Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
US Citizenship General Discussion	update on my interview that WAS scheduled	QUOTE (Oasis @ May 14 2008, 08:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> So I got another letter today. Intview rescheduled for July 1st 10:30 am - which is the same date then the first letter.. lol sounds like you are on your way	kud	Male	Russia	2008-05-15 08:29:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Interview today	QUOTE (colinlieu @ May 15 2008, 09:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well, my interview is scheduled today, in a few hours. I am SO excited! I can't wait to be there. I will try to come back later today to give you the details, but it might be a few days before i actually can do that (we have some family in town so we'll be running around). Wish me luck! M. Congrats and good Luck.	kud	Male	Russia	2008-05-15 08:26:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	My Interview	QUOTE (ives_damian @ May 13 2008, 02:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> sorry for this informal posting, i'm rushing for work but wanted to post before i forget any details. got to the INS office around 8.20 am, waited for about 35 minutes. officer asked me to raise right hand to swear i will tell the truth, etc. he asked the following: 1. my current address 2. have you taken any trips outside the u.s. 3. where do you work now 4. can i see your greencard he took out a piece of paper and then asked me these: 1. how many stars are there in the flag 2. who is the president of the u.s. now 3. what is the most important right given to a u.s. citizen 4. what are the colors of the flag 5. who was the first president of the u.s. 6. who is commander in chief of the u.s. military 7. do you support the government of the u.s. he then asked me to write: the boys brought home a newspaper. i also had to sign my application. then he said congratulations, you passed. he said wait for the oath taking ceremony letter. and i know i bolted out there with smiles from ear to ear. thanks guys for all your help!!! i will let you know when i get my letter! Congratulations. We are right behind you	kud	Male	Russia	2008-05-13 15:38:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	My Interview	QUOTE (colinlieu @ May 15 2008, 10:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> My appointment was at 10:45 in the morning and we arrived there around 10:30 ("we" being my husband and I). After about 20 minutes of waiting, an officer came and got me (my husband was not allowed in and the officer did not ask to see any documents from him, even though my citizenship is based on our marriage, just FYI) I was asked to take an oath (that i would tell the truth blah blah blah). Then we went over my application basically. He asked me if my information was correct, address, phone number. Asked me if my marriage was still good (yes) and if I had any proof of that. We got a baby girl back in October, so he wrote that down, and then asked to see some tax returns from this year. That was enough for him to verify that our marriage was in good faith. Then he asked me the questions that were already on the N-400, you know "were you ever part of the communist party", that sort of thing. I did fail to file my state taxes one quarter back in 2006, by mistake, so he asked me for some documents that showed that I had paid what was due and that i did not owe any more taxes. Then I signed my application. The whole time he seemed to be doing a hundred things at a time, printing stuff, checking things in my file, typing stuff on his computer. The guy was really nice and professional by the way, I really liked him. Then he asked me to read a sentence, I think it was something like "My car is parked in the garage", then I had to write "I drive a blue car to work". Then came the civics test, and I was asked 10 questions (there were pre-printed on a sheet of paper, so I guess this is totally random, not up to the officer who interviews you) Here are the ones I got: 1- What is the legislative branch of our government? 2- Who is Chief justice of the Supreme Court? 3- What are some of the basic beliefs of the Declaration of Independence? 4- Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner? 5- What is the supreme law of the US? 6- What are the 2 major political parties in the US today? 7- In what month is the new president inaugurated? 8- Name 2 Senators from your State. 9- Where is the White House located? 10- What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? Then my officer told me I aced my test (hurray!) and congratulated me. He told me that I was recommended for approval, gave me a document saying just that, and told me to wait for my letter with the information about the oath ceremony! I was so happy! I was out by 11:20. Hope this helps you guys prepare. Good luck to you! M. Congratulations	kud	Male	Russia	2008-05-16 09:02:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N400: September filers	Had our interview today. Passed the test, but didn't proceed because a second A-file was missing , whatever that means.	