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October 5, 2017

Congratulations to @cazzers on becoming a United States Citizen!

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October 5, 2017

On 10/3/2017 at 4:27 PM, cazzers said:

Thank you Lona! I am excited and everyone wants to come to the ceremony, even my coworkers 😂 will come back to let you guys know how it went.

So just to double check, I am bringing my ead, 2 year gc, passport, state id and the oath letter. Do I need anything else ?

Still out partying? Can we color you red yet? Hope the ceremony went off without a hitch.

October 5, 2017

11 hours ago, Lona.C. said:

I hope the cert will follow soon too , I signed up for e mail alerts but never got any e mails i kept an eye on the process per https://passportstatus.state.gov/

Don't know if I'll get my passport as fast as you and the rest who did routine service but I think I would have been pissed paying for expedited service. You and a lot of others who did routine service got passports in less than two weeks. Meanwhile, expedited service promises two to three weeks processing time.

Got an email alert today on passport status btw.

Going through · October 4, 2017

Updated my info. I'm a United States Citizen as of 09/27/2017.

N-400: New York Area Applicants

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GC-Date: The 'Resident Since' Date located on your first green card.
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October 4, 2017

13 minutes ago, GF1804 said:

Guys,

I have my interview date and time and I'm scheduled to appear in just over a week for my N-400 interview. But without the letter I won't be allowed into the field office - correct?

When I spoke with a Tier 2 officer to get my interview date he advised that I would need to have a copy faxed to me if I still haven't received? Anyone had to do this and did it work out?

Can understand why the simple process of sending a letter takes so long its been weeks.

Anyone experienced this?

It's too late to tell you schedule an InfoPass or reach out to your congress person. I would try calling again and keep calling until you get some results. If that doesn't work I would go to the field office without an appointment to see what if anything can be done. At last resort I would show up for the interview without letter to see where it goes.

Good Luck

October 4, 2017

1 minute ago, Lona.C. said:

wow that was fast , I just got my passport in mail it came in a priority mail envelop , didn't get my certificate back yet

That was fast indeed. Hopefully your certificate isn't far behind. Is the certificate lag normal? Did you sign up for email alerts on passport processing?

October 3, 2017

6 hours ago, Lona.C. said:

I applied for my passport on the 22nd it supposed to arrive Oct 9 ,

am just nervous and hope they will send the certificate back in great shape

That's pretty fast. Expedited application? I did regular. Would like to have it quicker just because but could not justify spending the additional $60. Was also gonna do the card but just upgrade my driver's license to the enhanced version only available to US Citizens.

October 3, 2017

1 hour ago, cazzers said:

Thank you Lona! I am excited and everyone wants to come to the ceremony, even my coworkers 😂 will come back to let you guys know how it went.

So just to double check, I am bringing my ead, 2 year gc, passport, state id and the oath letter. Do I need anything else ?

Nothing else is needed...extra space to accommodate your fan base maybe?

Enjoy the ceremony!

October 1, 2017

20 minutes ago, DeeO said:

It does not apply to anyone. For example I came to the States on J1 visa as well, I was an aupair for two years. I went back my home country right after my program was over and got a student visa and came back to the States within a month. If it says "two years rule does not apply" on your J1 visa, you can come back at any time. Even though if it says "two years rule apply" you can apply to remove it. I wish the issue was that but unfortunately her situation is more complicated than that. But, i do appreciate for your respond.

Point taken

15 minutes ago, Suss&Camm said:

No - the reasons for denial have already been stated over and over.

OP even stated that the denial letter said:

"You indicated on your form I-485 that your last entry to the States was as a nonimmigrant visitor under the visa waiver program and you are not in a lawful nonimmigrant status. Therefore, you are restricted from adjustment of status and do not fall within the exception as an immadiate relative"

I read this but for some reason still thought it was tied to the J1.

12 minutes ago, BuiQuang said:

ji not the problem.

many already post problem. wife of green card husband overstay can not file I-485. only wife of US citizen overstay can file I-485

Here's my problem. I read a post a few months ago that involved a J1 visitor not being able to adjust because of the restriction. I formed an opinion about this situation before taking the time to really understand what's going on.

My apologies guys

@DeeOGood luck to your friend.

