Gaude

Hey Guys-

Thanks again for all the best wishes. The karma really paid off. Today
was the big day. I had to first go into court to appeal a speeding
ticket (I was going 5 miles over the speeding limit) and then onto the
naturalization interview. The speeding ticket appeal was a bust. The
court found me responsible and I was a bit depressed. I owe the
speeding fee plus whatever the insurance decides to bilk me for the next
3 years. We then headed from there to the JFK building in Boston.

My interview was for 1:30. Wife and I got there at 12:25. Attorney was
already there waiting. We put the letter in the box and waited. The
way it seems to work in Boston is that the lady in the front desk takes
the appt letter and finds the actual A-file that goes with it (though
mine had everything from the first time I entered the U.S 16 years ago).
The DAOs come out and randomly pick the next file, scan it out and then
go back to their offices. They review the file and come out a bit later
to and call your name.

I was called in around 1:40. I was nervous as a ninny and my attorney
was yak-yaking away. We got to the DAOs office. The officer swore me
in and asked me to take a seat. My atty wrote down the DAOs name for
his file. Next, he started by asking me for "proof of marriage". My
N400 was based on marriage to a USC. I gave him my mortgage documents
and a couple of bills. He swiftly photocopied them and then put them in
his file. He was pretty laid back, but very thorough.

He started going through the application (I was dying to know the
whole time if my security check was completed, but did not bring it
up). So, he went through section by section till he got to travel
dates. At this point, his phone rang and he had to talk to someone
about his own 401K witholdings. I was waiting until he finished. He
glanced at my passport (did not really tie dates back, just glanced
through), and crossed off that section. Then he went through more or
less every question in the N400 until he came to the "Have you been
cited" question. I was quite a bit worried since I had about 7
tickets over 16 years (including two court appearances, one for a
suspended license due to forgetting to pay a ticket and a second one
because the charity guys were late picking up my second car and some
friendly neighbor reported it as abandoned). Both of the cases had
been dismissed and 5 years old. So, then he said "Did these both get
disclosed in the I-485" and I said yes. He said, anything else new to
report since then. I said, "Unfortunately yes. I got another
speeding ticket for going 25 in a 20 mile zone and was ticketed. I
appealed it, but was found responsible this morning. I have till Nov
20 to pay the ticket". He was like, "Boy, you have some issues with
driving" and made a copy of the citation. I pointed out that I had
only received one ticket in 5 years.

He then went on to the next sections and asked me about selective
service registration. He made a note that I was ineligible to apply
because I was over 26 when I filed for AOS. Then he said, I have made
two changes to your application. One, I have notated that you do not
want a name change. Two, I have made a check here saying that you were
over 26 when you filed for AOS. Can you sign the bottom of the form.
Then, he asked me to sign the two photographs.

Next, we went through the civics (standard 6-7 questions), some simple
reading and writing test and I passed those.

Then he said, "Let me see if I can find a supervisor to sign off on this
since you had some driving ticket issues". So, he walked out the door.
I was asking the atty if they would approve it. Atty seemed unfazed and
said seems to be going well so far. The DAO came back and did not say
anything. He started printing something and ran out of paper. He went
back out, came back with more paper. Then he started filling some form
and said, hmm, I need to check that out with the supervisor. He came
back and then clicked the magic second box on the white form. Then he
smiled and said "I am recommending you for approval". I said, "Thank
you sir, that really made my day".

He walked me and the atty outside. I came out and had a cheek to cheek
smile and my wife had a wonderful expression on her face and she said "I
told you so"...lol.. About 10 minutes later, my name was called and I
got the oath letter for Feb 2, 2006 at Fanueil hall at 12:00 p.m.
(appears that Boston is filling up quickly) We were out of there by 2:30
headed back home.

So, I guess, I am more or less done. Just got to get the natz cert and
file for a p-port. Thanks again to everyone for all the support in this
group and my apologies for a long post.