kud	Male	Russia	2008-05-22 11:58:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N400: September filers	Got the Interview letter today	kud	Male	Russia	2008-04-03 19:56:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N400: September filers	QUOTE (churipu @ Mar 29 2008, 03:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (churipu @ Mar 28 2008, 10:34 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (kud @ Mar 28 2008, 10:07 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (SameOldGuy @ Mar 28 2008, 01:05 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (kamitoz @ Mar 6 2008, 05:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Finally, the interview letter has arrived, the date: 4/25/08 at 1:30 PM, I better start studying ..... My interview notice just arrive today. I think I have chance to vote for President of US on November, 2008. *Yuhooo* 20080323 Interview Notice Date (note. it is 110+ days. Not within 100 days, but acceptable) 20080327 Received Interview NOA 20080520 Interview Date Congratulations! Baltimore moved 3 weeks to the end of May. So I guess we won't make it. Since they haven't even started at the July backlog yet Not true...there is Sherlock who filed the exact same day I did who received their interview notice from Baltimore for april 5th... ETA: Congrats! And now there's me too...look at my timeline and my post in the july filer thread!! Congratulations! Another Interview letter closer to ours.	kud	Male	Russia	2008-03-31 12:16:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N400: September filers	QUOTE (SameOldGuy @ Mar 28 2008, 01:05 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (kamitoz @ Mar 6 2008, 05:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Finally, the interview letter has arrived, the date: 4/25/08 at 1:30 PM, I better start studying ..... My interview notice just arrive today. I think I have chance to vote for President of US on November, 2008. *Yuhooo* 20080323 Interview Notice Date (note. it is 110+ days. Not within 100 days, but acceptable) 20080327 Received Interview NOA 20080520 Interview Date Congratulations! Baltimore moved 3 weeks to the end of May. So I guess we won't make it. Since they haven't even started at the July backlog yet	kud	Male	Russia	2008-03-28 09:07:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N400: September filers	12/15/2007 Biometrics appointment letter arrived	kud	Male	Russia	2007-12-17 10:35:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N400: September filers	woo hoo NOA1 in mailbox	kud	Male	Russia	2007-12-14 21:31:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N400: September filers	Check cashed 11/21/2007	kud	Male	Russia	2007-11-26 11:49:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N400: September filers	Since July and August have there own posts I thought we deserve one too. Mailed 9/14 Signed 9/18 and waiting	kud	Male	Russia	2007-10-31 15:04:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Missing A_File	Well, how long do I wait before I sick my Senator in the CIS regarding my Wife's missing A-File	kud	Male	Russia	2008-05-27 11:45:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Vermont Center N400 filer	QUOTE (miri @ Feb 20 2008, 06:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (TruLoveFound @ Feb 20 2008, 05:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi there everyone. I thought I would update my wife's status for everyone so those who are going through the same process can judge their own timeframes. We went through VSC with our local field office being in St. Alban's, Vermont. We just received her interview appointment notice today and she is scheduled for her interview on April 15, 2008 (which also happens to be my birthday so after we're going to celebrate !!! 12-20-2007 Submitted my wife N400 to VSC. 12-21-2007 UPS confirms that her application arrived. 01-03-2008 Check Cashed by USCIS. 01-10-2008 Received NOA Receipt Notice. 01-15-2008 Received NOA Biometric's Appointment Notice. 01-28-2008 Biometrics/fingerprints done. 02-20-2008 Received NOA Interview Appointment Notice. 04-15-2008 Naturalization Interview (wish us luck) We can now see the light at the end of the immigration tunnel...yahoo!!! Wow!!! That's so quick! I hope this means that the VSC is getting its act together... It's been over a week since our cheque was cashed so I'm hoping my NOA will make an appearance soon. Congrats and good luck Not so fast VSC only does the initial paperwork. After that it's your local office and how busy the are. The speed of VSC isn't helping a lot here. That's why it is important to fill in your Visa Journey time line. It is search able by local office and really helps track the progress.	kud	Male	Russia	2008-02-21 10:40:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Timeline: Vermont Service Center - Baltimore	QUOTE (vj20082008 @ Jun 17 2008, 09:45 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> bumping see my time line or signature line	kud	Male	Russia	2008-06-17 08:46:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N-400: August Filers	QUOTE (dario25 @ Nov 9 2007, 02:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> After a long 3 month wait they finally cashed my check!!! I sent my application August 11th, and they cashed my check yesterday November 8th, hopefully this means it's moving again and NOAs will follow soon!! Congratulations!!	