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On 5/10/2022 at 8:57 AM, Keiko2325 said:
good luck on your interview!! is your I751 pending also?
Yes, the I-751 is still pending. We had received an 18-month extension, then later a 24-month extension. I think they are leaving the processing of all I-751 to do together with the N-400.
Yesterday my wife and daughter came to the building with me. The security guard let them in, but asked them to stay in the waiting room on the first floor. We had to go through a metal detector just like you would see in an airport. Put your shoes, watches, and belts in the box for scanning. My wife stayed on the first floor waiting room, while I went to the second floor to wait for my interview. We arrived a half-hour early, and I was called for my interview 20 min after my appointment.
The officer gave me the reading/writing test on a screen, then the civics test. After answering 6 correctly, he didn't ask me any more. Then he went through personal questions, regarding dates, addresses, birthdays, dates of traveling abroad, etc... I got the general impression he was checking if I would answer the same details as I submitted on the application. At the start he said he might ask to interview my wife for the I-751, and I told him she was downstairs, but he didn't require that in the end.
He didn't ask me for any supporting documents.
Finally, he told me that everything looked good, and that once he was finished processing the I-751 paperwork he would give me an approval. He said to expect a date for the oath ceremony sometime next month.
My wife's experience downstairs:
There is a large open waiting room, where people are waiting for their oath ceremony. There were about 15 rows of seating. There are bathrooms past the elevators. There was a sign saying no food or drink, but my wife gave something to my daughter to eat, and nobody said anything to her about it. The majority of applicants were there together with their families, and dressed up fancy, with dresses and suit and tie, or in their cultural traditional dress, because after the oath ceremony there will be a photo opportunity.
Applicants were asked to fill out a form, my wife said it looked (from far) just like one of the receipt letters we get in the mail from USCIS.
When the time came for the ceremony, a lady asked the applicants sitting in the front three rows to go first, while their families stayed seated. It only took about 15 minutes before the second three rows were called. At that point I came down, so we left before seeing how the photographs works. My guess would be that this will happen at the end, after everyone has taken their oaths.
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Going for the citizenship interview today in the Philadelphia office!
I applied for it in Jan 2022, although I was eligible to apply from July 2021.
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On 8/20/2020 at 9:38 AM, marrow39 said:
My status said a couple days ago Green Card is on the way and now it changed to case was approved.
Congrats ❤❤
The first 3 letters of your case number tell you what center is processing your case. Mine is YSC which stands for Potamac Service Center. What are your letters?
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40 minutes ago, Dzfiction said:
How would I know that they have applied the biometrics that I first got at the port of entry ? I see a lot of people saying applied online, what does that mean and how do I check that please ?
You can know from the online update, or from receiving a letter in the mail.
The website to check online is https://egov.uscis.gov/casestatus/landing.do
Just input your case number here to see your current status.
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6 hours ago, TonyK said:
is it a good idea to use the e-tickets/emails for this flight? as proof - as it mentions both our names.
or is it a bad idea since the flight got canceled?
I'm sure there's a lot of people who've had flights cancelled recently, sorry you had to lose your trip for that.
Imo it still shows that you paid for something in both your names 🙂
And don't forget that after the greencard photcopy, nothing is specifically required, so it's up to each of us to decide what documents, and how much we need to send.
Focus on quality documents first, and then from there decide how much secondary evidence you would like to include.
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21 hours ago, Judys54 said:
I checked the status of our case and it says "we updated your datw of birth on your 751 form". I freaked out and luckily saved a copy to my desktop. It looks like I had the right date...🤔 so confused
Other people have got "We updated your name" even though their names are the same now as when they started their first applications with USCIS.
So there's not really any good explanation for this, but I wouldn't worry about it 🤗
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On 8/12/2020 at 1:22 PM, BobKat said:
Merci! 😊 Quelle surprise! J'ai dû épousseter mon français scolaire rouillé pour cela. Je ne sais même pas si j'ai du sens...
I believe you have it right 🙂
Badley said here:
"Unfortunately no BobKat. I have only the Noa1 letter. No update on the biometrics."
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4 hours ago, leymanai said:
How long does it usually take from approval to GC receipt?
Efren Gonzalez and Godwilldecide received their cards recently, and it took about 20 days for them after approval.
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17 hours ago, Dzfiction said:
After being rejected the first time due to a day early filing, here is the update of my second attempt:
9/8/2020 : Package received
9/13/2020 : Check cashed out
9/14/2020 : Text message received with case number MSC.
Good luck everyone!
Hey sorry to hear about your RFE. I read that USCIS received your form after your 90 day period started. So was the issue instead that your signature on the form was dated earlier? or perhaps it was postmarked too early?
Future filers could use this clarification if they are looking to file as early as possible and without getting it returned 🙂
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On 8/3/2020 at 7:10 PM, Godwilldecide said:
Can someone who got the greencard in 2020, please mention how long you had to wait for the green card after getting the approval notice?
