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Thanks a lot for the advice. I'm still wrapping my head around whether to go to n400 interview or not. My wife and me are currently living separately, still trying to work things out and due to that my lawyer adviced me to reschedule n400 interview. Also - it's not the first time we live separately and my lawyer said technically we always had to live together in order to qualify for citizenship. So she advised to reschedule and do i751 interview first. On top of that my wife isn't in the city while I have my n400 interview.

Thanks!

Hi folks, I filed my i751 application in October 2015. A year later they asked for more evidence which I submitted. After that the USCIS went silence. In March 2016 I filed my n400 for citizenship and last week I received my invitation for the n400 interview. The interview is in the second week of October. Strangely, today, I received another letter for a i751 interview which is scheduled for the last week of October. So how is it possible that my n400 interview is scheduled before the i751 interview. What does that all mean?

So, I received an invitation to an interview/test for my citizenship application last week. Strangely a week later, today, I received another letter for the i751 interview. What's even more strange - the i751 interview is a week after the citizenship test. What does that all mean?

On 1/17/2017 at 2:58 PM, DASH27 said:

Hi everyone,

Im losing hope with this system, been almost 8 now weeks since I sent my RFE package and no update. 

 

Don't worry. I've been waiting 11 weeks now. You're not alone.

Hi everyone! I just want to share my journey to removal of conditions timeline:

I sent it to VSC

Sent I-751 - Oct 22 2015

Biometrics - Nov 12 2015

RFE - August 2 2016

Sent my RFE packet - Oct 2016

Approval letter - Dec 22 2016

and I'm just waiting for the card. It was nearly a year and a half. Patience is the key!

That's amazing. Congrats!

Received my approval letter today from VSC! It was dates 12/09. But website hasn't updated.

I am sure more of you will get your letters soon as well.

I am so happy and relieved!!

Amazing, congratulations. Go celebrate!

Any updates on the people waiting for a response to their RFE's? I guess they will take the entire 6 weeks to give an update

no

My NOA was 30th Oct. I went to local USCIS to get extension stemp and they told me that my application has been approved 2 days back. They gave me stamp so it will be useful before card arrives. Online status hasn't been updated yet or I haven't got a letter of approval but under the extension stemp, officer wrote approval date and then stamped extension. So things are back to moving at VSC.

NoA: 30th Oct, VSC, No Ref.

Congratulations!

Hi!

Still nothing. Waiting patiently.

To make you feel better: We submitted our RFE at the exact same time as you, have the same local office as you and also haven't heard back yet.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Just sent in my RFE package on monday. I hope they will be as speedy with my application as with yours!

Any update regarding your case?

Finally got approved.

About 14 months later.

Thankful. What a ride.

Will update when i receive the card.

Congratulations!!!

CONGRATULATIONS!

Just sent in my RFE package on monday. I hope they will be as speedy with my application as with yours!

You'll be just fine. All you need is wait till you get a letter that your GC is in production.

I received a letter today stating that his conditions have been removed and that we should get his new card within six weeks. There is still NO update online besides the very first one, stating that the case was received last year. I suggest checking your mailbox more frequently than the USCIS website, imo.

I reckon that citizenship is next! Good luck to all those who are waiting.

congratulations!

Turned out they Sent an RFE May 26th on our new address and we never got it. It was stated "Undeliverable" so we never got it. But we called May 27th and they said no update yet and told us to call back 15 days later, so we did call back June 13th and they said that the process is really taking long for them and that they are behind with the processing times, they never mentioned to us that they sent an RFE, they even told us that "that is why we give 1 year extension because it make take that long, so the best thing to do is just wait" So when I called again this last Sept 28th. that's when they said I was denied, and they never told me any reason (they didn't mention that there was RFE sent) I just found out when the letter arrived yesterday. We already scheduled and infopass and we are going today to see if they can let us in today even though our schedule is on Oct 14th. I hope no else will go through this mess.

Very annoying that it happened but it sounds to me like a fixable problem. Good luck!

So, I called today and they told me that it says in the system that I was denied last month (August) I said I didnt receive any letter that I got denied and explaining why I was denied. My online status is still "We receive your case Nov 2, 2015 bla bla bla bla" No RFE, no nothing. I asked her questions about why I got denied, or what should be my next step now but she seems like she doesn't know anything. I cant count how many times she said she dont know or its not on the computer. I asked to be transferred to a higher department that would have access to my case but she said no one is available and they will probably just give me a call back tomorrow. Great! So that's my afternoon, how is everyone doing?

