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3 hours ago, aa1979 said:

Please do not mind such comments as stated above.  Welcome to America and please make it your home by all means!

No worries I’m not offended..I just couldn’t understand the comment. I’m well aware of the advances in Germany..lived there most my life  but I’m also given freedoms over here job wise that I couldn’t achieve back home. I’m tired of being questioned at the check stations by the border (I work close to Mexico a lot) every time I work there, I’ve been given worse rates for loans because of missing citizenship, I’d like to be able to vote and just overall not having to deal with USCIS ever again after this was worth it. So everyone can do as they please ..I’m super happy about my dual citizenship! 
btw I still have health insurance

in Germany..once a year I go home and get all doc appointments done

1 minute ago, Quarknase said:

I’m German and I do understand what @sree_yash means 🤣 that doesn’t exclude the US from being one of my two homes.

Well then don’t immigrate to this country if it’s beyond y’all  I’m happy I did it despite all the stress. 

16 minutes ago, sree_yash said:

At this point, why would any one want to immigrate to the US from Germany, putting yourself through all these  immigration stress is beyond me .

That’s a very strange comment I don’t quite understand. I went through all this because the US became my second home. I have people here and a life I care for very much. Being a citizen is a final step to feel like I can feel home fully. 
i also kept my German citizenship because I now have two homes.

1 minute ago, Quarknase said:

Yes you can. Most people do SSN last thing because they determine passport as more important.

Hells yes!!! You just made my day! Thank you for your fast reply. I appreciate it!

Hey everyone. So I went to change my status with SSA but offices here are closed until unknown. .Not even appointments.Customer service said only way would be to mail in the original certificate but she wouldn’t trust the mail. I do have an appointment to apply for my passport later today but can I even go there if my SSN is not updated? Does somebody know?

I had my oath ceremony yesterday and it was very unromantic so to say 😅 long line, outside of the building, 5 at a time could step forward to a plastic table to place their oath (everything is outside), next line to hand in paperwork and greencard, next line to pick up certificate. 30 minutes for everything. Done. Like someone said on here I found it a little disappointing seeing the heartache and time we’ve put into this process, but mainly I’m just so glad it’s over. SO GLAD.

good luck to everyone still waiting. Don’t lose hope.

and THANK YOU to all for all the support on here. So very helpful! Thank you!

7 hours ago, Cryssiekins said:

I AM DONE!!! 
 

My interview was this morning at 7:45.  VERY quick (less than 10 minutes for the n400 part).  Then told they do same day oaths because of covid so we (it was a 751/400 combo) would need to go sit in the lobby, and that it would take “about 30 minutes”.  So, 3 hours later the supervisor finally came down, and just did a group oath with the 6 or 7 of us who were waiting.  

How good for you. Congratulations!!

my oath ceremony was scheduled for November 5! I am so happy it’s finally happening. What a crazy journey!

6 hours ago, Cryssiekins said:

I think that if you’re denied because they suspect fraud that you would need to appear before an immigration judge.  USCIS would present their case of why it seems fraudulent, and then the applicant would present their case on why it is not. 
 

At common law, the burden of proof is different for civil and criminal matters.  I think immigration would fall more towards civil and the burden of proof would lie more heavily with USCIS to demonstrate it IS fraud (though the applicant should have good proof that it isn’t), but the judge can decide one way or the other on a balance of probabilities, in other words if you looked at the case percentage-wise, the judge would need to side at least 51% with either the applicant or USCIS.  
 

I’m not totally confident in my answer bc I haven’t met or read any stories about that process, but from the official documents, it seems like that would be the procedure.

 

It’s also time consuming and costly to pursue immigration matters in court, so I reasonably assume USCIS only takes that route when there is an abundance of red flags on a case, and no clear and definitive (or even reasonable) answers to address the concerns.

Thank you for your detailed answer. I was always curious about this. I hope everybody with questionable experiences like me will get approved after all! Good luck to you all!

3 minutes ago, Quarknase said:

What @jamrep says is 100% correct. I just traveled back from Germany on September 6th and had no issues whatsoever  

Well that’s comforting and good to know

8 hours ago, GodisGood12 said:

Thinking of going for 3 or 5 weeks, nov to dec, am sure for a Newark filler I will be getting interviewed by Next year. God help me. But am still confused 🤷🏽‍♂️ 🤷🏻‍♀️. Thinking 🤔. 
 

i have a Covid canceled tickets already with the airline, and if I can’t go by April 2021, my money 💰 will go to waste. 
 

so I will go early and come back early, I think 🤔 

One other thing to think about: I heard that for example Germany was just declared a high risk country and coming in from Germany they won’t let you in if you’re not American. I don’t know if they account for permanent residents as well or not? I personally gonna wait with traveling abroad until my USCIS process is done.

16 minutes ago, asb3993 said:

Hooray!! I passed my interview this morning!

 

IO was extremely pleasant and friendly. She just went through some standard questions, asked me 6 civics questions and had to use my finger to write “we pay taxes” on the tablet. Asked about my last trip out of the country, asked if there was anything I needed to correct, and then went through all the eligibility questions. All very straight forward!