A February filer who just received their greencard had to wait 20 days between notice and getting the card.
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On 8/8/2020 at 9:49 PM, Efren Gonzalez said:
Update on my case : new card delivered!!!!
How long did it take from approval to getting your card in the mail?
Can you share your timeline?
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9 hours ago, Becs said:
Hello everyone, can somebody tell me what is the answer of Part 1, question 22 of the I-751 Form? to the answer "Have you reside at any other address since you became a permanent resident? My answer is yes, I supposed to fill page 11 with that information, now, what confuses me is should I write the address that I live in currently or my old one?
The instructions say to put all your addresses since becoming a permanent resident with the length of time you lived there.
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7/14/20 - Application mailed via USPS regular priority mail with tracking
7/17/20 - Delivered
7/17/20 - Application received =date on NOA1, and date on online case status
7/24/20 - Credit card charged
7/24/20 - Text notification, my case is YSC, Potamac
7/26/20 - NOA1 printed
8/03/20 - Received NOA1
8/04/20 - Fingerprints were taken (online update)
8/12/20 - Received NOA2 (Biometrics), stating that previously captured fingerprints were used. -
11 hours ago, Dachis said:
If agency forloughs immigration workers by the end of august, i wonder how thats gonna affect ROC timing. It’s just crazy that we pay so much fees and they are out of money, unbelievable!
USCIS had to disclose to Congress that they are actually operating with a surplus this year, despite the coronavirus and despite Trump's immigration orders, so they are doing just fine with the current fees as they are. Following this disclosure they had to delay the lay-offs.
In my understanding they are only holding on to the threat so they can get the stimulus deal and line their pockets further.
The loan they proposed would be paid off by a 10% surcharge on all applications (on top of the increases already coming starting October).
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On 8/3/2020 at 12:11 PM, andrewcomp said:
I understand it is a waiting game and we may be waiting a few years from what I was recently reading on USCIS' website.
February 2020 filers on the VJ forum are starting to get their I-751 approvals now.
My bet is that they will waive in person interviews as much as possible for the time being.
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On 7/17/2020 at 12:52 PM, Daneandkathy said:
Does anyone know if you can do the N-400 citizenship application online?
Yes it can be done online 🙂 should make it easier to do.
It will more of the same relationship evidence we submitted for I-751 just continued for another year.
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24 minutes ago, rajeejunie said:
I’m sorry? I’m just saying they are very ambiguous in their instructions that’s it. I never said I followed rules and others didn’t. There is no reason to wish for RFEs for me. This forum is a place where we wish to alleviate our tensions not wish each other more problems. Appreciate it. 😊
I apologize as that must have come out the wrong way. That's not at all what I'm saying 🤗
By you I'm talking about the general you (English is a strange creature).
Back in Feb/March, USCIS started sending back forms because they were from Dec 2019 even though this form is the most updated one, despite filers doing their best to do everything right.
Thankfully they got the word around to the staff who were doing this now, because filers aren't getting their packets back for this anymore.
What I meant is that we should just take the application process one day at a time, and not worry so much, since even following everything to the letter doesn't guarantee we won't get an RFE ☺
I also liked your post because I agree with you, they are so ambiguous 😉
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On 8/8/2020 at 7:24 PM, rajeejunie said:
Lol they are known for their ambiguity. 🤷🏻♀️
And just because you follow the rules to the letter doesn't mean they won't send you an RFE anyway. Just take it one step at a time 🙂
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On 6/29/2020 at 7:31 PM, Tam&Luke said:
I posted snsp shots of what they wanted over on the I 751 Facebook group.
Can you share the screenshot here too? I don't know how to find the group on Facebook 😕
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On 8/6/2020 at 5:54 PM, Milo1234 said:
No, I didn’t change my name neither submitted a request to change it after my application was received.
I found February filers who have the same update, saying name was updated although they never changed it. So that looks normal then, you're just ahead of us 😊
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1 hour ago, SerisChoice said:
My temporary Permanent Residency will expire on Nevember 27, 2020. What is the earliest day that I can file the ROC?. Thank you
Plugging in this number to USCIS's 90 day calculator, I get Aug 29 2020.
The link to the calculator: https://www.uscis.gov/forms/uscis-early-filing-calculator
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1 hour ago, jean Baptiste A said:
My card expire December 19th and I am thinking about filing either on September 19 or the following week.
Do aim send it earlier, that way if anything does delay, you still won't cross the date the fees are going to change.
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5 hours ago, Milo1234 said:
On August 6, 2020, we updated your name for your Form I-751
Quick question, since it mentions name change, are you filing under a different name (for example your married name) than your previous applications with USCIS -K1/AOS?
Anyone any N400 progress from Philadelphia area?
in US Citizenship Case Filing and Progress Reports
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Just received the online notification that the I-751 was approved! Now it's just waiting to get the notice, and the greencard in the mail now.