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16 hours ago, Stelare said:

Finally got the notice letter in the mail (USPS in my area was having issues) - case was indeed transferred to NBC. Here's hoping it's not a super long wait from here on.

Sounds like your case is getting ready for interview and likely will be adjudicated with your N-400. Hopefully your local office is quick and you can be done with all of this soon. Good luck!

I agree with the folks who say you should wait it out a couple of more weeks, since typically RFE means approval is near (fingers crossed!) If I were you I would wait 4-6 weeks after your RFE materials were received before submitting N-400.

On 10/7/2020 at 8:49 PM, TiaJK said:

Hi!

I am traveling from and to the US with an I-551 stamp (they took away my GC), and I am afraid I will have problems with the airline (Turkish Airlines). Anybody with the similar issues?

Thank you.

My husband recently had to deal with this with KLM. He had a I-551 stamp and extension letter but they kept insisting on a visa 🤦🏻‍♂️ He lost about 60 minutes total between both of his flights but eventually after calling multiple people they allowed him to board.

It was quite stressful so my advice is to get there very early in case you deal with unaware staff. Good luck!

9 hours ago, dhaval25 said:

Not sure but why my name has been removed from the sheet!! 

it's still on there. someone had filtered the "3/5 Year Rule" and the "Online/Paper" columns so you were hidden.

36 minutes ago, Sweet5884 said:

Well, no updates for potomac at all since february.. 

our case was approved last week, transferred to Potomac from Vermont in late February

2 minutes ago, Nipperswife said:

Congratulations 🍾🎉🎊🎈 

 

what service center?

 

im still waiting EAC1990097****

same receipt number as you

EAC transferred to Potomac (see signature and timeline for more info). hopefully your approval is fast approaching!

10-year green card arrived in mail via USPS priority mail - lightning speed. At the beginning of the week we had no idea what was going on and Friday afternoon green card is in hand! Now the naturalization waiting game begins.

Good luck to everyone else on here!!

40 minutes ago, britontherun said:

Biometrics scheduled for October 23 in Tampa...

One of the unlucky ones having to redo biometrics..

how old were you previous biometrics? I've read some posts where it's been waived if biometrics were previously done within the past year, but has this been extended further back because of covid-19?

26 minutes ago, enxhi96 said:

Thanks!! You were right - I check online and it says case approved! Yay! Does anyone know how long it will take to receive the new green card now?

 

It looks like the fee hikes were put on hold also, another yay!!!! We are going to be traveling internationally this month so will probably apply for naturalization when we return. Hopefully we can get the new greencard before we leave. 

Congrats! I just checked my status and it says the new card was mailed already, so hopefully it will be arriving soon!

On 9/27/2020 at 1:30 AM, John555 said:

I applied for I-751 removing of condition last year may 2019 and did my biometrics november 2019 and since then I didn't hear nothing until Thursday 24th September 2019 ,I received a notification that my case was touched ,when I checked I saw they have transferred my case to my local office and I did not apply for N400 yet... Please does this mean I will be getting a second interview 100% after i did my AOS interview 3 years ago or not... I need an advice on this ... 

If it was transferred to your local office then it likely means you will get an interview.

44 minutes ago, enxhi96 said:

Hi all, I recently sent back paperwork for RFE. Is it advisable to also apply for naturalization while waiting for a response on removal of conditions? I'm just concerned since we received the RFE. All facts/opinions appreciated 😃

RFE is typically good news - it means there is movement on your case and if they receive everything they ask for you could very well get approved within a couple of weeks after they receive the documents.

If your goal is to obtain citizenship I would recommend doing it ASAP before the fee increases by 80% starting 10/02/2020 - that's this Friday!!

My spouse applied for N-400 two months after he was eligible and that didn't seem to affect his ROC since he was approved without interview or RFEs just this week.

Some good news on our end: received notification today that new card is being produced.

File 5/2020 at EAC, case transferred to Potomac 2/2020, filed for N-400 7/2020. More details in signature below and timeline.

Hope folks start hearing back shortly!

Spouse just received email from USCIS saying new card is being produced! K1 filer, no interview for AOS, and no interview for ROC. Further details on case can be found in signature below and timeline.

