DannyAdelante

That's helpful, thanks! I will see if I can do that.

Hi all,
Had a combo interview N400 and I751 last week in New York City. I got the invite for the N400, no information on the I751 nor any status change. Brought my spouse just in case (everyone in the building seems to be aware of the combo interview situation, didn't ask for any information etc.), and all the case files for both cases that I had. Officer called me in without my wife for the N400, I just mentioned casually that I had a I751 pending, but she said I was here for N400.
 
N400 interview was easy peasy, took 10-15 min all together, tests included and a name change. Then she said that as my spouse was there, she would accomodate me and do the I751 interview. My wife was called in and had to answer questions. We were terribly prepared (as our marriage is SUPER real, we have a kid etc we didn't think too much of it), I couldn't remember the hospital our daughter was born at, my wife couldn't remember our last travel data, but we figured it out. Very stressful.
 
The only problem: we filed taxes separately (advice of our accountant) for 1 year and she needed to see the tax filing of my wife which I didn't include. She was kind enough to leave our case open for the rest of the day, gave me a RFE and told me to upload it the same day. 
 
I751 case was approved 2 days later, and I got the notice yesterday saying they 'also approved my N400 so they will not send a new green card (just like the one above here). The N400 case is still on status 'actively being reviewed, no action to be taken by me.' We're hoping they will approve this soon and Oath will be scheduled soon, as we would love to go to see my family this summer in Belgium! But I am aware it might take a while 😕 
 
It definitely feels like we're close to the end, so that's a relief. I also have to say that in general (aside from the looong wait times), the service of USCIS has been pretty great. I feel like they have to work on difficult cases in difficult circumstances, in a pandemic and with changing policies, and are doing the best they can. I feel for all the people whose case has been sidetracked, lost etc. though. We feel very lucky!

Yay! Glad there’s finally an end in sight for you!!

Thanks for reporting back, and congratulations!
 

I finally got the letter approving my Naturalization today, and scheduling my Oath Ceremony.  It is scheduled for May 28, 2021.
 
Here is my timeline:
October 2018 - Applied for Removal of Conditions (I-751) in October 2018
September 2019 - Applied for Naturalization (N-400) in September 2019
March 9, 2020 - Naturalization interview scheduled for April 20, 2020, then canceled because of the pandemic
September 2020 - Naturalization interview scheduled for November 3, 2020
November 3, 2020 - Had Naturalization interview. Interview went well, but was told a decision could not be made on Naturalization because of my pending I-751 application
November 4, 2020 - I-751, Removal of Conditions, Approved. Received letter saying that I would not receive a new Green Card because I would be scheduled for my Oath Ceremony soon
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Five and a half months of no information followed, after several calls to USCIS with no information, three separate inquiries to my field office that all came back "your application is still being reviewed" (which means they didn't even look at it). The entire time, my USCIS profile status was March 9, 2020 - We scheduled an interview for your Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, which was obviously wrong, as they had not updated my profile page in over a year since then, despite multiple things happening.
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April 22, 2021 - We recommended that your Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, be approved. Your case was submitted for quality review.
April 22, 2021 - Your Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, was placed in line for oath ceremony scheduling.
April 22, 2021 - Oath Ceremony Notice Was Mailed
 
So, all in all, it will have been 20 months (September 2019 - May 2021) from N-400 application to approval.  Extremely relieved, but also frustrated at the long periods without any explanation for delays, while seeing people in the same field office get approved on much shorter timelines.

I finally got the letter approving my Naturalization today, and scheduling my Oath Ceremony.  It is scheduled for May 28, 2021.
 
Here is my timeline:
October 2018 - Applied for Removal of Conditions (I-751) in October 2018
September 2019 - Applied for Naturalization (N-400) in September 2019
March 9, 2020 - Naturalization interview scheduled for April 20, 2020, then canceled because of the pandemic
September 2020 - Naturalization interview scheduled for November 3, 2020
November 3, 2020 - Had Naturalization interview. Interview went well, but was told a decision could not be made on Naturalization because of my pending I-751 application
November 4, 2020 - I-751, Removal of Conditions, Approved. Received letter saying that I would not receive a new Green Card because I would be scheduled for my Oath Ceremony soon
...................
Five and a half months of no information followed, after several calls to USCIS with no information, three separate inquiries to my field office that all came back "your application is still being reviewed" (which means they didn't even look at it). The entire time, my USCIS profile status was March 9, 2020 - We scheduled an interview for your Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, which was obviously wrong, as they had not updated my profile page in over a year since then, despite multiple things happening.
...................
April 22, 2021 - We recommended that your Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, be approved. Your case was submitted for quality review.
April 22, 2021 - Your Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, was placed in line for oath ceremony scheduling.
April 22, 2021 - Oath Ceremony Notice Was Mailed
 
So, all in all, it will have been 20 months (September 2019 - May 2021) from N-400 application to approval.  Extremely relieved, but also frustrated at the long periods without any explanation for delays, while seeing people in the same field office get approved on much shorter timelines.

I finally got the letter approving my Naturalization today, and scheduling my Oath Ceremony.  It is scheduled for May 28, 2021.
 
