Derwood

You're the first person to get that lol

You don’t want to know...
I made the cardinal error of asking for a reschedule of my naturalisation interview which cause a nine month delay and my cases had already been combined.
My I-751 took 26 months in total. 

There have been quite a few posts recently regarding traveling on an expired GC with the one year extension letter.
 
Page 38 of this document provides some reassurance:
 
https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Carrier Information Guide- English.pdf
 
It also makes clear that the 12 month extension is from the card expiry date, not the receipt date of the I-797.

Did you know that there's a bill going through the UK parliament right now to abolish the 15 year limit? 🙂 https://services.parliament.uk/bills/2017-19/overseaselectors.html It's currently in adjournment but hopefully it will continue its legislative journey soon.
 
One of the other great benefits of being a working expat is the ability to pay the very cheap Class 2 National Insurance contributions to maintain your UK National Insurance record and state pension thereby. I love how cheaply I'm maintaining my NI record.
 
Anyway, my Oath of Allegiance is tomorrow. Wish me luck guys. I'll be a dual citizen tomorrow!

There have been quite a few posts recently regarding traveling on an expired GC with the one year extension letter.
 
Page 38 of this document provides some reassurance:
 
https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Carrier Information Guide- English.pdf
 
It also makes clear that the 12 month extension is from the card expiry date, not the receipt date of the I-797.

Thanks, Sukie. It certainly has been a long, frustrating ride. Amazingly, my online status has updated more times today than it has for the last two years. Thank you for your guidance and assistance during the process. Only one week until I'm at the courthouse taking the oath and for the first time in years it's taking place in my hometown, a mere 13 minute walk from work. I'm also very relieved that I'll never ever have to see the inside of that dratted USCIS office again (knock on wood). I hope you're both well!!!

I passed my naturlization interview today and my !-751 was also approved. Oath ceremony is a week today! This long visa journey is nearly over!
 
 

Did you know that there's a bill going through the UK parliament right now to abolish the 15 year limit? 🙂 https://services.parliament.uk/bills/2017-19/overseaselectors.html It's currently in adjournment but hopefully it will continue its legislative journey soon.
 
One of the other great benefits of being a working expat is the ability to pay the very cheap Class 2 National Insurance contributions to maintain your UK National Insurance record and state pension thereby. I love how cheaply I'm maintaining my NI record.
 
Anyway, my Oath of Allegiance is tomorrow. Wish me luck guys. I'll be a dual citizen tomorrow!

Thanks, Sukie. It certainly has been a long, frustrating ride. Amazingly, my online status has updated more times today than it has for the last two years. Thank you for your guidance and assistance during the process. Only one week until I'm at the courthouse taking the oath and for the first time in years it's taking place in my hometown, a mere 13 minute walk from work. I'm also very relieved that I'll never ever have to see the inside of that dratted USCIS office again (knock on wood). I hope you're both well!!!

I passed my naturlization interview today and my !-751 was also approved. Oath ceremony is a week today! This long visa journey is nearly over!
 
 

Hi guys, after waiting the best part of a year, I finally have something to report.
 
I applied for my N-400 in February 2018. My outstanding I-751 was transferred from the dungeon of CSC in March 2018. At the end of April 2018 I was called for interview on June 5, 2018. I couldn't go as I was abroad on vacation and all flights, hotels etc were non-refundable. I therefore foolishly asked for a reschedule.
June 2018 came and went and I heard nothing. I went to three mis-Infopass appointments in June, July and August and was told each time that it shouldn't be too much longer now, but never heard anything. I got so fed up of the whole thing that I decided just to forget about it and live my life.
 
This Monday with both my I-551 stamp and driving license expiring I had no choice but to make the 90 minute journey back to the office. I asked for another stamp and explained what the situation was. The immigration officer on the front desk said 'Oh, it looks like your application is stuck in our system'. I won't tell you the reply that went through my head. She passed the case to her supervisor and said that he would 'unstick it'. I didn't believe it but managed to leave the office with a further six month I-551 stamp (they point blank refused a year).
Woke upon this morning to an email notification and my interview has been rescheduled to the start of April 2019. Hell or high water will not stop me attending that interview.
 
The lesson of this story ... never ever reschedule anything with USCIS. Suck up any financial loss or inconvenience and attend the appointment.
 
Maybe there is now light at the end of the tunnel.

Thanks Sukie. I'm so relieved. I hope you're both well x

Hi guys, after waiting the best part of a year, I finally have something to report.
 
I applied for my N-400 in February 2018. My outstanding I-751 was transferred from the dungeon of CSC in March 2018. At the end of April 2018 I was called for interview on June 5, 2018. I couldn't go as I was abroad on vacation and all flights, hotels etc were non-refundable. I therefore foolishly asked for a reschedule.
June 2018 came and went and I heard nothing. I went to three mis-Infopass appointments in June, July and August and was told each time that it shouldn't be too much longer now, but never heard anything. I got so fed up of the whole thing that I decided just to forget about it and live my life.
 
