3 minutes ago, BuiQuang said:

no they don't.  i m UN refugee.  i had visa for US.  she need more than I94 to get into US.

 

how she get on plane to US?  she need visa to get on plane. 

 

Dude, Refugees dont even use passport to enter the United States. This is how I came 7 years ago and my wife had the same experience. No passport No visa. period. 

1 hour ago, BuiQuang said:

how she enter US with no visa?  refugees need visas or travel documents.  how she get on plane to US?  she file for asylum?  

how she get into US?

 

Refugees use I-94 form to enter the United States.

2 hours ago, milimelo said:

What visa did she come in on? Look at her passport. 

She cames as a regudee. She does not have any visa. 

Good Evening everyone,

I am a U.S citizen and my wife is a refugee. I would like to apply for a Green Card for her. she has been in the states for 8 months right now. I am not sure how to fill up the form for her, because she is a refugee and married to a US citizen.

Any thoughts ? or someone in the same foot 

Thank you for your input.

Finaly after almost a year got the oath date 08.24.17

i cant wait to be over with the whole process. 

On 6/26/2017 at 2:54 PM, bkthandri said:

Luatym

I think the case you are quoting here (trackit) is a spouse of military personnel. They do get faster processing as they are a different category.

I think our cases, which were paper applications converted to online "IOE" applications (from Apr - August 2016) have been one of the biggest screw-ups by USCIS, though they refuse to accept it. The main theory is that only few officers in any field office knew how to operate the ELIS system. On top of it, background checks to FBI were done with incomplete names, as part of the names were cut in the process, so they repeated the background checks for many IOE applicants - this is like - whaaat?  If that is the case, why even roll out a new system - right? Well, count on USCIS to deliver this crazy experiment.

I think San Antonio is one of the slowest FO, though Houston, Dallas and St Paul, Minnesota have been even slower according to posters here.

I don't think calling USCIS or even filing a service request helps, so I have stopped doing that (see my post above, 3 posts above this one).

I know it is frustrating, but I suggest you stop worrying about it as nothing can be done with the incompetent bureaucracy at USCIS. We should just let it take it's course

and we should eventually be scheduled for oath.

We personally missed the deadline by a couple of weeks, as I know for sure that by first week of Sep, all paper applications were processed as "NBC" and they stopped IOE. We are among the last batch of IOE (our luck, right?). My friend who applied in Sep 1st week got his citizenship in Feb (he is in Austin and processed by San Antonio FO through NBC).

I think December cases are getting the oath this week (6/29 in Austin). It is totally unfair, but looks like we have to wait it out.

 

I got an update today that "oath ceremony notice was mailed"

i checked my account online, still no pdf. 

9 hours ago, bkthandri said:

No. But I got this strange e-mail (looks like automated?)  for both me and my wife :

 

"

There are no updates at this time

We are still reviewing your case and there are no updates at this time. We will notify you when your case status changes. We last took action on your case on April 14, 2017.

"

 

I am traveling last week of July till mid August, so I hope this goes on longer. April 14 was my interview date. Status says "Oath ceremony will be scheduled" in both ELIS and egov website.

This whole process is driving me crazy. I really don't understand why is it taking long to be scheduled for the oath especially for IOE case holder.

Here is a December filer who had his interview today and got scheduled for the oath right away.

On 6/13/2017 at 4:28 PM, bkthandri said:

Hearing about all these same day oath ceremonies and San Antonio hasn't even scheduled us after 2 months of interview which was approved - this is ridiculous..

 

Yes, I think we are in for a long wait. If we get oath ceremonies in Austin, the next one is on 9/27 (3 months later). There is one oath ceremony each in San Antonio

during July and August. Since it is already mid-June, we are looking at July 27th or later for oath ceremony. I am going to be out of country by end of July, so might be

more delay for me. I just can't wait for this to be over.

 

(info from Western District of Texas )

The next three ceremonies in Austin are:

June 17th @ Bob Bullock Museum

June 29th @ Delco Center

September 27th @ Delco Center

The next three ceremonies in San Antonio are:

June 22nd @ Institute of Texan Cultures

July 27th @ Institute of Texan Cultures

Aug 24th Edgewood High School

Have you been scheduled for oath? 

I am still waiting... 

3 hours ago, bkthandri said:

Hearing about all these same day oath ceremonies and San Antonio hasn't even scheduled us after 2 months of interview which was approved - this is ridiculous..

