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On ‎6‎/‎17‎/‎2021 at 3:57 PM, elicearea said:

Congratulations! Same day as mine 😊

Thank you and congratulations to you as well!

I honestly didn't think we would make the 7/9 cut off and would have an oath in late July or early August.

Oath has finally been scheduled for July 9th 

 Today marks 120 days since our joint I-751/N-400 interview 😪

We have been in contact with our Senators and Congresswoman. We also sent a letter to our IO a couple of weeks ago who called my husband in to resign the application (just the part affirming the Constitution). Per IO hubby has 2 identities in their system because of his name change (However, his current name was updated over 2 years ago with the I-751, so I'm kind of skeptical that this is the reason) as well as criminal history (traffic violations for driving without a license) which contributed to the delay in processing his application. He told us we could hear something back in 1 week, 2 weeks, 1 month, 2 months 😫

We called yesterday and requested to be transferred to a tier 2 officer, but were told that someone would call us back within 7-14 days. I'm being cautiously optimistic that we might hear something back by the end of this month regarding the oath being scheduled. 

As of 5/27/21 our case status states: Case Is Being Actively Reviewed by USCIS 

Estimated time* until case decision:

approx. 11 months

3 hours ago, MJS2020 said:

Perhaps reaching out to the ombudsman is better since, clearly reaching out to USCIS doesn’t work. In my case, since I’m changing the name, they have a perfect excuse lol. But you’re right it doesn’t seem to be any pattern in who and when gets the oath.

I agree. I wish there was more transparency regarding this process. I'm hoping we won't have to follow up with the ombudsman after 120 days, but its USCIS😅

35 minutes ago, MJS2020 said:

Hopefully they do provide some insight or push the case forward somehow. Based on my interaction with them it’s unlikely though. Let us know what they say though. Good luck

Thank you. I'm hoping so as well, but I'm trying not to get my hopes up too much. Others have had interviews after us and have been scheduled (or already attended!) their oath ceremony and it seems like there is no rhyme or reason to their system.

I used the Ask Emma chat feature as our personalized timeline is down for maintenance on the account and I was told that we have to wait 120 days more from an inquiry made 3/16. I asked if that meant that the original 120 days doesn't count and they said that's correct. 😫 Now I don't know whether to reach out to the ombudsman after the original 120 days or really wait 120 days from the USCIS timeline. 😵

Whatever happens, we'll let you know! 

On 4/21/2021 at 6:06 PM, MJS2020 said:

Called the USCIS yesterday to check on the status of my Oath ceremony. As expected, they couldn’t say anything specific and I got an expected “We do not know how long till you get your Oath scheduled. You have to wait a bit more. Hopefully a few more weeks.” It will be almost two months soon and still my ceremony isn’t scheduled. Is anyone in the same boat?

We are 😪

We've been waiting since February 4. We will call USCIS in the next couple of days and see if they can provide any insight. 

32 minutes ago, MJS2020 said:

I’m not sure there are any security or other checks after your case was approved at/after your interview. Otherwise, how could they approve a case if they haven’t conducted all needed checks? I guess it is just a slow process, especially for name change, plus the backlog from COVID. 

Right, I would think everything would have been done by then. I think it is just a slow process (especially ATL office) and the COVID backlog. We'll try to speak with a tier 2 officer in three weeks to see what is going on

7 minutes ago, MJS2020 said:

If it is a judicial ceremony then yes, it is in batches. Since they only conduct it one day of the month (several ceremonies per day though). I guess that’s why my wait is so long cuz I’m changing my name. For people who don’t change their name idk why would it ever be more than a month.

My husband's name was already changed with the I-751, so I don't think it could be that. I wonder if security checks are taking longer because of his name and minor traffic violations? Although we did submit all the evidence prior to the interview and at the interview. 

9 hours ago, MJS2020 said:

Congrats on passing your interview. Hopefully, you’ll get your oath letter soon. I’m still waiting on mine more than a month after my interview.

Congratulations! 

We're still waiting for our oath letter and our interview was back in February 😬 So far reaching out to USCIS has resulted in a very bland, generic response. 

Maybe they're scheduling oaths in batches?

Received hubby's 10 year green card and I-751 approval letter yesterday. Still waiting  for official approval of N-400/Oath ceremony 

Received hubby's 10 year green card and I-751 approval letter yesterday. Still waiting  for official approval of N-400/Oath ceremony 

On 2/5/2021 at 1:03 PM, -Shana- said:

Oof, your poor husband! It's easy to get flabbergasted during these super official procedures. Sounds like your IO was uptight, I had a similar experience with my green card interview when my husband laughed at one of the yes or no questions. We walked away without an immediate approval (despite everyone else on VJ saying their experience was super casual and nice!) but the next day my case was updated to say approved. 

