LilyDim

I submitted N400 application on 11/27 (based on 5 years less 90 days) in Houston, Texas. 

On 2/27 I had my interview and I was approved for citizenship. Currently just waiting for the oath ceremony to be scheduled. 

I will say that the interview process was very organized and my officer super nice and made the whole process seem like a formality and a quick chat. I've had an I90 case open for 2 years and 2 months now, and the N400 got completed in 3 months. 

Good luck to everyone still waiting!

On 11/23/2022 at 8:14 PM, *FishF00D* said:

Jumping on this thread:

I'm trying to complete my N400 online right now and it's working fine except for the section on "Your Prior Marriages." Every time I try to fill out this section it lets me get all the way to the last question ("What was your prior spouse's immigration status when your marriage ended?") but when I hit "Next" instead of saving my answers it goes back to the first page of the section ("What is your prior spouse's legal name?") and everything is blank.

 

The rest of the N400 has saved all of my answers just fine - I'm only waiting on this one section!

 

Do you think the form is just being buggy because it's almost Thanksgiving?

Two weeks later and this problem still persists as I'm having it now. 

But! I managed to work around it. What I did is I said I'm currently married (which I'm not), which gave some extra options about current spouse and then also asked about prior marriages. I skipped the current marriage part and I was able to fill in prior marriage and save it. Then went back to marital status question and changed it to Divorced, which removed the current marriage section but left all the info I left about prior marriage. 

My hair has gone grey today trying to make this thing work!

In case anyone else is stuck in this situation, this might come as useful information.

According to the I-90 instructions, anyone who files the form stating that DHS made an error on the green card will have to send the physical card with the form.

None of the other options require you to surrender your GC, except for this one. The other options accept photocopies of documents. 

It really seems like USCIS is taking any measures so people would pay the fees and not blame them for mistakes. 

Unfortunately, I am not willing to relinquish my GC for another 6-12 months. So, I will just pay the fees and submit it as legal name change request. 

2 minutes ago, Allaboutwaiting said:

You can include a copy of your passport, but the actual proof of your name being back to maiden, is the divorce decree that you included when filing for ROC.

So you must send a copy of it with the I-90.

Great, thanks!

Just saw the processing times and totally in tears again...

43 minutes ago, Allaboutwaiting said:

Yes, it is their mistake and you shouldn't pay the fee. 

You must select Number 2.d on the I-90 form and include proof of your correct name or biographical data, submitting a copy of the original divorce decree.

Is passport a good proof of correct name? 

And thank you for your response, that makes me feel somewhat better about all this. 

Well, I just received my Green Card in the mail. 

Unfortunately, they didn't change my last name on it. Although I submitted everything correctly and the divorce decree clearly states the approval for legal name change back to my maiden name, they haven't done it. I opened another topic about this, but I'm currently a little devastated. 

Hello Everyone, 

I am writing hoping that someone has had a similar situation to what is currently happening to me. 

So, I filed the I-751 removal of conditions with a waiver, because I got divorced in the meantime. On the application, I used my maiden name to file the I-751 with the intention to change my last name back to my maiden name. The Divorce Decree enclosed in the paperwork also had a legal name change approval by the court. 

However, my 10-year green card just arrived and it's under my ex husbands last name  I am absolutely devastated. 

Does anyone know what my options are? I just submitted a Typographic Error e-request. I also saw the I-90 form, however I am wondering if this would be considered a case where USCIS made the mistake and I wouldn't have to pay the fees?  Any advice is welcome!

15 hours ago, Seihu said:

Congrats... 

 

If you dont mind... pls what were the documents/ evidence of good faith marriage did you submit?

 

Also, did your case get transferred to NBC? 

No, my case has only been at SRC. 

For the documents, my attorney made sure that I included not only evidence of a good faith marriage, but also all of the evidence of why the marriage ended. 

She took my statement and put together my affidavit containing everything from the day we met to the divorce. Accompanying my affidavit were screenshots of why our marriage ended and our communication around the time of separation. 

