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US Citizenship General DiscussionN-400 JULY 2008 Filers
It is a busy week, 2 oath ceremonies and 1 interview. The last interview among July filers.
LyubaFemaleRussia2009-02-10 14:29:00
US Citizenship General DiscussionN-400 JULY 2008 Filers
Good for you, moonhunt! Good luck!

I am also looking into some government jobs.
LyubaFemaleRussia2009-02-04 16:00:00
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Good luck to all the guys who have their interviews this week! It is the last batch!

Kingsilva, your day is close!!!!!! star_smile.gif
LyubaFemaleRussia2009-02-02 10:18:00
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It all worked out after all. star_smile.gif
LyubaFemaleRussia2009-01-29 11:46:00
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Well, my passport arrived yesterday. I am officially DONE. innocent.gif
LyubaFemaleRussia2009-01-27 10:00:00
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Don't get grumpy, just look at the timeline of the person from the same office as you. They are pretty slow. I estimate you will have your oath in March. It will happen, don't worry!!!! kicking.gif

Edited by Lyuba, 26 January 2009 - 05:46 PM.

LyubaFemaleRussia2009-01-26 17:46:00
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Congrats!!!!!
LyubaFemaleRussia2009-01-26 10:10:00
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Great news!!!! innocent.gif star_smile.gif
LyubaFemaleRussia2009-01-22 09:41:00
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Congratulations and good luck!
LyubaFemaleRussia2009-01-21 09:45:00
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The ceremony took place in the courtroom. My husband and mom were sitting in one part of it together with the other families and relatives and people taking the oath were sitting in a separate part of the room. They did a good job incorporating families in the ceremony. My husband was even allowed to take a picture with me and the judge.

Edited by Lyuba, 16 January 2009 - 10:16 AM.

LyubaFemaleRussia2009-01-16 10:15:00
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Thank you, guys!

My mom is certainly spoiling him. She says that he is exceptionally smart. innocent.gif How come I have never heard such a statement about myself? whistling.gif Those grandparents....
LyubaFemaleRussia2009-01-12 16:21:00
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Hey guys,

Thank you so much!!!! I am a US citizen now. Nice feeling. whistling.gif

The ceremony went well. Both my husband and my mom who is visiting from Russia attended. The funny thing that at the ceremony my documents were processed by the same guy who conducted my interview. This difficult dude who wanted to see my hubby.

Well, he recognized us both immediately. He even nodded approvingly when he saw that my hubby showed up with a big bunch of flowers for me.

So glad to be done! I already registered to vote, I will run to SS office today and apply for the passport on Saturday.

Now on to getting ready for my son's first birthday party next week. kicking.gif
LyubaFemaleRussia2009-01-12 10:56:00
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Wow, wow, wow!!!

Happy New Year to all of us!!!!

It is exciting to see that so many people got their oath letters and the last person pending the interview got his notice too.

I am so excited for you, guys.

Moonhunt, I love your statistics. It keeps us entatained. Thank you so much! good.gif

Rclouse, congratulations on the birth of your daughter!!!!! It is wonderful. I love babies!!!! innocent.gif

You guys are just the best. Thank you for all your support and words of encouragement. We need to have a citizen party once we are all done. kicking.gif
LyubaFemaleRussia2009-01-05 09:50:00
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I absolutely love it!!!! good.gif good.gif

Thank you so much. It is so true!!!!
LyubaFemaleRussia2009-01-02 09:11:00
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Thank you, moonhunt!

Well, I always say that my son has all the good qualities from me and all bad qualities from the hubby. whistling.gif He certainly likes me more now as he is still very little. But he enjoys playing with his dad a lot.

We got a lot of good news recently in our July thread! Let's keep good news coming!

Happy New Year!!!!!
LyubaFemaleRussia2008-12-30 09:33:00
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Congratulations to everybody! Happy New Year!
LyubaFemaleRussia2008-12-29 09:15:00
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Great news, congratulations!!!!!! Merry Christmas to you! good.gif
LyubaFemaleRussia2008-12-22 09:37:00
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Happy Holiday to all! Let Santa bring you this little white envelope from USCIS!!!!!
LyubaFemaleRussia2008-12-18 09:48:00
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Thanks, moonhunt!

