BostonCool
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are you too early to apply? based on your GC date
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are you too early to apply? based on your GC date
Explorer19
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Hello Boston Cool
Why do you think it's too early to apply?
The 90 days cut off date was on 21 Oct 2009 and I have applied a week later which is like 83 days before the 5th year anniversary date of 18 Jan 2010 and falls within the acceptable range of dates of N-400 Appl by USCIS standards
BostonCool
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you are right - my mistake
Explorer19
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Any one with pointers about the interviews being conducted at the new Lawrence, MA DO?
gcMeansWait
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Timeline:
09/20/2009 - N-400 Mailed
09/24/2009 - Notification/Priority Date
09/29/2009 - Notification Received
10/01/2009 - Finger Printing Notification Date
10/20/2009 - Finger Printing done as per scheduled date
??????????? - Recieved Interview Document Check list
??????????? - Interview Date
Damn, FP notice has been sent to my spouse for one more FP causing a month delay!!!
09/20/2009 - N-400 Mailed
09/24/2009 - Notification/Priority Date
09/29/2009 - Notification Received
10/01/2009 - Finger Printing Notification Date
10/20/2009 - Finger Printing done as per scheduled date
??????????? - Recieved Interview Document Check list
??????????? - Interview Date
Damn, FP notice has been sent to my spouse for one more FP causing a month delay!!!
Explorer19
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Hi beekay100
Did your wife have any Traffic Citations listed?
What documents did they ask for?
Does Lawrence, MA have same day oath?
BostonCool
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Good -
we have ours in few week in Lawrence as well
but quick question do they have same day oath? if not did she get her oath letter?
Interview in Lawrence
Congratulations!
A couple of questions for everybody who know anything about interview in Lawrence:
Was it easy to find a parking place? I can not do parallel parking. Does anybody have a parking suggestion?
How bad is 495 in the morning around 10 AM?
Do they have the same day oath? Does anybody know oath dates schedule in Lawrence?
Good Luck to everybody who has an interview next week. My interview is in Lawrence on November 9, and I will share my experience.
Doesn't it feel good to be at the end of this journey?
Congratulations!
A couple of questions for everybody who know anything about interview in Lawrence:
Was it easy to find a parking place? I can not do parallel parking. Does anybody have a parking suggestion?
How bad is 495 in the morning around 10 AM?
Do they have the same day oath? Does anybody know oath dates schedule in Lawrence?
Good Luck to everybody who has an interview next week. My interview is in Lawrence on November 9, and I will share my experience.
Doesn't it feel good to be at the end of this journey?
Interview experience
My wife and me had ours interviews at Boston DO and here are few details that may be useful if your DO is also Boston.
I reached the JFK building exactly at interview time. Security check at the entrance is smooth and simple, let you take your bags and strollers inside, so if you have any kids, this won't be an issue. Also snack bar is their in side.
I submitted my IL at window1 in ROOM E-160. There are lot of people on that day, so I have to wait around 15 min before I was called for Civics and English test. Once I successfully, finished the lady asked me to goto ROOM E-170 (Interview Room) and hinted me that it may take a while there.
E-170 where all the people waiting for IO to be called for interview after finishing their English/Civics test. The room is completely full, so I prepared mentally for a long wait. My wife with 2yrs kid joined me after her test.
We waited their for around 40 min and my wife was called for interview. While she preparing to go, I was also called for interview by another IO. (Actually, we were scheduled at the same time). My wife took the kid with her.
My IO office was little away from this interview room, so we had to walk quite a bit to reach his cuble.That long walk was useful, to mentally prepare/settle my self. When we reached the cubicle, he first asked me to take the oath and sit.
Once, I am settled with my thick rain-coat in one hand and a file with bunch of documents(took them just in case kind of). He asked my passport and green card. I placed them on his table facing him while he was looking at application in the file. ( There is this hugh file, I guess that is the so called A-File. It was quite thick but is compressed with the pages are so close to each other with no air inbetween them).
He verified my name with name on the GC. I put only initial in the middle name ( I didn't realize, GC had my full middle name at the bottom). I guess, he marked/corrected the name there. He looked at the Yellow Letter on the file. ( I didn't give him ). He has a copy in the file. It has asked to bring DL. But he didn't ask me.
Then he started going through the application asked me if the information is still valid/correct based on the question.
trafic tickets: At last, we reached to the traffic tickets question. He asked the question as it appeared on the form, i.e. Have ever been cited or .... etc. I answered no the application. But I said I have two traffic tickets for his question. He asked whether I contested in the court? I said, NO I paid the fine. His next questions were you in court any time? in Jail any time? My answered were simply NO. ( I am not sure they were part of the application form). It hid not ask me show any documents for the traffic tickets. I didn't take any. My analysis was If I contested them he would have asked for the documents. The key observation is, they are interested in any court interactions that we dealt with.
He moved on to next questions. At the end, he asked to sign on the application at the botton( 3 places). Once, I am done with that, he said he would approve my application and stamped approved on it. I said, Thank you Sir!
He said, I have to submit my GC during the oath ceremony. He said he would escort me back to interview room and I need to wait to sign the photos and pick up Oath letter.
Over all, I am back in the waiting room in 10 min. My wife joined me in 5 more minutes with the kid with her approval notice. Then I realized, I didn't get my approval notice, but I thought,It would n't matter as I would be getting the Oath Letter anyway.( I hope so!!).
We collected the oath letters about in half-hour and back home.
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PD : 07/01/09
FP done : 7/16/09
YL received : 8/16/09
IL received : 9/1/09
IL : 10/28/09
OD(scheduled) : 12/17/09
My wife and me had ours interviews at Boston DO and here are few details that may be useful if your DO is also Boston.
