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On 12/14/2019 at 2:59 PM, sierradani said:
Thanks so much for taking the time to respond, seriously, I really appreciate it. We decided that we'll just get the certificate from the current state and the federal one. We won't worry about the other states. Thanks again!
You're welcome. Please take a look at the Ciudad Juarez's consulate review. You'll find plenty of reviews that will help getting you and your fiancée into the interview mindset.
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Congratulations, roveaz. Your best bet to find the status of your case is to go to the USCIS webpage and enter your "Receipt Number", It will tell you exactly where in the process you are.
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On 12/7/2019 at 11:13 PM, sierradani said:
travel.state.gov says
"In Mexico police certificates are only available for applicants 18 and over. A police certificate from every state in Mexico is generally not required for an IV application. A single police certificate is sufficient. Only when an IV applicant has lived in Mexico for six months or more and after the age of 18 is a police certificate required.
However, consular officers may request a state police certificate where an individual was resident for more than six (months) on a case by cases basis."
I guess I should clarify my question. How does one obtain the state certificates if requested? Do we need to physically travel to each state?
He only needs a police certificate after he turned18, not 16 as your original comment mentions; Make it the Federal one. That will cover the requirement.
If you want peace of mind by covering all the bases, go to every state that he lived in for at least 6 months after he turned 18, and request one. If he cannot get it from each state, at least document the fact that he couldn't get it, and include that with a signed affidavit saying so; That way, in the unlikely event that the consular officers insist on the certificates, he can show that he tried to get them, but was unsuccessful; And yes, if he wants to request one from every state, he needs to actually go to very state, as those certificates are normally requested in person.
But honestly, you're reading too much into this. One federal certificate is adequate, especially if it shows a clean record.
Buena Suerte!
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On 3/1/2018 at 11:43 PM, AA100 said:
Dallas Peeps!
Any updates?
AA100, I just checked the Dallas Field Office processing times, and it says that they're working on cases filed by October 14, 2016, which means that you're past your priority date.
Like we did, you should contact the office of Senator Cornyn at his Dallas office, and ask them to check for you. (By the way, those processing times are a joke, my wife is a 2016 December filer and already had her interview on March 1st).
Senator Cornyn
Address: 5001 Spring Valley Rd #1125E, Dallas, TX 75244Phone: (972) 239-1310 -
On 1/29/2018 at 9:17 PM, Vicky358 said:
Congratulations, you are almost done with this long journey. I am a Sept 2016 filer and still waiting for interview notice, hopefully will received it soon.
9 hours ago, syrialord said:I just checked Dallas processing time today and saw that their cut off now is Oct 2016. I am not sure if this helps you but officially, now you are out side the normal processing time.
Vicky358, I believe is time for you to go to the office of Senator Cornyn. I did and finally got an update in which my wife was scheduled for her citizenship interview. She is a December 2016 filer, so please don't let them tell you that USCIS' waiting line is a "first come, first served" thing. It is not.
You're out of your processing times already. Just do a google search for his office in North Dallas and go talk to his people, like we did. They normally receive a response from USCIS within 10 days.Best of luck!
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On 1/29/2018 at 7:02 PM, fileOct2016 said:
Today in mail I received a printed letter asking me to come for N-400 interview and ask for an officer whose name is printed on the letter. It's not printed on official uscis letter rather printed thru printer and sent from houston uscis field office. It does mention the date/time and mentioned to bring my greencard and passports. Feb 9th is when my Biometrics will be 15 months and the letter they sent is to meet on Feb 8th just one day before my FP turns 15 months. My online status still shows "On October 24, 2016, we scheduled you for a fingerprint appointment" but now this letter. Want to check if it is normal to receive a printed letter with officer name listed along with date/time for asking for N-400 interview. I am just confused do I need to talk to an attorney or did anyone else ever been in such situation.
There's absolutely no need for an attorney. They will only get your money for "checking by email".
Just follow the instructions in that letter, and go in there FULLY prepared to pass your interview, that means, have all of your documentation ready (and updated, if anything has changed since you originally filed your application) and be ready to answer correctly those 6 questions.The worst thing that you can do is to believe that the interview is for something else other that your citizenship interview (which may be, by the way, but there's no need to worry unnecessarily). Please do not be misled by the paper in which that letter is printed.
If it has a date, time, location and name of an interviewing officer, Please do yourself a favor: relax a little bit and go fully prepared to pass.
