Inlineagain
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I'm at last one step nearer to the end of the citizenship road. 
My interview at 5.30pm on Thursday went smoothly, but more by good luck than good management. The previous afternoon, chatting with my husband's daughter-in-law, we touched on the subject of my upcoming interview, and the matter of how long it'd be before an Oath Ceremony to complete the matter. She mentioned that she knew someone who might be able to find out for me when I'd be likely to be called to the swearing-in ceremony, and promised to call them. Later that evening she called me back with some (what I thought was) devastating news. Her contact had been able to speak to the person who would be interviewing me and was told that my second lot of fingerprints (taken back in February) had been rejected by FBI (again). Nobody told me!!!!
I've waited 10 weeks from my original interview date when I was sent away due to "staff sickness" . They have had 3 months to tell me there was a problem and that I'd have to obtain statements from city, county and state police departments as to my criminal background (or lack of it) before my case can go forward.
I was given this information purely through a lucky chance, by phone, on Wednesday evening. As my interview was 5.30p, we had all day Thursday to try to obtain the necessary documents. I did it, visited sheriff's office, then local police department in our town, then the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation in OKC, and was able to produce the three signed/sealed statemements at the interview, otherwise I suppose my file would have gone back to the bottom of the pile AGAIN!
I also had to make a personal statement on the criminal background topic and sign it with a witness present.
The rest of the interview was much as I've read in reports of other applicants. Swear an oath to tell the truth. Hand over green card and passport for checking. Go through questions on N400 checking all my replies. Sign form.Write name on 2 of my photos,
then
Civics questions - I got the first 6 right so didn't go further.
Questions were, as near as I can recall --
What is the USA's national anthem?
Who is the Vice President?
What is the head of a city government called?
What is The Constitution?
Who makes laws in the USA?
How many terms can a president serve?
The interviewer told me that it could be 2 or three months to Oath Ceremony. Because the court house doesn't have capacity for za large enough number of new citizens they are arranging extra sessions at the USCIS building. they ahve three extras coming up next week (150 people), and might do the same next month. I might or might not be included in that group. It'll be August or September if not, I guess.
Didn't ask to see any of the other documents detailed in the interview letter.
Start to finish 25 minutes.
I was so relieved to have had the prior information about my fingerprints through sheer luck - just in the nick of time to do something about it, so I'm not going to sweat it about the Oath Ceremony.
I'll wait (im)patiently.
My interview at 5.30pm on Thursday went smoothly, but more by good luck than good management. The previous afternoon, chatting with my husband's daughter-in-law, we touched on the subject of my upcoming interview, and the matter of how long it'd be before an Oath Ceremony to complete the matter. She mentioned that she knew someone who might be able to find out for me when I'd be likely to be called to the swearing-in ceremony, and promised to call them. Later that evening she called me back with some (what I thought was) devastating news. Her contact had been able to speak to the person who would be interviewing me and was told that my second lot of fingerprints (taken back in February) had been rejected by FBI (again). Nobody told me!!!!
I've waited 10 weeks from my original interview date when I was sent away due to "staff sickness" . They have had 3 months to tell me there was a problem and that I'd have to obtain statements from city, county and state police departments as to my criminal background (or lack of it) before my case can go forward.
I was given this information purely through a lucky chance, by phone, on Wednesday evening. As my interview was 5.30p, we had all day Thursday to try to obtain the necessary documents. I did it, visited sheriff's office, then local police department in our town, then the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation in OKC, and was able to produce the three signed/sealed statemements at the interview, otherwise I suppose my file would have gone back to the bottom of the pile AGAIN!
I also had to make a personal statement on the criminal background topic and sign it with a witness present.
The rest of the interview was much as I've read in reports of other applicants. Swear an oath to tell the truth. Hand over green card and passport for checking. Go through questions on N400 checking all my replies. Sign form.Write name on 2 of my photos,
then
Civics questions - I got the first 6 right so didn't go further.
Questions were, as near as I can recall --
What is the USA's national anthem?
Who is the Vice President?
What is the head of a city government called?
What is The Constitution?
Who makes laws in the USA?
How many terms can a president serve?
The interviewer told me that it could be 2 or three months to Oath Ceremony. Because the court house doesn't have capacity for za large enough number of new citizens they are arranging extra sessions at the USCIS building. they ahve three extras coming up next week (150 people), and might do the same next month. I might or might not be included in that group. It'll be August or September if not, I guess.
Didn't ask to see any of the other documents detailed in the interview letter.
Start to finish 25 minutes.
I was so relieved to have had the prior information about my fingerprints through sheer luck - just in the nick of time to do something about it, so I'm not going to sweat it about the Oath Ceremony.
I'll wait (im)patiently.
