Hello All,
I passed my interview today at the Hartford DO. I applied based on three years marriage. Here is my experience:
Interview was scheduled for 10:45am, hubby n I checked in at 10:15am. I got called in at 1:30pm, needless to say I was a little peeved, coz people arriving after me had already left, but anyways. The interview itself only took about 15 minutes. The IO was extremely friendly and made me feel very comfortable and appologized for the long wait. We did the whole swearing part, then he asked me for my Driver's License, Permanent Residency Card and passport. He then confirmed questions about my application, looked over documents supporting our marriage, the only thing he looked at was our bank statements, Insurance for cars and renters, and medical coverage from my job showing hubby and our daughter as dependants. He didn't even want to see our marriage certificate. Now that I think about it, he kept the originals, but it's ok, nothing irreplaceable, I can always get more issued if need be. I told him I had an updated page for my step son who I had not mentioned in the application. He said that it didn't even matter in my case, it was irrelevant. He then asked me to sign my pictures and the last page of the application and then gave me the tests.
I had to read:
Which state has the most people
I then wrote:
California has the most people.
Then he asked me the 6 questions:
1) What is one reason colonists came to America? Freedom
2) There are four amendments about who can vote? Name one: Citizens 18 and over
3) If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President? Vice President
4) Who is in charge of the Executive branch? the President
5) What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? Speech
6) During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United Sates? Communism
He then congratulated me and scheduled me for the Oath Ceremony for July 2, 2009 in Middletown, CT at 12:15pm. Apparently it's going to be a big ceremony with some speakers and he said it may take 2 to 3 hours. He printed the Oath Letter and that was it. He thanked me for my patience and walked me back to the waiting area.
He didn't give me the letter of approval, but who cares I have the Oath Letter.
So yes, the wait was worth it.
To end it all, we then went to watch Star Trek, which I've been dying to watch since last week.
I passed my interview today at the Hartford DO. I applied based on three years marriage. Here is my experience:
Interview was scheduled for 10:45am, hubby n I checked in at 10:15am. I got called in at 1:30pm, needless to say I was a little peeved, coz people arriving after me had already left, but anyways. The interview itself only took about 15 minutes. The IO was extremely friendly and made me feel very comfortable and appologized for the long wait. We did the whole swearing part, then he asked me for my Driver's License, Permanent Residency Card and passport. He then confirmed questions about my application, looked over documents supporting our marriage, the only thing he looked at was our bank statements, Insurance for cars and renters, and medical coverage from my job showing hubby and our daughter as dependants. He didn't even want to see our marriage certificate. Now that I think about it, he kept the originals, but it's ok, nothing irreplaceable, I can always get more issued if need be. I told him I had an updated page for my step son who I had not mentioned in the application. He said that it didn't even matter in my case, it was irrelevant. He then asked me to sign my pictures and the last page of the application and then gave me the tests.
I had to read:
Which state has the most people
I then wrote:
California has the most people.
Then he asked me the 6 questions:
1) What is one reason colonists came to America? Freedom
2) There are four amendments about who can vote? Name one: Citizens 18 and over
3) If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President? Vice President
4) Who is in charge of the Executive branch? the President
5) What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? Speech
6) During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United Sates? Communism
He then congratulated me and scheduled me for the Oath Ceremony for July 2, 2009 in Middletown, CT at 12:15pm. Apparently it's going to be a big ceremony with some speakers and he said it may take 2 to 3 hours. He printed the Oath Letter and that was it. He thanked me for my patience and walked me back to the waiting area.
He didn't give me the letter of approval, but who cares I have the Oath Letter.
So yes, the wait was worth it.
To end it all, we then went to watch Star Trek, which I've been dying to watch since last week.