Yes, it was so rough! I was dying in the back, so I know he was so confused and worried. He seemed uptight just for that questioning, but otherwise was pleasant and even smiled and chuckled during the interview. Some of the questions made us laugh too while we practiced. 

We're still waiting on the approval. The I-751 was approved later that day. Hopefully by the end of week, we'll get the N-400 approval. 

P.S I LOVE Tonari no Totoro

We're almost done! We had our interview today at 9:55. We were called back at 11:26 (there were about 6 who were called before us) and we were out by 12:15.

It was a combo interview, so I was able to go back with my husband. The I-751 interview was more like a conversation. He asked us both: what's your name, D.O.B, address, social security, where do you work, phone number). We brought a lot of updated and new evidence, but he only wanted updated bank statements, evidence of our joint auto purchase, taxes from 2015-2019 and our 2020 W2s, evidence of our trips together, and arrest records (for driving without a license).  Then he conducted the N400 and allowed me to stay in the room.

The answer to the questions were:

Civil War, Native Americans, John G. Roberts Jr., New York (name a state that borders Canada), President Joe Biden, and Republicans and Democrats. Then the N400 was reviewed and some of the above questions were repeated and there were new ones (what is your height, have you taken a trip outside of the U.S since filing N400, when did you become a green card holder). Hubby had a little trouble with the Yes and No questions. On the application when the question asked if you have ever committed a crime for which you were not arrested for, he answered yes. He received a speeding ticket and because he had his license then, paid a fine as opposed to being arrested when he was driving without a license. The interviewer, asked the question again and he said no. At this point, I realized he was asking if my husband had ever got away with committing a crime. I could see the interview was becoming a little exasperated and even said I'm going to ask you again and if you can't answer, I'm going to stop the interview because you don't understand. The issue was my husband did understand the questions, but was confused. I was trying to telepathically explain this to my hubby and let him know he needed to say no. After an agonizing 5 seconds when the interviewer asked him again, hubby said no and the questions continued. Write: California has the most people. We cant' remember what the reading part was.

At the end, the interviewer asked for the evidence of the speeding ticket (which caused us to answer yes for the above question) and we provided that to him.  We also gave him a copy of hubby's green card (which was taken away at his infopass appointment for the I-551 stamp).

After a lot of computer typing and paper shuffling, hubby reviewed the corrections and signed. We received  a verbal approval for both cases. Officially, the N-400 post interview notice states a decision cannot be made (I think because we submitted more evidence and updated the application). We were told that we would receive a notice later regarding the oath ceremony. We asked if he knew when we might be scheduled and he said "no one knows". I'm trying not to focus on the fact that we didn't get an immediate approval (it's my understanding that this happens from time to time) and ride the high of our passed interviews 😊

We're almost done! We had our interview today at 9:55. We were called back at 11:26 (there were about 6 who were called before us) and we were out by 12:15.

It was a combo interview, so I was able to go back with my husband. The I-751 interview was more like a conversation. He asked us both: what's your name, D.O.B, address, social security, where do you work, phone number). We brought a lot of updated and new evidence, but he only wanted updated bank statements, evidence of our joint auto purchase, taxes from 2015-2019 and our 2020 W2s, evidence of our trips together, and arrest records (for driving without a license).  Then he conducted the N400 and allowed me to stay in the room.

The answer to the questions were:

Civil War, Native Americans, John G. Roberts Jr., New York (name a state that borders Canada), President Joe Biden, and Republicans and Democrats. Then the N400 was reviewed and some of the above questions were repeated and there were new ones (what is your height, have you taken a trip outside of the U.S since filing N400, when did you become a green card holder). Hubby had a little trouble with the Yes and No questions. On the application when the question asked if you have ever committed a crime for which you were not arrested for, he answered yes. He received a speeding ticket and because he had his license then, paid a fine as opposed to being arrested when he was driving without a license. The interviewer, asked the question again and he said no. At this point, I realized he was asking if my husband had ever got away with committing a crime. I could see the interview was becoming a little exasperated and even said I'm going to ask you again and if you can't answer, I'm going to stop the interview because you don't understand. The issue was my husband did understand the questions, but was confused. I was trying to telepathically explain this to my hubby and let him know he needed to say no. After an agonizing 5 seconds when the interviewer asked him again, hubby said no and the questions continued. Write: California has the most people. We cant' remember what the reading part was.

At the end, the interviewer asked for the evidence of the speeding ticket (which caused us to answer yes for the above question) and we provided that to him.  We also gave him a copy of hubby's green card (which was taken away at his infopass appointment for the I-551 stamp).

