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huy_le

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    Naturalization (approved)
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    Phoenix AZ Lockbox
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    San Jose CA
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  1. One thing I need to make sure you understand is citizenship eligibility is the combination of two things: a) being physically present in the US for at least 913 days in the last 5 years AND b) not being outside of the US for more than 180 days in one trip. The second is very important, 180 days may not always be the same as 6 months, depending on the months (think February). I am not counting the days again and just going with the visual check and the days you provided. It does seem she should be eligible. Now, a difficult IO may challenge the intention by asking about the many trips she took, but that is not the law so do prepare an explanation but have no fear. In fact, my wife and I took many trips during our 3 years (14+ trips), but it was never an issue. Hope it helps!
  2. We had the same issue, not with N-400 but with the first GC interview. Submitted multiple requests for correction to no avail. We raised it during interview and the IO corrected it there, the issue was it prompted another FBI background check and delayed our timeline for another 4 months. Long story short, don't need to sweat if the mistake does not impact eligibility but you do need to prepare for additional wait time.
  3. Our i-751 fortunately got approved 3 months before our N-400 interview after 22 months of waiting. I'd just take my spouse if I were you. Sometimes they'd ask and it would be nice to show commitment when you point out that your spouse is waiting outside. Just my 2 cents, others may think differently. So your call!
  4. You are expected to go with your spouse. We went together and the IO actually asked about it.
  5. Most everyone said it so I am going to add my support for DYI. N-400 can be filed online now, and that simplifies A LOT! You can upload documents there and respond to RFE pretty quickly. AND, most importantly, don't STRESS. N-400 does not have deadline, unlike i-751. So if you don't feel comfortable with the current situation, wait a few months. You don't lose status or anything. That's pretty nice!
  6. I feel bad for fellows who are still waiting. Mine took 13 months for interview and 14 months for oath, but i-751 took as long as 22 months for us. So hang in there, your turn is just around the corner!
  7. Well, family issue... If your husband has no option, I guess it's like throwing $1k away because with almost certainty she will get denied. If you're looking for a workaround, the only way I am aware is to pray and hope she would get a negligent IO who overlooks her days outside, but with consecutive trips, even a half-asleep person would be able to take note. Good luck!
  8. If the USCIS website says she is not eligible to naturalize, 99% chance she will be denied. Given that the application fee is almost $1k, it's very expensive to just try and see. What is wrong with renewing GC? Safer bet I'd say, less paperwork involved as well. I am reading between the lines here, so it seems she wants to naturalize in order to get rid of the 180 day restriction and can stay in another country long term. Many people have the same wish so it is not uncommon but she should be willing to invest and satisfy the requirements to naturalize first. It is not possible to have the best of both worlds. If she just needs to be away for short term, another option is to apply for travel permit which will allow her to stay out of the US for an extended period of time.
  9. Of course. Dec 22 was the online notice and the status changed to Oath scheduled. We got the physical letter a week later. We never got Oath notice mailed status and honestly we did not care because at the worst case, we could have just printed the online notice, which had the same information anyway.
  10. So I have heard. I can't comment on your evidence as I don't know. As I mentioned, we had a LOT of evidence submitted via online account. I was responding to preparing documents for the interview, we were never asked to provide anything else.
  11. I'd say it depends. We were super nervous and prepared lots of documents but IO never asked. In and out in less than 15 minutes. Granted, however, we submitted a VERY long list of documents via the online account so perhaps they had gone through those already before the interview.
  12. Our interview was in San Jose office. It took us exactly one month from in line to scheduled, and another month for the oath. Total 2 months waiting.
  13. We went through this, happened twice actually to both our conditional GC and naturalization interviews. Based on my understanding, this happens due to one of two things: a) The IO is a junior and requires supervisor review before approval and b) Random cases get picked for quality control. For timeline, both times varied greatly for us so it is hard to tell. Our initial GC took 4 months for approval whereas the naturalization took 3 hours. As to whether application can be denied at this stage, I highly doubt it and have not read about any of such case. I would say it is supremely rare for that to happen but as with anything in life, 99% sure means 1% probability.
  14. We filed N-400 on October 18, 2020 and did not get bio appt until August 2021, which we were able to take in July 2021 when we had our i-751. From there, it was pretty fast, interview was on November 22, 2021, did not get approved on the spot but a few hours after. We just took the oath on January 14, 2022. Our office is San Jose, CA. I hope it helps waiting folks have a point of reference for timeline estimation.
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