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minivatreni   193

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47 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

I guess I am a hybrid.  I started out as a #2...then the attorney failed to send some documents, causing us a 3 month delay......so I then fired him, and I decided to become a #1...No hiccups after that..LOL.

Some attorneys are absolutely terrible. A friend of mine is an immigration attorney, and I’ve asked for advice a couple of times before and gotten such terrible responses that I stopped asking altogether. 
 

Hope you got money back from that lawyer that messed up your case! 

  • Arrived to USA on F-1 Student Visa on 08/16/2016
  • Submitted I-485 & I-130 on 09/25/2017
  • Approved Green Card (IR7 category) on 05/17/2019
  • Electronically submitted N-400 (w/ name change) on 02/19/2024
  • Biometrics Reuse received on 02/19/2024
  • Interview Notice received on 04/21/2024 
  • Interview at Chicago FO on 06/10/2024 
  • Oath Ceremony on 07/15/2024
  • Applied for Expedited US Passport at USPS on 07/15/2024
  • PASSPORT RECEIVED on 07/26/2024 🇺🇸
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Crazy Cat   46,178

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1 minute ago, minivatreni said:

Hope you got money back from that lawyer that messed up your case! 

I didn't bother.  He never admitted to the error.  He messed up the case at the NVC level and caused an RFE.  By that time, I had already been on Visa Journey long enough to educate myself enough to handle the consulate phase.  Wife and I did the I-751 and N-400 parts ourselves with no more RFEs at all. 

"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 

 

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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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14 hours ago, PVR Bound said:

Your attorney is correct!
 

But sometimes the folks on the forums know more about this than the attorneys. You just have to figure out who to trust and who swipe past. 

I think here, on VJ, the inaccurate information almost always QUICKLY gets corrected by knowledgeable members. 

"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.

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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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minivatreni   193

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27 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

I think here, on VJ, the inaccurate information almost always QUICKLY gets corrected by knowledgeable members. 

I had an issue where my resident since date on my GC was incorrect, and I never filed an I-90 to have it corrected. I wanted to know if this would cause issues or a potential denial of my N400 because I never filed to have my GC corrected. The immigration attorney told me "it's too late to file an I90 so just call the USCIS and put in a service request to get the date changed" I was so confused??? Anyway I was informed here that I90 is the only route to making changes on a GC if I wanted to file that. 

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  • Submitted I-485 & I-130 on 09/25/2017
  • Approved Green Card (IR7 category) on 05/17/2019
  • Electronically submitted N-400 (w/ name change) on 02/19/2024
  • Biometrics Reuse received on 02/19/2024
  • Interview Notice received on 04/21/2024 
  • Interview at Chicago FO on 06/10/2024 
  • Oath Ceremony on 07/15/2024
  • Applied for Expedited US Passport at USPS on 07/15/2024
  • PASSPORT RECEIVED on 07/26/2024 🇺🇸
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18 hours ago, leilabird said:

Was I not supposed to apply for US citizenship since I passed the 3 year mark? Since I already applied, is it going to be denied? I’m using the same lawyer that I did when I applied for a green card. My lawyer hasn’t said anything. I’m emailing him right now. I’m now getting worried. I had no intention to apply for US citizenship as I was completely happy with my green card and my own country passport is way stronger than the US passport and I don’t travel lol. Only reason I applied for US citizenship was due to losing my green card. Green card replacement application was taking too long, 2 plus years. The I kept hearing people saying the US citizenship applications taking only 4-6 months, so I applied. Now I got a notification saying my green card is produced. If my n400 gets denied I feel so sad for wasting money. Please people enlighten me. Super worried

 

THERE'S NOTHING FOR YOU TO WORRY ABOUT!! You are eligible to apply for citizenship  if you've been a permanent resident for at least 5 years (3 if married to a US citizen). That's the minimum, but you can apply at any time after that. I just applied in February and I've had a green card for 12 years.

Most people here apply as early as they are able to, but there's no downside to applying later. I personally didn't feel the need to apply, I also just did it because my 10-year green card is expiring.

