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2 hours ago, aa1979 said:

Congratulations to all of you!  I think the agencies are picking up their speed and they are doing a great job.... Let's give them credit whenever it is due!  I hope they keep up their speed and keep up the great work.

I completely agree with you. People often forget that there’s literally millions of pending applications which require verification and careful vetting. This takes time and a huge effort, especially during a world-wide pandemic.

Honestly, if it comes down to it, I’d rather wait a little longer than compromise quality and security. In my opinion, they’re doing an excellent job, all things considered.

16 minutes ago, millefleur said:

So expedited process took a little less than 1 month? I guess that's not too bad. Hope it'll be the same for my case! NH is processing mine as well.

Correct, if I get the passport on Thursday like the email stated, it’ll be exactly 4 weeks + 1 day from the moment I submitted my application at the post office.

Hi everyone,

I recently applied for my passport. Some of the most relevant info:

* Passport book only.

* Expedited processing.

* Priority return shipping.

* USPS appointment: July 8th.

* DoS Receipt: July 14th.

* Money order cashed: July 14th.

* Approval notice: August 3rd.

* Tentative delivery date: August 6th (as per DoS  approval email).

* Processing Center: NH (based on first two numbers)

Hope this info is useful for someone also waiting for their passport.

On 7/8/2020 at 4:26 PM, dwheels76 said:

Yeah I live out off 290 and pass the SS office and empty lot everyday wonder when they will ever open. Goodness.
My husband is a trucker so not alot of time to do stuff. So he will probably have to wait till his next home stay in August.

 

I am just happy and releaved we are done.

Congratulations for completing this important step!

17 minutes ago, dwheels76 said:

Is your ceremony a reschedule or 1st time schedule?

If reschedule what was ur original oath date?

 

Congratulations on ur upcoming date. 

Thanks. Rescheduled from April 1st.

6 hours ago, starsky said:

And I am done! I had my ceremony today and it was very low key.

 

You join about 50 others and line up outside waiting to go in one by one. Masks on, no visitors, have your paperwork filled out and bring all your previous cards etc. 

 

Once you're through security you go into a room and surrender your green card and your appointment letter. You're seated 6 feet from someone else and there are 5-6 rows of people (approx 50 people in attendance). Very short speech is given by the department head, there's a packet on your seat containing information, passport application, US flag and the pledge/oath written. You stand up and hold your hand up with the others and the Oath is read to which you say I do. After that you're called up to the desk and collect your certificate (check everything is written correctly) then you leave. I was in and out within 25 mins and actually lined up outside longer than anything else.

 

I can't believe the journey is over! What a buzz to be completely finished... now just the passport!

 

Good luck everyone, the finish line is nearly there!

Congratulations on completing this process and thank you for sharing your experience. I’m  surprised they’re having ceremonies with ~50 people at a time. Hopefully this will clear the backlog relatively quickly.

My ceremony will be next Wednesday. Looking forward to it!

16 hours ago, dwheels76 said:

Congratulations. Awesome they are up in April rescheduling now.

Thanks! The ceremony is scheduled for June 17th at the 810 Gears Rd location (USCIS office).

Good luck to anyone waiting to hear about their ceremony date. They are moving.

Today my USCIS account was updated to show  the oath ceremony has been scheduled. No date yet as the “notice letter” isn’t currently in the system. I’ll update y’all when it becomes available.

Interview date was February 18th and original ceremony was scheduled for April 1st.

Hope everyone’s cases start moving again.

7 hours ago, dwheels76 said:

Someone in the N-400 group on Facebook just got notice of her reschedule Oath for June 5th. March 18th was the original Oath date.

So Houston is opening up.

Great to hear that! Wonder how big and often each ceremony will be.

7 hours ago, dwheels76 said:

Well Glory Hallelujah. Just got the update at 3:15 today April 7th.
Our I-751 was approved and card produced and being mailed. And N-400 Approved and "Oath Ceremony Will Be Scheduled".
Thank God. Guess she changed her mind about the N-14 and let it go.

Very happy couple right now.

Congratulations! Really exciting news!

1 hour ago, leestahla said:

Thank you!!! No one posted that anywhere I could find. And it was accurate! My Oath Ceremony was scheduled and the letter sent 3/5, the notification was emailed 3/6 and the letter is already uploaded to the website. 

 

Citizenship Oath Ceremony Scheduled!!!!!!!

N400 Filed: June 14 2019

Appointment scheduled: Jan 27th for March 2nd

Approved March 2nd (at time of interview)

Oath Letter mailed March 5th

Oath Ceremony April 1st

 

Gah!! I wish it wasn't on April Fool's Day. But who can really complain, right? SO excited to finally be able to travel abroad!!

Congratulations! I just checked my status and I was also scheduled for April 1st.

I had my interview on February 18th.

Looks like we’ll be attending the same ceremony!

9 hours ago, Mike Bico said:

Congrats!! What date did you get your interview letter?

