observatorka

On 10/5/2022 at 3:09 PM, aerodnight said:

Hello guys,

 

I've recently had a big change in my plans of going through the NVC, after having an opportunity to talk directly to consular officers that conduct the visa interviews and when I told them my plan of coming alone to the US to reestablish the domicile, start a job and then filing all the documents, they said it's a perfectly fine idea, good enough for them. The worst part I learned is that the interview wait time has risen from the usual 1 month to 6-8 months, currently. This made my and wife have a change of plans and we have a joint sponsor lined up that will solve the income issue and let us possibly go through the process without being apart for almost a year. The question is the domicile. We learned that the US embassy in Poland is pretty liberal about this matter, but still, we need to get pass through NVC first, and I assume, that they might have bigger requirements for the main sponsor who has spent almost all his life outside the US and thus doesn't have any ties with the US currently. I see some people asking questions about the domicile, who have some ties with the US maintained, but I have none. I'm going to travel to the US in next two weeks to get all paperwork related to the joint sponsor done and I was thinking what could I do during that 7 days of my visit to have domicile reestablished as much as possible. What a consular officer also told us, is that after many enough rejections from NVC, the case will be moved to the embassy, for them to make the decision, however, waiting few 2 months periods doesn't seem like a great idea.

Name, middle name, last name.
SSN
FORM I­864
Part 4, Question 5: Country of Domicile

I, .............................. , am currently residing in ....... with my spouse, ............... .............. Below you will find a list of attached documents to show that my principle residence is in the US and the steps that I have taken to return to the US with my spouse.

Steps I have taken to maintain US Domicile:
Maintained my US bank account at ............................Bank

Maintained my .....................credit card registered in the US

Maintained my US 401(k) retirement fund .........................

Maintained my student loan through .................................

Maintained my life insurance through ...............................

Maintained my membership at ............................... Church

Supporting documents for the above steps:
..............Bank statements for the last 15 months showing permanent US address

..............Bank credit card statements showing permanent US address
US 401(k) retirement fund showing permanent US address
........... ...Student load bill showing permanent US address
...............life insurance bill showing permanent US address
............. Church letter stating I am a member of the church

Steps I have taken to return to the US to take up residence:
Made arrangements for us to have a house to live in
Updated my voter registration
Name is on the Xcel Energy electricity bill at my permanent US address

Name is on the CenterPoint Energy gas bill at my permanent US address

Supporting documents for the above steps:
Letter written by .............. stating we can live at my permanent US address

Voter registration card showing my name and permanent US address
Xcel Energy electricity bill showing my name and permanent US address

CenterPoint Energy gas bill showing my name and permanent US address

I declare that I intend in good faith to re­establish my domicile in the United States no later than the date of my spouse's admission into the US.

I certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States that the statements in this letter and all accompanying evidence are true and correct.

Signature:__________________________________ Date:___________________

It's just an example letter.

Ask your uncle to write you a letter confirming the address.

Ask your uncle to add you to his utility bills.

Register to vote at this address.

Do not volunteer information. 

11 hours ago, Sdfg said:

I submitted N400 since May 2020 and all I got yet was a biometrics appointment May 2021. No sign of interview and people that submitted way after me are already citizen. This is soo frustrating. 

I’m so sorry to hear that. Right now the receipt date for a case inquiry is April 16th, 2020. Try to

monitor that, if you don’t hear back from them and your date comes up contact USCIS as soon as you’re eligible. Best of luck! 

My Oath was scheduled for November 23rd.

1 minute ago, aorich said:

 

I would not believe the officer. They are misleading. They like to say things just to get you out of the room. Yes there will be oath ceremonies in mid December. It's not "the next".  Instead there are are small ceremonies at the S.P. River Center throughout months of Oct, Nov, and Dec. Officers frequently lie. But Good luck. I hope you become a citizen soon. 

I'll keep my fingers crossed for both of us so it happens soon. Cheer up! It seems to be the final stretch.

7 minutes ago, aorich said:

No, No ceremony has been scheduled for me. 

I was told today that next ceremonies are mid December so 🤞.

10 hours ago, Busta said:

It’s taking like a month after interview to get Oath ? 

