2011 September N-400 Tracker

N400 Interview approved today at Oakland Park, FL

My and spouse interview approved today. Waiting for oath letter. Is any one else from Oakland Park, FL waiting for oath date?

6 questions for me (for spouse; questions were different), as I recall were:
1. What is the supreme law of the land?
2. What is an amendment?
3. Who vetoes bills?
4. What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
5. Who did the United States fight in World War II?
6. What is the capital of Florida?

Read: The president lives in the White House.
Write: The capital of the United States is Washington DC.


Employment based GC: Took 4+ years for I-484 due to lengthy background check;
SPOUSE'S & MINE (Oakland Park/Ft. Lauderdale), Florida
- 09/27/2011: N-400 APPLICATION SENT
- 09/29/2011: N-400 APPLICATION RECEIVED / PD
- 10/03/2011: NOA DATE
- 10/07/2011: CHECK CASHED
- 10/07/2011: NOA RECEIVED
- 10/25/2011: FINGERPRINT NOTICE MAILED
- 10/28/2011: FP NOTICE RECEIVED (11/21 APPT)
- 11/01/2011: FP Done (Walk In)
- 11/03/2011: Online Status Changed to In Line for Interview
- 11/22/2011: YL RECEIVED (DL and Citation Record)
- 12/06/2011: INTERVIEW LETTER RECEIVED
- 01/10/2012: INTERVIEW APPOINTMENT DATE (APPROVED FOR BOTH SPOUSE AND MYSELF)
- XX/XX/2011: OATH APPOINTMENT DATE
 
Case Update- Almost Over.....

9/28/2011- Mailed N400 application within the last 90 days of 5 years residency to AZ Office.
9/30/2011- (Priority date) Application delivered and signed for by USCIS officer
10/05/2011- Check Cashed
10/07/2011- NOA- I-797C received.
10/14/2011- Fingerprint Notice received via email.
10/17/2011- Fingerprint letter Received. (Scheduled for 11/10/11)
10/19/2011- Walk in Fingerprint done
10/24/2011- On Line Status changed to Testing and Interview
11/3/2011- Email notification that interview has now been scheduled.
11/16/2011- Received interview letter for Interview date 12/9/2011
12/9/2011- Interview. Passed Civic and History test. RFE issued for Child Support Evidence. Could not grant.
12/22/11- Mailed out Child Support Evidence
1/06/2012- Receipt notice of Child Support Evidence
1/10/2012- Email notification of Appl in que for Oath Ceremony
1/13/2012- Letter received notifying applicant of approval recommendation
1/26/2012- Email notification of Oath now scheduled, to expect letter.
1/28/2012- Oath Letter for 2/22/2012 Oath Ceremony
 
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Case update...

Update below....


Employment based GC: Took 4+ years for I-484 due to lengthy background check;
SPOUSE'S & MINE (Oakland Park/Ft. Lauderdale), Florida
- 09/27/2011: N-400 APPLICATION SENT
- 09/29/2011: N-400 APPLICATION RECEIVED / PD
- 10/03/2011: NOA DATE
- 10/07/2011: CHECK CASHED
- 10/07/2011: NOA RECEIVED
- 10/25/2011: FINGERPRINT NOTICE MAILED
- 10/28/2011: FP NOTICE RECEIVED (11/21 APPT)
- 11/01/2011: FP Done (Walk In)
- 11/03/2011: Online Status Changed to In Line for Interview
- 11/22/2011: YL RECEIVED (DL and Citation Record)
- 12/06/2011: INTERVIEW LETTER RECEIVED
- 01/10/2012: INTERVIEW APPOINTMENT DATE (APPROVED FOR BOTH SPOUSE AND MYSELF)
- 01/16/2012: Email notification of Appl in que for Oath Ceremony (for self and spouse)
- 01/19/2012: Received Oath appointment (Jan 31 - for Spouse only); Self has a name change and still in scheduling queue.
- 01/31/2012: OATH APPOINTMENT DATE (for Spouse only)
 
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Update: Process completed !!!

It took just over 4 months, and the whole process was smooth and pleasant.
The Oath Ceremony (MILWAUKEE) was the only lengthly part, mainly just waiting around for everyone to arrive, register etc. Then waiting for the judge. It took 2 1/2 hours !! The ceremony itself maybe 20 mins.

All done now. Thank you everyone and good luck to all.
 
Now Citizen!!!!

