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Congratulations! I also started with a K1 in 2014 and had my Oath today. What a coincidence! 

And for what it's worth, I added the 18 month extension to the expiration date on my card for the correct expiration date of my GC. 

Online is best, trust us. Just be sure to save a copy of the PDF for your own records. 

My only advice is to always prepare for the worst! It may be annoying to gather all the originals or create copies of what you already submitted, but it is better to have it than having to explain why you don't if the IO happens to ask for it. 

Additional evidence is good to bring, especially those updated tax documents, to show "good moral character" as a dutiful taxpayer. My IO also asked if I had new utility bills or new pictures or any other new documents I wanted to submit. 

You're almost at the finish line, don't reduce speed now.

I passed my interview and my Oath Ceremony is next week, February 9th. I still can't believe it's (nearly) over! 

Good luck to everyone still waiting. To anyone who hasn't gotten biometrics or biometrics re-use notification, I recommend contacting USCIS via the Inbox function in the online portal. It seemed to help mine along. 

28 minutes ago, JuLu said:

you mean it is canceled/delayed? or rescheduled?

Canceled. They'll notify me when it gets rescheduled, but that can be anytime from here to eternity. 

My interview was descheduled here in Los Angeles. Oh well, back into the void of eternal waiting. My new completion estimate is August 2021.

A bit of a surprise, my interview was scheduled for Jan 11, 2021. Time to start cranking at the civics test, I had expected a longer wait. 

Looks like no fast N400 for me now that the election is over. New completion estimate, July 2021.

34 minutes ago, NYC waiting game said:

Does anyone know if combo interview is always granted? 

I received a letter for interview with my N400 but case status for 751 is still showing pending. 

Recommend that you give them a call to verify if it's for N400 only, or if it's a combo interview. Let's hope for combo! 

I'm sorry to hear your application is taking a long time. If you haven't yet, consider contacting your congress representative for help. USCIS is obligated to respond to inquiries from representatives in a timely manner, which may also prompt them to look at your file - - maybe it's sitting forgotten on someone's desk? 

You can also use the inbox feature on the newer My Uscis portal to send informal inquiries about your case. 

While you can't prove residency at this time, please also know that should you need to prove it (for employment for example), it is possible to get a new extension stamped on your passport. But in some districts it really does require an emergency, like sudden need to travel abroad to help a sickened family member, or being at risk of losing employment etc. Some districts I've seen are more lax about how they handle Infopass appointments for renewal stamps, and don't seem to require an acute emergency. 

Wishing you best of luck! 

I take back my fire and brimstone. We were approved this morning and status changed to New Card is Being Produced, WAC case number. Good luck to everyone else in their journey, trust there will be light at the end of the tunnel! 🙏

Our interview was today. The IO was polite but distant. We both got called in separately for an absolute grilling for 30 minutes each. We had to go through 16 years of history, most of the questions circulated around our lives between 2004-2014, which wasn't at all what we had prepare for. We were ready to talk about our comingling after marriage, hah. 

Questions asked included how we met, where we were living when we met, how did we know we were attracted to each other (we were gay kids, need I really explain more?), when did we meet face to face, what did we do during that first visit (that was 10 years ago, we both had a different recollection of it, remembering almost entirely different things! Ugh!!), who proposed, when and where (we both misremembered this part), where did we buy wedding dresses (I could only remember where I got mine), who was there for the legal wedding (my wife was asked why her parents weren't there for the legal marriage. Need I reiterate we are gay and not all families like or actively support that? Her parents are politely indifferent, so we had dear friends witness instead), why did we marry so quickly and without ceremony, who planned the wedding we had later, why we don't have a shared checking account (normal in my country that spouses have separate accounts but all finances are shared regardless, she didn't seem to like that), are we saving to buy property, where are we thinking of buying property, what is our landlady' s name, why don't we have a new lease agreement (because we live at the same place still and haven't moved?), why did I buy my dog alone (the year was 2009 and I was living in my country and we weren't even engaged yet?? Like how is this a question?), who takes care of the dog, how many siblings does my wife have, have I met them, what are their names and where do they live, when did my wife graduate, what did she study, where does she work, what is her salary, same questions about myself, when did we last travel, where did we travel an d finally what did we do for last Christmas. 

There were probably more questions but honestly I was so emotionally exhausted by the whole thing that I just can't remember. We weren't able to answer all questions exactly the same because we had different recollections of events or just didn't word things alike, and I started to panic after the interview (interrogation more like!) went on for so long and so intensely. 

