marthasofi

10 minutes ago, flipilychee820 said:

Joining this thread.... For anyone here who has received their passports, what was your time frame when you got your supporting documents back? I have waited  almost a month now and I have not received my documents yet. I am so frustrated that after I called this person did not even care. I wish they had a traceable  system for this especially when returning your documents. These are legal documents that we don't want to be out in the open. I understand the backlog as my husband still has not received his passport. and it was just a renewal. I even missed my father's funeral because he did not have a passport. I on the other hand, received mine but it was already too late, since covid protocols in the Philippines required a 10 day quarantine and my passport arrived after the funeral. It was pretty useless at that time.

 

I thought I was the only one! I felt this exact same way last weekend, I called the National Passport Center, waited for a very very long time only to get connected to someone that felt didn't care about my situation. 
I received my passport book on July 3rd and got my Naturalization Certificate July 19th, I was very desperate as I have to leave the country in the next couple of days! I did ask her if there was anything I could do or know to track this important piece of document and she said "There is nothing, you just have to wait", very frustrating! Best of luck for you! Let us know how it went.

5 minutes ago, pdx751 said:

Hi Portlanders

Checking again to see if anyone has received an interview date recently....I'm seeing no traction with my application (filed Nov;2020) and a lot of people in other cities who filed around the same time (or later) have already finished their interviews and swearing in ceremonies  

Hi,

I'm from Vancouver WA and your waiting time seems to be about right. I didn't even try to compare Portland to other cities because every location is different and this side is very slow!

I filed on Aug2020 and didn't get anything going until end of April 2021 so if you filed in November, you should see things going soon, it's only the 8th, I'm sure you will get a notification soon. Good luck.

5 minutes ago, bumblebee7640 said:

I will have my n400 interview next week. And I applied for it through my marriage. I already received my 10 green card. Does anyone know if I have to bring my spouse with me?

The N-400 interview pertains to only you, I wouldn't see the need for you to bring your husband. Mine got asked to step away as soon as my green card marriage-based interview was over. Good luck! You are so close!

On 5/4/2021 at 1:44 PM, keyuree1 said:

Hi Guys! So my green card expires in September and I haven't heard anything about my interview being scheduled. I know I still have time but what happens if my green card expires before I become a citizen? I applied last May but obviously everything got delayed because of COVID. 

Many people have their green cards expired, not to say the vast majority. You are fine, just carry the latest supporting document you got from USCIS, I always carried my Extension letter even if the same letter itself had expired. Hopefully you heard about your naturalization interview by now. If not, don't worry, It will come!  

8 minutes ago, Iamanimmigrant said:

Finally interview scheduled.

Filed: august 29th.
Biometric reuse notice: April 17th

Interview notice: May 3rd

Interview date: June 7th. 

my office is Lawerence, MA. I got my green card through work but filed for citizenship through marriage with US citizen. Any recommendations of how I should prep for the interview? Also anyone know if Lawerence office is doing oaths then same day or later? Are naturalization certificates issued on the spot at oath or later? 

 

Hello!

I would recommend taking ALL documentation with you, I would personally even take the green card paperworks, since IO can always rise a question about it and you've better want to be prepared than not having that info with you. I took all my info and had it organized from latest to oldest and my IO was very pleased I did that, I separated everything with colorful tabs and believe me, she went through everything. I read the VJ experiences and you know it pretty much said 90% of the times is super smooth interview and that they even hardly look at your paperwork, well that wasn't the case for me and I'm glad I did my homework and went prepared. For my citizenship I took my last 4 year taxes with my husband, the paperwork of our house purchase, the cars and motorcycle title all under our names, old leases we had at places we rented, electricity, garbage, water bills, etc etc. 

