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@Noktor Not sure how you listed your fiancee's name on the DS-160 and K1 application, but if you did it as I had described above, her name should be listed in that order. Regardless, when she receives her Green Card, you could update her SS, but if she decides to change her name when she applies for naturalization, she/you will have tons of paperwork to fill out/mail to get her name changed to reflect her new name.

There are so many Vietnamese living in Fort Bend, Harris and surrouding areas, I am surprised they are giving you a hard time on the marriage license application.

We reached the end of our journey as my wife took the Oath and became a U.S. citizen in Houston this morning. It has been a long journey, probably too long, but the end result is well worth the wait.

As we depart this forum where we have called home for the past 6 years, I wish to leave you all with this quote from the late President JFK:

"Ask not what your country can do for you

 Ask what you can do for your country"

It doesn't matter who we are, what country we came from, what language we speak, what color is our skin, who we worship, or who we support for President, we are all the citizens of the best country in the world. So, let's go out there, put our heads together, and make it an even better country.

We wish you all best of luck!

12 hours ago, rrrrrr said:

Anyone plz help 

Once your interview letter is uploaded to your USCIS account, you can print that out and actually take it to the interview. Once the interview is done, you can ask the IO to update your address or you can go home and do it. You might not need do it to get the Oath Ceremony because you can also print the Oath Ceremony letter from your online account as well.

On 6/6/2019 at 12:55 PM, labangela said:

Got our interview date! July 15. Now I am trying to get in touch to confirm that it will be a combo...

You can file a SR to inquire about your i-751 taking too long. They will tell you whether the i-751 and N400 will be adjudicated at the same time. Mine did.

On 6/3/2019 at 1:57 PM, mext said:

Congratulations! Is she scheduled for June 19th?

Thank you! She's scheduled for July 10th.

Just received a text and case update that they have scheduled my wife's oath ceremony. It's been one day short of 2 weeks after her N400 interview. We're so close to the end of the journey now...

On 5/30/2019 at 2:43 PM, Eddy Haas said:

Lucky him. Her DHS still shows "Application approved", we will mail you oath letter" status. Also show estimated completion time 4 month.

 

Is that standard?

My wife got her N400 approved on 5/22 and is still waiting for her Oath Ceremony letter. Her status is same as your aunt's.

8 hours ago, mext said:

So happy! I had my interview last Friday 5/31/2019 and I have been approved. Filed 06/17/2018. Next is to receive the Oath Ceremony letter, I hope to be scheduled in June as I'll be traveling a lot in July. 

Congrats!

6 hours ago, mz_066 said:

Hello,

Could you please explain to me how could I get to talk with Tier 2, I've been trying to call 800 number but is there are too many options and I couldn't get to talk with anyone.

Just ask to speak to a Tier-2 IO and they will transfer you. You might not get answered right away and can leave your phone #. The Tier-2 IO will call you back.

Just now, natvyas said:

I'm suspecting there would be a ceremony on 4th July as well. 

No doubt. That would be something to talk about, "I was sworn and became a US citizen on the day that our country declared its independence!"

4 minutes ago, natvyas said:

You should see it in next few days

Thank you. Keeping our fingers crossed.

On 5/27/2019 at 9:26 AM, roh0808 said:

Good to know! Thanks a lot for confirming. What kind of questions do they ask in the I-751 interview? We are taking along some additional documents.. latest Tax returns etc 

Here's my review of the interviews (I-751 and N-400).

4 hours ago, natvyas said:

This morning I got an email that a letter has been mailed confirming the date, time and location for the oath ceremony.

 

PD: 7 June 2018

Interview Notice: 18 April 2019

Interview: 23  May 2019

Oath Email: 28 May 2019

Oath Ceremony: TBC (most likely 19th June 2019)

Interesting that my wife's interview was a day before you, 5/22/19 and her case status has not changed; still showing Oath Ceremony to be scheduled.

Thanks for the update.

9 hours ago, roh0808 said:

Quick Question: I have a pending I-751 and now I have my N-400 interview letter as well. The letter doesn't mention that my spouse need to accompany me to the interview but I have read many of your experiences here that the interview officer might want to do the i-751 interview first with the spouse? 

 

Can anyone confirm and tell me if my spouse need to come with me? We dont want to risk it. 

Yes, they will do a combo interview. My wife just had hers last Wed and we knew ahead of time that it would be a combo interview so I went along.

So bring your spouse.