I would like to update everyone that I had my interview (passed) and oath at the same day in Newark NJ. Process was smooth but waiting was long... Oath ceremony was very nice and emotional...
11 years in the making... It really feels great. Finally a closure to this journey. I have so many Other things to focus now!!!
Good luck all of you and I would like to thank to this forum and the great contributors to help us to understand the process.
Guys! You rock!!
Best wishes!!!
 
Approved

I had my interview today at Norfolk, Virginia office. I had beed approved for the Citizenship.
Verified the GC,Passport, the officer gone through the N-400 application line by line.
She is really a nice officer and finally she approved my case.





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09/27/11 N400 Mailed (Fedex)
09/28/11 Delivered to the Lewisville, TX Office
10/11/11 Recd FP Notice (FP appoinment date is 10/24/11)
10/14/11 FP done at Norfolk office (appointment date is 10/24, but did a walk in and FP Done)
11/07/11 Status changed to - Placed in line for Interview Scheduling
12/19/11 Status changed to scheduled for Interview
12/22/11 Received Interview Letter - Interview on 1/27/2012
01/27/2012 Interview completed. Approved
 
Update...

Update below....
Employment based GC: Took 4+ years for I-484 due to lengthy background check;
SPOUSE'S & MINE (Oakland Park/Ft. Lauderdale), Florida
- 09/27/2011: N-400 APPLICATION SENT
- 09/29/2011: N-400 APPLICATION RECEIVED / PD
- 10/03/2011: NOA DATE
- 10/07/2011: CHECK CASHED
- 10/07/2011: NOA RECEIVED
- 10/25/2011: FINGERPRINT NOTICE MAILED
- 10/28/2011: FP NOTICE RECEIVED (11/21 APPT)
- 11/01/2011: FP Done (Walk In)
- 11/03/2011: Online Status Changed to In Line for Interview
- 11/22/2011: YL RECEIVED (DL and Citation Record)
- 12/06/2011: INTERVIEW LETTER RECEIVED
- 01/10/2012: INTERVIEW APPOINTMENT DATE (APPROVED FOR BOTH SPOUSE AND MYSELF)
- 01/16/2012: Email notification of Appl in que for Oath Ceremony (for self and spouse)
- 01/31/2012: OATH APPOINTMENT DATE (for Spouse only)
- 02/17/2012: OATH APPOINTMENT DATE FOR SELF WITH NAME CHANGE.
 
It is more than 2 weeks, my interview is completed and approved at Norfolk, Virginia, the status still not updated. Generally how many days it takes have Oath?

Thanks


ardvrm45 said:
I had my interview today at Norfolk, Virginia office. I had beed approved for the Citizenship.
Verified the GC,Passport, the officer gone through the N-400 application line by line.
She is really a nice officer and finally she approved my case.





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09/27/11 N400 Mailed (Fedex)
09/28/11 Delivered to the Lewisville, TX Office
10/11/11 Recd FP Notice (FP appoinment date is 10/24/11)
10/14/11 FP done at Norfolk office (appointment date is 10/24, but did a walk in and FP Done)
11/07/11 Status changed to - Placed in line for Interview Scheduling
12/19/11 Status changed to scheduled for Interview
12/22/11 Received Interview Letter - Interview on 1/27/2012
01/27/2012 Interview completed. Approved
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ardvrm45 said:
It is more than 2 weeks, my interview is completed and approved at Norfolk, Virginia, the status still not updated. Generally how many days it takes have Oath?

Thanks
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The usual time to recieve oath letter is 3-4 weeks. My interview was done on 01/20/12 and my status updated to oath ceremony today on 02/14/12.
So don't worry at all. You will recieve it soon.
 
Update - oath complete; passport applied, vote registered, DL renewed as citizen on same day

Hi All,
First of all, ALL praise to Allah (AlHamdo Lillah) that I completed oath for US citizenship today.

Many thanks to this board and all members helping others. Just wanted to share my oath experience and hope others will benefit from it.

Oath was scheduled today for 11:30 AM @
299 E Broward Blvd
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301

The metered parking on nearby streets is 2 hours max (at least when you pay using coins). So you either park in some parking garage or be prepared to put more coin via guest. We arrived at 11:00 AM and there was a very slow line for security check. Cell phones were not allowed as it was court so my wife had to go to car to put the phone back once and also a trip again to add more coins around 12:30. We seated in assembly room 201 where we had to correct form 445 by crossing out Fort Lauderdale as place of oath (as instructions mentioned we should write) per USCIS officers and wrote Oakland Park. People kept coming until about 12:00 PM.
There were no video viewing of any kind. Officer guided what we should do once we get naturalized (check naturalization certificate contents, sign, don't laminate, apply for passport, change DL within 10 day if name change, notify SSA, register for vote, rights as citizen, etc.).