kud	Male	Russia	2007-11-13 15:00:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Oath Ceremony letter received	QUOTE (kamitoz @ May 3 2008, 06:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well my friends, we are almost there, the letter for the Oath ceremony arrived in the mail today, almost one week after we had the citizenship interview, the date my wife has to be there is May 20th @9 am. We'll let you know how it goes. K. Congratulations, almost done	kud	Male	Russia	2008-05-06 09:33:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Passport timeline	Congratulations! We are still in the 2nd A-File limbo	kud	Male	Russia	2008-06-10 16:29:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	July filers	QUOTE (churipu @ May 8 2008, 11:04 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> And here I am to deliver my SUPER-DUPER good news!!!!! Not only I passed my interview with flying colors (to use the IO's words lol) I have my Oath Scheduled at 3:00 pm THIS AFTERNOON!!!!!!!! Isn't that amazing?? When she told me the ceremony would be today I had to ask her to repeat it again because I thought my ears had just failed me I just came home for a bit, we'll drive there later on (the district office is only about 25 minutes drive) Anyways...here's how it went. I arrived about 40 minutes prior my appointment's scheduled time, ended up being called over an hour later . My IO wasn't a born American because she had a really thick Spanish accent that actually made it a bit difficult to understand her when she was talking, also because she spoke very subtle too...but she was very friendly and nice so I'm not complaining! She made me raise my right hand to swear I would be telling the truth, then she started asking for my passport, ID and green card. She then asked me "Have you taken your test Mrs?"...me--> I wasn't sure what she meant by that so I asked "what test?", she said "I mean, have you been studying?" DUH! I panicked a bit because I was kinda nervous and thought that maybe I had forgotten to do something or whatever ...anyways..she proceeded to ask me the questions, I got lucky because they were really easy ones...I do not remember them all, only 5 out of 6 for some reason... 1.Who has the power to declare war? 2.When was the constitution written? 3.What colors are the stripes on our flag? 4.Where is the White House located? 5.What countries did we fight in WWII? (I was expecting this one since Italy is one of them ) 6. I cannot remember this one...if I do I will post it later Then I was asked to write "I have three children", she requested I write "3" both in word and figure. She stopped telling me I passed the test, then she asked for the IRS tax transcripts. Then she went over my N-400 form asking me all the YES/NO questions towards the end. She then asked for my personal info and all to see if I would match what was in the form. Then she updated my trips-outside-the-US list and enquired a bit about a long stay I had in Italy in 2007 (almost 6 months but for a week), she wrote down my explanation telling me they have to justify longer trips, then wrote down that I went to Italy again after I filed for the N-400. That was pretty much it. The last thing I had to do was of course to answer her question about whether or not I wanted to be a US Citizen and sign the form in front of her. That's when she handed me the paper about the ceremony at 3:00 pm today...which is also when my jaws dropped I probably forgot some details... BTW it sounds longer than it actually was...the whole thing was probably no longer than 15 minutes after I was called inside. I suppose I was not that lucky with the waiting time for the interview, but I really was blessed to be able to do everything in one day...Baltimore rocks!! Good luck to everyone who is still waiting, I might post later about the ceremony! P.S. For those who are interested, in Baltimore the spouse isn't allowed to be present at the interview. Congrats! A few more days and we will be in Baltimore for the interview.	kud	Male	Russia	2008-05-12 09:30:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	July filers	QUOTE (Sherlock @ May 5 2008, 11:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Just closing the loop. Wifey applied for US Passport at the local courthouse on 17 April. She was very frustrated because, although the check was cashed on 29 April, she still did not show up on the passport status page. On Saturday we got a little package with her nice blue US passport. I would also note that she had been worried that the passport folks would damage her naturalization certificate. They did not, although the mailman did bend the package to fit it in the mailbox. Nothing a few days in an encyclopedia won't fix. Congratulations Sounds like you are done	kud	Male	Russia	2008-05-06 09:32:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	July filers	QUOTE (Sherlock @ Apr 5 2008, 08:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> SUCCESSFUL