Anybody else having interviews or taking oaths in December?
LyubaFemaleRussia2008-12-17 14:43:00
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Well, the wait was short. star_smile.gif My oath is on January 9. innocent.gif Almost there! My mom is coming from Russia next week and she will be able to attend the ceremony. good.gif
LyubaFemaleRussia2008-12-16 13:14:00
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I am also waiting on my oath letter. whistling.gif
LyubaFemaleRussia2008-12-15 10:19:00
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Congratulations! babies are great, I know by experience. whistling.gif star_smile.gif
LyubaFemaleRussia2008-12-12 13:43:00
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Congratulations!
LyubaFemaleRussia2008-12-08 15:01:00
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News, anyone? whistling.gif
LyubaFemaleRussia2008-12-08 10:11:00
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I would love such a Christmas present too!
LyubaFemaleRussia2008-12-03 10:49:00
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Welcome!
LyubaFemaleRussia2008-12-01 12:07:00
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They usually say that if they want to go over the file one more time or they have some kind fo question and they want to talk to the supervisor or think about it.

The officer gave me such a notice too because he wanted to see my husband. My husband came half-an-hour later and after talking to him for a couple of minutes he corrected the notice to "approved".

You don't really know what is going inside those people's mind. For example dring my interview the officer left to talk to another officer for a second and then this other officer got into my room, said hi to me and commented on how beautiful my coat was. Why was it necessary? Sure not for my coat. whistling.gif

I don't think we understand all those procedures they have but I am sure they are following their internal rules. Everything they do is for a reason.

Don't get discouraged. I am sure you will hear something soon.
LyubaFemaleRussia2008-11-25 14:48:00
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This is how I feel, Moonhunt.

It isn't over until it is over.

Thanks!!!!
LyubaFemaleRussia2008-11-20 09:24:00
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Better to be safe than sorry. good.gif
LyubaFemaleRussia2008-11-19 17:13:00
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Success!!!

I passed my interview today. The wait was only 5 minutes. The guy was difficult. He asked me where my husband was before even asking any questions. I said he was at work. He proceeded with the interview, asked me all kind of questions, signed all kind of forms. Didn't care to see any paperwork or anything except for the green card.

In the end he said he needed to see my husband before he could make any decision. blink.gif He said that I might tell him that I still live with my husband but actually he is in Florida and our marriage is a scam. blink.gif

So I got out of his office, dialed my husband's number and told him to get his butt to the immigration office as soon as possible which he did. star_smile.gif The officer talked to him for a few minutes (just small talk, not even about our marriage) and approved me for citizenship.

I guess he was happy to see that my husband indeed exists. whistling.gif

Anyway I should get an oath letter in a month or two (hopefully quicker).

The officer told my husband that they are doing it on a routine basis to avoid marriage scam. It isn't anything about me or my application, it is just a new procedure. Make sure your spouse come to the interview with you!
LyubaFemaleRussia2008-11-19 13:35:00
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Congratulations to everybody!
LyubaFemaleRussia2008-11-18 09:30:00
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Actually 4 interviews, not 3. innocent.gif

I will try, KingSylva! star_smile.gif
LyubaFemaleRussia2008-11-17 11:53:00
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Congratulations to everybody!

3 interviews this week including mine. whistling.gif
LyubaFemaleRussia2008-11-17 09:52:00
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One more interview today.
LyubaFemaleRussia2008-11-14 09:23:00
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Any news or stories for us?
LyubaFemaleRussia2008-11-13 12:40:00
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A lot of interviews this week! Good luck to everybody! good.gif
LyubaFemaleRussia2008-11-10 09:31:00
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Moonhunt,

Thanks!

I see that you updated your DMV records. How do you do it and is it required?
LyubaFemaleRussia2008-11-06 09:26:00
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Who will be updating our sheet now? unsure.gif
LyubaFemaleRussia2008-11-05 13:46:00
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Now we will be quiet until November 12. whistling.gif
LyubaFemaleRussia2008-10-31 10:13:00
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Moonhunt, good luck tomorrow! good.gif
LyubaFemaleRussia2008-10-29 15:56:00