Al Southner
Registered Users (C)
Guys,
I had my naturalization interview today in Baltimore, MD. First of all, there were lot of people who were attending one of the largest oath ceremonies there today, so entering the Federal Plaza was a task, and it was my first time in their office. The interview itself was nothing special, arrived there for about 10:55am, for 11am appointment. I dropped my interview letter in the receptionist window, and was called in around 11:25am, and greeted by a nice young woman who was friendly from the get-go
. Upon arriving in her office, she offered me a chair and told me before I sit, she will do the swearing-in, which we proceeded to do. She asked for my passport, GC and DL which I produced and placed on her desk. She asked me to sign the pictures, while she looked at the passport, DL and GC. She went through the N400 application, Part 1 through 10, in which we waited to discuss my traffic ticket, I didn't declare the ticket because it was speeding, but I told her about it in person. She proceeded to produce a print-out of my speeding ticket, told me if I had proof that I paid the ticket, she will look at it, while I was looking for it in my bag, she logged into her system, saw that it was closed (paid), and said fantastic and we continued from Part 10 onwards, asked me to sign Part 13. She also asked me for my tax returns, and I gave her the tax transcript from IRS and she looked at them for filing year, 20007,2008 and 2009, plus it was married filing jointly. She gave them back to me and told she is satisfied and we proceeded to go into the civics test.
1. Who is the founder of the "Father of our Country"? G. Washington.
2. Number of voting US Representatives? 435
3. How long we elect a US Representative? 2
4. Who is the current Chief Justice of the SCOTUS? John G. Roberts, Jr.
5. In what month do we vote for President? November
6. Name one war fought by the US in the 1900s? World War I, II, Korean War, Vietnam War
Asked me to write this sentence: G. Washington was the first president.
Read: G. Washington lived in the White House.
Congratulations, you have passed all civics test and you are recommend for naturalization. Given that your 3 years anniversary is this upcoming Sunday, I won't approved your N400 till next Monday, Nov 1st, 2010 plus a customary supervisory review, but your applications is solid and I expect it to be approved by my supervisor as well. This is where I made a plea for expedient oath on the basis of pending job offer with a federal contractor, which requires US citizenship. She called her supervisor, and unfortunately in Baltimore, MD next week, all of next week is a big auditing of files and no oath ceremonies are scheduled. So, if you are scheduled for N400 interview next week, you will have to wait for an oath letter in the mail. I am not stressed by not having being sworn-in today, it comes with the territory and will await an invitation in the mail.
Here is one thing which I experienced while in the interview, I didn't have to produce any original documentation or proof of my wife's US citizenship, no utilities, bank statement, mortgage statement, except to show the tax transcripts. When I send my application, I included a dossier of evidence including copies of her US passport, son's US passport, copy of birth certificate, marriage certificate and certified marriage documentation, my own passport, copy of GC, copies of utilities car-health-home-insurances documentation, FiOS combo (TV, Phone, Cell and Internet), Gas, Water, Electric, bank statements, Macys, HOA letters, copies of both of our drivers license (issued on the same day), and closing documentation when we bought our home. It appears as if she reviewed my file prior to the interview for evidence, and didn't need any other information from me, plus my wife's passport has been misplaced somewhere in the house. I went to the interview without it, and I had no concerns at all, because I believe that I could explain that little nugget without affecting my interview. I expect to hear from the interviewer soon, she took my cell number. We finally completed the interview and I collected my belongings, and I thanked her and we proceeded to exchange a passionate kiss..... I feel tired and less emotional than most people, because I have been raking in a whole lot of miles driving. Less emotional than most people who we approved and felt like they just won the lottery, it is possible it is their biggest lottery ticket. I saw a lot of people eating a bread of fear while awaiting to be called, which made me a little bit sad. Life shouldn't be this hard, plus the office there looked small and filthy to my liking, but I am glad all went well for me and I hope it goes well for all N400 applicants across this board, because I know it is important to a whole lot of people. I enjoyed the personable officer I interacted with today, she was young and nice, seem well-trained in strong customer-service.