My final timeline

PD - July 15, 2005
FP Notice - Aug 15, 2005
FP Date - Sep 15, 2005
Status changed online - Sep 23, 2005
Interview letter received - Sep 26, 2005
Interview - Nov 3, 2005
Oath date - Feb 1, 2006

Cheers
-- Gaude

--

Meauxna

> Hey Guys-
> Thanks again for all the best wishes. The karma really paid off.
> Today was the big day. I had to first go into court to appeal a
> speeding ticket (I was going 5 miles over the speeding limit) and then
> onto the naturalization interview. The speeding ticket appeal was a
> bust. The court found me responsible and I was a bit depressed. I
> owe the speeding fee plus whatever the insurance decides to bilk me
> for the next 3 years. We then headed from there to the JFK building
> in Boston.
> My interview was for 1:30. Wife and I got there at 12:25. Attorney
> was already there waiting. We put the letter in the box and waited.
> The way it seems to work in Boston is that the lady in the front desk
> takes the appt letter and finds the actual A-file that goes with it
> (though mine had everything from the first time I entered the U.S 16
> years ago). The DAOs come out and randomly pick the next file, scan
> it out and then go back to their offices. They review the file and
> come out a bit later to and call your name.
> I was called in around 1:40. I was nervous as a ninny and my attorney
> was yak-yaking away. We got to the DAOs office. The officer swore me
> in and asked me to take a seat. My atty wrote down the DAOs name for
> his file. Next, he started by asking me for "proof of marriage". My
> N400 was based on marriage to a USC. I gave him my mortgage documents
> and a couple of bills. He swiftly photocopied them and then put them
> in his file. He was pretty laid back, but very thorough.
> He started going through the application (I was dying to know the
> whole time if my security check was completed, but did not bring it
> up). So, he went through section by section till he got to travel
> dates. At this point, his phone rang and he had to talk to someone
> about his own 401K witholdings. I was waiting until he finished. He
> glanced at my passport (did not really tie dates back, just glanced
> through), and crossed off that section. Then he went through more or
> less every question in the N400 until he came to the "Have you been
> cited" question. I was quite a bit worried since I had about 7
> tickets over 16 years (including two court appearances, one for a
> suspended license due to forgetting to pay a ticket and a second one
> because the charity guys were late picking up my second car and some
> friendly neighbor reported it as abandoned). Both of the cases had
> been dismissed and 5 years old. So, then he said "Did these both get
> disclosed in the I-485" and I said yes. He said, anything else new to
> report since then. I said, "Unfortunately yes. I got another
> speeding ticket for going 25 in a 20 mile zone and was ticketed. I
> appealed it, but was found responsible this morning. I have till Nov
> 20 to pay the ticket". He was like, "Boy, you have some issues with
> driving" and made a copy of the citation. I pointed out that I had
> only received one ticket in 5 years.
> He then went on to the next sections and asked me about selective
> service registration. He made a note that I was ineligible to apply
> because I was over 26 when I filed for AOS. Then he said, I have made
> two changes to your application. One, I have notated that you do not
> want a name change. Two, I have made a check here saying that you
> were over 26 when you filed for AOS. Can you sign the bottom of the
> form. Then, he asked me to sign the two photographs.
> Next, we went through the civics (standard 6-7 questions), some simple
> reading and writing test and I passed those.
> Then he said, "Let me see if I can find a supervisor to sign off on
> this since you had some driving ticket issues". So, he walked out the
> door. I was asking the atty if they would approve it. Atty seemed
> unfazed and said seems to be going well so far. The DAO came back and
> did not say anything. He started printing something and ran out of
> paper. He went back out, came back with more paper. Then he started
> filling some form and said, hmm, I need to check that out with the
> supervisor. He came back and then clicked the magic second box on the
> white form. Then he smiled and said "I am recommending you for
> approval". I said, "Thank you sir, that really made my day".
> He walked me and the atty outside. I came out and had a cheek to
> cheek smile and my wife had a wonderful expression on her face and she
> said "I told you so"...lol.. About 10 minutes later, my name was
> called and I got the oath letter for Feb 1, 2006 at Fanueil hall at
> 12:00 p.m. (appears that Boston is filling up quickly) We were out of
> there by 2:30 headed back home.
> So, I guess, I am more or less done. Just got to get the natz cert
> and file for a p-port. Thanks again to everyone for all the support in
> this group and my apologies for a long post.
> My final timeline
> PD - July 15, 2005
> FP Notice - Aug 15, 2005
> FP Date - Sep 15, 2005
> Status changed online - Sep 23, 2005
> Interview letter received - Sep 26, 2005
> Interview - Nov 3, 2005
> Oath date - Feb 1, 2006
> Cheers
> -- Gaude

