New York City - N-400 Timeline - Naturalization Experiences

Same info you gave when you applied for the Green Card. Not more not less. :)

trala said:
Hi everyone, I have a particular situation and I can't find straight answers to it.

I'm a Dutch native, been living in the US for 8 years and been married to a US citizen for 9 years. I applied for resident status through the US Consulate in Holland. All has been fine but I am currently in the process of applying for my citizenship here in the US. Now, there are some bumps in the road and I'm not certain how to navigate them:

When I was 15 years old I was arrested for unlawful entry. This was considered juvenile crime and was going to be absolved when I reached 18. I have no criminal record in either Holland or the US. Further, I have verified that all juvenile records have have been destroyed in 2004 and so there is really nothing on my record or even proof there was ever a charge or an arrest. So far so good.

However, when I applied to become a permanent resident 8 years ago, the form asked if I was EVER arrested, charged, convicted, etc. Wanting to answer truthfully, I filled in there was a charge of unlawful entry but it was dismissed. This does mean the information is on my application for permanent resident.

Now that I'm working on my citizenship application, the same question is there, and it also states I need to provide documents that prove my criminal history or lack thereof. Does this mean I need a police clearance or otherwise a statement of good behavior from the Dutch justice? I'm not even sure what I need, or if I need it, or.... sigh... I'm getting really confused about what to do.

Do I just fill in that there was an arrest but since it was me being a minor (which the date/year you have to fill in would imply) not seek to provide any proof of this? I do know it's possible to get a proof of good conduct from the Dutch justice, but I also know this is not always accepted by other governments. So I'm at a loss how to move forward. Please help. Thank you...
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Update:

I went to my RFE interview today. I arrived promptly and was called shortly after my appointment time. The officer seemed nice at first but became very annoyed and pissed off because I only had originals of the documents and not copies. She got so pissed that she told me to go downstairs and make copies of all the documents at the cost of 35 cents each, even though there were multiple copiers available at their disposal.

I decided to avoid the hassle and gave her my originals to keep and then I was asked to sign a few documents and was asked if I wanted to wait for the oath letter. I almost lost my breath when I heard the word "OATH". I happily said yes and I was told to wait in another waiting area. After waiting for over 1 hour, I finally got my oath letter for August 26th. I am sooooooo relieved at this point.

It says to appear 9:00 am at 26 Federal Plaza. How important is it for me to arrive on time? From what I have read here the ceremony will not begin till 11:00 am. I don't want to arrive early and then just be forced to wait.

My deepest thanks to the following : justfiled, theory611, ctnurse ...... for all your support and to everyone on this thread.
 
carmelo said:
Update:

I went to my RFE interview today. I arrived promptly and was called shortly after my appointment time. The officer seemed nice at first but became very annoyed and pissed off because I only had originals of the documents and not copies. She got so pissed that she told me to go downstairs and make copies of all the documents at the cost of 35 cents each, even though there were multiple copiers available at their disposal.

I decided to avoid the hassle and gave her my originals to keep and then I was asked to sign a few documents and was asked if I wanted to wait for the oath letter. I almost lost my breath when I heard the word "OATH". I happily said yes and I was told to wait in another waiting area. After waiting for over 1 hour, I finally got my oath letter for August 26th. I am sooooooo relieved at this point.

It says to appear 9:00 am at 26 Federal Plaza. How important is it for me to arrive on time? From what I have read here the ceremony will not begin till 11:00 am. I don't want to arrive early and then just be forced to wait.

My deepest thanks to the following : justfiled, theory611, ctnurse ...... for all your support and to everyone on this thread.
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Congratulations.
my interview is next week on 26 fedral plaza, could you please tell me what documents do I need to have copies of. do I need to bring copies of all the originals with me? like my passport, ID, GC, SS, selective service card...etc?

also did they allow you to take your cell phone inside with you?

Thanks,
 
Yes...they do allow cellphones. As far as the documents, I would go by what it states to bring in the IL. Everyone's case is different. Good luck.
 
highsky1 said:
Congratulations.
my interview is next week on 26 fedral plaza, could you please tell me what documents do I need to have copies of. do I need to bring copies of all the originals with me? like my passport, ID, GC, SS, selective service card...etc?

also did they allow you to take your cell phone inside with you?

Thanks,
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I'd say yes, have both originals and copies.
Please post your timeline.
 
