Well, that's it - I'm a US Citizen now

Flydog said:
I took the oath this morning in Plano, TX ending a tedious 14 month journey from mailing my N-400 to swearing to abjure my previous allegiances to sovereignties and potentates.

Details about the Plano oath ceremony and about my timeline are at:
http://www.immigrationportal.com/showpost.php?p=1555773&postcount=504

Good luck folks - the process does eventually end...

Flydog
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Congratulations! I hope your new citizen opens up doors and brings you the success you are striving for.

I am still waiting for my case to disappear, I am planning to take an infopass end of this month or visit the Senator's office in Chicago to find out my name check status.

Any recommendations on your part?
 
You can fly

Flydog...

Congratulations... :cool:

Please make history and be the first dog to actually FLY.... :D :D :D

get your passport... FLY to the DOG, meant the MOON... :p

Enjoy your new freedom.. travel without being harassed...
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eo23 said:
Congratulations! I hope your new citizen opens up doors and brings you the success you are striving for.

I am still waiting for my case to disappear, I am planning to take an infopass end of this month or visit the Senator's office in Chicago to find out my name check status.

Any recommendations on your part?
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Dude, you applied two and a half months ago and you already want to call the Senator? It has taken 3.5 months for my case to disappear and there are others on this forum still waiting... 2.5 months is nothing... a little patience is what I would recommend.
 
Congratulations FLY DOG!

My case status just disappeared today so hopefully in the next two months I'll have my hands on US Passport.

Good Luck in your future endeavours.
 
zuleron said:
Dude, you applied two and a half months ago and you already want to call the Senator? It has taken 3.5 months for my case to disappear and there are others on this forum still waiting... 2.5 months is nothing... a little patience is what I would recommend.
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Zuleron,

Thanks for your advice. The only reason why I am scheduling an infopass is because I would have gone beyond the average time for the Chicago DO thread and because I have a few international trips to make in the next coming months and need to plan (if possible) a bit.

Otherwise, I would wait until the end of January to schedule one but I don't think it will hurt.
 
Thanks everyone. Yup, it's been a long ride. But, it's over. Good luck to all of you, and remember, there are 13 stripes on the flag :)

For eo23: an N-400 application is designed as a test of your patience. Don't worry - worrying doesn't really help that much. Just sit back and relax. If 5 or 6 months go by and you haven't heard anything, then start doing some real investigations. In the meantime, enjoy Thanksgiving and just keep checking the mailbox every day.

You probably won't get any help from your congressman or senator unless they think you really need it. Playing that card too early isn't a good idea (read "the boy who cried wolf"). You want to keep those folks in your pocket, ready to use for when you really want/need to.
 
Slightly offtopic, but has to do with an exercise in patience

Hi,
Totally agree. When I dispatched my N-400 in July 2006, I was mentally prepared for a long wait. I had the comfort of knowing I have an uncommon first and last name, but then one can never guarantee that his/her name will not produce a "hit" on the multitude of databases consulted during the name check process.
Ironically my reservoir of patience was built by an exercise that took place much closer to "home". In 2004 I decided to visit India. Being childless for a while, my wife and I wanted to visit Ajmer, Rajasthan. Both her parents and mine were born in India and Ajmer has a special significance in both families. So on Feb 3rd 2004 I applied for an Indian tourist visa. Being born in Pakistan, I knew that the Indian Consulate in Chicago will need to consult the Ministry of Home Affairs in New Delhi. I was told a wait of 3-4 months. I was "cleared" to visit India on Oct 14th 2005. A wait of 20 months. Since I lived in Pakistan for only 7 of my 36 years and all of them before I legally became an adult, I can safely assume that my name must have "hit" something in some database that needed manual intervention before I was allowed to travel to India. This exeperience really built my patience up :)

The upside was, my wife and I had a blast in India. Plan to go there again real soon.

Flydog said:
For eo23: an N-400 application is designed as a test of your patience.
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