OK, folks, here is our experience of the interview today in Hartford, CT. The interview was scheduled for both my spouse and myself for 11.45 a.m. We got into the building around 11.30 a.m., handed in our interview appt. letters at the reception desk, and were asked to wait in the room. I was called in about 15 minutes past our original appointment time. The officer went through the familiar routine....raise your right hand, swear to tell the truth, etc, and then I was asked to sign my two pictures on the side. My interview lasted about 20 minutes or so.
Here are my interview questions:
1. Who is in charge of the executive branch of the government?
2. Describe one of the amendments that has to do with voting
3. What was the main concern of the U.S. during the cold war?
4. Name one right from the first amendment
5. Should the current president die, who then becomes the president?
6. Why did the colonists come to America?
I was asked to read: "Where is New York City?" and then asked to write: "New York City is in the U.S."
Then we went through the entire application, and here are some particular things on which I was quizzed:
1. I had over 20 short trips made outside the U.S. in the last 5 years--mostly to the Caribbean and the E.U. "Why did you make so many trips outside the U.S. I see you went all over the Caribbean?"--the officer asked. I responded by saying that my wife and I like to travel to exotic destinations for snorkeling and sunbathing. Apparently this satisfied his curiosity and did not inquire any further into the nature of my travels. He also made some annotations in the space where all the trips were listed and looked very carefully over the first 10 or so trips that were written in the application.
2. Here is an interesting one. I got my LPR status through my wife who got hers through employment. The officer asked me who was the original sponsor for my wife's green card and how long she worked for that employer (!!!!) I thought this was sort of strange because I would expect that my wife should be asked that question--not me. Anyway, I gave him as much detail as I could about my wife's employment and her original sponsor.
3. When it came to memberships, the officer said: "I see you went to college in the States, did you ever join any fraternities?" I said "no" because when I went to college I was a little older than many of my classmates and therefore was not interested in joining any fraternity.
4. Traffic tickets. On my application I listed three tickets. My three tickes were regular traffic violations--speeding. When the officer looked at the tickets listed in the application, he said: "OK, what do you have for me here?"--I remember the officer's exact words! I handed over all the court dispositions I had requested from places where I was cited. The officer looked over them and appended them to my file.
5. Here is a strange one too. Although we were not asked to bring any tax documents, the officer asked me for them. I give him what I had: five years of the federal tax returns and five years of the state tax returns.
Then I had to sign in a couple of places in my application.
No sooner had I thought that my interview is nothing like what I read in recent posts and had been prepared to hear "a decision cannot be made on your case at this time" than the officer extended his hand to shake mine and said: "Congratulations to you, you will be sworn in as a U.S. citizen in this building on September 4" and gave me the oath letter. And then the officer added....try not to get married or have any children before September 4th
). We laughed. I also asked him if it would be OK for my wife and myself to take a trip outside the US before the oath, he said it's OK, but I should make sure to bring my passport and proof of how many days we were out.
As fate would have it, my wife and I are planning to go to the Caribbean for a week before our oath!
Here is my wife's experience:
Her interview lasted about 10 minutes, and she was not quizzed on any of the questions that I was--even about her original employment sponsor. Everything was very straightforward--first, the test and then, her application overview.
Here are her interview questions:
1. What is an amendment?
2. Who vetoes the bill?
3. Who did the US fight during WWII?
4. What do we pledge our allegiance to?
5. What is the capital of your state?
6. What is the supreme law of the land?
She was asked to write: "The White House is in Washington, D.C."
She was asked to read: "Where is the White House?"
She also received her oath letter for September 4.
Thanks to all the participants on this forum. And good luck to all who have their interviews coming up--it will be over before you know it.
