kels430

That’s great news! Good luck with the interview. 
 
My folks were both approved on Feb 12 for both I-130s and I-485s. No interview. Have already received GCs in the mail. I had completely stopped checking until the cards showed up in the mail and surprised all of us. Haha. Their I-130s ended up being moved from Nebraska Service Ctr to Chicago, Il. 
 
Good luck to everyone still waiting! 
 
Best of luck @kels430 with the interview. 💪🏼 
 
 

Ah you must be at a slower service center. We are done with USCIS and NVC stages, everything has been approved so now we're just waiting for them to send us an interview date. 

Passport update! We applied June 7th, expedited with overnight postage there and back, and received his passport book back July 3rd-- so took abut 3.5 weeks total. We are still waiting on the passport card and his naturalization certificate back but at least we have the passport book in time for our travels later this month! 

Passport update! We applied June 7th, expedited with overnight postage there and back, and received his passport book back July 3rd-- so took abut 3.5 weeks total. We are still waiting on the passport card and his naturalization certificate back but at least we have the passport book in time for our travels later this month! 

Passport update! We applied June 7th, expedited with overnight postage there and back, and received his passport book back July 3rd-- so took abut 3.5 weeks total. We are still waiting on the passport card and his naturalization certificate back but at least we have the passport book in time for our travels later this month! 

I have an afternoon appointment at Covington tomorrow if you want it! 2:45pm. Feel free to message me and I can give you the confirmation number and everything 🙂

Both the original and a copy!

Yes! We applied expedited and then paid the additional fee to get it overnighted there and back. The woman at the post office said that they've had a few people get theirs back even before the 4-6 week timeline and it just depends on how many they get that week. Will keep you updated on when we get his back! 

Good morning! Received our notice this morning that my husband's oath ceremony will be June 4th in Seattle! Very excited we don't have to go back to Portland and that it's not too far out. His naturalization appointment was May 19th in Portland so Oath is scheduled for about 2.5 weeks after, not too bad! 

Good morning! Received our notice this morning that my husband's oath ceremony will be June 4th in Seattle! Very excited we don't have to go back to Portland and that it's not too far out. His naturalization appointment was May 19th in Portland so Oath is scheduled for about 2.5 weeks after, not too bad! 

Good morning! Received our notice this morning that my husband's oath ceremony will be June 4th in Seattle! Very excited we don't have to go back to Portland and that it's not too far out. His naturalization appointment was May 19th in Portland so Oath is scheduled for about 2.5 weeks after, not too bad! 

Hi everyone! I just wanted to let you all know that my interview in Portland went super smooth. Thank you God and this forum for all of your support. 
 
My experience with USCIS in Portland was great. Office is way smaller than Tukwila and parking in not a hike either. I checked in at 7:55 am, my appointment was at 8:10 am. Security was super fast. By 8:09 am I was called for my interview. First question the officer asked was for me to think about same day oath option or if I wanted to wait for a time available in Seattle. Before I could answer she said let me know at the end lets get started. The actual questions literally took 6 minutes. 
 
Civics Interview questions:
1. There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them. 
2. What happened at the Constitutional Convention. 
3. What is the capital of your state. 
4. What is the capital of the United States. 
5. What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States. 
6. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived. 
 
Reading part:
How many U.S. Senators are there?
 
Writing part:
There are 100 one hundred senators. 
 
Question about me:
Do you still live at such address. 
Are you still married to husband. 
Do you still work at
Do you owe any taxes. 
Have you ever questions (from n400). 
 
Then she simply said congratulations see you back at 1:30 pm? Of course I said yes see you then. Officer walked me out and that was that. Good luck to all. 

The officer mentioned there was an oath ceremony later in the day but didn't actually give my husband the option of going to it, he just said we'd get a notification in the mail and he hoped we wouldn't have to come all the way back down there. Interested to see if other Portland people are given the option though! 

A friend shared this with me: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/uscis-seattle-district-takes-steps-improve-backlogs-marcouiller#share-modal
 
so only naturalization applicants from south Seattle are supposed to be transferred to Portland. Can people in this forum confirm if that’s true?

