been in the US. Hope this helps others who may be filing out applications or have interviews coming up. Yes...you got harder questions (history geek I guess? ) but big congrats on passing... Now just wait for he oath!	christeen	Female	Italy	2013-04-03 23:51:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N-400 January 2013 Filers	Yay!!! Congratulations to the Hubby!! Will you be doing a same day passport? I was thinking of handing in my naturalization certificate with my passport application after the Oath ceremony but I'm not sure how long the processing time is. We have an appointment at the Miami passport office Friday morning to get the same day passport. He has to fly to panama on Sunday for a job so he needs it!	christeen	Female	Italy	2013-04-03 19:09:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N-400 January 2013 Filers	Tomorrow is the big day! Oath day! 1:30 in the afternoon! Sooo excited for the hubby!	christeen	Female	Italy	2013-04-03 17:44:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N-400 January 2013 Filers	Hello folks, I just wanted to share my experience at the interview for Naturalization today, in Houston, TX. I haven't joined the list for the January filers, but I did send my application in or around Jan 10, 2013. Anyway, things went fast and ok and I had my interview today, passed and got my Oath Ceremony letter on the spot - scheduled for April 24th, 2013. The officer was a very nice and firm man. I got the following questions: 1- Who is the father of our nation? 2- We elect a US. Representative for how many years? 3- The House of Representatives has how many voting members? 4 - In what month we vote for President? 5 - Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now? 6 - Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900? After that, he asked me to write the sentence: George Washington is the first President. And I had to read: George Washington is the father of our nation. I had my huge folder with me, but he did not ask for anything, but the green card, passport and driver's license. He then went through the N-400 application, and asked me if I had filed my taxes. I told him that I had ordered the transcripts for the past 4 years and gave them to him, which he kept and put them in my file. That was the only thing he wanted to see. Then he stamped "Approved" on my file, and told me: "Congrats, go back to the lobby and wait for you Oath letter, which will be on April 24th, together with 2500 other people." I waited for 20 min at the lobby, and the lady called my name again and gave me the letter, which I should bring it on the Oath Ceremony. All in all it was a breeze, got there at 6:30 am and was out by 8:00am. I hope this will be helpful and I wish you all the best on this final stretch of this journey. Best! Congrats!	christeen	Female	Italy	2013-04-02 11:48:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N-400 January 2013 Filers	Thanks h2opolo! Congrats on the oath date! Almost done! H2opolo... Congrats on interview	christeen	Female	Italy	2013-04-02 09:55:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N-400 January 2013 Filers	Hello everyone! So glad that things are moving along for so many of us. I needed some advice Hubby needs to visit his mother who is ill and would need to travel outside the country. He is planning on April 20-May 04. But we didn't want him to book the ticket and then get a letter for an interview scheduled within that time frame. Additionally, we found a great round-trip fare but it is not a deal that will last long. Should we book his trip? I say book the flight as airfares can change so quickly... Then make an info pass appt and have them put in the computer that you will be out of town during that period ( we did that for out upcoming trip to Italy in April thinking that we would get the appt after, but instead they gave us one before) but have someone check the mail while you're gone as Marm suggested, and have a letter in writing stating why you need to change the appt (if it is in fact scheduled while you are gone) that someone can send out for you as they request in writing for any changes.	christeen	Female	Italy	2013-04-01 13:47:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N-400 January 2013 Filers	No letter yet! It should be here this week! I'm so excited. I also contacted USCIS and spoke to a level 2 officer and he told me my g thnIhusband was approved and should be placed in the Oath que this month! I'm really excited! You must be so excited as well the Hubby will be a citizen this week! Yes, we are sooo excited. He has to go to the Miami passport office first thing Friday morning as he has a job on a ship leaving the USA on Saturday. I mad the appt for 8 am on Friday so we pray they can get him the passport by the afternoon!	christeen	Female	Italy	2013-04-01 10:14:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N-400 January 2013 Filers	Just a quick update...finally out of the Oath que! Oath ceremony scheduled and letter sent! Will update my timeline once I receive my letter. Any word on your oath date yet?	christeen	Female	Italy	2013-03-31 16:18:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N-400 January 2013 Filers	Just a quick update...finally out of the Oath que! Oath ceremony scheduled and letter sent! Will update my timeline once I receive my letter. Yay! Hope you get a quick date!	christeen	Female	Italy	2013-03-29 19:19:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N-400 January 2013 Filers	Yep, I got the yellow letter asking for DL only as well., I had 29 trips outside US, so will bring passports and originals of documents I submitted with n400 (divorce papers). I travelled outside the US since application so will create an addition for theit mountain of paper. So far, I am seeing that folk never have to show anything (apart from passports) that they bring..Has anyone ever been asked for documents NOT on the yellow letter? We