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N-400 April filer

Update:

03/29/07 - Sent N-400 to NSC (certified mail)
04/03/07 - NSC recieves N-400
04/05/07 - Check for $400 clears
04/16/07 - Received NOA in mail
05/03/07 - Biometrics
08/29/07 - Interview

I sent my N-400 on June 27th. They cashed check already on July 3rd.
If somebody would believe USCIS processing times (for your office Denver, CO) then your interview would not be in August...but anyway great, pretty fast process.

Edited by Lexa, 05 July 2007 - 08:52 PM.

Lexa

Female

Slovenia

2007-07-05 20:50:00

Question about docs at the interview

I sent all of the required documents along with my N-400 already. Yesterday I finally got my interview appt. letter and N-659 (Interview Document Check List) where, of course, they want all those documents I already sent in. Do I go and make another pile of this papers and take them with me? I'm sure its better play it safe and take them, even that they should have all of them there, together with my application.

What did you do?

Thanks for help!

Edited by Lexa, 10 November 2007 - 12:36 PM.

Lexa

Female

Slovenia

2007-11-10 12:35:00

For all June 2007 N-400 filers here is my timeline...I had my interview yesterday which I passed successfully.

06/27/2007 - Sent N-400 to NSC
07/03/2007 - NSC cashed the check
07/13/2007 - Date on NOA
07/19/2007 - Got NOA in mail
07/23/2007 - Biometric appt. letter in mail
07/30/2007 - Biometric appointment
11/09/2007 - Interview letter in mail
01/10/2008 - Interview (I Made It!)
xx/xx/2008 - Oath Ceremony

Lexa

Female

Slovenia

2008-01-11 11:07:00

Here is my timeline for now:

06/27/2007 - Sent N-400 to NSC
07/03/2007 - NSC cashed the check
07/13/2007 - Date on NOA
07/19/2007 - Got NOA in mail
07/23/2007 - Biometric appt. letter in mail
07/30/2007 - Biometric appointment
11/09/2007 - Interview letter in mail
01/10/2008 - Interview at Kansas City office

Lexa

Female

Slovenia

2007-11-18 23:21:00

Wow....nobody filed in June? That can't be.......

Lexa

Female

Slovenia

2007-10-08 12:51:00

I see topics with May, July, Avgust filers....what about June?

Who sent N-400 in June? Whats your timeline?

I sent mine to NSC and here is my timeline:

06/27/2007 - Sent N-400 to NSC
07/03/2007 - NSC cashed the check
07/13/2007 - Date on NOA
07/19/2007 - Got NOA in mail
07/23/2007 - Biometric appt. letter in mail
07/30/2007 - Biometric appointment

Lexa

Female

Slovenia

2007-09-28 13:09:00

Interview Letter received

Your spouse doesn't need to be there at the time of the interview, they will not let them in room with you anyway.

Last Thursday when I was in Kansas City waiting for my interview there was a couple sitting and waitning to be called in....and when her turn came up, they both wanted to go in. Officer asked her husband if he is her lawyer and of course he said no. Officer then asked him to sit and wait in waiting room that he has no need for him to be present at the interview.

But of course interviewers ask where your spouses are, they asked me and she was more then happy when I told her that my housband is at home with kids.

Lexa

Female

Slovenia

2008-01-13 08:59:00

Last Phase, N-400 sent today

Good luck on your last leg of your process

Lexa

Female

Slovenia

2008-01-12 13:52:00

What was your answer to these questions?

QUOTE (ives_damian @ Jan 14 2008, 11:13 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

What was your answer to the question re: time spent outside the U.S. last 5 years when I've only been here since 2004. Since coming here, I haven't travelled outside the U.S. at all. Prior to my coming here though in July 2004 I went to Hong Kong and China. Any suggestions?

questions:
1. How many total days did you spend outside of the U.S. during the past five years?
2. How many trips of 24 hours or more have you taken outside of the U.S. during the past five years?

Thanks so much!!

Ives

At the time when I was filling N-400 I was not in US for 5 years either. If you didn't travel outside USA then put down NONE.

