Folks, I just wrapped up my interview this morning. Here is my experience:
Appt. was scheduled for 9am and I got to the building at 8:45am. I carried my DL, GC, all Passports, IL, YL, 2 extra PP Photos and proof that I paid the Public Urination citation I recd. in 2002 (which I listed in my N400). I checked in on the 2nd floor and was directed to the 3rd floor for the interview. There were only 2 other people there and I was called in literally 2 mins after I got there. The IO was an older, soft spoken gentleman who was having a 'good day' and that got me even more relaxed. I swore to tell the truth etc. etc and we began the interview.
He went through my N400 in great detail and verified all the information that was in there. He asked to see my GC, DL and PP and verified all my trips and validated those against the PP. Everything on the application checked out...he told me my eyes were Brown and not Black (which is the color listed on my PP and my N400) and that he would be changing it and asked if that was okay with me. I didn't really care, although I do still believe my eyes are black, but whatever....We came to the part about my citation and he asked to see proof of payment - I had that with me so it wasn't a big deal. He verified that I recd. the citation >5 years ago when I wasn't even a Perm Resident and I said Yes. After going through the application he had me sign it in a couple of different places and we then moved on to the Test portion of the interview.
He asked me to read "What do we pay the government" and then to write "We pay taxes" - He asked me the following 10 questions, and although I got the first 6 correct, he did actually ask me all 10 (the order below is not correct)
1) How many Senators
2) What ocean is to the East
3) What was the major cause of the civil war
4) What stops the govt from becoming too powerful
5) When was the constitution written
6) What is freedom of religion
7) Who is one of your current US Senators
8) What is the capital of the US
9) When must all men register for SS
10) Name one state that borders Canada
The entire interview was over in 20 mins and he told me he was recommending me for approval. I asked him about being able to lock in a specific oath ceremony because I was leaving the country late Dec and wanted to ensure either I had enough time to get my US PP or just do the Oath early next year when I'm back. He didn't know what the Oath schedule was but said I can reschedule the Oath if it doesn't jive with my plans. Either way, I wasn't too concerned so I shook his hand, thanked him for his time and was outta there...
Since I work less than 5 blocks from 630 Sansome, I was back at work within the hour - Good luck to everyone else waiting to wrap up this process.
My complete timeline is below:
6/24/09: N400 mailed
6/26/09: N400 Received/Priority Date
6/29/09: NOA Date
6/30/09: Check Cashed
7/02/09: NOA Received
7/08/09: FP Notice Date
7/13/09: FP Notice Received
7/22/09: FP Date
8/13/09: CFR Notice Date
8/17/09: CFR Notice Received
8/28/09: IL Date
8/31/09: IL Received
10/6/09: Interview Date (Recommended for Approval)
Appt. was scheduled for 9am and I got to the building at 8:45am. I carried my DL, GC, all Passports, IL, YL, 2 extra PP Photos and proof that I paid the Public Urination citation I recd. in 2002 (which I listed in my N400). I checked in on the 2nd floor and was directed to the 3rd floor for the interview. There were only 2 other people there and I was called in literally 2 mins after I got there. The IO was an older, soft spoken gentleman who was having a 'good day' and that got me even more relaxed. I swore to tell the truth etc. etc and we began the interview.
He went through my N400 in great detail and verified all the information that was in there. He asked to see my GC, DL and PP and verified all my trips and validated those against the PP. Everything on the application checked out...he told me my eyes were Brown and not Black (which is the color listed on my PP and my N400) and that he would be changing it and asked if that was okay with me. I didn't really care, although I do still believe my eyes are black, but whatever....We came to the part about my citation and he asked to see proof of payment - I had that with me so it wasn't a big deal. He verified that I recd. the citation >5 years ago when I wasn't even a Perm Resident and I said Yes. After going through the application he had me sign it in a couple of different places and we then moved on to the Test portion of the interview.
He asked me to read "What do we pay the government" and then to write "We pay taxes" - He asked me the following 10 questions, and although I got the first 6 correct, he did actually ask me all 10 (the order below is not correct)
1) How many Senators
2) What ocean is to the East
3) What was the major cause of the civil war
4) What stops the govt from becoming too powerful
5) When was the constitution written
6) What is freedom of religion
7) Who is one of your current US Senators
8) What is the capital of the US
9) When must all men register for SS
10) Name one state that borders Canada
The entire interview was over in 20 mins and he told me he was recommending me for approval. I asked him about being able to lock in a specific oath ceremony because I was leaving the country late Dec and wanted to ensure either I had enough time to get my US PP or just do the Oath early next year when I'm back. He didn't know what the Oath schedule was but said I can reschedule the Oath if it doesn't jive with my plans. Either way, I wasn't too concerned so I shook his hand, thanked him for his time and was outta there...
Since I work less than 5 blocks from 630 Sansome, I was back at work within the hour - Good luck to everyone else waiting to wrap up this process.
My complete timeline is below:
6/24/09: N400 mailed
6/26/09: N400 Received/Priority Date
6/29/09: NOA Date
6/30/09: Check Cashed
7/02/09: NOA Received
7/08/09: FP Notice Date
7/13/09: FP Notice Received
7/22/09: FP Date
8/13/09: CFR Notice Date
8/17/09: CFR Notice Received
8/28/09: IL Date
8/31/09: IL Received
10/6/09: Interview Date (Recommended for Approval)