mvan

Has anyone received the date for the oath ceremony that is scheduled in Fargo in June? 

9 hours ago, 684117 said:

I am not sure, but what could be the case in my opinion is a mistake USCIS did in my application long ago and I went ahead and corrected it, when I did so, I clearly remember the officer in charge back then told me " If all applicants were as honest as you, we would fly through all applications, talk about dignity" 

 

My story is long, but I came here on the wrong visa and a wrong Greencard was given to me, we applied for a CR1 through DCF, I was given an IR1 and a 10 years GC. Knowing it was wrong, I contacted the USCIS office abroad (where we applied) and informed them, they gave me an affidavit to approve my travel and visa category and to correct it in the USA Once I land, once landed the airport CBP told me they can only stamp and issue what they see, so they gave me IR1 and 10 years card came in the mail, I still went to USCIS in person without info pass and asked to speak to the office manager or highest officer in charge, the security were nice to inform him and he came outside to talk to me, when I explained the situation and showed the emails I sent to USCIS office abroad, he himself helped me file for a replacement, i90, told me what to do next and since then my applications and waiting times are not very long...

 

Initially the plan was to come here as IR1 after 2 years of marriage, but due to the direct consular filing, our petition start to visa in hand took 5 months...so I had to fly here before the 2 years anniversary...

Thank you for sharing! 

5 hours ago, 684117 said:

first how come I never knew a thread for MN was here!!??

 

If you don't mind me asking some Qs, seems like we have the same issue with the i751 pending and both MSC, did they give you a notice that both will be combined? I applied for N400 in May 2020, got biometric reuse February and 2 days ago got N400 Interview for April 23rd. Nothing saying if both i751 and N400 will be combined. 

 

Yet, about 3 weeks ago, I went for a stamp since the 18 months letter expired, the officer did say I can see your N400 is coming soon and you have a pending i751, when they tell you to come here, bring your wife. 

 

Also, when my passport got stamped, they took my expired 2 years GC, now I am worried because I read I will need to surrender it during my oath or have an affidavit from USCIS that they took it?? I don't have that!! 

 

 

Wow you filed May 2020 and got an interview!?! What strings did you pull to manage that? Lol. I applied January of 2020 and no sign of interview 😳. I also have a pending i751 from 2018. 

Anyone recently get an N400 interview date ? If so when did you file? I filed January 15, 2020 and haven’t heard anything about an interview. We are living in a very isolated area, separated from all family and friends and can’t move until this whole process is over so needless to say I am getting very tired of waiting 😞 

10 minutes ago, YecaCruz said:

Not a clue, Once each "quarter" if I can make a guess of any kind.  Not sure if they wait until there is a certain amount of applicants ready for the oath or what? Whenever you have your interview, the interviewer might be able to see when the next oath ceremony is booked. After the interview in Minneapolis the interviewer was kind of enough to let us know when the next ceremony was AND was able to put our names in that one.

Thank you SO MUCH for your help! 

17 minutes ago, YecaCruz said:

You may not hear anything for a while. Just have to be patient. ND only does 3-4 citizenship ceremonies in a year. With Covid there's been a buildup on cases/files that folks will be playing catch-up on. 

 

We filed Jan 2019 and finished Oct 2020 if that might give an idea as to how much waiting may be involved. Keep yourselves busy from now until then, the end is in sight...even if it's still a bit further than you were hoping

Thanks for sharing, do you know which months ND has the oath ceremonies? 

12 hours ago, ajfaal1 said:

Hey! There hasn’t been much activity in this thread but it’s worth a shot lol. I’m a recent ND filer in Jan-27-21. I have a bio appointment on Mar 2nd. Anyone applied recently or still waiting for interview appointments in ND? Thanks! 

I applied for N400 on January 15 of 2020 and had biometric appointment Feb 4 of 2020. Heard nothing since 😞

2 hours ago, aa1979 said:

I don't mean to discourage you. I learned and it seems like that people from ND take longer to get an interview than Minnesota residents. I hope you would be an exception to that observation.

That’s good to know... not good to hear but it’s nice to be informed about these kinds of things nonetheless. 

4 hours ago, India_delta said:

Checked online status , says ready to schedule for an in interview. And will receive it in the mail I applied January 20th 2020

finally things are moving along !

That is wonderful! Gives me hope that I will hear something soon. I applied January 15th, 2020. 

On 1/25/2021 at 4:38 PM, rocklobstermass said:

Hi mvan. We filed February 8, 2020 and we received notification of the Interview appointment today - the interview date is February 22... so the whole process to that point will have taken just over a year.

