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N-400: January 2017 Applicants

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USCIS Dallas/Lewisville, Texas Lockbox
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UserName......|GC-Date.|Sent.|Cashd|NOA..|Fprints.|In Line.|Int ltr.|Intrview|Oath....|Field Office
WinterPark2015|08/17/15|12/27|01/03|01/13|02/07/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Orlando,FL

Cybermax......|03/27/12|12/27|12/29|01/14|01/30/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Annandale,VA

vik376........|02/27/14|12/28|01/11|01/12|01/31/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Washington,DC

digitalvx.....|03/26/14|12/29|01/05|01/11|01/31/17|02/27/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|NYC

ozcitizen.....|06/--/07|12/29|01/11|01/12|01/30/17|02/03/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Philadelphia,PA

Luis & Carol..|10/17/13|12/31|01/18|01/03|02/08/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Atlanta,GA

NJ_NJ.........|01/12/12|01/03|01/10|01/12|02/01/17|02/03/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Newark, NJ

Joe&LuMa......|09/03/13|01/03|01/12|01/13|02/07/17|02/09/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Tampa, FL

Olibecca1.....|01/06/09|01/04|01/13|01/13|01/27/17|02/16/17|03/10/17|04/13/17|--/--/--|Louisville,KY

l3thalbloo....|10/25/11|01/05|01/11|01/13|02/16/17|02/21/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Raleigh, NC

Azhrid........|04/21/11|01/06|01/11|01/12|01/30/17|02/07/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Boston, MA

weakheart.....|03/29/12|01/09|01/17|01/14|02/06/17|02/28/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|oklahomaCity,OK

Blue101.......|--/--/--|01/09|01/11|01/11|01/26/17|02/14/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Fairfax, VA

Americ@.......|04/--/14|01/10|01/17|01/17|01/27/17|03/03/17|03/06/17|04/17/17|--/--/--|Cincinnati,OH

Kundan........|10/--/12|01/10|01/17|01/19|02/17/17|02/22/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Newark, NJ

nana098.......|12/13/01|01/12|02/02|01/17|02/22/17|03/06/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Newark, NJ

Waiting234....|12/23/13|01/13|--/--|01/25|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Norfolk, VA

maxcool.......|04/12/12|01/14|01/18|01/17|02/07/17|03/13/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Boston, MA

Pramod........|15/08/11|01/16|01/23|01/20|02/13/17|02/23/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Boston, MA

Pluto17.......|06/01/07|01/17|01/24|01/23|02/13/17|02/15/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Baltimore,MD

LJVA..........|01/--/13|01/17|01/25|01/30|02/14/17|03/06/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Fairfax, VA

astronugget...|01/15/14|01/18|02/24|03/05|03/13/17|03/15/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|New York, NY

Zhekaviolin...|04/19/12|01/19|01/25|01/24|02/09/17|03/20/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Dallas, TX

jkstark.......|05/30/00|01/20|--/--|01/25|02/17/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Buffalo, NY

Ivancarranza..|08/16/95|01/24|--/--|01/27|02/24/17|02/28/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Dallas, TX

Sakura13......|04/24/14|01/24|01/30|01/30|02/21/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Tampa, FL

J Ann.........|03/03/14|01/26|01/31|02/01|02/10/17|03/06/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Memphis, TN

flagg.........|05/11/06|01/27|--/--|02/24|03/14/17|03/16/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Greer, SC

feroze895.....|04/03/12|01/24|01/30|02/04|02/21/17|03/13/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Dallas, TX

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USCIS Phoenix, Arizona Lockbox
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UserName......|GC-Date.|Sent.|Cashd|NOA..|Fprints.|In Line.|Int ltr.|Intrview|Oath....|Field Office
Andy2891......|04/01/14|12/30|01/12|01/19|02/08/17|03/01/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Los Angeles,CA

Jadon_Germany.|03/31/14|12/31|01/03|--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Los Angeles,CA

Cocann........|04/11/13|01/03|01/10|01/10|01/24/17|02/09/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Seattle, WA

Cryshiabelen..|02/07/11|01/03|01/11|01/11|01/31/17|02/06/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Las Vegas,NV

aravindk......|01/11/10|01/04|01/12|--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|San Jose,CA