My husband had his appointment in Portland this morning! His appointment was for 10:55am, he went in at 10:40am and was out by 11:30am. He said the officer was very friendly and put him at ease. They went over his N-400, did the civics test and English tests and he was told he passed! 🥳Downside is that they didn't offer same day oath and the officer said we'll have to wait for a notification on day/time/place as it could be in Portland again or (hopefully) Seattle. The officer mentioned that they were doing an oath ceremony later in the day but said it didn't make sense for us to wait around Portland all day for it. He also asked my husband how long it had been since he did his biometrics as his fingerprints were not in his file (did them January 2020) and that he would get that handled. Hopefully my husband doesn't have to do go back in for fingerprints.
 
Just wanted to update everyone since I believe we were one of the first in Seattle to be sent to Portland and I know many were interested in if same day oath was being offered. I'm sure I forgot something so let me know if you have any other questions! 

My husband had his appointment in Portland this morning! His appointment was for 10:55am, he went in at 10:40am and was out by 11:30am. He said the officer was very friendly and put him at ease. They went over his N-400, did the civics test and English tests and he was told he passed! 🥳Downside is that they didn't offer same day oath and the officer said we'll have to wait for a notification on day/time/place as it could be in Portland again or (hopefully) Seattle. The officer mentioned that they were doing an oath ceremony later in the day but said it didn't make sense for us to wait around Portland all day for it. He also asked my husband how long it had been since he did his biometrics as his fingerprints were not in his file (did them January 2020) and that he would get that handled. Hopefully my husband doesn't have to do go back in for fingerprints.
 
Just wanted to update everyone since I believe we were one of the first in Seattle to be sent to Portland and I know many were interested in if same day oath was being offered. I'm sure I forgot something so let me know if you have any other questions! 

My husband had his appointment in Portland this morning! His appointment was for 10:55am, he went in at 10:40am and was out by 11:30am. He said the officer was very friendly and put him at ease. They went over his N-400, did the civics test and English tests and he was told he passed! 🥳Downside is that they didn't offer same day oath and the officer said we'll have to wait for a notification on day/time/place as it could be in Portland again or (hopefully) Seattle. The officer mentioned that they were doing an oath ceremony later in the day but said it didn't make sense for us to wait around Portland all day for it. He also asked my husband how long it had been since he did his biometrics as his fingerprints were not in his file (did them January 2020) and that he would get that handled. Hopefully my husband doesn't have to do go back in for fingerprints.
 
Just wanted to update everyone since I believe we were one of the first in Seattle to be sent to Portland and I know many were interested in if same day oath was being offered. I'm sure I forgot something so let me know if you have any other questions! 

Yes! His appointment is at 10:55am tomorrow in Portland. I will make sure to come back and update on how it went and if same day oath was offered, here's to hoping it is! Thank you!! 

Okay thank you! I was helping with the application and after selecting B1/B2 business visitor & tourist visa there was a drop down to select which B2 and it gave BCC as well as B2 tourist as options so I wasn't sure.

A visa isn't stolen, only a passport can be stolen. 
 
With all the safeguards in place in recent years, nearly impossible to misuse a passport or US visa. 

The B2 is really the best way to go.  Less hassle overall

Not all CBP employees are well trained enough about their job and we understand that, that is why it is better to have a documents that shows to them the real and true policy that they implemented.

Have you read the instructions for the I-751 form?
Have you read any of the guides posted by others for you?
Have you tried the filing date calculator yourself?
Have you searched for and read any posts on this website?
Others here have been very generous in providing links but no one is going to read the information for you. This is a "do-it-yourself" website with emphasis on the "self". There is a lot you need to read up on which would answer many of the questions you are still asking. Good luck!

I was told that they can hire without a SSN but that the GC holder will not be able to be put on payroll without it, so the SSN is needed.

I have no specific advice to share but I wanted to say you are such a good-hearted person for taking care of this little boy who greatly needs you and his father, of course. God bless you...You are a good and kind person. You should feel really proud of yourself...I know it seems hard and overwhelming and I would feel the same! But I have a feeling things will work out for you all as a family.
Good luck! I send you my very best wishes