Jessica Donahue

Hi Cesar,

We were crossing the border regularly with my wife's advanced parole, no issues. However, once she was approved for the greencard, we waited until she had the actual card in hand to cross again. The card arrived 8 days after her approval and 5 days after our account said it had been produced. We're both pretty wary of the process, so we decided to err on the safe side and not plan anything right away. We've noticed that the border patrol, at least for land entries, has had less and less patience for anything that seems like a grey area (even if it isn't).  That said, you and your spouse will know what feels right to you, and the i-551 stamp should do the trick.

I wish you both the best with your process!

We just got an interview date!



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19 hours ago, GoodbyeGirl said:

 

I was really lucky today and had a good combi interview experience. Here’s my story, I hope it helps anyone looking for a detailed account. Warning… it’s long!

 

It was lousy weather, we (me and my husband) set off for our 8:30am appointment in a torrential downpour. I was a little worried about looking like a drowned rat on arrival. 😊

 

At the front desk, security asked for my appointment letters and we both had to show ID. We then had to empty our pockets and put our items in a container (like at the airport) and go through the body scanner. We were then told to sit in the waiting room. It wasn’t full, just a few people. There was one officer sitting behind a glass window who had the patience of a saint. I was struck by how many visitors needed an awful lot of help and didn’t arrive with receipt numbers or much in the way of documentation. She seemed to spend most of her time directing people to which form to fill out and explaining that this office didn’t provide visas or a form filling in service.

 

We got called by an Immigration Officer (about 10 minutes after our scheduled appointment time), and were led to a private office. On the way, he asked for my 2-year Green Card and my 18-month extension letter (both were given back to me at the end of the interview).

 

The IO seemed to have a lot on his plate, was a bit grouchy at first, but was friendly and clear in his instructions. I had to stand on the left, my husband on the right and we raised our right hands and promised to tell the truth.

 

The IO explained that we’d be interviewed together for my 10 year Green Card and then my husband could leave, and I’d take the citizenship test and interview alone. He had my application on his desk and went through some basic questions from the i-751 – like name, address, telephone number, job – which I confirmed. We’d moved last summer and though our new address was confirmed by Homeland Security, and letters from service centres have been arriving to the right place, he had our old address and updated it during the interview.

 

He asked if we had a joint bank account, but didn’t ask to see any of the mountain of evidence I’d brought along. Before I knew it, that was the Green Card part done, and my husband was dismissed. Another nice and friendly IO came and escorted him back to the waiting room.

 

The IO then explained we’d start the citizenship interview with the civics test. I was asked these 6 questions which I got right so didn’t have to answer the full 10:

• When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
• How many US Senators are there?
• Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
• What is the capital of the United States?
• Where is the Statue of Liberty?
• Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

Then I had to read out a statement which flashed up on a screen in front of me,  ‘Who elects Congress?’ I used a stylus to write the answer that the IO kept repeating, ‘the people elect Congress.’ Luckily it was legible though it did look like I was kindergarten age. Those things are hard to write with!

 

After that there was a long list of mostly ‘no’ questions like ‘have you ever committed some horrible act?’ The last 3 or 4 were ‘yes’ questions like agreeing to accept and obey the laws of the States.

 

He then told me I could relax while he updated the system. He said he was approving me for both Green Card and citizenship and I may or may not get a physical Green Card in the post. He said as my extension letter was good till July-2019, I could hold onto them and not worry about getting a stamp in my passport.

 

My name and basic details flashed up on screen which I had to check and sign, as this is how they’ll appear on my naturalisation certificate.

 

He said there was some spaces left on the 19 April oath ceremony so if the system updates in time, I should get an invite in the mail. He then handed me an N-652 confirming that I’d passed the N400 tests and that my application has been recommended for approval. The entire thing took around 30 minutes.

 

Within an hour of leaving, my case status online had changed to:

• N400: Oath Ceremony Notice Was Mailed
• i-751: New Card Is Being Produced

Hopefully I’ll get confirmation in my online documents of the oath ceremony date in a few days.