N-400/ DO : Hartford
04/14/09 : N-400 Mailed to VSC (transferred to NBC)
04/16/09 : Mail received
04/17/09 : Priority Date
04/22/09 : Notice Date
04/24/09 : Check Cashed
04/28/09 : NOA Received
05/04/09 : FP Notice Date
05/08/09 : FP Notice Received
05/26/09 : FP Date (done)
06/12/09: CFR Yellow letter received
06/20/09 : Interview Letter
08/11/09 : Interview Date
08/11/09 : Oath Letter
09/04/09 : Oath Date
Here are my interview questions:
1. Who is in charge of the executive branch of the government?
2. Describe one of the amendments that has to do with voting
3. What was the main concern of the U.S. during the cold war?
4. Name one right from the first amendment
5. Should the current president die, who then becomes the president?
6. Why did the colonists come to America?
I was asked to read: "Where is New York City?" and then asked to write: "New York City is in the U.S."
Then we went through the entire application, and here are some particular things on which I was quizzed:
1. I had over 20 short trips made outside the U.S. in the last 5 years--mostly to the Caribbean and the E.U. "Why did you make so many trips outside the U.S. I see you went all over the Caribbean?"--the officer asked. I responded by saying that my wife and I like to travel to exotic destinations for snorkeling and sunbathing. Apparently this satisfied his curiosity and did not inquire any further into the nature of my travels. He also made some annotations in the space where all the trips were listed and looked very carefully over the first 10 or so trips that were written in the application.
2. Here is an interesting one. I got my LPR status through my wife who got hers through employment. The officer asked me who was the original sponsor for my wife's green card and how long she worked for that employer (!!!!) I thought this was sort of strange because I would expect that my wife should be asked that question--not me. Anyway, I gave him as much detail as I could about my wife's employment and her original sponsor.
3. When it came to memberships, the officer said: "I see you went to college in the States, did you ever join any fraternities?" I said "no" because when I went to college I was a little older than many of my classmates and therefore was not interested in joining any fraternity.
4. Traffic tickets. On my application I listed three tickets. My three tickes were regular traffic violations--speeding. When the officer looked at the tickets listed in the application, he said: "OK, what do you have for me here?"--I remember the officer's exact words! I handed over all the court dispositions I had requested from places where I was cited. The officer looked over them and appended them to my file.
5. Here is a strange one too. Although we were not asked to bring any tax documents, the officer asked me for them. I give him what I had: five years of the federal tax returns and five years of the state tax returns.
Then I had to sign in a couple of places in my application.
No sooner had I thought that my interview is nothing like what I read in recent posts and had been prepared to hear "a decision cannot be made on your case at this time" than the officer extended his hand to shake mine and said: "Congratulations to you, you will be sworn in as a U.S. citizen in this building on September 4" and gave me the oath letter. And then the officer added....try not to get married or have any children before September 4th
). We laughed. I also asked him if it would be OK for my wife and myself to take a trip outside the US before the oath, he said it's OK, but I should make sure to bring my passport and proof of how many days we were out. As fate would have it, my wife and I are planning to go to the Caribbean for a week before our oath!
Here is my wife's experience:
Her interview lasted about 10 minutes, and she was not quizzed on any of the questions that I was--even about her original employment sponsor. Everything was very straightforward--first, the test and then, her application overview.
Here are her interview questions:
1. What is an amendment?
2. Who vetoes the bill?
3. Who did the US fight during WWII?
4. What do we pledge our allegiance to?
5. What is the capital of your state?
6. What is the supreme law of the land?
She was asked to write: "The White House is in Washington, D.C."
She was asked to read: "Where is the White House?"
She also received her oath letter for September 4.
Thanks to all the participants on this forum. And good luck to all who have their interviews coming up--it will be over before you know it.
N-400/ DO : Hartford
04/14/09 : N-400 Mailed to VSC (transferred to NBC)
04/16/09 : Mail received
04/17/09 : Priority Date
04/22/09 : Notice Date
04/24/09 : Check Cashed
04/28/09 : NOA Received
05/04/09 : FP Notice Date
05/08/09 : FP Notice Received
05/26/09 : FP Date (done)
06/12/09: CFR Yellow letter received
06/20/09 : Interview Letter
08/11/09 : Interview Date
08/11/09 : Oath Letter
09/04/09 : Oath Date
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