Can't believe it ROC

[NikLR 13,220]

So now is the time to get your N-400 prep done........ Not long now till you can apply for citizenship and then the USCIS can be a memory...

Ya know, if you want to get citizenship, which you don't have to do.

[chrisclassic 14]

Ya know, if you want to get citizenship, which you don't have to do.

I will go for citizenship for sure I love this country

But u will also have duel citizenship by keeping my British passport

[2ndMessiah 184]

Ya know, if you want to get citizenship, which you don't have to do.

Absolutely..... But it does puts an end to the whole USCIS pretty much permanently. And with dual citizenship (USA/UK) no more problems with CBP or UKBA, or even EU border checks. I like to travel...

[CNnNC 5]

Congratulations!!! It's so nice to hear some good news. We're just at the start of our process, so I'm hoping we get some of your luck!!!

Edited May 21, 2016 by Nicole and Ciarán

[Leo7777 243]

There should not be any "problems" with waiting for ROC. As long as it's in process, you are not out of status. And there is no advantage to be gained by receiving it quickly. Leave it to USCIS to be fast when it really doesn't matter!

This is totally false.

There is an anxiety factor that is detrimental to health and can subtract years from one's life.

There is also something to be said for those who receive extraordinarily quick approval to not report it, thus lessening the anguish felt by those suffering so long.

Note: We are not yet eligible for ROC, so are not waiting; but I feel for those who are.

[NikLR 13,220]

This is totally false.

There is an anxiety factor that is detrimental to health and can subtract years from one's life.

There is also something to be said for those who receive extraordinarily quick approval to not report it, thus lessening the anguish felt by those suffering so long.

Note: We are not yet eligible for ROC, so are not waiting; but I feel for those who are.

I think the person you were quoting was trying to say people shouldn't worry about it as much as they do. Worst case scenario is you have an interview. A genuine couple really doesn't need to worry about an interview.

people worry about things beyond their control instead of just letting go. Do the best you can to prepare and that's all you can do. Also not sharing happy news because you might offend someone is just silly.

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Congrats OP on your green card! 3 cheers!!

Edited May 22, 2016 by NLR

[rjm_cmyk 75]

I've lost track of what this argument is about...

Personally I'm really happy to hear about other's success in this process. It gives me a feel about the timescales especially in my own month_filers thread where I'm with a bunch of fellow travellers. I know full well there is nothing they can do to influence the pace or decision process of USCIS so if they get a result before me - well it's all good. People are getting through the process some quicker than me , others will slower. It's just how it this imprecise process run by humans works.

Stressful ? Nowhere near as a much as the getting the visa and AOS in the first place. This is a breeze by comparison to other stages.

[Ryan H 3,796]

***Two derailing posts removed, anymore derailing posts will not be tolerated and action will be taken as appropriate for anymore such posts.***

Edited May 22, 2016 by Ryan H

[ricnally 258]

I think the person you were quoting was trying to say people shouldn't worry about it as much as they do. Worst case scenario is you have an interview. A genuine couple really doesn't need to worry about an interview.

people worry about things beyond their control instead of just letting go. Do the best you can to prepare and that's all you can do. Also not sharing happy news because you might offend someone is just silly.

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Congrats OP on your green card! 3 cheers!!

This is totally false.

There is an anxiety factor that is detrimental to health and can subtract years from one's life.

There is also something to be said for those who receive extraordinarily quick approval to not report it, thus lessening the anguish felt by those suffering so long.

Note: We are not yet eligible for ROC, so are not waiting; but I feel for those who are.

Not false at all, and no I was not trying to say don't worry so much. The "problems" I was referring to were in the post to which I was replying--specifically problems with work and travel during the wait for ROC. There is no problem working or travelling while waiting for ROC as you are still a permanent resident.

[NikLR 13,220]

Yes you're completely correct. People worry about things they don't need to worry about; and those are two things you do not need to worry about.

At least it's one less thing for the OP!

Edited May 22, 2016 by NLR

[NikLR 13,220]

Best of luck on your citizenship journey!

[almost_umrican 53]

Having worked for a Federal agency that handled legal cases, I can tell you that a true first-in first-out processing is almost impossible to achieve. Many, many cases will be distributed to 10's or 100's of case workers. Some case workers will be slow, some fast. All case workers will be evaluated on the speed and quality they use in closing cases. So there is real incentive for some case workers to work faster than others. One other element in play is that some case workers will see low hanging fruit and jump ahead and close an easy case early. In this situation, cases from low fraud countries are probably far easier to handle, and pass through the system.

I guess one way to come closer to a first in first out system is to have all case workers picking up new cases from a single pile, but that's pretty hard to effect with multiple centers spread across the United States. We're stuck with the system we have instead of the one we want.

Good to know this

[Leo7777 243]

On 5/21/2016 at 11:13 PM, NikLR said:

 Also not sharing happy news because you might offend someone is just silly.

 

 

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Presume a couple trying to have children where the wife has had multiple miscarriages.

Now a second couple writes or calls them gushing about how they just gave birth to their 5th child.

 

I firmly believe there is happy news (to some) that does not need to be shared, particularly with those who are suffering.

And, if one cannot stand not sharing their news, they should do it in a subtle manner.

i.e  We were approved.   Not:  OMG we were approved so fast after only X days when most people say they have been waiting 10X days.

Edited June 29, 2017 by Leo7777

[nightingalejules 678]

Lucky you, @chrisclassic! Congratulations!