Haggischomper.|05/10/08|01/05|01/12|01/12|02/06/17|02/16/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Chicago,IL

Juanita&David.|10/19/12|01/06|01/17|01/17|02/08/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Boise, ID

Indus13.......|??/06/13|01/06|01/19|--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|San Jose, CA

Umadam........|04/19/11|01/07|--/--|01/18|02/10/17|02/14/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Michigan City,IN

daigo.........|04/01/14|01/07|01/12|01/09|02/08/17|03/01/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Chicago,IL

Natasha&Luca..|03/22/14|01/10|--/--|01/18|02/10/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Fargo, ND

Lalalala321...|04/07/14|01/10|01/18|--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Los Angeles,CA

MyJourney.....|04/01/10|01/11|01/13|01/18|02/16/17|02/21/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Denver,CO

ac8238........|09/01/07|01/12|01/18|01/20|02/16/17|02/23/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Los Angeles,CA

baobab........|01/06/11|01/16|01/18|--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|San Jose,CA

jenafid.......|04/17/14|01/16|01/24|01/19|02/15/17|03/17/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Denver,CO

purplepretzel.|04/15/14|01/17|01/25|01/26|02/15/17|03/15/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|San Francisco,CA

Leon & Mylen..|04/15/14|01/17|01/24|01/23|02/15/17|03/15/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|San Diego,CA

Steve&Roi.....|04/16/14|01/17|01/25|01/29|02/22/17|03/16/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Detroit, MI

edrossi.......|10/08/09|01/20|01/27|01/30|02/13/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|St Paul, MN

chalie77......|12/22/11|01/21|--/--|--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|california?

Elisar........|01/01/14|01/23|--/--|02/03|02/24/17|03/01/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Los Angeles,CA

KleoLove......|03/--/13|01/23|02/02|02/04|02/24/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Los Angeles,CA

tufeb.........|06/01/09|01/27|01/31|02/02|02/13/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|San Jose,CA

pknick........|03/21/09|01/28|01/31|02/06|02/24/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|San Francisco,CA

DisneyLovers..|02/11/09|01/31|02/09|02/09|03/03/17|03/07/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Los Angeles,CA

stuckinmn.....|01/05/12|01/24|02/02|01/31|03/02/17|03/07/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|St. Paul, MN

waitforit.....|04/12/12|01/14|01/17|01/27|02/14/17|03/13/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Chicago,IL

SamF..........|04/18/14|01/18|01/20|01/22|02/15/17|03/20/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Las Vegas,NV

jane78........|02/07/13|01/18|01/24|01/19|02/14/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Los Angeles,CA

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USCIS Lincoln, Nebraska Lockbox (Filing Under 319b, 328, or 329 of the INA)
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UserName......|GC-Date.|Sent.|Cashd|NOA..|Fprints.|In Line.|Int Ltr.|Intrview|Oath....|Field Office

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California Service Center (15 applicants, 11 approved - 73%)

VJName..............Date of I-751...NOA1 Date....Biometrics.....Approved
POCHEROS..............10/31/14......11/03/14......11/24/14......04/22/15
VISANESE..............11/01/14......11/04/14......11/25/14......03/31/15
ANNIECRUZ.............11/03/14......11/04/14......11/25/14......04/07/15(Early bio: 11/14/14)
SUM...................11/03/14......11/05/14......11/28/14......04/17/15
SHARITO83.............11/04/14......11/06/14......12/02/14......05/01/15
MY UK LOVE............11/04/14......11/06/14......12/10/14......--/--/--
CADREAMER.............11/05/14......11/07/14......12/02/14......04/13/15
TTOF80BIZ.............11/07/14......11/10/14......12/10/14......03/31/15(Early bio: 11/26/14)
ZENTACO...............11/10/14......--/--/14......12/04/14......04/16/15(I-551 Stamp: 12/23/14)
JANE78................11/24/14......11/25/14......01/05/15......05/04/15
QUAN12................11/26/14......12/01/14......02/02/15......--/--/--
ROSEISROSE............11/26/14......11/28/14......01/02/15......04/20/14
JASON0305.............11/28/14......12/04/14......12/31/14......04/23/15
JAMAICAN LUV..........11/29/14......12/01/14......--/--/14......--/--/--
JAMNAN_N_STEVE........11/30/14......12/01/14......02/27/15......--/--/--(Early bio: 02/18/15)


