We just got this email. From my understanding it means they are approved? Please tell me I’m right 😭

CEAC status says “READY” for interview. 
 

7 hours ago, Cathi said:

Yup, my husband. He was in extended AP for about 7 or 8 weeks, I am assuming it was for further background checks. We were not asked for additional  documents or evidence. After an extra several weeks he was notified that he was approved and he received his visa. Unfortunately, they don't tell you exactly what the extra background checks are for and it's a waiting game, it could be for something as simple as a common name. It's stressful but hopefully your experience will be like ours-just a little extra waiting time. If you're in extended AP for more than a few weeks I would inquire with the liaison at your U.S senator's office. They cannot get you out of AP or extended background checks or speed it up, those are done when they're done. The liaison explained to me that by reaching out to the consulate on our behalf, it merely let them know to be aware that our case was being followed by them. He continued to inquire every two weeks until hubby's AP was done. Good luck.

Thank you! I’m glad everything worked out for you and your husband! I’m hoping we get the same thing.

6 hours ago, JeanneAdil said:

worst case 

the AP goes over 6 months from date of medical and a new medical exam is required

they check on the travel history 

there are some who work or travel to UAE but go from UAE to other countries "not so friendly to the US"

and this will be checked 

 

ds 260 asks about travel history and father should have indicated 2004 where he was (that's what they are questioning)

Thank you for your input. All the information about my parents employment and travel history are all stated on DS-260. My father’s police clearance shows the years he was residing in the middle east.

I am certain there are no lies on the applications that we submitted  as well as having no idea about the visa application that showed up on the embassy system. 
 

8 hours ago, SusieQQQ said:

The worst case scenario probably is they think they have something in an old visa application that contains material misrepresentation. 
best case is that they decide it wasn’t them after all. 
Tbh it’s a little concerning they gave your parents their passports back. This usually means they think it’s going to take a while to do the further examination they need. The consulates usually keep the passports when they think it’s something that can be sorted out quickly. 

I wish we have more info on what application they found on the system. This waiting game is killing me but I’m just hoping we get to provide whatever they need when we receive the email instructions..I’m also hoping it was just a glitch on the system 😓
 

Nobody in our family/relatives have borrowed my parents passport. I have uncles that used to work in the middle east as well but the rest of family/relatives don’t have the financial ability to apply for US Visa. 
 

My parents have all the required and latest police clearances from the Philippines and the middle east and they were presented during the interview. The consul said they are good with the documents but she needs more time to clarify and verify. 
 

I don’t want to think of the worst but what could be the worst case scenario?

 

They have common first names but not the middle and last names.

My mother just gave birth to my sister on 2003 and my father was working in the middle east in 2004 and they are very certain that they didn’t apply for any US visa. 
 

It’s so stressful specially I have never read about anything like this before 😢

On 9/28/2022 at 4:17 PM, top_secret said:

 

I also could not speculate about Abu Dhabi.  I assumed it was Manila too.  But even so, there is no downside to going ahead and uploading them.  If US Embassy Abu Dhabi wants them uploaded then they are there ready to go, and if they don't care just want to see the originals at the interview there is no harm that they were uploaded too.  We just uploaded them in CEAC before the interview and hit submit.  They remain there to this day.

On 9/28/2022 at 3:55 PM, Chancy said:

 

Not necessarily.  Each consulate could have their own procedures and preferences.  My comment above is specific to the interview procedure in Manila.  I'm not familiar with procedures specific to Abu Dhabi.

 

Hello, thank you so much for your input! I ended up uploading the files and submitting them before the interview. No additional documents were asked during the interview and it seemed like my parents had everything. They still got 221g but for some other reason. Appreciate you guys! 

Hello, everyone. My parents had their interview yesterday at Abu Dhabi and they got sent home with their passports. 

They have all the required documents even their old passports, they answered all the questions but towards the end of the interview the consul asked if they have applied for visa before and they said no. The consul said my parents have visa applications from 2003-2004 showing up on the system. However, they have never submitted any applications and my petition is the very first time! 
 

They were sent home with their passports and was told that the embassy needs further “clarification” and to wait for an email for instructions. 
 

Their visa status now says “refused” on CEAC. 
 

Has anyone experienced this or heard about this kind of experience? 
 