 

Some stray observations:

• The IO seemed time-crunched, and said he gets a set amount of time for each interview. You can get a deferred result if you go over time, bring too much evidence (like all the societies/clubs/organisations) you belong to, as the IO has to type it all in during the allocated interview time slot
• Similarly, the IO types up all you say in response to answers, so keep it brief
• I was surprised we didn’t get interrogated a bit more, but apparently we are quite boring. The IO said i-751 interviews are typically held if there’s something they want to review in more detail, but in straight forward combi cases, it’s more of an adjudication of the application done with the applicant in attendance. That kind of explains the lack of interrogation.

Anyway, thank God that’s over! Sorry for the long post, I hope it helps someone.

 

I’m really looking forward to getting my oath ceremony date.

Good luck everyone!  

 

Thanks for sharing in such great detail!!

8 hours ago, Amber and Shawn said:

Which software/app did you use to put the evidence of relationship pictures and chat log screenshots together?

We've been using photoshop but its taking awhile so we were wondering if there are any free to use easy drag and drop pictures programs out there you guys can recommend

Thanks in advance! 

I did mine in photoshop, but you could try pixlr, or just create a powerpoint and export to pdf. 

On 3/11/2019 at 6:39 PM, S + E said:

Hi everyone - I got approved 2 weeks ago - feel free to add me to the tracker and best of luck to everyone waiting for their approvals!

 

I am a January filer at CSC (NOA1 date 1-31-18), WAC18085xxxxx, approved 2-26-19, card received 3-7-19. No transfers, no biometrics, no RFE, no interview, no N-400 filed (yet). The only time I heard from USCIS was on 5-5-18 when they waived my biometrics and then a few weeks later when they mailed me the 18 month extension letter. Heads up that for several days (after approval) I only saw updates via the new USCIS website (the one with log in). Once they mailed the card my status got eventually updated on the old website as well.

 

Congrats!!

On 3/9/2019 at 2:25 PM, visaquestion1234 said:

Hi guys,

 

My fiancée will be having her interview in Juárez in a couple months. We’re both not too happy we have to go there, but it is what it is. How many days should we allow? We want to be there for as little time as possible. I was thinking we could get there in the afternoon/evening of day one, ASC and medical on day two, then interview on day three. I haven’t scheduled the interview date yet, but is it feasible to leave Juárez that night if we can get an appointment early enough in the day? That might be too optomistic, but I’d love to hear what you guys did. Thanks!

We arrived in the afternoon, so we could be up early for the medical appointment the next day.  The earlier the better, in case you have to get any additional shots or evaluations, and so that the results are ready for pick up in the afternoon. My wife's appointment was the following day, early, and we had her passport with the k1 visa mailed to us in Mexico. It came within a week. We schedule the plane out for the next day in case there were any details to take care of.  There weren't, so we went to the art museum dowtown and had a nice dinner at Martino's. So for us it was 4 day total, although we could have probably left that night.

31 minutes ago, Nicole567 said:

Hi there,

 

I just wanted to post what I have pulled together for our evidence of bona fide marriage.  I understand that there is always more you can add, but is this enough?  I'm concerned about missing an area that they require?  Mainly, my husband and I live together but all of the bills are in his name, we had contacted the company's and asked for them to add both of us over a year ago and not one was able to to do it so that concerned me not having bills in the package.

 

Here's what we have:

Joint ownership of property:

1.     Copy of Register of Deeds for jointly owned current residence

2.     Copy of Notice of 2019 Real Estate Assessed Value of jointly owned current residence – Addressed to both the Petitioner and Beneficiary

Financial Documents:

1.     Copy of page 1 of joint Bank 1 bank statements from October 13, 2017 to January 11, 2019

2.     Copy of joint Bank 2 bank statements from January 25, 2019 to February 28, 2019

3.     Copy of joint Bank 3 High Yield Savings statements from October 1, 2018 to February 28, 2019

4.     Copy of American Express Credit Card statement detailing spending by Petitioner and Beneficiary from September 2018 to February 2019

5.     Copy of joint Bank 1 Loan statement from April 2018 to March 2019

Other Relevant Documentation providing proof of relationship:

1.     Copy of Petitioner and Beneficiary’s drivers licenses

2.     Copy of page 1 of 2017 and 2018 tax returns for both the Petitioner and Beneficiary as proof of address

3.     Copy of Beneficiary’s employment contract at Employer as proof of address

4.     Beneficiary’s Benefit Confirmation provided by employer providing that the Petitioner is the sole beneficiary on all insurance

5.     Petitioner’s Life Insurance policy provided by employer providing that the Beneficiary is the sole beneficiary on life insurance upon death

6.     Petitioner's investment account providing that the Beneficiary is the sole beneficiary upon death.

7.     Copy of page 1 of joint lease agreement of Apartment commencing on October 1, 2017.  Joint address of Petitioner and Beneficiary from October 1, 2017 to December 10, 2017

8.     Copy of Health Warranty and Purchase Agreement from July 2018 with Miniature Labradoodles for the joint purchase of puppy by both the Petitioner and Beneficiary.  Notes joint address as well.

9.     Copy of employment contracts from Employer providing timeline for when the Petitioner and Beneficiary met

10.  Copy of NC insurance policy on 2018 and 2019 vehicle insured to Petitioner and Beneficiary

11.  Copy of joint Costco membership information

12.  Copy of joint flight tickets issued

13.  Photos to prove the relationship

 

The areas in italics were just updated for posted online but we were specific with bank names, employers etc. 

 

Thank as always for the help!

It's a very solid list! The financial ties you list here weigh much more than other kinds of bills, looks like you're ready to file  

2 hours ago, chiaki26 said:

I got an email this morning saying there has been recent processing in my case. Card production. The new site didn’t reflect this but old site did. I was actually aware before I got the email because I have informed delivery tracking from the USPS app and yesterday it showed me the USCIS production facility in KY is about to send me something. I will update my timeline once I have the card. 

1 hour ago, turk_amerikali said:

Hi Everyone,I know I haven't been the most active on this forum. My husband filed I for ROC for his green card in January, 2018. Yesterday after over a year of no updates, his status changed to New Card is Being Produced! We were not called in for an interview and we were beginning to worry that we would need a third extension letter. Those of you with no news, just know that you should expect something soon. It's nice to be able to breathe again!

Congratulations!!🎉

20 hours ago, Amhara said:

Hey all, my husband's N400 interview has been scheduled.  We changed our address from Dallas, TX to Tucson, AZ on February 27th and today received the "Interview Scheduled".  Not sure for when the interview is yet, but I will update it when we find out.  Hoping it is in April.

Congratulations!!

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aaakortee........|--/--/--|04/14|04/14|04/14|04/25/18|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|San Ferna Val, CA|IOE
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3 hours ago, Cross32 said:

They don’t normally interview, but you get an interview if you are divorced and filed a waiver or you file a combo n400 whilst  i751 is still pending on the day of your interview for n400.

or if the evidence you provided is not enough maybe, not sure.

 

but I have never seen anyone been called for an interview for i751, it hardly happens. Maybe once in a while. But not common. 

I know some people get the double interview, but we filed N400 while the I-751 was pending and still didn't have an interview....

14 hours ago, RyA said:

I have a question my husband still hasn't got a the approval yet. but  I want to know is all interviews take place in Cuidad Juarez? my husband has an embassy close to where he lives and Cuidad juarez is like 13 hours away. so all interview is in Cuidad Juarez?

Yes, @cinthyaap is right, all interviews are in Juarez, we had to fly in from across the country for my wife's interview.

Good luck with everything!!

10 hours ago, Russel1995 said:

My fiance and I recently obtained out NOA2, we are looking at consular instructions right now and see in the english version it stats records of countries lived since age 16, while in spanish it states places lived (de los lugares donde los solicitantes han vivido)  She has lived in the states on Hidalgo, Mexico, Veracruz, and Nuevo Leon for more than 6 months each since age 16. does she need a police certificate from each state or just one for country of mexico?

We sent a police certificate from each state.

On 2/28/2019 at 10:32 AM, TheCaptain said:

Looks like it has been fixed for me. I checked it again this morning and it is back to Feb 2020 same as before.

