My journey is complete!!!!!
We are done!!!!!
First of all Thanks to this forum and everyone who has contributed in one or other way it has been a big morale support during this process.
We had our interview at 10:05 AM at Park-lake office. We reached around 9:35, went through the security, went upstairs gave our appointment letter to the person at the window and waited in sitting area. At the waiting area information says keep cell phone off and we both decided to leave it in vibrate mode. After 15 minutes my wife and several other people were sent to 3rd floor (basically total crowd were split in 2nd and 3rd floor) as interviews are conducted at both floor. We had kept our document separately which helped us. I was called for interview at around 10:50 and done in 10 minutes. The process is same as described in many post in this forum including six questions from the 96 question pool. Since my birth certificate didn't have my middle name although all other documents including green card, SSN, Driver license and my N-400 have it officer asked me they can't use my middle name
otherwise it will be name change I agreed for not using middle name. I was told to wait in lobby. Here is interesting incident
I came out and and heard someone calling my wife's name I asked office are you calling for my wife she said yes, I said she was sent to 3rd floor I called her on cell phone and she came down to take interview. I guess it saved unnecessary delay for her or may be who knows .....She had same experience and we both were given the letter for 2 PM Oath. Overall a very pleasant experience.
I guess there was no oath today before 2 PM as I met few people who had 9:15 appointment and had 2 PM oath. Whole oath process and reaching home made us late for applying passport so we will be applying tomorrow morning.
I carried some additional document like our old passport it has my travel record after GC (since we got new passport in last 2 year), 3 years tax return, birth and wedding certificate. None of it was required or used. I took photocopy of the certification of naturalization and got it notarized at UPS store as I will have to send original with passport application.
In my opinion if someone has 12 PM appointment and they would like to confirm they get oath same day they should reach to office around 10:45AM, I saw many people who have 10:30 appointment were there prior to us 9:40.
Please feel free to ask any questions. Once again Thanks!!!!!
Swadesh
Sent N-400 TSC 10/02/07
Check cashed 12/21/07
Notice Date - 12/26/07
Priority Date - 10/04/07
Notice (of receipt) received - 12/31/07
FP Notice Receipt Date 01/26/08
FP Date 02/09/2008
Interview Letter Date 03/07/2008
Interview and Oath Date 04/10/2008