interview/passport
Hi everyone,
I had my interview this friday at SF office. My appointment was at 11:10, I got there at 10:52, and was driving away at 11:07. The interview was really fast. Considering how much of a curmudgeon the officer was, she didn't ask for many documents at all. She hardly smiled, and just wanted me in and out. When she asked me to write my name on my pictures in cursive, I asked her "in pen or pencil?" and she got irritated and said "why would you ask if I wanted you to write it in pencil?" She didn't want to deviate from any of the tasks at hand. She asked me to write in cursive "I bought a blue car today." and then she asked me to write my name in cursive. Then she asked 6 questions from the civics test. 1. What are the colors of the US flag? 2. What was the constitution written? (i don't remember the exact wording) 3. Name one of the requirements to be president. (I said 'you have to have lived in the US for 14 years') 4. What is the name of the application for naturalization? 5. What is the Constitution? 6. Who elects congress?
That portion was a breeze. Then she asked for my passport and green card. There was also a glaring mistake on my dates of employment, which she asked me to correct. Then there was the part of my traffic ticket, which was over 500.00. She told me I was wrong in saying yes to 15 and no to 16 and that it should be the other way around. (even though every other person I had talked to told me I had done it right) She didn't ask me for any documentation when I told her I had paid the fine. Then she asked if I was a communist, would I bear arms, etc., Then she showed me a paper with the spelling of my name, my country of birth, and my height, and asked me to confirm all of that for my passport. She then gave me a paper saying I was approved and told me I would receive a letter for my oath in about 3 weeks. (i was hoping to get that letter right away like some people i've heard about) She then gave me a passport application, and told me I couldn't fill it out until I got the oath letter, and then I asked her to clarify whether it was the letter or the oath itself, and she seemed irritated, and told me I had to do the oath before filling out the passport application. Anyway, it was quick. I didn't need pencils or pens, or selective service proof, or tax docs, or paycheck stubs, or proof of address. Nothing like that at all. She did have a Dept. of Transportation doc. which confirmed a lot of my info, (i'm a pilot) so maybe that was enough to get me by. Anyway, it was good to be prepared. I really want my oath/passport sooner than later. Does anyone know what the oath backup is like? And the passport backup? Some of my american friends have not been able to get their passport in forever!!!!! Please advise.
Seb.
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DO: SFO
N 400 Mailed to CSC: 05/11/2007
Check Cashed: 05/22/2007
PD: 05/14/2007
Notice Date: 05/30/2007
FP Notice Date: 05/31/2007
Notices (receipt and FP) both received: 06/02/2007
FP Appt Date: 06/20/2007
IL Notice Date: 7/23/2007
IL Received Date: 7/26/2007
Interview scheduled: 9/14/2007
Oath:?
Hi everyone,
I had my interview this friday at SF office. My appointment was at 11:10, I got there at 10:52, and was driving away at 11:07. The interview was really fast. Considering how much of a curmudgeon the officer was, she didn't ask for many documents at all. She hardly smiled, and just wanted me in and out. When she asked me to write my name on my pictures in cursive, I asked her "in pen or pencil?" and she got irritated and said "why would you ask if I wanted you to write it in pencil?" She didn't want to deviate from any of the tasks at hand. She asked me to write in cursive "I bought a blue car today." and then she asked me to write my name in cursive. Then she asked 6 questions from the civics test. 1. What are the colors of the US flag? 2. What was the constitution written? (i don't remember the exact wording) 3. Name one of the requirements to be president. (I said 'you have to have lived in the US for 14 years') 4. What is the name of the application for naturalization? 5. What is the Constitution? 6. Who elects congress?
That portion was a breeze. Then she asked for my passport and green card. There was also a glaring mistake on my dates of employment, which she asked me to correct. Then there was the part of my traffic ticket, which was over 500.00. She told me I was wrong in saying yes to 15 and no to 16 and that it should be the other way around. (even though every other person I had talked to told me I had done it right) She didn't ask me for any documentation when I told her I had paid the fine. Then she asked if I was a communist, would I bear arms, etc., Then she showed me a paper with the spelling of my name, my country of birth, and my height, and asked me to confirm all of that for my passport. She then gave me a paper saying I was approved and told me I would receive a letter for my oath in about 3 weeks. (i was hoping to get that letter right away like some people i've heard about) She then gave me a passport application, and told me I couldn't fill it out until I got the oath letter, and then I asked her to clarify whether it was the letter or the oath itself, and she seemed irritated, and told me I had to do the oath before filling out the passport application. Anyway, it was quick. I didn't need pencils or pens, or selective service proof, or tax docs, or paycheck stubs, or proof of address. Nothing like that at all. She did have a Dept. of Transportation doc. which confirmed a lot of my info, (i'm a pilot) so maybe that was enough to get me by. Anyway, it was good to be prepared. I really want my oath/passport sooner than later. Does anyone know what the oath backup is like? And the passport backup? Some of my american friends have not been able to get their passport in forever!!!!! Please advise.
Seb.
**************************
DO: SFO
N 400 Mailed to CSC: 05/11/2007
Check Cashed: 05/22/2007
PD: 05/14/2007
Notice Date: 05/30/2007
FP Notice Date: 05/31/2007
Notices (receipt and FP) both received: 06/02/2007
FP Appt Date: 06/20/2007
IL Notice Date: 7/23/2007
IL Received Date: 7/26/2007
Interview scheduled: 9/14/2007
Oath:?
