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    N-400 ... December 2009 Applicants

    in US Citizenship General Discussion

    Posted

    Hi Bradam2001, when did you have your biometrics? good you have schedule for interview.

    We received the following email this morning:

    Application Type: N400 , APPLICATION FOR NATURALIZATION

    Current Status: This case has been sent for a standard interview.

    Your case has been transferred to a local office and an interview will be scheduled. You will be sent a notice advising you of the date and time of your interview. If you move while this case is pending, please use our Change of Address online tool to update your case with your new address or call our customer service center at 1-800-375-5283.

    need help asap...can i travel to Philippines?

    in Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion

    Posted

    Didn't you get the extension letter?

    Hi guys, we have family emergency right now , my lola passed away and we have to go home but i don't have my greencard yet and I didn't apply for AP. My interview for my aos is on January 13 and my husband is leaving on the 14th,can I go with him to Philippines right afetr our interview.Can I travel outside the US ? pls enlighten me on this.

    thanks

    Citizenship for minor

    in US Citizenship General Discussion

    Posted

    Thanks to your reply, Kathry: Below what I was found before I read your reply (Child Citizenship Act of 2000)

    Must the Child Get a Certificate of Citizenship?

    You do not have to apply for a certificate of citizenship for your child. If you want to apply for a certificate, please go to How to Get a Certificate of Citizenship for your Child for instructions.

    How Does the Child Get a Passport Under the Child Citizenship Act?

    You will need the following when the child applies for a passport:

    Proof of the child's relationship to the American citizen parent. For the biological child of the American citizen this will be a certified copy of the foreign birth certificate (and translation if not in English). For an adopted child, it is a certified copy of the final adoption decree (and translation if not in English);

    The child's foreign passport showing the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services in the Department of Homeland Security (USCIS) I-551 stamp in the passport, or the child's permanent resident card (green card);

    Proof of identity of the American citizen parent(s)

    Passport application, passport photographs and fees. Go to Passport Services for forms and full instructions.

    What happens is that he will get derivative citizenship from you. When you get your certificate of citizenship after your ceremony, you will then submit an N600 application for him, including your citizenship certificate. That will generate a citizenship certificate for him. Since he is 13, he will be required to go in person to the local USCIS office to take the citizenship oath. That is what was explained to us at my citizenship ceremony in August.

    RFE...help please..?

    in Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Traditions Way

    May I ask, what were all your RFE?

    Evidence from people on this list shows that generally the I-751 is approved within a few days of receiving the requested information and the green card received within the month. Some go faster and some go slower, but this seems to be about the norm, so much so that I am hoping to receive an RFE because that means that they are finally working on my file and the end is in sight!

    Divorced and N400

    in US Citizenship General Discussion

    Posted

    OK, very well explained! Thanks!

    To be able to file under the 3 year rule she would have to be still married to the USC and still living with the USC, as she is now divorced she can not apply for citizenship until she has been a LPR for 5 years and meets all the other conditions of citizenship.

    Divorced and N400

    in US Citizenship General Discussion

    Posted

    She has 10 year green card. The rule 3 years married to USC spouse is this mean still married? What if she'd been married for 31/2 years but they got divorce, does she still to wait for 5 years before applying for N400?

    Hi, Everyone! This question is for a friend. She has been a LPR for 3 years and been married for 3 1/2 years but now divorce, is she eligible to apply for citizenship? Thanks!

    She must have the GC for ten years, no conditional stuff. Why not?

    I believe that you have to wait for five years if not married to a USC, to file, but as long as legal for any reason...

    Just finished our interview!

    in Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion

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    HI, Contratulations! What more evidence they asked?

    I have not been on this site in nearly 2 years. Not because it's not an informative and lovely one, it's just...I'm not really sure!

    But I did want to come back here and let everyone know how our interview went and update our timeline so that everyone can use it as a reference point!

    Our original service center was Vermont. It was in New Jersey that we had our AOS interview. Now we live in Seattle, going through the California Service center. We had our interview here in Seattle.

    So as a brief timeline for lifting conditions:

    1-22-2008: NOA - 1 year extension for conditional resident status

    1-28-2008: Dean received an NOA for Biometrics

    2-19-2008: Biometrics appointment

    3-28-2008: RFE - given until 6-20-2008 to get more evidence in

    6-?-2008: We finally submitted more evidence. Slackers!

    9-10-2008: Interview Notice arrives

    10-16-2008: Interview to remove conditions

    So let's go to this morning, at our 8:00am appointment.

    The morning and the night before started out terrifying. Dean could not find his passport. Anywhere. After hours of searching to no avail, we had to leave it be. We thought for sure we would get turned away at the door, especially since that was the first thing on the list they asked you to bring.

    However, we arrive on time and they only ask for our state IDs at the door. We sign in, head to the waiting room and wait for only 10 minutes tops before we are called into the room by a very bubbly woman who informed us she usually works over at the Yakima branch but was filling in for someone today.

    Honestly, the interview was ridiculously simple. I can hardly believe it. First she asked for my state ID and Dean's conditional permanent resident card. She didn't want to see Dean's passport. In fact, later on we brought up that it was currently missing, and she didn't care at all.

    She flipped through our big folder of paperwork, updated our address on the computer and in our folder and took a few photocopies of some paperwork. She asked not one question. She stated our wedding date and had us confirm it was correct. From that point forwards she pretty much said, "Okay, show me whatever you got!"

    All we produced was our last 2 leases for our apartment, our housing insurance for our current apartment, and a joint bank statement. She also photocopied my health insurance card, but I told her that Dean wasn't actually on my insurance. She was fine with that. We had more evidence than that but she already had the rest of the evidence we sent in, in our folder which she looked over.

