PonJor

25 minutes ago, JK2019 said:

Curious does the confirmation letter have any info like where to go or who to ask to meet?  Sounds like you have the option to print the confirmation letter.  I still haven't received the confirmation email.  My concern is the person at the door won't let us in without that email or appointment print out. 

This is the e-mail we received:

Dear PONJOR Thank you for your inquiry dated September 30, 2020. About scheduling an appointment: We are pleased we could assist you with your inquiry today via telephone. As discussed in our conversation, we have determined that this issue will best be addressed by your local USCIS Field Office. We scheduled an appointment for you at the Atlanta Field Office on DATE at TIME The Atlanta Field Office is located at 2150 PARKLAKE DRIVE , Atlanta, GA 30345, US. In an effort to minimize the number of individuals accessing USCIS offices during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please do not bring additional individuals to your emergency appointment (except in the instances of minor children who cannot be left home, attorney representation, or if interpretation is needed). Also, face masks are required to enter a USCIS facility. You may print your appointment letter here.  Please arrive 15 minutes early to go through the security checkpoint and check in. You will need to bring documents that will help explain your question or problem with your case and valid government-issued identification. For more information about your local office, including parking and transportation details, please click here. In the future, you can visit myaccount.uscis.dhs.gov to sign up for a USCIS online account where you can explore filing online, send us secure messages and get instant updates on the status of your case. You can see your account information and make inquiries any time and on any device. We hope this information is helpful.

When we click on the link it takes us here:

https://my.uscis.gov/en/appointment/v2

We click on view appointment and put in the information to reprint appointment letter.  At this time, we are still receiving No appointment found for that name and date of birth error message. Put if we click on change or cancel the appointment we see this:

We're bringing the confirmation e-mail as well as the Appointment Details page. See if you can login to the change/cancel appointment and print the information details.

4 hours ago, JK2019 said:

A tier 2 called back and gave us a date, confirmation and pin today but so far no email back....Am I supposed to fill out another online form using this info?  The agent talked super fast and after I gave him my email address he hung up like the very next second.  How long did you have to wait to get the confirmation email? 

I don't think you need to fill out another form. I received the confirmation e-mail within 30 minutes. They told us as long as you have your date, confirmation, and pin you're good.

On ‎10‎/‎10‎/‎2020 at 10:31 AM, Sweet5884 said:

How did you make this appointment?? they called you back? 

I wish. I originally called on the 1st and was told we would be placed in a queue and should expect a call back within 5 days. However, they sent a confirmation e-mail saying we should hear back within 42-72 hours. I was getting antsy as I read other experiences saying how they were transferred to a tier 2 officer or waited on hold for one.. Because we called exactly at 8, I thought it was odd that she placed us in a queue (no one was available?). So, I called back on the 6th and immediately asked to be transferred to tier 2. This time, I was strong and stated we needed to be transferred to tier 2 as the extension letter was expiring (I told the first worker that, but maybe with less conviction?). The worker continuously asked if there was anything they could do and I had to repeatedly request to be transferred. They told me I might need to wait or even leave a message before tier 2 picked up and they gave me a reference number. Within 10 seconds of receiving the reference number, a tier 2 officer picked up and told me the only appointment they had was in 2 weeks. So we took it and they gave us the confirmation and pin number.

If you need an appointment, I recommend you call exactly at 8 and basically demand to be transferred to a tier 2 officer (none of that waiting in queue nonsense).

13 hours ago, Bob in Boston said:

Copy and paste it onto a blank document

I'm able to do so, but I don't know if I need a barcode.

13 hours ago, acajim said:

Print the email. Or use another computer, tablet or phone to check if you can open the link.

I've printed the email as well as the appointment information and I've written the confirmation and pin number on the paper.

5 hours ago, Thegirl said:

Had the same issue twice. Only worked closer to the dates of the appointment like a day or two. Before that, it just kept telling me I didn't have an appointment. So I suggest just waiting till closer to the date. 

