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The whole process is a painful waiting game, if it helps any, I waited 9 months to get an interview letter. Whereas others who filed after me in same local field office were all done by the end of summer. Every case is different, I know all too well how much it sucks to be left in the dark, waiting without any updates, but I am sure you will hear something soon. The excitement will hit you and then the stress of the interview will creep up on you shortly before the date and then you will be buying hair dye to cover up all the grey hair this process has caused you. Then one day it will all be over and you will never have to worry about dealing with immigration again

I am now (and finally) officially a United States citizen. Got there 45 mins early and had to wait to park until the 9am ceremony citizens left and freed up the parking area. Checked in 20 mins later. 10 mins after going through security all immigrants that were Naturalizing got called into the ceremony room. After we were all seated our guests were allowed to enter. We were all called up to the front to turn in our green cards and check our certificates for any errors before the ceremony started. After about an hour delay, the ceremony started. It was a very touching ceremony, definitely got me teary eyed. My journey with Immigration is now over. Wishing the rest of you, who are still waiting, the best of luck and a speedy Naturalization. Thank you for being apart of my journey.
Edited to add, the ceremony had 72 new Citizens from 33 countries

Just to update everyone, came home today to a pleasant voicemail from USCIS. My expedite was approved due to my son aging out soon and she scheduled me for this Friday, March 11th at 11am. So excited and happy that all of this is finally almost over. Thank you to everyone, absolutely loved being apart of this thread and wish everyone still waiting, some good news soon. I will be back to share my Oath experience and I will keep watching this thread on everyone else's progress.

Ah that's what I was doing wrong, thank you.

I will be celebrating this weekend, my mother in law has set up a get together with family to celebrate and the hubby treated me and the kids to a nice dinner tonight. For my oath, the IO said she will expedite it to be scheduled asap since my oldest son will derive citizenship through me and he turns 18 at the end of March, got my fingers crossed.
Also for anyone who goes through the Philly office, now or in the future, I was told today they do Administrative ceremonies every Monday and Friday, hopefully that helps anybody wondering. Also know that according to the weather channel, every single Monday and Friday left in February they are calling for snow

It's so funny when the Tai girl says "Oh my Budda"

Speaking from experience, if they give you a date to leave the country, it is in your best interest to leave by that date. Been there done that, I know it is tough but you have to follow the rules. If they know you have an ongoing relationship and are travelling to visit your siginificant other, they do tend to be tougher. I had lots of trouble going back and forth between Canada and the U.S and I am married to a U.S citizen and have U.S citizen children with my husband, they do not care (well they do to an extent, they are not completely heartless), but the laws of this country trump that. But yes, if she has one day, then that is the max time she should stay. The fear of what could happen if she doesn't follow the rules, outweighs the need of wanting to stay a little longer.

Congrats!
After three calls (two of the previous calls just got disconnected mysteriously), I finally spoke to a tier two, who told me their system specifically for access to N-400 has been down for the past two days, and asked me to call back later.
Things have developed to a point (after hearing so many contradictory info from different officers and witnessing mysteries) that I started to suspect if they just try to fudge my case and respond me random stuff.
Hope not the case, but really don't know what to believe either LOL

Same here. I so regret not not having moved back to NJ (Coincidentally I was from EB! ). At least NJ gives 5 month timeframe.
When I called them today, they only told me that up to mid-August, their processing time was still at December last year, which means nothing moved on from the end of June based on the data online.
I personally think waiting itself it not too much an issue, and I can totally understand since NYC/greater New York is a busier office. But the uncertain timeline really annoys me. Can't even plan a trip to California because I never know when they would all over a sudden give me an interview and I won't want to pay fees to change my flights or hotels.
And I think it is extremely unfair that people apply after me get scheduled way earlier than me. If everyone is slow, it's fine. Even for people who apply in the same month to get a progress within one month difference, I would still think it's reasonable.
But for people who applied after me got way ahead of me in the progress now, I think it's super unreasonable. We all pay the same fee. I didn't pay a penny less, why is my case delayed?

Haha this poll is hilarious
We have one cat, he will be 2 this fall, we adopted him from the humane society when he was 3 months old, he was a nice gift for our kids. We absolutely adore our furry friend and love him dearly. My husband cleans his litter and gives him fresh food and water before work every morning. I clean his box out throughout the day if takes a poop. As for puke clean-up, I do it cause my husband just does not get it out of the carpeting good enough for me (always leaves a stain behind) but my husband always seems to find the cat's puke with his foot

Why some USCs think they are the ones who "gave" foreign spouses their green cards and therefore are the ones to "take them away" is beyond me. Unless there is actual fraud at the beginning of a relationship and NOT just resentment that the marriage fell apart, there is NEVER any backing to the threat of deportation. Not to mention such threats are a gross violation of trust/respect. IMHO, there is no recovering a relationship after those words have slipped out.
To the OP: I'm glad you are moving on.