18 hours ago, top_secret said:

I figured better safe than sorry.  Recently there have been a few people who arrived for their interview at USEM with updated documents and they were asked to go back outside the Embassy, scan and upload them to CEAC and return to complete the interview.  The same entrepreneural ladies out in front of the Embassy who will hold someone's phone for P800 or something, have introduced sidewalk scanning and uploading to CEAC for similarly exploitative prices.  There really is no down side to uploading to much to CEAC so if there is any doubt, go ahead and upload anything you feel is helpful to bring to the interview.

2 hours ago, Chancy said:

 

Upload scans of all the updated documents prior to the interview.  If the document screener at the US embassy in Manila sees that the files in CEAC are outdated or do not match the originals presented, they will not allow the visa applicant to proceed to the interview with the consul officer until the updated documents have been scanned and uploaded.  It seems USEM offers a scanning service within the consulate premises, but I'm not sure if that's available to all or if it was just a special service to elderly applicants at the time of my interview in Nov 2021.  Best not to rely on that and just come prepared with all the documents already uploaded before the day of the interview.

 

Thank you so much guys! So I just log in and upload documents? No need to contact the NVC or the Embassy? 
 

Also, I totally forgot to mention that my parents interview are going to be in Abu Dhabi. Would it be the same thing? 
 

Thank you! 

Hello everyone.
 

My parents are going to have their visa interview in 2 weeks. We did their DS-260 application on January of 2021 and didn’t have my 2021 tax return yet during that time. Because of that, I’ve only uploaded 2018, 2019, and 2020 copies. 

My question is, now that I have 2021 tax return do I need to upload it to CEAC? Or bringing it in the interview would suffice? We also ordered new NBI and police clearance from other countries for farther expiration dates. 
 

Please advise. Thank you! 

Hello, everyone. 
 

I have submitted I-130 for my Mother and Father and they got approved last month. I am on the process of answering the I-864 form but I have few questions and concern.

My income barely meets the 125% Poverty guidelines for household of 3. Hence, I am using my husband as a joint sponsor. From what I understand, I have to submit separate Affidavit of Support for each parent. My question is, can I use my husband as a joint sponsor for both of them? 
 

Also, on the part of the form seen on the attached image, I am confused as to what to answer. Do I include my father on my Mother’s I-1864 household size and vice versa? 

Any help and enlighten would be greatly appreciated! 
 

Still waiting for my oath ceremony to be scheduled and my 18th month extension is already expiring on June 21st. I called USCIS last Friday to schedule infopass but I keep missing their calls because of work. Now, I only have 2 more days before it expires.

Question, do you guys know if I really need to get my passport stamped? Or would it be okay if I don't? My Driver's license doesn't expire until 2020 and no plans to travel any time soon. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Hi, guys. I had my N400 interview on June 5, 2019 and would like to share my experience. I originally posted this on I-751 October 2017 Filers but would like to repost it here since I had combo I-751 and N400 interview. 

10:15 - Arrived, Checked-in.

11:30 - My name was called and the officer told my husband he can come in with me. I only had my N400 interview appointment with me and had no interview scheduled for I-751/ROC. 

The officer was really nice, he explained that we were going to have 2 interviews, the first is for I-751/ROC and another one for N400. The officer asked for our passports, state IDs and my green card. Unfortunately my actual passport wasn't with me and gave him a copy instead. Also,  I wasn't asked for any other documents. 

Questions asked to me:

What's your legal name? When is your birthday? What is your address? What is your Country of Citizenship and Country of birth? Do you have kids? 

Questions asked to my husband and I:

Is this your first marriage? Do you have kids? How did you meet? Where do you work? How many times have you traveled outside the US in the past 4 years? Did you travel with each other?

Then we proceeded with N400 Civics and English Test and the officer told my husband not to coach me. And yes, my husband stayed with me the whole time. I got the first 6 questions right and the officer congratulated me for passing the test, however, he said I would have to wait for my I-751/ROC approval which should take 2-3 weeks. 

I checked my status online when I got home. N400 status is still "Interview was Scheduled" and my I-751/ROC status changed to "New Card is Being Produced". I am hoping it means approval... 

Another waiting game but still grateful that our interview went great today. We're almost there! 

I am now waiting for my Oath ceremony schedule. You can check my timeline below for new updates on my case.  Hope this helps and Good luck to everyone! 

Hello, everyone. I had my N400 interview this morning and would like to share my experience. 

10:15 - Arrived, Checked-in.

