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32 minutes ago, Morningmist said:

Interview on December 11 after 10 months of waiting after biometrics. 

 

Since mine in based on 3 years of marriage, does my husband need to join me?

No, your husband does not need to be there. I had mine with me in the waiting room solely for moral support. Good luck on your interview!! 

3 hours ago, NikLR said:

I dont see any joint financials.  Bank accounts? Credit cards? 

She said they sent them. I think OP has more than enough evidence. 

20 hours ago, bzabelina said:

 

* Bank statements from our joint account from every month since I’ve added my husband to my account, dating back to March 2015. Please note this includes all of our expenses, showing the joint ownership of assets.

* A letter from our bank, explaining that my husband was added to the credit card account as an authorized user, since his name isn’t on the credit card statements.

* Credit card statements dating back from when we started using the credit card, showing all expenses, representing our joint ownership of assets and joint responsibility for liabilities.

 

3 hours ago, Lela37 said:

I filed June 2017, did fingerprints in June 27 2017, in line August 18 2017, almost 2 months to be in line, 

That's normal. You're already in-line, so you are just waiting for an interview appointment to become available. According to you info on the left, you're in NYC - I have found a thread of NYC filers for you, you may want to check that one out. Good luck!

(Edit: I see you've already signed up for the timeline in the NYC filers thread. Just keep an eye on the status on the USCIS website).

17 hours ago, Becci391 said:

Sooo...ich muss mich grade mal auskotzen:

USPS hat mir meine GC nicht zukommen lassen wegen insufficient address. Es hat sich herausgestellt, dass der Postbote nicht durch das Gestruepp wollte um zur Terasse zu gelangen wo er den Brief haette hinlegen sollen.

Hab dann ein Service-Request bei USCIS gemacht. Nun muss ich entweder einen Termin beim field office hier in Atlanta machen oder warten bis die 30 Tage rum sind um dann einen neuen Antrag zu stellen, dass sie mir doch bitte die Green Card zuschicken sollen. Immoment bekomme ich keinen freien Termin beim field office...

 

Achja, bei USPS reiche ich jetzt eine Beschwerde ein.

Warst du denn schon bei deinem sustaendigen Postamt? Vielleicht haben die den Brief dort noch irgendwo?

You can check the progress of other July filers here: 

You didn't mention whether you filed online or filed by paper. It seems like filing online is now a bit faster than paper-filing. Other than that, I second @JoeSchmoe2017 - relax and be patient. It has only been three months since you sent your application. I filed in early December of 2016 and only just had my interview this week.

Good luck!

Congrats!! 

What does your online status on the USCIS website say? Does it say biometrics were scheduled?

No. It depends on many factors, such as the speed of your local field office, clearing of background checks, completeness of documents, etc. 

I mailed my application in early December and will have my interview in 2 weeks.

17 hours ago, CookieCat said:

Yes, I would definitely bring what you have. For bank statements, can you order them online through your online account? You can follow TB's advice and go to a bank directly. Honestly, I don't think you'll be asked for car insurance and other related stuff. 

 

Most certainly, bring your last three years IRS' transcripts, especially the latest one. You can order them online but if you're worried about time, you can get them at your local IRS office. Check if your local office needs an appointment.

 

I would also bring government IDs like you and your spouse's driver's licenses, passports etc.

Yep, I already have the tax transcripts. I have bank statements for our checking account - I got those online, so there won't be a problem in regards to those. The ones I don't have originals of are for our savings accounts. We don't have online access for that account, and the bank charges an arm and a leg if you want them to print you old statements. So I'm just going to take what I have (copies for the older ones, originals for the newer ones) for those. I eventually did find our car purchase agreements, so I'm good on that front. I'll also bring DL's and passports.

I'm probably just overthinking this, but I'd rather be safe than sorry.

In fact, back when I applied for a K1 visa, the process for both (K1 and spousal) took approximately the same amount of time - 9 to 12 months. The CR-1 however had a Green Card right away upon entering, while the K1 had to go through another lengthy process to receive the Green card. It added another 8 months to the process for me. K1's are currently faster but the process speeds up and slows down over time, so you might want to keep that in mind when you say the processing times are unfair.

Thanks, TBone. I believe I have enough other bona-fide marriage proof but will bring the documents that I only have in copy along as well, and will explain the dilemma if they do ask. 

I am filing under the 3-year-rule and I am currently gathering my proof of bonafide marriage for my citizenship interview in two weeks. The invitation letter states that originals plus a copy of all documents need to be brought to the interview. Now, I am a bit in a bind here. We moved a few months ago, and it looks like there are a few bone-fide marriage documents (old bank statements from 2014, car insurance bills, and car purchase agreements from 2013/2014) that I seem to have misplaced the originals of. However, I have copies of them from my ROC package. Does it make sense to bring only copies of those documents to the interview and see if they accept them without the originals? Or should I completely leave them out? Any thoughts? 