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On 11/16/2017 at 3:03 PM, Vicky358 said:
Thanks for the info, I just filled out the form and sent it to the ombudsman. Hope will help...
I also got in contact with an attorney company from Dallas. They said will help by contacting uscis and ask for information about my case. Their fee to do that is $500, and now I asked them what exactly to expect??? Here’s what I got in return: “we follow up your case with USCIS via email (which only Attorney can do) until USCIS acts on your case.”
I am not sure what exactly they will do, but I think will try.
Please DO NOT pay them any money to do exactly the same thing that you are doing. I would suggest that you go directly to the office of Senator John Cornyn and go talk to his assistant, they're in North Dallas, 5001 Spring Valley RD, #1125E, Dallas, TX.
We did and and they sent a letter to USCIS.
Also, we are a 2016 December filers and another person in my group just got schedule his interview.
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There are some of us, however, that just cannot get moving, this is a quick overview of my wife's case.
* PD: 12/16/2016. FO Dallas
* FP: 01/17/2017
* Inline for interview: 02/01 (30 days before the GC 3-years mark) . . . .Then wait, and wait and wait until . . .
* E-request filed: 05/12: "You should receive an answer by 06/03". As of yesterday, the USCIS page showed that this service request "has not been assigned".
* Called the 800# yesterday 06/27, was told by the lady that she couldn't discuss anything with me if applicant (my wife) was not present for the call, but she said that after being in line since Feb 01 she should be moved to next step.
* Called the 800# again today 06/28 with my wife. We were told that by another young lady that she was filing a new service request and we should receive an answer in 2 weeks. She also suggested that we file an Infopass.Well, I tried to file an Infopass, but the Dallas FO has (and hasn't had for at least 2 months that I personally know of) "No appointment dates available for the next two weeks".
I went back to the USCIS case update page, and it now shows that the original e-Request has been deleted, and the new one (today's) has "not been assigned".
Of course we could try to contact a Level 2 officer, our senators, our representatives, or the ombudsman. But I know that in some cases, the more you push, the more it stalls. And we all need to calm down and resist desperation.
So let's try to stay positive and HOPE that she can get her interview appointment soon (my stepson turns 18 in October, and we wish that he can derive citizenship from her while still a minor). The only good thing is that Dallas FO has Judiciary Oath ceremonies, where she can get a name change at the same time (she wants to drop her first- and retain only the middle name).
Hope, that's the operating word here.
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There are some of us, however, that just cannot get moving, this is a quick overview of my wife's case.
* PD: 12/16/2016. FO Dallas
* FP: 01/17/2017
* Inline for interview: 02/01 (30 days before the GC 3-years mark) . . . .Then wait, and wait and wait until . . .
* E-request filed: 05/12: "You should receive an answer by 06/03". As of yesterday, the USCIS page showed that this service request "has not been assigned".
* Called the 800# yesterday 06/27, was told by the lady that she couldn't discuss anything with me if applicant (my wife) was not present for the call, but she said that after being in line since Feb 01 she should be moved to next step.
* Called the 800# again today 06/28 with my wife. We were told that by another young lady that she was filing a new service request and we should receive an answer in 2 weeks. She also suggested that we file an Infopass.Well, I tried to file an Infopass, but the Dallas FO has (and hasn't had for at least 2 months that I personally know of) "No appointment dates available for the next two weeks".
I went back to the USCIS case update page, and it now shows that the original e-Request has been deleted, and the new one (today's) has "not been assigned".
Of course we could try to contact our senators, or representatives, or the ombudsman. But I know that in some cases, the more you push, the more it stalls. And we all need to calm down and resist desperation.
So let's try to stay positive and HOPE that she can get her interview appointment soon (my stepson turns 18 in October, and we wish that he can derive citizenship from her while still a minor). The only good thing is that Dallas FO has Judiciary Oath ceremonies, where she can get a name change at the same time (she wants to drop her first- and retain only the middle name).
Hope, that's the operating word here.
Blessings to all of you. -
2 minutes ago, MyJourney said:
could be. but he is not the only one mentioning this. I believe a user (coockiecat?) also mentioned getting an interview scheduled after filing an e-request.
We're talking about the same person. I just wanted to respect her privacy.