This Monday with both my I-551 stamp and driving license expiring I had no choice but to make the 90 minute journey back to the office. I asked for another stamp and explained what the situation was. The immigration officer on the front desk said 'Oh, it looks like your application is stuck in our system'. I won't tell you the reply that went through my head. She passed the case to her supervisor and said that he would 'unstick it'. I didn't believe it but managed to leave the office with a further six month I-551 stamp (they point blank refused a year).
Woke upon this morning to an email notification and my interview has been rescheduled to the start of April 2019. Hell or high water will not stop me attending that interview.
 
The lesson of this story ... never ever reschedule anything with USCIS. Suck up any financial loss or inconvenience and attend the appointment.
 
Maybe there is now light at the end of the tunnel.

There have been quite a few posts recently regarding traveling on an expired GC with the one year extension letter.
 
Page 38 of this document provides some reassurance:
 
https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Carrier Information Guide- English.pdf
 
It also makes clear that the 12 month extension is from the card expiry date, not the receipt date of the I-797.

There have been quite a few posts recently regarding traveling on an expired GC with the one year extension letter.
 
Page 38 of this document provides some reassurance:
 
https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Carrier Information Guide- English.pdf
 
It also makes clear that the 12 month extension is from the card expiry date, not the receipt date of the I-797.

Thanks, Shell. Good luck for Tuesday x

I still haven't heard anything about a re-scheduled interview. :-(

Hi Guys,
 
I've received a I-797C Notice of Transfer in the mail today. The transfer is dated 03/07/2018 and the address on the envelope was the California Service Center. The notice of transfer states the following:
 
"We have completed a preliminary review of the application or petition (("your case") listed above. As part of standard processing, we transferred your case to the USCIS office listed below that has jurisdiction for your case. That office will notify you in writing when they make a decision on your case or if they need additional information:
NATIONAL BENEFITS CENTER, P{O BOX 648005, Lee's Summit, MP 64064".
 
Here's a reminder on my case, which is a regular, non-military, non-waiver ROC:
 
Applied I-751 to CSC. NOA1 February 21, 2017
Biometrics in March 2017 and then nothing until last week.
 
Applied N-400 online on February 18, 2018.
N-400 NOA1 February 18, 2018
My biometrics appointment is tomorrow (March 13, 2018)
 
February 25, 2018: I-751 receipt number mysteriously 'activates' with 'We received your case'
February 26, 2018: 'We received your case'
March 5, 2018: 'We received your case' although that update has disappeared out of the history.
 
March 7, 2018 around 1pm:  I got bombarded with 10 text messages and 1 email saying they had updated my case (I-751 number). My case status changes to:
 
Case Was Transferred And A New Office Has Jurisdiction
On March 8, 2018, we transferred your Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence, Receipt Number WAC17XXX, to another USCIS office. That office now has jurisdiction over your case. We sent you a notice that explains why we moved your case. Please follow the instructions in the notice. If you do not receive your notice by April 7, 2018, please go to www.uscis.gov/e-request to request a copy of the notice. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addre
 
 
When I call the automated case checker line it says it's been transferred to CSC????:"
 
On March 8, 2018 I get another update but it's the same thing.
 
 
Anyway, looks like my case is on it's way to the NBC,  and I suspect after that it'll be transferring to my local office. I'm guessing this is for a combo I-751/N-400 interview?
 
I have a Mis-Infopass tomorrow, so I'll ask and report back.
 
 

I wish I hadn't had to cancel my naturalization interview. I'd probably be a US citizen by now. I still haven't heard anything about a re-scheduled interview. I have a Mis-Infopass scheduled for Tuesday morning to try and find out whats going on.

There have been quite a few posts recently regarding traveling on an expired GC with the one year extension letter.
 
Page 38 of this document provides some reassurance:
 
https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Carrier Information Guide- English.pdf
 
It also makes clear that the 12 month extension is from the card expiry date, not the receipt date of the I-797.

In England on vacation, due back at weekend, interview just got scheduled, excellent timing. Not sure on date yet however, time to practice civics test😀

The location stated by the automated phone line won't change until the new office receives the file. You won't get a status update when that happens, it'll just happen. Call again in a week and check.

This is exactly what happened to me! I had a family scheduled to Brazil (which I hadn't gone to in two years), flights purchased for me, my husband and stepdaughter and apartments rented for three weeks. The interview happened to be in the middle of my trip. I tried to change the flights but it would cost double the price I paid for. The only options I thought I had was to cancel the trip and lose all the money or reschedule the interview (which I was really afraid to do since I seem to have bad luck with theses cases). However, I was lucky to find some cheap flights to come back in the middle of my trip just for the interview (arriving the day before and leaving after the interview) and it was cheaper than rescheduling my original trip. End of story: I had to spend extra $$, lose 3 1/2 precious days of my trip, add 20+ hours of traveling each way, all so this process didn't drag forever more!