bubblyheather

Totally NORMAL!   Don't stress ....  status will update.         

it was on 4th of January.
 
Thanks

Congratulations! 

If a Filipino reacquired their Philippine Citizenship after being naturalized by the US, they would receive a certificate stating that from the Philippine Consulate or Embassy and they would be required to present that along with their US passport when entering the Philippines.  Most would however apply for a Philippine Passport at the  time they reacquired their Philippine citizenship but I guess there is no requirement they do so.   A Philippine Citizen, must enter the Philippines as such, irrespective of any other citizenship they may hold.  Likewise when duel citizens enter the US they are required by US Immigration to claim their US Citizenship.

It's not going to speed up the process. 
 
Just keep the docs and submit them at the interview. Will make you actually look good in front of the interviewer by showing you bare organized and prepared.
 
I had my N400 with pending I751 interview earlier this month.
 
N400 filed Nov 2019
I751 filed October 2018
 
The officer started with the i751 and he told me for that petition, he did not care about anything that happened after October 2018, he was only interested in docs from 2016 upto 2018. Even if other docs after would help support our story. 
 
When he got to the N400. He asked for updated joint bank statements from November 2019 all through 2020,  the time I filed N400 upto the present interview date. I didn't expect this and asked if I could email them to him from my mobile app. He agreed told me to send 3 random statements through out the year which I did after he provided me his work email.
 
Anyway he was a really nice and chatty officer. My appointment was the last of his for the day and it was only 1pm. He therefore was super patient, super nice. I got to chatting with him about the Job and process. Once you have been placed in the queue, then you have to wait your turn. No amount of additional docs submitted after the fact push you up the queue if you are still within the normal processing time.
 
Goodluck and be patient. It will all be over soon and that day will be one of the biggest relief days of your life.

Anyone from Philippines got their interview schedule date?

Here we go again. Ah, Philippines. Sometimes it's just so hard to love you.
 
NTF: No foreigners, non-OFW Filipinos into the Philippines from March 20 to April 19 | Philstar.com
 
Full text of the resolution here: Facebook
 

Same here! It is supposed to be our scheduled interview on March 17, 2020 but then it was canceled!
 
I don't even think another interview schedule will arrive soon because our visa category is not a priority. But I remain hopeful.
 
Deep sigh.

I believe it's transmitted electronically to the embassy. My daughter didn't get her x-ray film either.

My husband passed his interview today and took his oath! Thanks everyone for the support and good luck to all those who are still waiting!
Interview was at the San Francisco office. NOA date was Nov 15, 2019. We got the interview notice on Feb 2. 
Husband said the officer was very nice and asked the civics questions first. He said it was very conversational. He said it looks scary at first bc there's a security guard who is stern, of course, but then all the other staff members are super nice and friendly. 
He can only remember five questions:
-what was benjamin franklin famous for?
-who did we fight in ww2?
-who make the laws?
-how many senators in the senate?
-who does your senator represent?
Woohoo!!!

Hello everyone,

Wanted to provide quick update: As of this morning I have officially completed this long journey and become an American Citizen🥳🎈🎉.
 
Oath Ceremony Experience:

Location: USCIS Office,  Fairfax, VA
Arrived 15 mins early at the USCIS office, They led me into a Naturalization Ceremony Waiting room. Officer behind the counter was very polite and courteous He requested my Appointment letter and Green Cards(Current & Expired) Then he proceeded to ask me Yes/No questions Upon completion he provided me a token number, asked me to take a seat in waiting area and there will be some other lady officer who will lead us all up to second floor Oath Ceremony Room. After About 10 mins wait time, we were all asked to follow the lady officer to the second floor oath ceremony room and seat ourselves on the chair that has Naturalization Packet with the Token number provided in the waiting room earlier. The Chairs were all placed 2 meters apart due to social distancing and I noticed they were only 20 chairs in the room. Next, another officer walks in and explains us a few basic stuff such as once we become citizens we will have right to vote, update SSN after 15 days etc etc. Then he proceeds to ask us all to stand up and take oath of allegiance and repeat after him. Once done, our names were called to go one by one and collect the Naturalization certificate and check our information is correctly printed in it. The lady officer who was giving the Certificate of Naturalization congratulated us while giving the certificates. Then we were asked to leave the building. We were told strictly no photos were allowed in the building and not to stop for taking any pictures. In less than an hour since I arrived I was on my way back home full of happiness and joy. Glad this journey ended today.

Best Wishes,
- P

Oh nice. Thanks for sharing!

NBI document has a validity of one year.  The embassy however is known to want the NBI to not be older than 6 mos.   < nothing in writing with that, just something people have banged against numerous times, then receiving a 221g requesting a new NBI

Hello,
 
No i did not include a passport photos online just the documents they will asks you at the end page before submitting the application.
 
goodluck to us!!!

