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    N-400 Newark/Mt Laurel New Jersey

    in US Citizenship Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    3 minutes ago, roddie2k said:

    Congrats! We're there any specific questions asked ( outside of the civics questions and the yes /no questions..such as definitions , number of trips etc)?

     

     

    The only other question she was what/when was her last international travel. My wife approximated this and was actually off by a month so at least her case officer wasn't looking for exactness in this answer.

    N-400 Newark/Mt Laurel New Jersey

    in US Citizenship Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    Well it's happened. My wife had her interview and oath ceremony in the same day today. Interview was scheduled for 9am and she was called in at 11am for the interview itself.

     

    The interview itself only took 5-10 minutes. She was asked only for her passport, greencard, and drivers license. None of the rest of the documents were requested. She prepped enough apparently and aced her 6 interview questions. She was then asked if she has travel plans in the next month because if so, the oath ceremony would take place later as you surrender your green card at that time.

     

    Then the real fun began as she had to wait 4 hours for a slot for an oath ceremony. Two of them took place while she was waiting but was told those were mainly filled by people who were called in specifically for an oath ceremony. Anyways, at around 3pm or so, she took her oath. quadruple checked her naturalization certificate, and wave a tiny American flag.

     

    We just got back from picking up some apple pie and an ice cream sundae from McDonalds to celebrate all the best that America has to offer in the most American of ways. Good luck to all and thanks to VJ for being and guiding us through this journey! Next step is getting a US passport and renunciating prior citizenships... very much looking forward to ending the onslaught of paperwork once that's all over!

    I-751 November 2019 Filers

    in Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion

    Posted

    37 minutes ago, Ctman2019 said:

    Ni guys whats the name and number of the form you send in with your package in order to get a text back from uscis when they recived the package?

     

    Thanks and good luck to everyone 

     

    G-1145, E-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance

    24 minutes ago, Yanirose said:

    Hi all,

     

    I've just my package to Arizona! Should be delivered by Friday.. applied based on my three year marriage (technically 4 yrs now)my local office is Seattle,WA! let the waiting game start! Hopefully we'll get approved so we can vote for the 2020 presidential election! 

    You're applying for citizenship? Did you already do ROC last year?

    I-751 November 2019 Filers

    in Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion

    Posted

    2 hours ago, Ansbekk said:

    I am only speaking on my personal experience and people i personally know who experienced that. When you present a stamp on a passport to an airline agent, most of the times they don't know if legit or not. Plus, when you get the extension letter, you do not get a stamp on the passport even if you asked for it. I went multiple times to the USCIS office asking for it when my green card was returned undelivered. They told me that I have a letter to use for international travels and refused to stamp my passport because i have an approved case or letter. I also (as stated above) asked an officer in Morocco about it and they informed me that they usually don't allow it because they don't know if it is 100% legit and most of the times can't verify it because they don't have the appropriate means. I know someone who got stuck in Europe because the airline refused their boarding. He had to go to the US embassy to get special permission for it. From the US perspective, it is perfectly fine especially in Canada or Mexico, but in other places where they don't interact with it a lot, it could be a problem because it is more of an airline agent, than border officers. Yes, you should be able to travel and US laws allow that, but in foreign countries, they don't recognize it much.  Research it in more places that VJ and you will learn more stories.

    Fair enough. Each person should be informed of the experiences and make their own plans accordingly.

    I-751 November 2019 Filers

    in Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion

    Posted

    2 hours ago, Ansbekk said:

    I do not advise using extension letters for international travels (if that is what you intend to do).  I have seen a lot of people get stuck in airports because the airlines do not recognize anything other the physical I-551 form (Green card).   In fact, I was going to do it, but I was advised not to.  Since we are from the same country, I asked a Moroccan immigration officer at port of entry about this and she stated that if it is not an actual Green Card, they are not allowed the travel unless proven otherwise with extra documentation.  It is easy to fake the extension letter, but hard to do for the card itself!

    I don’t think believe this is true of the general advice given on VJ but I’ll look up there experiences and share links.

     

    My wife and I also intend to travel internationally with the extension letter. Not going abroad for somewhere between 12-18 months due to processing times doesn’t seem quite right.

    New York City AOS 2017 Filers

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    4 hours ago, papasmf said:

    Can anyone here tell me about how long it took you to receive your green card after the interview (preferably from the NYC office and preferably K1 to AOS 2 year GC)?

