Wilbur Whitman

Finally, some news. To recap:

Filed N-400 on August 7, 2002
10 Finger fingerprinted on Oct 1, 2002.

NOTHING until contacted Congresswoman Debbiew Stabenow's immigration
liason (Sept. 2003), and "magically" got a NOA listing Dec 1, 2003 @
10:20 am, as appointment time for Interview.

Went for interview today.
1. Asked "yes" or "no" for all check-boxes on N-400 (are you a
communist, etc.)
2. Looked at ABSOLUTELY none of my wife's papers, except Passport and
Green Card.
3. Asked her 10+ questions off of the list of 100 (she NAILED all of
them).
4. Was handed a piece of paper and shown the door. The paper was a
checklist which said the following:

Naturalization Interview Results
-----------------------------------
On 12/01/03, you were interviewed by INS officer E. Lin.

    |X| You passed the tests of English and U.S. history and government.

A) |X| Congratuations! Your application has been recommended for
approval. At this time, it appears that you have established your
eligibility for naturalization. If final approval is granted, you will
be notified when and where to report for the Oath Ceremony.

It is very important that you:
- Notify INS if you change your address.
- Come to any scheduled interview
- Submit all requested documents
- Send any questions about this application in writing to the officer
named above. Include your full name, A-number, and a copy of this
paper.
- Go to any oath ceremony that you are scheduled to attend.
- Notify INS as soon as possible in writing if you cannot come to any
scheduled interview or oath ceremony. Include a copy of this paper
and a copy of the scheduling notice.

Bruce

Rete

Congratulations. Good feeling isn't it?



His interview was much different than your wife's but the result
was the same.



My hubby had his today as well. Swearing in is for December 12.



Rete





Originally posted by Wilbur Whitman

    > Finally, some news. To recap:


    > Filed N-400 on August 7, 2002

    > 10 Finger fingerprinted on Oct 1, 2002.


    > NOTHING until contacted Congresswoman Debbiew Stabenow's immigration

    > liason (Sept. 2003), and "magically" got a NOA listing Dec 1, 2003 @

    > 10:20 am, as appointment time for Interview.


    > Went for interview today.

    > 1. Asked "yes" or "no" for all check-boxes on N-400 (are you a

    > communist, etc.)

    > 2. Looked at ABSOLUTELY none of my wife's papers, except Passport and

    > Green Card.

    > 3. Asked her 10+ questions off of the list of 100 (she NAILED all of

    > them).

    > 4. Was handed a piece of paper and shown the door. The paper was a

    > checklist which said the following:


    > Naturalization Interview Results

    > -----------------------------------

    > On 12/01/03, you were interviewed by INS officer E. Lin.


    > |X| You passed the tests of English and U.S. history and
    > government.


    > A) |X| Congratuations! Your application has been recommended for

    > approval. At this time, it appears that you have established your

    > eligibility for naturalization. If final approval is granted, you will

    > be notified when and where to report for the Oath Ceremony.


    > It is very important that you:

    > - Notify INS if you change your address.

    > - Come to any scheduled interview

    > - Submit all requested documents

    > - Send any questions about this application in writing to the officer

    > named above. Include your full name, A-number, and a copy of this

    > paper.

    > - Go to any oath ceremony that you are scheduled to attend.

    > - Notify INS as soon as possible in writing if you cannot come to any

    > scheduled interview or oath ceremony. Include a copy of this paper

    > and a copy of the scheduling notice.


Bruce

Steffi

First of all congrats!!!



Originally posted by Wilbur Whitman

    > It is very important that you:

    > - Notify INS if you change your address.

Secondly I was curious about this: does that mean you have to notify the
INS of a change of address for the rest of your life?

Wilburwhitman

Rete,

I am curious though why Jim was INSTANTLY given an Oath Ceremony date,
and Alia was left with the vague "At this time, it appears that you have
established your eligibility for naturalization. If final approval is
granted, you will be notified when and where to report for the Oath
Ceremony".



Did Jim get this standard checklist (form N-652) at the end of his
interview?



Also, she wasn't asked for ANY pictures, so I am assuming that

these pictures were for some of the other paperwork Jim was
taking care of?



Although, In Alia's case, the NOA only asked for proof of my
citizenship, proof of any previous divorces, etc. Her passport(s) and
Green Card. Nothing about proof of marriage either, and they never
looked over anything she brought.



By the way, I am the same "Wilbur Whitman" that has been around FOREVER
in this newsgroup, I just finally got fed up with Google and joined a
REAL newsgroup.



Originally posted by Rete

    > Congratulations. Good feeling isn't it?


    > His interview was much different than your wife's but the result was
    > the same.


    > My hubby had his today as well. Swearing in is for December 12.


Rete

Wilburwhitman

No, I think it means just until she receives her notification about
Final Approval and the Oath Ceremony. After that, she is a citizen, and
they shouldn't NEED to keep track of her.



Originally posted by Steffi

    > First of all congrats!!!



Secondly I was curious about this: does that mean you have to notify the
INS of a change of address for the rest of your life?

Rete

You can read my looonnnggg post on the interview here on BE. The sheet
sent to him listing what was to be provided for the interview was
clearly different than your wife's. Jim was asked to bring proof of the
ongoing validity of our marriage and the examiner was fastidious in his
zeal to have proof of our marriage. He even came outside in the waiting
room to met me and to thank me for putting together a comprehensive and
complete package proving just that.



I am assuming you read the two posts that I put up on BE last night.
One deals with the fact that Jim's I-751 was only approved this November
and he wanted to get the new green card in case it would take time for
the swearing in ceremony. That was what he needed ADIT photos for.



