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Newark, NJ - N-400 Timeline
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another_dude
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Updated Signature
Mailarvin,
That was fast. Any idea why your case has being processed so quickly?
IL Date is 9/7/09
Have you ever received the yellow letter?
I received my FP Notice for Aug'20. Can i walk in before that for FP. Are there any restrictions for walk in? Any feedback on this is appreciated.
Yes you can walk in. Try not go on Thursday. I think Saturday is perfect.
Mailarvin,
That was fast. Any idea why your case has being processed so quickly?
I have no idea, just following the process.
Have you ever received the yellow letter?
No, complete FP on July 15th and received IL only. The IL had list of documents to bring in.
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another_dude
Registered Users (C)
I have no idea, just following the process.
Did you apply after completion 5/3 years or did you apply at the 90 day mark? Just curious, as there are people who applied before who have not reached your stage.
Called USCIS this morning and was told that my interview date is October 5 at 9 am in Newark. I called at 10:30 am EDT and was told by the officer that the interview entry was made at 9:30 am EDT (so only one hour before I called).
That is good news and thank you for sharing info.
What did you tell the customer rep to get 2nd level IO?
rajnewyorker
Registered Users (C)
That is good news and thank you for sharing info.
What did you tell the customer rep to get 2nd level IO?
The way I was able to speak 2nd level that I got yellow letter and I am expecting interview letter and I have not recieved one which I supposed to by now because Yellow letter states that what I should bring when I come to Interview so it means Interview letter should be on its way. 1st level did not have that information and they escalated to 2nd level.
The way I was able to speak 2nd level that I got yellow letter and I am expecting interview letter and I have not recieved one which I supposed to by now because Yellow letter states that what I should bring when I come to Interview so it means Interview letter should be on its way. 1st level did not have that information and they escalated to 2nd level.
Thank you.
The way I was able to speak 2nd level that I got yellow letter and I am expecting interview letter and I have not recieved one which I supposed to by now because Yellow letter states that what I should bring when I come to Interview so it means Interview letter should be on its way. 1st level did not have that information and they escalated to 2nd level.
That is exactly what I said.
Finally Got the Citizenship
Hi All,
Below is my Story.
Applied in March of 2008 and was rejected at the time of interview for applying before 5 years. It was INS mistake, since my Green card showed a different date to INS records. Its strange, they didnt notice it until the time of the interview. So waited for almost an year and applied again on March 23 2009 after 4Yrs and 9 Months.
Attended the interview for 2nd time on Aug 11th at 1.00, below is the experience
Arrived at 12.45 and called for interview at 1.50 (not a big wait to INS standards). Called into Door 2, DO was very friendly and interview went on for around 15 Mins. Because of this forum, i took all the documents(Green card, Tax returns for last 5 years, Birth certificate (Affidivit), passport...)but didnt ask anything other than Passport, Green card, Affidivit. Approved for Oath at 4.00. Finished oath at 4.30. Over all this time it was a very pleasant experience.
Note: Name on my green card was different to name on my passport, so DO even did automatic name change. For this DO verified the affidivit for birth certifcate.
Again, Many many thanks for all the members who post their valuable comments.
Hi All,
Below is my Story.
Applied in March of 2008 and was rejected at the time of interview for applying before 5 years. It was INS mistake, since my Green card showed a different date to INS records. Its strange, they didnt notice it until the time of the interview. So waited for almost an year and applied again on March 23 2009 after 4Yrs and 9 Months.
Attended the interview for 2nd time on Aug 11th at 1.00, below is the experience
Arrived at 12.45 and called for interview at 1.50 (not a big wait to INS standards). Called into Door 2, DO was very friendly and interview went on for around 15 Mins. Because of this forum, i took all the documents(Green card, Tax returns for last 5 years, Birth certificate (Affidivit), passport...)but didnt ask anything other than Passport, Green card, Affidivit. Approved for Oath at 4.00. Finished oath at 4.30. Over all this time it was a very pleasant experience.
Note: Name on my green card was different to name on my passport, so DO even did automatic name change. For this DO verified the affidivit for birth certifcate.
Again, Many many thanks for all the members who post their valuable comments.
Hi All,
...
Note: Name on my green card was different to name on my passport, so DO even did automatic name change. For this DO verified the affidivit for birth certifcate.
...
Could you give more details on the affidavit for birth certificate. Who made it and what does it state?
brokenarrow
Registered Users (C)
Citizenship experience.
Interview for myself and my wife was scheduled at 1:20PM on Aug 11th. Arrived there at 12:45 PM. Dropped of the interview letter and the waiting began. My wife was called in at 1:45 and she was out in 5 mins. she said the IO was very impatient. She did not ask for any documentation. My wife changed her name (last and middle name) which was updated in the computer and she was given the 4PM oath.
Next I was called in at 2:05PM. The interview did not start off well. I got an impatient DO too. The first thing he started was why did I not put in my full name on N400. I was like "What?" He showed me the birth certificate on file (strangely I don't remember sending one anytime, but I must have). My name is in 4 parts and I was allays asked to put in First Middle Last. I tried to explain, but he cut me off saying that I had to put what is in the birth certificate. I did not know what to say so I kept quite. He wrote the missing part on the N400. Then he had a piece of paper where he made different combinations of my name. He seemed to be thinking and coming up with the combinations while I looked on. Then he turned to his PC and typed each of the combination and did some checking and started writing (I think) "NO hit" against each combination. This done, he asked if I am changing my name. I was and he did more typing. Then he popped the question "Are you working for the same company which sponsored GC?". I answered yes. He asked me about my previous company. I had used AC21 to changed company at 485 stage so I told him about it. Another thing was that my company was in CA while I always worked in NJ. He asked me why was that. I told him we had a branch in NJ where I worked, which is true. He accepted that and then we moved on. Then he started flipping though the file and stopped at certain pages. I was sure that I would not make it at this point. Then he started printing some papers and then started the civics test. I answered all 6 correctly and the reading/writing test was a breeze. He then checked the Recommended for Citizenship and passed the test and then handed me the 2 forms and said "OK you are all set" wait outside until you are called. Only then did I realize that I was making it to the OATH ceremony later that day!!
