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Was approved at VISA interview in Montreal and passport was mailed back to me with a temporary visa inside (that has now expired) and I was told Green card VISA would be mailed to wife in the USA but that was 8 months ago. Is that a reasonable amount of time to wait? I can't help but think that is a bit too long and something has gone wrong. Anyone else had an experience of waiting this long? Thank-you.

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Hi All,

We submitted I-130 (US citizen applying for spouse) in April 2024. So far we have 2 letters back from USCIS but cant be sure we are identifying where the case is with confidence.

Letter 1

From I-767C

notice type: Receipt

received date: April 01, 2024

notice date: April 11, 2024

Receipt number: IOE************

In the bottom left corner of this letter there is an address for the Nebraska service center.

Letter 2 and the only document posted on our USCIS portal

From I-767C

notice type: USCIS account access notice

received date: April 01, 2024

notice date: April 19, 2024

Receipt number: IOE************

In the bottom left corner of this letter there is an address for the Vermont service center.

So is our case with Nebraska or Vermont? asking so we can see trends with processing times in the center with our case. Appreciate any help.

I completed my joint I-751 and N-400 (3-year rule) at the Federal Plaza in Manhattan this week. I arrived at around 8:05 a.m., and my interview was scheduled for 8:45 a.m. The security asked to see the interview letter and our government IDs. They asked us to wait in line outside the doors, but by 8:20, I went to the security stationed right outside the door and told him that our appointment was at 8:45. He made us go inside, and we had to go through the X-ray machines. They asked us to remove everything belts, jewelry, except our rings and shoes, unless you were wearing sneakers.
Afterwards, we went up to the 8th floor. We went to the window to provide the appointment letter and my green card. They stamped it and gave us our queue number. There were probably around 20-30 people in the waiting room. Honestly, I was surprised because there were only a few of us who had bags, and I assumed, like us, they brought extra documents for the interview. At 8:39, an officer called us to follow him inside.
When we got to the room, he asked for the stamped interview letter, state IDs, and my green card. He took my picture, and then my trouble started. The system won t accept my prints for some reason. He restarted his systems 3x, and after about 10-15 minutes, we finally got my fingerprint accepted by the system. Thankfully, I had a very nice officer, and he was joking with us while I kept on trying Purell, alcohol, and lotion to get my prints. He said I probably wash the dishes a lot. And I said my husband does the dishes as well, though! In a way, I think it was a great opportunity for the officer to see that we had a legitimate marriage.
After swearing us in, these are the questions I remember:
To Husband:
- What is your wife s full name
- Birth date
- When did you meet
- What are the names of her parents
- Have you ever met her parents? When and where?
- What is her job
- Where does she work
To me:
- Where are you from
- What s your address
- When and where did you meet your husband
- How many (step) kids do you have and their ages
- Do they live with you
- What is your husband s job and where does he work
Civics questions:
- Name one American Indian tribe
- Who did the US fight in WWII
- When was the Constitution written
- Name one branch of the government
- When do we celebrate Independence Day
Read and write:
Who lives at the White House?
The President lives at the White House.
By the way, my husband stayed in the room while I did the N-400 interview/ exam. After the reading and writing assessment, he congratulated me and told me that I passed, and told me that I will receive a letter when the oath-taking is scheduled. He walks us back to the waiting room and hands me the paper stating that I passed. It was all over by 9:10. When I got outside, I checked my emails, and I got the approval for I-751 around 8:55 AM and another email for N-400 at 9:16.
Thank you to everyone who helped me with my immigration journey. It helped me save lawyer fees, LOL. Good luck to everyone else, and I hope you have the same experience as I did!

I got my US citizenship after my child was born, so I couldn't pass it as Consular report of birth abroad.
as per my lawyer's instruction, I have to file I-130 and their interview is scheduled at Montreal.
so now my question is will she get GC and wait to get Citizenship or she should be eligible for US passport and get naturalized after the interview.
if anybody went through this process can you please explain.