Also, affidavits of two friends who knew us as a couple and spent time with us, this is super important. Other things were:

- apartment leases and my ex-spouse asking to abandon the last lease he was on 

- joint income tax transcripts

- joint medical insurance coverage

- joint car insurance

- joint vehicle registrations

- joint utilities (water, electricity) and other memberships (Costco etc.)

- a lot of pictures (from when we started dating all through the marriage)

Hi everyone, 

My case was updated today: New Card Is Being Produced

I am one of a few of us that applied with a waiver. I didn't have an interview at all, not for the first green card or this one. My only interview was at the embassy in my country during the K-1 process. Here is the rest of my timeline.

3 hours ago, Seihu said:

Hi there... so I kinda have same timeline as yours... filed March 29th 2020... NOA Apr 4th 2020... applied my previous biometrics May 7th 2020... and nufin since then... SRC Texas... Divorce Waiver application...

Hi! I'm also a Divorce Waiver applicant. My last update was August 10 that they applied my biometrics. Before that I had an update that they updated my name in their system (because I'm changing my last name back to my maiden name). SRC Texas as well... So I just keep waiting and crossing my fingers. 

On 8/13/2020 at 10:02 PM, H-I said:

Some not good news for all who are still waiting 

 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/andyjsemotiuk/2020/08/13/us-immigration-shutdown-imminent-as-congress-talks-collapse/#6c07b8303407

 

Maybe you've seen already. Sharing just in case you haven't. 

This is so sad and disheartening... the year has run us all to the ground ugh. 

For my case, after the name change notification, I got a new update on August 10 that they applied my old biometrics to the removal of conditions case. So, at least it's moving... until they all get furloughed 😕 

23 hours ago, Milo1234 said:

Hi Lily. I filed around mid July and today I got the same update. No idea why because I never changed my name or asked USCIS to do so. I'm clueless about the meaning of it. Let me know if you find out something. 

Hi! I will post if I get any more information.... I ended up getting 6 text messages yesterday and 1 just now. Still that same Name Updated notification on the case. 

At least it means someone is working on it!

Hello everyone, 

I haven't posted anything here in a long time, but thought I'd share my own case and updates. 

My I-751 was received on 2/11/2020. I'm in SRC processing center, so it's handled locally in Texas.

I got my extension letter on 2/13/2020. 

I'm going to mention that I have gone through divorce before filing for I-751, so that maybe makes my case a little bit more complex. I've had a friend who is an immigration attorney help me with the submission and all the documentation. 

Today, I received the only update since February that states the following: 

"On August 6, 2020, we updated your name for your Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence, Receipt Number SRC...."

I filed everything under my maiden name, but my previous cases and green card are under my married name. I guess this probably means someone has finally started working on my case. I received six text messages notifying me of updates in the last four hours which confuses me a bit. But I guess any progress is good at this point. 

Trying to update my Timeline and I get a blank page with the following message: 

Should you really be here? Your information has been logged. Your IP is: Browser:  

13 hours ago, Raid123 said:

Само бих хтео око овога да исправим. К-1 виза ти траје онолико колико пише на њој (углавном око 6 месеци). Ти у року од 90 дана од уласка у земљу мораш да се венчаш, а до краја истека визе да аплицираш за зелени картон. Значи, не можеш се венчати, па за две године да аплицираш за зелени картон.

Moras se vencati u roku od 90 dana, ali ne moras podneti AOS papire u roku od sest meseci. Dosta ljudi ne moze finansijski da iznese taj trosak pa cekaju. Mozes i dve godine da cekas, ako imas zivaca i strpljenja za to (ja bih licno poludela). Svako prekoracenje ostanka u zemlji se oprasta, ti si van statusa i ne mozes nista nakon isteka I94. 

Taj rok trajanja K1 vize znaci da imas toliko vremena da udjes u Ameriku  i onda 90 dana da se vencas. Tako je meni bar muz objasnio, rekao mi je da cesto vidjaju slucajeve gde neko sa K1 vizom ulazi u Ameriku u poslednjem mesecu vazenja vize. 