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19 hours ago, leilabird said:

Was I not supposed to apply for US citizenship since I passed the 3 year mark? Since I already applied, is it going to be denied? I’m using the same lawyer that I did when I applied for a green card. My lawyer hasn’t said anything. I’m emailing him right now. I’m now getting worried. I had no intention to apply for US citizenship as I was completely happy with my green card and my own country passport is way stronger than the US passport and I don’t travel lol. Only reason I applied for US citizenship was due to losing my green card. Green card replacement application was taking too long, 2 plus years. The I kept hearing people saying the US citizenship applications taking only 4-6 months, so I applied. Now I got a notification saying my green card is produced. If my n400 gets denied I feel so sad for wasting money. Please people enlighten me. Super worried

There's nothing wrong with applying.

 

There's aldo nothing wrong with withdrawing N-400 if you no longer want to become a US citizen. You can do it today.

 

Before making a decision, does your country of other citizenship allow dual citizenship? Many countries nowadays are OK with their citizens having multiple citizenships. In many cases you will continue having your citizenship and passport from other country if you become a US citizen. And one outside of the US, you can still use that country's passport to travel if you wish.

 

What country are you from? 

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@jackiegringa I found a couple other timelines from the STL area with N400 filing around the same time we filed:

 

Applied in October 2023 and already done with interview/oath! - https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=118078; @sweetbrat they don't seem active on any forums/topics

Applied in January 2024 and waiting for interview - https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=240174; @Carpe Vinum they seem active on some forums/topics but just not here. Maybe they will see my comment and keep us posted with their interview invite! :)

 

 

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Lanzoni   39

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All, I just received yesterday notification for the interview appointment for my 5-year based N-400. Please see timeline below:

 

Applied: 1/29/2024

NOA: 1/29/2024

Biometrics scheduled: 2/3/2024

Biometrics appointment: 2/20/2024

Interview scheduled: 3/1/2024

Interview date: 4/4/2024

 

Estimate time has been 7 months most of the time, dropped to 3 months after the biometrics and is back to 7 months after scheduling the interview. I hope it helps y’all. 

 

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2 hours ago, Lanzoni said:

All, I just received yesterday notification for the interview appointment for my 5-year based N-400. Please see timeline below:

 

Applied: 1/29/2024

NOA: 1/29/2024

Biometrics scheduled: 2/3/2024

Biometrics appointment: 2/20/2024

Interview scheduled: 3/1/2024

Interview date: 4/4/2024

 

Estimate time has been 7 months most of the time, dropped to 3 months after the biometrics and is back to 7 months after scheduling the interview. I hope it helps y’all. 

 


Wow, how so fast? Did you apply before your 5-year anniversary? 
I applied on January 31st.
My biometrics appointment was on February 20th and I'm still waiting for them to schedule my appointment. 
 

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47 minutes ago, Sahar1122 said:


Wow, how so fast? Did you apply before your 5-year anniversary? 
I applied on January 31st.
My biometrics appointment was on February 20th and I'm still waiting for them to schedule my appointment. 
 

It’s been several years after my 5-year anniversary but I waited because my country of origin didn’t allow for dual citizenship until late last year. My application was actually received on 1/30 and there was at least one person here that got the interview earlier than I did. But my estimated time went from 3 months to 7 months after the interview was scheduled…

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minivatreni   193

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20 hours ago, Lanzoni said:

It’s been several years after my 5-year anniversary but I waited because my country of origin didn’t allow for dual citizenship until late last year. My application was actually received on 1/30 and there was at least one person here that got the interview earlier than I did. But my estimated time went from 3 months to 7 months after the interview was scheduled…

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  • Arrived to USA on F-1 Student Visa on 08/16/2016
  • Submitted I-485 & I-130 on 09/25/2017
  • Approved Green Card (IR7 category) on 05/17/2019
  • Electronically submitted N-400 (w/ name change) on 02/19/2024
  • Biometrics Reuse received on 02/19/2024
  • Interview Notice received on 04/21/2024 
  • Interview at Chicago FO on 06/10/2024 
  • Oath Ceremony on 07/15/2024
  • Applied for Expedited US Passport at USPS on 07/15/2024
  • PASSPORT RECEIVED on 07/26/2024 🇺🇸
 
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