US Immigration from Canada

Had my N-400 interview last Tuesday -- agent got to the question where they asked if my removal of conditions was approved, I said "no???". He looked shocked and said "what?!" He then opened the big folder in front of him and said "oh i guess i have to do that too then. For that reason i cannot approve your n-400 today and just give you a receipt that you passed the interview but pending/undetermined at this time."

He asked if i have anything else to give him for the i-751 (removal of conditions) and i said i brought our recent health insurance re-elections for 2023 showing and our daughter (born after we were married in the u.s.) is covered under my husband and some more recent mortgage/lease statements showing we are both still listed at same address/responsible for the payments monthly. This is in addition to a stackkkkkkkk of evidence submitted a year and a half ago when i originally submitted my i-751.

He sort of said something along the lines of, " Ii don't forsee there being an issue with your approval especially with this healthcare insurance stuff, mortgage/lease stuff, and a child together -- but i'll have to look through it -- hopefully I'll get to it sometime next week."

Well "next week" has now passed and not a single change in status -- i-751 still only shows finger prints reused from October, and the n-400 still just shows as interview was scheduled.

HAS ANYONE HAD EXPERIENCE WITH A PENDING I-751, GOING TO THE N-400 INTERVIEW, PASSING AND THEN THE OFFICER/AGENT SAYING THEY NEED TO REVIEW THE I-751 FILE BEFORE THEY CAN APPROVE THAT THEN APPROVE CITIZENSHIP IF THEY THINK YOU SHOULD BE APPROVED? HOW LONG DID YOU HAVE TO WAIT FOR A CHANGE/UPDATE ONLINE? HOW LONG SHOULD I WAIT BEFORE I SHOULD BE WORRIED/TRYING TO FOLLOW-UP? HAS ANYONE HAD TO FOLLOW-UP TO SEE WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THEIR CASE IN A SITUATION LIKE THIS? IS IT VIA AN INFO PASS, OR DO WE USE OUR INBOX THING IN THE ONLINE PORTAL TO FOLLOW-UP?? IS THERE A DURATION OF TIME BEFORE MY N-400 INTERVIEW STATUS LIKE EXPIRES AND I HAVE TO RE-DO IT???

I knew i should of asked more questions when I was there but i was nervous to seem pushy ... but he just put my file on the back of his desk and my heart sank thinking that with the holidays around the corner my case is going to just get forgotten on the back of that desk. I was hopeful this morning and thinking maybe today i'll see updates, but no updates so now i feel like my hope of it happening for xmas is non-existent especially with this winter storm.

Any stories/guidance/suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I can't wait for this process to come to a close -- it's been emotionally draining for the last almost 3 years.... AS YOU ALL KNOW VERY WELL!!!

I 'm going for my medical exam next week in Vaughan and I noticed I need 5 photographs for the interview and then I need 2 photographs for the Embassy interview.

I'm just curious, why 5 photographs for the medical interview ?

Thank

PM Hank

If my spouse is eligible for citizenship after 3 years after coming on an ir1, when is my step daughter eligible (ir2)? Is it also 3 years? Or does she have to wait 5?

Hi there,

This may be a trivial question but I'd like to make sure that I do it properly and not overwhelm the officer. For those who had successful ROC approval, could you please answer the following questions:

1. Regarding credit card statements showing spouse is an authorized user, do we submit:

• 24 monthly statements (1 per month) or 8 total monthly statements (1 per quarter eg Jan, April, Aug and Dec only)?
• The credit card statements usually have 7 pages and 5 pages are irrelevant. I only thought about submitting the 2 pages with our names and transactions on it. However, the credit card statements usually enter the page number (eg Page 1 of 7 etc). If I cut the rest, the evidence would only show Page 2 of 7, 3 of 7 and the rest is missing. The question is, do we submit all 7 pages per statement cycle and let the officer deal with it or risk confusing the IO? For example, I was collecting some evidence the last months and after I reviewed it, I was overwhelmed...I was looking at the other pages to organize but I could not follow it so I just threw it out and decided to start fresh by going to my statements again. If I am overwhelmed about my own evidence, I can't imagine what the IO may go through . Should I sent all pages per statement?

2. Regarding Homeowners Insurance or Other Documents that are printed on both side (eg State Farm insurance prints on both side):

• Does USCIS scan both sides when they enter it on their system? In other words, if I submit an official document printed on both sides, the 2nd page may not be scanned with critical information by the contractor accepting your case in the beginning and the officer may miss important evidence during adjudication.

Please let me know what you did. The whole intention is to create a strong case and not overwhelm the officer. Basically, idiot proof my application. Thanks.

Hello I am new here so I am not sure if I am posting in the correct spot. I apologize in advance!

I am a US Citizen, married to a Canadian Citizen. We live in Canada and I am a PR in Canada. We want to move to the US, and unsure where to start. Seems like I need to apply for I-130, but confused on the domicile part. Would it be better if I move back to the US first to have domicile? If I move back to the US, can my husband visit for 6 months at a time. I know he will not be able to work, but we would rather be together. I am guessing from start to finish to get the GC is a long time, took us 10 months for me to receive PR in Canada so we have sort of done this process before.

Any help I would appreciate. TIA!