On 3/24/2017 at 10:46 AM, valzheimer said:

Cao svima,

Prvo, posecujem ovu temu sigurno od samog apliciranja za K1 i puno pomazu sve informacije, tako da hvala svima, za pocetak

Moj K1 proces trajao je skoro dve godine ali napokon u januaru sam usla u USA/Texas i vencali smo se pre desetak dana, sada cekamo marriage certificate.

Visa traje jos mesec dana, tako da mislim (nadam se) da imamo vremena za sve.

 

Vidim da ima nekoliko vas koji ste se u skorijem periodu bavili apliciranjem za AOS iz Hjustona ili okoline pa me interesuje nekoliko informacija.

- Ako sam dobro shvatila, po dobijanju potvrde o vencanju popunjavamo formular za AOS koji se salje u Chicago? Da li saljemo jos nesto osim formulara?

- Sta se desava nakon slanja dokumenata, da li se pecat I-551 dobija nakon apliciranja ili nakon sto je AOS odobren?

- Trenutno mi nije neophodno previse dokumenata (ne vozim, radim od kuce onlajn sa muzem), ali mi treba SSN:

- Obzirom da bih menjala prezime u njegovo 100%, da li SSN moze da se izvadi odmah na novo prezime na osnovu potvrde o vencanju ili mora da prodje AOS, obzirom da mi je validan dokument pasos koji se vodi na (sada devojacko) moje prezime?

- Koliko traje proces AOS-a i sta se dobija od potvrda da vise nisam na K1 visi, za slucaj otvaranja bankovnog racuna i slicnih manjih potpisivanja u moje ime u USA? Za sada nismo imali problem za potpisivanje sa pasosem (za stan na primer) ali ne bih da dolazim u neprijatnost da me neko preispituje za validnost statusa i sl.

- Glupo pitanje na kraju... moj potpis je jos uvek na cirilici *facepalm* Sto ovde ne upada u oci sve dok se poklapa sa dokumentima, ali kada je pravo vreme za promenu potpisa na latinicni potpis, pri uzimanju SSN-a, ID-a, ili tek kada je odobren GC?

 

Toliko za sada...  

Cestitam na vencanju 

Imas ovde podforum koji ti objasnjava sve vezano za dokumenta koja su ti potrebna za AOS:

AOS from family based visas

Tu su ti pinovane teme gde ces naci detaljne instrukcije. Ono sto te licno mogu posavetovati je da uvek popunjavas najnovije formulare direktno sa sajta USCIS i da vrlo pazljivo popunite I-864 (affidavit of support) i prilozite svu potrebnu dokumentaciju o porezima i zaradi. Ovo su najcesca mesta gde ljudi grese i dobijaju RFIE, sto moze produziti citav proces. 

SSN ti zavisi od toga koliko dugo ti jos uvek traje tvoj I94, tako da probaj da ga izvasis sto pre. Mozes ga odmah dobiti na vencano prezime, samo ponesi potvrdu o vencanju. Mozes lako naci na sajtu njihovom sta ti tacno treba od dokumenata, ali svakako pasos, potvrda o vencanju, I94 odstampan i popunjen formular. Samo nemoj predugo cekti, ako ti je I94 pred isticanjem, neces moci da dobijes SSN. SSN ti je najvazniji, sa njim te muz moze prijaviti na svoje zdravstevno, dodati na bankovne racune, kreces da gradis kreditni skor itd. 

AOS proces trenutno traje preko 90 dana. Puno je razloga za to, ali ukratko USCIS je malo u haosu. Da ti dam primer, trenutno odobravaju EAD i AP ljudima koji su aplicirali u decembru, plus ima jos par ljudi koji cekaju od kraja novembra. Kada apliciras za AOS, EAD i AP, dobices samo I797 formulare (odnosno NOA1) za sva tri zasebno, i to je to. Ovo ti ne menja status, ali svakako je dokaz da si u procesu dobijanja zelenog kartona. U tom smislu, ti si van statusa, ali imas slucaj u procesu. Tebi K1 viza u sustini ne vazi onoliko koliko ti pise na njoj u pasosu, K1 viza je istekla onog momenta kada si usla u Ameriku (jer je to viza za jedan ulazak, taj njen rok trajanja je samo rok u kome bi morala da je iskoristis i udjes u Ameriku). Najvaznije ti je bilo da se udas u roku od 90 dana od ulaska, nije bitno da u tom roku apliciras i za AOS. Svakako si van statusa i ne mozes ovde legalno da radis. 

