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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Vietnam
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1 hour ago, americaninlove said:

That's great to. know! Thank you for posting. So now we just sit and wait for 9 months or so?!!?

Our biometrics were waived due to COVID though I have heard they are starting to require biometrics again. Other than that,  yep just sit and wait. That being said, with USCIS YMMV, everyone has a unique experience.

14 hours ago, Catseal said:

Oh that is great news, congratulations! Did you need an interview? 

No interview.  If you have an interview then your timeline depends on your local office.

Steps Before Citizenship:

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K-1

09/24/2016 - I-129F Packet Submitted, 09/26/2016 - NOA1, 10/27/2016 - RFE Received

11/02/2016 - RFE Reply sent

11/09/2016 - NOA2

11/21/2016 - NVC Receives packet

12/12/2016 - Case left NVC for BKK Consulate

01/10/2017 - After travelling via the slowest route possible (likely via carrier pigeon) BKK Consulate receives packet

01/16/2017 - Packet 3 Instructions received 02/28/2017 - Packet 3 Instructions Completed

03/05/2017 - Packet 4 received (now the fun begins) --> 03/29/2017 - Interview disappears from the schedule on the embassy website -->03/30/2017 - She goes to her interview, is told they need to verify her documents since she is Vietnamese interviewing in Thailand, receives a 221G with 'Verification of Viet documents' as the reason. Gave back her passport.-->03/31/2017-04/04/2017 - Case is being continuously touched. We suspect that our case was approved at this point but they didn't have her passport. --> 04/10/2017 (10 days after interview) - Email emabssy to inquire about updates and if there was anything we could do to move things forward. (3h later) - She is told that she is approved and to expect her passport soon (how when they don't have it in their posession?) After clarification, instructed to send our passport to them. Ship out passport in a rush to beat Songkran (which failed) --> 04/11/2017 - Passport at embassy according to Thai Post Office --> 04/17/2017 - Emailed to confirm they received the passport. They issued an evasive answer about Songkran backlog (they love evasive non-committal answers)--> 04/24/2017  Evening - Case changes from Immigrant Visa to Non-Immigrant Visa and a new case created date is given --? 04/25/2017 morning  (less than 12h later) - Case flies through Ready -->Admin Processing --> Issued

04/26/2017 - Checks mail, passport is there. No mention of it being mailed out. 

05/02/2017 - Arrives in the USA, without Issue

06/17/2017 - Marriage!

AOS

7/01/17- Mailed AOS packet to Chicago

7/03/17- Packet received

07/07/17 - SMS and Email notification of NOA1 for AoS, EAD, and AP

07/13/17 - Received paper copies of NOA1 for AoS, EAD, and AP

07/21/17 - Received Biometrics Appointment Letter

08/02/17 - Biometrics Appointment Completed 

11/04/17 - EAD Approved - New Card Is Ready For Production

11/09/17 - AP Approved, EAD - Card Produced Awaiting Mailing, EAD - Card Has Been Mailed.

11/13/17 - EAD/AP Combo Card Received. 

11/05/2018 - Received SMS Notification that Interview Has Been Scheduled

11/10/2018 - Received Paper Interview Notice

12/11/2018 - Interview Date
12/12/2018 - Approved

ROC

11/18/2020 - Mailed ROC packet

11/20/2020 - Packet received

01/16/2021 - Received NOA1 

05/28/2021 - Biometrics Waived

08/04/2021 - ROC Approved

08/11/2021 - GC received

 

Citizenship

09/15/2021 - N-400 Filed Electronically, NOA-1 received, Biometrics Waiver Received

07/01/2022 - Interview Notice Received
08/10/2022 - Interview Date, Approved, Oath Ceremony

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7 hours ago, PedroDaGr8 said:

Our biometrics were waived due to COVID though I have heard they are starting to require biometrics again. Other than that,  yep just sit and wait. That being said, with USCIS YMMV, everyone has a unique experience.

No interview.  If you have an interview then your timeline depends on your local office.

Ah I see, good for you! 
Yeah that is what I am dreading, really hoping to not have one either since the Seattle office is extremely slow. It already took an extra year to get the AOS interview, compared to other offices. Not keen on repeating that timeline.. 😬😔 we shall see! Congratulations to you :)

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Hi everyone, I'm trying to get ready for submit my I-751, question is can I send a G-1450 form or do I have to send them a personal check or money order. How did you guys pay for the application.

 

Thank you all

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10 hours ago, DNZ14 said:

Hi everyone, I'm trying to get ready for submit my I-751, question is can I send a G-1450 form or do I have to send them a personal check or money order. How did you guys pay for the application.

