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I am a U.S. Citizen as of 07/25/2012.
I sent my N-400 application taking advantage of the 90 days rule, based on 5 yrs rule with 5 yrs marks on 06/01/2012. Officially USC on 07/25/2012. Total 4 months and 20-ish days from start to finish, not bad.

N-400 Interview:
The IO was not rude or friendly, just straight to the point. Asked so so many questions even my previous marriage, my jobs, travel, traffic tickets (told everything was paid and taken care of. I have proof, she said no need). She got a copy of my Selective Service which I got from here. https://www.sss.gov/...rification.aspx
I also bring everything related to USCIS from my previous marriage, ROC, and such. I would say, over-prepare is better guys. IO told me don't need to bring all these because you applied based on 5 yrs rule.
She congrats me for passing the Civics and English tests.She asked me to wait outside for decision. I initially thought she would hand me oath letter, because I saw(red letter) to several people and even talked with people came before me.
She handed me a letter, here is what it says " decision cannot be made at this time ". I was pissed
I did not know what to say. Why cannot be made? what is the red flag ? nothing....
The next day I called USCIS Tier 2, and IO approved me later in the afternoon.
After that all I have to do is waiting....but instead of doing that I keep calling USCIS Tier 2 almost every single day. I contacted my Senator, and U.S.Rep.
After exactly 30 days, I got oath letter.FYI,this is not because of Senator or U.S.Rep because they have not put their hands on my request yet.

Oath ceremony:
At USCIS Sacramento Filed office.
There were 2 oath on the same day. AT 1:30pm and 2:30pm(mine).
You sit, they hand you a package contains oath ceremony program, history book, letter from the President, Declaration of Independent booklet, and Certificate holder/protector.

ceremony program
- Welcoming Message by Director of USCIS Sacramento Filed office. Guess what !!! She interviewed me for my wife application. Very very friendly and professional. She was the one advised me to apply 90 days ahead.
- Faces of America (Video)
- Oath of Allegiance by Director of USCIS Sacramento Filed office.
- Pledge of Allegiance, I volunteered to lead.
- Star Spangled Banner (Video)
- President welcoming message (Video)
- Closing remarks by Director of USCIS Sacramento Filed office.
- Collect the Naturalization Certificate

I observed that there are so many people wearing jean and really inappropriate outfit

Nothing much at the oath. You just have to follow directions.
Excuse my grammar, and any mistake.

UMUC

Male

2012-07-26 14:11:00

Today is my happy day. I am going to report in full details of the whole N-400 journey.

That's good..will be waiting

UMUC

Male

2012-07-25 11:08:00

You will be fine by God's grace

UMUC

Male

2012-07-25 10:41:00

I called again and the agent was able to verify that I need to go back in and get my biometrics redone.

He wasn't able to say why, whether my FO has incorrect information or my fingerprints were rejected not sure. I should be receiving a notice with my new time and day this week.

Hopefully things should and will be different this time around!

UMUC

Male

2012-07-24 21:25:00

finally recieved interview letter for june 22 please update me

Good luck to you on your interview this week

Application Type: N400 , APPLICATION FOR NATURALIZATION

Your Case Status: Testing and Interview

Your N400, APPLICATION FOR NATURALIZATION is now scheduled for interview. You will receive a written notice with a time and place for your interview. You should receive this notice within 14 days. If you do not receive this notice within 14 days from May 15, 2012, please call customer service at 1-800-375-5283 for further assistance. If you move, please use our Change of Address online tool to update your case with your new address.

yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy, i just recieve a text & email that they schedule me for interview.

Good luck to you on your interview

UMUC

Male

2012-06-17 19:34:00

I just called USCIS and the level 2 officer told me I haven't been scheduled yet, but he placed a request for me. So the local office does the scheduling for interviews and oaths?

Hello itsy. How are you?
I just need about reaching level 2 officer.
What option do you to speak with level 2 officer?

UMUC

Male

2012-06-08 19:27:00

Congratulations to you :thumbs:

UMUC

Male

2012-06-08 09:40:00

To runtoodeep and kcash (Baltimore filer):
It's volume, this office holds three oath ceremonies per week (in the morning) and offers same day oath ceremonies in the afternoon. I have been to two already and the room was packed. Other offices process a smaller amount of applicants, but hold oath ceremonies once per month.

