I-751 March 2019 Filers

[Boston17 19]

Just wanted to update:

 

Previous post: 

Hi All- My I751 ROC has been pending since March 2019 and my N400 since March 2020. Just got an update today that my N400 notice of interview has been mailed. I am in Boston, MA. I'm guessing that the interview will also cover the I751 ROC part of it, whatever that means.

 

Latest update:

I had received my N-400 notice in the mail for an interview today ie. 03/26 2021 but it did not explicitly mention that my I751 would be adjudicated at the same time. However, my spouse accompanied me for the interview. We were interviewed at our local Boston USCIS office. The IO said that he will be doing both the I751 ROC and N400 interview. First question was about how we met, whether our families knew our spouses and timeline of our dating & marriage  (how long after dating did we move in together, was there a proposal etc.) International trips and whether we were together on those trips. He already had our thick folder of I751  evidence from 2 years ago and was not too concerned about evidence. HE said that we had enough of the evidence! We have a 30+ year age difference so he said that the age difference had initially thrown him off but he had enough evidence to prove that our marriage is real.

Then all of us waiting outside in the waiting area while he worked on his computer for 20 mins. Then he called me back in and did the naturalization part of the interview ( Who is the president, how many years do we elect President for, responsibility of US citizens, how many amendments to the constitution, ways in which US citizens can participate in their democracy, and one other that i cant remember) Got all 6 correct and then he went through the regular yes/no questions. 

Said that he could not approve on the spot because we had submitted so much evidence for him to review but we MIGHT be hearing back later this afternoon or in the next few days. He had to get stuff signed off by supervisor.

 

Hoping to hear some good news soon!

 

Edited March 26, 2021 by Boston17

[Markip1 71]

Anybody else still waiting?

 

Been sitting at 'Case is Ready to be Scheduled for an Interview' here in NY since November 25th. I've not applied for citizenship yet, I'm just trying to remove conditions.

[ajmhutton 19]

13 minutes ago, Markip1 said:

Anybody else still waiting?

 

Been sitting at 'Case is Ready to be Scheduled for an Interview' here in NY since November 25th. I've not applied for citizenship yet, I'm just trying to remove conditions.

I’m still waiting, ‘ready to be scheduled’ too. SLC, Utah. :( 

[gralha 0]

I will be having my combo interview on Monday. For Greencard/citizenship, I will give an update when it’s done

[hjha 4]

14 minutes ago, gralha said:

I will be having my combo interview on Monday. For Greencard/citizenship, I will give an update when it’s done

How do you know it's going to be a combo interview? did you receive a letter that indicates that it will be a combo interview?

[gralha 0]

44 minutes ago, hjha said:

How do you know it's going to be a combo interview? did you receive a letter that indicates that it will be a combo interview?

I got both letters for the I-751 and the N-400. Same day and same time.

[hjha 4]

1 minute ago, gralha said:

I got both letters for the I-751 and the N-400. Same day and same time.

Ah that makes sense. I only got the letter for N-400 but I also have a pending I-751 petition. Hopefully the IO can adjudicate both at the same time. 

[Imran Burhan 0]

I had applied for i751 ROC jointly on 15 March 2019. Now my interview has been  schedule by USCIS on 10 April2021, waiting for letter. But my problem is that I have been separated with wife . So what should i do now? Shall i go with attorney. or by myself for the interview. And what document shall i take with myself.

Edited April 11, 2021 by Imran Burhan

[da95826 387]

4 hours ago, Imran Burhan said:

I had applied for i751 ROC jointly on 15 March 2019. Now my interview has been  schedule by USCIS on 10 April2021, waiting for letter. But my problem is that I have been separated with wife . So what should i do now? Shall i go with attorney. or by myself for the interview. And what document shall i take with myself.

Edited 4 hours ago by Imran Burhan

Best would be to reconcile with your spouse and go to the interview together. Bring updated evidence of good faith marriage.

 

If is not possible for your spouse to go to the interview then go yourself and request your i751 case be converted to a waiver case at the interview. Your will need to have evidence for the type of waiver you will be seeking. If you have filed for devorce being evidence you have filed for devorce. If you seek a waiver of abuse bring evidence of abuse, if you are seeking a waiver for extreme emotional abuse being evidence of extreme emotional abuse.

 

Yes I would consult with an immagration attorney immediately to put together a strategy for your case.  Yes, bring a lawyer to the interview.

 

If you don’t show up for your interview you will be denied, if you show up without your spouse for a joint i751 interview you will be denied, unless you convert to a waiver case.