Ok, thank you. I just called tier 2 and she told me that we would be fine as long as we have the confirmation letter (but I just don't feel good in my gut about that). However, I'll try again when we're closer to the date.

Thanks everyone!

Hello all!

Hubby's extension letter expires 11/1/20 and we have an infopass appointment for a I-551 stamp 10/20/20. We received the e-mail confirming the above and when we click on the "you may print your appointment letter here" link it does not work. We have the confirmation number as well as the pin so when we click on the Change/Cancel Your Appointment we are able to review the appointment and see that it is scheduled. All the information is correct (D.O.B, spelling of his name, phone numbers, etc.) so I'm freaking out because I keep getting the No appointment found for that name and date of birth error message when I try to print the confirmation letter. 😟

Will we be ok without the official confirmation letter? I think there is a barcode we need that is only on the official notice. We've sent a message to USCIS via the online account and will also call to speak to tier 2 to see what our options are.

Does anyone have any guidance/suggestions?

15 minutes ago, jd2502 said:

That's good you got infopass appointment in advance. I was not able to get it before my letter expired. I went for stamping last month and they do not have any idea about case status. So not worth the ask at the infopass appointment.

Ok, that's what I figured.

 I also was nervous that we would have to wait until after the letter expired, so I'm not sure if they're becoming less stringent (yeah right) or if I talked to a decent worker.

We haven't heard anything back regarding our cases, but we got an infopass appt scheduled today! Hubby's extension expires 11/1/20 and our appointment is for 10/20/20.

Does anyone know if it would be worth asking the workers at the infopass about the case status?

Estimated wait time moved up a month to 4 months and Estimated Completion time is now February 2021 instead of October 2020 😪

14 hours ago, Venus201320 said:

Anyone’s time increased once there timer ran out? My completion time was “September 2020” it updated today and now is showing completion time “December 2020”!!!?? This process is making me go crazy! I won’t be able to vote this year! This is ****** ridiculous!!! 🤬
my estimated wait time also expired but now they updated it showing “Estimated Wait Time 2 months”?!?!

Yes And I think others on VJ have also noticed their time has gone up. Our estimated wait time is 4 months (one month increase), but estimated completion time is now February 2021 instead of October. Looks like hubby won't get to vote this year, but my absentee ballot just arrived so that's a positive I guess.

Hopefully, they just increased every filer's time to stop us from inquiring (like they did with processing times) but will finish our cases before the estimated completion date.

1 hour ago, Venus201320 said:

I went ahead and contacted Loeffler. Let’s see what they say. I completed the uscis privacy form and sent it through email. How long did it take for them to respond to your request for help?

I sent ours via fax last Friday and called Tuesday to confirm it had gotten to the caseworker.  The caseworker was off on Monday, but reached out to us today. 

48 minutes ago, Venus201320 said:

Just ombudsman. I know it’s crazy. I’m almost 2 years in with I-751.😢

Maybe you can try Purdue (but just know you'll need to follow up with them repeatedly before they get back to you) and your congressperson.

4 minutes ago, Venus201320 said:

Yeah this whole process is making me feel the same 😅. Well the ombudsman said they can’t help me because I’m still “Within processing time” with I-751 and N-400. So they closed the request I sent them.....🙃

Wow, really? Your I-751 is about to turn 2 years old in a couple of months. What kind of processing time are they going off of (Probably the official one that somehow gained an extra year in processing overnight )

Have you made any congressional inquiry or just the ombudsman?

So Purdue's office finally got back to me:

Yes, they (USCIS) have started doing interviews again.  Sorry, but I cannot give you a timeframe because it depends on where you are in the queue. 

I've noticed that we don't have a lot of ATL users on VJ, so maybe people are getting scheduled and rescheduled and we just won't know because they're not on a forum.

I just hate that there is no transparency with this process. Like, how many interviews will the office be conducting a day? How many of those are people who need to be rescheduled? How many people are in the queue? Are we really waiting on the next available interview date and if so, how far out would that be?

