Giordan+Hailey

Thank you 🙂

It hasn’t been an easy journey. When we started our journey we made a mistake with the impatience from a long distance relationship. But with a detour, we made it to the end 2018-Mar : arrived at SFO with ESTA and denied to enter due to intention to merry 2018-Apr : applied K-1 visa 2018-Dec : Interview for K1 visa, approved 2019-Feb : entered US with K1 visa and married 2019-Jun : filed AOS 2019-Dec : Interviewed and got denied due to the previous attempt to enter with ESTA 2020-Mar : got official letter to denial of AOS 2020-Apr : filed Waiver 2020-Jun : waiver got approved and AOS approved 2020-Jul : obtained green card 2021-Apr : applied for N-400 under INA 319-b 2022-Jul : filed for removing condition and change of address 2022-Sep : N-400 case transferred 2023-Jan : Interview for removing condition and naturalization 2023-Jun : Oath ceremony (ceremony being held only once a year in my area) Even though USCIS letter didn’t mention about bringing guests and contact center said no guests allowed, everyone brought their guests and there were seats for guests. I remember that I checked the case tracker, forums and processing time data here almost everyday. There was countless days I suffered from anxiety and unpredictability. It still feels surreal to me how far we’ve come and how much grow as a family. All we ever wanted was just being together without any obstacles. Even though we came down a long way but here we are. I can’t thank you enough all of you sharing valuable information, and showing sympathy. Sending all hopes and prayers to everyone here waiting for their turns. Happy 4th of July 🎇

That would be unforgettable for my son and myself! This is exactly what my husband is missing and he’s really sad about it.

Thank you! I’ve already checked the website of the venue and luckily it’s an outdoor, kids friendly place. It would be convenient if you can have your toddler in the daycare but like @JeanneAdil said, it would be memorable moment for your son later.

Yeah. I already got the schedule for the ceremony and I have to be there 2 hour prior to the actual ceremony on top of 1.5 hour long event. That’s why. I’m bringing my friend in case my toddler acting up.

Thank you for the clarification! I needed this

Thank you for your response and you gave me such a relief! Since the letter didn’t mention anything about it, I can’t be sure wether I can bring my baby or not.

I know it will depend on the office and the ceremony but I need your experience and some thoughts. I will have my oath ceremony on 27th this month in Charleston, South Carolina. My husband is on deployment so he can’t come with me. I’m asking around my friends if they can come with me to babysit my boy (20months old) while I’m in the ceremony. But in case nobody is available, I need to make sure if I can bring my child. For your information, the ceremony will be held in outdoor venue, and my notice letter doesn’t mention anything about guests except interpreters or attorneys. Also, when I had my interview back in January, I asked my officer if I can bring my child and she said yes. Anybody had similar experience?

Hello I had my citizenship interview on Jan 3rd. It was combined interview for I-751 and N-400 and passed them. To be exact, I got my 10 year green card couple weeks ago and my citizenship remained in "my case was submitted for quality review based on an approval recommendation". My interview officer said everything looked fine and she recommended approval but my case status hasn't changed. Since I changed my name through N-400, I'm aware that I need to wait for juridicial oath ceremony and that's not happening often. How long should I wait to call USCIS to check my case status? Are there anyone gone through similar situation?

Because I filed for N400 under military spouse exemption. Just had my interview on Jan 3rd for I751 and N400 together. Both got approved on spot and waiting for the oath ceremony scheduled.

I didn’t think of that! Just checked the document menu and got the interview date! Thank you so much!

I got to login to website this morning and it shows that they are reviewing my case and scheduled for interview as well.

Thank you! I’ll try to log in or call again tomorrow. And actually one of my friends had to do fingerprints again right after her interview. I’ll keep it posted !

Hello. just got two e-mail notifications about my case status. One says that my interview has been scheduled and the other says ‘initial review’. I assume that ‘initial review’ is reviewing my background check because I didn’t submit my finger prints with my N-400 application. Has anyone had this notifications or knows what this means exactly? Plus, I’ve tried to log on to USCIS website and it seems having trouble to open the page.

It’s fine. Somehow it still says my AOS is pending even though I updated my timeline. Thank you

Just got an update that my fingerprints were taken!

Congrats!

They sent it to my new address even though I haven’t gotten my change of address letter yet lol. You should be getting your NOA soon!

I’ve got the extension letter today!

My husband is an active duty in military so I could submit N-400 under the exceptional expedition while we were overseas. That’s what INA 319(b) is.

Hi. I got a text message that my case was received on July 14 and waiting for NOA letter in the mail. Potomac service center has the longest processing time in average and it’s gonna be a long waiting time. But I submitted N-400 last year under 319b. congrats all those who got approved!

Congratulations those who already got interviewed or obtained citizenship! I filed my N-400 under 319b in Apr 2021 while my husband and I were in South Korea but it’s still “actively reviewed” until now and we’re back in the states. Submitted change of address a month ago but haven’t gotten any official letters yet. Is there anyone in similar situations like me? It seems to take too long but the website says wait 3 months more in average.

I got my case number through text message! It’ll be processed by potomac service center which has 23.5months of average processing time lol. But I’m also waiting for my citizenship interview scheduled so we’ll see!

Every case is different so hope your case is moving faster!

Congrats😀😀 I’m still waiting though 🥲