> I have received the date for my citizenship interview in Baltimore on
> December 15th. I only applied a few months ago so was surprised to
> receive this so quickly. The web site says they are still processing
> applications from November 2004. Does anyone know if this is the date
> of people who are now being called for the oath ceremony?
>
> Also, the letter says the proceeding will take two hours and that this
> is an "initial" interview. Does it really take this long, and what
> reasons could there be to get called back for another interview?
>
> If anyone has been asked for documents at their interview that are not
> on the checklist, please let me know.
>
> Thanks!
Always curious why people are not jumping for joy when the CIS does
something out of the norm such as process their petitions in an
efficient and timely manner. Your question in the first paragraph makes
absolutely no sense whatsoever. The CIS does not publish a timeline
date for the oath ceremony but possible timeline for the adjudication of
the petition.
The interview itself can be as short as 30 minutes and as long as 2
hours. It will depend on your petition, how you answered the questions,
what your history is in regards to citations, even including traffic
citations, etc. A lot of time will be spent sitting and waiting for
your name to be called and if you are one of the fortunate ones to be
approved the same day, you will be asked to hang around for the
appointment letter for the ceremony itself.
The letter itself is a form letter. It is not individualized per
petitioner and everyone gets the same genertic letter. It is initial
because passing the interview and test does not make you a USC. That
comes at the swearing in ceremony. So, yes, this appointment is an
initial appointment. You will be interviewed/screened the day of the
oath ceremony as well.
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I'm not an attorney. This disclaimer is valid in NYS!
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