Katesbackagain

> Third in line for hugs and smooches for the new American Citizen
> husband and proud wifie.
>
> Strange but it seems as if the last four years have flown by having
> had the pleasure of meeting you and DAH when you first started out.
>
> Congratulations and welcome to the neighborhood of voting, jury duty
> and life without USCIS riding your coat tails.
>
> Rita

Many congrats to you both, and here's to the end of a long road for
your DH!!!

Kate. xxx

Meauxna

> Congrats to you both! Nice touch, the presenting of that flag...
> Thinking back to our own experiences a couple of months back,
> and the emotional roller coaster we were on during the whole ceremony,
> this gesture would have resulted in some serious blubbering instead of
> merely tearing up! *S*

Thanks again everyone! I'm happy to report that the new One Day Million
Dollar passport worked perfectly well as expected and the DAH has now
been admitted to the US as a USC through an airport POE.
All's well in Ameriki and that's the end of the alphabet soup.

PS: Yucatan is *fantastic*, especially if you like wildlife!

Shahrokh22

> My Darling Alien Husband has recently been upgraded to Darling
> American Husband!
>
> After a whirlwind day last week, he has now experienced his interview
> (15-20 minutes) & passed all questions 100% (an obsessive goal of
> his), was recommended for approval, had everything completed by the
> noon deadline and enjoyed his same-day oath ceremony to finish it all
> off by going to bed as a US citizen with a gutload of the Midwest's
> finest beef.
>
> After an hour and a half break, we returned to the USCIS building with
> family in tow and filed along upstairs to the auditorium with the
> other 35 citizen candidates from 17 countries and assembled for the
> boilerplate videos and a very nice talk from our District Director.
> Leaving politics (almost) aside, he emphasized the balance and beauty
> of the Constitution and urged everyone to work to protect it. It was
> interesting to hear a man with 30+ (IIRC) years' experience in the
> Department condense 'patriotism' down to the most important document.
>
> As corny as all of we meauxna-family cynics expected it to be, we were
> all surprised to be genuinely moved through the ceremony. The DD had
> all the candidates stand and give their country of origin as an
> introduction. Eventually, all were called forward one by one and
> presented with their Certificates, a US flag and a message from the
> President. Much posing for pictures ensued and I presented the DAH
> with a US flag that had been flown over the US Capitol in his honor
> (certificate to prove it!) which touched even The Big Stoic himself &
> was a big hit (17 bucks well spent).
>
> The Portland office maintains its commitment to a 6 month turnaround
> for naturalization, and as usual, the staff there were human, friendly
> and helpful as well as genuinely excited for us all. We partied with a
> festive dinner and are still buzzing about it all days later. The DAH
> has mentioned the happy surprise of how enthusiastic other Americans
> are at hearing his news--everyone has made a real fuss over him & the
> barkeep bought him a drink at dinner.
>
> The next step is a quick trip to Seattle to the Passport Agency--we're
> traveling in less than a week. I'd asked the group about this earlier
> and did some searches--for the curious, he *could* travel in the
> Western hemisphere and return without a passport (http://www.customs.-
> gov/xp/cgov/travel/vacation/kbyg/documents_needed.xml). However, the
> cost and time invloved in replacing a Certificate of Naturalization
> makes it worth burning up some gas and time to go to Seattle.
>
> I imagine there are a thousand details I could add to this report, but
> there is nothing magic for you to know by this point--take your
> paperwork, answer the questions & follow the instructions. You'll walk
> out as a USC.
> I'm surprised at how proud I am of the DAH, and how much it meant to
> him, finally. It was not so much an achievement for him as the
> conclusion to our interim plans but it really did signal a conclusion
> of sorts, and cemented what he already felt: that the US is his home,
> and he's one of Us.
>
> I-130 filed Aug02.
> USC July06.
> /

Hi Again,
I came up with another question for you.

I am sure or I assume that when you filled out your N-400 Application
form, you also submitted a bunch of documents with it.
My wife has received her Naturalization interview date and we are
getting ready for it.
In the letter that we received, she was asked to bring the same set of
document that she attached to her N-400 form when she applied.
The form seems to be general which means it is a letter that was made
for everybody and it is not specifically prepared for her. Should she
take the same set of documents with her to interview again or the
documents we sent them will do the job? Did you take the same documents
that you mailed them already to the interview again? Did they want you
to show them again while they had them in your file?
Of course, she will have her passport and green card with her when she
shows up for the interview, but other than that did you take anything
else with you?

Thank You,

Shahrokh