Received Oath Letter - Santa Ana, CA

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pathenry

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Hi Guys,

Today I received my Oath Letter in the mail. The strange thing is that my spouse's letter did not come at the same time. Now in the grand scheme of things, I know that this is fairly normal, however it was my case which was more complicated than my spouse's. I had left my GC employer 3 months after my GC was approved and did not have that year's tax return when the DO asked for it (though I did have the termination letter and the remaining 4 years' tax returns).

My interviewing DO had mentioned to me that I should expect my Oath Letter within 90 days. My spouse's application on the other hand was very simple and her interview was also done much quicker than mine. Her DO had mentioned that she should expect her letter in 2 weeks. In most cases I have heard, the married non-working spouse usually receives the Oath Letter before the working spouse. We were really looking forward to getting both letters on the same date. I hope we get hers in the mail in the next day or two.

Here is our timeline:
District Office: Santa Ana, CA
N-400 MD: 3/10/2007
N-400 ND: 3/12/2007
FP ND: 3/12/2007
FP Date: 3/27/2007
Interview LD: (sometime in May or June) Don't have a copy
Interview Date: 7/18/2007
Oath Letter Date: 7/27/2007
Oath Appt Date: 8/17/2007

I have a few questions about the N-445 - Oath Letter:
  1. Do we answer all the questions on the reverse side at the time of the oath and sign it then or do we do it now (before the oath ceremony)?
  2. By Re-Entry Permit or Refugee Travel Document, do they mean the Advanced Parole Authorization document we received when we applied for our GCs?
  3. By requesting "any immgration documents you may have", how far back do they want to go? From our earliest H-1, etc? or just from the time of the GC application?

Thanks for your help in advance, and GOOD LUCK to everyone who is waiting patiently for their applicable dates. I will post my oath experience once I am done.
 
Please wait until the Oath Ceremony

pathenry said:
Do we answer all the questions on the reverse side at the time of the oath and sign it then or do we do it now (before the oath ceremony)?
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I have not yet been going through the Oath (just received my Interview Letter) but you never know. What if you had to go to Canada or Mexico for business or pleasure between now and the Oath date? Or if you got a speeding ticket? If you answer the questions on the back of the Oath Letter too early, you would have to amend your own answers...
 
Just an update that my spouse received her oath letter today, as I had hoped. We both have been given the same oath date and time - August 17th.

Any idea on whether we can take our kids (below 7 years) and can they be seated somewhere safe or would it be better not to take them along?

Thanks.
 
Oath Ceremony documentation

Hello Pathenry,

I have the ceremony this week and have the same concern you have regarding what documents to take to the ceremony. Is just GC is good enough ? There is no changes between interview and oath ceremony date.

What was your experience ?

Thanks,
 
Oath ceremony

Hello Pathenry,

Thanks for your reply. I completed my oath ceremony today (23rd August). It was a smooth sailing experience. Thanks to this forum for providing plenty of information and Good luck to all those trying,
 
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