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1 minute ago, Yajhsar said:

...may be we are starting thinking too much into it...

 

No you're fine... I over-think everything!  

The ceremonies right now are very, very short so they don't want anything delaying them. They want the form to be already filled out and signed. Bring it filled in and signed and dated for the ceremony date and don't worry about it.

You did the right thing by asking.  It's an important event! 

Hello,

No, you are not required to, and should not, wait to fill the form out in front of an officer. The questionnaire should be filled out and signed on the day of your oath ceremony  sometime before going inside the USCIS location.

Form N-445 states,

"You MUST bring the completed questionnaire on Page 3 with you to the Naturalization Oath Ceremony..."

My husband had his naturalization ceremony on June 10; he filled the questionnaire out and signed it before he went into the USCIS building for his ceremony. 

Congrats on your upcoming ceremony!

Original Ceremony Date: March 24, 2020

Oath Ceremony De-scheduled Date: March 17, 2020

Oath Ceremony Rescheduled Date: June 10, 2020

Field Office: Charlotte, NC

On 3/7/2019 at 10:56 AM, minilulu said:

Has anyone received Biometrics notice from Nebraska center? I received nothing from Nebraska center, not even NOA1. I've got my passport stamped, but just wondering if anyone is on the same boat?

 

Thanks! 

We filed at the end of November and our file is at Nebraska - we never got the NOA either despite multiple requests. We finally got it after one last attempt at an erequest, about 3 months from sending all of our paperwork in.

When we got the passport stamp, they made us get biometrics since our last biometrics were outside of the 15-month validity window.  They wouldn't stamp the passport without it. We then received the official biometrics letter with the time we had already attended a week after they were taken 💁‍♀️. Our online case status now reflects that our "Fingerprint Review Was Completed".

Good luck!

3 minutes ago, seattlegc said:

Did you submit and e-request? That's what worked for me. 

Yep! And no letter. Luck of the draw, I guess.

Well, after two service requests and many, many calls to USCIS... no letter has ever arrived.  In fact, during our last call we were informed that no one has ever been assigned to deal with either of our service requests (the first of which was made at the end of December). 😕

We ended up calling for an appointment at our local office and getting the passport stamp because of several vital things expiring.  The officers there were very helpful and we ended up being sent for biometrics prior to them issuing us a stamp; they would not issue a stamp without updated biometrics. We heard several other people in the same situation being told the same thing.

We were advised that biometrics only stay "current" for 15 months and that anything outside of that timeline will end up needing biometrics at some point; they said that without the biometrics being officially processed and current that our case would stay stagnant anyway until they were updated.  You may hear something different, but that's what we were told in person.

Good luck everyone!

1 minute ago, Eddy Haas said:

You still have a week to go before it expires. Keep following up. They took exactly 31 days to process our Tier 2 request.

Thanks, Eddy! We're planning on calling tomorrow since they're closed for MLK day today. Did you call to follow up with your request and, if so, was that useful?

Appreciate the reply.

We filed our ROC on 11/27/18 and our check was cashed/electronic message verifying our receipt number was received on 12/3/18 - when we spoke to a Tier 2 officer on 12/28/18 he opened a request for us which we've heard nothing from.  We have a confirmation number from that, but we can't find anywhere to check the status of the request he submitted for us; any advice? 

In addition, all of our local USCIS offices are no longer allowing walk-ins or infopass appointments to be made online which makes this situation extra fun to navigate.

If we submit another e-request for nondelivery online once this one expires on the coming Monday, will they allow us to make an infopass appointment on the phone if the erequest is pending? 

Thanks in advance for any advice!

Just be aware that she might have trouble getting a J1 with relatives in the US as they might think she is going to try and stay in the US.

^ This is something she may have problems with; especially with the VWP and ease of traveling to/from Ireland, it may be fairly difficult for her to prove she has no intent to stay.

Where was that site when I needed it years ago?? Thanks for sharing the link!

Courtesy of my handsome fiance, here's a bit more information:

When leaving Ireland, in what I call the "American Area" you go into a line for a quick security check (second security check in the airport for US-bound people) then you leave and go to a line towards customs where you are sent into a kiosk to fill out forms, scan your passport, and have your photo taken.

My fiance thinks you get a receipt from that which tells you which line to go into (but neither of us is 100% sure there's a receipt) and then you process through customs and talk to the customs agent/officer. Considering we literally just went through Dublin's POE in December, you think we'd remember better!

Once you're approved/past there, that's when the final security check takes place.

Sorry for the random extra information! It's a lot to get down on paper and I over-simplified it above.

As someone currently going through the K1 process, we applied December 2015 and are waiting for our interview at his embassy in two weeks. Our process from start to interview date is going to be one week shy of 6 months.

You're fine.

Good luck, sounds like you're on your way!!!

Congratulations!!! It's so nice to hear some good news. We're just at the start of our process, so I'm hoping we get some of your luck!!!

Hey! I'm a bit late to the party here, but I have considerable experience flying back-and-forth to Ireland from Chicago's O'Hare. My fiance (Irish) and I (American) have been together since 2010 and knew each other before then. I have experience with the old Dublin airport as well as the new terminal. The new terminal is now where you'll process through as someone heading stateside. We're waiting for our interview, but if my fiance is approved Dublin will be our POE; I plan to submit a review at that time in case I have any new insights in regards to the K1 process.

As far as Dublin goes as a POE, yes, if you intend on flying back with him to the states once the visa is approved (something my fiance and I are actually considering at the moment), flights stateside are in an entirely separate area from everyone else in the airport. I don't recommend browsing too much through all the shopping the airport has available because sometimes the line can get very backed up; it's been as short as 10 people ahead of me and as long as ~75. The US citizen goes to a line on the right, the non-American goes through a queue on the left.

The entirety of the customs process is handled in Dublin, so the clock for your 90 days to get married begins once he's through the line. There's even a nifty picture of the president in eyesight of the queues.

Unfortunately, you can't wait or go up to the officers together. My fiance and I have flown to America together before and we split up in the lines and only reunited once we were both past the process. Irony of ironies, I actually had (and always have, I swear) a more difficult time coming through than he did or does.

Once you're through, they'll either direct you into a waiting area for further questioning or on to the next round(!) of security. Fairly standard all around and not too bad.

Flying into Chicago from Dublin is great; they normally deposit you to a gate, you walk through a hall, down a flight of stairs/escalator,and tadaa you're at the flights' baggage claim area. Way better than the domestic set up!

Thanks everyone!

Thank you very much for the welcome!! Congratulations to you and your loved one :)

Hello!

I just joined VisaJourney after a long, long time lurking.

My fiance (Irish) and I (American) have been together since 2010 and knew each other before that; we mailed in our I129F petition on 12/14/2015 and are currently waiting for our NOA2.

A very belated thank you to VJ in general--what a wonderful resource!