I had my naturalization interview today in Baltimore, MD. First of all, there were lot of people who were attending one of the largest oath ceremonies there today, so entering the Federal Plaza was a task, and it was my first time in their office. The interview itself was nothing special, arrived there for about 10:55am, for 11am appointment. I dropped my interview letter in the receptionist window, and was called in around 11:25am, and greeted by a nice young woman who was friendly from the get-go
. Upon arriving in her office, she offered me a chair and told me before I sit, she will do the swearing-in, which we proceeded to do. She asked for my passport, GC and DL which I produced and placed on her desk. She asked me to sign the pictures, while she looked at the passport, DL and GC. She went through the N400 application, Part 1 through 10, in which we waited to discuss my traffic ticket, I didn't declare the ticket because it was speeding, but I told her about it in person. She proceeded to produce a print-out of my speeding ticket, told me if I had proof that I paid the ticket, she will look at it, while I was looking for it in my bag, she logged into her system, saw that it was closed (paid), and said fantastic and we continued from Part 10 onwards, asked me to sign Part 13. She also asked me for my tax returns, and I gave her the tax transcript from IRS and she looked at them for filing year, 20007,2008 and 2009, plus it was married filing jointly. She gave them back to me and told she is satisfied and we proceeded to go into the civics test. 1. Who is the founder of the "Father of our Country"? G. Washington.
2. Number of voting US Representatives? 435
3. How long we elect a US Representative? 2
4. Who is the current Chief Justice of the SCOTUS? John G. Roberts, Jr.
5. In what month do we vote for President? November
6. Name one war fought by the US in the 1900s? World War I, II, Korean War, Vietnam War
Asked me to write this sentence: G. Washington was the first president.
Read: G. Washington lived in the White House.
Congratulations, you have passed all civics test and you are recommend for naturalization. Given that your 3 years anniversary is this upcoming Sunday, I won't approved your N400 till next Monday, Nov 1st, 2010 plus a customary supervisory review, but your applications is solid and I expect it to be approved by my supervisor as well. This is where I made a plea for expedient oath on the basis of pending job offer with a federal contractor, which requires US citizenship. She called her supervisor, and unfortunately in Baltimore, MD next week, all of next week is a big auditing of files and no oath ceremonies are scheduled. So, if you are scheduled for N400 interview next week, you will have to wait for an oath letter in the mail. I am not stressed by not having being sworn-in today, it comes with the territory and will await an invitation in the mail.
Here is one thing which I experienced while in the interview, I didn't have to produce any original documentation or proof of my wife's US citizenship, no utilities, bank statement, mortgage statement, except to show the tax transcripts. When I send my application, I included a dossier of evidence including copies of her US passport, son's US passport, copy of birth certificate, marriage certificate and certified marriage documentation, my own passport, copy of GC, copies of utilities car-health-home-insurances documentation, FiOS combo (TV, Phone, Cell and Internet), Gas, Water, Electric, bank statements, Macys, HOA letters, copies of both of our drivers license (issued on the same day), and closing documentation when we bought our home. It appears as if she reviewed my file prior to the interview for evidence, and didn't need any other information from me, plus my wife's passport has been misplaced somewhere in the house. I went to the interview without it, and I had no concerns at all, because I believe that I could explain that little nugget without affecting my interview. I expect to hear from the interviewer soon, she took my cell number. We finally completed the interview and I collected my belongings, and I thanked her and we proceeded to exchange a passionate kiss.....
I feel tired and less emotional than most people, because I have been raking in a whole lot of miles driving. Less emotional than most people who we approved and felt like they just won the lottery, it is possible it is their biggest lottery ticket. I saw a lot of people eating a bread of fear while awaiting to be called, which made me a little bit sad. Life shouldn't be this hard, plus the office there looked small and filthy to my liking, but I am glad all went well for me and I hope it goes well for all N400 applicants across this board, because I know it is important to a whole lot of people. I enjoyed the personable officer I interacted with today, she was young and nice, seem well-trained in strong customer-service.