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Actually all oath ceremonies for this office are schuduled at 10am. It is strange that notice has a preprinted address and time of 1pm.

I was planing on going at 10am. Another issue is that according to the Court schudule, ceremony will be held at the US Court House. But the notice she handed me has a preprinted time and address for USCIS office where I had my interview. I do not think it is an incorrect time zone.

Hi, On Aug 23, an IO gave me notice to appear for Oath Ceremoney. The notice states the time 1:00 pm. But when I checked the US Court House schudule, the only Oath Ceremony schuduled is at 10:00 am, there is no ceremony at 1:00 pm. Is this happened to anyone and what should I do?

USCIS, in addition to other evidence, considers children an indicatitor of stronger marriage. However, USCIS PM has no such language. I think it depends upon how a particular officer weighs child-birth and concept of marriage (or creation of family) in their personal views and that gets translated into how they perceive a marriage.

I have prior arrest related to post 9/11 JTTF sweep leading into lengthy and complex removal proceedings. IO's line of questions attempted to reach as far back as 2001-02. My A-file was hauled in on a trolly, you can now imagine how complex it has been. Apart from that, some civic questions were of a different nature such as "What is vote" and "Why one vote" etc. Recognizing the complexity of my case, I believe the officer was an incredibly professional and nice. They did not make me feel uncomfortable while also performed a quality review.

Greetings, I had my N400 interview today, thankfully my application has been granted and an oath is schudule next week. Interview lasted about 30 min because I have a complex immigration history. A IO prompted the civic questions as follow, Who is your US Congressman? We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? Who is the father of the country? Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states? There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them. IO then prompted to ask a follow up question, "Why do citizen vote?" What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance? What is one reason colonists came to America? There were 13 original states. Name three. Then the IO asked me to read, Franklin Roosevlt was President during the WW II. Officer then congratulated me and gave me a schudule for oath cermony. Thank you everyone for all the incredible guidence. I wish success to everyone who is still waiting in the line.

Great, good luck to you:)

How old are you? USCIS revised their OPM and applicant 31 and older (at the time of filing N-400) are exempt from this requirement.

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She will have an oppotunity to correct any discrepancies and add travel history. She will then be asked civic questions followed by reading and writing. If all goes well, she will be approved.

Timing matters alot here. Two senarios; 1- If an ROC was denied and Sarah then moved to submit I-90, that is going to trigger a NTA (an intentional bypass), and taking Sarah out of USCIS system and moving over to ICE's GEMS. Procedurally, once a case is denied, SORN generates a denial and that remains as a Last Record of Action on an A-file in CLAIMS. This prompts an adjudicator to first look and resolve this before they can move forward. This is where ELIS System failed to update and automate. 2- If Sarah filled I-90 while an ROC was pending, that may require Sarah to present evidence as to why she felt the need to submit an I-90, because when an ROC is recieved, CLAIMS generates NOA that extends validity of an LPR until the ROC is processed. I strongly believe that Sarah may have a better account of events that could be helpful.

I do not suggest Sarah intended to bypass the ROC by filing I-90. It may very well be an innocent mistake. However, USCIS presumes submissions intentional. I am afriad Sarah is looking at a lengthy and exhausnting process. CLAIMS (Computer Linked Application Information Management System- that stores benefit forms, indexces and generates NOA), unlike CLAIMS2, was less automated and required intensive human interface. It all points to a clerical error but to fix such an error, it requires an exhausting amount of effort. I just hope she knows what is the right course of action and where to start. IMHO, knowing my own experience of dealing with DHS, starting with an infopass is the right step to visit FO.

