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    N-400 and I-751 combo pending

    in Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion

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    16 hours ago, Name O Boy said:

    You are welcome. There isn't much happening here in Portland so I thought to read about Seatle so I can give you some news you might not be aware Lollzzzzz. By the way Next week I will have my oath ceremony. Thanks for all of your support since last year when I joined the VJ community. I am very thankful to @Zombie69 too. It is bizarre to see Seatle processing with such a pace due to gigantic piles of applications. They are aware of this backlog and should have hired more employees to deal with it. It is insane that applicants have to wait for such a long time. 

    Oath ceremony next week!!??  :wow::wow::wow:

     

    Since the Portland office processes applications so fast, USCIS should have transferred some of the Portland employees to the Seattle office during the summer!  :lol:

    I-751 August 2016 Filers, Part II

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    18 hours ago, Californian wife said:

    I think I'm the last VJ member that still checks this thread as  my I751 is still pending ....  I still haven't heard anything regarding my N400 reschedule. Pray for me  LOL

     

    18 hours ago, Sam_Son_83 said:

    You might very well be, lol.

    i feel like I'm the last here. Not a good feeling, since I'm worrying a lot about my interview. 

    I'm still waiting for my combo interview (for I-751 and N-400) since the Seattle office is probably the slowest office now!  :bonk:

    N-400 and I-751 combo pending

    in Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion

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    11 hours ago, Charly2 said:

    Austin, do you know since when to when should I start counting the days I was out of the country? My case falls under the 3 year rule (meaning I have to stay in the U.S for a total time of 18 months). I am a bit confused just because since my I751 is taking 20 months, then, when should I stop counting? Just the 3 years in or to today? I understand that they give you a paper in the Oath ceremony where you record the trips...so I became LPR in February 2013...but becasue of the wait, I am already plus 20 months...is confusing....I'd love to go to that trip in October but I get worry not to be accurate with my counting and then ruin my chances of becoming a citizen.

    Ah, I guess your situation is different from mine since I haven't traveled overseas much since I've moved to the US.  :reading:

     

    I'm a cheapskate so I don't travel much!   :rofl:

     

    6 hours ago, MHZ said:

    One of the questions in your last form in the process going to the oath is “ have you left the US since your interview?”

     

    I would imagine that this question is there for a reason. 

    I guess this can be important if you have spent a lot of time outside the US since you must live in the US for at least 6 months per year in order to keep your permanent residency.  :yes:

    N-400 and I-751 combo pending

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    7 hours ago, Name O Boy said:

    Seatle field office is taking on average 12 to 14 months to process naturalization petitions. Presently they are unprecedently backlogged. There is a very good article published last week regarding the backlogged at Seatle field office.  Given below is the lick.

    https://www.seattleweekly.com/news/seattle-officials-urge-trump-administration-to-address-the-naturalization-backlog/

    Thanks for sharing the article!  :yes:  Do you read the Seattle newspaper?  I thought you lived in Portland?  :content:

     

    8 hours ago, MHZ said:

    First off Congratulations! Secondly, DO NOT TRAVEL OUTSIDE THE US BEFORE THE OATH!

    Any reasons why we shouldn't travel outside the US before the Oath?  :reading: 

     

    Not that I have to worry about it now since I don't even have my interview date yet!  :lol:

    N-400 and I-751 combo pending

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    21 hours ago, Ck207 said:

    Anyone here from Seattle and still waiting for their green card? I filled i751 in February 2017 and n400 in December 2017. My ETA is February 2019. Is the ETA accurate for you guys? 

    My office is Seattle and I'm still waiting!  :dead:

     

    The current processing time at the Seattle office is 14.5-16.5 months!  :bonk:  https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/

     

    20 hours ago, Russ&Caro said:

    Check out the posts within this thread by AustinCanada. He's been waiting a little longer than you have. Sounds like Seattle is slow.

    Yep... Of course, I've been waiting longer than anyone else!   :lol:

    I-751 August 2016 Filers, Part II

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    4 hours ago, Californian wife said:

    How long before my I551 stamp expires should I go get a new one? I have like another month or two left before it's expires.... 

    You can get a new stamp even after your current stamp expires!  I've just got a new stamp after my last one expired since I couldn't take any time off to go to the Seattle office until recently!  :thumbs:

     

    You may not need an extension stamp as long as you're not planning to leave the country, change jobs, or apply for things like driver's license, unemployment benefits, etc.  :idea:

     

    You can read more info on this!  http://myattorneyusa.com/obtaining-i-551-stamp-as-proof-of-conditional-lpr-status-with-long-pending-form-i-751

    N-400 and I-751 combo pending

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    15 hours ago, Charly2 said:

    Hi! I got news! My interview was scheduled today! It's funny, it happened probably because I went this morning to get a second six month extension (I551) stamp. The officer did not mention anything. Just gave me another 6 months. Then, about 4 hours later, my status change and interview for N-400 has been scheduled.