Hi Everyone:
We hoping to send our i-130 for our parents this months and it is great to have some support system through this journey.  Did anyone of you included passport photos of the parent? We are applying online. Thanks. 

Got my NOA1 today.
Now it’s the waiting game..
My field office is in Nebraska Service Center.
Yea. I’m glad that they have the online filing now for I-130.🙏
 

Filed Jan 5, 2020
Texas Service Center. Now to wait, hopefully it’s not too long 

Wow online Filing is available now! that's great. I Filed online for my citizenship and it was a smooth sailing. 

Nothing to get nervous about.  It is normal for status to show REFUSED during the processing .. as long as the embassy has all the documents, etc they require it will all be fine.   Just be patient a little longer.
 
Embassy started showing status as REFUSED (during processing) over a year ago, use to be the status would read AP but now they use refused, not sure why.

Congratulations!!! We got the interview scheduled today too!!! Can't wait to see it in the documents tab, I want to know the date! Timeline also changed to six months. Man... I hope it doesn't take that long for interview and oath! 
 
For San Francisco folks: my husband's NOA was November 15, 2019. 
 
Stay positive everyone, it's coming!!
❤️❤️❤️

Hi All,
 
Update: My oath Ceremony scheduled on Jan 19th was cancelled due to the Presidential Inauguration. Got an email last week stating that : USCIS is Closing All Offices and Cancelling All Appointments on Jan. 19 and 20. All appointments, interviews, and naturalization ceremonies on Jan. 19 and 20 are cancelled, and will automatically be rescheduled. 

Just waiting for the new oath ceremony date to be scheduled. The waiting game never seems to get over for me. Fingers crossed for new date to be scheduled soon.



 

Just received the approval for my mom’s case today after few hours of changed status (case is being actively reviewed by uscis)!!! Both parents are now approved!!! Just waiting for the welcome letter from NVC!!! 

Oh wow! I’m also from the Philippines. I hope they start sending interview dates soon! Just got my approval for my dad today after 4 days of being “case is being reviewed by uscis”. My mom still shows “case received...”

After the interview, the visa took about 2 weeks to arrive. We sent the picture of the visa to the CFO rep because we did that before the interview and proof of payment. She sent us an email of the temp certificate and said the real sticker would arrive by mail. After seven days, it still hadn't arrived. It shipped from metro Manila to metro Manila. It shouldn't have taken that long. I don't even think they sent it.
 
I had booked both our tickets through Japan Airlines because I was in Manila with my wife. We both downloaded the Traze app and filled in our info. We arrived at Terminal 1 at 5:45 AM, but they wouldn't let people enter until 6:30 AM. The guard asked for our Covid test before entering the airport, but we said we were going to the States. No test is required for now. We never had to show anyone the Traze QR code (even though they claim it is mandatory). Also, BoI requires that all departing Filipinos fill out a Travel Declaration form that says they are aware of the risks. I didn't have to fill that out. My wife paid the travel tax, but I didn't have to do that. At the JAL luggage counter, she showed the employee her temp CFO certificate and her passport, and she got her boarding pass. Going through immigration was easy. There were hardly any other passengers in line. We left on time, and when we landed in Narita, they made the people entering Japan get off first. The flight was about 80% full. The rest of the transit passengers got off and walked down this corridor to do a final security check. They just check for scissors or knives. Once through, we stayed at the gate for an hour before we boarded. It seemed like 80% of the airports shops were closed.

We departed Narita on time and except for the crying kids in the row in front of us, the flight was great. It was only 50% full. They fed us from MNL->NRT and then twice from NRT->LAX. It was good food with some Häagen-Dazs as a bonus! You had to wear your face mask on the plane except for when eating. At least they didn't require the plastic face shield too. 

LAX airport was a ghost town. Usually, there are Automated Passport Control Kiosks that you can walk up to and enter your info. All 50 of them were shut down. They made all passengers go to 1 area. We walked to the immigration officer's booth, he looked confused about her IR-1 visa, made a phone call, and then stamped her passport. Total time was 5 min. His only question was verifying the mailing address for the green card, and then he said, "Welcome to the USA." We got our bags and left. 

USCIS closes case and sends everything over to the NVC (National Visa Center) for processing. You & your parent(s) will receive an email from the NVC with instructions (subject: Notice of Immigrant Visa Case Creation) - it will have login details for Department of State's Consular Electronic Application Center (CEAC) - you login and pay fees (need US checking account), you complete the affidavit of support (I-864) / upload required financial docs....then your parent(s) complete the immigrant visa application (ds-260) / upload required civil docs - then if everything is in order they will give your parent(s) an appointment for interview at the nearest US embassy. That's it.