11:30 - My name was called and the officer told my husband he can come in with me. I only had my N400 interview appointment with me and had no interview scheduled for I-751/ROC. 

The officer was really nice, he explained that we were going to have 2 interviews, the first is for I-751/ROC and another one for N400. The officer asked for our passports, state IDs and my green card. Unfortunately my actual passport wasn't with me and gave him a copy instead. Also,  I wasn't asked for any other documents. 

Questions asked to me:

What's your legal name? When is your birthday? What is your address? What is your Country of Citizenship and Country of birth? Do you have kids? 

Questions asked to my husband and I:

Is this your first marriage? Do you have kids? How did you meet? Where do you work? How many times have you traveled outside the US in the past 4 years? Did you travel with each other?

Then we proceeded with N400 Civics and English Test and the officer told my husband not to coach me. And yes, my husband stayed with me the whole time. I got the first 6 questions right and the officer congratulated me for passing the test, however, he said I would have to wait for my I-751/ROC approval which should take 2-3 weeks. 

I checked my status online when I got home. N400 status is still "Interview was Scheduled" and my I-751/ROC status changed to "New Card is Being Produced". I am hoping it means approval... 

Another waiting game but still grateful that our interview went great today. We're almost there! 

Good luck to everyone! 

Hello, Kabayans! I'm hoping someone can shed some light on a problem I'm having with my Birth Certificate. 

My parents birth certificates, passports and my marriage certificate have the same name spellings. However, when I checked my birth certificate, "b" on my mother's name became "v" and "i" on father's middle name became "e".

My question is, what should I do? 

I've researched and it looks like I would need to file a petition for correction of clerical error on my local registry. But I also read here on Visajourney that an affidavit stating  misspelled names and my parents are the same persons would be enough?

I am planning to petition them in the future and would like to fix the documents now. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

3 hours ago, March777277 said:

Is it normal to receive an interview notice without rfe before?

I'm actually not sure about that. I didn't get any RFE, just N400 and I-751 combo interview.

17 hours ago, phjs said:

Can you give us an update on your interview? So how did it go?

My interview will be on June 5, 2019! Will share my experience once it's over. 

48 minutes ago, David1987 said:

How about your i751?

Idk if that's true especially since we all suffered from this.

No status update on my I-751 but I made a case inquiry about 2 weeks ago regarding my case and was told that my N400 and I-751 will be adjudicated the same time.  

Case online status updated today! 

"On May 1, 2019, we scheduled an interview for your Form N-400, Application for Naturalization"

Finalllyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

Received another 18 month extension letter today from Lee Summit (file got transferred there), notice date is April 15, 2019. It's weird. Has it happened to anyone else?

Congratulations to all I-175 and N400 approvals! ❤️

Mine has still no updates, both I-175 and N400 and my extension letter is expiring on June.  😟  Do you guys think my case is already outside the normal processing timeline? 

I-175 NOA on October 2, 2017

N400 NOA on September 27, 2018

Will be scheduling infopass appointment after I renew my passport which will be expiring next month.  

For Filipinos out there, I have a question. So I was reading about how to renew Philippine passport and one of the requirements is "Proof that applicant has not applied for foreign citizenship, e.g. resident alien card (green card)". What kind of proof do I need for that? And I know I applied for naturalization, would that affect my renewal of passport? 

Thank you to anyone who can shed some light. 

Just now, I751_HK said:

Most likely they are preparing your application for N400 and I 751 interview.  Well, you will be done with both soon . 

I hope so! I try not to worry about it but it's just so hard waiting..

Do you have the same case?

Just now, Greencardchicago said:

I guess you filed for N400 right? I got the same on Dec 21st. 

Yes, I did on September. I'm worried cos I've read from previous posts that Lee's Summit doesn't approve petitions. 

Congratulations to all who got approved! 

Mine got transferred to Lee's Summit Received transfer notice yesterday in the mail. 

Hello, everyone! I have a question regarding my 18 months extension. 

I got here in the US on December 2015 and my green card has expired on December 2017. With that being said, my extension letter is good until June of 2019, right? And also, my N400 is currently on the process. 

Cos my husband and I are  going back to the Philippines due to family emergency this week. 

I would just like to make sure that I’m going to be fine leaving the country. Thank you! 

Received an email from uscis.dhs.gov today.

Finally received my 18 months extension letter today. CSC filer.