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  1.    Crazy Cat reacted to a post in a topic: Help! N-400 PDF glitch in newest version! What to do!?
  2.    dave2 reacted to a post in a topic: Help! N-400 PDF glitch in newest version! What to do!?
  3.    dave2 reacted to a post in a topic: Help! N-400 PDF glitch in newest version! What to do!?
  4. Scandi
    It's the opposite, much easier making a mistake on a paper form that doesn't direct you. The online form removes things that doesn't apply to you based off of your age, if you don't have children etc, it also tells you if you haven't been an LPR long enough to file etc (while with the paper form you can still send it in not knowing you're not eligible yet, and your petition fee is in the hands of the lockbox people - will they accidentally accept your filing or not? Will they cash your check or not? You get denied later on, you don't get your money back). And if you happen to misspell something or not get something right (same with the paper form, people make mistakes on those all the time), the IO manually corrects that at the interview. The online filing is several times better and safer than paper filing.
  5. Scandi
    You'll like it, you'll notice immediately when you start to fill out the "form" online that it is much less confusing than the paper form. And once you submit your petition you will get your receipt notice ASAP in your online account. When filing online you don't have to sit around and wait for the post office to deliver it to a lockbox (hoping that it won't get lost on the way), and then wonder when and/or if USCIS will accept it. Or reject it for some ridiculous reason or error of theirs. Much less stress with the online filing.
  6. Scandi started following Green card and I-131. , Help! N-400 PDF glitch in newest version! What to do!? , I did not have a N-400/I-751 combo interview and 7 others
  7. Scandi
    I don't think you'll encounter a glitch, and even if you do, that will be corrected at the interview. So no worries about that at all. Definitely file online, it's so easy.
  8.    dave2 reacted to a post in a topic: N-400 filing online or paper
  9.    OldUser reacted to a post in a topic: I did not have a N-400/I-751 combo interview
  10. Scandi
    While many do get a combo interview, a ton of people don't. Here on VJ a lot of people are requesting to get a combo interview by typing up and uploading a regular Word document (or similar, some use a cover letter) when they file their N-400. I don't know if it makes a difference or not - but definitely worth a try as it doesn't cost anything and is of minimal effort. It's hard to know how far in advance they look into your case at the field office, the i-751 with aaaaall of its supporting documents need to be shipped there and may or may not make it on time for your interview. Either way, perfectly normal to not have a combo interview. Once you have submitted what they need/want you're probably getting approved without having to go for another interview. Many times, when a case has been pending for a long time, they want to see updated evidence from the time of filing to the RFE date. A lot can happen in 2 years, they are making sure everything is still good to go.
  11. Scandi
    Check the timelines of other VJers who have gone through the same field office as you recently, that'll give you a slight idea of what you may be in for. I would give you a link but your profile says Texas and field office says New Mexico, so.
  12. Scandi
    I have had to hand-write certain boxes on every single form I have ever sent to USCIS, mainly because my name was too long and wouldn't fit. It works fine to hand-write in spaces that don't work typing in.
  13. Scandi
    They do, you just fill out the form online so everything is ready by the time you and your spouse go to the office to pick up the license - they check your ID's when you pick it up.
  14.    mam521 reacted to a post in a topic: Can not find my USCIS account number !
  15.    PVR Bound reacted to a post in a topic: Apply for N-400 AND Renew 10yr Green Card?
  16.    mam521 reacted to a post in a topic: Apply for N-400 AND Renew 10yr Green Card?
  17. Scandi
    You speak of a "window" in regards to renewing her greencard and also mention "eligibility to apply for the N-400" (if so, she can't possibly have a 10-year greencard at this point). You make it sound like she needs to file for ROC, not a renewal. Please confirm as that would change people's answers DRASTICALLY. If it is indeed an i-751 and not an i-90, then she is not eligible to file her N-400 until around this time NEXT year. So that would explain why she can't start the filing of the N-400.
  18.    Gary Rich reacted to a post in a topic: 221G Strange and Unfair Request for a 6 months Wait to get a New Medical Exam
  19. Scandi
    Can you ask the clinic for a copy of the medical results to see what the issue is. I got a copy of the full medical exam/results (including x-ray results) sent to me from the clinic the same day they sent the original to the embassy. That would likely shed some light on what's going on.
  20.    Marieke H reacted to a post in a topic: 221G Strange and Unfair Request for a 6 months Wait to get a New Medical Exam
  21. Scandi
    I was going to say the same thing, OP should post the entire rejection letter (remove all personal info). Also, what does the DS-3025 say? Was it marked complete? OP needs to check their copy just in case. It could've been missed.
  22.    Scandi reacted to a post in a topic: 221G Strange and Unfair Request for a 6 months Wait to get a New Medical Exam
  23. Scandi
    I only used my laptop for uploading things, but I uploaded new evidence almost every month my N-400 was pending. So it's very possible to do so after submission.
  24. Scandi
    We always filed our taxes (jointly) no matter income or not, for immigration purposes - we did this before I even had a status in the US. It just felt a lot easier having tax return transcripts for ALL years. That was extra evidence of a bonafide marriage for both ROC and Citizenship, and we never had to deal with any immigration officer questioning us why we didn't file taxes some years. I actually never disclosed my foreign income I got the year I moved to the US, neither did I disclose the condo I sold before moving. It's not like I made a lot of money, and I know it should've been disclosed, but we skipped it as it seemed like too much trouble. This was ~8 years ago now.
  25. Scandi
    Greencards are for living in the US. Your parents haven't lived in the US at all, not even once since becoming greencard holders in 2018, from what I understand. That's ~6 years of being greencard holders and getting away with not living in the US, they have been lucky. They should give up their greencards and then you can file for them again once they have actually decided they are going to live in the US. While greencard holders can generally stay out of the US for up to 1 year at a time, the border control agent can absolutely report them after being outside for only 6 months if it seems they are not actually living in the US (and clearly they don't and never did, they can see their entry/exits dates in the system and know these ppl don't live in the US and therefore shouldn't have greencards).
  26. Scandi
    Personally I waited until my then USC fiance received the email from the embassy that described what to do next. That happened a little while after the status changed to "ready".
  27. Scandi
    A-number and USCIS account umber are two very different things. All immigrants have an A-number. Only those who have previously filed a petition ONLINE have a USCIS account number. Many of us never filed a petition online because the petitions were paper filings only back then, so we don't have any such numbers. You will get one after you have submitted your online filing, so you just skip that question when you fill out your petition.
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