I reached the JFK building exactly at interview time. Security check at the entrance is smooth and simple, let you take your bags and strollers inside, so if you have any kids, this won't be an issue. Also snack bar is their in side.
I submitted my IL at window1 in ROOM E-160. There are lot of people on that day, so I have to wait around 15 min before I was called for Civics and English test. Once I successfully, finished the lady asked me to goto ROOM E-170 (Interview Room) and hinted me that it may take a while there.
E-170 where all the people waiting for IO to be called for interview after finishing their English/Civics test. The room is completely full, so I prepared mentally for a long wait. My wife with 2yrs kid joined me after her test.
We waited their for around 40 min and my wife was called for interview. While she preparing to go, I was also called for interview by another IO. (Actually, we were scheduled at the same time). My wife took the kid with her.
My IO office was little away from this interview room, so we had to walk quite a bit to reach his cuble.That long walk was useful, to mentally prepare/settle my self. When we reached the cubicle, he first asked me to take the oath and sit.
Once, I am settled with my thick rain-coat in one hand and a file with bunch of documents(took them just in case kind of). He asked my passport and green card. I placed them on his table facing him while he was looking at application in the file. ( There is this hugh file, I guess that is the so called A-File. It was quite thick but is compressed with the pages are so close to each other with no air inbetween them).
He verified my name with name on the GC. I put only initial in the middle name ( I didn't realize, GC had my full middle name at the bottom). I guess, he marked/corrected the name there. He looked at the Yellow Letter on the file. ( I didn't give him ). He has a copy in the file. It has asked to bring DL. But he didn't ask me.
Then he started going through the application asked me if the information is still valid/correct based on the question.
trafic tickets: At last, we reached to the traffic tickets question. He asked the question as it appeared on the form, i.e. Have ever been cited or .... etc. I answered no the application. But I said I have two traffic tickets for his question. He asked whether I contested in the court? I said, NO I paid the fine. His next questions were you in court any time? in Jail any time? My answered were simply NO. ( I am not sure they were part of the application form). It hid not ask me show any documents for the traffic tickets. I didn't take any. My analysis was If I contested them he would have asked for the documents. The key observation is, they are interested in any court interactions that we dealt with.
He moved on to next questions. At the end, he asked to sign on the application at the botton( 3 places). Once, I am done with that, he said he would approve my application and stamped approved on it. I said, Thank you Sir!
He said, I have to submit my GC during the oath ceremony. He said he would escort me back to interview room and I need to wait to sign the photos and pick up Oath letter.
Over all, I am back in the waiting room in 10 min. My wife joined me in 5 more minutes with the kid with her approval notice. Then I realized, I didn't get my approval notice, but I thought,It would n't matter as I would be getting the Oath Letter anyway.( I hope so!!).
We collected the oath letters about in half-hour and back home.
--
PD : 07/01/09
FP done : 7/16/09
YL received : 8/16/09
IL received : 9/1/09
IL : 10/28/09
OD(scheduled) : 12/17/09
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gcMeansWait
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Hi Coconut2,
What is the venue of Oath Ceremony?
Thank you.
What is the venue of Oath Ceremony?
Thank you.
Dear ash 29!
Good luck for your interview!!!
Please, share your experience and your wisdom as soon as you can!
All the very best!
To Answer Boston Cool and Explorer19 questions
There is no concept of same day oath in this office although they are equipped with a ceremony room , we still have to go to Boston for Oath!.. 'Yes its Jan' I guess due to Holiday season the Govt seems to get relaxed!!
She did not have any Citations and also was not asked anything at all.. the only question related was .. were you arrested any time?
The only Documents she was asked are the ones on the interview letter. GC and Passport
To answer Mara 77 question
There is parking at the Museum parking and is cheap.. you will need to walk couple of blocks though.. I parked in the street and should be fine there as well.
495 north bound is what we took as was very open in the morning. for other routes check google maps which can tell you what its like during a day of a week and certain time... isn't that kool!!
Good luck everybody..
There is no concept of same day oath in this office although they are equipped with a ceremony room , we still have to go to Boston for Oath!.. 'Yes its Jan' I guess due to Holiday season the Govt seems to get relaxed!!
She did not have any Citations and also was not asked anything at all.. the only question related was .. were you arrested any time?
The only Documents she was asked are the ones on the interview letter. GC and Passport
To answer Mara 77 question
There is parking at the Museum parking and is cheap.. you will need to walk couple of blocks though.. I parked in the street and should be fine there as well.
495 north bound is what we took as was very open in the morning. for other routes check google maps which can tell you what its like during a day of a week and certain time... isn't that kool!!
Good luck everybody..
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I think Lawrence MA on overall is a nice place to interview and to commute as well; provided you live in suburbs! The interview process here are smoother than Boston I was said. The place has good helpful people working. I think you should not be too concerned about general stuff like minor tickets etc... try to be 15 minutes early and that should do it. We went too early and were bored sitting and waiting!
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BostonCool
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thanks for sharing - oh my god is it really Jan? Yikkes now I got to travel to Boston 2 times - not sure whether they consider Manchester at least that's where major of my local friends went
Thanks a lot! Did you wife get an oath letter with the oath date, or you just guess it is going to be January?
Explorer19
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Check Encashed yesterday.
Just a quick question:
Will we be able to predict the Receipt # from the back of the check like we used to do during I-485 sometime ago?
How does the receipt# look like? (like starts with NBC100295xxxx or SRC100295xxxx)
Any information is appreciated
Just a quick question:
Will we be able to predict the Receipt # from the back of the check like we used to do during I-485 sometime ago?
How does the receipt# look like? (like starts with NBC100295xxxx or SRC100295xxxx)
Any information is appreciated
wantmygcnow
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No you can't make out the receipt number. Now they take your check and make it into an electronic deposit. So you dont know the receipt number until you get your NOA.