I passed my interview today !
I passed my interview today
Spent exactly 15 minutes inside IO's office.
At 7:45, the Citizenship Interview waiting room is full of people. This lady we talked to arrived at 7:00am and was interviewed right on schedule at 8:30 am. We arrived at 7:00 but decided to have some coffee and croissants at the coffee stall at the lobby. Didn't come up until 7:45am for my 8:15 appointment. My interview started at 8:45 and ended at 9:00.
No cellphones allowed in the building.
Paid $13.20 for 2-hr parking - the one across the street.
Some observations :
A handful of applicants brought lawyers.
A couple brought their 2-3 yr old child. She cried the whole time.
An old man, as he was being ushered inside the room, told the IO he doesn't speak English. The IO called out to the other applicants : "Can anyone translate Spanish?" A lady was kind enough to volunteer.
Some came in suit and tie, others were in very casual attire - jeans and golf shirts.
Some families were interviewed together, some were not.
The I-652 was photocopied on 2 sides -- really badly photocopied. I was expecting the same paper and quality as the other USCIS forms and letters.
There's a TV in the waiting room. Earlier in the day, you can hear it from the other end of the room. After a while, people start talking more and louder.