UMUC

Male

2012-06-06 08:59:00

finally recieved interview letter for june 22 please update me

Congratulations

Didnt u post something few days ago?

UMUC

Male

2012-05-25 17:18:00

it's been a week since I received the text that I have been scheduled for the interview but still no letter yet. should i be worried?

Mine has been a week as well.

I guess, and I am not USCIS so dont quote me, we will be in July Interview batch!

Edited by UMUC, 24 May 2012 - 12:48 PM.

UMUC

Male

2012-05-24 12:48:00

Please add me for interview on June 19!!!!!!!

I recieve my inteview letter today. God, the wait is almost over. god is good! I'm praying they do the oath ceremony on the same day. Fingers cross and keep praying.

UMUC

Male

2012-05-20 15:54:00

Finally some life in Baltomore. I received the text that I'm scheduled for the interview

Yes I know man..I think they are really abiding by the 5 months or something close it!

I hope and pray to hear or see something as well soon as well as I am in line to be scheduled!

UMUC

Male

2012-05-20 15:52:00

Application Type: N400 , APPLICATION FOR NATURALIZATION

Your Case Status: Testing and Interview

Your N400, APPLICATION FOR NATURALIZATION is now scheduled for interview. You will receive a written notice with a time and place for your interview. You should receive this notice within 14 days. If you do not receive this notice within 14 days from May 15, 2012, please call customer service at 1-800-375-5283 for further assistance. If you move, please use our Change of Address online tool to update your case with your new address.

yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy, i just recieve a text & email that they schedule me for interview.

Congratulations to you!!!

I also lost faith in Baltimore as well for a while but it seems they move along

UMUC

Male

2012-05-16 09:14:00

Llbeans just out of curiousity, how do you utilize this trackit stuff? My Do is Baltimore so i need to know wgere thry are as far process please?

UMUC

Male

2012-05-08 21:24:00

We were approved! The interview went by in a flash - I was in and out in 10 minutes (at most). Six basic questions all from the book. The oath ceremony is in 2 weeks! Wow. The journey's coming to an end here.

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Congratulations to you and sincerely wish you the best in your endeavors! :thumbs:

UMUC

Male

2012-04-27 10:25:00

Please include me to the FEBRUARY FILERS, my timeline is on my signature below. Thank you in advance.

I hope your process goes well for you as I am in the process as well

UMUC

Male

2012-03-30 07:07:00

N-400 question, please help

Does or did he try to register with them? If he did, SSS should have sent him a Status Letter.

When you say illegally, are you talking about student visa or something?

If he can prove with a statement that he unknowingly didn't register, then he should be good.

He also should explain that he became lpr after 26.

Edited by UMUC, 07 August 2012 - 05:25 PM.

UMUC

Male

2012-08-07 17:24:00

N-400 question, please help

anyone else? Someone told me that the answer should be yes. that it doesn't matter if he was here illegal before he became legal.

So anyone else has an answer?

UMUC

Male

2012-08-07 17:19:00

After the Oath Ceremony

Thanks for the reply, I am planning on going personaly to the passport center within two weeks of my flight, did it with mom a few months ago with no issues, got it the next day. It's more having the certificate or something that certifies that I am a citizen at that point in time.

Thanks.

then you already have your answer before asking. Good luck

UMUC

Male

2012-08-07 18:51:00

After the Oath Ceremony

Would like to hear from people who have recently taken their oath, do you get your naturalization certificate on the spot?

If not, do you get any kind of document that serves as such? I wanted to upgrade my F2A petition to a CR1/IR1 ASAP. Even the same day if possible, I also have a flight down to Colombia Sep. 1st, so I am hoping to have my passport before then.

Thanks.

As far as getting your passport before September, you need to apply for it and ensure that it is EXPEDITED with OVERNIGHT return both ways(sending it and receiving it).

Good luck

UMUC

Male

2012-08-07 18:11:00

it happens to me

Answer no to the questions but make sure you have proof of payments and reveal it during interview.
I had traffic citation too but answered no and when interview came around I revealed that I wasn't arrested or anything but got citation. The woman asked if they were DUI or criminal, to which I answered no and she moved on.

UMUC

Male

2012-08-10 23:21:00

it happens to me

Hi Congrats on your citizenship. And need some help

I am going to apply for my citizenship soon. Just to be proactive I have been looking at the N-400 Appln form. Everything looks pretty simple straight forward questions and I answered all the questions. This was till I came to the Part 10 .. Section D..Good Moral Character...I don't know if I should answer Yes or No for questions 15, 16, 17 and 18.

