On June 22, 2009 I arrived at the Immigration office 30 minutes prior to my scheduled time for the interview. An officer called my name 15 minutes later. Dan remained in the seat while I followed the officer. He lead on to his office and asked me to raised my right hand. He asked my greencard and my driver's license.  I saw a huge pile of papers on the table that looked very familiar. They are indeed our papers from K1 visa to adjustment of status, to removing conditions, etc... etc... and my N400 application on top of everything. It was so nice to see them all!! hah!

Anyway, we started chatting... the officer was amaze that I work at the hospital where he was born. Then he asked me If I know some filipinos around Harlingen. Apparently, he socializes with filipinos in almost all occasions. He told me if I know this "guy" who makes good lechon.   He said he admire filipinos because they are very hardworking, and almost all of them are nurses or at least in the medical field. I told him, if I'd known he's the officer who will handle my case, I should have brought pancit. He laugh!

He asked why we travel to mexico a lot. I told him about Dan that he's a birdwatcher. He then asked me what was the name of that huge pink flamingo on the bocca chica. lol Although, I am not the most avid birder like my husband does but i definitely know what he's talking about. I told him it was a Roseate Spoonbill.

Then he went through my application paper and merely asked the things I fill in.  I answered yes or no for the most part. Then he let me write my name on my pictures (2x2) that I submitted along with my N400 application.

Then, we proceed to the civic test. I was asked 6 questions: 1. How many justices are on the supreme court? 2. What does the declaration of independence do? 3. What does the president's cabinet do? 4. If the president and vice president can no longer serve, who becomes President? 5. We elect a US senator for how many years? 6. Name the US war between the north and the south?

Then, he give me a paper with 3 sentences written on it and told me to read sentence #2. "What is the Capital of the United States?". Then he told me to write "Washington DC is the capital" on the line under sentence #2.

Then he printed a paper and gave it to me stating that I pass my citizenship interview.  It was really a breeze for me considering my poor english grammar.

Like most people i've read regarding their citizenship interview, they were asked a bunch of papers during the interview such as divorce decree, income tax returns, evidences stating your both names, etc. etc. The officer didn't asked any of that.

I was actually prepared and well equipt with evidences and papers in my binder just incase they asked for it. Here are the list of things in my binder: My husband's passport, my Philippine passport (the old (expired) and current), my husband's birth certificate, my husband's divorce decree, income tax returns year 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008. Car insurance with our both names, car title with our both names, House title with our both names, Bank statement stating our joint account, bills such as electric and cable bearing our both names. And of course my greencard, driver's license, even my nursing license and social security card. But none of these items were asked during my interview. I guess it varies in every case.

So people, I am proud to say that I pass my citizenship interview and will soon finalize my legality of being a naturalize US citizen in this great country. God bless America!