Successful Interview experience at Boston Monday July 16, 2007
I had my interview in Boston on Monday, and it was far different from other interviews that I have read on here. It was over in something like 15 minutes. Maybe I got an IO in a good mood that morning. I was dressed formally, and came prepared but did not need anything except my GC, Passport, Drivers License and Interview Letter.
My interview was scheduled to take place at 10.30am. There was a delay of 15 minutes after which I was called in, maybe due to the large crowd of about 50 people present. I was invited into a small office and asked to stand and take an oath that I would be truthful. We then sat down and he went through my application and read aloud each item and asked me to confirm all points. I am still employed, so there were no issues on the employment front. I had been pulled over for an expired inspection sticker last year, but I did not bother to include it on the application. I was not asked about it either. We then breezed through the rest of the questions. I was asked to write a simple sentence and read it aloud. Then he asked me 6 civics questions, I got it all correct, and he did not ask me the remaining 4.
He told me at the end I had passed. I signed my name at the end on the N400. We gossiped about the weather and travel for a couple of minutes while he updated my application on his computer. He then told me I could collect my Oath Letter in the waiting hall after 15 minutes and led me back out. All in all, smooth as butter. He did not even look at my passport even though I had been out for a couple of months to Europe on business trips, and had traveled extensively to my home country over the last 5 years.
I was very polite, respectful, smiling and very attentive. Maybe this made a difference, I do not know for sure. But I will be having my Oath ceremony in exactly one month and now I do not care even if I lose my job. I plan to look for a better one anyway, and now I have the freedom to. Thanks to everyone for responding to this thread, and now I just a few steps away from becoming a US citizen. I am really glad things went so smoothly!