Here is what I am confused about.

I have one Parking Ticket, think 2 speeding tickets.

Cop had pulled me over and given tickets for these violations. Paid the fines right away. No Court nothing was involved. And all these 3 fines were less than $500.00.

So now
Question 15: Have you ever committed a crime or offense for which you were NOT arrested
Speeding and Parking ticket is not a crime but an offense. And I was not arrested for this minor traffic offense.
So should I answer YES for this question?

Question 16: Have you ever been arrested, detained or Cited by an law enforcement officer for any reason?
I have never been arrested. But getting those 2 speeding tickets means I was cited by cop (law enforcement officer)and in order to issue those tickets he had to pull me over, run my plates and what not. So is pulling over for a traffic violation being detained?
Since I was cited (issued speeding ticket by a cop)
Should I answer YES for this question?

Question 17: Have you ever been charged with committing any crime or Offense?
Again I have not committed any crime. But traffic violation is a traffic offense. Cop did charge me with that speeding
offense.
Should I answer YES for this question?

Question 18: Have you ever been convicted of a crime or offense?
Again I have not committed any crime so never been convicted of any crime. But cop did say I was speeding and issued me tickets and I paid the fines. Does it mean the cop issuing those tickets and me paying those tickets mean I was convicted of speeding? Convicted seems like a word not appropriate for a traffic offense?
Should I answer YES for this question?

Also from what I have read online parking tickets dont matter at all. So should I even mention about that offense on the form?
Thanks to all..

UMUC

Male

2012-08-10 23:17:00

money order

can i pay with US Postal Money Order for naturalization not bank money order ?
thank u .

Yes you can..that was what I used!

UMUC

Male

2012-07-31 15:44:00

Are Minor Traffic Violations considered as crime and should be mentioned?

Lol that was the same admonition I got from a friend

Honestly it all boils down to you and where your interview is..some states are picky while some are relaxed. Some said that younot mentioning it might make be detrimental towards your good moral character

UMUC

Male

2012-08-11 14:18:00

Are Minor Traffic Violations considered as crime and should be mentioned?

Never mention it during interview because it will create problems for you. if you didn't mention anything in the forms then don't mention it during interview!!

UMUC

Male

2012-08-11 14:14:00

Are Minor Traffic Violations considered as crime and should be mentioned?

If you are looking for a definite answer, there isn't at all. The optimal answer is what everyone has been saying,which is answer no on the form BUT mention it during the interview verbally to the interviewer along with evidence of paying
These questions have sparked huge debate, along with Selective Service System question

UMUC

Male

2012-08-11 08:20:00

Are Minor Traffic Violations considered as crime and should be mentioned?

I have been reading contradictory posts on VJ and would like some input from members with concrete knowledge on the issue. I received a ticket for talking on a cell phone while driving about 3 years ago. Ofcourse I paid it off within a week. I got the impression from posts here that such minor offenses are not to be mentioned and thus ticked "NO" to all such questions during the ROC. Everything went well and I did the same when filing for N400. Now I have come across posts where members are talking about ticking "Yes" to questions where it says if a crime/offense has been committed without arrest. If that is true, I may have made mistakes on my application and what should my next course of action be? I know, these petty offenses don't carry any weight, but I don't want to be held for lying, which was never my intention. Your advice and experience would be appreciated.
Thank You.

UMUC

Male

2012-08-11 08:13:00

Just filed for N-400, Fingerprints done

Hello everyone,

I've been following the forums on this website for quite some time now. I filed my N-400 in the beginning of the month. I got my fingerprint notice on 8/20, the appointment is for 9/13, but I did a walk-in at the West Palm Beach office yesterday. It was no issue, apart from a 2-hour wait. So in case anyone in this area wondering whether or not that office takes walk-ins, yes they do :-)!
Quick question, how long does it usually take to receive an interview date/notice after the fingerprints have been done?
Also, the office is fresh out of study guides for the test, good thing my B.A. is in U.S. History :-)

It dpends on your DO....Try to look through other filers from 5 months ago and compare. It will give u better picture

UMUC

Male

2012-08-23 08:51:00

Passport application

I check my application status online it says that my application is being processed and it give my application locator number. Does anyone know what this means. Thank you ur reply woul be appreciated.