Congratulations!!!
I left my favorite paragraph quoted. Why do these little things always
seem to happen when it's most inconvenient?! lol, just life

Congrats on your success; we'll be eager to woohoo when you have your
oath ceremony!

--

Janadeen

> Hey Guys-
> Thanks again for all the best wishes. The karma really paid off.
> Today was the big day. I had to first go into court to appeal a
> speeding ticket (I was going 5 miles over the speeding limit) and then
> onto the naturalization interview. The speeding ticket appeal was a
> bust. The court found me responsible and I was a bit depressed. I
> owe the speeding fee plus whatever the insurance decides to bilk me
> for the next 3 years. We then headed from there to the JFK building
> in Boston.
> My interview was for 1:30. Wife and I got there at 12:25. Attorney
> was already there waiting. We put the letter in the box and waited.
> The way it seems to work in Boston is that the lady in the front desk
> takes the appt letter and finds the actual A-file that goes with it
> (though mine had everything from the first time I entered the U.S 16
> years ago). The DAOs come out and randomly pick the next file, scan
> it out and then go back to their offices. They review the file and
> come out a bit later to and call your name.
> I was called in around 1:40. I was nervous as a ninny and my attorney
> was yak-yaking away. We got to the DAOs office. The officer swore me
> in and asked me to take a seat. My atty wrote down the DAOs name for
> his file. Next, he started by asking me for "proof of marriage". My
> N400 was based on marriage to a USC. I gave him my mortgage documents
> and a couple of bills. He swiftly photocopied them and then put them
> in his file. He was pretty laid back, but very thorough.
> He started going through the application (I was dying to know the
> whole time if my security check was completed, but did not bring it
> up). So, he went through section by section till he got to travel
> dates. At this point, his phone rang and he had to talk to someone
> about his own 401K witholdings. I was waiting until he finished. He
> glanced at my passport (did not really tie dates back, just glanced
> through), and crossed off that section. Then he went through more or
> less every question in the N400 until he came to the "Have you been
> cited" question. I was quite a bit worried since I had about 7
> tickets over 16 years (including two court appearances, one for a
> suspended license due to forgetting to pay a ticket and a second one
> because the charity guys were late picking up my second car and some
> friendly neighbor reported it as abandoned). Both of the cases had
> been dismissed and 5 years old. So, then he said "Did these both get
> disclosed in the I-485" and I said yes. He said, anything else new to
> report since then. I said, "Unfortunately yes. I got another
> speeding ticket for going 25 in a 20 mile zone and was ticketed. I
> appealed it, but was found responsible this morning. I have till Nov
> 20 to pay the ticket". He was like, "Boy, you have some issues with
> driving" and made a copy of the citation. I pointed out that I had
> only received one ticket in 5 years.
> He then went on to the next sections and asked me about selective
> service registration. He made a note that I was ineligible to apply
> because I was over 26 when I filed for AOS. Then he said, I have made
> two changes to your application. One, I have notated that you do not
> want a name change. Two, I have made a check here saying that you
> were over 26 when you filed for AOS. Can you sign the bottom of the
> form. Then, he asked me to sign the two photographs.
> Next, we went through the civics (standard 6-7 questions), some simple
> reading and writing test and I passed those.
> Then he said, "Let me see if I can find a supervisor to sign off on
> this since you had some driving ticket issues". So, he walked out the
> door. I was asking the atty if they would approve it. Atty seemed
> unfazed and said seems to be going well so far. The DAO came back and
> did not say anything. He started printing something and ran out of
> paper. He went back out, came back with more paper. Then he started
> filling some form and said, hmm, I need to check that out with the
> supervisor. He came back and then clicked the magic second box on the
> white form. Then he smiled and said "I am recommending you for
> approval". I said, "Thank you sir, that really made my day".
> He walked me and the atty outside. I came out and had a cheek to
> cheek smile and my wife had a wonderful expression on her face and she
> said "I told you so"...lol.. About 10 minutes later, my name was
> called and I got the oath letter for Feb 1, 2006 at Fanueil hall at
> 12:00 p.m. (appears that Boston is filling up quickly) We were out of
> there by 2:30 headed back home.
> So, I guess, I am more or less done. Just got to get the natz cert
> and file for a p-port. Thanks again to everyone for all the support in
> this group and my apologies for a long post.
> My final timeline
> PD - July 15, 2005
> FP Notice - Aug 15, 2005
> FP Date - Sep 15, 2005
> Status changed online - Sep 23, 2005
> Interview letter received - Sep 26, 2005
> Interview - Nov 3, 2005
> Oath date - Feb 1, 2006
> Cheers
> -- Gaude