From my experience with the Portland OR office, I know they offer same day oaths but it is entirely up to the IO decision... I didn't complain, I received my Oath ceremony date two weeks after that  and they gave me my naturalization certificate that day.  Good luck and let me know if you need any extra info. I will post my experience here:


 

5 hours ago, Kevinbrant said:

Congratulations!! I see you said "your I-751 application stated it was mandatory for your husband to come with you" , did you have 2 interview notices (n400 and i751)? , I'm just trying to figure out where it said it was mandatory.

Kevin,

Thank you!

Yes, my I-751 interview notice stated my husband should accompany me. The N-400 interview notice did not state that. So yes, technically I had two interviews in one,  that is why I numbered them 1.1 and 1.2.
They started off with the I-751 of course since my N-400 was based on 3year rule with ongoing marriage. 

On 4/23/2021 at 10:41 AM, LaughingBuddha said:

Hi Mathasofi:

 

Thank you for sharing this information! it's really helpful.

I wonder when you were asked for "any updated supporting documents for your marriage?", did you just hand over ALL documents for the entire marriage, including those you've submitted initially for your I-751/N-400 packages? or just the actual updated portion that were not included in your initial I-751/N-400 Package?

 

I am preparing my document folders, and not sure how should I better organize them.

 

Thank you!!!

Hello! 

I'm sorry I'm just now reading this. I remember in my folder tabs, I sorted it by dates, the documents containing the latest goes in the front and so on, way over in the back I put my original AOS and N-400 applications.  
So when she asked about the updated supporting documents, I handed her my latest info and just in case I said "I have more, but it goes back all the way as to when I applied, lol", she laughed with me and said that was good to know.

Good luck! You'll do great.

On 4/21/2021 at 1:36 PM, MD2021 said:

I see the Biometrics re-use notice was posted to my online account this past weekend.  Yet to see the letter in the mail.

 

When should I be expecting the interview letter date? Processing is at NBC (Texas Service Center is the local office). Any estimated timeline between bio-reuse and interview date?

I got my biometrics in December 2020 and didn't get the interview until APril 15, 2021. Who knows what will happen, maybe you get an earlier appt.

3 hours ago, pdx751 said:

Question to @marthasofi and @Gordo2

 

Do you mind sharing when you filed your N400? It seems strange that other offices in cities larger and smaller are processing applications much faster than the Portland office. I filed my N400 based on the 5yr PR rule in early Nov 2020. Still waiting for an appointment....:( 

You didn't even get biometrics reuse letter?

I applied in July 2020, things didn't get moving for me until March...  I think it is still normal, they took 8 months for me, if they follow that guideline, you should receive something by May/June... Just guessing here!

My timeline:

ʟɪꜰᴛɪɴɢ ᴄᴏɴᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴꜱ
ᴄɪꜱ ᴏꜰꜰɪᴄᴇ : ᴛᴇxᴀꜱ ꜱᴇʀᴠɪᴄᴇ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴇʀ
ᴅᴀᴛᴇ ꜰɪʟᴇᴅ : 2019-05-13
ɴᴏᴀ ᴅᴀᴛᴇ : 2019-05-24
ʙɪᴏ. ᴀᴘᴘᴛ. : 2019-12-16
ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴠɪᴇᴡ ᴅᴀᴛᴇ : Scheduled April 2021
ᴀᴘᴘʀᴏᴠᴀʟ / ᴅᴇɴɪᴀʟ ᴅᴀᴛᴇ :
ᴀᴘᴘʀᴏᴠᴇᴅ : (Pending)


ᴄɪᴛɪᴢᴇɴꜱʜɪᴘ
ꜱᴇʀᴠɪᴄᴇ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴇʀ : ᴏɴʟɪɴᴇ
ᴄɪꜱ ᴏꜰꜰɪᴄᴇ : ᴘᴏʀᴛʟᴀɴᴅ ᴏʀ
ᴅᴀᴛᴇ ꜰɪʟᴇᴅ : 2020-07-27
ɴᴏᴀ ᴅᴀᴛᴇ : 2020-08-01
ʙɪᴏ. ᴀᴘᴘᴛ. : 2020-12-22
ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴠɪᴇᴡ ᴅᴀᴛᴇ : Scheduled April 2021

11 hours ago, Gordo2 said:

Right on! My interview is next week. Hoping for a same day oath ceremony but it doesn't sound like Portland does that anymore?

