US Immigration from Philippines

Hi all.

VJ has been a huge help. Thanks to all who have read and replied to our past postings. My wife has now received her Certificate of Naturalization (we used the N-400 to finally make her surname). We now have an appointment at a passport office to apply for US Passports for my wife and her 16 year old son.

For her son: we will be using his mom's Certificate of Naturalization, our marriage certificate, his Certificate of Birth (abroad), and his green card (we failed to do the I-90 update his green card when he turned 14, but the card indicates that is still valid until 2026).

For my wife we will bring her Certificate of Naturalization (and I don't think anything else for her is required).

We will also bring photo copies of every document I have listed, DS-11's, and passport photos.

Is the passport office going to need to keep her original Certificate of Naturalization? We will need her original Certificate of Naturalization to pursue her driver's license in June.

And with her recent change to her surname, I think we may need the original Certificate of Naturalization again when she updates her Social Security info.

Does anyone see a stumble ahead for us? Our appointment with the passport office is next Friday.

Mike

Hey everyone. I just checked my wife's I-751 status on the USCIS website. After over 2 and a half years it finally says an interview was scheduled on April 7th and a notice was mailed. The only problem is we moved a couple months ago and I totally forgot to change our address with USCIS. A few questions here. How long does it take for them to mail the notice after the interview is scheduled? I'm assuming the notice was already mailed and returned to USCIS being that it has been 10 days already. How long after the notice is the interview scheduled for? Is it possible we already missed the interview date? If I were to call USCIS on Monday would they give me the interview date over the phone? What is the best way to handle this situation? We have moved a few times over the last couple years and I always updated our address with USCIS. I just had so much going on this time it slipped my mind. Can my wife get in trouble for not updating her address?

I found this a fascinating behind the scenes look at how USCIS processes the mountains of paperwork we send them, and how difficult it's been to digitize/streamline the process.

A worthwhile read for anyone who's ever wondered why the immigration process is so slow and inefficient, and why some people's files get mixed up / documents get lost in the shuffle.

https://slate.com/technology/2021/04/elis-uscis-digital-immigration-system.html

Hi guys,

I told my step daughter to get her learners permit and was not able to proceed because we don't have an identity document for her. She and her mom came to the US in 2011 via K1 and K2 visas. They got their US citizenship in 2017. Mom got her documents at the searing in ceremony but nothing was provided for the daughter.

Now the MVA says that she needs and identity document from USCIS. I have been away from USCIS and the immigration progress since 2017. What form do we need to submit to get proof of identity for my stepdaughter?

Thanks

Hi guys!

I would like to ask for your advice. My family recently got our welcome letter thru email since the last March 2021 visa bulletin - dates for filing, our PD got included.

PD: Jan 23,2003

Approval date: Aug 25,2009

My concern is that me and my 2 brothers are already in our early twenties and we're just completing the documents and paying for the necessary fees. I would like to know if we're still qualified for the immigration with my parents under CSPA? here are our birthdates:

ME: 07/16/1995 - 25

Bro1: 07/10/1994 - 26

Eldest" 04/17/1997 -23

thank you very much!