入籍進度 (不時更新) (October 7, 2012)

填左兩年既入籍表格, 終於響今仔既協助下, 響5/15寄出

5/15/2012
去郵局寄出表格去USCIS Lockbox, Phoenix, AZ (入籍費用: USD$680)

郵寄費用: $5.80 (certified mail可不用return receipt, 但我唔識, 用左!)

5/18/2012
收到email同text message話收到我既application

5/21/2012
收到信話收到我既application同攞左個receipt#

5/31/2012
收到信同schedule左6/14去打指模

6/14/2012
是日打指模   Appointment Time: 9:00am

泊左車後, 特登將手提電話放在車內, 因為我記得要搜手袋, 發現手提電話就會要我擺返落架車度.

已經黎過同一個地方打指模兩次, 都幾熟悉個環境啦! 去到門口時, 有職員會問你攞信同身分證明文件.

直至呢一刻, 我先知原來封信係有叫我帶綠卡架!

我出發時望過封信睇下要帶咩, 點知只係睇到帶車牌, 無睇到上一行字寫住要帶綠卡.

個職員仲特登用螢光筆highlight比我睇.

我諗住返屋企攞綠卡, 因為返屋企都只係廿分鐘車程, 但個職員叫我等陣, 睇下個supervisor點講先!

佢比個個clip board我填張form, 之後等叫號碼.

 輪到我時, 個女職員有d唔滿意我點解無帶綠卡, 我話睇唔到, 佢又反問封信寫住喎!

我心諗: 無帶就無帶架啦! 你問我點解無帶都無用架, 一係就比我打指模, 一係就叫我返屋企攞!

我以為佢會踢我走, 點知佢叫我坐響一間房門口等見immigration officer.

個immigration officer超級nice!

同我閒聊, 又問我係唔係好nervous, 仲成日講笑. 佢仲提議我下次interview時去改名.

佢解釋比我睇因為我用中文名做first name, 但我個中文譯名中間有空格, 所以變左有四個名咁.

個immigration officer提議左兩個方案:

1. 中文名做first name, 但唔要space

2. middle name改成first name, Chinese name without space做middle name

跟住, 佢就叫我出去等叫號碼打手指模.

因為見完immigration officer都仲未叫我個號碼, 所以我都唔需要等耐左.

成個過程好順利, 約四十分鐘就完成!

8/15/2012

等左兩個月終於收到信通知我9/12去interview, 要努力溫習同準備需要帶既文件!

9/12/2012

My interview time was 2:15 pm. I took a day off for the interview. Since I was asked to bring in two passport photos, so I went to COSTCO to take the passport photos the interview. I was quite in a hurry as I did not know that I had to wait for 30 minutes before I could get the photos printed out. After parking, there was a line outside the USCIS building waiting to go inside. The security guards had to check everyone's bag before they could let anyone in. One of the security guards asked for our appointment time, then he directed us to another entrance to get faster access. Luckily, we were able to make it on time. The room were full of people, and the wait time was around 1 hour 45 minutes.

Just finished the civics test today! It's interesting that I did not have an oral test, the staff gave me some paper and asked me to fill out the A# and the date.

He asked me to write the answer for the first 6 questions.
1. Who is the governor of your state now?
2. What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

3. Where is the Statue of Liberty?
4. Name two national U.S. holidays.
5. Who was the first president?
6. What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?

After writing down the answers for the first paper, then I continued to answer questions on the second paper.
1. Who lived in the White House?
2. Who lived in here first?
3. When is the President's Day?
4. One more, but forgot!

The staff then told me I didn't need to answer those questions. I soon realized that should be a reading test!

Writing test question: The President lives in the White House.

So, I actually did 3 written tests, but no reading test, no oral test for me!!!

My hubby came with me, however, he was not allowed to be with me during the interview.

I need to wait for a letter to see when I will have my oath ceremony.

9/30/2012

收到信通知我10/24去Oath Ceremony