Hi!

I think it absolutely depends on the immigration officer. Mine was one that scrutinized a lot, but finally approved. I asked her about same day Oath Ceremony and she said that is only meant for "people who drive 4 or mores hours for the interview", I thought it was a terrible excuse, but I was thankful anyways. I read some other VJ experience in Portland office, his interview was 2 weeks ago. He lives in Portland and got same day Oath. How lucky! So, yes, it varies.  Good luck! 😃

On 4/1/2021 at 2:26 PM, pdx751 said:

Hi All 

 

Curious if any 2020 filers (Portland office) have received interview appointment notices lately? Seems like larger offices like LA and Denver are processing applications much faster (going by the Nov 2020 filer forum). I'm curious if anyone in Portland has seen some traction with their case in recent weeks.

I have! They scheduled my interview for April 12 (yesterday) and now waiting for Oath ceremony time and date

12 minutes ago, marthasofi said:

Good afternoon guys,
I had my combo interview yesterday April 12, 2021 at the Portland, OR office and I thought it would be important to share my experience with the VisaJourney community that has helped me so greatly! ♥♥♥♥

--------------------- I applied under the 3-year rule -----------------

◘ March 5th: Interview was scheduled for 12Apr2021 @ 8:40am

1. About the date of the interview:

◘ Got in the building 15 minutes earlier. I was wearing high heels and they made me take them off, lol. I went in with my husband as my I-751 application stated it was mandatory he came with me.

◘ I was the 3rd person to get in the building. At 9:05 my name was called, the Immigration Officer asked us to follow her to her office. She was serious and quiet, I kind of wished I had other Immigration Officers, they looked way more easygoing? Who knows.

◘ Once I was sat there I could tell she had a huge pile! She explained it was everything the government had on file for me, since my K1 fiancee visa was submitted (back to 2016!)

 

     1.1. The Removal of Conditions Interview (or I-751)

     1.1.2. About the relationship:

 

She asked me and my husband:

– Where did you meet?

– When did you meet?

– Where do you like to vacation?

– What are your favorite activities as a couple? We got talking about snow, skiing, Idaho, Wyoming, etc. It was a fun topic.

– When did you guys marry?

– When was the last time you visited her country (Peru)?

– Did you bring with you any additional evidence since  you last file for your ROC (I-751)? Oh yes, sure thing, I had brought with me 6 big files in those huge folder, containing last 4 year taxes, last 4 year bank statements, utility bills, house deed and the whole stack of purchase info (as we bought a house), titles of both of our cars under our names, health insurance which states my husband is under my insurance, dental insurance, photos, 401k information, life insurance. She looked it at all!!! Big FYI. She was extremely thankful I was so organized. I used colorful tabs for all of my info. Taxes were in one folder, bank statements in another and so on.

– She then excused herself for taking some time to "enter" some information in her computer. She took like 5-7 minutes, we were just like looking at the wall when she said "Phew, ok, I'm done, you case looks solid, I'm recommending you for approval. We will move onto the N-400 application". She turned to my husband and said he can stay or he can leave for that portion of the interview, either way, he was welcome to participate. He decided to stay.
 

     1.2. The Citizenship section (or N-400)

I can say this experience is a standard as it can get. I've read past experiences and they are all same Modus Operandi:

– I was asked 6 questions, I got them all right, she stopped right there. They were as follows:

– For the oral exam, I was asked to repeat after her "What state has the most population?"

– For the writing exam, I was asked to write in the pad: "California has the most people". 

– She went through all of the Yes/No questions (terrorism, international organizations, if I had commited any crimes, etc. etc.)

– Officer mentioned I had approved and the last step is the Oath of Allegiance, I should get a letter in the mail and on my online account stating the details of the ceremony. She said I should get a reply from them in a month regarding date and time, no more than that. If that did happened, I should get a hold of them.

