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5 minutes ago, HRQX said:

Expired I-94 is not a hindrance to getting married.

There is no entry ban based on nationality. OP, a Belgian national, is currently* visiting the US, so that is more than sufficient proof of my first sentence. You can also read the relevant proclamations to confirm.

 

*Presumably OP went to unrestricted country (e.g. Mexico, Croatia, Serbia, Turkey, South Korea, etc.) for 14 days before attempting US entry.

As I mentioned: if you are a citizen, LPR or are in any other way exempt from the travel ban (mainly family members) you can be here. I highly doubt anyone travelling on an ESTA from Europe right now is. 

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/proclamation-suspension-entry-immigrants-nonimmigrants-certain-additional-persons-pose-risk-transmitting-2019-novel-coronavirus/

On 12/9/2020 at 3:02 PM, TheAmelie said:

Hello everyone,

I’ve been watching the forum and topics as a quiet reader, now I need a help so I decided to join and ask. Me and my fiancé sent our k1 petition last December (2019), got approved by USCIS in May, and our case shows ready for an interview at the embassy in Brussels, Belgium. Anyways, as lots of you know, Belgium is travel banned country, they’re not processing visas and we don’t know when that will finally happen. I’m currently visiting my fiancé in the US for the holidays on ESTA and we are thinking of abandoning the k1 and getting married here and adjusting my status. I’ve read some topics and I saw people doing it. My question is, is that possible? 
is there a huge risk? 
I didn’t have an Intent to get married, I have return tickeT 

we still don’t know what we are going to do, we are just looking at this option now 

Don't know if this has already been mentioned but you might just want to stick with your K1. As far as I know people from the EU is still not allowed to travel to the United States unless they're a citizen, LPR or are in other ways exempt from the current Covid-19 travel ban. 

On 12/6/2020 at 6:28 PM, Saul Goodman said:

This might be an odd question, but i want to ask since i have no idea of the current backlog. For those who had their oath and applied for their passports, how long did it take you to receive them?  

Passport takes about 8-10 weeks. 

6 hours ago, tripleee said:

Hi everyone.

Has anyone recently received biometric or interview from Fairfax office?

I applied March 26, 2020   for N-400  and no update since...  I have called once to Uscis.. that wasn't  helpful  - they just said that everything is ok with the case and  just wait.. 

Do you think its just Fairfax office slow like that? Because i can see that other offices has way better movement...

They don't do biometrics at the Fairfax office. Are you still waiting for biometrics? I would check the forum and see if they are even doing that right now considering the risks of having people take off their masks for photos as well as touching screens for finger printing. 

Just now, RainbowMonkey said:

Really, I didn’t know that. I thought usually they announce the new president shortly after the election. Thank you for telling me! 

Biden will be the new president but he won't be sworn in until January, 20, 2021. 

32 minutes ago, RainbowMonkey said:

Ok my interview is coming and this election is making me so nervous. What am i gonna say if i was asked who is the president and vice president? They seriously need to finish counting already!

Technically, Trump would still be the president if you have your interview before January 20, 2021. 

5 minutes ago, Saul Goodman said:

Congratulations! 

 

Can you please share youre filing and interview dates? i am trying to guess how soon my interview will be.

I filed on December 1st, 2019 and my interview was on October 13, 2020. 

On 10/29/2020 at 6:02 PM, AstroCanada said:

Just a reminder there is a Google Doc for tracking DC filers:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mQHkjr1OwLsww4KiPyzX2DJGBYf4shJtyVuC8SMNIhg/edit#gid=0

 

Please fill in your information here so that others can keep track of timelines.  It's really slowed down lately.

Thank you for the reminder! 

On 7/21/2020 at 1:53 PM, ME_RHEDZ77 said:

Prior to sending my application for my passport, I did thought of updating first my Citizenship Status at SSA. I have called the local SSA office in my city and were been advised same as what been advised to you. The lady that I spoke with said, if I'm not in a hurry, I can wait 'till the office reopens. She told me that there is no bearing even if my citizenship will be updated later.

 

Also with DMV, since my DL is still valid, the staff that I spoke with, told me since my DL was already a REAL DL ID, there is no problem if I update my citizenship on the due time for renewal of DL, to avoid paying the fee for DL ID.

 

This is my 2 cents.

We have to let the DMV know we're citizens too? Yeah I am so not doing that anytime soon. I just got a REAL ID as well and I have so many old licenses from the DMV after my almost 10 years here. 

3 hours ago, GP&LG said:

Hi Everyone,

 

My interview is next week and I just have a quick question as I'm reviewing the 100 questions. If a question has multiple answers are we expected to say each of the answers in the booklet. Some are the same answer, but s different wording. ie: Name the US war between the North & the South where the booklet provides: the Civil War, the war between the states. Same type of answer, different wording.

Then, you have a question like What does the Constitution do. Booklet says: Sets up the gvmt, defines the gvmt, protects the basic right of americans. In that instance, do we say all 3 of those answers to that question? Or one will suffice?