Vermont Service Center (19 applicants, 0 approved - 0%)

VJName..............Date of I-751...NOA1 Date....Biometrics.....Approved
PLAMJORDAN11..........10/30/14......11/15/15......12/11/14......--/--/--
MNRCWV16..............11/01/14......11/04/14......12/03/14......--/--/--
YIALANLIU.............11/01/14......11/05/14......12/05/14......--/--/--
MOEMAC59..............11/03/14......11/05/14......12/04/14......--/--/--
PPIHTR123.............11/04/14......11/06/14......12/01/14......--/--/--(Early bio: 11/28/14)
NEIL81................11/04/14......11/05/14......12/05/14......--/--/--(Divorce Waiver)(Early bio: 11/21/14)
MERC0230..............11/05/14......11/07/14......12/10/14......--/--/--
CILLYX5...............11/05/14......11/07/14......12/11/14......--/--/--(Early bio: 12/02/14)
JUSTMARRIED12.........11/07/14......11/12/14......12/11/14......--/--/--
PRATEAN...............11/07/14......11/14/14......12/16/14......--/--/--
T & P.................11/08/14......11/14/14......12/17/14......--/--/--
SVIAT87...............11/10/14......11/14/14......12/15/14......--/--/--(Early bio: 12/09/14)
NOV14FILERS...........11/10/14......11/24/14......01/08/15......--/--/--(Got I-551 Stamp on 12/11/14)(Early bio: 12/29/14)
NICAUS................11/17/14......11/19/14......12/19/14......--/--/--
JAVIER2014............11/19/14......11/24/14......12/30/14......--/--/--(Early bio: 12/24/14)
ITERTHEWAY............11/24/14......12/03/14......01/05/15......--/--/--
BRIAN&IVY.............11/24/14......11/26/14......12/30/14......--/--/--(Early bio: 12/19/14)
SANDM.................11/25/14......11/26/14......01/09/15......--/--/--
MR.BORKSTROM..........11/--/14......11/--/14......12/02/14......--/--/--


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California Service Center (10 applicants)

VJName..............Date of I-751...NOA1 Date....Biometrics.....Approved

VISANESE..............11/01/14......11/04/14......11/25/14......--/--/--

ANNIECRUZ.............11/03/14......11/04/14......11/25/14......--/--/-- (Early bio: 11/14/14)

SHARITO83.............11/04/14......11/06/14......12/02/14......--/--/--

MY UK LOVE............11/04/14......11/06/14......12/10/14......--/--/--

CADREAMER.............11/05/14......11/07/14......12/02/14......--/--/--

ZENTACO...............11/10/14......11/--/14......12/04/14......--/--/--

JANE78................11/24/14......11/--/14......--/--/14......--/--/--

QUAN12................11/26/14......--/--/14......--/--/14......--/--/--

ROSEISROSE............11/26/14......--/--/14......--/--/14......--/--/--

JAMAICAN LUV..........11/29/14......--/--/14......--/--/14......--/--/--

Vermont Service Center (16 applicants)

VJName..............Date of I-751...NOA1 Date....Biometrics.....Approved

SRRAGH................10/29/14......11/04/14......11/26/14......--/--/--

YIALANLIU.............11/01/14......11/05/14......12/05/14......--/--/--

MOEMAC59..............11/03/14......11/05/14......12/04/14......--/--/--

PPIHTR123.............11/04/14......11/06/14......12/01/14......--/--/-- (Early bio: 11/28/14)

NEIL81................11/04/14......11/05/14......12/05/14......--/--/-- (Early bio: 11/21/14)

MERC0230..............11/05/14......11/07/14......12/10/14......--/--/--

CILLYX5...............11/05/14......11/07/14......12/11/14......--/--/--

JUSTMARRIED12.........11/07/14......11/12/14......12/11/14......--/--/--

T & P.................11/08/14......11/14/14......--/--/14......--/--/--

SVIAT87...............11/10/14......11/14/14......--/--/14......--/--/--

NOV14FILERS...........11/10/14......11/24/14......--/--/14......--/--/--

CRIS&SILVI............11/15/14......11/--/14......--/--/14......--/--/--

NICAUS................11/17/14......11/19/14......--/--/14......--/--/--

ITERTHEWAY............11/24/14......12/--/14......--/--/14......--/--/--

BRIAN&IVY.............11/24/14......12/--/14......--/--/14......--/--/--

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related.... what documents are necessary to fly within the USA, then?

