N-400 May 2020 filers

[MohammedElbermawy 1]

Hey Guys I have a question here and i hope someone could help me. I am apply for the citizenship this week based on marriage and my removal of condition still pending, however i lost my green card (conditional and already expired) and they need pictures of both sides of the green card  . do you think i can just send a picture of the extension letter since the green card is already expired and i lost it or what i should do here?

[Ismar&Brandy 46]

2 minutes ago, MohammedElbermawy said:

Hey Guys I have a question here and i hope someone could help me. I am apply for the citizenship this week based on marriage and my removal of condition still pending, however i lost my green card (conditional and already expired) and they need pictures of both sides of the green card  . do you think i can just send a picture of the extension letter since the green card is already expired and i lost it or what i should do here?

Don’t think that’s something any of us will know. You can submit it and try, but only the officers at the office can tell you. Might have to apply for a replacement 

[MohammedElbermawy 1]

1 minute ago, Ismar&Brandy said:

Don’t think that’s something any of us will know. You can submit it and try, but only the officers at the office can tell you. Might have to apply for a replacement 

the thing is , can i apply for a replacement when its already expired or the removal of condition is considered a replacement process?

[Ismar&Brandy 46]

3 minutes ago, MohammedElbermawy said:

the thing is , can i apply for a replacement when its already expired or the removal of condition is considered a replacement process?

I’d try to call your local office....

[Lettyana 70]

6 hours ago, MohammedElbermawy said:

the thing is , can i apply for a replacement when its already expired or the removal of condition is considered a replacement process?

I suggest calling USCIS. They are the only ones who knows how to proceed properly in this situation.

[Dkell 6]

Let's hope every field office starts doing Drive thru ceremonies. It already started in Detroit's USCIS office.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/18/politics/naturalization-ceremonies-michigan-drive-thru-trnd/index.html

[vkbruh1114 56]

Hey Guys! May 2020 N-400 paper based filer here, I sent the paperwork on May 5th received on May 8th and no update since.Not even Biometrics yet.

 

It shows estimated time around 10 months (April 2021) is this average for everyone?

[abfar 119]

1 minute ago, vkbruh1114 said:

Hey Guys! May 2020 N-400 paper based filer here, I sent the paperwork on May 5th received on May 8th and no update since.Not even Biometrics yet.

 

It shows estimated time around 10 months (April 2021) is this average for everyone?

The actual time will be off by a few months but yes that is the average I believe. It shows Apr 2021 for me as well. However there is major difference in processing times based on the state / city so take it just as a rough estimate. 

[vkbruh1114 56]

1 minute ago, abfar said:

The actual time will be off by a few months but yes that is the average I believe. It shows Apr 2021 for me as well. However there is major difference in processing times based on the state / city so take it just as a rough estimate. 

Thank you, usually Biometrics used to get done in around 5 weeks from initial NOA, maybe due to CoVID, its delayed. Have you received Biometrics yet?

[Scandi 3,970]

37 minutes ago, vkbruh1114 said:

Thank you, usually Biometrics used to get done in around 5 weeks from initial NOA, maybe due to CoVID, its delayed. Have you received Biometrics yet?

The biometrics offices aren't even open yet, and haven't been since March. So nobody who filed in March until now has had their biometrics. 

[abfar 119]

Oh man. It seems USCIS will probably cut down 70% of a its man power.

 

I can't imagine the delay it might add. 

 

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/06/immigration-agency-prepares-massive-job-cuts-200624190706385.html

[Chrisfer77 46]

2 hours ago, abfar said:

Oh man. It seems USCIS will probably cut down 70% of a its man power.

 

I can't imagine the delay it might add. 

 

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/06/immigration-agency-prepares-massive-job-cuts-200624190706385.html

Not good

[roddie2k 68]

23 hours ago, abfar said:

Oh man. It seems USCIS will probably cut down 70% of a its man power.

 

I can't imagine the delay it might add. 

 

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/06/immigration-agency-prepares-massive-job-cuts-200624190706385.html

Hopefully Congress intervenes . For an administration that is gung-ho on employing all-american workforce, it sure doesn't look like they are walking the talk -especially when USCIS is asking for a repayable loan.

Edited June 26, 2020 by roddie2k

[Scandi 3,970]

33 minutes ago, roddie2k said:

Hopefully Congress intervenes . For an administration that is gung-ho on employing all-american workforce, it sure doesn't look like they are walking the talk -especially when USCIS is asking for a repayable loan.

But the administration also doesn't prioritize immigration, so they would likely rather see that "loan" go to something more important. Besides, the more money USCIS gets, the more people can become citizens before the election, the worse for the administration. The majority of new immigrants would not vote in Trump's favor, and he knows that. So why would he want to lend money to get people to vote Democrat. 🤷‍♀️

[Harold_Oakland 133]

10 minutes ago, Scandi said:

But the administration also doesn't prioritize immigration, so they would likely rather see that "loan" go to something more important. Besides, the more money USCIS gets, the more people can become citizens before the election, the worse for the administration. The majority of new immigrants would not vote in Trump's favor, and he knows that. So why would he want to lend money to get people to vote Democrat. 🤷‍♀️

I agree with this analysis 100%. The current administration is anti-immigration, and I don't mean this in any political way, it's just a fact that is on record, thus the source of my extreme pessimism over any sort of bailout being agreed upon before the election. Big sigh.