– I asked regarding Same Day Oath ceremonies and she said they still do offer them, but only for those who had driven 4 hours or so, not for locals. I thought it was a lame excuse, we were so few of us, I would dare to say only 6. But anyways, I was of course thankful and left the room.

 

**Important: I had done a Change Of Address at the time of my Naturalization Application, but it looks like they never got it. they still had my old address on file, thankfully I had brought with me the screenshot of when I changed my address through "My USCIS" and the confirmation letter they had sent me. She looked surprised. You have to go as confidente as you can!

***Important: She asked to drop off GC, Advanced Parole and Employment Card when taking the Oath. Do not forget!
 

Last update: Checked my account this morning and the N-400 says "Oath Ceremony Will Be Scheduled". Patiently waiting here. Almost there. 

There might be some details I left out that I currently don't remember? I apologize.

If any of you have any questions, please don't hesitate to go ahead and ask me.

 

 

Forgot to add the questions I was asked, lol!

♢ What do we call the first then amendments to the Constitution? The Bill of Rights.

♢ What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

♢ If the Presidente can no longer serve, who becomes a President? The vice president.

♢ When was the Declaration of Independence adopted? July 4, 1776.

♢ What is one thing Benjaming Franklin is famous for? U.S. Diplomat.

♢ When do we celebrate Independe Day? July 4.

Good afternoon guys,
I had my combo interview yesterday April 12, 2021 at the Portland, OR office and I thought it would be important to share my experience with the VisaJourney community that has helped me so greatly! ♥♥♥♥

--------------------- I applied under the 3-year rule -----------------

◘ March 5th: Interview was scheduled for 12Apr2021 @ 8:40am

1. About the date of the interview:

◘ Got in the building 15 minutes earlier. I was wearing high heels and they made me take them off, lol. I went in with my husband as my I-751 application stated it was mandatory he came with me.

◘ I was the 3rd person to get in the building. At 9:05 my name was called, the Immigration Officer asked us to follow her to her office. She was serious and quiet, I kind of wished I had other Immigration Officers, they looked way more easygoing? Who knows.

◘ Once I was sat there I could tell she had a huge pile! She explained it was everything the government had on file for me, since my K1 fiancee visa was submitted (back to 2016!)

     1.1. The Removal of Conditions Interview (or I-751)

     1.1.2. About the relationship:

She asked me and my husband:

– Where did you meet?

– When did you meet?

– Where do you like to vacation?

– What are your favorite activities as a couple? We got talking about snow, skiing, Idaho, Wyoming, etc. It was a fun topic.

– When did you guys marry?

– When was the last time you visited her country (Peru)?

– Did you bring with you any additional evidence since  you last file for your ROC (I-751)? Oh yes, sure thing, I had brought with me 6 big files in those huge folder, containing last 4 year taxes, last 4 year bank statements, utility bills, house deed and the whole stack of purchase info (as we bought a house), titles of both of our cars under our names, health insurance which states my husband is under my insurance, dental insurance, photos, 401k information, life insurance. She looked it at all!!! Big FYI. She was extremely thankful I was so organized. I used colorful tabs for all of my info. Taxes were in one folder, bank statements in another and so on.

– She then excused herself for taking some time to "enter" some information in her computer. She took like 5-7 minutes, we were just like looking at the wall when she said "Phew, ok, I'm done, you case looks solid, I'm recommending you for approval. We will move onto the N-400 application". She turned to my husband and said he can stay or he can leave for that portion of the interview, either way, he was welcome to participate. He decided to stay.
 

     1.2. The Citizenship section (or N-400)

I can say this experience is a standard as it can get. I've read past experiences and they are all same Modus Operandi:

– I was asked 6 questions, I got them all right, she stopped right there. They were as follows:

♢ What do we call the first then amendments to the Constitution? The Bill of Rights.