My lady came from Colombia last April 7.

We got married on July 1.

(ok, Okay! I'm going to start the AOS procession of paperwork this month)

But, what I.D./other documents are acceptable for her to fly commercially within the USA ... Right Now... before we have obtained AOS status?

To fly domestically you need your boarding pass and an I.D. Your wife can use her Colombian passport for identification by airline check-in staff and TSA officers at airport security.

More detailed info here:

http://www.tsa.gov/traveler-information/acceptable-ids

Hi,

Just had a quick question, and it might well be a stupid one too. Is it ok to travel to Alaska and Hawaii (via US airports only) without having applied for AOS yet?

Thanks in advance.

Yes it is ok--you are not leaving the USA and will not face a border crossing. Back when I was in F-1 (student) status my visa was expired for a while. You are allowed to stay legally in the USA on an expired F-1 visa as long as you are still enrolled as a full time student in your program ie. for the "duration of status." But if you leave the USA you must renew your visa before re-entering. For various reasons I did not want to go through the visa renewal process at home that year so instead my family and I decided we would meet in Hawaii instead of me going home for vacation. It meant I could take a vacation to somewhere warm without leaving the USA and triggering the need to file for visa renewal.

Just got back from a successful walk-in biometrics collection at Pico/Fairfax ASC. A couple of days ago I received a notice saying that my biometrics appointment was scheduled for Jan 4, 2013 at the ASC in Syracuse, NY (the closest location to the address on my application). I am currently on vacation in Los Angeles and will not be back in Syracuse on that date, so I thought I'd try to do a walk-in at the Pico/Fairfax location. It's a storefront in a strip mall. I figured the day after Boxing Day would not be too busy and I was right. There were maybe 4 other people there and everyone was getting processed really quickly. The guard did not even look at the location or date on my appointment letter, he just wanted to see that I had one and my ID (passport). I told him "this is a walk-in, is that ok?" and he said "sure". I filled out a form and returned it to him. He stamped and signed my appointment form, gave me a number and directed me to a chair at the front of the room. My number was immediately called by the woman doing the biometrics collection. Fingerprint collection took a while but was fine; signature was collected electronically, photo taken, and then I was told I was free to go with my passport and appointment letter. Very straightforward process.

I'm so glad I found the visajourney forum as without it I would not have even known that it was possible to do a walk-in at a different location and I would have just rescheduled the Syracuse appointment for later, slowing the process down.

Hi all. I recently got hold of my birth certificate from my home country of Australia which I needed in order to get married to my U.S. citizen spouse. My Australian passport has always said that my place of birth is Sydney, Australia. I have always in the past listed Sydney, Australia as my place of birth for previous US visa applications (eg. my H1-B etc.).

However, my birth certificate lists my place of birth as "St Leonards". St Leonards is a suburb of Sydney, Australia. The birth certificate does not mention Sydney at all on it. As a result, my marriage certificate lists my birth place as "St. Leonards, Australia", because the town clerk who filled out the marriage certificate copied my place of birth from my birth certificate. On all the AOS forms that I have filled out such as I-130 etc. I have just been putting Sydney, Australia for my place of birth. Do folks here think this will be a problem? Should I put "St Leonards, Sydney, Australia"? Or something else?

Thats not true. We got married in another town with a different zip code from our home. Besides in our neighbourhood there is no courthouse so that requirement would be illogical! I think your friend is totally wrong.

It's strange because on the one hand he told me this totally erroneous thing that didn't even sound right when he said it, but on the other hand the next thing he said was to recommend visajourney.com, so at least he gave me one good piece of advice!