At 12:45, we were directed to a court room where we found citizenship packets at each seat. Judge arrived at 1:05 and ceremony started and we were done in about 15 minutes (national anthem, oath, motion for name change, pledge, short address president bar council, short address by judge). We then went back to room 201 where we were handed naturalization certificate along with name change certificate. There were some snacks provided after all this which was nice. We left building around 1:35.

Later same day, after picking up kids from school and made copies of naturalization certificate and name change letter. I was able to go to Driver License office, renewed/updated driver license (mine was expiring in May 2012 and wife's expired already in Jan 2012). We also filled out forms to register for vote. After that we went to Coral Springs City in the Mall (in Coral Square mall) and submitted passport application.

One note is that my wife did oath at Oakland Park office on 1/31 and there were SSA staff at location to collect changes to SSN, which was helpful. But there was no such service extended at court oath today. So will have to take care of this later.

Finally; and again, many thanks to this forum and others like this. Let's this community of sharing going.

Updated timeline is below....
Employment based GC: Took 4+ years for I-484 due to lengthy background check;
SPOUSE'S & MINE (Oakland Park/Ft. Lauderdale), Florida
- 09/27/2011: N-400 APPLICATION SENT
- 09/29/2011: N-400 APPLICATION RECEIVED / PD
- 10/03/2011: NOA DATE
- 10/07/2011: CHECK CASHED
- 10/07/2011: NOA RECEIVED
- 10/25/2011: FINGERPRINT NOTICE MAILED
- 10/28/2011: FP NOTICE RECEIVED (11/21 APPT)
- 11/01/2011: FP Done (Walk In)
- 11/03/2011: Online Status Changed to In Line for Interview
- 11/22/2011: YL RECEIVED (DL and Citation Record)
- 12/06/2011: INTERVIEW LETTER RECEIVED
- 01/10/2012: INTERVIEW APPOINTMENT DATE (APPROVED FOR BOTH SPOUSE AND MYSELF)
- 01/16/2012: Email notification of Appl in que for Oath Ceremony (for self and spouse)
- 01/31/2012: OATH APPOINTMENT DATE (for Spouse only)
- 02/17/2012: OATH WITH NAME CHANGE COMPLETE
- 02/17/2012: RENEWED DRIVER'S LICENSE WITH NEW NAME FOR SELF AND SPOUSE, REGISTERED FOR VOTE AND APPLIED FOR PASSPORT (SSA UPDATE IS PENDING)
 
Status Update

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09/27/11 N400 Mailed (Fedex)
09/28/11 Delivered to the Lewisville, TX Office
10/11/11 Recd FP Notice (FP appoinment date is 10/24/11)
10/14/11 FP done at Norfolk office (appointment date is 10/24, but did a walk in and FP Done)
11/07/11 Status changed to - Placed in line for Interview Scheduling
12/19/11 Status changed to scheduled for Interview
12/22/11 Received Interview Letter - Interview on 1/27/2012
01/27/2012 Interview completed. Approved
02/21/2012 Status changed to Scheduled for Oath Cermony
 
US Citizen here! Thanks and Good luck Everyone!!

I feel like I owe this forum to share my Oath Ceremony experience,having benefited from others experience on this site over the years.

I was scheduled for the Oath Ceremony at the Los Angeles Convention Center for 7.55a. I was instructed to arrive 20 minutes earlier but I arrived LA in the midst of the usual morning traffic at about 7.45 and was looking at the Venue sitting in traffic for almost 1 hour which made me arrive at 8.45a. I drove to Los Angeles all by myself and I actually regret doing it alone because at about 8.30a, applicants who have families with them started to get out of their party's vehicles to walk to the venue. I could not abandon my vehicle so I stayed put but was very nervous.

After merry-go-rounding:) the Center looking for the proper place to park, I finally made it into the Venue at about 8.55a, at that point I had calmed down because if they were to turn me away, I wont be alone as there were about 1,000 people just arriving too.