Here are the deviations I noticed between mine and my wife interview:
I was never sworn in before the start of interview, while my wife was.
My wife signed the photos at the end of her interview while I signed my photo later on when it was pasted on the certificate.
My wife signed her full new name in cursives, while I signed my regular signature.
I later asked them about this last point and the lady (I think she was the deputy clerk from the court) said it is perfectly fine either way. I asked if my wife now needs to sign in the full cursive style and she said not needed. The signature is kind of proof that the actual person signed and as long as the court copy and applicant copy matches, signature on other documents does not matter much.
Overall a nice experience and finally we are citizens.
I thanks all those who helped us with our concerns/questions and made it easy to get here. I will visit this forum and try to help out an way I can.
Interview for myself and my wife was scheduled at 1:20PM on Aug 11th. Arrived there at 12:45 PM. Dropped of the interview letter and the waiting began. My wife was called in at 1:45 and she was out in 5 mins. she said the IO was very impatient. She did not ask for any documentation. My wife changed her name (last and middle name) which was updated in the computer and she was given the 4PM oath.
Next I was called in at 2:05PM. The interview did not start off well. I got an impatient DO too. The first thing he started was why did I not put in my full name on N400. I was like "What?" He showed me the birth certificate on file (strangely I don't remember sending one anytime, but I must have). My name is in 4 parts and I was allays asked to put in First Middle Last. I tried to explain, but he cut me off saying that I had to put what is in the birth certificate. I did not know what to say so I kept quite. He wrote the missing part on the N400. Then he had a piece of paper where he made different combinations of my name. He seemed to be thinking and coming up with the combinations while I looked on. Then he turned to his PC and typed each of the combination and did some checking and started writing (I think) "NO hit" against each combination. This done, he asked if I am changing my name. I was and he did more typing. Then he popped the question "Are you working for the same company which sponsored GC?". I answered yes. He asked me about my previous company. I had used AC21 to changed company at 485 stage so I told him about it. Another thing was that my company was in CA while I always worked in NJ. He asked me why was that. I told him we had a branch in NJ where I worked, which is true. He accepted that and then we moved on. Then he started flipping though the file and stopped at certain pages. I was sure that I would not make it at this point. Then he started printing some papers and then started the civics test. I answered all 6 correctly and the reading/writing test was a breeze. He then checked the Recommended for Citizenship and passed the test and then handed me the 2 forms and said "OK you are all set" wait outside until you are called. Only then did I realize that I was making it to the OATH ceremony later that day!!
Here are the deviations I noticed between mine and my wife interview:
I was never sworn in before the start of interview, while my wife was.
My wife signed the photos at the end of her interview while I signed my photo later on when it was pasted on the certificate.
My wife signed her full new name in cursives, while I signed my regular signature.
I later asked them about this last point and the lady (I think she was the deputy clerk from the court) said it is perfectly fine either way. I asked if my wife now needs to sign in the full cursive style and she said not needed. The signature is kind of proof that the actual person signed and as long as the court copy and applicant copy matches, signature on other documents does not matter much.
Overall a nice experience and finally we are citizens.
I thanks all those who helped us with our concerns/questions and made it easy to get here. I will visit this forum and try to help out an way I can.
another_dude
Registered Users (C)
Name change
Brokenarrow,
Congratulations on your citizenship. Did you receive a court order for name change for you and your wife?
Please reply
... This done, he asked if I am changing my name. I was and he did more typing. Then he popped the question "Are you working for the same company which sponsored GC?". I answered yes. He asked me about my previous company. I had used AC21 to changed company at 485 stage so I told him about it. Another thing was that my company was in CA while I always worked in NJ. He asked me why was that. I told him we had a branch in NJ where I worked, which is true. He accepted that and then we moved on. Then he started flipping though the file and stopped at certain pages. I was sure that I would not make it at this point. Then he started printing some papers and then started the civics test. I answered all 6 correctly and the reading/writing test was a breeze. He then checked the Recommended for Citizenship and passed the test and then handed me the 2 forms and said "OK you are all set" wait outside until you are called. Only then did I realize that I was making it to the OATH ceremony later that day!!
Here are the deviations I noticed between mine and my wife interview:
I was never sworn in before the start of interview, while my wife was.
My wife signed the photos at the end of her interview while I signed my photo later on when it was pasted on the certificate.
My wife signed her full new name in cursives, while I signed my regular signature.
...
Brokenarrow,
Congratulations on your citizenship. Did you receive a court order for name change for you and your wife?
Please reply
brokenarrow
Registered Users (C)
Brokenarrow,
Congratulations on your citizenship. Did you receive a court order for name change for you and your wife?
Please reply
Thanks. Yes we did receive the court order. They said it was to be attached to the Naturalization certificate alawys.
brokenarrow
Registered Users (C)
I used to visit these boards during the GC process. I was surprised my login was still active. Anyway, self and spouse are in the fray for our citizenship. Will try to update as and when I have the info.
Welcome back. I am sure everything will be fine. Newark is one of the best because fo the same day OATH.