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Our N400 Experience - AC21, Employer change within a year of GC
Here is our interview experience. Scheduled time 9 AM (wife) and 9:30 AM (me).
Background:
Applied I485 (EB2) in Jan 2002. Got married in the month of Feb 2002. Added wife to the 485 process in April 2002. Switched employer using AC21 in Aug 2002. I received GC in Nov 2003 and wife received GC in Dec 2003. I switched employer in Jun 2004. I had to switch employers for survival not for money. Wife took 5 and half month trip in 2007. We applied N400 in the month of Jan 2009. Wife never worked in US.
We reached the place at 8:15 am. I brought my kids aged 6 years and 8 months.
Mine:
I was called at 9:00 AM. I took the 8 months old kid and went inside. The officer is very nice. Took the oath and went thru the N400 application. I was asked for marriage certificate. IO: You entered the country as single and now you are married. Do you have Marriage Certificate? Me: Yes. Here is the copy.
I was asked all 10 questions. Read the sentence and wrote the answer. Then signed the application and received a paper with congratulations check mark. I enquired about same day oath letter and he mentioned that his district is not following that and they will give at least 30 day advance notice to the oath. At this time my 8 month old started crying and IO commented about his lunch time.
No questions asked about AC21, employer switch.
Wife:
She had utility bills, bank account, mortgage statements for the period of 6 months in 2007. She had tax transcripts for 2007, 2006 & 2005. Account transcripts for 2004 & 2003.
She was called at 9:05 AM. She took my 6 years old and went inside. Took oath and passed test (only 6 questions). Read the sentence and wrote the answer. He went thru N400 application and verified the passport for the 2007 trip. He wanted recent documents like bank account statements, 2008 tax return, insurance forms that show both of our names. She didn’t and told him that it is outside with her husband. He handed over the paper with check mark on the test passed and check mark on decision can’t be made at this time. He handed another for called N-14 and mentioned that if she has the docs give it to the guard otherwise mail it in with in 30 days. I gave the docs at the counter and got a received receipt for those docs. Then the IO came out and talked to my wife then I went and talked to him. He asked me to bring the docs. I went to the counter and got back the docs and handed over to him. He said that’s all he needed. He also said that you will receive your oath letter with in 2 months. I assumed she also passed interview and test. I should have asked him about the final result. Oh! Well I can call next week to find the outcome.
Sorry for the long post. I posted this to help others who had some of my situations (used AC21 then switched employer with in a year of getting GC).
Here is our interview experience. Scheduled time 9 AM (wife) and 9:30 AM (me).
Background:
Applied I485 (EB2) in Jan 2002. Got married in the month of Feb 2002. Added wife to the 485 process in April 2002. Switched employer using AC21 in Aug 2002. I received GC in Nov 2003 and wife received GC in Dec 2003. I switched employer in Jun 2004. I had to switch employers for survival not for money. Wife took 5 and half month trip in 2007. We applied N400 in the month of Jan 2009. Wife never worked in US.
We reached the place at 8:15 am. I brought my kids aged 6 years and 8 months.
Mine:
I was called at 9:00 AM. I took the 8 months old kid and went inside. The officer is very nice. Took the oath and went thru the N400 application. I was asked for marriage certificate. IO: You entered the country as single and now you are married. Do you have Marriage Certificate? Me: Yes. Here is the copy.
I was asked all 10 questions. Read the sentence and wrote the answer. Then signed the application and received a paper with congratulations check mark. I enquired about same day oath letter and he mentioned that his district is not following that and they will give at least 30 day advance notice to the oath. At this time my 8 month old started crying and IO commented about his lunch time.
No questions asked about AC21, employer switch.
Wife:
She had utility bills, bank account, mortgage statements for the period of 6 months in 2007. She had tax transcripts for 2007, 2006 & 2005. Account transcripts for 2004 & 2003.
She was called at 9:05 AM. She took my 6 years old and went inside. Took oath and passed test (only 6 questions). Read the sentence and wrote the answer. He went thru N400 application and verified the passport for the 2007 trip. He wanted recent documents like bank account statements, 2008 tax return, insurance forms that show both of our names. She didn’t and told him that it is outside with her husband. He handed over the paper with check mark on the test passed and check mark on decision can’t be made at this time. He handed another for called N-14 and mentioned that if she has the docs give it to the guard otherwise mail it in with in 30 days. I gave the docs at the counter and got a received receipt for those docs. Then the IO came out and talked to my wife then I went and talked to him. He asked me to bring the docs. I went to the counter and got back the docs and handed over to him. He said that’s all he needed. He also said that you will receive your oath letter with in 2 months. I assumed she also passed interview and test. I should have asked him about the final result. Oh! Well I can call next week to find the outcome.
Sorry for the long post. I posted this to help others who had some of my situations (used AC21 then switched employer with in a year of getting GC).
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