I-751 February 2018 Filers

[Tween 10]

35 minutes ago, EmilyRosePF said:

My wife is going to file for citizenship as soon as she gets the 10 year GC. She'll maintain dual citizenship in case we ever want to move to the UK. As a same-sex couple in the current atmosphere, we both want to be done with the immigration system.

Heh we're in the exact same boat (I'm the English wife!) but I didn't think we could get dual citizenship because the US requires you renounce all other citizenships to be naturalised? I'd be fine being dual but I've no intention of getting naturalised as American because we intend to move back to the UK once the kids have flown the nest.

[EmilyRosePF 34]

3 minutes ago, Tween said:

Heh we're in the exact same boat (I'm the English wife!) but I didn't think we could get dual citizenship because the US requires you renounce all other citizenships to be naturalised? I'd be fine being dual but I've no intention of getting naturalised as American because we intend to move back to the UK once the kids have flown the nest.

No, you can! The US and the UK allow dual citizenship with each other. 😊

[Tween 10]

41 minutes ago, EmilyRosePF said:

No, you can! The US and the UK allow dual citizenship with each other. 😊

Wow TIL. Thanks! Might be worth looking into  

[Slowloris 17]

7 hours ago, klems10024 said:

Random question but is everyone planning on filing for citizenship? I see that some of you have already filed their N400 or will do it soon. 

Personally I don't think I'm going to do it, mostly for tax reasons if I move out of the US (I'm not planning on staying here forever, as I find the quality of life in Europe far superior but I need to be here at least for another few years ). 

It is a shame you are forced to live in a country and go through the immigration process with a far inferior quality of life...oh wait you are not! 

[klems10024 19]

7 hours ago, Unidentified said:

We might move as well but not until I'm a citizen as I don't want to go through the mess of immigration all over again. I'm waiting until I receive my green card before applying though.

Yeah that's where I'm hesitating. If we were to move away and back to the US, I don't want to go through this mess again. But if I end up having to pay taxes in the US for the rest of my life while not being here, that's also a huge bummer. 

 

3 hours ago, fascinating123 said:

My wife is because her Yemeni citizenship is useless. The tax situation if we ever live overseas is far outweighed by the benefit of traveling with minimum hassle. 

That's fair. I have a French passport so it's definitely a more useful one. 

 

2 hours ago, EmilyRosePF said:

My wife is going to file for citizenship as soon as she gets the 10 year GC. She'll maintain dual citizenship in case we ever want to move to the UK. As a same-sex couple in the current atmosphere, we both want to be done with the immigration system.

 

2 hours ago, Tween said:

Heh we're in the exact same boat (I'm the English wife!) but I didn't think we could get dual citizenship because the US requires you renounce all other citizenships to be naturalised? I'd be fine being dual but I've no intention of getting naturalised as American because we intend to move back to the UK once the kids have flown the nest.

Same sex couple here as well :). I agree that the current atmosphere is also a strong push towards getting the citizenship. Tween it's good that you guys have a plan and that you know you're going back to the UK. You can indeed have dual citizenship, but if you know you are going back to the UK for good later, you should probably stick to the Green Card so you don't have to worry about taxation later. 

 

44 minutes ago, Slowloris said:

It is a shame you are forced to live in a country and go through the immigration process with a far inferior quality of life...oh wait you are not! 

The only reason I stayed here is because I got married, if it wasn't for that I would have left the US years ago. So, sure, technically I am not forced, but I decided that being with the person I love outweighs the burden of being here. I certainly won't apologize for that! But I'll maintain that the quality of life in the US is a tad inferior to a lot of western european countries. 

 

Thanks everyone for answering, that gives a lot of interesting perspectives and some food for thought. I guess my next step will be to really sink my teeth into figuring out the tax aspects of being naturalized and moving overseas, as it's still a bit blurry.

 

Sorry for the slight OT, now back to hoping that VSC shifts to second gear and catches up with CSC soon  .

[ch3john 308]

9 hours ago, klems10024 said:

Random question but is everyone planning on filing for citizenship? I see that some of you have already filed their N400 or will do it soon. 

Personally I don't think I'm going to do it, mostly for tax reasons if I move out of the US (I'm not planning on staying here forever, as I find the quality of life in Europe far superior but I need to be here at least for another few years ). 

Blah blah blah.....

 

[i_love_rain 5]

I just got my 10 year green card this afternoon. It is really a big surprise. Hope the best for all of us!

[JayChi 5]

3 minutes ago, i_love_rain said:

I just got my 10 year green card this afternoon. It is really a big surprise. Hope the best for all of us!

Amazing...congrats!   Did you file to CSC and what was your NOA date and first 5 digits of your WAC number?

[ELJ 12]

1 hour ago, i_love_rain said:

I just got my 10 year green card this afternoon. It is really a big surprise. Hope the best for all of us!

Congratulations! 

[i_love_rain 5]

8 hours ago, JayChi said:

Amazing...congrats!   Did you file to CSC and what was your NOA date and first 5 digits of your WAC number?

CSC. 2.16.2018. WAC18095***

No REF, transfer or interview

[DreamCatcher77 28]

On 1/24/2019 at 9:14 PM, stevebg14 said:

New update friends, green card arrived today (the day after the notice in the mail was received). Also the green card is blue now not green.

I hope that this news gives some of you hope and we see lots of movement and good news for your cases soon!

That's SO exciting!!! I think we should keep our fingers crossed and hopefully more updates come our way soon!

 

On the other hand my question/concern is @starsky if stevebg14 filed on 02/19 and already got approved, shouldn't I have heard something since we filed on 02/01? Or they do not go by priority date of when you sent it in? Basically should I worry or not haha 😂

 

This sounds like exciting news! So I won't worry yet but definitely getting anxious a little! 

 

Congrats! This must be such a relief!!! 

[xyuxue 5]

On 1/30/2019 at 8:28 PM, JayChi said:

Our case has always shown up like this (see attached photo)...just shows “CASE STATUS” with no date updated and doesn’t even have the form number on the side like others...wonder why?  This is not our case number...this is just a random screenshot I took of ones like ours.

https://egov.uscis.gov/casestatus/landing.do 

Try this website. 

[EmilyRosePF 34]

10 hours ago, DreamCatcher77 said:

On the other hand my question/concern is @starsky if stevebg14 filed on 02/19 and already got approved, shouldn't I have heard something since we filed on 02/01? Or they do not go by priority date of when you sent it in? Basically should I worry or not haha 😂

 

My wife filed 2/5 and the NOA is dated 2/9 and she hasn't been approved yet. I'm totally worrying, lol, but I don't think either of us should be. USCIS works in mysterious ways!

Edited February 1, 2019 by EmilyRosePF

[pearla 11]

On 1/22/2019 at 11:05 PM, stevebg14 said:

Guys I just got my Approval notice! Removal of conditions approved! Green card itself should arrive within 60 days!

Finally!!

@stevebg14 Congratulations! I'm a May 2018 CSC filer, hopefully not much longer behind you guys. Did you ever get a notice saying that they'll be reusing your biometrics or did you just assume so since they didn't schedule you for an appointment? 

I haven't received any further communication after my NOA 18 months letter.

Any info will be highly appreciated. Congrats again.

[pearla 11]

On 1/29/2019 at 7:12 PM, bgellner said:

2/6/18 submission

2/12/18 NOA

5/12/18 Biometrics reused

8/25/18 18 month extension

1/28/19 approval

@bgellner did you get a notice regarding your biometrics being reused? I'm a May 2018 CSC filler and haven't received anything after my NOA 18 months ext. letter.