     

    my wife’s interview is June 6, she’s hoping to travel home for her sisters wedding in early July through mid august.  We do have EAD/AP combo card, the AP expires august 16, and her sisters wedding is aug 8, so I’d prefer her to go with the GC and not have to deal with an AP that’s about to expire within days after she returns.  If needed I’ll get a new AP

     

    any thoughts suggestions are appreciated, thank you!

     

    We did our interview in the NYC office but adjusting from an F1. The green card was approved the day after the interview and took roughly about a week to come.  That is the norm but it’s definitely not a guaranteed timeline. 

    New York City AOS 2017 Filers

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    42 minutes ago, Bast' said:

    Has anyone got his/her interview in NYC recently and can share  his/her experience?

    Filed in March 2017 and my interview is only on May, 3rd because it got cancelled beforehand (Snow day)...

    They sent me a new notice with much more documents to bring (essentially more financial paperwork) so I am really nervous....

    Hey. I posted my experience from about 2 months ago.. it’s near the top of page 6. You definitely should have copies of all recent financial documents and proof showing you’re in a real relationship. It may seem daunting but it’s not too bad.

     

    We took copies of join bank statements, credit card statements, and such.  I’m happy to share my cover letter for what we brought so you can get an idea. 

    New York City AOS 2017 Filers

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    15 hours ago, YAN Yan said:

    Thank you so much!!!! I think I might need to wait for 4 more months, my PD is August 2017, of course, every case is different. I filed separately. Thank you again.

    Yup. Waiting is the name of this game. I don't there's any request to expedite the interview process itself. You can expedite receiving the EAD/AP if it's needed urgently but that's about it.

     

    Like you said, every case is different. We waited a full 10 months from our PD to interview notice. Good luck!

    New York City AOS 2017 Filers

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    18 hours ago, piranda said:

    this is great news, congratulations!:dance:

    i haven't followed much this thread but did you ever get any notification about them receiving your RiFE? i ve replied on the 15 th of December with my copy of the birth certificate( however submitted with the initial application) and haven't heard anything since then. 

     

    We had an RFE for our application. Our case status had indeed changed to Evidence Received or something of that sort within a few days of USPS delivering the package.

     

    That said, I don't trust the status online at all. It never updated after that even including the interview until last light for card in production. 

    New York City AOS 2017 Filers

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    Great news.. our card is in production!  My wife (and I) had our interview yesterday (Jan 30th).  Not sure if there's a proper place for interview experiences but I'll post here first and then copy it out.

     

    Our appointment was for 12.50p but we showed up atound 12.30p.  We actually got called in within 5 minutes of checking in.  Our officer was very friendly and escorted us to her office.  She asked us for our passports and state IDs.  Things started rocky immediately because our driver's licenses are actually for NJ though we live in NYC (I grew up there and that's where I keep my car still, etc. so didn't make sense to transfer drivers license).  Anyways, explained the situation to her and we had enough proof of living in NYC though she told us to make sure to get this all cleared up before we apply to get conditions removed.  While discussing the address, she went ahead and looked at all of our joint financials.  We had prepared a cover page outlining for what all proof we were showing and in what order which she greatly appreciated.

     

    Anyways, she then asked us about our story, which we told her from when we met, dating, proposal, to wedding, and life since.  During this time, she asked to see photos, so we showed her the printed out photos we brought (we didn't bring a wedding album or anything like that).  We had all in all about 20 photos, 10 from the wedding, and 10 from everything else.  In the photos she asked who several people were and asked specifically for a wedding/engagement photo showing both parents together.  She kept a few samples and gave back the rest.

     

    That was all the proving we had to do.  I had changed jobs by then and asked her if she wanted the updated affidavit of support I brought with me and she said no need and just updated my info on the demographics page.  She then confirmed my wife's biometrics and data from her demographics form.

     

    She then told us we'd be getting a temporary green card within the next 120 days and gave us a results notice showing that our case is being held for review.  She did make it seem to us that she closes out files after her last interview of the day.  At this point, I did get a bit worried since I've read many a horror story about the dreaded case being held for review and cards getting super delayed.

     

    Thankfully, I just got the email notice that the case was updated and the new status is "New Card Is Being Produced"!!!  The status update is actually dated yesterday, the day of our interview, so our case officer was as great as I thought she was.

     

    We did manage to sneak in without needing a new medical (it expired on 2/7!!)  We've got another week to wait for the card and then 2 years before kicking off the next process.

     

    Good luck to everyone else who's waiting and in the pipeline.  Feel free to reach out if you need any help.  We managed to do this all without any lawyers but very much thanks to VJ!!

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