I had my interview today and the officer told me that next Oath ceremonies are mid December. 🤷‍♀️

On 8/25/2021 at 2:17 PM, aorich said:

This demonstrates one should not trust the USCIS.  

Hey! Any updates on your case?

Interview Scheduled for October 18, 2021. 

6 hours ago, aorich said:I RECEIVED a bio reuse letter yesterday, the same day that the estimated completion date changed and pushed 3 months further. 

Thanks for letting us know, I just checked mine and same thing!

1 minute ago, Sdfg said:

Y'all keep checking this everyday?? Lol

I filed last May and I think last time i checked it says June. Just leave it and wait for when the actual date comes. I don't bother to check anymore. 

No, I check every now and then because I filed in September and haven't had biometrics yet.

On 12/28/2020 at 5:42 PM, observatorka said:

Mine just changed to completion in July 2021, I believe it was October before. 

 And back to October 2021.

4 hours ago, sausa said:

Hello Everyone,

 

I just logged into my portal. I filed OCT 2020 and it showed an estimated completion of November 2021. Today it shows estimated completion August 2021.

 

Could it be they are going to try rush alot of applications to get everyone's oath done in the summer of 2021, I hear they are pushing the oaths back months for some ( sorry about that  ) to accommodate for the requirements to do the outdoor ceremonies.

Mine just changed to completion in July 2021, I believe it was October before. 

45 minutes ago, aa1979 said:

If you remember, how long did it take in the MN office between the time when the bottom estimate of wait time for next step changed to "We are taking longer than expected to process your case" and the time you or your husband got your interview notification? Thanks

 

I filed in September and I haven't had biometrics yet. On the website it says "We are taking longer than expected to process your case". 🤷‍♀️

Any updates? Anyone?

I filed in September, no biometrics scheduled yet.

2 minutes ago, @123 said:

Wishing you luck!

Thank you! I appreciate that!

My case was loaded into the system and it says that estimated completion time is OCT 2021, should I trust this? 

Congrats @mapleleafmanny !

4 hours ago, mapleleafmanny said:

Interview passed! 

I just submitted my application. 

On 8/11/2020 at 12:34 PM, NancyNguyen said:

Yes, your N400 is super straight forward. 

Does it mean that it's gonna be a fast processing case?

I suppose that there are no stupid questions ...

I'm applying for citizenship, I'm married to a US citizen but I've been living in the USA for nearly 6 years so I just decided to apply based on the length of my residence. 
One marriage, no children, my spouse doesn't station abroad, I didn't travel outside the US for more than 6 months, no arrest/convictions.

Did I determine right that the only supporting documents that I need is my GC and tax transcripts from past 5 years???

36 minutes ago, ricky22 said:

I just noticed that USCIS released data for n400 in mid april for oct 1st to dec 31st , it seems things have improved slightly for twin cities office. The pending applications have shown a decrease for the first time since 2015. I have added the info the to spreadsheet.

 

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS/Resources/Reports and Studies/Immigration Forms Data/Naturalization Data/N400_performancedata_fy2019_qtr1.pdf

Number of immigrants decreased in Minnesota. 

Hi,

I'm gonna be submitting my n-400 in about a month. Are tax transcripts (last 3 years) enough or officers in MN require to present more evidence?

Thank you. 

PS: I'm preparing myself for long wait too.

9 hours ago, melania4 said:

Received my approval letter yesterday ...

6 hours ago, bob0801 said:

Yesterday, we received approval ...

5 hours ago, MiraNYC said:

Just received my approval letter in the mail today!

Maybe it's a stupid question and it doesn't matter now but why I have never received any approval letter? 
My online status changed, they produced the card, I got it in mail couple days later, no letters.

58 minutes ago, zinger said:

Got status update again today. this time they have mailed the card, how long does it take to get the card in hand after they mail you one?

 

On June 21, 2017, we mailed your new card for Receipt Number WAC###########, to the address you gave us. If you do not receive your card by July 21, 2017, please go to www.uscis.gov/e-request to request that we send your new card to you. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address.

2 business days. It was priority mail.

4 hours ago, jexusjane said:

I figured out how to do it, but it wont let me submit the inquiry saying the from number does not match?? I chose i751, it is also mentioned sometimes as CRI-89, but its not an option in the drop down menu. Any help is appreciated  

There is a number on your extension letter.