♢ What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

♢ If the Presidente can no longer serve, who becomes a President? The vice president.

♢ When was the Declaration of Independence adopted? July 4, 1776.

♢ What is one thing Benjaming Franklin is famous for? U.S. Diplomat.

♢ When do we celebrate Independe Day? July 4.

– For the oral exam, I was asked to repeat after her "What state has the most population?"

– For the writing exam, I was asked to write in the pad: "California has the most people". 

– She went through all of the Yes/No questions (terrorism, international organizations, if I had commited any crimes, etc. etc.)

– Officer mentioned I had approved and the last step is the Oath of Allegiance, I should get a letter in the mail and on my online account stating the details of the ceremony. She said I should get a reply from them in a month regarding date and time, no more than that. If that did happened, I should get a hold of them.

– I asked regarding Same Day Oath ceremonies and she said they still do offer them, but only for those who had driven 4 hours or so, not for locals. I thought it was a lame excuse, we were so few of us, I would dare to say only 6. But anyways, I was of course thankful and left the room.

**Important: I had done a Change Of Address at the time of my Naturalization Application, but it looks like they never got it. they still had my old address on file, thankfully I had brought with me the screenshot of when I changed my address through "My USCIS" and the confirmation letter they had sent me. She looked surprised. You have to go as confidente as you can!

***Important: She asked to drop off GC, Advanced Parole and Employment Card when taking the Oath. Do not forget!
 

Last update: Checked my account this morning and the N-400 says "Oath Ceremony Will Be Scheduled". Patiently waiting here. Almost there. 

There might be some details I left out that I currently don't remember? I apologize.

If any of you have any questions, please don't hesitate to go ahead and ask me.

Good afternoon guys,
I had my combo interview yesterday April 12, 2021 at the Portland, OR office and I thought it would be important to share my experience with the VisaJourney community that has helped me so greatly! ♥♥♥♥

--------------------- I applied under the 3-year rule -----------------

◘ March 5th: Interview was scheduled for 12Apr2021 @ 8:40am

1. About the date of the interview:

◘ Got in the building 15 minutes earlier. I was wearing high heels and they made me take them off, lol. I went in with my husband as my I-751 application stated it was mandatory he came with me.

◘ I was the 3rd person to get in the building. At 9:05 my name was called, the Immigration Officer asked us to follow her to her office. She was serious and quiet, I kind of wished I had other Immigration Officers, they looked way more easygoing? Who knows.

◘ Once I was sat there I could tell she had a huge pile! She explained it was everything the government had on file for me, since my K1 fiancee visa was submitted (back to 2016!)

     1.1. The Removal of Conditions Interview (or I-751)

     1.1.2. About the relationship:

She asked me and my husband:

– Where did you meet?

– When did you meet?

– Where do you like to vacation?

– What are your favorite activities as a couple? We got talking about snow, skiing, Idaho, Wyoming, etc. It was a fun topic.

– When did you guys marry?

– When was the last time you visited her country (Peru)?

– Did you bring with you any additional evidence since  you last file for your ROC (I-751)? Oh yes, sure thing, I had brought with me 6 big files in those huge folder, containing last 4 year taxes, last 4 year bank statements, utility bills, house deed and the whole stack of purchase info (as we bought a house), titles of both of our cars under our names, health insurance which states my husband is under my insurance, dental insurance, photos, 401k information, life insurance. She looked it at all!!! Big FYI. She was extremely thankful I was so organized. I used colorful tabs for all of my info. Taxes were in one folder, bank statements in another and so on.

– She then excused herself for taking some time to "enter" some information in her computer. She took like 5-7 minutes, we were just like looking at the wall when she said "Phew, ok, I'm done, you case looks solid, I'm recommending you for approval. We will move onto the N-400 application". She turned to my husband and said he can stay or he can leave for that portion of the interview, either way, he was welcome to participate. He decided to stay.
 