No decision, told to expect a decision to be mailed to us in 2 months. 

Biometrics appointment rescheduled for November 12, after two inquiries through the Inbox function online. Now I just hope that the appointment letter will show up online soon, not sure if snail mail will reach me in time. 

Got my interview appointment, November 2nd, less than two weeks to prepare! I was so hoping to get a combo interview, but I guess I wouldn't be so lucky. This was after I sent a Outside normal processing time query about two weeks ago. 

Feeling really stressed to be honest, so little time to prepare. 

Also in the boat of no movement in Los Angeles, CA. I did my biometrics for ROC in 2019,so they would have had records to reuse. I sent a message via the inbox and tool and also just received the canned "as ASCs reopen your appointment will be rescheduled" response. 

Sitting here with an expired AOS extension, no movement on ROC and no movement on N400. Trying not to fret and stress, but I'm just so tired of the process. 

Am I just very blind, or did they remove the ability to send messages through the Inbox function? I could've sworn there was an option to start a new message, but I went looking for it today and the inbox just has the welcome letter and nothing else that's clickable.

Congrats for the breezy process, Giovanni! 

1 hour ago, MariaR323 said:

We had bad luck...

 

We are within 30 days of expired extension notice and called today to request Infopass for passport stamp and got turned down. Rep said they are only scheduling Infopass for emergency reasons for travel. I guess it doesn't help our local office here in Los Angeles is one of the hardest hit cities with COVID-19 🙁

But don't we need the stamp to prove continued status? 😱

I guess lucky that we don't intend to travel at this time but I feel really uneasy about not having proof of status. 

I'd much rather respond to a RFE than wait for an interview at this point, heh. I'll have to call for an infoPass next week, as my extension is running out on July 27th.

15 hours ago, KatieL said:

Hey all. I feel like we January 2019 filers got majorly screwed. People filing in September 2019 already got theirs approved! (well, maybe not everybody). What's going on? Why are all our cases transferred then never heard from again? Mine was transferred to Potomac Service Center in December 2019. There's no data for that center whatsoever. It is NOT my local office. I already filed for N400 in January 2020, and of course, no news except biometrics. I'm beyond frustrated and upset... 

I feel like this has been my cursed immigration experience since I moved here. K1 visa went without a hitch yet everything after that has been wrought in hardship and bad luck. 

So tired. 

On 5/17/2020 at 4:43 PM, tortugarouge said:

So irritating: we got an RFE. It's due mid July. We initially sent in a phone bill, auto insurance, blank check of our joint account, among a few other things. So, we are going to send even more detailed items and 2 affidavits. If this isnt good enough, I dont know what to tell them, lol. Given the current state, maybe its better for us to move to Australia.

On the bright side, it could be a sign they'll approve without an interview. Happened to my friend. We filed at the same time, same office, but she got a RFE and was approved after responding to it sometime in March. So hopefully it's the last hurdle! 

I'm getting a little nervous as my extension letter is nearing it's expiration and USCIS offices remain closed. 😬

Man, and I was hoping today would be less anxiety laden. Seems it'll be a whole ordeal whichever way it lands. 

5 minutes ago, randomstairs said:

I doubt renewals of GCs could be suspended (unless LPR statuses get revoked which is even more unlikely). But administrative technical issues may occur if USCIS cannot operate normally, which could affect naturalization processing as well as GC renewals (but not the LPR status).  

Ah yes, I went onto Google what happens to your status if the card expires. Still a little blurry what it means for people with conditional residence permits (ie myself). Hopefully nothing beyond delays. 

9 minutes ago, Jorgedig said:

I'd love to live in Finland, as well as NZ and Canada.  I'm 10% Finnish ❤️

A socially distant high five to you and our shared genetic roots! 

10 minutes ago, B&ANZ said:

I am strongly considering to just going back to New Zealand. The job market is horrible, the politics are insane, and a lot of people here are extremely arrogant. I miss NZ even though it is extremely expensive  

I hear you. You'll have to make those decisions for yourself, maybe living in NZ is the right choice for now. It's not like the US is going to disappear and you can try again under a kinder administration. 

If truly LPRs can be barred from getting/renewing their green cards/applying for citizenship, I'm effectively forced out of the country. Finland is great, not a bad place to go, but would be a shame to get booted at the final hurdle. 

But let us not panic until we know more.

Re: your employment challenges, that really sucks. I've been there too.