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It did briefly cross my mind too that he was trying to trap me. Isn't it the right of a citizen to relocate anywhere?? How can citizenship be denied based on that? But he was just talking of himself going abroad to work too in that context - e.g. in Vietnam, China, India where he would get paid...

Finished interview I went to SJ DO yesterday morning for the interview. I went in 20 minutes ahead of time. But, they called me 10 minutes before my appointment time. I had my trepidations - not for the citizenship tests or the interview, but because I am the mom of a new born infant who is a...

I got my interview letter 3 weeks ago. My spouse who applied at same time as me did not get it yet. Also, online case status has not changed so far. See my signature below for details.

Twoscoops, I appreciate your sense of humor. On the off chance that you are serious and really are worried about this, the only thing that can happen is that the interviewing officer might ask you to provide a new set of pictures of you as he might think that your appearance has drastically...

n400aug06, did you try contacting your congressman or your senator? I contacted mine during my GC process and got a lot of help. You should be able to talk to their immigration liaision and see what they can do for you. Good luck.

I noticed today that the processing date for cases in SJ office has changed to June 30. Usually they increment the dates by a month. But this time the dates have progressed by 15 days only.

As long as you don't look disrespectful, any clothes that make you comfortable should be OK. I have been working in North Cal for 10 years where people wear jeans for job interviews. I myself wear those all the time to work. I am not going to make an exception for my INS interview and suddenly...

Wow! I am sorry that you are going through this. If you were misrepresented (and your forms were filled out by someone else on your behalf 18 years ago, which would be recorded on the form itself), it should not be difficult to appeal. Please get a good immigration lawyer and have them represent...

The SF board seems to be moving fast. For a while (after looking at premo's case) it seemed that the SJ DO would distribute cases to other DOs like Sacramento to get things moving. But, that too seems to have stopped. We all pay the same fee at every DO - why then is this difference in...

Congratulations premo! Wishing you a speedy Oath Taking! :)

I had the exact same dilemma as you as the photo studio that I got my photos from, used really slippery paper and hence I could not get any pencil to write on it. But, my husband could write on his photo (from a different place) because they used a different kind of paper. Finally, I took the...

I don't think that the INS will check so deeply and find that discrepancy. But, just to be safe, here is what you could do: for a small fee, the Indian Embassy in the US will provide you a birth certificate. This will always have the same name as it appears on your wife's passport. Then get a...

Call your senator's office and ask for the immigration liaison person. Talk to them and let them know your problem. They will tell you usually what to do - like write a letter, mail it to their address etc. Good luck.

Yes. SJ seems to be crawling. My friend in Buffalo (NY) DO got interview letter within 30 days of FP (which was done in early Dec 06). I do understand that SJ area has a lot of immigrant population and hence the DO would have long lists to process. But, since all of us at all DOs pay the same...

"Discrimination" is a strong term. If this is indeed a genuine case, I wonder why the OP did not try to ask his grandma to apply for a waiver of the tests based on her age. And who filled out her forms if her english was indeed so poor? BTW/ there are several Adult Education classes that teach...

Wow! Congratulation, premo. I agree with the speculation that your interview was scheduled at Sacramento to redistribute the workload at SJ. But, I will also suggest that you schedule an infopass appointment with the SJ office and ask them why this happended and they could correct it if it were...

Technically you should be OK to get citizenship. But, be prepared for some tough questioning. A good option would be to hire an immigration attorney to go with you for the interview. Good luck.

You can walk in early (on a Saturday) Mine was scheduled the coming wednesday. I walked in last saturday and explained that I have a business meeting at work at the scheduled time and that I wanted to have the FP taken earlier (4th Nov). The guys were extremely pleasant, helpful and happy to...

I agree with the above poster. The quickest and easiest way to get all the information you might need (even better than posting over here) is to get an infopass appointment and go to the DO and talk to the officer in person. While you are there, ask them if it is possible to reapply rather than...

The logic behind sending it in at 4 years 9 months is that the INS would take more than 90 days to process your application anyway and hence your application would be in time for the 5 year anniversary. But with the current accelerated processing speeds, it is possible that you come up for...