Banke ti mogu praviti malo problem jedino ako nemas SSN, tako da vidi da probas to da izvadis. Meni su trazili pasos, SSN i sertifikat o vencanju. Za ostale legalnosti, znas vec da ne smes da radis dok ne dobijes EAD. Isto tako, Teksas izdaje vozacku samo do onog dana kada ti istice I94, tako da nazalost, za to se mora isto cekati EAD. 

On 3/7/2017 at 10:41 AM, Dzuliana said:

"Update" informacija moje Zelene Karte (GC)
Ukratko za neupucene: USCIS je napravio gresku i poslao mi GC sa rokom vaznosti od 10 godina, umesto 2 godine. Nakon razgovora sa imigracionim oficirom u lokalnom USCIS-u, popunila sam I-90 formular i poslala na adresu sa koje mi je stigla GC. Meseca dana kasnije mi stize obavestenje od USCIS-a da su mi izdali pogresnu GC i da moram da popunim I-90, te da im posaljem to sa sve pogresnom GC . Suprug i ja odemo opet u lokalnu kancelariju i nakon razgovora sa drugim oficirom ispostavi se da nam je prethodni oficir dao pogresnu adresu, te da je moj "file" zagubljen ! Novi oficir je preuzela na sebe da pronadje dokumenta, te tako 2 meseca kasnije sam dobila poziv od nje, da su uspeli da nadju moj koverat. E da, kad predajete za AoS kazu vam da je rok da GC stigne od 4 do 6 meseci (okvirno), rok da ja dobijem ispravnu GC za mene je sad 6 - 9 meseci . Pre neki dan sam ponovo dobila poziv od ove fine zene iz lokalne USCIS kancelarije, gde me obavestava da ce moj koverat biti poslat na pravu adresu ... #######??? Mesec ipo dana im je trebalo da posalju moj koverat!!! Uzas i neverica. Pomislio bi covek da nakon sto je USCIS napravio gresku da ce i da pozuri da je ispravi, ali ne, ja se nalazim na kraju reda i kako stvari stoje, nova GC ima da mi stigne taman kad joj bude isticao rok (nadam se da gresim za ovo poslednje)

 

Drzim palceve da niko od vas ne mora da prolazi kroz ovo!

Sad tek vidim ovo  Totalna neverica. U medjuvremenu, da li ti vaze EAD i AP?

Taj USCIS je jedno ogromno rasulo. Ja mislim da oni jos od izbora ne mogu da se oporave, kad im je stiglo toliko prijava za naturalizaciju da su morali privremeno da prestanu uopste da rade na AOS aplikacijama. Onda im je nastao dodatni haos oko praznika i kad su promenili tarife u decembru. Ja trenutno cekam preko 3 meseca i polako sizim. 

1 hour ago, Scandi said:

Yes I read the instructions for i-765 as well and can't see that it should be for free when filing for AOS at the same time, only if it's about a renewal of the EAD. So I guess this means I have to pay after all, which stings a bit. I completely missed that, had no idea. Thanks for all replies! 

Do NOT pay them that extra $410. Send a copy of NOA1 for the I-485 together with the new form. Also send them a print out of the Special Instructions section for the I-485 on the USCIS website where it states about the joint fee. Also send them a print out of the page about the updated forms where it says that the old forms are accepted until Feb 21. 