This whole process has me like

1 hour ago, Venus201320 said:

That’s who I was gonna contact but I saw she wasn’t immigration friendly. Well sounds like the same thing I would receive if I contact her. I messaged USCIS and they replied with a very similar message you got from Loeffler’s office. 
 

 

Thank you for your inquiry dated July 21, 2020.


Requesting information about your N-400, Application for Naturalization. 

Your application information has been entered into the system which schedules applicants for interviews at their local Field Office. Interview appointments are scheduled as slots become available at the Field Office. Once you have been scheduled for an appointment, you will receive an Interview Appointment Notice to appear at a certain date and time at your local Field Office. You must take the Interview Appointment Notice and photo ID to your appointment. Please review the Interview Appointment Notice for any other requirements. 
Once you have been scheduled, you may view and print a copy of your Interview Appointment Notice within your USCIS online filing system account. After you log in to your USCIS online filing system account, access the Home Tab to find the "Documents" field to view or print your official appointment notice from USCIS. 
To determine current processing time within USCIS:

• Visit https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/
• Select N-400; Application for Naturalization from the Form dropdown
• Select the Field Office processing the application from the Field Office dropdown
• Click “Get Processing Time” link

If your receipt date is before the Case Inquiry Date, you can submit an “outside normal processing time” service request online. 
In preparation for the Civics test portion of your interview, please visit: www.uscis.gov/citizenship/learners/study-test/study-materials-civics-test/uscis-naturalization-interview-and-test-video. You may also download the USCIS: Civics Test Study Tools app. The mobile app is available in the Apple app store and the Google Play app store. 
Please note that extended absences outside of the United States may affect your ability to naturalize. USCIS policy requires that an applicant for naturalization must have resided continuously in the United States up to the time of naturalization. For more information on the Continuous Residence requirement, click here. 
For general information about what to expect during the naturalization process, please visit our website at: my.uscis.gov/citizenship/what_to expect. 
Federal law prohibits weapons like firearms, knives, pepper spray and ammunition at any USCIS facility. Even if you have a permit for a firearm, you cannot bring it to a USCIS building. Please check your purse, briefcase, or bag and remove and safely store these items before your visit. Violators may be subject to fine and/or imprisonment. 
If you need more assistance with your USCIS online filing system account, please submit another inquiry to the USCIS Contact Center at https://my.uscis.gov/account/v1/needhelp or log into your online account for specific case inquiries and contact us at https://my.uscis.gov/account/v1/inbox. 
If you move remember to update your address in the USCIS online filing system or contact the USCIS Contact Center at https://my.uscis.gov/account/v1/needhelp or log into your online account for specific case inquiries and contact us at https://my.uscis.gov/account/v1/inbox. You must also update your address using our online tool at uscis.gov/addresschange. 
In the future, you can visit myaccount.uscis.dhs.govto sign up for a USCIS online account where you can explore filing online, send us secure messages and get instant updates on the status of your case. You can see your account information and make inquiries any time and on any device. 
We hope this information is helpful.  

I contacted Perdue as well, but getting someone on the phone/to follow back up with you is horrible! I'm hoping to hear something back from USCIS before the caseworkers follow up date with USCIS on 8/24.

That seems like a pretty detailed albeit vague answer from USCIS.

4 minutes ago, Beddy2015 said:

 On the bright side  at least August is one day away. 
Finger crossed we start getting interview next month. 
 

That's true. We've made it this far, what's a couple more weeks. Fingers crossed! 

10 minutes ago, Giovanna024 said:

I GOT MY INTERVIEW

 

Miami 

 

8801 NW 7TH AVENUE MAIN LOBBY 1ST FLOOR MIAMI, FL 33150 USA

On (Date): Wednesday, August 19, 2020 At (Time): 08:30AM

 

please update my time sheet! OMG!!!!!!

Yaaay, congratulations! Girl, your journey is almost over. I'm so happy for you!!!