did not get a yellow letter so I'm not sure... But the one thing I heard of them asking for is documentation of paid for any tickets... As far as athe trips outside the USA, my husband has like 70+ so he did an quick excel form based off the n400 which listed the trips and his passport(s) They were fine with that and only said "wow, travel a lot huh"? Good luck!	christeen	Female	Italy	2013-03-29 10:12:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N-400 January 2013 Filers	hie folks i have a quick question from my who have his interview in few days he is filing base on 3 trs marriage and have file his tax married filing seperate for 2 yrs jointly for one yr and house holder this yr for economic reasons he told me.it is a problem for him if so how he can defent his case.thanks [/b](/quote) No, you can file taxes however best suits your financial needs... As long as you file. However I would be prepared in case they ask for proof if still being married/living as a married couple... I would bring other documentation such as mortagage, utility bills, insurance, lease etc... To show that you are in fact living as a married couple still... ] Edited by christeen, 28 March 2013 - 11:39 AM.	christeen	Female	Italy	2013-03-28 11:38:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N-400 January 2013 Filers	I send two application along with mine as one bulk and for that reason I always thought that, that might be the reason for the delay until today, when my letter (to bring the required documents) came and not the other two, heh. I tend to be a glass half full gal myself, so I think you'll be getting a date here soon! Good luck...	christeen	Female	Italy	2013-03-27 20:57:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N-400 January 2013 Filers	Did your online status change at all before you received the letter? Just wondering if the letter gets to you faster than the change online. I never checked online or signed up for updates so i dont know..... I'm kind of OCD and did not want to get too caught up in obsessive checking.... But a big thanks to everyone.... We are excited!! And shocked!	christeen	Female	Italy	2013-03-26 19:56:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N-400 January 2013 Filers	Ok... We got something to add to the timeline! Hubby got his oath letter today in the mail.... April 4th!!! We are inSHOCK! Yes, holy ####### we are freaking out it is so fast!! Now he is shuffling work stuff around so he can attend! (He was supposed to be in the Bahamas working that day)... Fingers crossed he can sort it out as it would be wonderful to have everything done and over with and would suck to have to postpone.... Big YAY to the speedy west palm beach uscis office!	christeen	Female	Italy	2013-03-26 17:11:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N-400 January 2013 Filers	Thank you TOT, FlipgalRN & Christeen!!!! Ya, i've been checking my case status online to see if any changes has been made haha.... Christeen and FlipgalRN, has your case status changed from "testing & interview" to "Decision" yet? I actually never checked online nor did the paperwork for email updates (if I have to option to check I sometimes get a bit OCD about it...lol) but I am expecting to hear something in the next 2 weeks...	christeen	Female	Italy	2013-03-25 17:35:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N-400 January 2013 Filers	[quote name='babyandtran' timestamp='1363999886' post='6068400'] Babyandtran.... Congrats! We're still waiting for the oath letter... Nothing yet so getting anxious to at least know when it will be ... Edited by christeen, 25 March 2013 - 11:04 AM.	christeen	Female	Italy	2013-03-25 11:03:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N-400 January 2013 Filers	There are 2 ocean questions in the 100 questions - which ocean on the west coast and which on the east coast. Every question they ask should come right out of the 100 questions. Correct, the ocean questions ARE in the book... Under the geography section... Number 89 and 90. (And Boothe shot Lincoln )... If you study all the 100 questions you will be just fine!	christeen	Female	Italy	2013-03-19 11:00:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N-400 January 2013 Filers	I just wanted to share my interview experience with everyone. So my appointment was at 10:00 but they were running late so I wasn't seen until 10:30. At the time of checking in they gave me a package for applying for my passport and said that I could bring it with me to my oath ceremony to apply that day. The IO started with swearing me in and proceeded to go over all my info to make sure it was correct. She had me sign my pictures that I submitted and asked about my work as an RN. She also asked about any memberships that I belonged to and I said I didn't belong to any but she reminded me that I am part of the California Board of Nursing..oops! other than that everything went smoothly. As for my Civic questions the ones that were asked were: What ocean is on the west coast? What is the rule of law? Why does the flag have 13 stripes? What is the minimum age to vote? Who was the first president? What the name of the national anthem? I was told to write "We have 100 US senators." and to read out loud "Why do some people want to be American citizens?" (or something like that) So with all that being done she said congratulations and that I passed my interview. She also mentioned that in a couple of weeks I should be receiving a notice for my Oath ceremony. As for my husband's interview he was asked about his driving tickets and luckily we had the records from the court of his tickets being paid for and his record from the DMV. They told him they would have to review the records and send him the decision but said there shouldn't be a problem with him being approved. Hoping if all goes well we should be citizens by the end of April. Yay! Big congratulations...	christeen	Female	Italy	2013-03-18 19:53:00