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Hi, my husband applied for I-751 last year and received a 24month extension letter. My question is: is he eligible to apply for citizenship this August? Green card expired on Nov 2021. So he’ll be 3 years living here this year. Thank you!

Hi! When applying for naturalization my husband wanted to change his name (he’s Latin so he has two last names. He wanted to drop one.) Now that his interview is scheduled and he’s had more time to think about it, he has decided he doesn’t want to change his name. Will this be an issue? Or can he just tell the officer at the interview he does not want to go through with the name change? Thanks!

Does anyone have any recent experience of N400 interview at the Orlando Field Office. How long after is the Oath ceremony being scheduled ? Can we have guests ? Thanks in advance for sharing your experiences

Hello All, How long does it typically take for the Interview letter PDF to show up on the online account ? Any help is much appreciated

Hi, N400 interview is scheduled in Yakima office in Aug 2022 ( I applied in Sep 2021) instead of Seattle office. I live in Redmond area. Can others who were in the same situation and completed their interviews please share if Yakima office administers oath same day and gives your certificate or do they ask us to come back to Yakima for Oath at later date?

Could you please take my application and do something with it? It has been sitting on someone’s desk for over 6 months now, I would appreciate some movement on it. Your effort is highly appreciated, Sincerely, one impatient alien

Hi I applied for my n400 6 months back and wanted to get an idea of what the time line for n400 looks like at this field office! Thank you!

I was approved for N-400 on may 05,2022. And approved on the spot. I request for the name change but Still waiting for the oath. It’s been more than 2 months. I call to USCIs but they said to wait for 4 months to submit any inquiry. Anyone who is waiting with me??

Hello, I could not find a general N400 thread for our St. Louis office. I want to create this post for all the applicants who are applying for N400 in St. Louis. This will help to see the estimated wait time for St. Louis office.

So, let’s get to know each other: filed Jan 15, 2022 biometrics reused: Jan 18, 2022 5 year rule employment based dead ever since

Didn't see a May 2022 N-400 Filers group, so thought I'd start it. Good luck.

Didn't see a June 2022 N-400 Filers group, so thought I'd start it. Also, saw some folks saying they had issues at interview if they filed the first day of their 90-day early filing window. Anyone else have that issue? Since last week, I also received an update that my pending I-751 has been transferred, assuming to the local office that will process the N-400. 90 day mark for submission: June 15, 2022 Submitted N-400: June 15, 2022 (online) N-400 Online Biometrics Waiver: June 15, 2022 (online portal) N-400 NOA1: June 15, 2022 (online portal) I-751 Pending: Yes, submitted June 17, 2021 (SRC) I-751 Pending Case Transfer Notice: June 18, 2022

What should i expect after a rough n400 interview with a junior officer & got decision cannot be made? did my N400 interview with my wife present in the waiting area & had a rude & condescending jr officer. Interview took around 45 minutes, I passed the civics and english test & the officer accused me of being in the military, i explained i worked as a TCN( 3rd country national) civilian contractor in Afghanistan as a logistics clerk prior to me ever coming to the states), the officer being a military vet himself did not understand how i was in Afghanistan and not be in the military and accused me of being in the same military base he was in Afghanistan i explained to him the base i was while employed in Afghanistan as he argued that on my A file i have a photo of myself wearing US military uniform(which was a screenshot of a message with my ex) i explained to him that on that instance i was casted as an extra for a film production locally here in my state playing a military guard, which he denied that answer and asked me if i would like to change my answer and admit i was in the military and i promptly said no as i have never been in the military. My attorney interjected several times for the badgering and the interview was stopped and handed decision cant be made. Online status still shows interview scheduled and it’s now 35 days…any thoughts on what to expect, are they doing additional background checks ??

I am trying to figure out when to apply for Citizenship. I understand taking 3 years from the date of gc issue. However, do you take to the account foreign trips and subtract them from 90 days? GC says 03/12/20. Applying to Nader 3 year rule. If 90 days subtracted, can apply starting December 12. However, over these 3 years we traveled abroad for a total of 31 days. Do you subtract only 59 days from 03/12, which takes to the account period that I was out of the country or subtract 90 days and do not take to the account 4 vacation trips out of IS for a total of 31 days?

Hi, I filed my N400 exactly 90 days before my 5 year anniversary. My application was not submitted when I was with the officer because the system was showing missing 1 day. Read below for more details. Anniversary date- 05/09/2022 N400 Filing date- 02/08/2022 The USCIS early filing calculator showed the earliest acceptance date as '02/08/2022'. Also, I had verified using Naturalization eligibility tool from USCIS which showed I was eligible to file. So I went ahead and filed my application that same day. Receipt/Notice dates all show the same date. I was interviewed a few days ago and here is a breakdown of the interview. Officer went over all the items, civics tests, read/write and yes/no questions. I cleared all of them. He brought up that the system is showing I am missing 1 day and questioned if I had filed too early. I responded that I filed on feb 8, 2022 and it was the earliest date as per USCIS that I could file and I had checked this in multiple USCIS eligibility calculators. Also the USCIS account had no warning. He continued on with the interview and I signed everything. Officer mentioned he has raised an IT ticket for the IT team to look into it and he can't submit the application without getting that fixed as the system would reject it otherwise. He gave me the N652 results form indicating I passed and he is recommending me for approval but needs to wait for the IT fix first. Which he said would happen pretty quickly but not while I am there. Its been about a week now and my status still shows as "interview was scheduled". As days go by I feel nervous that something isn't updated right or that my application is just left pending. Has anyone had this issue before? and what was the resolution? How long did you wait before the status changed after interview. TIA.

