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Can I get an idea of people still waiting for their 10 year GC that filed in June 2020?  Our 24 month extension is about to expire in early September. Thanks!  

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@Crazy Cat's wife has been waiting since 2019.  I believe they ended up getting an info pass to request a 551 stamp.

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A friend of mine gc will expire Sept 15, I advised her today to call to get an infopass appt. She's currently awaiting the callback as well as I had advised her to apply for naturalization.

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6 hours ago, Yan yan said:

A friend of mine gc will expire Sept 15, I advised her today to call to get an infopass appt. She's currently awaiting the callback as well as I had advised her to apply for naturalization.

I see no need to get a stamp unless a person needs to travel or show proof of status.  Her status does not expire when the extension letter does.

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August 7, 2022: Wife filed N-400 Online under 5 year rule.

November 10, 2022: Received "Interview is scheduled" letter.

December 12, 2022:  Received email from Dallas office informing me (spouse) to be there for combo interview.

December 14, 2022: Combo Interview for I-751 and N-400 Conducted.

January 26, 2023: Wife's Oath Ceremony completed at the Plano Event Center, Plano, Texas!!!😁

February 6, 2023: Wife's Passport Application submitted in Dallas, Texas.

March 21, 2023:   Wife's Passport Delivered!!!!

May 15, 2023 (about):  Naturalization Certificate returned from Passport agency!!

 

In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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1 hour ago, Crazy Cat said:

I see no need to get a stamp unless a person needs to travel or show proof of status.  Her status does not expire when the extension letter does.

Wow! Thanks for this information. We thought her status would've expired because she did submit a outside case processing time and the response from them was to get the stamp! 

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26 minutes ago, Mobius1 said:

It’s truly insane how long these are taking to process. And one wouldn’t be wrong in saying that it’s intentional to cause ripples in a marriage.

It is taking a long time (I am over 1 year in myself and am not expecting much for another 6 months at least) but I wouldn't say it causes ripples in my marriage?

 

I am authorized to stay and work, so a less stressful situation that the horrible long wait for the initial application.

I filed, make sure that I get a stamp close to the expiration date of my extension letter and carry on with life as usual.

Edited by Daphne .

“It’s been 84 years…” 

- Me talking about the progress of my I-751

 

 

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13 minutes ago, Daphne . said:

It is taking a long time (I am over 1 year in myself and am not expecting much for another 6 months at least) but I wouldn't say it causes ripples in my marriage?

 

I am authorized to stay and work, so a less stressful situation that the horrible long wait for the initial application.

I filed, make sure that I get a stamp close to the expiration date of my extension letter and carry on with life as usual.

It actually does in most cases.

 

When you have a paranoia which is very common in immigration issues, it festers in the personality, employment, vacation all of which are impacted thus causing a conflict with the USC that has none of the issues.

 

Weather or not you want to believe it, until you have the passport in hand, your stay in the US is never guaranteed. To a lot of people, deciding their long term future such as kids, house, investments are dependent on the outcomes.

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Just get the stamp in case you need to travel or show it to a employer.

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1 hour ago, Mobius1 said:

It actually does in most cases.

 

When you have a paranoia which is very common in immigration issues, it festers in the personality, employment, vacation all of which are impacted thus causing a conflict with the USC that has none of the issues.

 

Weather or not you want to believe it, until you have the passport in hand, your stay in the US is never guaranteed. To a lot of people, deciding their long term future such as kids, house, investments are dependent on the outcomes.

But it's not like an LPR can be kicked out of the US just like that? I understand that being a USC is the 'safest' situation to be in, but it would take a lot to strip a LPR of their status. I am the immigrant (my husband is the USC) and yes, the fact that is takes so long is annoying for sure, but I am not living in fear of getting my LPR status taken away or anything. I am doing everything he does (except for voting or applying for a job at USCIS for example), so I am not feeling like I have to be super alert about something. 