Hang in there... the interviews don't always happen "...in the order in which they were received". But your turn will come, probably just as you give up and decide to stop watching for updates! 

Thank you for sharing your experience and timeline, that is helpful and gives me hope that I will hear something soon! 

On 1/20/2021 at 7:48 AM, India_delta said:

from what i have been reading here, people who have gotten interviews , applied on december 2019. i have applied end of january 2020, still no interview notice .. 

 

when did you apply ?

I applied on January 15 of 2020, so we have very close to the same timeline. I pray we both hear something soon. I actually had an info pass appointment about a month ago to renew my i551 and at that time the officer said “looks like you are next in line to get scheduled for an interview” yet I haven’t heard anything for a month lol. 

I’m wondering who on here has an N400 interview scheduled in Minneapolis for the next few weeks? So basically for the rest of January/ beginning of February and when it is you filled your N400? Thank you! 

On 10/21/2020 at 1:52 PM, YecaCruz said:

able to view oath ceremony letter. The "yay" is that is next Weds in fargo; so it's ONLY  a 3.5 hour drive this time. The "nay" is that they aren't allowing ANY guests. That stinks that the oath takers won't get to share their special day with anyone. They better have someone take pictures AT LEAST

 

Silver lining is that we are at the last step. Finally.

Wow so nice to hear of an N400 filler kind of In my neck of the woods. I live two hours north of Fargo. I applied to remove conditions in nov of 2018 and applies for N400 in January of 2020 and I’ve heard nothing. I’m going to have to get a new i551 soon as this rate. It is such a burden always going all the way to Minneapolis. 😞

Yes I have just heard a story that confirmed that you can fly to the US but not get across a land border.  My cousin wanted to visit her husband in the US (only an hour drive away, a few minutes south of the border.....) and in order to get there she had to get on a plane, go through two different airports on the US to turn around and get to see her husband only minutes from the Canadian border. Because those rules make sense..... 

I just made a similar post actually. I am a Canadian citizen and my daughter is one by right, although officially a US citizen. I am just concerned because I am not able to stay for 15 days and don’t know if I’d be allowed in if I stay for less than 15 days. 

Hello everyone, I’m wondering if anyone on here has travelled back to Canada and stayed less than the currently required 15 days? I am a Canadian citizen and my daughter is Canadian citizen by right. 

11 hours ago, Googoobuggy said:

Hello,

 

Canadians can fly to the US at 4 of the Canadian airports, so if your family wants to visit you, they can. The travel ban between Canada and the US only applies to land and ferry travel: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-04-22/pdf/2020-08650.pdf

 

My Canadian fiancé (without a visa) was able to fly here last week from Toronto (YYZ). First time he tried, Customs said his reason wasn’t “essential”. He tried again the next day, and there was a different guy at Customs, and they didn’t even question him and let him through. It may take a few tries for you to get the right person, but they should let you through. If you say you need to take care of family or something, they probably wouldn’t question you.

 

Of course, flying has its risks with COVID, so maybe your family wouldn’t want to do that, but it’s still an option.

Thank you for sharing this! Very interesting! 

4 minutes ago, Zaraliaya said:

That isn't official yet. In Trudeau's speech today his answer to that was there was no official announcement yet.

 

I still think it's gonna happen, but definitely not official yet. Maybe there will be some other plan put in place, who knows.

Oh ok, of course I hope I’m wrong! I guess I read news headlines as fact, which is always a mistake lol

7 minutes ago, DeepakChani said:

Yes, I realize that I would have to quarantine for 14 days. I plan to go home and visit my family only. 

I would also do the same if I could, just visit family and then be quarantined there anyway. I heard today that the border closure extension to June 21st is basically certain at this point  I’m waiting to see if they come out with some exceptions for visiting family. 

On 5/11/2020 at 5:44 PM, cdngirl3 said:

When the Canada/USA border was first closed, the Prime Minister said that exceptions would be made for immediate family members, but in reality this has not happened. The Canada Border Service Agency currently lists restrictions for immediate family members and they are so restrictive it is essentially impossible for immediate family members to get through (for restrictions see: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/2019-novel-coronavirus-infection/latest-travel-health-advice.html#_Canada-U.S._border_restrictions_1 and to see what they consider non-essential/optional/discretionary reasons: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/service-delivery/coronavirus/travel-restrictions/non-optional-non-discretionary.html#sec2 ).

