N-400 and I-751 combo pending

[torres10 34]

24 minutes ago, Starkilla09 said:

No you don't need to call them for anything. They will have all your whole A file records in a big thick folder on the day of your I-751/N-400 interview.

I hope you are correct, I have seen people here in VJ have to wait for I-751 to be approved after they have done their N-400 interview. It just depends on your local service center , but I could be totally wrong.

[Inna&Chris 94]

Hey guys, has anyone tried to schedule   infopass by phone with any luck? My local office no longer accepts walk-in or online appointments, so I gave them a call last Thursday and they should have call me back within 48 hrs, and now it's been more than 72 already and still no call...Tried again just now and they are currently having busy lines...I really need to get my stamp due to upcoming vacation and my ext.letter is in about to expire soon...

 

Edited March 4, 2019 by Inna&Chris

[Ashipa 0]

5 hours ago, torres10 said:

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My local field office is Forth Smith Arkansas I really want a combine interview so it can be Adjudicate together am tired of waiting endlessly,anybody have an idea how Fort Smith Arkansas Field office operates?

Edited March 4, 2019 by Ashipa
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[raghucbz 18]

My N-400 combo interview was scheduled for 9:30 AM. I received a notification (text & email) at 9:10 AM from USCIS stating that my I-751 ROC has been approved and the case status changed to "New Card Is Being Produced". This was quite confusing since my wife and I were en-route to the field office. We arrived at 9:20 AM and checked in at the reception. At 9:25 AM the IO invited me to the office and mentioned that my wife does not need to accompany me.

 

The IO administered the oath and asked for the interview letter and green card. She began by saying that she reviewed my I-751 ROC application earlier and approved it since there was sufficient evidence submitted, and that she'll proceed directly to the citizenship interview. She asked me 6 civics questions, 1 sentence to read, and 1 sentence to write. I passed the tests and we moved on to review the application. After asking all the Yes/No questions and verifying my bio, I signed the forms, and she recommended my application for approval. I was fully prepared to wait a couple of months for our Oath Ceremony, but the officer was very nice and said she would actually be able to get me in to the one they were having at USCIS field office on March 15th. She handed me form N-652 and asked me to wait a few minutes for the Oath Ceremony letter.

At 9:40 AM they handed me the N-445 Notice of Naturalization Oath Ceremony and my online status changed to "Oath Ceremony Notice Was Mailed". Quite a pleasant experience and surprised that I walked out with an Oath Ceremony letter within 20 minutes.

 

Questions:
1) If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
2) We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?
3) Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now?
4) Who is in charge of the executive branch?
5) How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
6) What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?
Reading: Who was the first President of the United States?
Writing: Washington was the first President

 

Thanks everyone for sharing your experiences, it helped me prepare and set my expectations for the whole process. Good luck to you all. 

[Ashipa 0]

1 hour ago, raghucbz said:

My N-400 combo interview was scheduled for 9:30 AM. I received a notification (text & email) at 9:10 AM from USCIS stating that my I-751 ROC has been approved and the case status changed to "New Card Is Being Produced". This was quite confusing since my wife and I were en-route to the field office. We arrived at 9:20 AM and checked in at the reception. At 9:25 AM the IO invited me to the office and mentioned that my wife does not need to accompany me.

 

The IO administered the oath and asked for the interview letter and green card. She began by saying that she reviewed my I-751 ROC application earlier and approved it since there was sufficient evidence submitted, and that she'll proceed directly to the citizenship interview. She asked me 6 civics questions, 1 sentence to read, and 1 sentence to write. I passed the tests and we moved on to review the application. After asking all the Yes/No questions and verifying my bio, I signed the forms, and she recommended my application for approval. I was fully prepared to wait a couple of months for our Oath Ceremony, but the officer was very nice and said she would actually be able to get me in to the one they were having at USCIS field office on March 15th. She handed me form N-652 and asked me to wait a few minutes for the Oath Ceremony letter.

At 9:40 AM they handed me the N-445 Notice of Naturalization Oath Ceremony and my online status changed to "Oath Ceremony Notice Was Mailed". Quite a pleasant experience and surprised that I walked out with an Oath Ceremony letter within 20 minutes.

 

Questions:
1) If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
2) We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?
3) Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now?
4) Who is in charge of the executive branch?
5) How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
6) What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?
Reading: Who was the first President of the United States?
Writing: Washington was the first President

 

Thanks everyone for sharing your experiences, it helped me prepare and set my expectations for the whole process. Good luck to you all. 