 

Thank you all

You can do either, from what I’ve seen they cash CC faster than they do checks but is the good either way. I have sent personal checks for both aos and roc from our joint checking account (subtle evidence wink wink 😉). Good luck 🍀 

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Vietnam
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On 8/7/2021 at 3:32 PM, Catseal said:

Ah I see, good for you! 
Yeah that is what I am dreading, really hoping to not have one either since the Seattle office is extremely slow. It already took an extra year to get the AOS interview, compared to other offices. Not keen on repeating that timeline.. 😬😔 we shall see! Congratulations to you :)

The good news is if you had an interview for AOS, then it is notably less likely that you will have to have one for ROC. 

Steps Before Citizenship:

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K-1

09/24/2016 - I-129F Packet Submitted, 09/26/2016 - NOA1, 10/27/2016 - RFE Received

11/02/2016 - RFE Reply sent

11/09/2016 - NOA2

11/21/2016 - NVC Receives packet

12/12/2016 - Case left NVC for BKK Consulate

01/10/2017 - After travelling via the slowest route possible (likely via carrier pigeon) BKK Consulate receives packet

01/16/2017 - Packet 3 Instructions received 02/28/2017 - Packet 3 Instructions Completed

03/05/2017 - Packet 4 received (now the fun begins) --> 03/29/2017 - Interview disappears from the schedule on the embassy website -->03/30/2017 - She goes to her interview, is told they need to verify her documents since she is Vietnamese interviewing in Thailand, receives a 221G with 'Verification of Viet documents' as the reason. Gave back her passport.-->03/31/2017-04/04/2017 - Case is being continuously touched. We suspect that our case was approved at this point but they didn't have her passport. --> 04/10/2017 (10 days after interview) - Email emabssy to inquire about updates and if there was anything we could do to move things forward. (3h later) - She is told that she is approved and to expect her passport soon (how when they don't have it in their posession?) After clarification, instructed to send our passport to them. Ship out passport in a rush to beat Songkran (which failed) --> 04/11/2017 - Passport at embassy according to Thai Post Office --> 04/17/2017 - Emailed to confirm they received the passport. They issued an evasive answer about Songkran backlog (they love evasive non-committal answers)--> 04/24/2017  Evening - Case changes from Immigrant Visa to Non-Immigrant Visa and a new case created date is given --? 04/25/2017 morning  (less than 12h later) - Case flies through Ready -->Admin Processing --> Issued

04/26/2017 - Checks mail, passport is there. No mention of it being mailed out. 

05/02/2017 - Arrives in the USA, without Issue

06/17/2017 - Marriage!

AOS

7/01/17- Mailed AOS packet to Chicago

7/03/17- Packet received

07/07/17 - SMS and Email notification of NOA1 for AoS, EAD, and AP

07/13/17 - Received paper copies of NOA1 for AoS, EAD, and AP

07/21/17 - Received Biometrics Appointment Letter

08/02/17 - Biometrics Appointment Completed 

11/04/17 - EAD Approved - New Card Is Ready For Production

11/09/17 - AP Approved, EAD - Card Produced Awaiting Mailing, EAD - Card Has Been Mailed.

11/13/17 - EAD/AP Combo Card Received. 

11/05/2018 - Received SMS Notification that Interview Has Been Scheduled

11/10/2018 - Received Paper Interview Notice

12/11/2018 - Interview Date
12/12/2018 - Approved

ROC

11/18/2020 - Mailed ROC packet

11/20/2020 - Packet received

01/16/2021 - Received NOA1 

05/28/2021 - Biometrics Waived

08/04/2021 - ROC Approved

08/11/2021 - GC received

 

Citizenship

09/15/2021 - N-400 Filed Electronically, NOA-1 received, Biometrics Waiver Received

07/01/2022 - Interview Notice Received
08/10/2022 - Interview Date, Approved, Oath Ceremony

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Woooow that was pretty pretty fast. I am glad to see that they are working on July on some centers lol 

16 hours ago, Sellamalola said:

Pleasant surprise today, I received my biometrics waiver letter in less than a month of submission 💃🏽 I am manifesting a “new card is being produced” surprise by the end of the year, I’ll keep you guys posted 😉  🧘🏽‍♀️ 🧘🏽‍♀️🧘🏽‍♀️ Also please sign up for informed delivery you guys 👌🏽 Good luck to all 🍀

 

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8 hours ago, Anne Richard said:

Woooow that was pretty pretty fast. I am glad to see that they are working on July on some centers lol 

 

Like i said, pleasantly surprised 🙆🏽‍♀️ Very precovid like 🙆🏽‍♀️ I hope we all get this over with soon, and then we’ll do an auto ROC zoom party 🍷 cheers 🥂 

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On 8/9/2021 at 8:43 PM, Sellamalola said:

Pleasant surprise today, I received my biometrics waiver letter in less than a month of submission 💃🏽 I am manifesting a “new card is being produced” surprise by the end of the year, I’ll keep you guys posted 😉  🧘🏽‍♀️ 🧘🏽‍♀️🧘🏽‍♀️ Also please sign up for informed delivery you guys 👌🏽 Good luck to all 🍀

Wow thats fast can i know when u guys applied?

