Ldn2oc

On 4/13/2018 at 9:49 PM, filipina253 said:

Yes, she did apply online. Hoping to have update on mine soon. ☹️

This is not uncommon. I have friends (married couple) who filed together in September 2017 (one package, so same date, field office, everything). Biometrics were at the same time. The husband had his ceremony in February 2018, the wife has still not had her interview letter.

They are different nationalities, that may make a difference, or it may not.

4 hours ago, MU193340 said:

Hello:

 

My wife in December (2017) successfully removed the conditions and was approved  for 10 years. Our next step is to apply for US citizenship as long as her Swedish citizenship is still recognized (which I believe that is the case).  The main reason to apply is that we would no longer have any issues if we ever chose to live outside the US at a point in our lives. 

 

Can anyone please help with the following questions below:
- What is the current  time-frame it will take once we submit the forms needed before she were to take the test, etc? She is very busy at work and is worried about studying for the citizenship test. 

- We live in Milwaukee, Wisconsin so I am not sure if that matters or not in terms of the local immigration office, etc. 

- Does anyone know the overall costs it will take from start to finish for applying for US citizenship? 

 

Thank you all very much in advance for your time and assistance!

I can share my experience.

- I submitted my application in early June 2017. Fingerprints several weeks later, interview in December, Oath ceremony in January 2018. Approx 6 months end to end.

- Mine was in Los Angeles, but the USCIS website has comparative processing times. The processing times page suggest that Milwaukee is 2 months longer than Los Angeles (https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/processingTimesDisplay.do).

- The citizenship test requires no more than 4-6 hours of study over the course of 2 weeks before the interview. All 100 possible questions are available online (and they give you a book with them at fingerprinting). There are no tricks here, its a very simple verbal Q&A, it's not a formal written test etc. It should not be a factor that decides your strategy.

- The (only) cost is $725 filing fee (https://www.uscis.gov/n-400)

I naturalized in the US 2 weeks ago and became an American citizen. Meanwhile, I continue to also be a British citizen. Don't get hung up on statements made, there are legal processes in most countries that have to be completed to lose citizenship. A legal process in USA cannot remove the citizenship of another country, and the reverse is also true.

As long as she doesn't go through any legal process in the UK of renunciation, she will continue to be a British citizen in addition to being an American citizen.

2 minutes ago, Abady said:

I changed my address already 

but my question is that gonna make my case slow??

Ok, I see. 

There is no reason that should slow your case, but I do not have personal experience of it.

I would think your interview will still be scheduled at the original location, once a processing center has your case it seems like they keep it, I've never heard of one being transferred. But perhaps someone else has. Would be worth asking the question in the main forum, it isn't really June specific.

3 minutes ago, Abady said:

Hello 

I applied on June 

I finish my fb 

and I’m in line for an interview 

but i change my address to another state 

is there anyone has this experience??

Everytime USCIS send you correspondence they include information on the importance of notifying them when you change your address, and the process by which to notify them. Just tell USCIS what your new address is.

https://www.uscis.gov/addresschange

I assume you created an alert on the USCIS website also to let you know when your status changes? If not, how would you expect to them to let you know when your interview is?

If your question actually means 'How can I change my processing center' or 'how can I get my interview relocated to my new state', I'd strongly suggest calling them to discuss.

22 minutes ago, LifeOnHold said:

Congrats! We are right behind you. Waiting on the letter to see when our date is. Hubby has been studying since Summer, but now it is time to get serious! 

Just FYI the civics test is really very simple. There are no tricks, its not a formal written test. The interviewer literally just asks 6 questions (more if you get any wrong) which you answer verbally and thats it. Don't over think it, if you can consistently get 8/10 at the online tests then you're golden. I read through the questions and answers maybe 3 times, took the online practice test maybe 8 times, and I got the first 6 questions correct.

Good luck, though you won't need it.

Just now, JAtlanta said:

Ldn2oc - Where is your local field office?

Santa Ana, California

I submitted my N400 in early June (90 days before 5 year anniversary of green card). I submitted with my wife, but I forgot to sign mine.

By the time I signed and resubmitted I was 2 weeks behind her.

Biometrics took about 4 weeks each, her interview was in October, mine nearly a month later in November.

Her Oath ceremony was in November, mine was in January, a full 2 months behind her.

I think the increasing delay is a sign of workload not case complexity, her case was more complex than mine (and at the interview she was told hers was dependent on mine - L1 dependent). Her interviewer recommended her for approval anyway (which she received).

My interview was enjoyable. Interviewer was very nice, we talked more about hanging laundry in high humidity Asia than anything else, the questions were a breeze and she filled in some travel gaps I had skipped. It lasted about 25 minutes, most of which was just validating the information.

The oath ceremony was also a breeze. You literally can't go wrong, its very well organized and executed. Lasted longer than is probably necessary, I was back at work by 11.30am after a 9am ceremony in LA.

All in all it has been the least tedious of my USCIS experiences (L1, Green Card with complications, Naturalization). 7.5 years to the day since arriving in the US.

Good luck to everyone else on the same path. I hope your journeys are as trouble free as mine has been.

I succeeded in having i601 immunization waiver on moral/religious grounds approved for my family of 4.

It's a simple (albeit expensive) process which is well established. As long as you adhere to the process the same as you would in any other part of your application, there is no reason to think you won't be approved.

Contrary to many opinions, it is not arbitrary, or even open to choice on the part of your uscis document reviewer. As long as the conditions are met, like all other parts of the process, approval will be granted.

Good luck

I realize this is an old thread and the OP is probably not following. I felt compelled to join the forum just to respond to this one thread so that people researching this topic in future have some facts rather than fiction to go on.

I filed i601's for my family of 4 on moral/religious grounds (immunization waivers) for our AOS, and it was granted no questions asked. Like literally, it was the one area that during interview was flicked through, but no verbal reference was made.

I also used Alan Philips who laid out what we needed to present and how to do it.

It is unhelpful that people like me don't follow up on these threads (in this case this was not my thread), but don't take that to mean the petition was denied and the OP is sulking. Unless you hear for sure one way or the other, do not draw a particular conclusion.

My understanding is that quite a lot of people file the immunization waivers and are successful. Most choose not to broadcast it because they don't need the bashing from the pro vaccine crew.

Had this topic been about an i601 based on criminal convictions, the responses would most likely have stuck to the facts rather than resorting to accuse the OP of making poor life choices because they don't agree with them.

So if you're looking for the likelihood of success for filing an immunization waiver, I believe (based on personal experience) that as long as your case is accurately presented and meets the requirements, you will be approved.

Good luck.