[gralha 0]

I just got back from the interview,I-751 approved and N-400 approved. I am now an American citizen, it took almost 26 months. The officer did the combo interview and also my sworn.  It was pretty straight forward, my wife stayed the whole time inside the office with me and during citizenship interview.

 

 

Good luck everyone!

Edited April 13, 2021 by gralha

[ajmhutton 19]

34 minutes ago, gralha said:

I just got back from the interview,I-751 approved and N-400 approved. I am now an American citizen, it took almost 26 months. The officer did the combo interview and also my sworn.  It was pretty straight forward, my wife stayed the whole time inside the office with me and during citizenship interview.

 

 

Good luck everyone!

Congratulations! 

[Boston17 19]

On 3/26/2021 at 12:27 PM, Boston17 said:

Just wanted to update:

 

Previous post: 

Hi All- My I751 ROC has been pending since March 2019 and my N400 since March 2020. Just got an update today that my N400 notice of interview has been mailed. I am in Boston, MA. I'm guessing that the interview will also cover the I751 ROC part of it, whatever that means.

 

Latest update:

I had received my N-400 notice in the mail for an interview today ie. 03/26 2021 but it did not explicitly mention that my I751 would be adjudicated at the same time. However, my spouse accompanied me for the interview. We were interviewed at our local Boston USCIS office. The IO said that he will be doing both the I751 ROC and N400 interview. First question was about how we met, whether our families knew our spouses and timeline of our dating & marriage  (how long after dating did we move in together, was there a proposal etc.) International trips and whether we were together on those trips. He already had our thick folder of I751  evidence from 2 years ago and was not too concerned about evidence. HE said that we had enough of the evidence! We have a 30+ year age difference so he said that the age difference had initially thrown him off but he had enough evidence to prove that our marriage is real.

Then all of us waiting outside in the waiting area while he worked on his computer for 20 mins. Then he called me back in and did the naturalization part of the interview ( Who is the president, how many years do we elect President for, responsibility of US citizens, how many amendments to the constitution, ways in which US citizens can participate in their democracy, and one other that i cant remember) Got all 6 correct and then he went through the regular yes/no questions. 

Said that he could not approve on the spot because we had submitted so much evidence for him to review but we MIGHT be hearing back later this afternoon or in the next few days. He had to get stuff signed off by supervisor.

 

Hoping to hear some good news soon!

 

Updated 5/7/2021

May 7, 2021 Oath Ceremony Will Be Scheduled

May 7, 2021 We recommended that your Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, be approved. Your case was submitted for quality review.

 

Just waiting to receive the date for my Oath ceremony.

[blueone74 7]

We are still waiting, and I'm getting very frustrated. We called twice, waiting for a reply, got assigned a number. After calling a third time, the agent on phone agreed we were outside the processing time and would escalate to Tier 2. Today my wife gets call back and the Tier 2 says we are within normal processing time and they send an email trying to say it, but I don't see how, its now been 26 months!!!!!!!  we have been awaiting for interview assigned since the letter we got August 31 telling us they would be assigned interview time soon.   These people don't care, and I am not sure the Tier 2 agent didn't do any research on our case, just called to blow us off with saying we are in normal processing time.

 

What to try next? Contact Senator? 

Edited May 20, 2021 by blueone74

[Boston17 19]

On 5/7/2021 at 5:28 PM, Boston17 said:

Updated 5/7/2021

May 7, 2021 Oath Ceremony Will Be Scheduled

May 7, 2021 We recommended that your Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, be approved. Your case was submitted for quality review.

 

Just waiting to receive the date for my Oath ceremony.

On May 10, i got a notification that scheduled my Oath for June 23rd. 

I filed I 751 in March 2019 and N 400 in March 2020 and i was approved for citizenship on May 7, 2021. 26 months in all! My spouse and I were called for an I 751 Interview in March 2021, 2 months ago almost. They did not approve me on the spot- it took almost 6 weeks for approval. I had involved my senators office since October 2020. Cant be sure that it helped but it did not hurt the case!

[Imani 105]

7 hours ago, blueone74 said:

We are still waiting, and I'm getting very frustrated. We called twice, waiting for a reply, got assigned a number. After calling a third time, the agent on phone agreed we were outside the processing time and would escalate to Tier 2. Today my wife gets call back and the Tier 2 says we are within normal processing time and they send an email trying to say it, but I don't see how, its now been 26 months!!!!!!!  we have been awaiting for interview assigned since the letter we got August 31 telling us they would be assigned interview time soon.   These people don't care, and I am not sure the Tier 2 agent didn't do any research on our case, just called to blow us off with saying we are in normal processing time.

 

What to try next? Contact Senator? 

They did change the time and it’s within 35 months. Check the UsciS website. I’m still waiting also. Just gotta be patient