Hi guys,
This info is for those who're going thru Vermont Service Center with local office in Philadelphia, N-400 interview.
Applied for N-400 - Oct 22,02
Fingerprinted - Jan 22, 03
First Int. Notice - Aug 19,03
Int. Date moved to Aug 25,03
I've met a guy who applied almost on the same day back in Oct 02 and was interviewed on the same day as I was.
I applied as a spouse of US citizen 3 years - 89 days of being a resident.
The inverview was on time, the interviewer was very friendly and a good mood. After swearing me in, he asked me whether i had any criminal convictions in the past, whether i was willing to take the oath, etc. I was not asked whether I had any traffic violations in the past (not that I had).
He did not ask me about my time outside US, even though I was out for 1 week as my N-400 was pending. Checked my selective service date (i was 24 when i registered) and gave me a list with 10 questions which were very easy (who is the current president, how many states are there in the union, etc). He did not, thank God, ask the 13 original colonies! (which i still had to memorize).
I was not given an official english test, he said my english was good enough for him to believe it was not necessary.
After he reviewed my answeres, he said the iverview was over and that i'd get a letter in the mail with the date of the oath. I know some wrote that the interviewer checked "a decision can not be made at this point", mine says "your application has been recommended for approval".
THe interview was very simple and informal. He did not ask me for any original docs, which i had with me. He did not ask me for my passport or ID, only my GC.
He did inform me that after I get US citizenship, i'd lose my russian citizenship, to which i had to say i agreed with that. many of my friends have dual citizenship, as both countries allow that, so i will simply not advertize the fact that i'm a dual citizen too often (my two kids have three citizenships - US, UK and RU!)
I will keep you posted,
Good luck,
andrei