Back Again Posted August 16, 2019 Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 Ping's N-400 Receipt Date is December 19, 2018. The current processing time in Houston for N-400 is 14 to 25.5 months, so between Feb 19 and around mid-August 2020. Plenty of time to study and prepare for the interview, right? But her interview notice just arrived today, and her interview date is Sep 13, 2019, less than 9 months from her Receipt Date. She must have a great lawyer! Link to comment
Randy W Posted August 18, 2019 Report Share Posted August 18, 2019 Always good to hear from the 'Back' family! Link to comment
Back Again Posted August 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2019 Randy, the Back Family has started pop quizzes on the 100 questions. Now Ping understands the pressure that Angela felt when she was in high school and college. 1 Link to comment
Back Again Posted August 24, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2019 According to a lengthy article in the Houston Chronicle this week, the Houston District Office is the slowest in the Nation in the processing of N-400 cases, so I guess it is even more remarkable that Ping's case was scheduled for an interview in less than 9 months from when it was filed. Link to comment
Randy W Posted August 24, 2019 Report Share Posted August 24, 2019 The article Immigrants applying for citizenship in Houston face high wait timesBy Natalie Weber, Staff writer Aug. 16, 2019 Updated: Aug. 16, 2019 10:39 p.m. Link to comment
dnoblett Posted August 28, 2019 Report Share Posted August 28, 2019 My Chinese niece filed her N-400 last year in Dallas, it looks like she will interview soon. Link to comment
Dennis143 Posted August 30, 2019 Report Share Posted August 30, 2019 According to a lengthy article in the Houston Chronicle this week, the Houston District Office is the slowest in the Nation in the processing of N-400 cases, so I guess it is even more remarkable that Ping's case was scheduled for an interview in less than 9 months from when it was filed.They prolly want to avoid any possibility of having to go up against her high-powered lawyer husband. 1 Link to comment
Back Again Posted September 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 That is nice of you to say, Dennis, though I know it was said in jest. I hope you and your wife are doing well. Tomorrow is the day for Ping. We have to get up to leave at 0'dark thirty to get there in time for the interview. It will be Friday the 13th with a full moon. Yesterday Ping answered 99 of 100 questions correctly for the civics exam, so she should be ready. This evening she prepared with an hour of Tai Chi using the YouTube video she likes to follow. I enjoy the music but I walk for exercise, and Ping still walks with me, holding hands. There are 22 houses on our cul-de-sac in Cross Creek Ranch and we have a private Face Book group, so Ping has a lot of supporters rooting for her. Assuming all goes well, Ping and I will host a party to celebrate at a nearby Mexican restaurant for all of our neighborhood after Ping is sworn in as a new U.S. Citizen. Link to comment
Randy W Posted September 13, 2019 Report Share Posted September 13, 2019 That is nice of you to say, Dennis, though I know it was said in jest. I hope you and your wife are doing well. Tomorrow is the day for Ping. We have to get up to leave at 0'dark thirty to get there in time for the interview. It will be Friday the 13th with a full moon. Yesterday Ping answered 99 of 100 questions correctly for the civics exam, so she should be ready. This evening she prepared with an hour of Tai Chi using the YouTube video she likes to follow. I enjoy the music butI walk for exercise, and Ping still walks with me, holding hands. There are 22 houses on our cul-de-sac in Cross Creek Ranch and we have a private Face Book group, so Ping has a lot of supporters rooting for her.Assuming all goes well, Ping and I will host a party to celebrate at a nearby Mexican restaurant for all of our neighborhood after Ping is sworn in as a new U.S.Citizen. Yay! @ Moon Cake Day! Jiaying and I used to head to Pappasito's Mexican Restaurant for Chinese holidays, rather than going to Chinatown - much less crowded. Link to comment
Back Again Posted September 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2019 Well, Ping aced the civics test and passed the English reading and writing test. She also charmed the officer who conducted her interview and was in and out in just 20 minutes. The officer was admiring Ping's Kate Spade necklace and her engagement and wedding rings. We ate Mexican food for lunch and shared a flan for dessert instead of eating moon cake for the Autumn Festival. Now we are just waiting for the Notice about the date of the oath ceremony. We already know we have to be there at 7:00 a.m., and it will take us more than an hour to drive to the location of the ceremony, so it will like the day we went to the interview at 7:00 a.m. in Guangzhou in 2008. 3 Link to comment
Back Again Posted October 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2019 We received the Notice from USCIS today, and the oath ceremony will be on Wednesday, October 16. Then we will celebrate with our neighbors (23 houses on our cul-de-sac)on Sunday, Oct 20 by hosting a party at a nearby Mexican restaurant. Then we will apply for a U.S. passport, change Ping's status to U. S. citizen with social security, and register to vote. 3 Link to comment
Back Again Posted October 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 Ping became a U.S. Citizen yesterday. The weather was eerily similar to the day we went to her visa interview in Guangzhou, with thunderstorms and rain. But no more green card to worry about. So far 30 people have indicated they will attend the party to celebrate Ping's citizenship. 1 Link to comment
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