October 1, 2017

I tried reading and understanding all previous posts before weighing in so please forgive me if I missed or misunderstood something. I believe the issue here is that your friend came here on a J1 visa. You cannot adjust from that status unless you have an approved waiver. There's a 2 year waiting period. Your friend needed to go back to home country for 2 years before applying for Green Card.

Read: https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/study-exchange/student/residency-waiver.html

Waiver of the Exchange Visitor Two-Year Home-Country Physical Presence Requirement

Overview
Certain exchange visitors (J-1) are subject to a two-year home-country physical presence requirement which requires you to return to your home country for at least two years at the end of your exchange visitor program. This is also known as the foreign residence requirement under U.S. law, Immigration and Nationality Act, Section 212(e). If you are unable to return to your home country to fulfill the two-year requirement, you must obtain a waiver approved by the Department of Homeland Security prior to changing status in the United States or being issued a visa in certain categories for travel to the United States.

September 30, 2017

Applied for my passport today. Heads up for those with ceremonies at Federal Plaza and expecting to see a passport application booth...It doesn't exist. You'll be given a passport application in your citizenship guide package but there is no onsite processing. You'll need to go to a post office of passport agency.

September 30, 2017

17 hours ago, cazzers said:

@Private Oneand @wqw89 when did you guys fill out the second page of the oath notice? Should I do it on the spot when I get there? My internet is really slow so it makes it harder for me to look, cause I know this has been discussed before.

12 minutes ago, wqw89 said:

I did it the night before. Just mark the date the same as your ceremony and you should be fine. I didnt have time to fill the back of the letter out at the ceremony since they took it away before I entered the waiting area

I did mine on the spot. Took about 2 mins. It really doesn't matter if you do it at home or on the spot as long as there are no changes since you had the interview and the date entered is same as the oath date.

September 28, 2017

9 hours ago, thekfc said:

@Private One @wqw89, I am getting goosebumps reading your posts - congratulations to both of you.

My wife had her interview exactly a week after the two of you.

She was approved and are waiting on the oath letter.

Thanks! Congrats to your wife on a successful interview.

She should hear something pretty soon if she's not doing a name change. NYC is moving a lot faster than I thought it would...not for all but a lot of folks got through pretty quick.

wqw89 · September 28, 2017

21 hours ago, wqw89 said:

Yeah driving in mahhanran is terrible and very aggravating.... awwww so we were in the same room!!! Wait.. were you the one who wear a pretty colorful button shirt that keeps looking back to the family seating?

Purplish blue button down but solid color. It was hard to see my family from where I was seated. Looked back couple times but gave up. I'm sure we cross paths but that guy wasn't me.

Lona.C. · September 28, 2017

5 hours ago, Lona.C. said:

very happy for you and congratulations to you and your wife

Thanks Lona. I did not wear jeans but there were a few people who did, including one wearing a T-shirt with the jeans (he looked presentable).

5 hours ago, cazzers said:

Congrats private! So happy for u 🎉🎊 how are u guys celebrating?

Thanks! Yours is right around the corner.

September 27, 2017

1 hour ago, wqw89 said:

If you were in the room where there were babies constantly crying then yes we were in the same room

congratulations to both you and me and best wishes to everyone!

Haha! One of them was mine (in the back, not the one all the way upfront). Family had to be there for this. There was a tossup on whether or not we should take the train...we choose to drive because of the baby. Almost regretted driving. The drive down to Federal Plaza on a day with normal congestion around the time we left 8:45AM is about 1hr. It took us more than 2hrs. Traffic was a nightmare. I check the estimated trip time on Google before leaving and it said 1hr 8mins but that went up to 1hr 46mins when we got to the highway. To make matters worse, the parking lot we scoped out the day before was already at capacity so we had to find another. Still made it to room 310 before 11AM but after sitting with the wife and kids for about 5 mins I found out that I was supposed to be in another room for prepping.

As you know, ceremony started significantly later than 11 so I probably would have made it even if I was a little late. I looked out for anyone standing when Taiwan was called but the room was too crowded. If you were that person looking at me like you knew me right when I was taking my pic after the ceremony, you can say "we met".

Congratulations to you and best wishes with the new level of freedom.

September 27, 2017

Updated my info to reflect that signature red. I'm now a United States Citizen!

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