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Oath Ceremony

Today I became a U.S. Citizen, along with 1400 other people at Dallas Convention Center. It was 2 Oath Ceremony, been one with 900 people in the morning, and 500 more in the afternoon. My oath was schedule for 8:15am, almost 3 hours of waiting, the ceremony took 45 minutes and was over by 11:45am.

Happy Flag Day. And good luck for the next applicants!!!!
 
Freedom of Information Act & Privacy Act (FOIPA) request

This question is for people who are (used to be) stuck in name check or anyone knows something about FOIPA

HOW LONG does it usually take if you fax a request to the FBI for them to release copies of your own records to YOURSELF according to the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act..??

I thought this would be VERY helpful ( if you get a "NO RECORDS" response from the FBI ) in case you're planning on having your senator or congressman get involved.

Your inputs are greatly appreciated :)
 
ASB2 said:
Today I became a U.S. Citizen, along with 1400 other people at Dallas Convention Center. It was 2 Oath Ceremony, been one with 900 people in the morning, and 500 more in the afternoon. My oath was schedule for 8:15am, almost 3 hours of waiting, the ceremony took 45 minutes and was over by 11:45am.

Happy Flag Day. And good luck for the next applicants!!!!
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I went to the 12:30 session at the same location. Ended around 14:00.
 
Oh, and for what it's worth...

Evergreen, you took just about a month less than my wife did one year ago. Her PD (if I remember correctly) was Sept. 19, 2005 and she took the oath on June 1, 2006 (at the Dallas Convention Center).

So, there's a little improvement there.
 
Flydog said:
Oh, and for what it's worth...

Evergreen, you took just about a month less than my wife did one year ago. Her PD (if I remember correctly) was Sept. 19, 2005 and she took the oath on June 1, 2006 (at the Dallas Convention Center).

So, there's a little improvement there.
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Thanks Flydog.

Now I can forget the word "USCIS" for a little while.

Yes, seem like they are making progress to improve the processing time. I am glad my N400 was completed smoothly!

This time we didn't have passport booth at the Dallas Convention Center. The IO just told someone to apply passport via post office.
 
marconi71 said:
About your case disappearing online?? did it happen after your first interview letter or the 2nd?
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Oh, the first interview. My understanding (from watching what happens)...

At some point, the district office "pulls" your name from the queue. At that point, the service center puts in a request to move your file to the DO. Once that is done, you become the "property" of the district office and the service center washes it's hands of you. Since the service center's work is done, they pull your name from the web site.

It kinda, sorta makes sense in an oddball, convoluted, bureaucratic fashion. You need to think like a bureaucrat (rather than a human) to see the beauty of the design :)
 
Yes, but sometimes they forget to pull your name from their website/DB. And hence there are people that have already became citizens and they still have their status pending on that website. So, it is a good sign if status disappears, but means nothing after you get your IL.
 
Timeline update in Dallas

..............................Me..................Wife
Mailed to TSC..........05/22/2007.....05/22/2007
Received Date.........05/24/2007.....05/24/2007
Priority Date............05/24/2007.....05/24/2007
Check Cashed..........05/29/2007.....05/29/2007
Receipt Notice Date..06/05/2007.....06/05/2007 (with exception for both)
FP Notice Date.........06/11/2007.....06/11/2007
FP Date..................07/06/2007......07/06/2007
Interview Letter.......XX/XX/XXXX.....XX/XX/XXXX
Interview Date.........XX/XX/XXXX.....XX/XX/XXXX
Oath Letter.............XX/XX/XXXX.....XX/XX/XXXX
Oath Date...............XX/XX/XXXX.....XX/XX/XXXX
 
Oath Schedule in Dallas DO

Congratulations to Evergreen and RSB2.

I took almost the same step of going to the interview on April 25 and was told to wait for an Oath Ceremony notice in the mail. Well, almost two months later, I am still waiting and getting a little anxious particularly after reading your stories. I checked national service center and called the 800 number and was told the local DO handles this type of thing but can not find a Dallas DO phone number.

My questions are: is this normal for people interviewed on the same day but take oath on different dates? Typically how far apart can we expect given the latest progress of our "beloved" USCIS? What are the upcoming scheduled oath ceremony (June 30, July 16, Aug. 8 ...)? Would a scheduled meeting with an officer through Infopass help?

Thank you all very much. God Speed!
 
Thank You!

TexasAggie said:
Congratulations to Evergreen and RSB2.
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Thanks everyone for congrats!!!!

Just FYI.... I went to Houston yesterday (Houston National Passport Center), one day after my Oath. With prove of traveling, such as Airline Ticket, you can get your passport on same day, apply in the morning, and pick up in the afternoon. Total cost, U$157!!!! APPOINTMENTS ONLY. (1-877-487-2778.)

Good Luck every one!!!!
 
ASB2 said:
Thanks everyone for congrats!!!!

Just FYI.... I went to Houston yesterday (Houston National Passport Center), one day after my Oath. With prove of traveling, such as Airline Ticket, you can get your passport on same day, apply in the morning, and pick up in the afternoon. Total cost, U$157!!!! APPOINTMENTS ONLY. (1-877-487-2778.)

Good Luck every one!!!!
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Did they issue you the new e-passport? Congratulations again!
 
MissMolina said:
Did they issue you the new e-passport? Congratulations again!
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Yes they did. The design of the new passport is based on the American Icons theme that was approved by Secretary of State Colin Powell. The designs on the passport's pages are a composite of images taken from a variety of sources with the addition of American quotes on each page to portray the American Icon theme.

Thank You MissMolina.
 
TexasAggie said:
Congratulations to Evergreen and RSB2.

I took almost the same step of going to the interview on April 25 and was told to wait for an Oath Ceremony notice in the mail. Well, almost two months later, I am still waiting and getting a little anxious particularly after reading your stories. I checked national service center and called the 800 number and was told the local DO handles this type of thing but can not find a Dallas DO phone number.

My questions are: is this normal for people interviewed on the same day but take oath on different dates? Typically how far apart can we expect given the latest progress of our "beloved" USCIS? What are the upcoming scheduled oath ceremony (June 30, July 16, Aug. 8 ...)? Would a scheduled meeting with an officer through Infopass help?

Thank you all very much. God Speed!
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It really depends. I saw someone who had same interview date as mine got the Oath letter on the same day, some received it a month later. I got my Oath letter 2 months later.

You can't really time when you "should" be getting your oath letter. If you don't get an Oath letter in the next 30 days, make an infopass appointment to check your status.
 
Thanks for all of your congrats.

I appreciate people here have provided valuable advices to help me going thru this process.

Just hang in there. Your lucky day will come.

Cheer.
 
Interview status

Hi All
My wife had her USC Interview today. After the interview she was told that a decision cannot be made as her background check was not complete although she passed her interview. Is this the name check? Has anyone been in the same boat.
Any ideas on how long it will take to get a Oath letter ?
 
desi2go,

This is weird. I thought you wouldn't get interview before your name check was done. Is this another type of background check? I'm interested in knowing it too.
 
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