 

The current border closure is in effect through May 20. This means that the government will be evaluating what to do about the border over the next two weeks. Now is a good time to bring up exceptions, in case the decision is made to keep the border closed past May 20. Please contact your MLA/MPP(Ontario)/MNA(Quebec)/MHA(NewFoundland&Labrador), Premier,  MP, the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (the Honourable Bill Blair), and the Prime Minister to respectfully request that exceptions be made to allow spouses of Canadians through the border. Visiting your spouse should not be considered "non-essential" (provided it's done safely and quarantine rules are followed). If they hear from enough of us, maybe they will consider making this exception. (It can't hurt to try, right? They won't make any changes unless they know there's a problem, and it doesn't take long to send out a few emails ).

 

Here are some links to help you find the contact info:

 

To find out who your MLA/MPP/MNA/MHA is, google your province/territory and "Legislative Assembly" or "Legislature"

 

To find out who your Premier is: https://www.canadaspremiers.ca/about/ (then you can google them for their contact info)

 

To find out who your MP is, and their contact info: https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en

 

The contact info for the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Prepardeness: https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/bill-blair(88961)#contact

 

Contact form for the Prime Minister: https://pm.gc.ca/en/connect/contact

 

Wishing all of you all the best during this time of separation from your loved ones!

On 5/11/2020 at 5:44 PM, cdngirl3 said:

When the Canada/USA border was first closed, the Prime Minister said that exceptions would be made for immediate family members, but in reality this has not happened. The Canada Border Service Agency currently lists restrictions for immediate family members and they are so restrictive it is essentially impossible for immediate family members to get through (for restrictions see: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/2019-novel-coronavirus-infection/latest-travel-health-advice.html#_Canada-U.S._border_restrictions_1 and to see what they consider non-essential/optional/discretionary reasons: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/service-delivery/coronavirus/travel-restrictions/non-optional-non-discretionary.html#sec2 ).

 

The current border closure is in effect through May 20. This means that the government will be evaluating what to do about the border over the next two weeks. Now is a good time to bring up exceptions, in case the decision is made to keep the border closed past May 20. Please contact your MLA/MPP(Ontario)/MNA(Quebec)/MHA(NewFoundland&Labrador), Premier,  MP, the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (the Honourable Bill Blair), and the Prime Minister to respectfully request that exceptions be made to allow spouses of Canadians through the border. Visiting your spouse should not be considered "non-essential" (provided it's done safely and quarantine rules are followed). If they hear from enough of us, maybe they will consider making this exception. (It can't hurt to try, right? They won't make any changes unless they know there's a problem, and it doesn't take long to send out a few emails ).

 

Here are some links to help you find the contact info:

 

To find out who your MLA/MPP/MNA/MHA is, google your province/territory and "Legislative Assembly" or "Legislature"

 

To find out who your Premier is: https://www.canadaspremiers.ca/about/ (then you can google them for their contact info)

 

To find out who your MP is, and their contact info: https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en

 

The contact info for the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Prepardeness: https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/bill-blair(88961)#contact

 

Contact form for the Prime Minister: https://pm.gc.ca/en/connect/contact

 

Wishing all of you all the best during this time of separation from your loved ones!

Also do you have a sample letter that could be

sent our? 

Have you heard anything about If there will be exceptions to visitors to Canada after May 21? I heard today that the border closure will be extended for another month  

I don’t have an answer for you but I am in a similar situation. I am also a Canadian citizen and US permanent resident. I worry both about being allowed into Canada (I would have my US citizen infant daughter with me) and I worry about being allowed back in to the US. 

Thank you for your comment and your suggestions. Also thank you for helping me to put this in perspective. It helps a lot! I hope you are safe and well

I’m sure there are many people on here impacted by the US - Canada border closure. I am a permanent resident living in the US however I am only 30 minutes from the Canadian border and prior to the border closure I went up to Canada very frequently to visit my family. The border being closed to non essential travel for the forseable future has really taken a negative toll on my mental health what with being separated from family until who knows when. What Makes the situation more frustrating is I live in a very very rural area and am currently seeing hardly anyone and my family who I would visit is also in a very rural area (on a farm) and so we are at a low risk of spreading the virus. I am wondering if anyone is in a similar situation? I wish there were exceptions to the rules. I understand they don’t want a huge influx of travelers, shoppers and tourists but I don’t feel like I’m a threat when I would only visit my family and be quarantined there. Is there anything I can do about this? 

8 hours ago, WeGuyGal said:

OP- you will need some proof that you've filed for ROC, absence the NOA1. Did you call USCIS and inform them you're missing the extension letter after filing in November? Do you have proof of mailing.. or evidence of the check being cashed? 

Yes I’ve called USCIS and my immigration lawyer had also submitted a request. And when we go online and looks up my case with my receipt number it says that I should “receive your notice by December 15” but that never happened. I also have proof of mailing and evidence of check deposited. At this point the i551 is my only hope because it could take so so long to get another notice at this point.