Interesting thing is when logging on to the new website (myUSCIS), the status has not been updated, but the update can be found in the old website. so make sure to check the old website and sign up for email/sms notifications.

Hopefully folks who have similar timelines with us will also receive some good news soon!

11 hours ago, Poubon said:

Hi Everyone, it has been a long hard journey for us. Our case got transferred to Virginia during covid-19 we waited and waited. But finally, on Sept 24th , hubby got the update that his case has been approved without interview. Conditions have been removed and 10 yr card will be coming within 60 days. Just wanted to update those that are waiting, to keep thinking positive and hope you get approved soon!

Congrats! What was our original service center and then where and when exactly was your case transferred to?

54 minutes ago, lacolinab13 said:

Filed February 28 2019. NOA March 5th 2019. Fingerprints sometime in April of 2019. Last update was that fingerprints were applied to case on May 4 2019. Got the “new card being produced” yesterday, September 28 2019 after exactly 19 months! (California Service Center).

 

No interview (didn’t have one for adjustment of status from K1 either), no RFEs. Just a long wait.

 

We had been waiting to file citizenship so as not to delay the card so will try to do so ASAP before the fee increase. 

Congrats! Thank you for this helpful update and for updating your timeline! Best of luck with citizenship!

Yes, quite a few of us actually:

On a related note, does anyone know if I am missing something when I try to search in a specific forum or is the search option just horrendous?

On 9/19/2020 at 2:29 AM, Rymb2008 said:

Congratulations!!!

May i ask when did you file your I-751 and N-400 and which service center?

it's all in his signature

15 hours ago, Newyork2019 said:

Hello Guys,

I am a Vermont filer as well. 

 

Case Received by VSC on May 5th 2019

Case transferred to Potomac Feb 5th 2020

I took a chance to write a letter to Potomac service center after 16 months of waiting

August 18th 2020 Correspondence received and USCIS is reviewing

I called the customer service center to ask if my case has assigned an officer and he said it has assigned an officer on March 2020.

 

I do not know how long more i will have to wait

Thanks for sharing. Very helpful since our VSC receipt and Potomac transfer dates are 15 days after yours! Keep us posted and good luck

19 hours ago, trinadr said:

Hello, everyone. I haven't completed my timeline, but I'd like to share my I-175 interview experience yesterday at USCIS Newark. 

 

I have a pending I-175 (November 2018) and N-400 (November 2019). My appointment notice for the N-400 arrived in March, scheduled for April. Sadly, that was cancelled due to COVID closures. 

Last month, I received an interview notice for I-175. I was a bit disappointed as I was hoping to head straight into an N-400 interview, which I read could turn into a combo interview. In any case, I prepared the required documents, more evidence, and we trooped to the USCIS office in Newark, NJ, yesterday.

 

The case officer assigned to us was extremely nice. As soon as we sat down, he said "So, the reason we have you here today is you need to get through the I-175 before naturalization. But since I see you already submitted your application for naturalization, we can do your naturalization interview NOW. But, do you know all your history questions? Are you ready?"

 

I was not prepared for that!!! I'd read about N-400 interviews that covered I-175, but not the other way around. Unfortunately I wasn't 100% confident. I even asked him if I could have an hour to review (haha) to which he said–if I wasn't sure, best to schedule a separate N-400.

 

Lesson: Be prepared for a chance to take your N-400 test during your I-175 interview! What a pity! Otherwise, I would've completed I-175, N-400, and gotten sworn in on the SAME DAY!! I was this close to completing the immigration journey then and there 😢

 

The case officer said they are expediting processes as fast as they can, so more of us can vote in November. He approved my case within the hour, and my card is currently being processed. Hope some of you get the same chance!

 

Thanks for the hot tip! Sorry to hear you couldn't get both interviews at once but hopefully soon. Can you share some dates from your timeline on I-751 and N-400 dates and service centers?

5 hours ago, lilygracexx said:

Hi Everyone!