After a lot of computer typing and paper shuffling, hubby reviewed the corrections and signed. We received  a verbal approval for both cases. Officially, the N-400 post interview notice states a decision cannot be made (I think because we submitted more evidence and updated the application). We were told that we would receive a notice later regarding the oath ceremony. We asked if he knew when we might be scheduled and he said "no one knows". I'm trying not to focus on the fact that we didn't get an immediate approval (it's my understanding that this happens from time to time) and ride the high of our passed interviews 😊

We're almost done! We had our interview today at 9:55. We were called back at 11:26 (there were about 6 who were called before us) and we were out by 12:15.

It was a combo interview, so I was able to go back with my husband. The I-751 interview was more like a conversation. He asked us both: what's your name, D.O.B, address, social security, where do you work, phone number). We brought a lot of updated and new evidence, but he only wanted updated bank statements, evidence of our joint auto purchase, taxes from 2015-2019 and our 2020 W2s, evidence of our trips together, and arrest records (for driving without a license).  Then he conducted the N400 and allowed me to stay in the room.

The answer to the questions were:

Civil War, Native Americans, John G. Roberts Jr., New York (name a state that borders Canada), President Joe Biden, and Republicans and Democrats. Then the N400 was reviewed and some of the above questions were repeated and there were new ones (what is your height, have you taken a trip outside of the U.S since filing N400, when did you become a green card holder). Hubby had a little trouble with the Yes and No questions. On the application when the question asked if you have ever committed a crime for which you were not arrested for, he answered yes. He received a speeding ticket and because he had his license then, paid a fine as opposed to being arrested when he was driving without a license. The interviewer, asked the question again and he said no. At this point, I realized he was asking if my husband had ever got away with committing a crime. I could see the interview was becoming a little exasperated and even said I'm going to ask you again and if you can't answer, I'm going to stop the interview because you don't understand. The issue was my husband did understand the questions, but was confused. I was trying to telepathically explain this to my hubby and let him know he needed to say no. After an agonizing 5 seconds when the interviewer asked him again, hubby said no and the questions continued. Write: California has the most people. We cant' remember what the reading part was.

At the end, the interviewer asked for the evidence of the speeding ticket (which caused us to answer yes for the above question) and we provided that to him.  We also gave him a copy of hubby's green card (which was taken away at his infopass appointment for the I-551 stamp).

After a lot of computer typing and paper shuffling, hubby reviewed the corrections and signed. We received  a verbal approval for both cases. Officially, the N-400 post interview notice states a decision cannot be made (I think because we submitted more evidence and updated the application). We were told that we would receive a notice later regarding the oath ceremony. We asked if he knew when we might be scheduled and he said "no one knows". I'm trying not to focus on the fact that we didn't get an immediate approval (it's my understanding that this happens from time to time) and ride the high of our passed interviews 😊

8 hours ago, Nong b said:

Can we apply N-400 while I-751 is still pending? 

3 hours ago, GodisGood12 said:

My i751 took 18 months before I was scheduled for interview, all went well, n was approved. I wanted to file n400 while it was pending because most people was doing it, but a good friend ask me to wait, not to add another stress to what I was already going through with the i751. I waited and file n400 after I received my 10 year green card in my hands. 
 

my n400 is 11 months now, no news, but am not worried like I was with the i751. 
 

you can apply if you want, but the power is in your hands 🙌🏽. 

✅stay blessed, and make the right decision. 

 

I did, because our end goal is citizenship. I was nervous that there would be an issue with both applications pending, but it worked out in the end! Our I-751 is still pending after 22 months and I don't think we would have had an interview until after 24 months. We filed N-400 as soon as we were eligible and a week after receiving our interview date, we also received a notice for I-751 letting us know it would be a joint interview.

10 hours ago, jd2502 said:

Hey. Good to hear you received the letter as well. As for the checklist its the general list they send you for relationship proofs. I did receive similar list. But I only took what I had like insurances, home and car. New Tax returns and bank statements and some photographs which was after my filing for I-751.

 

Hope this helps you figure what you can bring what you have and not what they have exactly asked for.

 

Btw I also received update on the Oath Ceremony today. Awaiting the letter online now to see what date it is.

 

 

Ok, I was nervous that we needed to submit utility statements. We purposefully did not submit those with the I-751 because there is only one name on them. Yes, it does help thanks! We're taking insurance (auto and medical), bank, credit card, retirement statements,  and photographs. 

Congrats on receiving the Oath so quickly! Hopefully this means ATL is really trying to work through the backlog.

1 hour ago, arman597 said:

I want to ask USCIS agent about if I should bring my wife to the N400 interview as well, what number should I call? Because I have pending I751 too

41 minutes ago, Soley said:

I was not allowed to bring my husband; it says on the letter who you can bring. My husband came with me anyway to see if he could come in but he had to wait outside.