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4 hours ago, BA/M said:

Wow thats fast can i know when u guys applied?

I know it gives me hope 🙏🏽 My PD is 7/16/21 and I got assigned to vsc (Vermont sc) and they have a 9-16 months wait time, which is “not terrible”,  🤞🏽 Wish me luck 🍀 

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: France
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I got my biometrics appointment scheduled for August 23rd!

I was hoping for a waiver as well but as it’s not the case, I have to shorten my vacations and come back in time for that appointment! 

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11 hours ago, Sellamalola said:

I know it gives me hope 🙏🏽 My PD is 7/16/21 and I got assigned to vsc (Vermont sc) and they have a 9-16 months wait time, which is “not terrible”,  🤞🏽 Wish me luck 🍀 

It's actually great compared to 18 to 22 from potomac 😭

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Vietnam
Timeline
22 minutes ago, Nelson0308 said:

It's actually great compared to 18 to 22 from potomac 😭

To be fair, those times aren't always accurate. From my understanding they can be heavily skewed by cases which need interviews. For example, LIN is showing 17mo - 36.5mo but in reality if an interview isn't needed, then processing times have been running 7-9 months.

 

That being said, I don't see any approvals from YSC for anyone going back to SEP2020, so either they have a high percentage of interview cases or they are heavily backlogged.

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Steps Before Citizenship:

Spoiler

K-1

09/24/2016 - I-129F Packet Submitted, 09/26/2016 - NOA1, 10/27/2016 - RFE Received

11/02/2016 - RFE Reply sent

11/09/2016 - NOA2

11/21/2016 - NVC Receives packet

12/12/2016 - Case left NVC for BKK Consulate

01/10/2017 - After travelling via the slowest route possible (likely via carrier pigeon) BKK Consulate receives packet

01/16/2017 - Packet 3 Instructions received 02/28/2017 - Packet 3 Instructions Completed

03/05/2017 - Packet 4 received (now the fun begins) --> 03/29/2017 - Interview disappears from the schedule on the embassy website -->03/30/2017 - She goes to her interview, is told they need to verify her documents since she is Vietnamese interviewing in Thailand, receives a 221G with 'Verification of Viet documents' as the reason. Gave back her passport.-->03/31/2017-04/04/2017 - Case is being continuously touched. We suspect that our case was approved at this point but they didn't have her passport. --> 04/10/2017 (10 days after interview) - Email emabssy to inquire about updates and if there was anything we could do to move things forward. (3h later) - She is told that she is approved and to expect her passport soon (how when they don't have it in their posession?) After clarification, instructed to send our passport to them. Ship out passport in a rush to beat Songkran (which failed) --> 04/11/2017 - Passport at embassy according to Thai Post Office --> 04/17/2017 - Emailed to confirm they received the passport. They issued an evasive answer about Songkran backlog (they love evasive non-committal answers)--> 04/24/2017  Evening - Case changes from Immigrant Visa to Non-Immigrant Visa and a new case created date is given --? 04/25/2017 morning  (less than 12h later) - Case flies through Ready -->Admin Processing --> Issued

04/26/2017 - Checks mail, passport is there. No mention of it being mailed out. 

05/02/2017 - Arrives in the USA, without Issue

06/17/2017 - Marriage!

AOS

7/01/17- Mailed AOS packet to Chicago

7/03/17- Packet received

07/07/17 - SMS and Email notification of NOA1 for AoS, EAD, and AP

07/13/17 - Received paper copies of NOA1 for AoS, EAD, and AP

07/21/17 - Received Biometrics Appointment Letter

08/02/17 - Biometrics Appointment Completed 

11/04/17 - EAD Approved - New Card Is Ready For Production

11/09/17 - AP Approved, EAD - Card Produced Awaiting Mailing, EAD - Card Has Been Mailed.

11/13/17 - EAD/AP Combo Card Received. 

11/05/2018 - Received SMS Notification that Interview Has Been Scheduled

11/10/2018 - Received Paper Interview Notice

12/11/2018 - Interview Date
12/12/2018 - Approved

ROC

11/18/2020 - Mailed ROC packet

11/20/2020 - Packet received

01/16/2021 - Received NOA1 

05/28/2021 - Biometrics Waived

08/04/2021 - ROC Approved

08/11/2021 - GC received

 

Citizenship

09/15/2021 - N-400 Filed Electronically, NOA-1 received, Biometrics Waiver Received

07/01/2022 - Interview Notice Received
08/10/2022 - Interview Date, Approved, Oath Ceremony

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