Mein Mann spricht sehr gebrochenes Deutsch. Er hat in der Highschool zwei Jahre lang Deutsch gelernt und zu der Zeit auch an einem 1-monatigen Schüleraustausch nach Deutschland teilgenommen. Nach all den Jahren ist sein Deutsch allerdings sehr holprig. Er versteht die Sprache besser, als dass er sie spricht. Ich muss zugeben, dass wir eigentlich so gut wie nur auf Englisch miteinander reden. Eigentlich schade, aber es ist einfacher. Er ist nur dazu gezwungen Deutsch zu sprechen, wenn wir mit meiner Mutter skypen, da sie kein Englisch spricht. Vielleicht sollten wir öfter mit ihr skypen.  

7 minutes ago, CatRhoFatOZ said:

There were 30 people that were sworn in.  They allowed in everyone that came.  My parents and a close friend of our family came to the ceremony.  Also, we asked after his interview how many people we could bring and they said bring anyone you want.  I would make sure to have them there early in line so they can get a better seat!  My parents actually arrived way before us (we don’t live in the same city) and they let them in to use the bathroom and made sure they were first to sit down.  The security guys there were great!!!

Thank you SO much for the information! The number of people sworn in sounds very reasonable. I read in some bigger cities with a larger immigrant community they swear in up to 2,000 people at a time - sounds crazy!

5 hours ago, CatRhoFatOZ said:

Good luck with your interview!  It will be a breeze.  

 

My husband had his oath ceremony yesterday.  It went pretty smooth.  We got there around 8:30, he was the first there.  They let him in but asked my daughter and I to stay in the car until they got each of the ones taking their oath, inside.  Later, we saw a line forming outside, so we hopped in it.  They were only taking a few family members in at a time but it didn't take too long until we got in.  I would say the whole process from when we arrived until the end of the ceremony took about 3 hours.  You are allowed to bring cameras to take photos and record video.  They give you moments during the ceremony when you can get up and take pictures...they were very good about all of that.

 

And also with the passport photos....my husband took his to the ceremony, like he was asked, but they used a prior picture of him on his certificate.  We basically wasted our money.  I would so go ahead and take them to your interview.  

 

Once again, Good Luck!!!

Thank you! And congrats to your husband on becoming a U.S. citizen! I'm curious - were there many people at the oath ceremony who got sworn in? Did the OKC office let all family members in? Just wondering because I would like to invite my in-laws to the oath ceremony, but don't want to ask them unless I can be fairly certain that they will be admitted. I know some offices restrict the number of family members/friends who are allowed to attend the oath ceremony due to space issues.

I suggest you take a deep breath. They only received your application last Saturday, so it may take a few more days for you to receive your NOA. Also, you will receive a letter with the biometrics appointment in the mail in the next few weeks.

Thanks for posting this. I have my citizenship interview in OKC next month, so I'll make sure to get some passport photos done and bring them to the interview.

Congratulations, fellow Okie!  

On ‎9‎/‎16‎/‎2017 at 0:55 PM, Adriano1012 said:

Weiss jemand ob die US-amerikanischen Unis einen Bachelor Abschluss anerkennen, wenn das Studium nur 3 1/2 Jahre ging statt der geforderten 4 Jahre (Äquivalent US-Bachelor Abschluss)

 

Ich möchte mein Master Studium nächstes Jahr in den USA machen. (Greencard vorhanden)

Ich glaube, das kommt auf die Hochschule an. Ich habe hier zwar letztendlich keinen Master gemacht, hatte mich aber mal vor langer Zeit in das Thema eingelesen. Ich hatte von meiner deutschen Uni 180 ECTS Points, und das waere so ungefaehr ein Aequivalent von 90 amerikanischen Credits gewesen... Also nicht genug fuer einen amerikanischen Bachelor. Aber wie gesagt, das haengt von der amerikanischen Uni ab. Wenn du es genau wissen moechtest, dann kannst du z.B. bei WES dein Studium analysieren lassen, und die sagen dir dann, wie viele amerikanische Credits du bekaemst.

You're filing within the 90-day-window, so you're good.

19 minutes ago, cybermax said:

Could you please let me know how can you "put  a service request"?

My case is still in Fingerprint since 01/30. I'm so depressed.

What @luv2teach77 said. 

As @casualuser pointed out, it was probably a coincidence that I got the in-line update a day later, though.

Keeping my fingers crossed for you!! 

Also, I just checked the 7 cases around mine that were also still stuck in the fingerprinting stage, and 4 of them have been put into in-line as of today, as well. I hope there will be more movement on others here in this thread, too!

9 minutes ago, casualuser said:

Could be a coincidence, but I think it IS "real". It was overdue anyways... Congratulations!

Thank you! 

Guys!!! After I put in a service request yesterday, I just received a message from USCIS: "On August 31, 2017, we started the interview scheduling process for your Form N400, APPLICATION FOR NATURALIZATION". Maybe my service request got something unstuck?! I'm happy; I'm just hoping this is for real!

I am keeping my fingers crossed that all of you hear something soon, too! 

1 minute ago, Happytobe said:

It took an extra month for them to respond to ours from the "predicted date" they gave us.  Hopefully, you'll get some kind of useful answer! fingers crossed

Thanks!!  

I just put in a service request, just the way @Happytobe did it ("notice not received"). I was told to expect a response by September 21... Well, we'll see! Probably nothing will come out of it, but it sure beats sitting around looking at other December filers who had their oaths three months ago, and feel sorry for myself!