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Quantril   0

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Hoping my fellow VJer's can help us out with some advice here.

We live in Boston and my wife passed her citizenship interview about a month ago and we are waiting for word on when the ceremony will be.

Trouble is, I just took a new job in Colorado, we just sold our house and my wife and son will join me in CO next week.

We are having all our mail forwarded to CO, but will USCIS allow a letter to be forwarded?

Should we send a change of address form? Who do we send it to given we're in between these final steps?

Any advice/assistance is appreciated.

-Q

I-129F Filing

March 4, 2005 - Sent I-129F Petition to NSC

March 28, 2005 - NOA1 received snail mail (dated 3/21)

May 2, 2005 - NOA2 via email (42 days from NOA1)

October 4th - Interview. APPROVED!!!!!!.

October 7th - WE'RE HOME! (Day 198).

October 28th, 2005 - MARRIED BY THE J.O.P.

AOS

November 29th, 2005 - Sent AOS filing to Chicago.

November 30th, 2005 - AOS filing received and signed for.

December 5th, 2005 - NOA1 for AOS, EAD.

December 6th, 2005 - NOA1 for AOS/Resent AP w/ correct fee.

March 10, 2006 - Received AP approval.

April 7, 2006 - Biometrics taken for EAP and AOS.

November 20, 2006 - Interview letter received.

January 11, 2007 - AOS Interview. Approved.

January 17, 2007 - Green card issued.

REMOVAL OF CONDITIONS

October 27, 2008 - Petition to lift conditions filing sent.

November 3, 2008 - NOA1.

December 3, 2008 - Biometrics taken.

March 21st, 2009 - File transferred from VSC to CSC.

June 20th, 2009 - Green Card received in mail.

February 2nd, 2010 - N-400 filing sent.

February 8th, 2010 - NOA date.

February 9th, 2010 - Check cashed.

February 11th, 2010 - NOA rec'd.

March 26th, 2010 - Fingerprints

May 20th, 2010 - Interview completed/passed.

June 25th, 2010 - Oath Ceremony Scheduled for 09/14/10 Notice received.

June 21st, 2010 - WE MOVED TO BOULDER, CO

June 28th, 2010 - Case transferred to Denver USCIS

October 1st, 2010 - Oath Ceremony / US Citizenship received.

Quantril Apprentice

Quantril   0

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One other question. Is my wife considered a US citizen after passing her interview, or is she not a US citizen until after the ceremony?

thanks,

-Q

I-129F Filing

March 4, 2005 - Sent I-129F Petition to NSC

March 28, 2005 - NOA1 received snail mail (dated 3/21)

May 2, 2005 - NOA2 via email (42 days from NOA1)

October 4th - Interview. APPROVED!!!!!!.

October 7th - WE'RE HOME! (Day 198).

October 28th, 2005 - MARRIED BY THE J.O.P.

AOS

November 29th, 2005 - Sent AOS filing to Chicago.

November 30th, 2005 - AOS filing received and signed for.

December 5th, 2005 - NOA1 for AOS, EAD.

December 6th, 2005 - NOA1 for AOS/Resent AP w/ correct fee.

March 10, 2006 - Received AP approval.

April 7, 2006 - Biometrics taken for EAP and AOS.

November 20, 2006 - Interview letter received.

January 11, 2007 - AOS Interview. Approved.

January 17, 2007 - Green card issued.

REMOVAL OF CONDITIONS

October 27, 2008 - Petition to lift conditions filing sent.

November 3, 2008 - NOA1.

December 3, 2008 - Biometrics taken.

March 21st, 2009 - File transferred from VSC to CSC.

June 20th, 2009 - Green Card received in mail.

February 2nd, 2010 - N-400 filing sent.

February 8th, 2010 - NOA date.

February 9th, 2010 - Check cashed.

February 11th, 2010 - NOA rec'd.

March 26th, 2010 - Fingerprints

May 20th, 2010 - Interview completed/passed.

June 25th, 2010 - Oath Ceremony Scheduled for 09/14/10 Notice received.

June 21st, 2010 - WE MOVED TO BOULDER, CO

June 28th, 2010 - Case transferred to Denver USCIS

October 1st, 2010 - Oath Ceremony / US Citizenship received.

engineer21 Proficient

engineer21   51

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Aw, more people leaving Boston.. Indonesian, no less! :(

Well I hate to break this to you but I am pretty sure government mail cannot be forwarded.

I hope I'm wrong!

And no, she isn't a citizen until she takes the oath of allegiance.

AOS 05/08/10 - sent05/14/10 - receipt date on NOAs - transferred to National Benefits Center06/14/10 - Biometrics Done - Lawrence, MA (original appt)07/26/10 - Interview - APPROVED!!07/30/10 - Welcome letter rec'd (notice date: 07/26)08/05/10 - Green Card (&EAD) Received! - 2 months and 28 days total!ROC 04/28/12 - ROC package sent05/03/12 - check cashed05/04/12 - NOA1 received - dated 05/01/1206/07/12 - Biometrics done02/07/13 - Approved (status update via text msg)02/14/13 - Ten year Green card receivedNaturalization07/26/13 - eligible (90 day window opened 4/27/13)02/24/14 - N-400 sent to Dallas03/04/14 - Check cashed & case accepted (update via txt & email)03/10/14 - Biometrics appt letter rec'd (scheduled for 03/28/13)03/28/14 - Biometrics done04/01/14 - In line for interview 04/03/14 - Case status change to scheduled for interview04/10/14 - interview letter rec'd 5/13/14 - interview 6/3/14 - in line for oath 6/30/14 - Scheduled for oath
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CaptainPenguin   5

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Hoping my fellow VJer's can help us out with some advice here.

We live in Boston and my wife passed her citizenship interview about a month ago and we are waiting for word on when the ceremony will be.

Trouble is, I just took a new job in Colorado, we just sold our house and my wife and son will join me in CO next week.

We are having all our mail forwarded to CO, but will USCIS allow a letter to be forwarded?

Should we send a change of address form? Who do we send it to given we're in between these final steps?

Any advice/assistance is appreciated.

-Q

The letter that the USCIS will send you with the oath information cannot be forwarded, I have the envelope here from my oath two weeks ago and it clearly says no forwarding on it. You will need to attend this matter asap.

At this point you cannot change your address via mail, the only way to change it is to contact the office directly where your wife had her interview, they should have provided her with some sort of paperwork with a contact number on it. This will be a local number, not a 1800. You could also schedule an infopass.

Your wife is not a citizen until the oath is taken, the bad news in this case is that you will have to reside in most cases for three months in the USCIS district where the oath is taking place in order to be eligible, so unless this can be taken care of before you guys leave, they might put her in limbo for three months while the paperwork is transfered and a new oath is scheduled in Colorado. Good luck !

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milimelo   4,738

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Have your wife go to the local office where she had the interview and ask to speak to the same IO. You're looking at months before she is scheduled for oath ceremony in another office so why not look into the next available ceremony in Boston and fly out for that.

ROC 2009
Naturalization 2010

 
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