JoeF said:I had my interview today, in the Santa Ana office. It went well, I passed everything and now have to wait for the oath letter.
The appointment was for 12:05pm (why they do this 5 minutes past the hour only they know.) I was there around 11:30, and waited until about 12:15.
I originally didn't indicate a name change, but did that at the interview. The examiner then went through the application, confirming name, address, SSN, etc.
She didn't want to see any tax returns or tax transcripts. I had one more traffic ticket, and told her about it and showed her the ticket and the canceled check imprint. She didn't want to see any court documents.
I decided that I want the oath without the "So help me god" phrase at the end. For me, this is pretty much an issue of separation of church and state. Anyway, she asked a supervisor about it, and came back saying that this can't be removed from the oath. I was about to argue with her about that, since it is in the law (8CFR337). Her boss soon came by and corrected himself, so I am going to be able to say the oath without that phrase.
The 10 questions were from the list of questions on the CIS website, so no surprise there. The sentence I had to write was ridiculously short, "Today I am going shopping" or something like that.
The whole thing lasted about 45 minutes. She gave me the Interview Results letter and at around 1pm, I was out of there.
All in all, a smooth experience.
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