 

 

 

 

“It’s been 84 years…” 

- Me talking about the progress of my I-751

 

 

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8 minutes ago, Daphne . said:

But it's not like an LPR can be kicked out of the US just like that? I understand that being a USC is the 'safest' situation to be in, but it would take a lot to strip a LPR of their status. I am the immigrant (my husband is the USC) and yes, the fact that is takes so long is annoying for sure, but I am not living in fear of getting my LPR status taken away or anything. I am doing everything he does (except for voting or applying for a job at USCIS for example), so I am not feeling like I have to be super alert about something. 

 

 

 

 

Ofcorse not, but you also can’t foresee what situation may happen in future that could drastically impact your status, such as a DUI, DV, accidental voter registration and somethings not even the person’s fault just bad luck. 

 

Most lawyers will disagree with the large amount of wait. Generally when your wait far exceeds the extension, there is a cause for concern. Lastly, the “ripples in marriage” I spoke of is essentially Jim Hacking’s point of view. 

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16 minutes ago, Mobius1 said:

Ofcorse not, but you also can’t foresee what situation may happen in future that could drastically impact your status, such as a DUI, DV, accidental voter registration and somethings not even the person’s fault just bad luck. 

 

Most lawyers will disagree with the large amount of wait. Generally when your wait far exceeds the extension, there is a cause for concern. Lastly, the “ripples in marriage” I spoke of is essentially Jim Hacking’s point of view. 

Well yes, getting a DUI or DV situation is never a good thing (for anybody, but especially for LPR's). But really, a LPR has a lot of control over their own status.

My application was approved (without any RFE's) in 6 months, but has been ready to be scheduled for an interview for that same amount of time. "Generally when your wait far exceeds the extension, there is a cause for concern" -> I think it all depends where the wait is, because if the application is missing something, the applicant would receive an RFE

“It’s been 84 years…” 

- Me talking about the progress of my I-751

 

 

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12 minutes ago, Daphne . said:

Well yes, getting a DUI or DV situation is never a good thing (for anybody, but especially for LPR's). But really, a LPR has a lot of control over their own status.

My application was approved (without any RFE's) in 6 months, but has been ready to be scheduled for an interview for that same amount of time. "Generally when your wait far exceeds the extension, there is a cause for concern" -> I think it all depends where the wait is, because if the application is missing something, the applicant would receive an RFE

So the long timeline isn’t related to you. I am speaking of the people who are waiting for 2+ years to even hear something back 

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43 minutes ago, Mobius1 said:

Generally when your wait far exceeds the extension, there is a cause for concern.

In my wife's case, waiting until the 5 year mark before submitting the N-400  has not been an issue.  She had to get one ADIT stamp after expiration of her extension. She literally had the ADIT stamp in her passport within 24 hours of making the first call to USCIS. 

"The US immigration process requires a great deal of knowledge, planning, time, patience, and a significant amount of money.  It is quite a journey!"

- Some old child of the 50's & 60's on his laptop 

 

Senior Master Sergeant, US Air Force- Retired (after 20+ years)- Missile Systems Maintenance & Titan 2 ICBM Launch Crew Duty (200+ Alert tours)

Registered Nurse- Retired- I practiced in the areas of Labor & Delivery, Home Health, Adolescent Psych, & Adult Psych.

IT Professional- Retired- Web Site Design, Hardware Maintenance, Compound Pharmacy Software Trainer, On-site go live support, Database Manager, App Designer.

______________________________________

August 7, 2022: Wife filed N-400 Online under 5 year rule.

November 10, 2022: Received "Interview is scheduled" letter.

December 12, 2022:  Received email from Dallas office informing me (spouse) to be there for combo interview.

December 14, 2022: Combo Interview for I-751 and N-400 Conducted.

January 26, 2023: Wife's Oath Ceremony completed at the Plano Event Center, Plano, Texas!!!😁

February 6, 2023: Wife's Passport Application submitted in Dallas, Texas.

March 21, 2023:   Wife's Passport Delivered!!!!

May 15, 2023 (about):  Naturalization Certificate returned from Passport agency!!

 

In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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