OK, I have another question if anyone would be willing to answer me this one. I had an EAD once, for one year from 2007-2008 when I was in F-1 OPT status while my H1-B was processing. I don't know what happened to that EAD but I know I don't have it any more. I have moved a couple of times and at some point it must have gotten lost. I do have a xerox of the front of the card in my files which I must have had to provide to someone at some point. The instructions for the I-765 say that I should include a copy of both the front and back of my previous EAD. Should I include the copy that I have of just the front of the EAD? Should I add a note saying I have lost the old card but this is an old xerox? What do you all think is best?

I actually agree with this whole-heartedly. You're on H-1B, as I was, and that is valid for three years with a renewal for another three years.

You can and should definitely wait to file until after you've moved

Ok, that makes sense, I can see the risk of things going to the wrong address. The only thing is, I am actually already on my second H1-B and it expires on June 30, 2013. I am not doing an employer-sponsored green card. My future husband and I intend to file for AOS at least six months before my H1-B expires, with the hope that it will run smoothly and I will maintain employment authorization either through the H1-B or an EAD if the H1-B expires before my status is adjusted. So we don't have the luxury of 3-6 years of H1-B status for me, unfortunately.

Honestly, the reason why we are considering moving in January is that I am not that happy in my job (that's also the reason why I am not doing an employer-sponsored green card) and my future husband has a house and family members on the west coast so that is where we would go if I quit my job here in the northeast (my job is basically what's keeping us in this region). I guess that raises another question: Once we have submitted an AOS, can I then quit my job (and therefore go out of H1-B status)? I imagine I wouldn't be able to do it immediately but I should wait for an I-797C or some other evidence that I am in an AOS (pending) situation?

That said, on the other hand, I might just suck it up and stay in my job until my H1-B expires, which would also mean staying in the same location until then.

Thanks for the prompt replies, and it is reassuring to see you all agreeing that he must have it wrong. I was really surprised when I heard him say it.

So does anyone know what happens if we do file a change of address after we've gotten the process started? How does it affect things like biometrics collection and interview locations? Will they send you to the nearest location to your new address for those things? I'd hate to have to fly back across the country if I can avoid it.

Also, somewhat related--we have not yet decided whether to hire a lawyer or not. If we do hire a lawyer, I assume we can have all the paperwork and letters relating to our case sent to him/her. In that case even if we moved (and of course we'd still inform USCIS of the move), we'd still be sure to get our mail in the one place--the lawyer's office. That's another question I have--the pros and cons of hiring a lawyer versus DIY. I will look through the existing topics as I'm sure this question has come up before, but feel free to share your opinion if you have one.

Hi, I am new here, this is my first post, though I have looked around at some of the existing topics and I can tell this is going to be a very useful site. I am currently an H1-B holder, engaged to my U.S. citizen fiancé. We will be getting married in about a month and will apply for AOS immediately after the wedding.

I just wanted to run by you all a comment made by a friend of mine recently. He is a U.S. citizen and married his U.K.-born wife in the U.S. He told me that they had a small civil ceremony in the town where they live in the U.S. and the reason for this was that, according to him, the zip code of the location of the wedding listed on the marriage certificate supposedly MUST match the zip code of your home address that you put on your application forms for the green card process. He said that the first thing the immigration officials do is check that the zip codes match and if they don't match they automatically reject the application.

This is the first I have heard of this. The reason why I ask is that we will be getting married in the town in the northeast of the U.S. where we currently live pretty soon, but we might be moving after January 2013 to a town on the west coast. We were considering therefore applying from the west coast location and putting our west coast address on the application forms. Would this be a problem for us? If we did apply from our current northeast location and then subsequently moved to the west coast, how would that affect the collection of biometric data or being called into an interview? Would we have to return to the northeast from the west coast to attend those?

I know you can file a change of address form with the USCIS, so they clearly must understand that people have to move sometimes! Could my friend's advice be correct? Or is it that there is a rule that he is referring to, but he has misunderstood it somehow? Note also that his process was a little different from ours--his wife came out on a fiancée visa. So perhaps there are different rules for those visas?

Any light you all can shed on this would be greatly appreciated!