     1.2. The Citizenship section (or N-400)

I can say this experience is a standard as it can get. I've read past experiences and they are all same Modus Operandi:

– I was asked 6 questions, I got them all right, she stopped right there. They were as follows:

– For the oral exam, I was asked to repeat after her "What state has the most population?"

– For the writing exam, I was asked to write in the pad: "California has the most people". 

– She went through all of the Yes/No questions (terrorism, international organizations, if I had commited any crimes, etc. etc.)

– Officer mentioned I had approved and the last step is the Oath of Allegiance, I should get a letter in the mail and on my online account stating the details of the ceremony. She said I should get a reply from them in a month regarding date and time, no more than that. If that did happened, I should get a hold of them.

– I asked regarding Same Day Oath ceremonies and she said they still do offer them, but only for those who had driven 4 hours or so, not for locals. I thought it was a lame excuse, we were so few of us, I would dare to say only 6. But anyways, I was of course thankful and left the room.

**Important: I had done a Change Of Address at the time of my Naturalization Application, but it looks like they never got it. they still had my old address on file, thankfully I had brought with me the screenshot of when I changed my address through "My USCIS" and the confirmation letter they had sent me. She looked surprised. You have to go as confidente as you can!

***Important: She asked to drop off GC, Advanced Parole and Employment Card when taking the Oath. Do not forget!
 

Last update: Checked my account this morning and the N-400 says "Oath Ceremony Will Be Scheduled". Patiently waiting here. Almost there. 

There might be some details I left out that I currently don't remember? I apologize.

If any of you have any questions, please don't hesitate to go ahead and ask me.

On 12/4/2019 at 3:16 PM, mixxin said:

Had my interview this morning. Got called about 45 min after my scheduled time. Officer only asked for my appointment letter and green card. I submitted all the pertinent docs and some additional evidence online so that could have helped speed things up. Applied via the 3-year marriage rule.  Interview was fast and easy.  Civics questions, bio confirmation and yes/no questions from the application. Upon completion, officer gave me the form which had a checkmark on 'Congratulations, your application has been approved.' Officer said that since it was 11:35a , I missed the cut-off for same-day Oath by 5min I asked if there was any way to squeeze me in and he said sorry that's the policy. Status changed online a couple hours later on the old site to 'We placed you in line for your oath ceremony'. New site has not been updated yet. The stressful part is over. Now it's just a waiting game!

Hello Mixxin,

My date is coming pretty close and I'm a little nervous so please apologize all my questioning:

Did you apply under the 3 or 5 year rule? At what time was your appointment set? Is this the Portland OR office?

Thank you in advance!

On 10/28/2020 at 1:21 PM, BBlueB said:

 

Yes, as it was mentioned above, I brought everything. 

For reference, there is other forum's link that recommends what documents to bring. If you want, let me know, I'll msg you the link.

(Looks like I can't put other forum's website address here)

Hello Blue,

Could you please also send me that link? I'm nervous about the interview and every little thing helps!

Thank you in advance,

Sofia

On 1/30/2020 at 8:12 AM, Emma Huang said:

Updated complete timeline (Portland,OR)

I-751

8/27/2018 Sent out application

9/24/2018 Cashed in Chicago

10/30/2018 Received NOA (18 mo extension) case number WAC, California Service Center

3/26/2019 Biometrics

6/11/2019 Case transferred to Potomac

1/16/2020 Combo interview

1/16/2020 Case transferred to local office

1/17/2020 Case transferred to new office with jurisdiction (NBC)

1/27/2020 Application is approved

                    Received in mail indicating they won’t send out the card as naturalization is approved

N-400

9/22/2019 File N-400 online

10/17/2019 Biometrics

12/12/2019 Received Interview notice in mail (It never shows up in USCIS system btw)

The notice indicates it will be a combo interview & I MUST bring my spouse

1/16/2020 Interview@ 8:30am Recommend approve both I751 and N-400 on site

1/24/2020 You attend your interview

1/24/2020 Application is approved

1/28/2020 USCIS We scheduled your oath ceremony

2/14/2020 Oath ceremony

 

 

 

Hello Emma! About to go through same interview. Just wanted to make sure what is a "combo interview". If I look up my I-751 (ROC) online it shows "We Scheduled Your Interview" and if I look up my N-400 status online it shows the same "We Scheduled Your Interview", both for the same date... I got the Interview Notice on the mail, but it was only for the naturalization interview, nothing for the I-751. At this point, I'm confused and don't know what to expect. If you could please advise, I would appreciate a ton!!

