My appointment was at 9am today. I went around 8.45am, gone through the security in the front and I called my attorney. My attorney was waiting for me at E-160 room. Went inside the E-160 room and my attorney had submitted the interview letter. They have asked me to sit in front of window 15. I think 15 or 20 mins later I hear a woman calling my name. Me and my attorney try to follow the IO, she said that there is no need of attorney because it is just the english and govt test. She sounded so sweet. I think she is muslim and from middle eastern. She took me inside me inside. She was very frendly. She said that her husband is from India and they are planning to go to India this coming January. She asked me how was my test preparation and immediatly she said that you are smart you will do fine. She asked me 6 questions(i felt they are very simple) and asked to read a line and asked me to write "I am flying to New York tomorrow". She said the handwriting looks nice and said Congratulations you cleared the test and told me to go to E-170 room. I went out side and me and my attorney went to E-170 room and sat for some time. A gentle man called my name, and me any my attorney followed him. I first took the oath. I had applied 180 days before 5 years date. He was counting the days whether I have applied it correctly or not and he said i did good math. Then he asked me whether the names which I had given is all I have used in India and in USA. I said yes. He asked whether I want to change my name. I said no. Then he scanned the N-400 (i saw bar code on the front of N-400 page). He started going through the N-400 application line by line and started marking ticks with red pen.
I went to Canada but I have not mentioned that because I thought it is under 24 hours. IO asked me whether only trips I had made after I got PR. I said one before PR and one after PR. He asked me again with having eye contact "is this only two trips I had gone", I became little nervous and said "well, I had gone to Canada and i had not mentioned because I believe it is under 24 hours. He marked that in the pen and he said that's ok.
I had a shop lifting arrest and dismissed after paying 100$ court fine. He asked my attorney what had happened, he said that she was arrested for shop lifting and since there is no evidence they had dismissed me the case by paying $100, and my attorney said she can explain better. IO asked me whether I want to explain about what happen. I said the same exact thing that there was a communication gap and was arrested and had to be in jail for 4 hours and paid 100$ to court. IO said this happened in 1999, he was talking to himself saying it is not in the past five years. He asked me two times is there anything I had involved in criminal stuff. I said no. Then IO said I should get the approval from my Supervisor. He was going through the rest of N-400 application. He asked me to sign a paper and he explained that is nothing but there are little chnages which IO had made and that I accept. I put my signature. He took the approval stamp with him and said to me and my attorney that "hang on here I will just go and get my supervisor approval". He did not come for almost 20mins, he came and said that it was hard to find the supervisor. He had the stamp in his hand and he stamped approved on the N-400 paper. My attorney asked very friendly from when you are working here, he said that since 6 months and he was basically a lawyer from San Francisco, then my attorney asked how was the winter, he said he was in the training in California so he really dont know how it would be next year. I forgot whether he made me to sign anything, he said Congratulations and gave me paper saying that I had cleared the test and interview. He asked to go out and some one would coome and get the signatures on the photos and get the oath date. Me and my attorney went out and then a person called and got my signatures on the photo and gave me some paperwork in which it says that the oath is on Sep 17 in Fenway. My attorney said wow in Fenway, she said yes it is the first time they are doing that and 3000 people would be there. I said thank you to her and left the room.
That was my experience. It is long but hope it will help some one.
