goodyear07
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Nov 21st (tuesday): Here is my interview experience. I wanted to share while it is still fresh in my mind. Me and my wife arrived at Miami, FL INS district office around 7.00 am. We were in line. The parking in the building was $20.00 for whole day. After 15 minutes we were asked to show interview appointment letter + green card before the entrance into security check. The interview was in second floor. The desk man at frontdesk collected our interview letters and put them in a bin, asked us to take a seat (its a big hall). we waited for 45 minutes. Our appointment on the letter was 8.15 am. One by one is being called by Interview Officer into their individual offices. My turn came first. I left my wife and went for the interview. My interview lasted 30 minutes or so. All "yes" or "no" questions on good moral character, alligiance (these are last page parts of N400 application forms). These were like 20 questions or so.
IO asked me how did I supported family for 6 months in 2001 without a job. I replied " with severence pay from previous company and state unemployment benifits I was able to support my family".
Why I moved to florida (I said its because of job and sunny florida)
He asked me about any violation of law citations etc. I replied yes because of speeding ticket citation. He asked me if it was DUI or related. I said no. I was carrying my court disposition (reciept of fine payment). But he was not interested in seeing that paperwork. He just wrote on my application, about speeding ticket.
Asked me about two trips to india which were like 2 to 4 weeks in length.
Asked me to write "TODAY I GO TO THE STORE". Asked me to Print (capital letters not cursive) the sentence. I did that
Asked me easy 6 questions I got all correct. He had a list of 10 or so to ask. First 6 right, I wont be asked any further it seems.
Who is vice president (Dick Cheney)
What is the national Anthem (Star Spangled Banner)
How many senators (100 senators = 2 elected from each state)
What is consitution (supreme law of the land)
Can the consitution be changed (yes it can be changed)
why we celebrate the july 4th (independence day)
At the end of interview, he said he is approving my application. He "CAN NOT MAKE DECISION YET" at this time. I hope it is not the dreaded name check delay. He said there are couple of oath dates are coming up. He stamped the application "APPROVED". But it can take anywhere from 1 o 4 months to recieve oath letter. Did not give me N652 form. I asked should I wait for any form after the interview in the hall. (I meant N652 or oath form). He said no. I thanked him and left to the hallway where I left my wife.
In the meantime my wife had her turn, by the time I returned to the hallway. I waited for her. She had an issue with her name before marriage. THe issue was her first name was Venkata Madhavi, in the application we only put Madhavi (with maiden last name). But she was told she will be given oath at a court room (in a small session). She passed the test. But the mess was about the missing part of the firstname, according to the birth affidavit. At the end her application was stamped "APPROVED" and given N652 form indicating the test is completed successfully.
Hopefully things dont drag for us. If they do, we have to resort to lawsuits (we made up our minds... ).
I wanted to share this exprerience with fellow applicants. Hope yours will be much smoother and easier. Good luck all.
Can someone who experience interview tell what "CAN NOT MAKE DECISION YET" with "APPROVED" stamp on application means?
USCIS Center: Texas Service Center
DO: Miami, Florida
N400 receipt by TSC - July/10/06
FP - July/28/06 (day 22)
Online status changed - Sept/10/06 (day 66)
Inverview Notice - Sept/15/06 (day 71)
Inverview Date - Nov/21/06 (day 128)
Oath Date - ??/??/?? (day ???)
Passport App - ??/??/?? (day ???)
Passport Received - ??/??/?? (day ???)
IO asked me how did I supported family for 6 months in 2001 without a job. I replied " with severence pay from previous company and state unemployment benifits I was able to support my family".
Why I moved to florida (I said its because of job and sunny florida)
He asked me about any violation of law citations etc. I replied yes because of speeding ticket citation. He asked me if it was DUI or related. I said no. I was carrying my court disposition (reciept of fine payment). But he was not interested in seeing that paperwork. He just wrote on my application, about speeding ticket.
Asked me about two trips to india which were like 2 to 4 weeks in length.
Asked me to write "TODAY I GO TO THE STORE". Asked me to Print (capital letters not cursive) the sentence. I did that
Asked me easy 6 questions I got all correct. He had a list of 10 or so to ask. First 6 right, I wont be asked any further it seems.
Who is vice president (Dick Cheney)
What is the national Anthem (Star Spangled Banner)
How many senators (100 senators = 2 elected from each state)
What is consitution (supreme law of the land)
Can the consitution be changed (yes it can be changed)
why we celebrate the july 4th (independence day)
At the end of interview, he said he is approving my application. He "CAN NOT MAKE DECISION YET" at this time. I hope it is not the dreaded name check delay. He said there are couple of oath dates are coming up. He stamped the application "APPROVED". But it can take anywhere from 1 o 4 months to recieve oath letter. Did not give me N652 form. I asked should I wait for any form after the interview in the hall. (I meant N652 or oath form). He said no. I thanked him and left to the hallway where I left my wife.
In the meantime my wife had her turn, by the time I returned to the hallway. I waited for her. She had an issue with her name before marriage. THe issue was her first name was Venkata Madhavi, in the application we only put Madhavi (with maiden last name). But she was told she will be given oath at a court room (in a small session). She passed the test. But the mess was about the missing part of the firstname, according to the birth affidavit. At the end her application was stamped "APPROVED" and given N652 form indicating the test is completed successfully.
Hopefully things dont drag for us. If they do, we have to resort to lawsuits (we made up our minds... ).
I wanted to share this exprerience with fellow applicants. Hope yours will be much smoother and easier. Good luck all.
Can someone who experience interview tell what "CAN NOT MAKE DECISION YET" with "APPROVED" stamp on application means?
USCIS Center: Texas Service Center
DO: Miami, Florida
N400 receipt by TSC - July/10/06
FP - July/28/06 (day 22)
Online status changed - Sept/10/06 (day 66)
Inverview Notice - Sept/15/06 (day 71)
Inverview Date - Nov/21/06 (day 128)
Oath Date - ??/??/?? (day ???)
Passport App - ??/??/?? (day ???)
Passport Received - ??/??/?? (day ???)