    Yes, so as simple as all that sounds, with that she said our case looked good and she was giving us the okay to pass! But she also said now a supervisor has to confirm that he gets his greencard. If for some reason he hesitates, we will just get an RFE for more evidence, but won't have a second interview or anything.

    That was it. We walked out and now we wait. But I feel positive about everything and can't even believe how much more calm life already feels after almost 4 years or so of waiting!

    Thanks to all the fantastic help that everyone on this site provided us in the past. Honestly, I have to say that without this site, I couldn't have done this.

    Card Production Ordered - 3 months waiting

    in Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion

    Posted

    That was quick approval, Congratulations! What evidences did you submit?

    Hi......

    I just checked my status online. It says " Card Production Ordered ".

    That means I am approved without interview right...... Just making sure I was screaming out loud for a reason.

    How long does it take until I get a new card in mail?

    I am so happy and thanks everyone for all your help!!!

    Jessie

    Is anyone from Michigan?

    in US Citizenship General Discussion

    Posted

    In my case from when I submitted my application thru oath taking it took a year.

    Hello all,

    I am in Detroit, Michigan. Please share your experience how long takes to get between the application sent to Nebraska center at the beginning of May 2008 (fingerprints done too) and receiving the interview letter. I have read on this forum that a lot of people who applied in May 2008 (different districts and cities), they already get the interview notice in mail.

    In NOA says that: “You should expect to be notified within 90 days of this notice”…..and it’s still pending. Should I place an Infopass or should I wait another 1-2 weeks? What do you advice me? Detroit processing time for N-400 is January 2, 2008 right now……my question is: how come others already received the interview notice and their local offices for processing N 400 says it’s way back in 2007? :huh:

    Thanks,

    Sandra

    I'm not sure where to mail the I-751?

    in Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion

    Posted

    USCIS to Revise Filing Instructions for Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence

    Form I-751 to be filed with the California or Vermont Service Centers

    WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will soon be revising the filing instructions for the Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence (Form I-751) to require filing at the California or Vermont Service Centers, where all Forms I-751 are currently adjudicated. The adjudication functions for these petitions have already been assigned to these locations in anticipation of this change. Therefore, all petitioners filing a Form I-751 are requested to file the petition with the California or Vermont Service Centers, depending on the state in which they reside.

    Form I-751 is used by individuals who were granted conditional residential status through marriage to a U.S. citizen or a lawful permanent resident and who desire to petition USCIS to remove the conditions on their residence.

    Petitioners who live in the following states or territories should file their Form I-751 with the California Service Center (CSC): Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, California, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. The mailing address for CSC is:

    USCIS California Service Center

    P.O. Box10751

    Laguna Niguel, California 92607-0751

    Petitioners who live in the following states or territories should file their form I-751 with the Vermont Service Center (VSC): Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Washington, D.C., Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, U.S. Virgin Islands, and West Virginia. The mailing address for VSC is:

    USCIS Vermont Service Center

    75 Lower Welden St.

    St. Albans, Vermont 05479-0001

    Petitions filed with the Nebraska or Texas Service Centers after this announcement but prior to a change in the form instructions will be forwarded to the California or Vermont Service Centers, respectively, without any need for action by the petitioner. However, there could be a slight delay in the adjudication of the petition as a result of the transfer; so, petitioners are encouraged to file directly with the appropriate service center as outlined above. If a petitioner receives a receipt notice from the Nebraska or Texas Service Center, his or her case will be transferred to the California or Vermont Service Center for adjudication. The petitioner should receive a notice advising him or her that the case has been transferred.

    Cover Letter for RFE and presentation

    in Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Traditions Way

    Are these all your RFE? What did you submit the first time?

    Hi everyone,

    I am getting ready to mail my RFE tomorrow. Still waiting on one affidavit from my sister in law.

    The packet I'm sening is huge, approx 1.5" thick. It is extremely detailed IMO and I hope it's not an over kill :(

    I have a general cover letter and have sectioned out everything in the order requested from my RFE. Then I have a cover letter on each section.

    Here is a sample of my general cover letter, does it look how it should?

    I have included everything that was requested, so I really really really hope that this is good enough for them....

    July 31, 2008

    Re: Request for Evidence – I-751, I-797E, Notice of Action

    A # XXXXXXXXX

    Receipt # XXXXXXXXXXXX

    Petitioner: My Name

    Dear Sir\Madam:

    Please find further requested evidence for Form I-751.

    Attached evidence:

    Identity Documents:

    Copies of Michigan DMV issued drivers license for XXX XXXX and XXX XXXX.

    Evidence of Good Faith Marriage:

    Copies and descriptions of photographs from events during our marriage

    Copies of W-2 records, State and Federal tax returns for 2006 and 2007

    Copies of joint bank cards and statements showing April 2005 – June 2008

    Copies of joint car insurance statements and other documents

    Copies of car titles showing joint ownership

    Copy of travel itinerary for trip together to Ireland in August 2006

    Copies of cards and letters sent to both of us.

    Residence:

    Copies of joint rental leases showing joint tenancy signed by XXX XXXX and XXX XXXX

    Copies of utility bills showing joint residence

    Statements:

    Written statement from XXX XXXX (husband)

    Written statement from XXX XXXX (me)

    Written statement from XXX XXXX (my mom in law)

    Written statement from XXX XXXX (my sister in law)

    Written statement from XXX XXXX (my sister in law)

    This is a sample of the cover letter for each section:

    A # - XXXXXXXXX

    Receipt # - XXXXXXXXXXX

    Application/Petition: I-751, Petition to Remove the Conditions on Residence

    Application/Petitioner: My name

    Re: Request for Evidence.

    Dear USCIS examiner:

    Please find in the following section copies of W-2 records, State and Federal tax returns for 2006 and 2007

    Thank you.

    Signed by me and my husband.

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