N-400 December 2024 Filers

[Johah 32]

Hello. I had my interview, was approved and had the same day oath. Boston. Everybody I encountered was nice and friendly. It was a long wait from December, but the interview was fine and everything that day went smoothly. The civics questions were a random mix, answered all, the writing portion was easy. I updated travel since application, no documents were asked for apart from passport I on, green card and current passport, but i had a lot of docs with me. My case is relatively uncomplicated though, so your situation may be different.  The ceremony was sweet. Most people (it was early in the day) were not same day oath and it was a lovely mix of friendly people in celebratory mood. Good luck everyone.

[SM&JSN 13]

Received my interview date today for mid August. Have a question for those who were awaiting their I-751 removal on conditions on greencard. My online account shows action taken on the N-400 but nothing on the I-751. Is this normal and should i go to the interview prepared for a 'combo' (have only heard that terms on here and not sure what it entails exactly). Im assuming my spouse should accompany me also?

 

Last but not least. Any recommendations outside of the items listed on the letter they sent that are good to bring along as extra information if needed?

[Crazy Cat 44,492]

13 minutes ago, SM&JSN said:

Is this normal and should i go to the interview prepared for a 'combo' (have only heard that terms on here and not sure what it entails exactly)

Normal. I would, absolutely, start preparing for a combo interview.  Make sure your spouse attends also.  In our case, my wife was informed only 2 days prior to her N-400 interview that it would be a combination.  Some people are not notified until they show up.  For the I-751 part of the interview, our officer wanted to see evidence of a bona fide marriage from date of original I-751 submission until day of interview.  That included driver licenses, leases, bank statements, etc.  He also wanted to see any travel documents (ADIT stamps) my wife used.  Good luck.

[Crazy Cat 44,492]

23 minutes ago, SM&JSN said:

Im assuming my spouse should accompany me also?

Here is the email my wife received 2 days prior to her N-400 interview.  Not everyone gets one:

 

"USCIS Applicant,

 

This email is in reference to your upcoming interview at the Dallas Field Office, it is for an I751(Petition to Remove Conditions) and N400 (Application for Naturalization) combination. It is imperative that your spouse accompany you to this interview, also that you bring proof of a marital union. Please refer to https://www.uscis.gov/i-751 for examples.

 

We look forward to meeting each you both at your interview in the near future." 

[GoPats 3]

Hello everyone. I filed N-400 on December 24th 2024 and did my biometrics on January 14 2025. I live in South Carolina but I'm near Charlotte North Carolina so I suppose that Charlotte is my office. I still haven't heard anything about my interview, so I hope everything is still normal. It seems very slow to me. Anybody else here from Charlotte or have any input?

 

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[OldUser 9,932]

3 minutes ago, GoPats said:

Hello everyone. I filed N-400 on December 24th 2024 and did my biometrics on January 14 2025. I leave in South Caroline but I'm near Charlotte North Carolina so I suppose that it's my office. I still haven't heard anything about my interview so I hope everything is still normal. It seems very slow to me. Anybody else here from Charlotte or have any input?

Do you have I-751 pending?

Is this application under 3 year rule or 5 year rule?

[GoPats 3]

11 minutes ago, OldUser said:

Do you have I-751 pending?

Is this application under 3 year rule or 5 year rule?

 

No I-751, 5 year rule.

[OldUser 9,932]

31 minutes ago, GoPats said:

 

No I-751, 5 year rule.

I see, for Charlotte, the processing times say 80% of cases within 7.5 months. I hope you get movement soon.

[Todd55 67]

On 6/9/2025 at 10:02 PM, OldUser said:

Sure thing, you can give it time. Please report if you somehow magically receive new SS card without going to SSA, it would be good news for others.

My experience with SSA OldUser.  I called them today.  I was on hold for 2 hrs.  I finally got someone to pick up the phone.  I made an appointment for the 13th of august at 1pm.  She took my phone # so she could send me confirmation about appointment.  I never received a text.  I got nervous, and called back 2 hrs. later.  I was on hold for 20 minutes this time.  The lady who answered eventually said she could find no evidence of my 1pm appointment on the 13th of august.  I then made a different appointment for the 13th of august at 2 pm.  I gave her my phone # and email, and this time I got confirmation by text, and email.  I just wanted to let everyone know to make sure you have confirmation of your appointment.

 

I was also going to tell you that you are spot on about the checkbox on the form not working anymore.  I went into my wife's SS account online and tried to replace her card, and it said my wife is not a citizen yet.  So obviously SSA hasn't been informed of her citizenship yet.

[Todd55 67]

On 6/16/2025 at 5:46 PM, Kica said:

I was told that social security is bit slow processing, so to wait about a month before checking. Hopefully by then I'll get my certificate back. 

They are slow indeed!  We got our passport back  last week.  The supporting documents, "naturalization certificate" was mailed out on the 21st.  We should have that back in a couple days.  I checked my wifes SS account online and tried to replace card, and it says they have no record of her being a US citizen.  So I called and made appointment for 13th of august to go to SS office and update with them.  You are going to have to go to SS office to take care of this Kica.  Thanks to OldUser for all the helpful advice on this issue.

[OldUser 9,932]

11 minutes ago, Todd55 said:

They are slow indeed!  We got our passport back  last week.  The supporting documents, "naturalization certificate" was mailed out on the 21st.  We should have that back in a couple days.  I checked my wifes SS account online and tried to replace card, and it says they have no record of her being a US citizen.  So I called and made appointment for 13th of august to go to SS office and update with them.  You are going to have to go to SS office to take care of this Kica.  Thanks to OldUser for all the helpful advice on this issue.

Sorry you had to jump through hoops to get it updated despite N-400 form says it's done automatically. I wish there was more transparency about this change and official announcement. Or officers / people conducting oath would give the warning.

Edited 21 hours ago by OldUser

[Todd55 67]

3 minutes ago, OldUser said:

Sorry you had to jump through hoops to get it updated despite N-400 form says it's done automatically. I wish there was more transparency about this change and official announcement. Or officers / people conducting oath would give the warning.

Yeah it would be nice if they updated the form and removed that option.  I would have had no idea if I hadn't been a member of this site.  Alot of people just waiting for SSA to update there file, and it will never happen unless they go to the office.