Many congrats Gaude! Way to go (-:

--

Bantik2005

> Hey Guys-
> Thanks again for all the best wishes. The karma really paid off.
> Today was the big day. I had to first go into court to appeal a
> speeding ticket (I was going 5 miles over the speeding limit) and then
> onto the naturalization interview. The speeding ticket appeal was a
> bust. The court found me responsible and I was a bit depressed. I
> owe the speeding fee plus whatever the insurance decides to bilk me
> for the next 3 years. We then headed from there to the JFK building
> in Boston.
> My interview was for 1:30. Wife and I got there at 12:25. Attorney
> was already there waiting. We put the letter in the box and waited.
> The way it seems to work in Boston is that the lady in the front desk
> takes the appt letter and finds the actual A-file that goes with it
> (though mine had everything from the first time I entered the U.S 16
> years ago). The DAOs come out and randomly pick the next file, scan
> it out and then go back to their offices. They review the file and
> come out a bit later to and call your name.
> I was called in around 1:40. I was nervous as a ninny and my attorney
> was yak-yaking away. We got to the DAOs office. The officer swore me
> in and asked me to take a seat. My atty wrote down the DAOs name for
> his file. Next, he started by asking me for "proof of marriage". My
> N400 was based on marriage to a USC. I gave him my mortgage documents
> and a couple of bills. He swiftly photocopied them and then put them
> in his file. He was pretty laid back, but very thorough.
> He started going through the application (I was dying to know the
> whole time if my security check was completed, but did not bring it
> up). So, he went through section by section till he got to travel
> dates. At this point, his phone rang and he had to talk to someone
> about his own 401K witholdings. I was waiting until he finished. He
> glanced at my passport (did not really tie dates back, just glanced
> through), and crossed off that section. Then he went through more or
> less every question in the N400 until he came to the "Have you been
> cited" question. I was quite a bit worried since I had about 7
> tickets over 16 years (including two court appearances, one for a
> suspended license due to forgetting to pay a ticket and a second one
> because the charity guys were late picking up my second car and some
> friendly neighbor reported it as abandoned). Both of the cases had
> been dismissed and 5 years old. So, then he said "Did these both get
> disclosed in the I-485" and I said yes. He said, anything else new to
> report since then. I said, "Unfortunately yes. I got another
> speeding ticket for going 25 in a 20 mile zone and was ticketed. I
> appealed it, but was found responsible this morning. I have till Nov
> 20 to pay the ticket". He was like, "Boy, you have some issues with
> driving" and made a copy of the citation. I pointed out that I had
> only received one ticket in 5 years.
> He then went on to the next sections and asked me about selective
> service registration. He made a note that I was ineligible to apply
> because I was over 26 when I filed for AOS. Then he said, I have made
> two changes to your application. One, I have notated that you do not
> want a name change. Two, I have made a check here saying that you
> were over 26 when you filed for AOS. Can you sign the bottom of the
> form. Then, he asked me to sign the two photographs.
> Next, we went through the civics (standard 6-7 questions), some simple
> reading and writing test and I passed those.
> Then he said, "Let me see if I can find a supervisor to sign off on
> this since you had some driving ticket issues". So, he walked out the
> door. I was asking the atty if they would approve it. Atty seemed
> unfazed and said seems to be going well so far. The DAO came back and
> did not say anything. He started printing something and ran out of
> paper. He went back out, came back with more paper. Then he started
> filling some form and said, hmm, I need to check that out with the
> supervisor. He came back and then clicked the magic second box on the
> white form. Then he smiled and said "I am recommending you for
> approval". I said, "Thank you sir, that really made my day".
> He walked me and the atty outside. I came out and had a cheek to
> cheek smile and my wife had a wonderful expression on her face and she
> said "I told you so"...lol.. About 10 minutes later, my name was
> called and I got the oath letter for Feb 1, 2006 at Fanueil hall at
> 12:00 p.m. (appears that Boston is filling up quickly) We were out of
> there by 2:30 headed back home.
> So, I guess, I am more or less done. Just got to get the natz cert
> and file for a p-port. Thanks again to everyone for all the support in
> this group and my apologies for a long post.
> My final timeline
> PD - July 15, 2005
> FP Notice - Aug 15, 2005
> FP Date - Sep 15, 2005
> Status changed online - Sep 23, 2005
> Interview letter received - Sep 26, 2005
> Interview - Nov 3, 2005
> Oath date - Feb 1, 2006
> Cheers
> -- Gaude