Congratulationsiiiii if I may ask what Field office is this????

[raghucbz 18]

3 minutes ago, Ashipa said:

Congratulationsiiiii if I may ask what Field office is this????

Thanks. It is in Jacksonville, Florida. You can check my profile for more details and timeline. 

[aa1979 99]

25 minutes ago, raghucbz said:

Thanks. It is in Jacksonville, Florida. You can check my profile for more details and timeline. 

Congratulations for your approvals... This may be a stupid question for most people on this thread, but I want to ask it anyway.  How do you apply for N-400 when you don't have a "valid GC"?  I mean your permanent CG... Do you send in a copy of your expired GC + Ext letter?  Does that serve the purpose?

 

Thanks

[teshah 33]

2 minutes ago, aa1979 said:

Congratulations for your approvals... This may be a stupid question for most people on this thread, but I want to ask it anyway.  How do you apply for N-400 when you don't have a "valid GC"?  I mean your permanent CG... Do you send in a copy of your expired GC + Ext letter?  Does that serve the purpose?

 

Thanks

When I applied last year, I sent a copy of my expired GC only.

[aa1979 99]

6 minutes ago, teshah said:

When I applied last year, I sent a copy of my expired GC only.

You mean you have sent the expired GC, without the extension letter?

[teshah 33]

1 minute ago, aa1979 said:

You mean you have sent the expired GC, without the extension letter?

Correct! I applied online though and I just attached a scanned copy of the expired green card.  

[teshah 33]

8 hours ago, Ashipa said:

Hey everyone,

I filed my Form i751 in December, 2017,and filed form N400 January 29 under the Immigration and nationality Act INA section 319 under 3 year rule....N400 interview coming up April 3,2019 @ fort Smith Arkansas 

 

My question do I need to call USCIS for a combine I751 and N400 interview or do they automatically schedule both interview?

 

Contribution will be highly appreciated.

It's not  always automatic to get a combo interview.  Even within the same office (speaking about my local office as an example), it's not always a standard procedure for all applicants.  I got a combo interview, others got their N-400 interviews cancelled for lack of officers available to conduct combo-interviews, others have arrived for N-400 interviews only to be told they can't be interviewed cause of a pending I-751 and then there are those who were had the N-400 interview but no decision could be made because they had to wait for the I-751 interview date to be scheduled for a later date.  I think for me what helped was putting in a status inquiry for my I-751 after I applied for the N-400 and the response was that I'd get a combo interview.  At the time I did this, I hadn't got an interview date for the N-400.

[raghucbz 18]

43 minutes ago, aa1979 said:

Congratulations for your approvals... This may be a stupid question for most people on this thread, but I want to ask it anyway.  How do you apply for N-400 when you don't have a "valid GC"?  I mean your permanent CG... Do you send in a copy of your expired GC + Ext letter?  Does that serve the purpose?

 

Thanks

Yes I uploaded a copy of my expired GC and extension letter since I filed online. You don't need to have a 10 year GC to apply for N-400, you need to be eligible based on this: https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/educators/naturalization-information#eligibility_reqmts

[Ashipa 0]

1 hour ago, teshah said:

It's not  always automatic to get a combo interview.  Even within the same office (speaking about my local office as an example), it's not always a standard procedure for all applicants.  I got a combo interview, others got their N-400 interviews cancelled for lack of officers available to conduct combo-interviews, others have arrived for N-400 interviews only to be told they can't be interviewed cause of a pending I-751 and then there are those who were had the N-400 interview but no decision could be made because they had to wait for the I-751 interview date to be scheduled for a later date.  I think for me what helped was putting in a status inquiry for my I-751 after I applied for the N-400 and the response was that I'd get a combo interview.  At the time I did this, I hadn't got an interview date for the N-400.

So can someone still try and talk to USCIS to hear from them?.....do I need to talk to a tier 2 officer or the 1st responder?

[teshah 33]

13 hours ago, Ashipa said:

So can someone still try and talk to USCIS to hear from them?.....do I need to talk to a tier 2 officer or the 1st responder?

I've never made a call to talk to the officers so I can't give advise on that. As I said in my previous post, I put in a status inquiry via the USCIS website.   

[Ashipa 0]

3 hours ago, teshah said:

I've never made a call to talk to the officers so I can't give advise on that. As I said in my previous post, I put in a status inquiry via the USCIS website.   

Sorry for this question, how long was your i751 pending b4 you put in case enquiry? Is it more than the processing time? Reply will be appreciated