I had my interview for 01:45PM at Holtsville, Long Island. Arrived at 1:00pm and was called in at 2:45pm.
I was sworn in by a nice lady in her mid 40's. I was given the civic & history questions. The history & civic questions were: When was the declaration of independence written, Name of of the two longest rivers, Who is the current Speaker of the House, How many years do we elect the president for, What are the first 10 amendments of the constitution called, Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived. Piece of cake! Answered the first 6 correct then moved on to the next 3 reading and writing questions. Answered the first reading and the first writing correct and I guess she was convinced and did not ask me the other 2.
She went through every single question the application, corrected my Resident since date (was off by 10 years, lol), asked every single question on the N-400. Convinced me to change my name, which I decided to do, took my selective service print out. Asked me if had any trips since my application and I said two and I told her I had updated pages. She gladly took them. She complimented me on how organized I was and how she wished everyone was like this (thanks to the sticky thread about Documents Needed). She said everything was OK and told me to get ready for a series of autographs (signatures). She made me sign name change, photographs, and another paper I forgot what it was for.
She then explained to me I was approved and printed out a sheet. She said that they were scheduling Oaths for the first week of June and I would get the Oath letter in the mail.
I asked her what was the current status of my application, if I was approved, and I anyone besides her had to approve my application and if I could wait for the Oath letter at the office.
She said that I was approved and no one else besides her had to approve it. She added that it was going be turned over to clerical for Oath scheduling and I would receive the letter in the mail shortly. Regarding waiting for the oath letter, she said no because my interview was in scheduled in the afternoon close to office closing time and they were backed up so she could not give me the option to wait today (but they normally do).
Based on all that she said to me I feel confident that I will be done with USCIS soon, but reading experiences here warns me to keep my reality check mode ON until I have the Oath Letter in hand.
My suggestion to everyone, is even if your interview is in the afternoon, show up early to maximize your changes to get the oath letter on the same day.
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