    You got your interview date after your InfoPass appointment to get an extension stamp!?  :wow::wow::wow:

     

    Well, I've also had an InfoPass appointment to get an extension stamp!  :whistle:    Hey USCIS!  Where is my interview letter?   :rofl::rofl::rofl:

    N-400 and I-751 combo pending

    in Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion

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    6 hours ago, Charly2 said:

    Are you sure this new regulation apply to us? We applied way before, that should be for the new people doing it now. That's the way I see it. Am I wrong? Same thing for the times...those new extended times are for the people recently applying...Am I dreaming here?

    As we all know that some immigration officers are not as trained as they should be.  :no:

     

    I can see some immigration officers thinking that this new regulation will apply to every case from 9/11!  :bonk:

     

    6 hours ago, Zombie69 said:

    I am not sure if it applies to people who apply before 9/11 or it will affect applicants whose applications are received after 9/11

    Let's hope it only applies to new applications after 9/11.  :yes:

     

    5 hours ago, Name O Boy said:

    Na you will be saved. You are helping the trump administration by delaying the immigration process :rofl: 

    Oh, that's right!  :lol:   I guess I'm delaying everyone's application in Seattle including my own application!  :rofl:

     

    5 hours ago, Charly2 said:

    That would be a bus....Seatltle-Vancouver non stop jajajajaja (you'll be fine! Nobody here would be deported)

    Bus!!?? :wow::wow::wow:   You mean USCIS is not even going to pay for a one-way Amtrack ticket!!??  :rofl:

    N-400 and I-751 combo pending

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    4 minutes ago, Zombie69 said:

    That doesn't mean it is going to happen, but Trump has suggested them to do so. The officers still have the discretion, but it certainly a new guide line that is obviously designed to slow down or stop the legal immigration. After 9/11/2018, adjudicators are legally allowed to reject you once and put you in deportation proceedings. It is scary, but that doesn't mean it is going to happen, but it could happen due to the new memorandum. The processing time for 751/400 at field offices is anywhere from 1 year and 5 months to 2 years and 9.5 months as of now.

    Deportation!!?  :wow: :wow::wow:   You mean they might give me a free one-way ticket to Vancouver, Canada!?  :lol:

    N-400 and I-751 combo pending

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    23 hours ago, Zombie69 said:

    Also the processing time for 751/400 is 17 months to 2 years and 9 months. Maybe congressional involvement. Good luck. Trump has been incremental slowing down or attempting to stop legal immigration. That is also a big problem. Trump's new memorandum that will start on 9/11/2018 also suggests to USCIS to eliminate REF and reject applicants if the evidence is insufficient and places applicants in deportation proceedings. Pretty scary. Good luck.

    2 years and 9 months!!??  :wow:  Well, it's been almost 2 years since I had submitted my I-751 application in Aug, 2016!  :bonk:

     

    Maybe USCIS will just return or reject your application if there are missing supporting documents or errors in your application after 9/11?  :huh2:  That'll most likely delay your application process since they often request for REF after months/years of your initial submission date!  :no:

    N-400 and I-751 combo pending

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    3 hours ago, Zombie69 said:

    Guys, just want to share with you about what a naturalization certificate looks like. These are difficult immigration times. You will eventually get there like I did. This is your ultimate goal and you gotta have hope in the midst of challenges while doing everything you lawfully can and by using the limited resources from USCIS to monitor your process of adjudication. You will have to submit the original certificate and a black and white photo copy of it, along with the passport application to apply for your passport after the naturalization. You You can also pay 30 dollars more to apply for passport ID that will allow you to travel to Mexico, Canada, Bermuda, and Carribean without having to carry your U.S passport. The total cost is 175 dollars. Passports are issued by Department of State. DOS will mail your certificate back once they issue your passport/passportID too. Then you can frame it for your personal use! You can also register to vote right on the spot. Hang in there, you are almost there. It is very emotional at the ceremony too. Fingers crossed and good luck.

     

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    Super nice!  :wow::wow::wow:

     

    I thought I was over the moon when I got a 1-year extension stamp on Monday!  :lol:

     

    I might just scream like a crazy person when I receive a naturalization certificate!  :rofl:

    N-400 and I-751 combo pending

    in Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion

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    4 hours ago, Zombie69 said:

    At least you got your extension, hope you will get a major update soon.

