MASH

It's impossible to prevent this type of fraud.

The petitioners are in the best position to protect themselves since they are asserting that the relationship is real.  If they rush after meeting once or whatever, it's on them
 
A mandamus for what?  What would you like the US government to do?  

Class action?  Not going to happen.  

Sorry that you got scammed.  Realize that you are angry.  If the US government had denied your case or caused delay, you would've have been up in arms.  

You are in the best position to protect yourself.  Be aware of this type of fraud.  Don't rush into marriage and bringing them over.

I gave the advice I was given and it was already established that either I was misinformed or something changed in the policy.
 
happy to see the OP got the information needed and hopefully you have more insight to give her as well. 

Not if you filed online. Then they all start with IOE….. I believe. 

I wrote to quickly that I was gonna go back to update that she can also do it on a divorce waiver and prove it was a bonifide marriage 
 
as for the other things I guess either it changed or I was misinformed when asked this from a friend of mine.
 
thank you for updating me and the OP
 

I’m sorry to hear that you are going through this. 
but sadly from my understanding that you cannot get out of the affidavit of support especially it looks like he got approved on the 2 year GC which means you are on the hook till that 2 year GC expired. Just be happy you did not get the 10 year old.
 
once his 2 year is up he either has to go home cause he won’t be allowed for unemployment or work as he won’t be legal anymore, or say u abused him to get his citizenship which he will need a lot of evidence to do.
 
I would say get a lawyer for the divorce and cut all ties with him.

I’m sorry to hear that you are going through this. 
but sadly from my understanding that you cannot get out of the affidavit of support especially it looks like he got approved on the 2 year GC which means you are on the hook till that 2 year GC expired. Just be happy you did not get the 10 year old.
 
once his 2 year is up he either has to go home cause he won’t be allowed for unemployment or work as he won’t be legal anymore, or say u abused him to get his citizenship which he will need a lot of evidence to do.
 
I would say get a lawyer for the divorce and cut all ties with him.

Not sure if I can still report fraud but it was just brought to my attention that my husband actually confirmed how I felt that he was using me for paperwork and that someone had told him that if he had a child he would still be able legally to stay here even if he filed for divorce . I have a child that we went through several fertility treatments to conceived and  he has absolutely nothing to do w his child. Smh 

going based on my experience for the I-751, mainly saying hoping this part will be much quicker and not take close to 3 years lol

Yea, I already got a letter from them that they will reuse my old bio...Amen to your prayers! I pray for you too to hear some good new soon and end this journey with expected outcome soon.

I made some updates to the N-400 December 2021 Filers Google sheet:
- added a "received date" column to differentiate with the "date filed" (which might be the date someone sent their application by mail, if they didn't file online)
- "Biometrics Appointment Needed? - Notice Date", so that we can add the date of when we heard back about if we'll be scheduled to go for a bio appointment or not
- new column for bio appointment date (if you end up having one)
- added a comment on how to find your USCIS office based on your zip code (thanks oakland71!)
- added a " "Interview was scheduled" Notice Date" column, based on JGOliver's screenshot
 
I'm thinking we could also add a column to indicate who is doing the N-400 in addition to I-751, or if we're applying based on the 3 years or 5 years rule, but that might be overkill? Let me know.

MASH, since you're the very first poster in that thread, maybe that could be useful to new joiners if you edit your first post to mention that sheet?

Updated!  Thanks so much.  Looking forward to seeing what all the other Dec 2021 filers are up to!

Here's a google sheet that I created quickly:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11xHTs0yLIeoAXIW-O5iYOvRRvbriVgu7JVw8xQq8QDw/edit#gid=0
 
Feel free to add yourself to it!

I don't think anyone was implying that divorce is easy and painless. The advice to "divorce and move on" is in regard to whether or not he should pursue an accusation of fraud with USCIS. It's usually pointless to contact USCIS or ICE without concrete proof of fraud. It doesn't sound like he's got that proof. That makes this pretty much like any other garden variety marriage in America that falls apart because one spouse is no longer in love and has become unfaithful.
No doubt that divorce is a long and painful road, but it's a road he must travel if he's ever going to get his life back in order, and it begins with the first step - filing for the divorce.

needed to share my experience since it might being some peace to a few people! After going to the interview and not getting an approval I was very anxious and had a really bad time finding guidance online.
 
i had to wait a whole year to get my interview date scheduled for my I 751 (assuming because of COVID)… finally on August 5th I had my interview and I was not approved. They said they needed to check some things.
 
Today… finally after 2 months I received a notification that my card was being produced! No RFEs or second interviews! 

I’ll see if I can do that it my actual computer gets back to up an running again, and if not if something would love to volunteer to do so that will be greatly appreciated ❤️ 

Adding my name to the list since I just filed today!
 
I did it online and got a notice that they will reuse my biometrics, so that's cool.

Is there a possibility of a google sheet where we track the progress of all of us as we move forward?

Merry Christmas December filers . 🎄🎁🎉
 
hope you all have a beautiful holiday. 💕

hey guys my biometric schedule on Jan 6, 2021
Good luck to all of us guys...Happy Holidays.