Lexa

Female

Slovenia

2008-01-14 12:35:00

QUOTE (krakatoa @ Jan 19 2008, 08:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I guess it's not too late for my congratulations!

Thank you very much!

Lexa

Female

Slovenia

2008-01-20 10:55:00

QUOTE (churipu @ Jan 19 2008, 12:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

No, I don't mind at all!! I'm from Milan

Around hmmm....about 500km (not sure) away from my home town Ljubljana

Edited by Lexa, 20 January 2008 - 10:51 AM.

Lexa

Female

Slovenia

2008-01-20 10:49:00

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QUOTE (Lexa @ Jan 18 2008, 12:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (churipu @ Jan 18 2008, 07:36 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

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They are my life and joy...even on crazy days like today LOL. Your munckin has such an angel face....I notice picture every time

Thank you

And he is my life and joy too althoughj yes, it can be hard at times...esp with no family nearby

Tell me about it...no family nearby...

How old is he? Mine are 3 1/2 and 2 1/2

He just turned 22 months on jan, 8th...we were in Italy for 3 months (we got back dec 9th), it was nice to be able to have showers or go take care of errands or just sit on the couch doing absolutely nothing etc. whenever I wanted to...there was always plenty of people fighting for their chance to babysit!!
I had forgotten the feeling...

Oh yeah...I would love that too....I hope this year we will be able to go home...for longer then just a week.

If you don't mind me asking where from Italy are you?

Lexa

Female

Slovenia

2008-01-19 12:30:00

QUOTE (churipu @ Jan 18 2008, 07:36 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

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They are my life and joy...even on crazy days like today LOL. Your munckin has such an angel face....I notice picture every time

Thank you

And he is my life and joy too althoughj yes, it can be hard at times...esp with no family nearby

Tell me about it...no family nearby...

How old is he? Mine are 3 1/2 and 2 1/2

Lexa

Female

Slovenia

2008-01-18 12:43:00

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QUOTE (Lexa @ Jan 14 2008, 10:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Here we go...it took me a little bit longer. I uploaded three scans to my VJ album at: http://www.visajourn...x.php?cat=10002

"N-652, Naturalization Interview Results" document which you get after your interview

and

"N-659, Naturalization Interview Document Check List", a paper which I got together with interview appointment letter.

If you have problems to see images let me know!

Thank you so much! I could read everything just fine!
BTW...that list is the exact same one that they have at the end of their citizenship guide, I sent all those things along with my N400 application already...

Do I have to gather them together again??

Your welcome

I took originals with me...I sent them only copies and that it. But they never asked me to show anything....

Thanks again! I will do the same. Whenever the heck they'll set an interview for poor me lost in their july backlog...

I won't complain though since I was one of the lucky ones who could still pay the old fees

I will cross my fingers so you will get your interview letter soon!

I wouldn't even file just yet if it wouldn't be to save some $$.

Thank you!
Well I still had to file ASAeligible because of my hubby's job, it is one of those requirements between the lines that his spouse is a USC...My 90 days mark fell right on the last good day to mail out stuff before the new fees at the end of july, I couldn't believe it! then some on here scared me by saying they knew of poeple who had their applications rejected because they were sent right on the 90th day mark...it didn't make too much sense to me, I don't see what ground they could possibly use to enforce something like that since it's stated in their guidelines (any lawyer could overthrow that I think)...but anyways...turns out my application was NOT returned afterall...it's just stuck in Baltimore right now LOL

I've been meaning to tell you...your kids are absolutely adorable!

Thank you

They are my life and joy...even on crazy days like today LOL. Your munckin has such an angel face....I notice picture every time

Lexa

Female

Slovenia

2008-01-16 18:18:00

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QUOTE (churipu @ Jan 15 2008, 08:36 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (Lexa @ Jan 14 2008, 10:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Do I have to gather them together again??

Your welcome

I took originals with me...I sent them only copies and that it. But they never asked me to show anything....

Thanks again! I will do the same. Whenever the heck they'll set an interview for poor me lost in their july backlog...

I won't complain though since I was one of the lucky ones who could still pay the old fees

I will cross my fingers so you will get your interview letter soon!

I wouldn't even file just yet if it wouldn't be to save some $$.