19 minutes ago, happytree said:

Yeah, I see that too now. However, it looks like a generic address to me. This letter has been available online since the day after I applied. I don't think this shows that the case was "moved". I think it shows the case has been there the whole time. At least that is what  understand. 

Silly me. Sorry, I tried helping  I will keep you posted if anything gets upated on my side, I'm really crossing my fingers for us to get something before May  

2 hours ago, just87 said:

I filed in August 2021. The file has yet to even budge. It still says file being processed at National Benefits Center location. Should I call and ask?

 

Also were are you finding estimated completion times? I cant find one.

Hello! Did you file online? If you did so, go to https://my.uscis.gov/ and once you are logged in you will find a section called "Your Cases", right underneath that it will show you the following image. Let me know if this helped! Happy to help.

11 hours ago, happytree said:

 

Hey! My field office is in Portland, OR. I guess that's yours too.  My estimated time is May 2021. It has been like that for a while now. No movement  

Where do you see that your case was moved to Kansas? I am checking my uscis account but don't see anything new

Same here, no movement at all. Ok so if you go to the "Receipt Notice" under the Documents tab you will see that in the bottom corner there is an address. Or maybe I'm wrong and this is just a general address USCIS uses? If I'm completely wrong... Can somebody tell me how can I find my office after they transferred it? 😢 

15 minutes ago, VeronicaL said:

You can continue to work, even if your extension expired. Your employer cannot ask to reverify your status, it’s in a law/regulation somewhere. You could have gotten another I-551 stamp at an Infopass appointment before it expired. That’s good for another year and you can travel with it or start a new job. You usually can make this appointment 30 days before the extension expires. 

Excellent, thank you for this information!

On 2/2/2021 at 11:17 AM, happytree said:

Same here. I applied Aug 1st completion says May 2021. Haven't heard anything since the original receipt. My field office is Portland, OR. 

I've noticed the wait time estimates keep creeping up. When I applied it was 7-11 months, or something around that. Now it's 13-16.5. See: Processing Times (uscis.gov) It seems Seattle is 17.5-22 months out.

I live in Vancouver WA, they moved my package to Kansas? And exact same situation, completion time shows MAY 2021... My GC extension was up Feb15,2021 so I really dont know what to do. I hate this.

On 2/2/2021 at 1:10 AM, NikkiRN said:

Hi, I never received a letter about biometrics since August filing but says completion is on May 2021. Anyone here from Seattle? I just want to hear people on the same boat. Thanks

Not from Seattle, but from Vancouver Washington here, and it shows the same "Completion estimate May 2021", they haven't even send a notice on my Removal of Conditions, it expired on Feb. 15th of 2021 (thanks to the 18 month extension) so I think I'm technically under an illegal status? Really scared, because without that we can't travel nor work. The moved my case to Kansas, how about you?

Morning here, I'm from Perú and I went through exactly the same situation a few weeks ago!

I didn't receive any "invitation letter"and seemed very weird to me so I called the embassy of the USA in Perú and to be honest they are not very helpful because they asked me to send an e-mail to the embassy. Which I did, and well you know what they attached the invitation letter to the mail and it wasn't even necessary to send it physically to my address in Perú, I just printed that out. So maybe this is happening to you. I hope everything goes excellent for you!

Morning here, I'm from Perú and I went through exactly the same situation a few weeks ago!

I didn't receive any "invitation letter"and seemed very weird to me so I called the embassy of the USA in Perú and to be hinesy