For me it was only N400 though. Read your letter thoroughly. I think they have different rules now because of Covid, they don't want a lot of people in there.

I was going to ask a USCIS agent as well, but someone from my field office said they received a letter from USCIS about a week before their interview date telling them to being their spouse.

Today we received a letter stating our I-751 interview will also be on the same day as hubby's N-400. Included in the letter is a checklist regarding documents we need to submit at the interview.

Our plan prior to this was to have me go to the office and explain to the people at the front (possibly security?) that we have a pending I-751 and see if they would let me in too. If not, my husband was going to let his interviewer know that our application was pending and I was downstairs ready and waiting.

We received a letter stating our I-751 interview will also be on the same day as hubby's N-400. Included in the letter is a checklist regarding documents we need to submit at the interview.

@jd2502

We received the I-751 letter, so that's a relief! They have a checklist of things to bring and says we must present them. Did you receive a checklist? Its asking for passport style photographs, utility account statements, etc.

But ,we didn't submit utility account statements, because my name is the only one on them. We do have additional evidence and will bring the updated evidence as well. I know you provided new evidence, but was it what was listed on the letter?

4 minutes ago, jd2502 said:

Thanks for the response. I don't know if it was internal. But I will try to call them in. As for the letter I think I received it 1 week before my Field Office interview date.

You're welcome. And fingers crossed you receive an approval of both cases!

And ok, so we should receive that letter in 3 weeks.  Thank you.

9 minutes ago, jd2502 said:

Have you experienced anything like I got an email this morning saying an action was taken on your case. But I when I log in online there is no update on both cases pending. Do we have to call in to know what action was taken? 

I would call, the next step would be approval of the cases which should show once you log in. I wonder if there is no update showing, because its something internal on their end?

Also! I saw that an appointment had been made and received the e-mail that action was taken on our case. However, I didn't see the interview notice in documents file. It only appeared (like 10 minutes later) after we called. Maybe calling will trigger something.

Also, my husband wants to know if you remember how many days or weeks it was from receiving the N400 interview letter to receiving the bring your spouse letter.

Thanks!

14 minutes ago, jd2502 said:

Thanks. I received the letter for I-751 adjudication once I received the letter for N-400 interview. So I believe if you have the N-400 interview scheduled then wait for the letter to come to you and don't worry about messaging USCIS directly. 

You're welcome. And ok, thank you! We just received the physical copy of the N400 letter on Monday. We still have about a month, so we'll wait for the I-751 adjudication letter.

3 minutes ago, jd2502 said:

Thanks! Yeah Sure. I did get a letter before my N-400 interview from the ATL Field Office to bring my spouse together with me at the same date and time like my N-400 Interview. So we got all our paperwork we submitted for I-751 and also new proof relationship docs after we filed. Since its been almost 18 months we filed for Removal of Conditions. 

 

So the officer got us both in togather and explained that it will be a joint interview as we have to clear I-751 and N-400 both. So he asked if we brought any new documentation to support our petition and we submitted all the new paperwork. After that we started asking questions about our relationship and how did we meet and everything basically about us. Work, Home, Relatives, Ceremony,Travel,etc. Once he was satisfied with that he told my spouse to just sit in the room but to keep quiet for my N-400 interview. He asked about 6 questions from Civics and History test and I answered all of them correctly. So we moved onto the english test. I read once sentence on the Ipad in front of me and then wrote the answer to it. And then all the eligibility questions with yes/no from the form we filed. 

 

After that he verified all the information about me and updated any missing information. Once that was completed he handed over the letter that the decision won't be made at this time and we will be informed about the decision on the I-751 once the officer has throughly studied all the docs and proof of relationship we have submitted. But the letter does mention I passed the Naturalization test and English Test as well. So basically now will await when the I-751 is cleared and then we may hear about further on oath ceremonies in the mail or online soon. Fingers Crossed. 

When did you get the letter? We haven't received a letter and our ROC has been pending for 23 months.  I was afraid that if I sent a message to USCIS and asked if it would be a joint interview, then they would reschedule or cancel it. Depending on when you received the letter I might just send a message, just to give them a heads up.

Congratulations once again and fingers crossed! Hopefully you rI-751 will be approved by the end of the week

1 hour ago, jd2502 said:

Hi guys. Just an update for me from ATL field Office. I just completed my I-751 & N-400 combo interview office today. Decision Still pending.

Congratulations! Can you tell us how it went? Did you bring your spouse/was your spouse allowed in? Did they look at I-751 evidence? Did they say anything about scheduling oath ceremonies? Sorry for the bombardment,  I would appreciate any insight and advise you can give.

Thanks!