He was asked by Mr. Ywong if he would like to be sworn in on December 12
and of course the reply was in the affirmative. We had to wait
approximately an hour for the supervisor to sign off on the N-400
because Jim had a speeding ticket conviction from 2001 which is a mark
against your good moral conduct. Once that was signed off on, he was
set to go and was given an appointment letter for swearing in on
December 12 at 9 a.m.



As for the checklist, yes, Jim got that. But because he opted to be
naturalized on the 12th, they had the last problem/the ticket signed off
on and he was given the 12/12/03 swearing in date.



The examiner was fastidious in his examination of documents and my
husband. He had 10 questions, plus they talked about our marriage,
Jim's life in the US, etc.



BTW I have been here on this forum alt.visa.us.marriage-based since it
first was conceived and birthed in late '97 and split from alt.visa.us



You are talking about two different states, USCIS offices, and as you
know from the years gone by, no two offices will deal with an applicant
in the same manner although there will be similarities. And the same
can be said of each examiner in each office.



Rete



Originally posted by wilburwhitman

    > Rete,

    > I am curious though why Jim was INSTANTLY given an Oath Ceremony date,
    > and Alia was left with the vague "At this time, it appears that you
    > have established your eligibility for naturalization. If final
    > approval is granted, you will be notified when and where to report for
    > the Oath Ceremony".


    > Did Jim get this standard checklist (form N-652) at the end of his
    > interview?


    > Also, she wasn't asked for ANY pictures, so I am assuming that

    > these pictures were for some of the other paperwork Jim was taking
    > care of?


    > Although, In Alia's case, the NOA only asked for proof of my
    > citizenship, proof of any previous divorces, etc. Her passport(s) and
    > Green Card. Nothing about proof of marriage either, and they never
    > looked over anything she brought.


By the way, I am the same "Wilbur Whitman" that has been around FOREVER
in this newsgroup, I just finally got fed up with Google and joined a
REAL newsgroup.

Wilburwhitman

I FORGOT TO ASK THE QUESTION!!!!

The question is, Anyone know how long it can take from a sucessful
interview to receiving the Oath Ceremony appointment letter, and
appointment?

Originally posted by Wilbur Whitman

    > Finally, some news. To recap:




Bruce

Hypertweeky

Originally posted by Wilbur Whitman

    > Finally, some news. To recap:


    > Filed N-400 on August 7, 2002

    > 10 Finger fingerprinted on Oct 1, 2002.


    > NOTHING until contacted Congresswoman Debbiew Stabenow's immigration

    > liason (Sept. 2003), and "magically" got a NOA listing Dec 1, 2003 @

    > 10:20 am, as appointment time for Interview.


    > Went for interview today.

    > 1. Asked "yes" or "no" for all check-boxes on N-400 (are you a

    > communist, etc.)

    > 2. Looked at ABSOLUTELY none of my wife's papers, except Passport and

    > Green Card.

    > 3. Asked her 10+ questions off of the list of 100 (she NAILED all of

    > them).

    > 4. Was handed a piece of paper and shown the door. The paper was a

    > checklist which said the following:


    > Naturalization Interview Results

    > -----------------------------------

    > On 12/01/03, you were interviewed by INS officer E. Lin.


    > |X| You passed the tests of English and U.S. history and
    > government.


    > A) |X| Congratuations! Your application has been recommended for

    > approval. At this time, it appears that you have established your

    > eligibility for naturalization. If final approval is granted, you will

    > be notified when and where to report for the Oath Ceremony.


    > It is very important that you:

    > - Notify INS if you change your address.

    > - Come to any scheduled interview

    > - Submit all requested documents

    > - Send any questions about this application in writing to the officer

    > named above. Include your full name, A-number, and a copy of this

    > paper.

    > - Go to any oath ceremony that you are scheduled to attend.

    > - Notify INS as soon as possible in writing if you cannot come to any

    > scheduled interview or oath ceremony. Include a copy of this paper

    > and a copy of the scheduling notice.


    > Bruce





CONGRATS!!

Dutchman2001nl

Originally posted by Wilbur Whitman

    > Finally, some news. To recap:


    > Filed N-400 on August 7, 2002

    > 10 Finger fingerprinted on Oct 1, 2002.


    > NOTHING until contacted Congresswoman Debbiew Stabenow's immigration

    > liason (Sept. 2003), and "magically" got a NOA listing Dec 1, 2003 @

    > 10:20 am, as appointment time for Interview.


    > Went for interview today.

    > 1. Asked "yes" or "no" for all check-boxes on N-400 (are you a

    > communist, etc.)

    > 2. Looked at ABSOLUTELY none of my wife's papers, except Passport and

    > Green Card.

    > 3. Asked her 10+ questions off of the list of 100 (she NAILED all of

    > them).

    > 4. Was handed a piece of paper and shown the door. The paper was a

    > checklist which said the following:


    > Naturalization Interview Results

    > -----------------------------------

    > On 12/01/03, you were interviewed by INS officer E. Lin.


    > |X| You passed the tests of English and U.S. history and
    > government.


    > A) |X| Congratuations! Your application has been recommended for

    > approval. At this time, it appears that you have established your

    > eligibility for naturalization. If final approval is granted, you will

    > be notified when and where to report for the Oath Ceremony.


    > It is very important that you:

    > - Notify INS if you change your address.

    > - Come to any scheduled interview

    > - Submit all requested documents

    > - Send any questions about this application in writing to the officer

    > named above. Include your full name, A-number, and a copy of this

    > paper.

    > - Go to any oath ceremony that you are scheduled to attend.

    > - Notify INS as soon as possible in writing if you cannot come to any

    > scheduled interview or oath ceremony. Include a copy of this paper

    > and a copy of the scheduling notice.


    > Bruce





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