Hi Any one here who has done n-400 interview at holtsvill, Long Island last month or this month. Would appriciate if you can post your experince. Thx
 
Holtsville, Long Island Interview

Went to the Interview on 8/15/2011 and got there at 9:07am which was scheduled for 9:30am in Holtsville, Long Island, NY. I started reading and studying the 100 questions and i had my bag full of documents from 1992. At 10:17am, i had enough of reading, my brains had no memory to contain the information so i started browsing the internet with my android phone. At 11:24am, a black lady called my name and i went inside and it was like she was not ready for me or just did not want to deal with anyone today. She asked if i would like to change my name and i said Yes and she printed a form from the computer and hand it over to me. Now the funny part, she looked at my immigration profile and asked series of questions on N-400 and started checking correct on it. The next question was you never never traveled out of the country and i responded back saying to her "never" so let me see your passport, i showed it to her and she looked at it again and again and then said not even Canada and replied "nop". She smiled and asked me the civic questions and she stopped at number 6 and gave me a paper to read it out loud and i did and asked me write down, what i just read out loud and i also did with no problem. The next thing was let me see your selective service registration card and I hand it over to her and she took a letter form and said congratulations you will get your oath date in the mail in 2 weeks. I got up from my seated chair and she escorted me out and i looked at the time from my phone and it was 11:32am .
 
Congratulation shefe,
Finally, its over for you enjoy. I have few questions, can I take my 2 year old daughter with us. Do they let my 2-year daughter in and is the place is children friendly? Me and my wife has interview this week. and similler time frame as yours. Other questions, I did not have selective service status letter yet but said No on my application. Did you answer Yes on your regrastration question? Appriciate your respopnse.

Thx
 
my friend SHEFE
congratulations..now we are americans..our ordeal with inmigration is over..i'm happy also for you buddy...now keep in touch and tell us when is gonna be your naturalization
osogio
 
goldeneye007,

You can take your daughter with you but not sure about her going in with you into the interview room but when i was there, they had alot of people with children, few IO allowed children to go in with them while others declined. Depending on your age, you need to have selective service info, please print it from the internet, I printed mined in color. I said yes on my application and provided the date and Selective#

osogio, i am always here on the forum
 
Garden City interview

Has anyone recently received an oath appointment letter in Garden City on the same day as the interview? Or is the Garden City office not known for doing this?

Thanks
 
HudsonValley said:
Goldenyey007 & Osogio, plz post your timeline
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Finally its over for me and my wife. We have finished out Citizenship interview yesterday and the experience was excellent. Thank you all for your support and to this forum. The officer was an gentleman.

-Employment based GC/5 years based citizenship interview for me and my wife who is a derevative.
-Interview was at Holtsville , Long Island at 9 am arrived there at 7:45
-Went in but did not get called in untill 10:25. I was called in first and he said my wife will be after mine is done.
-Interview took only 15 min. He asked me civic question which was all easy and simple. All the questions were prePrinted.
-He said my file is big but all background came clear nothing to worry.
-The whole process went very smoothly and stepmed approved
-Was offer 2 places for Oath next month and I picked one in Islip, Long Island.
-He asked me if my wife would like to go for the oath in same place as mine and I said yes
-He then put my file away and brought my wife file and put them on the table and congratulated me.
-He walked me out and explained the next steps and said all are good to go and I will receive the Oath letter in mail in 2 weeks. I asked him if I can wait to the the oath letter today. he said we are not giving the Oath letter today but nothing to worry and will receive in 2 weeks.
-My wife followed and took only 15 min as well for her.
-She came out with a smile.

Good Luck to you all .
 
seth_nat400 said:
Hey Guys,

I received an email from USCIS stating "I have been placed in line for interview scheduling" on 07/12. Anybody know on average how long does it normally take to receive the interview letter for NYC district office from this point on? thanks.
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Also waiting for the interview in NYC, got my FP done on 7/14 and received the same email as yours on 7/19. On 8/18 received the yellow letter requesting I bring my DL to the interview. Based on what I've read, it takes about 1-2 months after the FP appointment to receive the IL. It seems like we are almost there :) ! I will advise of any new developments.
 
Guys, when I apply for a driver's license in NYC do I have to include my full middle name as it appears on NC or I can drop it? how about when I apply for a new SS card, would they let me drop my middle name?
 
Hi Guys,

I just received a text/email stating "Your N400, APPLICATION FOR NATURALIZATION is now scheduled for interview. You will receive a written notice with a time and place for your interview. You should receive this notice within 14 days." Good luck to everyone.
 
seth_nat400 said:
Hi Guys,

I just received a text/email stating "Your N400, APPLICATION FOR NATURALIZATION is now scheduled for interview. You will receive a written notice with a time and place for your interview. You should receive this notice within 14 days." Good luck to everyone.
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Thank you for posting! I'm getting a bit anxious but based on our similar timeline I should be getting the same notification soon (I hope) ..

Best of luck to you!
 
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