INTERVIEW IN BALTIMORE!!! Had an appointment for 2:20pm. Although it says in the letter not to show up more than 30 mins early, we showed up at 1:20. Turns out that they interview in blocks based on assigned interview time, but they do keep track of who comes in when during that block. So, we were still among the first called when they got to the 2:20 block. Of course, they didn't get to the 2:20 block until after 3. As for the interview itself, wifey tells me that she was asked 6 of the civics questions, but not the full 10 because she got all 6 right. All 6 were straight out of the study guide. She was asked to write a short sentence. She was then asked several of the questions on the N-400 form, I guess to verify she gave the same answers. The interviewer looked at the tax records, but did not keep them. She did keep the copies of utility bills as proof of residence and cohabitation. All told, took about 10 minutes. After the successful interview, we had to go to another waiting room. Waited about 30 mins to get called up to schedule oath ceremony. We are scheduled for 14 April, so not a very long wait, and I certainly don't mind an excuse to take a Monday afternoon off. Congratulations! We will do it soon too	kud	Male	Russia	2008-04-07 10:37:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	July filers	QUOTE (churipu @ Mar 29 2008, 03:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I GOT IT! I GOT IT! I GOT IT! I just went downstairs to inquire about something to the front office and decided to check the mail EXPECTING not to find anything as always and instead.... MY INTERVIEW DATE WAS RIGHT THERE: MAY, 8TH 2008 H 8:40 AM !!! Needless to say I am beyond happy...Baltimore people and july filer (is there any left anyway?LOL ) there is hope!!!! Thanks for all the good wishes! Congratulations	kud	Male	Russia	2008-03-31 12:18:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	July filers	QUOTE (annatenna @ Feb 25 2008, 04:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> YAYYYYY!!!!!!!!! I received my interview appointment in the mail this afternoon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hope you'll all be hearing very soon, maybe this week . I was expecting the interview to be later than april - better get learning my lines!! N400 TSC 26 July 20078 NOA 26 Nov 2007 FP 17 Dec 2007 FP re-take 22 Jan 2008 IL received 25 Feb 2008 Interview scheduled 11 April 2008 at 1.05PM Oklahoma City Congrats	kud	Male	Russia	2008-02-26 11:45:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	July filers	QUOTE (craigt3365 @ Feb 8 2008, 04:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> We mailed the N-400 around the end of June. And got our interview notice about 2-3 weeks ago. It is scheduled for March 19th. We live in Las Vegas and filed with the CSC. What a tough time the wait was!!!! Congratulations	kud	Male	Russia	2008-02-11 10:06:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	July filers	QUOTE (Verika @ Feb 4 2008, 05:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hello, I just did my naturalization ceremony today so I am finally a citizen. Good luck to all who are waiting. I am just very happy its over and done with..... Congratulations! 1 less in front of me Edited by kud, 05 February 2008 - 09:32 AM.	kud	Male	Russia	2008-02-05 09:32:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	July filers	QUOTE (churipu @ Jan 22 2008, 09:17 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Sherlock @ Dec 19 2007, 02:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (churipu @ Dec 18 2007, 08:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Biometrics done earlier today in Baltimore! The place was packed though, had 20 people ahead of me, so it took over an hour and a half but it was a breeze afterall. They gave me the book with the CD with the civic lessons about the US to prepare fore the interview. Now back to waiting. My wife did her biometrics in Baltimore yesterday as well, got there over an hour early and was in and out fairly quickly. Someone told her that they were trying to get the interviews/oaths done as soon as they can so that the new citizens can vote in the Primaries. That means pretty quick, because the Maryland Primaries are February 12th. Study Hard, interview may be sooner than you think! So much for Baltimore trying to speed things up...Today's the last day to register to vote for the primaries in MD...so that means they are definitely out of question for me since I didn't hear a sound from Baltimore... Not that it came as a shock anyway... Man I wish this thread was more alive with more news to report... I keep checking your non-updated time line . I we are behind you at Baltimore. I also hope you hear something soon, as that would give me an idea about our case.	kud	Male	Russia	2008-01-23 15:59:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	July filers	QUOTE (Verika @ Oct 18 2007, 12:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I just got my interview letter today . My appointment is scheduled for December 11.. Good luck to you all.... Congratulations!!!	