Yay, congratulations!!!
Now you are USC!!!

--

Rete

> Hey Guys-
> Thanks again for all the best wishes. The karma really paid off.
> Today was the big day. I had to first go into court to appeal a
> speeding ticket (I was going 5 miles over the speeding limit) and then
> onto the naturalization interview. The speeding ticket appeal was a
> bust. The court found me responsible and I was a bit depressed. I
> owe the speeding fee plus whatever the insurance decides to bilk me
> for the next 3 years. We then headed from there to the JFK building
> in Boston.
> My interview was for 1:30. Wife and I got there at 12:25. Attorney
> was already there waiting. We put the letter in the box and waited.
> The way it seems to work in Boston is that the lady in the front desk
> takes the appt letter and finds the actual A-file that goes with it
> (though mine had everything from the first time I entered the U.S 16
> years ago). The DAOs come out and randomly pick the next file, scan
> it out and then go back to their offices. They review the file and
> come out a bit later to and call your name.
> I was called in around 1:40. I was nervous as a ninny and my attorney
> was yak-yaking away. We got to the DAOs office. The officer swore me
> in and asked me to take a seat. My atty wrote down the DAOs name for
> his file. Next, he started by asking me for "proof of marriage". My
> N400 was based on marriage to a USC. I gave him my mortgage documents
> and a couple of bills. He swiftly photocopied them and then put them
> in his file. He was pretty laid back, but very thorough.
> He started going through the application (I was dying to know the
> whole time if my security check was completed, but did not bring it
> up). So, he went through section by section till he got to travel
> dates. At this point, his phone rang and he had to talk to someone
> about his own 401K witholdings. I was waiting until he finished. He
> glanced at my passport (did not really tie dates back, just glanced
> through), and crossed off that section. Then he went through more or
> less every question in the N400 until he came to the "Have you been
> cited" question. I was quite a bit worried since I had about 7
> tickets over 16 years (including two court appearances, one for a
> suspended license due to forgetting to pay a ticket and a second one
> because the charity guys were late picking up my second car and some
> friendly neighbor reported it as abandoned). Both of the cases had
> been dismissed and 5 years old. So, then he said "Did these both get
> disclosed in the I-485" and I said yes. He said, anything else new to
> report since then. I said, "Unfortunately yes. I got another
> speeding ticket for going 25 in a 20 mile zone and was ticketed. I
> appealed it, but was found responsible this morning. I have till Nov
> 20 to pay the ticket". He was like, "Boy, you have some issues with
> driving" and made a copy of the citation. I pointed out that I had
> only received one ticket in 5 years.
> He then went on to the next sections and asked me about selective
> service registration. He made a note that I was ineligible to apply
> because I was over 26 when I filed for AOS. Then he said, I have made
> two changes to your application. One, I have notated that you do not
> want a name change. Two, I have made a check here saying that you
> were over 26 when you filed for AOS. Can you sign the bottom of the
> form. Then, he asked me to sign the two photographs.
> Next, we went through the civics (standard 6-7 questions), some simple
> reading and writing test and I passed those.
> Then he said, "Let me see if I can find a supervisor to sign off on
> this since you had some driving ticket issues". So, he walked out the
> door. I was asking the atty if they would approve it. Atty seemed
> unfazed and said seems to be going well so far. The DAO came back and
> did not say anything. He started printing something and ran out of
> paper. He went back out, came back with more paper. Then he started
> filling some form and said, hmm, I need to check that out with the
> supervisor. He came back and then clicked the magic second box on the
> white form. Then he smiled and said "I am recommending you for
> approval". I said, "Thank you sir, that really made my day".
> He walked me and the atty outside. I came out and had a cheek to
> cheek smile and my wife had a wonderful expression on her face and she
> said "I told you so"...lol.. About 10 minutes later, my name was
> called and I got the oath letter for Feb 1, 2006 at Fanueil hall at
> 12:00 p.m. (appears that Boston is filling up quickly) We were out of
> there by 2:30 headed back home.
> So, I guess, I am more or less done. Just got to get the natz cert
> and file for a p-port. Thanks again to everyone for all the support in
> this group and my apologies for a long post.
> My final timeline
> PD - July 15, 2005
> FP Notice - Aug 15, 2005
> FP Date - Sep 15, 2005
> Status changed online - Sep 23, 2005
> Interview letter received - Sep 26, 2005
> Interview - Nov 3, 2005
> Oath date - Feb 1, 2006
> Cheers
> -- Gaude