13 minutes ago, HTOWNLim said:

My Oath notification looks entirely different with a set of questionnaires on the second page. Mine has the same address, however does not designate section nor parking lot numbers. 

 

 

This page was handed to my wife after her N400 interview. It is not part of the Oath Ceremony letter; we're still waiting for that.

5 minutes ago, HTOWNLim said:

I saw the letter for the oath online, however it does not designate the parking lot#, section # and door entry as you have mentioned. Perhaps it will be the same i wonder if i too am scheduled for the oath on the 19th?

Did they not give you one of these?
 

2 minutes ago, natvyas said:

the Standard "Oath Ceremony will be Scheduled" . However the lady officer seemed pretty confident that it will be the 19th and went over some of the oath ceremony points with me.

Thank you for the clarification. The IO also explained the same thing to my wife the other day and also wrote parking lot #, section #, and what door to enter for the Oath Ceremony. Hopefully we'd be seeing you at the same ceremony!

We got a text/email status update this afternoon that USCIS has approved my wife's I-751 application and the new card is being produced. Her N-400 status is still showing "Oath Ceremony Will Be Scheduled".

3 hours ago, roh0808 said:

Wow.. 4 months for an oath!? Is that an exception or that's generally the trend in Houston? 

I am not sure if that's the new norm, but that's what happening to my friend. She's still waiting for the Oath Ceremony appt.

1 hour ago, natvyas said:

I then received 2 status update emails: one for approval and other for oath ceremony.

Could you elaborate on the oath ceremony status update. Did they actually schedule you for the oath ceremony and give you actual date/time of the oath? Or is it just the standard "Oath Ceremoney Will Be Scheduled"?

On 5/10/2019 at 3:55 PM, HTOWNLim said:

Hello Everyone! 

 

I passed my interview yesterday and was recommended for approval, however i did not receive an Oath date unlike some of you whom did. How long should i expect for the oath notification to come through?

 

From what I read, the approval and paperwork has to be reviewed by another officer before it can be officially "approved" per say. My wife passed her N400 interview on 5/22 and we're in the same boat, still waiting for the Oath Ceremony letter. I have a friend who has been waiting for hers since 01/15/2019 (more than 4 months now) and it's no where in sight.

On 5/21/2019 at 7:12 PM, dwheels76 said:

How many N-400 filers here also have a I-751 pending? We filed:

5/19/2018 - I-751 filed

3/5/2019  -  I-751 Biometrics

5/21/2019 - N-400 filed N-400 Online

 

Has anyone seen N-400 happening faster with a I-751 or it doesn't matter?

We filed my wife's I-751 on 5/9/17 and filed her N-400 on 5/14/2018. Her I-751 was still pending when we received the N-400 interview letter, which was scheduled for 5/22/19. So, a little more than a year from filing I-751 to N-400 interview date.

I don't know whether the whole process was sped up due to the pending I-751 but I think the avg wait time for N-400 in Houston is about 11 to 12 months. Ours was close to 11 months when we got our N400 interview letter.

Hope this helps.

On 5/14/2019 at 8:54 AM, Beto75 said:

Anyone knows the average time from notice to interview date? And from there to oath? Yesterday I got a message of "action in your case, interview scheduled". But there is no letter on the website... Should it come in the mail I guess?

We received a text about the interview appt on 4/17/19 (got the letter 4/23/19) and it was scheduled for 5/22/19. So, roughly a month for Houston.

9 hours ago, MadeForEachOther_ said:

My I-751 ( July 2017 ) and N-400 ( August – 2018) both are pending. Most likely interview will be combo. At the time of arrival in US, My age is 31. My question is:

 

Is any proof required for Selective Service registration as my first arrival in US is at age 31 ?

 

No need to submit any proof since they can see the date you entered the U.S. and figured out your age.

13 minutes ago, David1987 said:

Congratz. How did you know they were gonna do both the same day? Did you get a notice that said u were being called for both n400 and i751? And how long after your interview do u expect to be called for Oath? 

Cuz I got a mail for n400 interview but it says nothing about i751 and I'm a little concerned that they might send me home cuz my i751 is pending...thoughts?

Thank you. I had submitted a Service Request (SR) a couple of months prior to receiving the interview appointment and they replied that both the I-751 and N-400 petitions would be adjudicated at the same time.

My wife said she was told it would be sometime in June. I read somewhere that they have the Oath Ceremony every 2nd (or 3rd) Wednesday of the month in Houston.