It sucks when you are the unlucky one that gets a poorly trained IO who messes up like this. It sucks because now they just send you the rejection notice and you can't do anything about it. There is no one to complain to. I tried and they gave me a physical address to write to a supervisor of the Chicago lockbox. They sent my documents back all messed up, wrinkled, scribbled on, without order, stapled together... it was a mess, I cried for hours. So I understand your frustration right now, especially with the stuff that's missing. It could be that they just lost the rest of it. 

No, that rule is still valid, it is under the Special Instructions for filing the I485 Form. 

https://www.uscis.gov/i-485

I think whoever handled your case messed up big time. 

That would be really nice I have everything pretty much except a few things we're waiting on in the mail! I'm freakin out a little over the vaccination records.. I keep reading mixed things. For example: you don't need to send anything in (like the I-693/DS-3025) if your med exam is still valid, you need to send the DS-3025 in at least, you need to send both the I-693/DS-3025 in. Which one is it?

Good luck to you

You have to send the DS-3025 Immunization Records copy. You should have received that during your medical exam (separate copy for you, aside from the sealed folder you turned in during your Visa interview).

The general thought about that is that if at the bottom of that form there is a check for Complete, you should be ok and don't need to do I-693 and civil surgeon visit.

Question: Our POE is in IAH (in Houston). Anybody has any experience there? We tried to get a longer layover there but we could not find anything. So all the have is an hour before the next flight. I anticipate that we might miss our connection to OKC but at least he will be in the US!!

IAH is a very busy airport, I avoided it and went to Dallas which is known for easier and more organized K1 processing, and then flew to Houston. One hour is very little time, because you'll have to go through immigration, collect your luggage and check it in again and then find your next flight. You should check if there are any other flights that same day later to OKC, if so, they will rebook you so no worries.

Intervju gotov danas, odobrena viza!

Blesava sam sto se nisam odmah javila liku iz obezbedjenja, nego sam cekala da me prozove sa svima ostalima. Na kraju se ispostavilo da je on potpuno zaboravio na drugi spisak sa imigrantskim vizama, pa kada sam mu najzad prisla, pustio me je da prodjem preko reda. U svakom slucaju, smrzla sam se.

U amabasadi standardni proces, sve je bilo skroz korektno i u redu. Konzul je Amerikanka, ali je intervju obavila na srpskom! To me je u momentu zbunilo, mislim da mi je teze bilo na srpskom da joj odgovaram, a nije ni njoj bilo potpuno komforno, mada svaka cast njoj na znanju naseg jezika. Postavila mi je standardna pitanja: kako smo se upoznali, koliko je puta verenik bio u Srbiji, njegov prethodni brak, koliko sam puta ja bila u Americi i koji sam posao radila tamo. Trazila je da vidi nase zajednicke slike, sve ih je prelistala preda mnom i zapitkivala tu i tamo gde je sta. Na kraju su mi vratili fotografije i cekam da mi obrade pasos.

Hvala svima na savetima, puno mi je to znacilo i pomoglo

Visa was approved today at the interview! I think I'm still processing everything and won't relax until I'm in US with my fiancee.

The security at the gate forgot to call out the immigrant visa applicants and kept calling out only tourist visa applicants, so I made a big mistake of waiting in the cold. After I approached the security guard, he apologized and let me go through ahead of line. The whole interview process was pretty straight forward. They first took my passport, then they collected the documents, then I paid for the visa (in Serbia, these visas are paid in the Embassy), then I got ten printed and only then was the interview.

The oddest thing was that the CO was obviously an American but held the interview in Serbian, not English. This was a big surprise to me and she wasn't very comfortable with Serbian, but I think this is great for those applicants with weaker English skills. I got asked the usual, where and when we met, how often he's been to Serbia, how many times have I traveled to US, his previous marriage etc. She asked to see our pictures together, I handed her about 50 printed pictures and she went through all of them, asking me questions about this and that. She was very serious and straightforward.

Good luck to everyone still waiting for their interview dates and thank you for keeping me sane through this process

Just received packet 4 from the Embassy, the interview is scheduled for October 17. So excited, it's almost over!

Thinkng about traveling early November, if I get the passport back quickly... and, of course, if the interview goes well lol.