finally a citizen!
My oath letter came in the mail much faster than expected (only a few days later), informing me to come in for oath on 10/23 afternoon.
The oath ceremony at the Seattle office took about 1 1/2 hours. After going through security, we were asked to turn in the oath ceremony letter with the questions completed on the back and greencard. Then everyone was led and seated in the auditorium. Family and friends can come as well and many were there.
Inside the auditorium, they collected reentry permits from people who had them and handed out N600 forms for those who had children under 18 automatically eligible for citizenship due to parent naturalization.
At around 3pm, the director led the swearing in, and then handed out certificates to everyone individually. The ceremony concluded with the pledge of allegiance at around 330pm.
By the way, I was talking with some other people while waiting in line, and looks like many people got interviewed last week and then got letters asking them to come in for oath this week.
Good luck to everyone still waiting!
Timeline:
Location: Seattle
Mailed N400: 02/12/07
PD: 02/16/07
NOA: 02/23/07
Check cashed: 02/26/07
FP: 3/19/07 -- original date - rescheduled due to travel
FP: 4/20/07
IV letter: 8/25/07
IV date: 10/15/07
Oath ceremony: 10/23/07