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1 hour ago, mam521 said:

@netghost be careful with what you say.  It is law that you enter/exit the US as a citizen, with a US passport, especially when flying. 

 

DOS:  https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/travel-legal-considerations/Relinquishing-US-Nationality/Dual-Nationality.html

CBP article: https://www.help.cbp.gov/s/article/Article-1467?language=en_US

 

 

Agreed, I would not travel without US passport.

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Thank you very much for your words! always very positive. Today I had my Oath Ceremony, it was so emotional and beautiful. Finally I can say... I DID IT!!!

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YESTERDAY I HAD MY INTERVIEW!!! This is going to be long and it’s basically everything I went through in my N-400 interview under the 3-year marriage rule (married to a U.S. citizen). I

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Hi all,   I just applied and filed my n-400 online. Let the last journey begin. Good luck to us 🙂 

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On 11/20/2025 at 10:34 AM, mam521 said:

@netghost be careful with what you say.  It is law that you enter/exit the US as a citizen, with a US passport, especially when flying. 

 

DOS:  https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/travel-legal-considerations/Relinquishing-US-Nationality/Dual-Nationality.html

CBP article: https://www.help.cbp.gov/s/article/Article-1467?language=en_US

 

Immigration PTSD is real!  Congrats on kicking immi's behind!  Now you can update your profile to say naturalization :) .  Book an appointment to get your shiny, new US passport, too!  Once you get your naturalization certificate back, make sure you book an appointment at the SSA and update your citizenship status there, too.  



Thank you very much for your words! always very positive. Today I had my Oath Ceremony, it was so emotional and beautiful. Finally I can say... I DID IT!!!

 

2017/04/19 - Mailed I-130 / I-485 / I-765 (FedEx)

2017/04/20 - Packet Arrived in Chicago

2017/04/28 - Email & Text notifications accepting my case (NOA1)

2017/05/01 - NOA1 (3 letters) received by mail dated 04/27/17

2017/05/06 - Biometrics appointment letter arrived (Dated 05/18/2017)

2017/05/18 - Biometrics appointment 

2017/08/21 - Case is ready to be schedule for an interview

2017/09/12 - EAD Approved

2017/09/20 - EAD card arrived

N-400

  • Online Filing : 2025-10-01
  • Interview: 2025-11-19
  • Oath Ceremony: 2025-11-21
     

 

 

TBoneTX Grand Master

TBoneTX   48,747

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2 hours ago, bernilli said:

Today I had my Oath Ceremony, it was so emotional and beautiful. Finally I can say... I DID IT!!!

You did do it!  :dance: 

And, as the metaphorical icing on the cake, one of the most pleasurable parts of all this is to fill in the last box of your VJ timeline.  :) 

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

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Hi everyone. 
I filed October 10th. Albuquerque is my nearest office. They are re-using biometrics from AOS. 
I filed under the 5 year general rule because it looked simpler. I became eligible for that back in January. Was eligible for the 3 year in 2023, but haven’t had the money. 
 

What are the processing times looking like these days? 
USCIS website processing time estimate for Albuquerque office says 8.5 months. I wonder if it will be accurate. 
I haven’t left the US once since I crossed back in July of 2019. 
 

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On 11/23/2025 at 9:19 PM, OkFine2019! said:

Hi everyone. 
I filed October 10th. Albuquerque is my nearest office. They are re-using biometrics from AOS. 
I filed under the 5 year general rule because it looked simpler. I became eligible for that back in January. Was eligible for the 3 year in 2023, but haven’t had the money. 
 

What are the processing times looking like these days? 
USCIS website processing time estimate for Albuquerque office says 8.5 months. I wonder if it will be accurate. 
I haven’t left the US once since I crossed back in July of 2019. 
 

My husband also filed on 10/10 but under the 3 year rule (he became eligible in April 2025). Processing time for our local office says 80% of cases are completed within 7.5 months, which would be May 2026 for us. He had his biometrics appointment mid-November, now back to waiting for the next update...

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5 hours ago, EKT said:

now back to waiting for the next update

Preparing here to cheer for eventual good results.

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

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I applied on Oct 10th, general provision 5 year rule, got my GC through marriage, divorced after almost 5 years of marriage,  ow remarried to another USC, had joint ROC approved. On Oct 13 I was notified my biometrics were being reused. Hartford Field office here, waiting on interview notice, using a lawyer for application and interview escort. Anybody else from CT waiting on interview notice or already got one? 

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On 12/22/2025 at 2:57 AM, CTCarGUY said:

I applied on Oct 10th, general provision 5 year rule, got my GC through marriage, divorced after almost 5 years of marriage,  ow remarried to another USC, had joint ROC approved. On Oct 13 I was notified my biometrics were being reused. Hartford Field office here, waiting on interview notice, using a lawyer for application and interview escort. Anybody else from CT waiting on interview notice or already got one? 

Any update so far?

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Hello!

 

Here is my current timeline:

 

November 10, 2023 - filed I-751 (pending) 

September 30, 2025 - applied for N-400 based on 3y rule (online filing)

October 01, 2025 - receipt notice received

October 01, 2025 - biometric reused

FO: Philly, PA

 

Still waiting for an interview date. My FO processing time is 8 months so it seems it's too early for hearing something from them yet. I focused on studding the test right now to calm down my impatience :) 

 

Chatted with Emma and was told that both cases are in NBC. My I-751 was in Vermont service center before and after I applied for naturalization they moved it to NBC. 

 

I'll keep you updated, guys. 

Good luck to us!

 

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12 minutes ago, Kate_V said:

Hello!

 

Here is my current timeline:

 

November 10, 2023 - filed I-751 (pending) 

September 30, 2025 - applied for N-400 based on 3y rule (online filing)

October 01, 2025 - receipt notice received

October 01, 2025 - biometric reused

FO: Philly, PA

 

Still waiting for an interview date. My FO processing time is 8 months so it seems it's too early for hearing something from them yet. I focused on studding the test right now to calm down my impatience :) 

 

Chatted with Emma and was told that both cases are in NBC. My I-751 was in Vermont service center before and after I applied for naturalization they moved it to NBC. 

 

I'll keep you updated, guys. 

Good luck to us!

 

Good luck......You could get the interview at any time since those estimates are very inaccurate sometimes.  Hopefully, your N-400 will push the I-751 soon.  It did in our case. 

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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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Kate_V   4

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12 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

Good luck......You could get the interview at any time since those estimates are very inaccurate sometimes.  Hopefully, your N-400 will push the I-751 soon.  It did in our case. 

Thank you, I hope so 😊 I can see the both applications were combined and APIs were updated at the same time for both forms too. 

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4 hours ago, Kate_V said:

Hello!

 

Here is my current timeline:

 

November 10, 2023 - filed I-751 (pending) 

September 30, 2025 - applied for N-400 based on 3y rule (online filing)

October 01, 2025 - receipt notice received

October 01, 2025 - biometric reused

FO: Philly, PA

 

Still waiting for an interview date. My FO processing time is 8 months so it seems it's too early for hearing something from them yet. I focused on studding the test right now to calm down my impatience :) 

 

Chatted with Emma and was told that both cases are in NBC. My I-751 was in Vermont service center before and after I applied for naturalization they moved it to NBC. 

 

I'll keep you updated, guys. 

Good luck to us!

 

Yeah, you are right 👍 

Just keep faith and it's gonna be okay for you.

 
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