You should be fine this time.

Thank you for this , cuz I researched all of visajourney site as best as I could and i even try to find it through google but nothing came up, thank you for this link ♥️

Someone started another thread last week where I updated my case as well. Maybe we should ask MODS to merger both!
 
 

This is it for me. No more USCIS, I'm done. Became a US Citizen today and the next step is to get my passport. Thank you all for answering my questions when I couldn't understand something with my naturalization application.
 
My timeline (Interview was at Newark, NJ) Marriage base N-400: 
 
My Case Timeline
Category: Naturalization (Application for Naturalization)
 
Total Days: 330 days
 
N-400
Start: Jan 10, 2021
Decision: Dec 06, 2021
@National Benefits Center
● Jan 10, 2021 / N-400 / Submission to USCIS
● Feb 12, 2021 / N-400 / Biometrics, i.e. fingerprint and photo
● Oct 19, 2021 / N-400 / Interview
● Dec 06, 2021 / N-400 / Decision (Approval)
Oath ceremony same day.
 
My appointment was at 11am. I have arrived at the building around 10:45am (I've parked my car at the parking lot behind the building, $21 for the all-day parking) and the security check was very quick (airport style metal detector check). The security guard at the elevators told me that my appointment so on the 15th floor (Naturalization department). On the 15th floor, checked in with another security guard next to the elevators, then again at the window in the waiting are (I was only asked for my Notice with the appointment info), after that I was told to sit down and wait. I waited from 11am until 2pm for my interview. The interviewers are coming out of 3 different location (left door, back of the hallways, and some are just using PA system to call people to the door number 3). Really hard to go and pee because they can call you at any time. There were Oath Ceremonies happening when they had around 30 people approved for Naturalization. I was called for the interview around 2pm and the IO was smiling when I got to the door. Asked me how I'm doing. After I got into his office he swore me in and the interview started.
IO asked me for my green card and my passport as well as my driver's license. Out of nowhere he asked if my wife and I have kids, I have answered no we don't. He then said what else do you have, so I told him we have a dog, his response was what else do you have, I didn't understand the question so I said that's all. IO then said to me "I'm trying to establish your marriage to your wife, what else do you have?" So I said we own cars together, we rent an apartment so I do have lease, we have credit card accounts, we have bank accounts, we have life insurance, we had medical insurance. That's when he asked me why we don't have it anymore, and I just told him that it was expensive to pay whole amount out of pocket while being self-employed. He look at me with weirdness, and I just continued saying that I'm thinking about a business and my wife believe in natural remedies over medicating us both (which is true). Within seconds his switch and went with all the exam question:
• Who is your senator?
• Who is the Vice President now?
• What was MLK Jr. fighting for?
• Why do we have 13 stripes on the flag?
• Name one longest river in US?
• Who was Ben Franklin?
After answering all the questions, I notice a question on the iPad infront of me with a question "Who elects Congress?" and I was told to read that question to the IO. Then he told me to write "The people elect Congress." 
Right after he asked me few questions from the application such as:
• How long have you been married?
• Was your wife born in US?
• What date did your wife become a US citizen?
• Questions from Yes/No (I actually froze at open question got 2 sec "Have you ever been arrested?" After those 2 sec I have answered NO, but IO asked me "why did you pause before I answered?". I just simple explained that I wanted to understand the question, because I have been cited by the police but not arrested. He accepted my explanation and we moved on.
After maybe 2 min of Yes/No questions he made me sign things on the pad and gave me a paper with more Yes/No questions, told me to mark everything No, put my address and sign the paper. Then he gave me a paper with my information asked if it's all correct and 10 sec later he said that I passed and congratulated me for passing, told me to get my stuff and wait in the waiting room for the oath. I just said Thank you, grab my stuff and left to wait for the oath in the waiting room. 15min into waiting and a guy came out to the middle of the room and started calling names of people who were told to go to the room down the hallway for the oath ceremony. My name got called and I went into the room where the Oath Ceremony was going to take place. Nice lady greeted us and told people to move down the row and sit down in the chair and wait. After everyone who was called was there she congratulated all of us and started explaining what to do after we get out naturalization certificate. She also mention to people who have kids who are under age of 18 and have green cards that they are automatically a US citizens and to apply for their passport while applying for your own. Oath took place, people took pictures, and left to celebrate with their families. That's all she wrote for me. I'm done. 
Side note: You can bring your family members to the waiting room but they won't be able to attend your Oath with you, although they can coming after the oath to take pictures.

Hey guys, 
I apply on November 2, 2021 based on 3 years of permanent resident and marriage to a US citizen. I decided to apply online and it was the easiest experience of my life. After making my payment my receipt number appears IOE estimated time 15 months, 30 minutes later my fingerprints were reused and estimated time changed to 11 months. The next morning my case changed to case is being actively reviewed by USCIS, estimated time changed to 7 months. On Saturday November 6 I received 2 letters in my mail, my receipt #  and fingerprints reused. 
 
Good luck to all