Hi everyone 🙂 I entered the US on a K1 Fiancée Visa in May 2018. I filed form I-751 in July 2021 and received an RFE in April 2022. I will be sending my packet of evidence to respond to the RFE in a few days. Can I file for my N-400 at the same time? Or would you advise I wait to hear back on form I-751? Thanks in advance!

Hi Everyone, I have my Form N-400 pending for some time now. While I do not expect any movement any time sooner, I have another question. Does anyone know of any USCIS Policy regulating processing times? I understand there is nothing as far as the maximum time, but is there anything that establishes a minimum bare time limit or a standard?

I’m in the process of applying for citizenship and I am bit confused re listing my trips outside of the states for the 5 year period. I came to the US on November 2018 via K1 visa. That brings me to 3,5 years of being here. I have traveled twice outside of the states within those years and easily stated it on the application. What to do about 1,5 year period (2017 - November 2018)? I did travel to Mexico and Russia but it was not “outside and back to the states” since I was living in Canada and travelled outside and back to Canada. Do I list my trips AFTER coming to the states permanently? I hope I was able to state my concerns clearly. TIA!!!!!!!!!

Hi, I am applying for Citizenship and while filling out the N400 form, the questions about Arrests and Citations ahs got me tied up. I have a speeding ticket, which was taken care of. I was declared not guilty. I had to pay some fine as parking ticket. Should i need to mention this ticket as a citation while submitting the application. Do i need to get a Certificate of Disposition for this?

Here’s one for us April 2022 N400 San Fernando Valley filers! Any progress since filing application?

I am applying for the citizenship based on 3-year rule: being married to us citizen. The question: how many times your husband has been married? Before current marriage I have been married twice. Do I put number of marriages as 3, including current marriage or 2 (just prior marriages)? thank you

Good afternoon everyone, I got a super speeding ticket in January, 2021 in GA I am applying for Citizenship and will this be a reason for N400 denial? Has anyone experienced the same? It was super speeding ticket not just a ticket Thank you so much for your feedback

I was denied my N400 due to the IRS not registering certain tax years, which has been corrected. However my N336 which i never received notice to attended a hearing for (no electronic via online USCIS profile or in writing in the mail) was denied cause i never showed up for a hearing i never knew was scheduled. I have no idea where to turn next. I cant afford a lawyer. The blogs and letters say i need a court date with a district court but everywhere i call or email they say i’m not in the system. How do i get into the system for a hearing?? Please any help

I had my n400 interview on 05/03/2022 5 year basis. The officer said i passed the test but he need more documents and i have to wait for mail . That proves i worked and reside in the US "Paper said . Decsion cannot be made at this time". He want me to provide all the income for past 5 years 1099 papers and all other income iam self employed . And he said it have to match my tax returns. Even though he had all the tax information and transcripts. I would expect cos i had to stay 8 month outside the usa due to covid it was impossible to travel. I explained all this to him and provided my intent to come back before the 6 month mark even the airline ticket i bought for that. My question is few hours after getting home i was checking my case status online and it say status recommended for approval and another inline for oath cermony. Made me real happy even though it doesnt make sense after requesting more evidence. I wonder if any one had similar situation. And if i still should be worried that i will receive an rfe still or status change to rfe or iam good and should be just waiting for my ceremony date. It doesnot make much sense but why he said i need more evidence then status changed to inline for oath cermony . Iam happy it did but still worried though. Thanks in advance

My husband had his citizenship interview under 3 year rule and he passed civics test but he got rfe The officer said he was missing past 3 years worth tax returns. We filed jointly the last 2 years but didn't file in 2019 because we did not meet minimum threshold to file a tax return. When the RFE notice becomes available to us ( the officer verbally explained to him why he is getting rfe but we didnt receive any official mail yet) we were going to send our most recent 2 years tax return and explain why we didn't file in 2019. But I just checked our documents and we answered NO to a question that asked Have you ever NOT filed a tax return.............. And now I'm scared that his case will be denied for not answering truthfully.....although it was a honest mistake. We are planning on sending our tax documents for 2019 that shows that we were not required to file a tax return and we are also planning on filing late tax return for 2019 anyway and send that as well... Is filing a late tax return anyway a bad idea? If we attach a letter explaining that we realized we answered a question wrong hurt our case? Any answer would really help...