Any idea what should we do next? Should I get a lawyer or should I try to schedule an appointment in a Service Center?

I feel so frustrated, help me please!

I was thinking. You sent your papers to California. In California most applicants got approved in May. So let's assume you received a RFE in May then you'd have had time till August to reply. You said that you got denied in August and you said that you moved. I can imagine that they sent the RFE to your old address and got denied because they never received a RFE response from you.

Regarding the RFE - I decided to pretty much send them again what they have gotten wrong in the RFE letter:

They say: No transcript

I'll send them

- transcripts

- record off account

- account transcript

They say: Only one bank statement

I'll send them

- 25 full bank statements (all pages)

They say: Only one phone bill

I'll send them

- 24 phone bills (only of first page)

They say: No mentioning of bank letter

I'll send them

- letter from bank that we've had joint account for few years

On top of that I'll send them a bunch of photos.

I hope that's enough. I won't send them anything again which they got right in the RFE letter.

Please let me know folks if you think that it won't be enough.

So, I called today and they told me that it says in the system that I was denied last month (August) I said I didnt receive any letter that I got denied and explaining why I was denied. My online status is still "We receive your case Nov 2, 2015 bla bla bla bla" No RFE, no nothing. I asked her questions about why I got denied, or what should be my next step now but she seems like she doesn't know anything. I cant count how many times she said she dont know or its not on the computer. I asked to be transferred to a higher department that would have access to my case but she said no one is available and they will probably just give me a call back tomorrow. Great! So that's my afternoon, how is everyone doing?

Any idea what should we do next? Should I get a lawyer or should I try to schedule an appointment in a Service Center?

I feel so frustrated, help me please!

I'm so sorry to hear that. I'd call them next morning and if you're really denied then I'd get a lawyer asap. They'll handle your case totally different when a lawyer is involved.

We filed our taxes seperately. Do you think that it's important to file them together?

I'm afraid I'm the wrong person to ask. We've filed together and I still got a RFE. I guess they have something like a point system that each document has a specific amount of points and if added together and it reaches a specific number then it's enough. If not -> RFE.

The officer handling your case must be a lazy bum to miss the transcripts, bank statements, and phone bills. I'd resubmit all of those again plus 2016 continuations.

Secondary evidence but have you guys ever traveled together domestic/international? Photos? Health insurance enrollments? Holiday cards addressed to both of you?

Stupid thing it is Vermont and just as they are slow regular applications, they are also slow processing RFEs. From what I see from other VSC RFE folks, you will potentially wait another 2-3 months after you submit your RFE response. Therefore, if you are planning to apply for naturalization, do so immediately once you become eligible. Don't wait till they process your RFE. Good luck!

Boy I hope you're right that they just have mishandled some of my evidence. They also haven't mentioned the letter from the bank. I hope that sending them the transcript and bank statements for 2 years will do the trick.

Regarding vacation - unfortunately we haven't travelled together anywhere. We both started our own businesses in the last two years and it's taking too much time away from us. So the evidence I originally submitted is all I got - which hopefully they just have mishandled and would be sufficient otherwise.

Hi,

I filed by the end of October 2015 and got a RFE now.

Originally we submitted:

- Tax returns for 2013 and 2014

- IRS tax return transcripts for 2013 and 2014

- IRS form 9352 for 2013 and 2014

- a letter from the bank saying that we both have a joint account since beginning of 2013

- 18 bank statements

- 12 joint phone bills

- two affidavits (one from building owner where we live)

- lease contracts for 2013 and 2014

What surprises me that the letter from the USCIS says that we didn't send any proof that taxes were submitted. I mean we sent original (not copies) of IRS transcripts and also the 9352 forms which is a receipt from the IRS that taxes were filed.

I'm also surprised that they say that we submitted "A bank statement" and "A phone bill". We submitted 18 bank statements and 12 phone statements and not just "A" respectively.

I don't know what else to send. How else can we prove that we submitted taxes together? Should I send the same stuff again? Another question is - should I send them documents which I sent them previously or only new/additional prove?