    Well, I talked to the immigration person from my congressperson's office.  :wacko:

     

    According to her, my I-751 is at one of the service centers, and they may transfer to the Seattle office once my N-400 interview is scheduled!  :huh2:

     

    She asked me to contact her again if I don't hear anything from USCIS by Nov since the Seattle office's current average processing timeline for the N-400 application is 14-15.5 months!  :no:

     

    Here goes my dream of becoming a US citizen and voting in Nov!  :cry:

    N-400 and I-751 combo pending

    in Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion

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    I had an InfoPass appointment to get an extension stamp at the Seattle office yesterday.  :wacko:

     

    The officer asked me if I had applied for N-400 while my I-751 was pending so I said "Yes".  She told me that my I-751 application wasn't in the Seattle office, but it was at one of the service centers???  :reading:  I told her that I had contacted my congressperson and their immigration rep confirmed me that my I-751 was in the Seattle office!  :no:  She looked puzzled, but she told me that all she could tell from looking at the system was that I was in line for a citizenship interview.  She didn't tell me anything I didn't know.  :hehe:

     

    Anyway, I asked her to give me a 1-year extension since the application timeline just keeps getting longer and longer.  She told me that it depends on the date I sent my N-400 application and the current average processing time in Seattle.  I showed her my N-400 NOA that shows that I had applied for N-400 almost 11 months ago and the current average processing time for N-400 in Seattle is 14-15.5 months, she was okay with giving me a 1-year extension.  I was also able to keep my expired 2-year Green Card!  :dance:

     

    Now they require that they take a photo and fingerprint of everyone who has an InfoPass appointment at the Seattle office.  They took my photo and fingerprints.  I told them that I didn't remember getting my photo and fingerprints taken at the last InfoPass appointment.  They told me that it was a new thing.  -_-

     

    While I was there, I saw a group of people having an oath ceremony next door and looking really happy!   Super jealous!  :lol:

    N-400 and I-751 combo pending

    in Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion

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    18 hours ago, Charly2 said:

    Do I need to go for a new I551 in order to get my permission to work? 

    Most likely "Yes" so I suggest that you make an InfoPass appointment!  :star:

     

    15 hours ago, Zombie69 said:

    Yes, it applies to applications that are received after 9/11/2018, but the problem is for those of you whose applications are still pending, many of you might have to wait for a few more months until adjudicators start to adjudicate. Does that mean those of you will be s h i t out of luck if your applications get reviewed or adjudicated by 9/11 or after? It is pretty scary. I don't want to scare you guys, but I can only hope not every officer has to follow this new Trump purge since they will be given even more discretion. So I guess at this point, god speed, and pray that your applications get opened and reviewed before 9/11. 

    I'm not feeling optimistic nowadays since 9/11 is only less than two months away!  :cry:

     

    15 hours ago, veronchu said:

    Go schedule an info pass appointment ASAP. It took me 2 months just to be lucky enough to find an open spot for the appointment. Your future new job would 100% require a copy of your i551.

    I agree!  :star:  Some offices are very busy, but I was able to make an appointment at the Seattle office in two weeks!  :thumbs:

    I-751 August 2016 Filers, Part II

    in Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion

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    16 minutes ago, Zombie69 said:

    Yes, the disgrace will be they can just say you are still within the newly and arbitrarily created time line, 2 more years to go. I hope that won't be the case. Whoever is in charge of the White House does make a difference. Politics do affect immigration. I really hope you get to vote...Let me know what's going on with your infopass appointment.

    Sadly, it looks like I've been "blocked" by Trump's border "wall" for a while...  :bonk:

     

    I may want to ask for an 18-month extension when I'm at the Seattle office just in case it takes until 2020!  :no:

    N-400 and I-751 combo pending

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    10 hours ago, Name O Boy said:

    Is there any way to get rid of this bad luck, it has been following you for years :lol:  

    I hope my bad luck applies only to the US immigration!  :lol:  If so, this stupid journey is almost over so I'll be bad luck free, I hope!  :thumbs:

     

    10 hours ago, Russ&Caro said:

    Unlucky in immigration, lucky in love? Is that a saying? :P

    I'm not sure if it's a saying, but you are 100% right!  :star:  I'd rather be unlucky in immigration and super lucky in love for sure!  :lol:

    N-400 and I-751 combo pending

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    It looks like there is a good chance that I won't be a US citizen by Nov to vote.  :bonk:

     

    If I had known that, I would have waited to apply for US citizenship until getting my 10-year Green Card.  :no:

     

    Since I was one of the unluckiest applicants for my I-130 application, I thought I would have a better luck this time.  :lol: 

     

    I now know that bad luck can follow you for a long time!  :rofl:

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