Nothing really...it just means they are working on but it is not as reliable as talking to a live person, which I would recommend you do.

UMUC

Male

2012-08-23 08:54:00

Obtaining traffic violations disposition certificates

Exactly what av8or said...and even if you have doubts, all you really need is the copy of the ticket and payment from the DMV, just case the IO is strict. When I had my interview, I mentioned that I did get tickets and I quote"Were they DUI related?", I answered NO and she moved on!

You will be alright..good luck

UMUC

Male

2012-08-23 08:48:00

Obtaining traffic violations disposition certificates

Hi,

I am currently living in PA for almost 5 years now. Before that I had lived and carried driver's license for NJ, MA, CT, TX, again CT before finally calling PA, the home.

While filling out the N400 form I mentioned 1 traffic ticket that I got in NYS (Rochester) back in 2009. This is the only ticket that I have received in the past 5 years. I have the ticket # and payment status in my email when I paid for it online. Would that be enough or do I need to call NYS DMV to ask for a certified disposition receipt?

Now, here is a twist - when I filled out the application form I was under the impression that I have to report any violations in the past 5 years. However, now reading through various posts/forums it seems like we are supposed to discolse everything from the day we landed here in US. Well, if that is the case then:
1) I had my first speeding ticket back in 2001 in MA (CT drivers license) - for this I plead not-guilty and went for a hearing. At the hearing, the officer did not show up and the judge reduced the fine for me and I paid the reduced fine
2) 2002 (or maybe 2003) in FL (CT drivers license) - I had not moved to TX by that time and thus was using the rental car for a road trip from Houston to Orlando. On my way back got pulled over for doing 100mph in 80mph zone! Unfortunately I lost the citation slip and did not pay that until 2004 - and that happened when I was converting my TX license to CT
3) 2005 in MA (CT drivers license) - I promptly paid the ticket on time

The above 3 tickets that I got were all below $500 for sure, but other than that I have no information on the citation number and dates. What should I do? Should I verbally tell the IO during interview about these? or let it go and do not even bother mentioning these as these are well outside the 5 years window?

UMUC

Male

2012-08-23 08:45:00

N400

There's no refund!
And yes you can call USCIS to stop the process.

UMUC

Male

2012-08-15 21:28:00

Oath schedule

I'm no officially a USC. Thanks God and all of my vj friends for ur support. All of u are next.

Congratulations to you!

UMUC

Male

2012-08-15 16:59:00

Oath schedule

My oath is scheduled for August 10. Thank God and good luck to everyone.

You looking forward to it ? :thumbs:

UMUC

Male

2012-08-07 18:13:00

I received the yellow letter last weekend..pre interview letter...how long is it gonna take to receive actual letter from USCIS? The letter was from NBC and was dated 6/6/2012.

Edited by UMUC, 13 June 2012 - 05:49 PM.

UMUC

Male

2012-06-13 17:47:00

Hmm k!

UMUC

Male

2012-04-23 16:06:00

We understand and appreciate that, just wanted to warn you of the dangers of saying you are a USC before you actually are one. Being so close to it and then getting denied and possibly even deported, is no laughing matter. I know everyone appreciates your enthusiasm and goodwill for people who are close to becoming USCs.

UMUC

Male

2012-04-23 16:06:00

You are very welcome

UMUC

Male

2012-04-23 15:16:00

Don't make the mistake to call yourself a USC after interview approval as one becomes a USC not until after taking the oath. This person hasn't taken his/her oath yet, so is not yet a USC! Chances are small but denial after a succesful interview is technically possible.

Travel is not a problem. Even if you would miss your oath without notfifying USCIS, you can still call them (within a year) to resume your case and have your oath rescheduled. Worst that can happen is a delay. Only thing you have to make sure is that your travel plans do not violate the eligibilty requirements. If your physical presence in the US remains within the eligibility requirements nothing will happen. However, if asked about any changes since interview do mention this trip.

Sorry about that..i was just happy for him thats all

I would be careful with your phrasing, WANTTOBEANAMERICAN. Deathstrike is NOT a US Citizen and won't be until sworn in at their oath ceremony (Deathstrike, I know you are aware of this, just wanted to make sure that WTBAA is aware of this, too). It is very important that people remember NOT to claim to be a US Citizen until they are sworn in as one.

Yes sir!

Aiight sir!

UMUC

Male

2012-04-23 14:30:00