When I got home from work today, there was a letter from DHS waiting
for me. I was fully expecting an RFE to deal with my three speeding
tickets (yikes, I know), but that was not the case. Instead, it was an
appointment to appear at my citizenship interview on May 5 at 10:30 am
in Louisville, KY. The first thing I did was call Sheila and then I
called my folks in Toronto to let them know. For those who keep track
of timelines, my interview date is just under 5 months from my priority
date.

The NoA specifically says "Request for Applicant to Appear for
Naturalization Initial Interview". For those who have already done this
I have 2 questions:

1) Is there more than one interview?
2) Are
spouses allowed to attend the interview or are they even expected to be
there?

Ian (and Sheila)

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Timeline:

Mailed I-129F: November 28, 1997
K-1 interview in Montreal:
March 27, 1998
Married Sheila: May 23, 1998
Filed for AoS: June 15,
1998
AoS interview: February 20, 2001
Received PR status: March 4, 2001

Applied for Citizenship: December 8, 2003
NoA: Priority date -
December 11, 2003
Fingerprinted: January 20, 2004
Citizenship
Interview: May 5, 2004


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Originally posted by ian-mstm 1) Is there more than
one interview?
Not usually 2) Are spouses allowed
to attend the interview or are they even expected to be there?

NO and NO


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Originally posted by ian-mstm For those who have
already done this I have 2 questions: 1) Is there more than one
interview? 2) Are spouses allowed to attend the interview or are they
even expected to be there? Ian (and Sheila)

1. Not
if you pass the tests and if no other documentation is required.

2. No
they will not be seen or interviewed. They can come for moral support.


You can read actual N-400 interview experiences at:


http://www.kamya.com/interview/intro.html

Rete


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Originally posted by ian-mstm When I got home from
work today, there was a letter from DHS waiting for me. I was fully
expecting an RFE to deal with my three speeding tickets (yikes, I
know), but that was not the case. Instead, it was an appointment to
appear at my citizenship interview on May 5 at 10:30 am in Louisville,
KY. The first thing I did was call Sheila and then I called my folks in
Toronto to let them know. For those who keep track of timelines, my
interview date is just under 5 months from my priority date. The
NoA specifically says "Request for Applicant to Appear for
Naturalization Initial Interview". For those who have already done this
I have 2 questions: 1) Is there more than one interview? 2) Are
spouses allowed to attend the interview or are they even expected to be
there? Ian (and Sheila) ---------------------------------------------------
Timeline: Mailed I-129F: November 28, 1997 K-1 interview in
Montreal: March 27, 1998 Married Sheila: May 23, 1998 Filed for
AoS: June 15, 1998 AoS interview: February 20, 2001 Received PR
status: March 4, 2001 Applied for Citizenship: December 8, 2003
NoA: Priority date - December 11, 2003 Fingerprinted: January 20,
2004 Citizenship Interview: May 5, 2004

Ian-

So you
didn't include any information about the speeding tickets? How did you
answer the question on the application?

Our app is going in 2 weeks
from today! And we have one speeding ticket and one running a stop
sign.

Kimberly


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Originally posted by imkimmy Ian- So you didn't
include any information about the speeding tickets? How did you answer
the question on the application? Our app is going in 2 weeks from
today! And we have one speeding ticket and one running a stop sign.
Kimberly
Steve included his as a speeding ticket is a
citation ......but it didn't cause him any problems. He also along with
his application and other proof....sent his Ohio BMV driving record
which showed the citation as only a speeding ticket.

Lisa


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Originally posted by ian-mstm 2) Are spouses allowed
to attend the interview or are they even expected to be there? Ian
(and Sheila) ---------------------------------------------------
Timeline: Mailed I-129F: November 28, 1997 K-1 interview in
Montreal: March 27, 1998 Married Sheila: May 23, 1998 Filed for AoS:
June 15, 1998 AoS interview: February 20, 2001 Received PR status:
March 4, 2001 Applied for Citizenship: December 8, 2003 NoA:
Priority date - December 11, 2003 Fingerprinted: January 20, 2004
Citizenship Interview: May 5, 2004


No....Steve asked when he
was called back if I was allowed to come along and the interviewer
stated "NO!". (Steve also told him I was the one that handled all the
immigration information and was hoping he could find everything the
fellow asked for in our file.....the interviewer said to him "Well you
better be able to find it without her!".....lol

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Kimberly,

In fact, I did mention the tickets on the application form. I
indicated 3 "speeding citations" along with the places and dates each
took place and that I paid a fine for each. I also included a copy of my
Kentucky DMV record which I was able to purchase online for $4.50.
Fortunately, my DMV record indicated that I had no points, so that was
good for me. Each ticket was in a different state - Kentucky, Ohio, West
Virginia (I live where the 3 states meet). As far as I can tell from the
DMV, Kentucky does not track out-of-state speeding violations and the
violation in Kentucky was over 4 years old and had already been dropped
from the official record! Of course, your mileage may vary!

Best
wishes,
Ian (and Sheila)

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Timeline:

Mailed I-129F: November 28, 1997
K-1 interview in Montreal:
March 27, 1998
Married Sheila: May 23, 1998
Filed for AoS: June 15, 1998

AoS interview: February 20, 2001
Received PR status: March 4, 2001

Applied for Citizenship: December 8, 2003
NoA: Priority date - December
11, 2003
Fingerprinted: January 20, 2004
Citizenship Interview: May 5,
2004




Originally posted by imkimmy Ian- So you
didn't include any information about the speeding tickets? How did you
answer the question on the application? Our app is going in 2 weeks
from today! And we have one speeding ticket and one running a stop
sign.
Kimberly


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Originally posted by ian-mstm Kimberly, In fact,
I did mention the tickets on the application form. I indicated 3
"speeding citations" along with the places and dates each took place
and that I paid a fine for each. I also included a copy of my Kentucky
DMV record which I was able to purchase online for $4.50. Fortunately,
my DMV record indicated that I had no points, so that was good for me.
Each ticket was in a different state - Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia (I
live where the 3 states meet). As far as I can tell from the DMV,
Kentucky does not track out-of-state speeding violations and the
violation in Kentucky was over 4 years old and had already been dropped
from the official record! Of course, your mileage may vary! Best
wishes, Ian (and Sheila) ---------------------------------------------------
Timeline: Mailed I-129F: November 28, 1997 K-1 interview in
Montreal: March 27, 1998 Married Sheila: May 23, 1998 Filed for
AoS: June 15, 1998 AoS interview: February 20, 2001 Received PR
status: March 4, 2001 Applied for Citizenship: December 8, 2003
NoA: Priority date - December 11, 2003 Fingerprinted: January 20,
2004 Citizenship Interview: May 5, 2004

Thanks for the
information Ian. We are in the same kind of perdiciment...one in town
ticket and one state ticket, so we wer in the same state, but different
courts!

Kimberly


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2) Are spouses allowed to attend the interview or are they even expected to be there?

Congratulations!
I assumed that the US spouse would have to be there if the N400 is after 3 years of residence based on marriage. I don't rememebr reading anywhere, it was just an assumption. I guess I was wrong.
I haven't heard of anyone being called back for a second interview, but I don't know that many people that went through this. Maybe they consider the second interview the brief one before the oath - where they confirm and update your personal information?


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