Congratulations. Nice finish and comprehensive write up.

For the record the ending of your story is the same as Jim's. He, too,
had a speeding ticket and the DAO had to have it sign off on. He, as
well, was asked to take a seat and wait for his name to be called again
to obtain the letter giving his oath ceremony date. So it looks like
NYC and Boston follow the very same format.

Looking forward to reading your write up on the ceremony on February 1.

Rete

Ian-Mstm

> Yay, congratulations!!!
> Now you are USC!!!

Congratulations are certainly in order, but he is not yet a USC. That
comes *only* when he takes the Oath of Allegiance at the actual
naturalization ceremony... about 3 months from now.

Ian

--

Gaude

> Congratulations are certainly in order, but he is not yet a USC. That
> comes *only* when he takes the Oath of Allegiance at the actual
> naturalization ceremony... about 3 months from now.
> Ian

Well, actually, it will be on Feb 1, 2006 - since they already gave me
the oath letter (orange/pinkish form N445) with that date on it.

Thanks
-- Gaude

--

Gaude

> Well, actually, it will be on Feb 1, 2006 - since they already gave me
> the oath letter (orange/pinkish form N445) with that date on it.
> Thanks
> -- Gaude

lol - responded before the edit...ha ha

-- Gaude

--

Ian-Mstm

> Well, actually, it will be on Feb 1, 2006 - since they already gave me
> the oath letter (orange/pinkish form N445) with that date on it.
> Thanks
> -- Gaude

Yup... I've fixed my post! Congratulations!