With the current backlog, it will be a long time before someone at USCIS gets to take a look at her file and put genuin effort to solve it. Best course of action would be Sarah visiting the local office to clear up discrepencies. OP has not shared what was the basis of denial cited by the USCIS on N-652. In Nov of 2016, an audit of OIG founds that between July 2013 and May 2016, USCIS wrongfully issued more than 5000 Green Cards. The issue was rooted in the implementation of ELIS system and eventually resolved, the agency and its adjudicators refused to take responsibility of this mess and denied subsequent benefits. This led up to several cases going to AAO, BIA and Cir Courts. While that topic is beyond the scope of this post, Sarah may very well be among that pool. https://www.oig.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/assets/2017/OIG-17-11-Nov16.pdf As for Sarah holding a ten year I-551 Card, at the inception of ELIS and prior to that, I-90 has been used to bypass administartively closed removal proceedings or ROC. There was a lag in the system and it was exploited intentiionally or unintentionally, however, it remains wrong and unethical. AS for Sarah, I am of the openion that USCIS will also be looking into Sarah's case to determine first, if I-90 was used to intentionally bypass the system. https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/21/us/green-card-errors-visa.html OP may now proceed to give us a factual account of events!

I think the same day oath cutoff is 1pm. If an interview falls after ipm, the applicant is asked to comeback for an oath.

Yes I did. It is NY office. One think I noticed in the portal is that it was showing case completion 5 months. It now says 13 months. It is strange that it jumped that long.

Finally after seven long months, I have an update. I am scheduled for an interview next month. I should get busy reading 2008 version of test. Anyone else still waiting from Dec batch?

How long was the time outside and if it was a one trip or multiple trips? I am asking because I have similar circumstances. I did submit all the evidence along with the app.

Hopefully the applicants will see some movement. USCIS is a mess.

Yes I am familiar with it. There is a difference between active theater and an installation at peace. Afpak POSTCONTSTAB was a threat induced environment. But that discussion is beyond the scope of our issue at hand. Lets focus on how your issue can be resolved. As I stated before, agency-specific background checks are limited in scope because they basically run on NCICISII (National Crime Information Center Interstate Identification Index) and legacy IAFIS (Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System) apart from IDENT or DHS local. These databases are repositories where fed and state along with international partners contribute information along with pre-approved "Wants and Warrants" features. However "Visa Donkey" kind of request would reveal a comprehesive amount of info. But they are full of outdated and wrong information as well. US Gov maintained a comprehesive record of all contrators in Afghanistan ranging from 2002 to 2021. I believe the officer questions your credibility and the main faultline appears to be your time in Afghanistan. FOD has very limited say when it comes to adjudication oversight because their role is operational. It is the officer who who has authority vested by the laws to adjudicated your application. I would be gathering paperwork to overcome any allegations. If you have anything to support your position, it will help you resolve your case sooner. If I were you, I would reach out to Dynacorp or do other opensource searches to supplement my position. I wish you sort this out because at the end of this exhausting immigration journey, we all get so tired and simply wish a happy ending. Good Luck my friend!

Generally a TCN employed in Afghanistan had to be in either military/contigency or support. All must sign a TCN contract and TOR because US law mandated these two stipulations. You claimed you were a logistical clerk. You must have been at a military installation because there were no other places besides installations. In order to be at installation, you must have had some kind of military traning to be eligilbe for work in a POSTCONSTAB. In my understanding, officer had doubts about your credibility. Just like you, there were people from Nepal, India etc but they were of military background. I am not accusing you of lying etc but I also know the kind of HUMINT officer had because he had spent time in Afghanistan. You best bet is to present you TCN contract with TOR and POC at Dyncorp. As for why a background check would not reveal something like that is becase background checks are not meant to determine a foreign military history. Unless you reported on DS160 (As it was required), system would not have such info. Try collecting evidence of your time in Afg.

Can you provide your TCN contract and TOR that you signed with Dyno to USCIS? You can ask USCIS to verify with Dyno, they are in VA. I am sure USCIS can use that to quick run a check saving you long wait and money. Also Dyno was a contractor for "Security Sector" and these activities precisely fall under contigency Ops.

Which country were you a national of when you were deployed as a TCN? Who was your employer?

Most people I have spoken to said they saw their A-file physically present at the desk during the interview. Some also claimed that USCIS Officer had gone through the file and asked certain specfic questions from the file.

Good luck on your big day, my friend:)

Congrats on your success!