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bestluck   71

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I have a question regarding on applying for citizenship. my story like this i come to states on Sep  2014 I have not apply for   Naturalization under 3 years rules married to us citizen .should i apply now or wait until pass 5 years rules ? i am married and i am trying to gather all documents  for citizenship , Please anyone have experiences with this let me know . 

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59 minutes ago, bestluck said:

I have a question regarding on applying for citizenship. my story like this i come to states on Sep  2014 I have not apply for   Naturalization under 3 years rules married to us citizen .should i apply now or wait until pass 5 years rules ? i am married and i am trying to gather all documents  for citizenship , Please anyone have experiences with this let me know . 

Thank you

 

if you are still married to the same USC and can apply under the 3 year rule, i would say go for it. It is taking a long time for naturalization nowadays. Back when i did mine took 6 months, because an incompetent advice from my then lawyer. Could have been 4 with oath and everything. 

8/7/2017                    NOA-1

3/1/2018                    NOA-2

3/15/2018                  NVC case received

3/22/2018                  NVC case assigned

3/23/2018                  Consulate ready

4/11/2018                  Medical

4/17/2018                  Visa Approved

4/24/2018                  Visa on hand

5/23/2018                  Point of Entry ATL

5/24/2018                  Marriage license, officiant and certificate / applied for SS#

5/31/2018                  AOS/AP/EAD

6/7/2018                    email notification of NOA-1

6/11/2018                  NOA-1 hard copies for AOS/EAD/AP

6/27/2018                  Biometrics for AOS/EAD

7/7/2018                    ready to be scheduled for interview

7/11/2018                  We are still reviewing your case and there are no updates at this time (email from USCIS)

8/22/2018                  We are still reviewing your case and there are no updates at this time (same email again)

9/5/2018                     We are still reviewing your case and there are no updates at this time (this is getting boring!!!)

10/3/2018                  We are still reviewing your case and there are no updates at this time (this is insanity, 4th time while some got GC)

10/17/2018                After 136 days of wait in HELL, finally EAD in production

10/21/2018                Card was mailed to me, and yes it said so on a Sunday night, while Vj-ing

10/22/2018                Card was picked up by the USPS

10/24/2018                EAD in hand. F%^&& finally

12/28/2018                Interview has been scheduled. Waiting for notification with date by snail mail

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4 hours ago, Alabamak1 said:

if you are still married to the same USC and can apply under the 3 year rule, i would say go for it. It is taking a long time for naturalization nowadays. Back when i did mine took 6 months, because an incompetent advice from my then lawyer. Could have been 4 with oath and everything. 

Thank you Alabamak I will do make sure gather all documents can you please tell me what documents needed for Apply if u could list me all necessary documents please .

 

Once Again Thank you so much for positive Replay 

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20 hours ago, bestluck said:

Thank you Alabamak I will do make sure gather all documents can you please tell me what documents needed for Apply if u could list me all necessary documents please .

 

Once Again Thank you so much for positive Replay 

Follow the N-400 instructions and do it online. I am really not that familiar with the filing documents for the 3 year rule. I did it under the 5 year rule.

8/7/2017                    NOA-1

3/1/2018                    NOA-2

3/15/2018                  NVC case received

3/22/2018                  NVC case assigned

3/23/2018                  Consulate ready

4/11/2018                  Medical

4/17/2018                  Visa Approved

4/24/2018                  Visa on hand

5/23/2018                  Point of Entry ATL

5/24/2018                  Marriage license, officiant and certificate / applied for SS#

5/31/2018                  AOS/AP/EAD

6/7/2018                    email notification of NOA-1

6/11/2018                  NOA-1 hard copies for AOS/EAD/AP

6/27/2018                  Biometrics for AOS/EAD

7/7/2018                    ready to be scheduled for interview

7/11/2018                  We are still reviewing your case and there are no updates at this time (email from USCIS)

8/22/2018                  We are still reviewing your case and there are no updates at this time (same email again)

9/5/2018                     We are still reviewing your case and there are no updates at this time (this is getting boring!!!)

10/3/2018                  We are still reviewing your case and there are no updates at this time (this is insanity, 4th time while some got GC)

10/17/2018                After 136 days of wait in HELL, finally EAD in production

10/21/2018                Card was mailed to me, and yes it said so on a Sunday night, while Vj-ing

10/22/2018                Card was picked up by the USPS

10/24/2018                EAD in hand. F%^&& finally

12/28/2018                Interview has been scheduled. Waiting for notification with date by snail mail

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On 9/5/2018 at 3:45 PM, bestluck said:

I have a question regarding on applying for citizenship. my story like this i come to states on Sep  2014 I have not apply for   Naturalization under 3 years rules married to us citizen .should i apply now or wait until pass 5 years rules ? i am married and i am trying to gather all documents  for citizenship , Please anyone have experiences with this let me know . 

Thank you

 

I applied under 3 year rule and I am approved today. It is more convenient to apply online. That's correct gather all the necessary documents, scan it and download as PDF. The important documents are your green card scan it front and back, marriage certificate, your spouse's birth certificate, if you have child(children) download their birth certificate too, 3 years Income tax Return from IRS, joint bank statements, insurance, any supporting documents that will prove your marriage to your US citizen spouse is a big help. Better apply now so that the waiting time will start. You need to wait for biometric schedule, then wait for interview schedule and then wait for oath ceremony schedule. Some Immigration offices take longer to process the application maybe because of the numbers of applicants.

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On 9/7/2018 at 1:44 AM, EireneFaith said:

I applied under 3 year rule and I am approved today. It is more convenient to apply online. That's correct gather all the necessary documents, scan it and download as PDF. The important documents are your green card scan it front and back, marriage certificate, your spouse's birth certificate, if you have child(children) download their birth certificate too, 3 years Income tax Return from IRS, joint bank statements, insurance, any supporting documents that will prove your marriage to your US citizen spouse is a big help. Better apply now so that the waiting time will start. You need to wait for biometric schedule, then wait for interview schedule and then wait for oath ceremony schedule. Some Immigration offices take longer to process the application maybe because of the numbers of applicants.

Congrats on the approval!

 

Did you also do last three years of banking statements or you just picked a few from each year? 

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AOS i-130, i-485 & i-765 in New York (Queens field office)

12/29/2014 - Priority Date; receipt number starting with MSC

1/2/2015 - Fingerprint fee accepted

1/26/2015 - Case suspended - RFE sent out

2/3/2015 - Fingerprint done at Jamaica Center, Queens

2/11/2015 - RFE received - Case resumed

3/2/2015 - EAD ordered

3/13/2015- EAD card mailed out -- received it 3 days later

7/8/2015 - AOS interview ready to be scheduled for an interview

9/27/2015 - AOS Interview scheduled for Nov 3

11/3/2015 - AOS interview

12/11/2015 - APPROVED!!!

ROC (Vermont Service Center)

10/3/2017 - Sent out ROC package to VSC

10/6/2017 - Date on NOA (Received NOA on 10/16/2017)

11/6/2017 - Biometrics done

8/15/2018 - Extension letter for 18 months received

12/28/2018 - APPROVED! (No RFE, No Interview) 🤸‍♀️ 

1/7/2019 - GC delivered

N-400 (Queens field office)

1/22/2019 - N400 delivered to Dallas, TX.

1/25/2019 - Check cashed

2/12/2019 - Biometrics appt

8/26/2019 - Interview scheduled

10/3/2019 - Interview - APPROVED

10/30/2019 - Oath

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