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    Oath Ceremony in NYC today-4/18/08

    Hello everyone I just became a US citizen! My PD was 7/27/07 so it took about 8.5 months from start to finish. I went to the courthouse @ 500 Pearl Street about 20 minutes before the appointed time, which was 9am. At the security checkpoint, which is similar to the airport security check...
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    For Those of You Considering Rescheduling the Interview

    I am an independent contractor and I often have to travel to earn a living (and it ain't easy!) As I posted a few days ago, I found my IL in my mailbox last week upon return from a trip overseas. The assigned date of 3/20 unfortunately falls on the second day of another scheduled business...
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    Does the name check take place before or after the interview?

    I apologize in advance if this topic has been discussed before but I was not quite clear about when the name check takes place. Is the name check completed before the interview takes place or is it usually still ongoing even when an interview date is assigned? Thank you.
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    new proccessing time 16-18 months according to NY Times

    From the editorial page dates 11/27/07: "The agency, Citizenship and Immigration Services, is telling legal immigrants that applications for citizenship and for residence visas filed after June 1 will take about 16 to 18 months to process."...
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    N-400 Receipt date vs.Postmark date question! please help

    I read on uscis website under "USCIS Application and Receipting Update" the following: "USCIS will honor the actual date that an application was received in our mailroom; this date will be indicated on the receipt (in the Received Date box) when Form I-797, Notice of Action, is mailed."...
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    postmark date

    I used the automated service center at USPS when mailing my N-400 application on 7/27, which arrived on 7/30 (according to usps website but was stamped "received" on the green return receipt envelope on 7/31) . The automated system printed out my postage stamp with the date printed on it and I...
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    Name issues and N-400

    Hello, I have been reading some of the messages and noted that name check issues could hold up the process by months, if not years. I have been somewhat inconsistent with the use of my full name (my social security card/tax returns have the initial "T" for my maiden name as my middle name...
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    Help! "number of trips abroad" question on N-400

    Hello, I noticed on the N-400 that I need to list every trip longer than 24 hours that I took outside of the US since becoming a lawful permanent resident. This is extremely difficult for me because I have been a permanent resident for 14 years and as a free-lance musician hired for various...
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