Amadia
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On 3/2/2022 at 12:24 AM, shakeyy said:
Hello guys!
I am a Sept 2021 filer from Orlando, but it looks like I will be adopted to this group.
I got my letter today that my N400 interview will be in west palm beach
Anyone of you did a name change at this location?
Thank youName changes have to be done in front of a judge so if you need the name change done for your naturalization, then your application could get delayed.
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1 hour ago, JJAM01 said:
Hi Everyone! I got my passport and card almost 4 weeks ago but haven't got my NC yet. I am totally panicking because it's $555 to replace and the current wait time where I am is 9-12 months. My application locator number starts with 10.
Any thoughts on what I should do?
If you look at the trend of returns, most are getting their NC back approx a month after getting their passports.
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Informed Delivery showed that one packet got delivered on 10/14 but the other was being held at the post office per the request of the customer.... mind you, I made no such request. I ended up having to go to the mailing hub that handles my community's mail and found out the "held" packet was given to another route driver in error....so he returned it to the mail hub. Good news was the packet was given to my mail route delivery driver so it was expected to be delivered on 10/15.
My son's passport and card was received with his original birth cert. My daughter's passport and card was received with her original birth cert, my marriage cert, my divorce decree and the court-filed certified copy of my ex's termination of parental rights.
Both packets had a letter about the retention of the kids' green cards.
Now, I'm waiting on my naturalization cert to be returned and then I'LL BE DONE WITH IMMIGRATION......that is, until my mom decides she's coming for good and then I'll be filing for her 😂
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On 10/5/2021 at 8:41 PM, Amadia said:
My passport got delivered today!!!!
Applied at USPS with my 2 kids (routine): 09/16/2021
Received: 09/20/2021
In Process: 09/21/2021
Approved (mine): 09/30/2021
Shipped (mine): 10/03/2021
Delivered to mailbox (mine): 10/05/2021
My 2 kids applications still show "in process".
UPDATE: My kids' passports (books and cards) changed to "Shipped" after 8pm EST on 10/13/2021! Both are coming from Miami Passport agency and mailed via Priority Mail so scheduled delivery is 10/14/2021, according to Informed Delivery app.
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There's an update on the Passport Tracker site:
As of October 8, routine service will take up to 14 weeks and expedited service will take up to 10 weeks. These door-to-door times include both processing times and mailing times on the front and back end. You will continue to see our older processing times listed until we complete technical upgrades to our online system by October 20.
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Am I the only one who notices that applicants who pay for expedited processing and shipping are taking a tad bit longer to get their passports than the persons who go the routine way? Could it be that expedited applications are overwhelming the centers? 🤷♀️
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32 minutes ago, noname1234 said:
Congrats!!!. hopefully mine will get approval soon.
what location was it? thanks.
Thanks! It was done at Tucson, AZ then transferred to Miami Passport Agency because that's where the priority mail package came from.
Edited: also received the new version passport....very fancy 😃
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My passport got delivered today!!!!
Applied at USPS with my 2 kids (routine): 09/16/2021
Received: 09/20/2021
In Process: 09/21/2021
Approved (mine): 09/30/2021
Shipped (mine): 10/03/2021
Delivered to mailbox (mine): 10/05/2021
My 2 kids applications still show "in process".
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5 minutes ago, medic5678 said:
I did it for very little, because I did it myself. It's surprisingly simple, if all parties are willing. Of course, this will have to be done according to your state. The child must be legally present in the U.S. at the time of adoption.
I think I paid $400 in court filing fees but there were other expenses. You'll have to pay other agencies various fees for things such as a search of the putative father. I'd say I did it for $800 or so in the state of Florida. When we got to court, it was very simple.
The judge was awesome. I had a female judge, and I was stepping up to be the father to a little girl who had never had a father in her life. Her entire staff treated us wonderfully. It was a very happy day in our lives :).
I'm in Florida too....I'll DM you.
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On 6/18/2021 at 11:02 PM, medic5678 said:
You might be able to adopt this child in the U.S. - without the father's permission. It may be expensive. I was able to do my own adoption for a few hundred dollars in Florida. We did find the father and he signed off but there are other alternatives.
Good luck. I know how frustrating it is to grope for answers when you are in unfamiliar territory.
How much did the adoption cost?
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On 10/30/2020 at 12:37 PM, AntonioBB said:
Could you tell us about your experience at the Interview?
Thanks
Sure, I posted about it in December 2019 thread:
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Sorry I have been scarce lately as so many things have been going on with me. I found out I'm pregnant and my "morning sickness" has been terrible so sitting behind a laptop was not on my to-do list
FYI - I also unlocked the spreadsheet so happy editing!!!