22 hours ago, Venus201320 said:

Any updates from Atlanta Filers? 

Reached out to Senator Loeffler's case worker to see if they could provide insight regarding why ATL seems to be lagging behind in scheduling and I received this e-mail:

Please see below response from USCIS-Atlanta, while they confirm you are in line for scheduling, they cannot provide a definitive time frame. If you don’t hear anything in 60 let us know so we can follow-up.

USCIS Response:

Dear SENATOR'S CASEWORKER,

 Ponjor's husband's case is currently in line for interview scheduling.  He will be scheduled for the next available interview date. 

 Please feel free to follow up in 60 days.

I asked the senator's caseworker if he has seen interviews being scheduled and I'm waiting for his reply. I really feel like we aren't even going to see people be rescheduled or scheduled until August

3 hours ago, lucardo3 said:

Hello ATL fam;

 

I attended my Oath ceremony today. It started at 2.15 pm on the dot and took about 10 mins maximum. We checked in and returned our GC was seated inside the ceremony room afterwards. There was about 20 people attending. IO was very quickly had us took the Oath of Alliance and we were done. There was another ceremony of 20 people before and after us so they are doing ceremonies non stop. I am glad i conclude my immigration journey as of today. Now headed to Passports forums you can find me hanging there

Congratulations! 🥳

25 minutes ago, Venus201320 said:

Yeah I don’t know what’s going on with Atlanta Field Office. Lucardo3 doesn’t have there interview till July 25 I believe.

Yes, its ridiculous, but at least the furloughs have been delayed. This should give USCIS a month to get our interview dates sent out.

@lucardo3 let us know when we need to wish you congratulations lol

14 hours ago, Venus201320 said:

Any update from anyone here in Atlanta?

Nothing so far  I don't know why Atlanta seems to be the last office to start rescheduling as well as scheduling new interviews. Its so frustrating. I wish there was more transparency with what's going on.
 

Doesn't @lucardo3 have their oath today? If I remembered that correctly, good luck! Let us know how it goes

On ‎7‎/‎6‎/‎2020 at 4:16 PM, Venus201320 said:

From what I was reading it’s saying all of USCIS Offices would be affected not just one Office. Do you have a link about the NBC office being the only one being furloughed? There letting about 13,400ish employees being furloughed.

So sad it has come to this. 😢
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/uscis-funding-13400-immigration-workers-furlough-coronavirus/

I don't have a link just for the NBC office, its just something I assumed.

Wow, I can't believe this. This is so nerve-wracking. Its like we're finally at the end of the journey, but we're so far away still 

Just now, Venus201320 said:

Sadly we might not because furlough well start for USCIS employees on Aug 3. 60-70% of there workforce will be laid off. I’m hoping we get some news before furloughs start. 

Unfortunately I haven't been following the news regarding the furlough as closely as I should be  But, I thought the furlough wasn't a sure thing and if it did happen they would be laying off workers at NBC (which I guess would affect everything else as workloads start shifting).

31 minutes ago, Venus201320 said:

Has anyone in Atlanta GA been rescheduled or scheduled a new interview?

Nothing yet on our end  Hopefully we'll hear something by the end of the month.

13 minutes ago, lucardo3 said:

I was randomly checking my account and saw my Oath Ceremony scheduled for July 24th. Let`s hope it doesn't get cancelled since Covid cases are on the rise in GA. 

Congratulations! 🥳 I'm glad Atlanta is starting to schedule things again!

1 minute ago, lucardo3 said:

I use https://egov.uscis.gov/casestatus/landing.do

Oh ok. This one shows the case is still being actively reviewed by USCIS. Thanks Lucardo!

Does anyone use the CaseTracker app?

I use it and it seems to be glitching out. Both the I-751 and N400 have been "updating" between two statuses since 6/24. Its either unable to get case status at this this time or their regular status (I751-Case is Ready to Be Scheduled for An Interview and N400-Case Is Being Actively Reviewed By USCIS). Has anyone had this experience?