 

Boston isn’t currently doing same day oath, but because of exceptional medical circumstances (I’m due to have a baby next week) they managed to squeeze me in on Friday for my oath. 
 

I was so nervous last night and can’t believe it’s all over!! What a journey!

Good for you. Congratulations!

6 minutes ago, ShawnSpiker said:

You make me scared now. I have an interview soon and I am divorces I was for almost 3 years
I had the green card with no interview. but now I am just nerves. How would she/he (Officer) attack me. My relationship was real.
What type of questions and answers about the divorce could be?
Do you remember the questions?
Also congratulations. 
And what if you were denied? losing the Green Card as well? 

 

Exact same for me. Divorced in 2017 and no interview.

I don’t want to go into what she’d asked me because it’s too personal. She just wanted to know everything about the divorce. Every detail and the exact timeframe.

I’m sure you have nothing to worry about. I just got a bad apple out of the bunch. And she approved me after all. So I assume if the marriage is for real they can’t prove you otherwise.

but actually does somebody know what happens if they deny you if they think you are a fraud? I wondered about that too!?

34 minutes ago, Quarknase said:

To be fair - the Naturalization interview is the last stage where IO's are detecting fraud if it happens. We hear this often that folks are being scrutinized at this stage. Consider it as "trying to break people". I still believe that IO's should be competent and trained to detect when a sincere person is close to crying or a fraud is nervous of being caught, and no human in this world has the right to make another human feel degraded. Anyhow, you've made it through and unless you sponsor a foreign partner in the future, you're done with them

 

Just wait and see - I don't believe the oath will take 4 months. Hopefully you'll attempt on time to still register to vote

I agree with you. I guess it just hit me so hard because they had already known about my divorce and the circumstances 3 years ago and I thought it wasn’t an issue anymore. My ex husband knows I would’ve never taken advantage of him, I proved it to USCIS a long time ago and I’m a very sincere and honest person. I didn’t think there was a need to go at me as hard as she did. 
but you’re right, it’s over now and being able to vote would be wonderful. But so far I just take this, even if I really have to wait another 4 months

1 hour ago, Giovanna024 said:

That is so unprofessional! She souldnt make stupid comments like that and she is one of those miserable B$@chs. Omg I am glad that this is over. What an agonny. Its behing you now. Good luck now Oath ceremony!

I guess this whole journey had to end with a big boom. It was a rough rough 6 years of my life but hopefully with the end of dealing with USCIS better times are ahead. Thank you (all of you here) for being the friend that understands what you’re going through 😅 this forum has sure helped me a lot.

oh and btw: estimated wait time for my oath ceremony is 4 months 🙄

1 hour ago, Giovanna024 said:

Wow I am so sorry that this happend to you. Why was she asking you about your divorce? Did u apply as 3 year rule and maybe thatd why?

I dont like female IO at all. I was praying not to get female IO, lucky it was a handsome guy😊

I really don’t know. I applied based on 5 year rule, I explained every little detail on why my marriage failed. I had always done everything correctly and there was really no reason to assume I was tricking anyone. I have tons of proof that our marriage was for real.

i was so worked up that I don’t remember those Civics questions (there weren’t hard at all and I knew all answers right away) except for one: How many justices are on the Supreme Court. I answered 9. She said yea but one died recently right? I said yes but technically there’s nine. She said: yes at least that’s what the website says right?

she was snappy all through the interview and made me feel like a liar and fraud. I was near tears when I left the office because she said she might or might not approve me.

5 minutes ago, Quarknase said:

Soon you'll be done with it for good! Are you keeping your German Citizenship? The Beibehaltungsgenehmigung was the reason why I couldn't apply earlier, when I became eligible. I was too afraid to suddenly get scheduled for interview/oath and not have that certificate in hand   Now I'm here, looking at a 12-20 months wait with my backlogged field office. Ugh...

Yes I am. I had applied for the BBG last year and luckily everything timed out just right. The status change only appeared on the case tracker app so far..it’s always been faster than the USCIS website. So I’m hoping it’s not a glitch..i can’t wait for this to be over. 

10 minutes ago, Quarknase said:

Oh boy. At least that decision came quickly.

Congrats!

Thank you 😁 I just went through all emotions possible in the last two hours. How stressful immigration is.

Ok nevermind..my status just changed to “oath ceremony will be scheduled” 😅 they had me all stressed out already..jeez

Does anybody here know what happens if they deny my application? If they believe I married for the greencard and deny it based on that will I loose my greencard too?

8 minutes ago, Minimets said:

What was her problem with your divorce? How long have you been married?

I was married over three years and my unconditional greencard was approved with the divorce so I was surprised that she had an issue with it.

I just had my interview and it was rough. I passed all the civics questions, but the officer didn’t seem to be happy from the second I walked in there. She grilled me on my divorce for a long time and said she would have to go thru my entire file again before she can make a decision on my approval or denial. Back to the waiting game it is. I’m so bummed. 

Read this..no furloughs: 

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/hamedaleaziz/us-citizenship-immigration-services-furlough-canceled

My interview was scheduled for September 22 if someone could please update the list for me. Thank you! 

They finally scheduled my interview. I can’t see the letter in the document tabs yet but I’m super excited that it’s finally happening 🎉