Lexa

Female

Slovenia

2008-01-16 10:01:00

QUOTE (churipu @ Jan 15 2008, 08:36 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (Lexa @ Jan 14 2008, 10:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Do I have to gather them together again??

Your welcome

I took originals with me...I sent them only copies and that it. But they never asked me to show anything....

Lexa

Female

Slovenia

2008-01-15 14:03:00

Lexa

Female

Slovenia

2008-01-14 22:26:00

QUOTE (churipu @ Jan 14 2008, 08:56 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (Lexa @ Jan 13 2008, 08:54 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (tweety @ Jan 12 2008, 10:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Congrats Lexa!

Looks like someone gets to vote in November....

Its kind of funny, but I'm really looking forward

Hey congrats again! Actually I am really looking forward to it as well, although I am not definitely sure I will actually be able to (see timeline)....

I have a question if you don't mind...what did you have to bring to the interview? I am about to go look and see if I can find this info somewhere else as well, but for some reason all the posts I found in this citizenship questions so far never reported that. I am just trying to make sure there isn't anything crazy I need to have then, so I am already prepared when they call me for my turn...not that it necessarily means that will be soon anyway`

Did you send anything with your application? I did...hubbys birth certificate, kids bc (all copies), last 3 year taxes, house and care insurance where you can see both names and some other stuff. With interview invitation I also got a paper as a list what documents you need to bring. Right now I can't remeber what type of paper was it, but I will look at it later when I put kids to bed for nap and I can even scan it.

I took all what they asked for with me, but lady there never asked me for anything additional, never asked me to show originals....we just went through papers which I sent with n-400 application.

Lexa

Female

Slovenia

2008-01-14 12:27:00

QUOTE (tweety @ Jan 12 2008, 10:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Congrats Lexa!

Looks like someone gets to vote in November....

Its kind of funny, but I'm really looking forward

Lexa

Female

Slovenia

2008-01-13 08:54:00

Thanks guys....and Visa Journey forum was a big help since the begining of my immigration journey.....I'm glad its over

...but that doesn't mean I will leave VJ now......

Edited by Lexa, 11 January 2008 - 10:40 AM.

Lexa

Female

Slovenia

2008-01-11 10:40:00

QUOTE (raymaga @ Jan 10 2008, 09:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Congrats on the successful interview.

I am waiting to get my interview date, and am very nervous about the test. I only had the right answer to 3 of your questions!!!!! I'm DOOMED!!!!!!

I hate tests!!! I guess I'll have to do a whole lot of studying before I go!!!!

Hope you hear about your oath ceremony soon!!!

You know what I did? I printed out flash cards and used them to learn all the answers. Ones I knew real good I put away and used others I didn't know over and over again......just take your time...go over questions once a day, it takes a little time and I'm sure you will know all the answers before your interview date

Lexa

Female

Slovenia

2008-01-11 09:56:00

QUOTE (jasman0717 @ Jan 10 2008, 07:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Congratulations

Do you remember the questions?

They have preprinted paper with a name of applicant and 10 questions on it. My first six questions was:

1. Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?
2. Name one benefit of being a citizen of the United States
3. How many stripes are there on our flag?
4. Who is the President of the United States toda?
5. Who becomes President if both the President and Vice President die?
6. Who was Martin Luther King Jr.?

And my timeline:

N-400
06/27/2007 - Sent N-400 to NSC
07/03/2007 - NSC cashed the check
07/13/2007 - Date on NOA
07/19/2007 - Got NOA in mail
07/23/2007 - Biometric appt. letter in mail
07/30/2007 - Biometric appointment
11/09/2007 - Interview letter in mail
01/10/2008 - Interview (I Made It!)
??/??/2008 - Oath Ceremony

Edited by Lexa, 10 January 2008 - 08:38 PM.

Lexa

Female

Slovenia

2008-01-10 20:36:00

I had my interview today at 10am. I got there at 9:30, got called in by really nice lady little before 10am. I swore in and we went through my N-400 real quick. She also checked all supporting documents I already sent with application.

Got asked 6 questions, wrote down on a piece of paper short sentence (My car does not work) and read one (I have three children) and I was down. Walked out of the office at 10:07am.