Here is my timeline:
October 2018 - Applied for Removal of Conditions (I-751) in October 2018
September 2019 - Applied for Naturalization (N-400) in September 2019
March 9, 2020 - Naturalization interview scheduled for April 20, 2020, then canceled because of the pandemic
September 2020 - Naturalization interview scheduled for November 3, 2020
November 3, 2020 - Had Naturalization interview. Interview went well, but was told a decision could not be made on Naturalization because of my pending I-751 application
November 4, 2020 - I-751, Removal of Conditions, Approved. Received letter saying that I would not receive a new Green Card because I would be scheduled for my Oath Ceremony soon
...................
Five and a half months of no information followed, after several calls to USCIS with no information, three separate inquiries to my field office that all came back "your application is still being reviewed" (which means they didn't even look at it). The entire time, my USCIS profile status was March 9, 2020 - We scheduled an interview for your Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, which was obviously wrong, as they had not updated my profile page in over a year since then, despite multiple things happening.
...................
April 22, 2021 - We recommended that your Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, be approved. Your case was submitted for quality review.
April 22, 2021 - Your Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, was placed in line for oath ceremony scheduling.
April 22, 2021 - Oath Ceremony Notice Was Mailed
 
So, all in all, it will have been 20 months (September 2019 - May 2021) from N-400 application to approval.  Extremely relieved, but also frustrated at the long periods without any explanation for delays, while seeing people in the same field office get approved on much shorter timelines.

I finally got the letter approving my Naturalization today, and scheduling my Oath Ceremony.  It is scheduled for May 28, 2021.
 
Here is my timeline:
October 2018 - Applied for Removal of Conditions (I-751) in October 2018
September 2019 - Applied for Naturalization (N-400) in September 2019
March 9, 2020 - Naturalization interview scheduled for April 20, 2020, then canceled because of the pandemic
September 2020 - Naturalization interview scheduled for November 3, 2020
November 3, 2020 - Had Naturalization interview. Interview went well, but was told a decision could not be made on Naturalization because of my pending I-751 application
November 4, 2020 - I-751, Removal of Conditions, Approved. Received letter saying that I would not receive a new Green Card because I would be scheduled for my Oath Ceremony soon
...................
Five and a half months of no information followed, after several calls to USCIS with no information, three separate inquiries to my field office that all came back "your application is still being reviewed" (which means they didn't even look at it). The entire time, my USCIS profile status was March 9, 2020 - We scheduled an interview for your Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, which was obviously wrong, as they had not updated my profile page in over a year since then, despite multiple things happening.
...................
April 22, 2021 - We recommended that your Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, be approved. Your case was submitted for quality review.
April 22, 2021 - Your Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, was placed in line for oath ceremony scheduling.
April 22, 2021 - Oath Ceremony Notice Was Mailed
 
So, all in all, it will have been 20 months (September 2019 - May 2021) from N-400 application to approval.  Extremely relieved, but also frustrated at the long periods without any explanation for delays, while seeing people in the same field office get approved on much shorter timelines.

Good afternoon guys,
I had my combo interview yesterday April 12, 2021 at the Portland, OR office and I thought it would be important to share my experience with the VisaJourney community that has helped me so greatly! ♥♥♥♥
--------------------- I applied under the 3-year rule -----------------
◘ March 5th: Interview was scheduled for 12Apr2021 @ 8:40am
About the date of the interview: ◘ Got in the building 15 minutes earlier. I was wearing high heels and they made me take them off, lol. I went in with my husband as my I-751 application stated it was mandatory he came with me.
◘ I was the 3rd person to get in the building. At 9:05 my name was called, the Immigration Officer asked us to follow her to her office. She was serious and quiet, I kind of wished I had other Immigration Officers, they looked way more easygoing? Who knows.
◘ Once I was sat there I could tell she had a huge pile! She explained it was everything the government had on file for me, since my K1 fiancee visa was submitted (back to 2016!)
 
     1.1. The Removal of Conditions Interview (or I-751)
     1.1.2. About the relationship:
 
She asked me and my husband:
– Where did you meet?
– When did you meet?
– Where do you like to vacation?
– What are your favorite activities as a couple? We got talking about snow, skiing, Idaho, Wyoming, etc. It was a fun topic.
– When did you guys marry?
– When was the last time you visited her country (Peru)?
– Did you bring with you any additional evidence since  you last file for your ROC (I-751)? Oh yes, sure thing, I had brought with me 6 big files in those huge folder, containing last 4 year taxes, last 4 year bank statements, utility bills, house deed and the whole stack of purchase info (as we bought a house), titles of both of our cars under our names, health insurance which states my husband is under my insurance, dental insurance, photos, 401k information, life insurance. She looked it at all!!! Big FYI. She was extremely thankful I was so organized. I used colorful tabs for all of my info. Taxes were in one folder, bank statements in another and so on.
– She then excused herself for taking some time to "enter" some information in her computer. She took like 5-7 minutes, we were just like looking at the wall when she said "Phew, ok, I'm done, you case looks solid, I'm recommending you for approval. We will move onto the N-400 application". She turned to my husband and said he can stay or he can leave for that portion of the interview, either way, he was welcome to participate. He decided to stay.
 