WOW it was a long day basically spent the whole afternoon at USCIS. We got there at 12noon and there’s no line to get in. My husband came with me. The waiting room is full so we waited outside but they didn’t  let me husband in so waited for me at the lobby. I was called around 1:30pm and I asked the IO if she needs my husband. She answered yes and she let me call him. He waited in the waiting room this time. First she conducted the N-400 it is very easy and passed 100%. So we moved on to I-751 and I sworn in etc. I brought recent bills, tax return etc and handed it all to her. Then the questioning started it was very long!! I was there till 3:30 then it was my husband’s turn and he’s interviewed for almost an hour. We’re both very hungry and thirsty also we’re the one of the last group of people to leave there. They’re just checking bonafide marriage. How we met? Who propose? How many marriages? If my husband has any tattoos, marks? What do we like to do together and so on. I was not prepared for this type of questioning but my husband and I had nothing to hide. I was a bit concerned about his recollections of events and when it happened.

 

My memory is really good with dates and events. And the IO asked me if my husband remembers everything I remember. I said he will most likely remember the event but not the date LOL. And that’s exactly what my husband told the IO. At the end I was given a paper that my case is under review since I added more proof of bonafide marriage. She said she will talk to her supervisor and recommend approval. She said everything looks good and she just needs to review it. 
 

So, here I am back on the waiting game. One virtue I learned from USCIS is patience. Goodluck to everyone that is still waiting. I will update you guys once I hear something. 

Thanks for sharing. I wonder if providing that additional evidence might end up delaying your approval. We also have additional documents to show, but if it turns out to delay your case we might just hold off since we are confident with all information submitted. Best of luck and keep us posted and on when you hear back !

On 8/8/2020 at 7:03 PM, lilygracexx said:

I filed I-751 on 09/2018 then my N400 on 10/2019. I was suppose to be interviewed on the last week on March 2020 but because of COVID it was de-scheduled. My interview is on 08/12/2020 at 12:30pm in the Los Angeles office. I am not sure it it'll be a combo interview and it does not state in the letter if I need to bring my husband however he is planning to come with me anyways. My question is because of this COVID situation will they let me go in with my husband? Anyone has experience with N400 interview under 3 year rule?

I think the answer here is bring your husband just in case. Even if they don't let him inside just ask him to stay nearby and be ready. It would be a shame to have the opportunity to be interviewed before and missing it because your husband was not there!

On 8/3/2020 at 4:14 PM, JeanBill said:

Hi,

 

We filed our I-751 in 06/06/2019. The last thing we have ever heard was the website saying that as of 7/19/2019 our case was ready to have an interview scheduled..... My wife had her biometrics done before that but we got a notice later for our daughter to get that done some time after that. We have requested follow-up on the case but have heard nothing??

 

Is this a long time to hear nothing?? We were married in the Philippines and lived there for two years. We then filed direct counsular and were approved in a total of about 5 weeks. Arrived in the states 6-7-2017.

 

Our case is MSC.

Unfortunately, this is not considered a "long time" for USCIS. Even if we weren't dealing with a pandemic, you are within regular wait times. The following USCIS link has average processing times. You can typically send a service request if you are out of average processing times, although not sure how that works now with the pandemic.

On 8/3/2020 at 6:29 PM, kranthi143 said:

Hello, can you please post the link where you found they are doing Combo interviews ? i am waiting for our combo interview to be scheduled. 

This thread has some posts about interviews during the pandemic, one even just ROC:

5 hours ago, blueone74 said:

SRC here.

 

We got notice of transfer by email in May 6. The email said they are ready to schedule interview.  Never received the letter in the mail.

At the end of May, we went online and filed on the USCIS website to get our notice, it said we should get something by June 18th.

We did not.

Here we are end of July, never got a letter in the mail about the transfer/interview, and no update online since April.

 

Any other SRC in the same position? Stuck since email notification of transfer/interview?

You don't receive a letter when status changes to "case ready to be scheduled for interview".  You receive a letter once the interview has been scheduled and for some people that can take month.

4 hours ago, enxhi96 said:

I just got a status update today for RFE. Actually kind of surprised as I'm not sure what they will ask for it took over a year just to get an RFE.. lol

This is actually good news. Since you had an interview for your AOS, you will probably get approved without one for the ROC. Approvals typically come pretty quickly after RFEs are responded to. Good luck!