No he cannot, he is making empty threats to try and scare you into staying with him. Good luck in all you do moving forward.

I think your husband is more upset of the fact you went about this without him knowing. I know a lot of people are claiming it's about a lack of trust, but when you make plans to meet up with people and accept a ride from someone of the opposite sex with your spouse not knowing about it until the last minute, it does send up a red flag. That has nothing to do with trust or being insecure, it has to do with being a human being and having feelings. Everyone has their own opinion on the subject, but to accuse others by not trusting their spouse or being insecure is a matter of opinion. We are all different and think differently, it is what makes us individuals, not everyone in the world is going to agree on the exact same things. If my beliefs and your beliefs are different then it is fine, but that does not mean one is better than the other or yours is wrong because I don't feel the same about it. That is my opinion on the subject.
By accepting a ride from a stranger from the internet and giving out personal info, to a female or male, you put yourself in harm's way. You really do not know who you're talking too on the other end.
As far as your husband's reaction, I do think he tended to go a bit overboard. However, the thing's he said could have been said out of anger to try and hurt you, which does not make it right, but it could be, his sister never really said that about you. Your best option with that is to confront his sister and get the whole story. In the meantime, make ammends with your husband, open up too him and remember communication is key in a marriage. I know coming to a new country and starting over is a huge change, it will be hard at first and you will feel isolated. But I promise as time passes it gets better. You will start making friends, these things take time.
I wish you and your husband the best and hope you both can see your way past this. God Bless.

Says the person who ends up in the bottom of the ditch. It's a roll of the dice, your dumb decision if you want to take it.

I certainly don't claim to be an expert, but at 52 years old and on my second marriage I do believe I've learned a bit of what it takes to make a relationship work and what it takes to make one sour. In my opinion having close friendships with members of the opposite sex really has no upside for the relationship. Sure some folks can make it work, but for the most part it's a toxic situation that will eventually rear it's ugly head.
Like you said, it's all about respect and that respect goes both ways.

Teddy you are talking to someone who isn't even married yet bro. In fact it appears that US entry is in the near future and wedding is in the intermediate future. You know that this makes him an expert on these matters LOL

Every married couple on here, if they do not now, will eventually have and do their own things. There is a (critical) difference between that and arranging for a stranger on the internet to pick you up and take you out.

Has nothing to do with trust. It's a respect thing, and btw that respect works two ways. I know for sure she would be ticked if I just popped up one day and told her I signed up with an online social group and arranged for some strange woman to pick me up.
I do not however feel untrusted because of that. I do believe she would feel disrespected.
We've been married 8 years. She has friends, I have friends. We certainly aren't attached at the wrists. I still wouldn't look for friends like that and especially not friends of the opposite sex and it would bother me if she did it.
Again, that's just me. BUT: My first purchase back in 2008 after US arrival was a shiny little car and 6 weeks of high-intensity training <gasp> all alone with a slick-haired Pakistani dude too LOL
Summary: If you don't want your other seeking rides from strangers you better provide the resources so that they don't need to.

Your husband appears to be very old fashioned and insecure as well. At the same time you have hidden things from him in the past which only fuels the fires of insecurity and suspicion. Having his sister in his ear doesn't help matters much either. Your husband is very set in his ways and old fashioned men do not look at counseling positively. These things must have been present earlier in the relationship, it's a shame they weren't ironed out then. This will be difficult to overcome, especially with the large age gap. Hopefully you can keep the lines of communication open and start to heal the relationship.

No one here has said that. Everyone and every couple have their own preferences, you don't have to agree with them.
Of course it is.

You seem a bit uptight. There's no reason for it.

She arranged for a complete male stranger to pick her up in his vehicle, that is wrong on a lot of levels including being in the vehicle alone with him. In my view it really doesn't matter whether there were going to be women at this meet up or not, it was completely disrespectful to make these arrangements without including her husband. It would have been disrespectful not to include her husband even if she/they knew everyone. There is no harm in wanting to make new friends, but when you're married you need to consider your spouses feelings and respect your spouse in what you do.
Like I said earlier, some people are ok with these types of friendships and that's just fine, but I'm not one of them. In my opinion these types of male/female friendships will only cause more problems than they are worth in a relationship.

I understand that part, but if you were married when the children were born and they were under 18 when he became a US citizen, I was under the impression they would already be US citizens. I apologize if I was/am wrong, immigration confuses the heck out of me and I learn new things everyday about it.

Apparently I didn't have enough coffee today, i didn't even catch on to that amount my bad

Got back from the oath ceremony which was held at the local USCIS office. The letter says to arrive at 8am, but the ceremony started at 8:30. There were 26 people naturalized today, and there was another ceremony after ours.
Time to update my Social Security info, and get a passport. Thank you everyone, and thanks visajourney for being there throughout my 4-year immigration journey.
Good luck!