Thanks! The notice date was January 14th, 2020. We received a few days after (~3-4 days). Basically a month before the interview.

Had my citizenship interview today and it was approved! N-400 was received by USCIS on June 7th, 2019.

Congratulations to everyone who has had a recent approval and looking forward to the oath ceremony.

15 hours ago, Ash. said:

It'll depend on when they do your card.

Our approval notice was April 29th, we received the NOA in the mail on May 4th, and then we have the tracking number for the green card today saying the GC should be delivered May 8th.

6 hours ago, bec128 said:

It should be pretty quick after you get the approval notice. I don't check the mail every single day, so I'm not sure exactly when it showed up in the mailbox, but I think it was probably Thursday of last week. The USCIS case status site updated with a Priority Mail tracking number for the green card on Thursday night/Friday morning, and it showed up on Monday.

Thanks! Appreciate the info.

Based on the approval letter USCIS prefers to “overestimate” and gives a general time frame of 60 days.

1 hour ago, bec128 said:

GC received today! All data is correct (fhew). Looks like it's N-400 time for us then.

Great news!

If you don’t mind telling us, how long did you wait for the green card after receiving the approval notice?

We got the approval notice today so we’re wondering how long the gc will take.

Hi everyone,

Our case was approved on May 1st.

Info:

- Service Center: California

- Application sent: 04/27/2018

- Received: 04/30/2018

- NOA: 06/07/2018

- Extension: 08/18/2018

- Biometrics Appointment: 03/14/2019

- Approval: 05/01/2019

The “new” site still shows as “Case received” but the “old” site went from showing an error to “New card being produced.”

We were planning on filing the N-400 but decided to wait until the I-751 approval as we’ve noticed that applying for naturalization while having the pending ROC can sometimes delay the latter. Needless to say, we’ll be applying for it very shortly.

Hope everyone’s cases get approved soon

Timeline CSC

Sent: 4/27/2018

CSC Received: 4/30/2018

Check Cashed: 6/9/2018

NOA1 Dated: N/A

NOA1 Received: N/A

Yayyyyyyyyyy!!!! Congratulations!!!

I have great news too!!!

My solo I-212 was approved 07/01/2016!!!

So, in the next few days I hope I´ll see an "ISSUED" at the CEAC site!

Have a safe trip and God bless you guys!!!!

Amazing news!!!!!!! Just a little bit more and your case will be approved with the visa in hand.

Thanks for all the support and help, it has been very helpful knowing that there are other people that understand. Have a safe trip as well!

Congratulations!

We got our today!

Yay! That's amazing, I'm very happy that we finally got our cases resolved. We'll soon be together with our loved ones.

Hi, quick update. My husband's visa has been marked as ISSUED through the CEAC website. The embassy contacted us and said that his passport will be mailed next week with his visa, We're so thrilled !!! It took around 20 days from the day he sent his passport to the embassy until the visa was approved. I hope this information helps someone in a similar situation.

Was it a solo I-212?

If yes, which POE?

Oh, I just saw that yes!!!!

Congratulations!!!!

Blondedoc,

Thank you! We're so excited and finally see the light at the end of the tunnel.

It was a solo I-212, and it was filed to the USCIS Miami Field Office. Solo I-212s are very frustrating because there's limited information online. Contacting your congressmen/senator seems to be the best way to move it forward.

I hope your case is resolved soon and keep us updated too!

I want to give an update on our case. We contacted our congresswoman and she helped us move our case forward with the embassy. As it turns out, my husband didn't need the waiver after all and the embassy has acknowledged that he is now eligible for his visa.

He will need to retake his medical exams and send the passport to the embassy.

Contacting our congresswoman was the decisive factor that helped our case move forward.

Thank you again and congratulations on your approval. I'm sure you feel a lot of weight off your shoulders knowing that it is approved. I hope you and your fiancé get to be together soon!

Lioness,

Thank you for your reply. When you say you were approved, do you mean the visa? How long did it take for the USCIS to communicate with the embassy after you received the letter stating that you guys didn't need the waiver?

Sorry for asking multiple questions at a time. It's just that we're somewhat excited about finally getting a decision and want to be together as soon as possible.

Hi everyone,

We had our interview for the CR1 immigrant visa on December 7th, 2015 at the Bogotá consulate. The visa was denied based on my husband's immigration history (deportation before the age of 18) and the consul told us that he was eligible to apply for the I-212 (lone) and that once that's approved he'll get his visa. She mentioned that the previous deportation was the only ineligibility that he has.

Well, we sent the I-212 on February 29th, 2016 to the Miami Field Office and today we received a letter from USCIS stating that my husband doesn't need the I-212 because he was never deported or removed from the United States.

The consulate told us that he needed the I-212 and now the USCIS is saying he doesn't need it. We want to know what happens next? Do we send this letter to the consulate telling them that the USCIS is saying that he doesn't need the waiver and therefore he is eligible to get his visa?

We're going to contact our lawyer first thing in the morning, however we'd love to get people who has gone through something similar.

Thank you!