     1.2. The Citizenship section (or N-400)
I can say this experience is a standard as it can get. I've read past experiences and they are all same Modus Operandi:

– I was asked 6 questions, I got them all right, she stopped right there. They were as follows:
– For the oral exam, I was asked to repeat after her "What state has the most population?"
– For the writing exam, I was asked to write in the pad: "California has the most people". 
– She went through all of the Yes/No questions (terrorism, international organizations, if I had commited any crimes, etc. etc.)
– Officer mentioned I had approved and the last step is the Oath of Allegiance, I should get a letter in the mail and on my online account stating the details of the ceremony. She said I should get a reply from them in a month regarding date and time, no more than that. If that did happened, I should get a hold of them.
– I asked regarding Same Day Oath ceremonies and she said they still do offer them, but only for those who had driven 4 hours or so, not for locals. I thought it was a lame excuse, we were so few of us, I would dare to say only 6. But anyways, I was of course thankful and left the room.
 
**Important: I had done a Change Of Address at the time of my Naturalization Application, but it looks like they never got it. they still had my old address on file, thankfully I had brought with me the screenshot of when I changed my address through "My USCIS" and the confirmation letter they had sent me. She looked surprised. You have to go as confidente as you can!
***Important: She asked to drop off GC, Advanced Parole and Employment Card when taking the Oath. Do not forget!
 
Last update: Checked my account this morning and the N-400 says "Oath Ceremony Will Be Scheduled". Patiently waiting here. Almost there. 

There might be some details I left out that I currently don't remember? I apologize.
If any of you have any questions, please don't hesitate to go ahead and ask me.
 
 

I'm also from New York. My I-751 is still pending after I took the N-400 interview on January.

@DannyAdelante your case is very similar to mine. Interviewed for N-400, marked as decision not made, I-751 approved a few weeks later, and then nothing since. I've now been waiting over 13 months since the interview.
 
I wonder if there is some sort of glitch in the system that happens when a pending I-751 is involved? I also notice there's an unusually high number of New York cases in this thread.
 

You got a combo?! The exact same office told me they had "never heard of that being done before" in November when I had my N-400.  Four months later, and I'm still in limbo.

An update on my case:
Yesterday was 120 days since my Naturalization interview, so according to earlier calls, today was the day they would be able to investigate my case.  All they were able to do was say that they would contact the New York Field Office, and I should expect a phone call or email from them, but it could take around 30 days to get a response.
So I guess I'm waiting until April 4th to call back.  I hope someone there actually looks at my case and realizes "oh, we've already approved this one", but I don't have high hopes.

Hey,
 
No, no Oath letter yet.  It has now been 99 days since my interview (on November 3, 2020), and 98 since I got the letter approving my I-751, with the note about my N-400 also being approved.
 
I called them back after 60 days, and they said that they still had no new information for me, and that they did not have access to the letter that I have that indicated that my N-400 was approved.  They said that they were not obligated to give me any new information until 120 days have expired (March 4, 2021), so I think I am going to have to wait until then.  If I do not hear anything by March 4th, I think they can start an investigation into my case.
 
It's all very frustrating, as I'm sure it is just a case of red tape, and a box needing to be ticked.  My current estimated time of completion is March 2021 according to the USCIS website.
 
Hope you find out soon.  Let me know if you do!

I had all sorts of issues with my cases with the NYC office as well but they eventually got themselves together...I would follow up again after the 60 days. They didn't transfer half my cases, I ended up having 2 n400 one of which was a combo. I wouldn't worry but I'd just call and check to see what's happening. 

Hi guys. 
my wife had her n400 interview yesterday in Chicago which was a combo interview. My wife was asked some questions from the 751 and the IO asked for our current bank statements and tax return. The IO then started the n400 interview. My wife passed that but due to pending 751 the io couldn’t approve on the spot. She said it would be early 2021 when we will receive a 751 approval letter along with a day for the oath ceremony.  Has anyone ever experienced this? I was hoping everything would be approved and set forth the same day. This journey never seems to end. 

Lets hope u get the stamp done, good news is My26th is Tuesday, so you have few weekdays to get the new stamp 

Thanks for that.
 
I called USCIS. The tier 1 representative was not helpful at all.  Every question I asked was met with just a "No." with no other explanation.  I asked to speak to a Tier 2 representative. They said there was no point because they would just tell me the same thing, but I insisted anyway. He also gave me a hard time about calling when I still had more than 30 days of status left (I have 33 days left, and USCIS offices are closed for at least the next 36 days).
The officer (Tier 2) I spoke to was more helpful, but gave evasive answers.
Eventually he said that I should call up after Memorial Day (Memorial Day is on May 25th, so call on May 26th) and they might be able to get me an emergency appointment before June 1st (the day my I-551 status expires), but he couldn't guarantee it. And if I call earlier than that, they won't be able to help me.
I asked if there was any law or other literature that I could show my employer to reassure them that I would still be in status, but he said no.

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