I joined a line and the whole area was well manned by contractors and USCIS agents who were giving instructions on what to do. Within 15 minutes of being in line I made it into the Venue and there were over 100 USCIS staff seated and attending to applicants. We were asked to join any of the lines from 1 to 100plus. What they were doing is verifying applicants names and taking notes on answers on the back of the Interview letter and asking questions before assigning a number which will be used for Certificate pick up after the ceremony. I went into the seating area and got seated. I must confess as many people as were there, the USCIS did a wonderful job controlling the flow of applicants and the events of the day. By 9.25, the whole checking in process was done and everyone was seated. About 5 minutes later approx 9.30a, we were asked to rise and the arrival of the US District Court Judge was announced and the other dignitaries were announced too. By 9.35a, the judge asked everyone to rise for the Oath Ceremony, which took about 30 minutes in all. (Oath, Advise from the Judge, Message from the USCIS Boss, Message from the President and other miscellaneous info about important but not compulsory stuff like US passport and registering to vote). By the way the judge announced that we were 5,146 applicants getting Naturalized today.

By 10.15a, the event was over and the experience of the organizers came to play here. We were all asked to remain seated as we will be directed by officials on what to do and the order in which we will go and receive our certificate. I was among the last set to get in and the arrangement was made in such a way that I was among the last set to leave so to say that its first come first served will be on point. But again the experience of the organizers made things easy, there were no unnecessary lines and within 1 hr, all 5,146 new citizens had their Certificate on hand. I made it out without any hold ups within 20 minutes of getting my certificate. I commend the USCIS and their staff for an excellent job well done considering the crowd. They also have an afternoon session in which about 6,000 will be Naturalized later today.

Once again, I thank you all and I will continue to visit here to contribute in whatever way possible. I AM A PROUD US CITIZEN:D

My Timeline Below:
9/28/2011- Mailed N400 application within the last 90 days of 5 years residency to AZ Office.
9/30/2011- (Priority date) Application delivered and signed for by USCIS officer
10/05/2011- Check Cashed
10/07/2011- NOA- I-797C received.
10/14/2011- Fingerprint Notice received via email.
10/17/2011- Fingerprint letter Received. (Scheduled for 11/10/11)
10/19/2011- Walk in Fingerprint done
10/24/2011- On Line Status changed to Testing and Interview
11/3/2011- Email notification that interview has now been scheduled.
11/16/2011- Received interview letter for Interview date 12/9/2011
12/9/2011- Interview. Passed Civic and History test. RFE issued for Child Support Evidence. Could not grant.
12/22/11- Mailed out Child Support Evidence
1/06/2012- Receipt notice of Child Support Evidence
1/10/2012- Email notification of Appl in que for Oath Ceremony
1/13/2012- Letter received notifying applicant of approval recommendation
1/26/2012- Email notification of Oath now scheduled, to expect letter.
1/28/2012- Oath Letter for 2/22/2012 Oath Ceremony
 
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No status update

I got my citizenship on jan 23rd. I got my passport but my online status never changed. Should I worry?
 
Status Update

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09/27/11 N400 Mailed (Fedex)
09/28/11 Delivered to the Lewisville, TX Office
10/11/11 Recd FP Notice (FP appoinment date is 10/24/11)
10/14/11 FP done at Norfolk office (appointment date is 10/24, but did a walk in and FP Done)
11/07/11 Status changed to - Placed in line for Interview Scheduling
12/19/11 Status changed to scheduled for Interview
12/22/11 Received Interview Letter - Interview on 1/27/2012
01/27/2012 Interview completed. Approved
02/21/2012 Status changed to Scheduled for Oath Cermony
2/23/2012 Oath Letter Received. Oath on 3/21/2012
 
My Oath completed today in Richmond, Virginia

My oath completed today in Richmond Downtown (701 E Broad Street) district court. It is scheduled at 9.30 AM, completed by 11.30 AM There were around 70 people are there. They have not allowed any electronics items, so I could not able to take the camera inside. Every thing completed well. Thanks a lot to the forum members who have provided excellen support.

ardvrm45 said:
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09/27/11 N400 Mailed (Fedex)
09/28/11 Delivered to the Lewisville, TX Office
10/11/11 Recd FP Notice (FP appoinment date is 10/24/11)
10/14/11 FP done at Norfolk office (appointment date is 10/24, but did a walk in and FP Done)
11/07/11 Status changed to - Placed in line for Interview Scheduling
12/19/11 Status changed to scheduled for Interview
12/22/11 Received Interview Letter - Interview on 1/27/2012
01/27/2012 Interview completed. Approved
02/21/2012 Status changed to Scheduled for Oath Cermony
2/23/2012 Oath Letter Received. Oath on 3/21/2012
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03/21/2012 Oath completed
 
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