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On 5/16/2017 at 8:30 AM, ruby_2 said:
I disagree on this to some extent . Here is a case : http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=161855&_fromLogin=1 February filer, already approved (same field office assigned with mine), while I on the other hand January filer still no interview letter what a joke.
Ruby_2, this helps to illustrate perfectly what I've been saying: EVERY CASE IS DIFFERENT. The link that you provided above is for a 2017 February filer, just like you are a January filer.
Here's the kicker, We are 2016 December filers, and are still in line for an interview! In fact, in our 2016 December filers group there are 79 applicants, and only 19 have received a interview date, and only 6 have passed the oath.
So, Yes, you guys are better off than many of us do. Please relax, you're going faster than most of us.- MyJourney and Hopeful2004
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Just now, MyJourney said:
What type of request did you file? "Case outside normal processing time"?
No. We used "Did not received notification in the mail", because we wanted them to actually pull our file and look into it. There are 4 choices, just pick the one that you feel more comfortable with.
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On 5/15/2017 at 8:03 PM, elisar said:
Thanks, That means if the status do not change for 90 days after being "inline for interview" i can send e request? is this true? i have seen one person in visa journey filled for e request and used didn't received notice but i thought his status changed to interview scheduled before he sent the request, i think if they are still working in the case they cant just schedule an interview because of the request,
is there anything official that says after 90 days we can do something?
I don't know if there's anything official, but 90 days after being placed 'inline for an interview' is a reasonable amount of time for them to process any case. If you send the request prior to the 90 days mark, they can easily argue that they're still within their "normal limits".
Their reply was: we'll give you an answer on your request on June 3rd, which in our case amounts to 3 weeks (same as the other lady that I got the idea from), and I'll consider 3 weeks a "reasonable amount of time" as well.That lady got an interview appointment within 3 days. Whether it was because of her e-Request, or because she actually got scheduled as part of the normal processing, we don't know.
In the end, you can wait or you can file an e-Request. It's up to every individual to decide what to do.
Now, Everybody: Please keep in mind that EVERY CASE IS DIFFERENT, even if 2 people filed their case with the same office and on the same day, there's nothing forcing them to process those 2 cases at the same time. Waiting is hard, I know, that's why we filed the e-Request on my wife's case.
But we don't really have any saying on what they'll do. You only have two choices: wait in despair, or file an e-Request.
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Hi Everybody:
On the same day that your case has been stuck in the "Inline for an interview" status for 90 days, go to this link and file an e-Request.
https://egov.uscis.gov/e-request/Intro.do
That's what I did based on another applicant's post here in Visajourney, and within 3 days she got an interview notice, and three days later she received the actual appointment letter in the mail. Please note that I am not saying that you will get one, as I still have not seen that in my wife's case, but as soon as we filed her e-Request last Friday (today is Monday), almost immediately we had an email reply back saying that they'll review her application, and they'll provide an answer within 3 weeks, so this is worth a try, as a minimum, somebody will look at your file.
Once you get to that page, you'll have 4 options (we used the second one "Did not received notice by mail"). Choose the tab N-400 and go though the questions, then hit Send.
Now, some people have reported not being able to complete the e-Request due to a "processing error". If that ends up being your case, try using a different browser and/or computers. Just keep trying until you can get thru.
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39 minutes ago, ZeeQ said:
Hi all N-400 December 2016 filers! I notice a lot of activity going on for this group of naturalization filers and had a small question I figured you all may be able to help me with. My question is, is it okay to travel abroad between the time you file for naturalization and the naturalization interview? Also, by travel i really mean moving to another country and working there. My husband (US Citizen) got a job in London for which he may be leaving soon and I wanted to see if it was okay for me to stay back till i send in my N-400 application and then move to UK in the time period before I have the interview (all this is obviously assuming that I'll come back here whenever needed for my biometrics and interview appointments)
Thanks so much for any help that you all may be able to provide!
I'd rather wait. There's a lot of room for something going wrong, and also, the political environment both here and the UK it's kind of unstable.
One thing is going on vacation, and another very different is "moving to another country and working there". An interviewing officer in a bad mood can easily throw you out of the interview if he/she finds that out.
N600 interview scheduled and no letter
in US Citizenship General Discussion
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It's been no more than 10 days since that update? Be patient! sometimes snail mail is really slow.
If you can't wait, then go to this page and select "Did not received document by mail". Follow the prompts and send it.
Good luck!
https://egov.uscis.gov/e-request/Intro.do