Ceremony will be in 2-3 months......

Lexa

Female

Slovenia

2008-01-10 20:20:00

Asterisk in NOA Receipt Application Number?

No worries about *. When you use USCIS Case Status Search web page: https://egov.uscis.g...earchDisplay.do just put in whole number, together with asterix.

Even web page says you need to use it:

To view the status of a case, please enter the corresponding application receipt number. The 13-character application receipt number can be found on application notices you have received from the USCIS. It begins with three letters such as (EAC, WAC, LIN, or SRC). Dashes ("-") should be omitted when entering a receipt number. However, all other characters, including asterisks ("*"), can be included if listed on your notice as part of the receipt number. See the FAQs for additional information on this system.

I put mine is as LIN*xxxxxxxxx . If you don't use * you will get error message that your case can't be found.

Lexa

Female

Slovenia

2008-01-11 10:54:00

What did you use to study for the test?

QUOTE (Kezzie @ Feb 1 2008, 08:31 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Thanks all for your ideas.... my husband is converting the downloaded PDF Flash cards file, so I can view it in my ipod touch... question on 1 page answer on the next.... hope it works out....

Good Luck to everyone going for Citizenship...

Kez

I used flash cards and it worked for me!

I wish you good luck!

Lexa

Female

Slovenia

2008-02-03 15:41:00

What will they ask during a Naturalization interview?

QUOTE (HappyOne @ Feb 4 2008, 09:00 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Can anyone that has been through an interview already describe the procedure, what they are going to ask?
And also, do you have to study the oath by heart?

Thanks

Here is about my interview. Few posts below you can find also question they asked me:

http://www.visajourn...howtopic=104364

Lexa

Female

Slovenia

2008-02-05 23:09:00

N-400 interview

QUOTE (clairern @ Jan 23 2008, 02:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Hey guys;

A co-worker of mine went for his citizenship interview in Charlotte this am and although the interviewer told him he passed the interview, he was given a letter to wait 6 months to a year for them to make a final decision about his citizenship. He had his biometrics done in April of 2007 and they went ahead and scheduled the interview. If there was something wrong, wouldn't it have been know from the biometrics?

When he asked for the reason, she told him she she could not discuss that with him. It is his case, why not?

They also told him he would be able to travel to the Phillilines on his current LPR status. Is this advisable?

Does anyone know what this could possible mean?

Did he get a paper like this?

http://www.visajourn...y...10002&pos=2

If yes, then no worries....they give this paper away to everyone who don't have oath ceremony right after their interview....
I just had my interview on Jan 10th., passed it and got ther same paper. I will have my oath ceremony ina bout 2-3 months. Some Distric Offices have ceremonies same day, some 2 or 3 times a year.

About traveling on LPR....he is not official US Citizen before he gets paper after oath ceremony. So he can travel using his green card which he got with LPR status.

Lexa

Female

Slovenia

2008-01-23 21:46:00

Finally a US citizen

CONGRATULATIONS!

Lexa

Female

Slovenia

2008-02-22 13:40:00

N-400 filed on July 6th

Nope...i'm going throught Nebraska.

Lexa

Female

Slovenia

2007-11-18 23:18:00

N-400 filed on July 6th

Juan...I got my interview letter yesterday (11/09) and I have interview set for January 10th 2008.

Lexa

Female

Slovenia

2007-11-10 12:29:00

N-400 filed on July 6th

QUOTE (juan01 @ Nov 3 2007, 10:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Has anybody from June received any responses for n400?

thanks

I sent my N-400 to NSC on June 27th.

Here is my timeline:

06/27/2007 - Sent N-400 to NSC
07/03/2007 - NSC cashed the check
07/13/2007 - Date on NOA
07/19/2007 - Got NOA in mail
07/23/2007 - Biometric appt. letter in mail
07/30/2007 - Biometric appointment

Still waiting for interview letter.

Lexa

Female

Slovenia

2007-11-05 10:50:00

How Much time it takes to get citizenship from the day you apply

Took me 6 months and 2 weeks at NSC from the day I sent my N-400 to NSC to my interview date.