 

Yes, I think we are in for a long wait. If we get oath ceremonies in Austin, the next one is on 9/27 (3 months later). There is one oath ceremony each in San Antonio

during July and August. Since it is already mid-June, we are looking at July 27th or later for oath ceremony. I am going to be out of country by end of July, so might be

more delay for me. I just can't wait for this to be over.

 

(info from Western District of Texas )

The next three ceremonies in Austin are:

June 17th @ Bob Bullock Museum

June 29th @ Delco Center

September 27th @ Delco Center

The next three ceremonies in San Antonio are:

June 22nd @ Institute of Texan Cultures

July 27th @ Institute of Texan Cultures

Aug 24th Edgewood High School

Yeah, i cant believe its going to be almost a year from out PD.

i am planning on traveling too, but i am waiting to be done with this whole process first.

thank you for the useful information. It seems its going to be a while..... 

1 hour ago, bkthandri said:

Luaytm

I have the same status (my wife too) since Apr 14 - Oath ceremony will be scheduled.

Mine is IOE case with San Antonio as FO, same as you. My interview was a day after you.

My PD was 8/22/16.

I am based in Austin and I was expecting to get the 6/29 oath , but I don't think that will be the case.

In for a longer wait - not sure why I applied in August - cursing myself. Those who applied in Dec (NBC) are

getting their oath on 6/29.

I am based in Austin too.

I had my interview April 13th, and my status did not change until yesterday. I got this message that I am in line for the oath ceremony. I wonder how much longer are we going to wait! It is taking forever  

During my interview, I updated my travel history. since I have made two trips after I filed my n-400 application. the officer asked me for the dates and how long i stayed outside the US. I gave her all the information that she asked and she displayed it in the Ipad and I signed it to verify. 

by the end of the interview she gave me a print out that say I have passes the test and my application is recommended for approval. The thing is it been more than a week and I did not get any update. my status still your "we scheduled an interview for your form n-400"

Has anyone experienced such a thing? because normally people gets update right after the interview. I am little worried that there will be more delay in the process

2 hours ago, txaim said:

Not yet , I'm still waiting

Have you tried talking to L2 officer ? 

20 minutes ago, txaim said:

Congrats

 Thank you txaim, did you get your interview appointment yet? 

Had My interview today. Total time I spent there was about an hour. Everything went smoothly. She told me she would recommend my application for approval. I asked her how long would it take to have the oath done. she said the average waiting time right now about two months. Good luck for you'll. 

3 hours ago, Liesel said:

Omg! My case also starts in IOE but didnt received anything.. what will i do??

Our cases are not at the same field office. You should not compare my case to yours. Each field office has different processing time. Just wait patiently. 

3 hours ago, Liesel said:

Omg! My case also starts in IOE but didnt received anything.. what will i do??

I would say, wait for another week. If you did not hear anything. Reach out to L2 officer. 

6 hours ago, Liesel said:

What is ur receipt number? Is it started from ioe? Thanks

My case starts with IOE 

56 minutes ago, Liesel said:

Congrats! What is your pd?

 August 22nd  

2 hours ago, phunkyvida said:

@Luaytm

Mabrouk habibi! Congratulations!  

Thank you so much  

interview letter received March 20th 

Interview date is April 13th 

Can someone please update my timeline. 

Good luck for you all. we are almost there. 

On 3/3/2017 at 6:04 PM, txaim said:

Luaytm - Did you got any update on your case ? , i am with similar  PD as you and same service center- so far no updates. Please let me know.

Finally I was scheduled for interview. I still do not know when though. 

i will update the information once i get my interview letter. 

11 hours ago, txaim said:

past two weeks no movement in the service center

Thats right. I dont know what's wrong with them!

18 hours ago, txaim said:

Luaytm - Did you got any update on your case ? , i am with similar  PD as you and same service center- so far no updates. Please let me know.

No updates yet. I am waiting patiently too. It is taking forever  I hope we will get an interview letter during March. if not I am going to schedule an info pass. I will let you know when i get an update. 

41 minutes ago, phunkyvida said:

My FO (Oakland Park FL) corrected their processing dates from July 28 2016 to May 3 2016. So I've been set back by a good 3-4 months at least. 

 

I know people who applied after me and have had their oaths scheduled (in the same FO). The funny thing is I have an NBC number. 

Hang in there, we're all on the same boat. 

Received my interview letter today. Interview date Jan 11, 2017. Time to study.

What is your field office?