Yay! I am also a Melbournite (South Eastern Suburbs to be exact) now in Chicago Suburbs (Not so yay!) hahahahaha.

Thanks for mentioning this, I just checked mine and it is back to normal too.

2 minutes ago, crono_clone said:

For a K1 visa holder applying for AOS, how important is it to have the evidence of bona fide marriage? I have everything else I need now (like the certified copy of marriage certificate that I was waiting on) except for that.

 

We applied for his SSN almost a month ago and it still hasn't come in, so I haven't been able to put him on my lease, bank account, insurance, etc. And without those, my only evidence would be photographs of our wedding and of living together, which from experience is just "secondary" evidence.

 

And because of how long this process is currently taking, we'd like to file as soon as possible to get the clock started, but not if it means a possible RFE or rejection. So what have other people in here done? Do we absolutely need that evidence, or is it really only important for applying for Removal of Conditions?

I would advise you to wait, if you can, until you have strong documentation of fiscal ties, ie. bank accounts, lease, etc.  The pictures are helpful, but the government definitely weighs legal obligations (taxes, banks, loans, utlity bills etc) more heavily, then comes sworn affidavits from family members, mail.  In my opinion, it would be better to do the AOS later with a stronger application, of course that is if you still have time in your window.

6 minutes ago, Jrock7 said:

Hello, I read somewhere that my future wife can get a temporary 2 year green card right after we marry. She needs this to get a job, correct? So we so the paperwork for a 2 year temporary green card, and after the 2 years, we need to do the same paperwork again, correct? Can she still work while waiting for the permanent green card after the 2 year green card? Thanks.

If you are referring to the Adjustment of Status after a K1 visa (AOS), yes it is two years.  The you apply to have the conditions removed (I-751) which is for a 10 year greencard. Yes, she can work with the 2 year green card.  She can actually start working as soon as she received her EAD, before receiving the 2-yr green card.

4 hours ago, cinthyaap said:

Hello everyone!!

Just wanted to check with anyone who is currently waiting on my Interview to Cuidad Juarez. Your not alone, the frustration and waiting game is so overwhelming. Let me know how you are preparing yourself and your thoughts.

 

 

A little bit about myslef....

I'm A DACA Recipient, I was brought to the US when I was 4 year old can barely remember things. I got married in October 2017, file a day after our honeymoon. My husband is asking me and we are currently waiting to get a date a interview in Cuidad Juarez. 

 

(I will add my timeline to share with everyone, once I get all the dates together)

 

 

3 hours ago, xaxa56 said:

HI, My husbands interview is on friday  and I know how you are feeling.  God is with us and everything is going to be ok.  God's plan is always perfect.

Good Luck

Wishing you both lots of luck!!

On 3/3/2019 at 9:57 PM, Russel1995 said:

Curious if anyone rented a car from Mexico to go to Juaruz?  Looking for a decent that wont break down half way there.

From MEX to Pachuca, to Monterrey, to Jurauz!

Any of the major companies will be fine. I rent cars in Mexico all of the time, and have never had an issue.

6 hours ago, swji89 said:

Happy to report it was my approval letter! As a bonus, my 10-year green card also arrived yesterday. The relief is palpable... although my online case status never moved so obviously isn’t a good judge of where our cases are which defeats the purpose...

 

Regardless - my entry on this thread can be updated. ROC approved 2/26/19, GC received 3/2/19.

 

Hopefully not too long to wait for those of you still waiting, especially fellow VSC’ers like myself!

Congratulations!!

11 minutes ago, TheCaptain said:

I just noticed that my online portal now says "Your case is taking longer than expected to process" rather than giving an expected completion date of Feb 2020 as it has previously. Is anyone else's portal showing the same thing? My local office is Chicago.

Yes, mine is saying the same.  I just read in another thread that it's happening to a lot of people, most likely because they're changing the system or eliminating the prediction all together. 

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Added my info!22

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21 hours ago, Jessica Donahue said:

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3 hours ago, rustylove18 said:

I filed my N400 December 9, 2018. I just woke up today and I am scheduled for interview,yehey! My I 751 is still pending so I guess this will be a Combo Interview

Congratulations!! It won't be long now