 

Are they expecting answers to be verbatim to what is in the booklet? 

 

Any advice would be greatly appreciated,

Thanks! 

One answer is fine. 

4 minutes ago, ckibs said:

I forgot to update in here - I received a letter from the USCIS about 2 weeks ago - My Citizenship interview is scheduled for November 12 😊

Good luck!  

12 minutes ago, Saul Goodman said:

No, but I would have to travel outside of the US and cannot risk getting stuck outside. My siblings, both naturalized citizens, were stuck for 3 months due to COVID and missed on work/school. So 1: I am most importantly afraid to miss my interview and after waiting for almost a year would not want to do that, and 2: they do inquire to be informed should I make any travels from the time I file the case to the Interview. 

 

 

Good point. Somehow I managed to forget Covid and all its fun travel restrictions for a moment. I hope you get your interview and oath ceremony soon so you can go visit them. 

7 minutes ago, Ali al sammarraie said:

Thanks so much, its good to know things are slowly moving. I was on the phone with an agent yesterday who left me depressed saying they are just processing April's N400 apps from 2019. I have an ill family member and cannot go to them while my case is open.

Is there a particular reason they won't let you travel to see them? 

20 minutes ago, Ali al sammarraie said:

Hi, any Washington DC filers here? if so, has anyone interviewed yet? I am a January filer but want to get an idea of when I might expect to interview.

Thanks much!

I filed mine on Dec 1. Had my interview and oath yesterday at the Fairfax office. 

20 hours ago, BPS288 said:

What have you all been asked for during your interview based on 3 years application apart from the items listed on the interview notice that you took with you? My interview is coming up and I want to plan accordingly, I usually take more than what's asked for but trying to avoid having to take everything from Initial Greencard/ROC app. I plan on taking updated bank statements, 3 years worth of tax transcript from IRS, photcopies of our ids from previous addresses we have lived together, previous copy of apartment lease, current house deed, current car/house insurance for this year, utilities for this year that have names on them.

 

Items on Interview Notice

-  Letter

-  Passport

- Green Card

- Spouse US Birth Certificate

I highly doubt you need to bring anything other than what is on the list. It does say that if you sent in copies of something you should bring your originals. I brought all of the items that were on the list and they only checked the letter, passport and green card. In my case they didn't even ask for my husband's birth certificate. You'll just answer the civics questions, read and write as well as confirm some things in your application. you already sent in the tax transcripts etc right? They already have it. 

3 hours ago, Zaidba said:

Congratulations! Was it a coincident to have both interview and ceremony in the same day or is it something they do now at Fairfax office? 

They happened to have a spot open in the afternoon. The fact that yesterday was last day to register to vote might have been a factor as well.

I had my interview and oath ceremony today. Finally a citizen!

Had my interview and oath ceremony at the Fairfax office today. 

1 hour ago, WiliJK said:

Thanks! The officer said they are not doing same day oath ceremony there at Fairfax office.

Thanks for the info. Guess I am not voting this year. 

1 minute ago, SusieQQQ said:

It’s not a spelling test. 

The reading and writing test is a reading and writing test, they test if you can read and write, and they literally tell you what to write. You are not expected to know answers to general knowledge questions.  If you are asked to read or write a question doesn’t mean you are also meant to answer it.  That comes later in the civics test and you should know all those.

That makes way more sense. Thank you.

11 hours ago, Amadia said:

It's a random civic question they ask you and then ask you to repeat it. Then, they tell you the answer and ask you to write it.

Don't sweat over it  

10 hours ago, SusieQQQ said:

 

Well in mine it was : 

IO: read the sentence : (the sentence was “who can vote?”)

IO: write “citizens can vote”

And that was the entirety of the reading and writing test. 

I don’t think any of them are more than 6 or 7 words!  Realize that it is literally to just see if you can read English and write it.
The bulk of the actual English test is the conversation/Q&A that you will have with the IO.

Thanks guys. I'm glad it's just from the civics questions. I got worried because I saw someone get the question which state has the most people and that is definitely not among the civics questions. Now I feel better. Thanks! 

So I am confused about the writing portion of the interview. I keep seeing examples of them giving you a question and then you're supposed to write down the answer. Is there anywhere I can practice these questions/answers? My little booklet thing only has vocabulary words. Are the questions similar to the civics questions? Thank you in advance. 

Finally got my citizenship interview date. Will be interviewed on October 13. 

4 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

Can you register to vote online there? That might take some stress out of it. Crossing fingers it all goes smoothly and you get same day oath!

Last day for online is also October 13. So as long as I get the oath on the same day I should be fine. Thank you! 

Just now, Valor said:

Thanks. Btw if you look at the timeline that people shared here, some people got their Oath ceremonies on Tuesdays in August so I think that shows they were doing Oath ceremonies on Tuesdays. 

Which is very good news!