Kashinath,
Sorry it took so long. I was very busy.
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did they tell you about oath details/process how long etc
When I asked her, she said I`d would receive the oath info by mail SOON.
In my case, my interview was scheduled (by VSC mistake) at Pittsburgh instead of my home town Charleston, WV which has a CIS office that conducts Naturalization interviews. She did not know if my oath will be at Pittsburgh or Charleston. When I asked if my file will be sent back to VSC for that decision, she said "no. It will be decided here but by someone higher than me".
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How long was the interview
Somewhere between 15-20 min (closer to 20min)
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History/Eng test details
She asked me about 7 or 8 questions (all from the list of 100Q) and I answered all of them correctly. Then she asked me to write down the answer to the last Q ("there are thirteen stripes in the US flag") on the form she was filling up. Other than this writing part, I think they assess your english knowledge by the verbal interaction during the interview itself. Nothing else.
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Any tips or things to remember
Speeding tickets : When I kept saying no to all the questions like "have you ever been arrested/jailed/detained/trouble with law" , she said (with a slight smile) "not even speeding tickets?”. I admitted I was ticketed for speeding. She asked “when” and the “outcome” (paid fine by mail). At the end of the interview she said she is adding this to my N400 application (“ one addition with no attachment”) but it should not have any bearing on the application and had me sign the form. I think it is routine – at the completion of interview, they make you sign the form.
My wife had an identical interview after me– same interviewer – including the pointed “not even a speeding ticket ?”.
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She asked only for driver license, GC and passport (did check the last entry to US).
I do not think you need tax returns or speeding ticket disposition records. Just be truthful but you need not try to get all the speeding records from whichever place you had the ticket(s).
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We have to sign our full name on the 2 photos we supply with N-400. It is a pain because the pens they give you won`t write on the surface of the photo. I had to overwrite on the signature several times to get a acceptable signature. It took so much time,she said one good one is OK - that will be printed on the Naturalization Certificate. The other one too I tried but was not good.
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Overall, she was nice, courteous and professional.
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Parking rates in downtown are exorbitant. I paid $ 22 for 7pm-9am at Gateway garage near Hilton and $13 for 1 hour in the parking lot across Federal building – a total of $35 for 15 hours.
