Here is a recap of my Interview experience.
My appointment was scheduled at 1.45 PM. Employment based.
I reached there at 1.40.
I was called in at 2.05 by an officer. He took me to his room.
First step is to take the Oath (with raised hands) and then he offered the seat.
Then he collected my Green card, Drivers license and Passport.
He went through every question in my N-400 application.
I confirmed the facts mentioned in the N-400.
He asked me to write in a sheet of paper one sentence and read a sentence from another sheet of paper……. To test my English language skillsets.
Then he moved to the quiz part.
He went through some pile of papers at the back of his desk and pulled one sheet of paper, that has some 6 questions.
Following are the questions.
These were the same questions my wife went through for her interview last month.
What is freedom of religion ? ( Answer: We can practice any religion or be without practicing any religion)
How many Senators ? (Answer: 100)
Name one state state bordering Canada? (Answer : Newyork)
Which year the Constitution was written? (Answer : 1787)
Eligibility for selective service registration ? (Answer: 18 years to 26 years)
Name of the Ocean in East coast ? (Answer: Atlantic)
On completion of the quiz, he was going through a big file that has all my papers..........he did mention that he was trying to trace my birth certificate. I was sitting very close to his table. I was able to see that he had all my papers right from labor.... it was big pile of not less than.....probably 200 sheets of papers. But he could not get that.
Then I intervened and told him that I have the original in the file I brought with me... and he can take a copy if needed.
For that he mentioned that "thank you.... I do have all your papers.....and trying to locate.... another officer will go through these things and verify the papers. It should be there in the file we have".
He said CONGRATULATIONS.... I will take you back to the waiting room... we have oath taking ceremony coming up on 12/17.
Another officer, after verifying all the documents, will come by and let you about it.
I went back to the waiting room... After 15 minutes, another officer stopped by and informed me about the Oath scheduled at 8.30 am on Thursday.
DO: Charlotte, NC (Employment based)
10/01/09: N400 FED EXed to Lewisville,TX
10/02/09: N-400 Received
10/06/09: Check cashed
10/20/09: FP notice received
10/27/09: FP Done (I walked in earlier and got it done - no questions were asked)
11/09/09: IL received
12/14/09: ID (Done today)
12/17/09: Oath date scheduled on at 8.30 AM
GOOD LUCK TO EVERY ONE
GEE24