I attended my interview yesterday and was approved! I arrived at 8:55am as my appointment was at 9:10am. There was a small line with social distancing outside the main entrance of the building. The officer looked through the door and motioned at each person to step up when the doorway was cleared. I was finally checked in at 9:11am and then had to sit in the main waiting area which had limited seating based on them blocking off 4 chairs with caution tape in each row. There were only 8 of us waiting.
After sitting for 2-3 mins, an officer came and called numbers. A lady who arrived after I did ended up getting called before me. It was a short wait as I was called after 5 mins.
I was led down a hallway by a very friendly official where we then got to his office and I was sworn in before sitting down, then the civics portion began.
He asked:
1. What are 2 parts of Congress?
2. What is the supreme law of the land?
3. What was Benjamin Franklin famous for?
4. Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
5. Why does the flag have 50 stars?
6. What did Martin Luther King Jr. do?
Question to read off tablet - WHEN IS FLAG DAY?
Answer to write on the tablet - Flag Day is on June 14.
We then talked about my application, went through the yes and no portion, then he asked about my life in Trinidad, places I've lived, worked, etc. He really made the entire process feel so at ease and he eats Trini food so he started talking about that and I was very surprised that he knew about a lot of our dishes
At the end of the interview he checked off items on a paper, told me that I passed and he was recommending my approval and then said that they are no longer scheduling persons for future oath ceremonies (which made me nervous) but then he followed up by explaining that oath ceremonies are being done on the same day as the interview once the candidate passes! He thanked me for swapping recipes lol and then he led me to the main ceremony room to await another officer who would be bringing out the certs.
In that room was the same 8 persons from earlier and then a young woman came in with our certs and explained to review it carefully for any errors that could be fixed then and there because once we step outside of the building and see an error, then we would have to pay the same fee to get the cert replaced. She said once everything was accurate we could leave or stay and have pictures taken in the room. Only 3 of us stayed back to take pics because that was a memorable day to NOT take at least 1 photo! 📸
I left at 10:40am so not bad for the time spent there.
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Congrats to all who got interviews scheduled!!!!
I attended mine today and passed....did same day oath as well. 😁🇺🇲
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On 9/26/2020 at 8:23 AM, gregcrs2 said:
How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
I am curious as to how she answered this question given that one passed away on 9/18/2020. Did they still accept 9 as being the answer?
My honest answer, should I be asked this (and if they have not appointed any new members yet!), would be "9 members should be assigned but the unfortunate passing of 1 has currently brought the count to 8."
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20 hours ago, nahida said:
Do you know how long it will take to get a response on an RFE?
Everyone's case is different and you may or may not get a reply back from them on it.
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6 hours ago, jrigual said:
Hi!
Anybody knows the number to call to check case status?
My husband applied March 12. His biometrics appointment was cancelled due to Covid and we haven't heard anything back since.
The completion time in the USCIS website says October 2020, which I know is not accurate but worth wishing for.
Any help is greatly appreciated. Good luck to those going for the interview soon. You got this!
You can call their Contact Center at (800) 375-5283....please bear in mind that you will have a long wait time before you connect to an agent....sometimes the wait can be up to an hour!
My advice is to try calling as soon as it gets to 8am EST....when I did that, my hold time for an agent was 7 minutes
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Just now, Numii said:
I am done with my interview and oath ceremony today! Woohoo!
Good luck everyone!
Congrats!
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In my case, I was the immigrant with my 2 kids moving to the US to live with my US citizen spouse.
When my ex and I divorced, because kids were involved, we had to settle thru Family Court. This court allowed us to chance to discuss financial well-being of the kids on both sides.
However, between my ex and I, he had trouble keeping up with the payments and I made a deal with him - Allow the kids to migrate with me and we live our life freely in the US and he will be free from financial obligations. (he signed and swore an affidavit to this effect).
All I had to do was include his sworn decree of Termination of Parental Rights with my CR1 visa paperwork....no questions asked.
In your case, as long as the biological parent is still alive, then proof has to be shown that the biological parent gave permission for the underaged kid to leave the country. He can report to the authorities that the child was kidnapped and I don't think you or the kid's mom would want that to bite you in the butt. So YES, there must be some legal document showing that the underaged kid can leave even though the biological parents are divorced.
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2 hours ago, Sartre said:
What is "egov" site? I gather from your post that it is a totally different site from the "MyUscis.com"?
Yes, it's this one:
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57 minutes ago, Unidentified said:
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.
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
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N400 West Palm Beach FL
in US Citizenship Case Filing and Progress Reports
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If all goes well and your application review is good, you can expect an interview date approx 2 months later....maybe sooner.
During my time, covid caused many delays with application processing. They should be caught up by now.