Lexa

Female

Slovenia

2008-01-11 17:37:00

Information I found about oath ceremony dates:

The United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri

Proposed 2008 Naturalization Ceremony Dates (to be held in Kansas City unless otherwise noted):

Thursday, January 17
Thursday, February 21
Thursday, March 20
Friday, April 11
Thursday, May 15
Friday, May 30, Jefferson City, Missouri
Friday, June 13, Springfield, Missouri
Thursday, June 19
Thursday, July 17
Thursday, August 21
Thursday, September 18
Thursday, October 16
Thursday, November 13
Thursday, December 11

The United States District Court for the Esteren District of Missouri

Naturalization Schedule - 2008

Friday, January 4th, 11:00 at TFE Courthouse
Friday, January 18th, 11:00 at TFE Courthouse
Friday, February 1st, 11:00 at TFE Courthouse
Friday, February 15th, 11:00 at TFE Courthouse
Friday, March 7th, 11:00 at TFE Courthouse
Friday, March 21st, 11:00 at TFE Courthouse
Friday, April 4th, 11:00 at TFE Courthouse
Friday, April 18th, 11:00 at TFE Courthouse
Friday, May 2nd, 11:00 at TFE Courthouse
Friday, May 16th, 11:00 at TFE Courthouse
Friday, June 13th, 1:00 at The Old Courthouse
Friday, June 27th, 11:00 at TFE Courthouse
Thursday, July 3rd, 1:00 at The Old Courthouse
Friday, July 18th, 11:00 at TFE Courthouse
Friday, August 1st, 11:00 at TFE Courthouse
Friday, August 15th, 11:00 at TFE Courthouse
Friday, September 5th, 11:00 at TFE Courthouse
Wednesday, September 17th, 1:00 at The Old Courthouse
Friday, October 3rd, 11:00 at TFE Courthouse
Friday, October 17th, 11:00 at TFE Courthouse
Friday, November 7th, 11:00 at TFE Courthouse
Friday, November 21st, 11:00 at TFE Courthouse
Friday, December 5th, 11:00 at TFE Courthouse
Friday, December 19th, 11:00 at the TFE Courthouse

TFE Courthouse -Thomas F. Eagleton Courthouse, 111 South 10th Street
Old Courthouse - Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, 11 North 4th Street
Harris -Stowe State College - 3026 Laclede

Lexa

Female

Slovenia

2008-04-25 21:15:00

QUOTE (raymaga @ Apr 25 2008, 12:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I will not be going through the same local office as you for my N-400, but I did submit my application to Nebraska SC. I am always amazed how long my applications take, compared to others dealing with the same SC and/or local offices. I have nothing out of the usual in my case, but they always seem to take longer to approve than most peoples.

Congrats on passing the interview. Hopefully, you'll hear something soon about when your oath ceremony will be.

Were your questions for the civics test hard?

Best wishes.

Here is my interview expirience: http://www.visajourn...p;#entry1480197

For a list of questions I got at the interview scroll down a little

Good luck at your interview!

Lexa

Female

Slovenia

2008-04-25 15:36:00

QUOTE (Staashi @ Apr 25 2008, 12:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (Lexa @ Apr 25 2008, 01:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I had my interview on Jan 10th 2008 and now I'm still waiting for my oath ceremony.

I would like to hear from other people who are going through Distric Office in Kansas City,MO with their N-400 deal. Please post your exirience even if your done with naturalization....

Thanks!

Lexa, call the federal court in your area to find out when they will be performing the next oath ceremony. Knowing when they do that, might give you an idea as to your timeframe. Also, I would call the hotline to speak to an IO...they might know something, too.

Good Luck!!!

Somebody posted this info at different forum...about oath ceremonies at KC Court house: "They schedule one oath ceremony every month, typically on the last Friday of each month although the exact date sometimes varies. Upcoming dates are: April 25th, May 30th, June 27th, July 25th, August 29th."

I think I will really need to go through all that hassle and call them...hopeing I can get any information that way.

Lexa

Female

Slovenia

2008-04-25 15:34:00

Lexa

Female

Slovenia

2008-04-25 12:09:00