Ian

--

Sophie T

"gaude" <member1618@british_expats.com> wrote in message
news:35$335333$2947335$...
> Hey Guys-
> Thanks again for all the best wishes. The karma really paid off. Today
> was the big day. I had to first go into court to appeal a speeding
> ticket (I was going 5 miles over the speeding limit) and then onto the
> naturalization interview. The speeding ticket appeal was a bust. The
> court found me responsible and I was a bit depressed. I owe the
> speeding fee plus whatever the insurance decides to bilk me for the next
> 3 years. We then headed from there to the JFK building in Boston.
> My interview was for 1:30. Wife and I got there at 12:25. Attorney was
> already there waiting. We put the letter in the box and waited. The
> way it seems to work in Boston is that the lady in the front desk takes
> the appt letter and finds the actual A-file that goes with it (though
> mine had everything from the first time I entered the U.S 16 years ago).
> The DAOs come out and randomly pick the next file, scan it out and then
> go back to their offices. They review the file and come out a bit later
> to and call your name.
> I was called in around 1:40. I was nervous as a ninny and my attorney
> was yak-yaking away. We got to the DAOs office. The officer swore me
> in and asked me to take a seat. My atty wrote down the DAOs name for
> his file. Next, he started by asking me for "proof of marriage". My
> N400 was based on marriage to a USC. I gave him my mortgage documents
> and a couple of bills. He swiftly photocopied them and then put them in
> his file. He was pretty laid back, but very thorough.
> He started going through the application (I was dying to know the
> whole time if my security check was completed, but did not bring it
> up). So, he went through section by section till he got to travel
> dates. At this point, his phone rang and he had to talk to someone
> about his own 401K witholdings. I was waiting until he finished. He
> glanced at my passport (did not really tie dates back, just glanced
> through), and crossed off that section. Then he went through more or
> less every question in the N400 until he came to the "Have you been
> cited" question. I was quite a bit worried since I had about 7
> tickets over 16 years (including two court appearances, one for a
> suspended license due to forgetting to pay a ticket and a second one
> because the charity guys were late picking up my second car and some
> friendly neighbor reported it as abandoned). Both of the cases had
> been dismissed and 5 years old. So, then he said "Did these both get
> disclosed in the I-485" and I said yes. He said, anything else new to
> report since then. I said, "Unfortunately yes. I got another
> speeding ticket for going 25 in a 20 mile zone and was ticketed. I
> appealed it, but was found responsible this morning. I have till Nov
> 20 to pay the ticket". He was like, "Boy, you have some issues with
> driving" and made a copy of the citation. I pointed out that I had
> only received one ticket in 5 years.
> He then went on to the next sections and asked me about selective
> service registration. He made a note that I was ineligible to apply
> because I was over 26 when I filed for AOS. Then he said, I have made
> two changes to your application. One, I have notated that you do not
> want a name change. Two, I have made a check here saying that you were
> over 26 when you filed for AOS. Can you sign the bottom of the form.
> Then, he asked me to sign the two photographs.
> Next, we went through the civics (standard 6-7 questions), some simple
> reading and writing test and I passed those.
> Then he said, "Let me see if I can find a supervisor to sign off on this
> since you had some driving ticket issues". So, he walked out the door.
> I was asking the atty if they would approve it. Atty seemed unfazed and
> said seems to be going well so far. The DAO came back and did not say
> anything. He started printing something and ran out of paper. He went
> back out, came back with more paper. Then he started filling some form
> and said, hmm, I need to check that out with the supervisor. He came
> back and then clicked the magic second box on the white form. Then he
> smiled and said "I am recommending you for approval". I said, "Thank
> you sir, that really made my day".
> He walked me and the atty outside. I came out and had a cheek to cheek
> smile and my wife had a wonderful expression on her face and she said "I
> told you so"...lol.. About 10 minutes later, my name was called and I
> got the oath letter for Feb 2, 2006 at Fanueil hall at 12:00 p.m.
> (appears that Boston is filling up quickly) We were out of there by 2:30
> headed back home.
> So, I guess, I am more or less done. Just got to get the natz cert and
> file for a p-port. Thanks again to everyone for all the support in this
> group and my apologies for a long post.
> My final timeline
> PD - July 15, 2005
> FP Notice - Aug 15, 2005
> FP Date - Sep 15, 2005
> Status changed online - Sep 23, 2005
> Interview letter received - Sep 26, 2005
> Interview - Nov 3, 2005
> Oath date - Feb 1, 2006
> Cheers
> -- Gaude
> --
>

Congratulations! Very nice written account too. :-)