kud	Male	Russia	2007-10-24 12:21:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	sory nickD	Congrats	kud	Male	Russia	2008-08-07 11:24:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Done!	We have our Ceremony Date September 19 we will be done!!!!! Except for the N-600 for the Kids.	kud	Male	Russia	2008-09-11 17:56:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Citzenship Interview decision pending - TWO A files!	Done ! Ceremony is next Friday 9/19.	kud	Male	Russia	2008-09-11 17:54:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Citzenship Interview decision pending - TWO A files!	QUOTE (runeasy @ Sep 8 2008, 03:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> We just got the Oath letter. Best luck to everyone. Congratulations. We are still waiting and hoping.	kud	Male	Russia	2008-09-08 15:14:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Citzenship Interview decision pending - TWO A files!	QUOTE (hgg666 @ Sep 3 2008, 11:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (kud @ Aug 7 2008, 12:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (hgg666 @ Aug 6 2008, 05:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (kud @ Jul 28 2008, 01:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Had our Infoview appointment today. They told us that both A Files are at record processing and after that they will be returned to the Interviewing officer. If there is no problems he will schedule the Oath ceremony. ETA 3 to 6 month. Kud, Got any good news? Please keep us updated. All quiet on the eastern front I went to the infopass again. The officer said that the Baltimore office got my file in July, and said the file could easily sit in there for TWO monthes not been touches, because their processing certer has been piled up with files and they have no plan to faster the processing. She suggested me not expecting anything within the next two monthes.... What do you think? 2 month sounds better then the 6 month they told me. Good Luck on a speedy resolution.	kud	Male	Russia	2008-09-04 09:37:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Citzenship Interview decision pending - TWO A files!	QUOTE (hgg666 @ Aug 6 2008, 05:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (kud @ Jul 28 2008, 01:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Had our Infoview appointment today. They told us that both A Files are at record processing and after that they will be returned to the Interviewing officer. If there is no problems he will schedule the Oath ceremony. ETA 3 to 6 month. Kud, Got any good news? Please keep us updated. All quiet on the eastern front	kud	Male	Russia	2008-08-07 11:23:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Citzenship Interview decision pending - TWO A files!	Had our Infoview appointment today. They told us that both A Files are at record processing and after that they will be returned to the Interviewing officer. If there is no problems he will schedule the Oath ceremony. ETA 3 to 6 month.	kud	Male	Russia	2008-07-28 12:02:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Citzenship Interview decision pending - TWO A files!	Made Infopass appointment for next Monday. Hope to hear something positive.	kud	Male	Russia	2008-07-22 09:25:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Citzenship Interview decision pending - TWO A files!	QUOTE (hgg666 @ Jun 25 2008, 02:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Does anybody have any updates? I am planning to make a infopass appointment after 4th of July. Any news? We just got back from Vacation, no mail in our mailbox	kud	Male	Russia	2008-07-10 13:50:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Citzenship Interview decision pending - TWO A files!	QUOTE (hgg666 @ Jun 13 2008, 11:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (kud @ Jun 12 2008, 10:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Same thing happened to us in Baltimore. Still waiting kud, Please keep us updated for any progress. Thanks! You bet and likewise please	kud	Male	Russia	2008-06-16 13:31:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Citzenship Interview decision pending - TWO A files!	QUOTE (hgg666 @ Jun 11 2008, 02:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I went to the interview in Baltimore office. It all went well, I got aapproval letter and sent to the afternoon's oath ceramony. But just before the ceromony, one officer came and call my name and told me that I cannot take the oath because they found two A files for me, they need to consolidate the two files. Does anyone have the same situation? How much longer we have wait for the result? is anything we can do to help them faster the process, such as request another A files from the USCIS Record Center? Please post your experience and suggestions, it is greatly appreciated! Same thing happened to us in Baltimore. Still waiting	kud	Male	Russia	2008-06-12 09:20:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Mission Accomplished!	Many Congratulations!!!! Nwanyioma	Nwanyioma	Female	Nigeria	2010-07-18 14:59:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	I'm a US citizen now	Congratulations!!!!	Nwanyioma	Female	Nigeria	2011-04-07 23:12:00