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My wife's parent application was recently approved and now to NVC. My wife is not currently working and i work and we do joint tax filling. Does she need to submit any other form besides I-864 (Financial sponsorship) and do we have a link regrading what supporting documents she might need to submit for her parents application. Please assist? thanks 

16 minutes ago, LiRo said:

 

Yeah, they cannot complete N-400 without I-751 but it does not mean that filing N-400 speeds up the process. I was told by the officer that hadn't I filed for N-400, my I - 751 would have been already processed. But since I did it, now I have to wait for different kind of time slot. 

Good for you but that's simply a coincidence not causation. I am waiting since forever, intervened via Congressman and still nothing can speed up my process, and definitely not filing N-400. 

ok. thats different. i think it is imporant @ what stage of I751, you are applying for N400. I did it after I751 application is only waiting for interview which makes local office easier to decide but if its earlier that can complicate thing. 

13 minutes ago, LiRo said:

Combo interview is absolutely NOT faster- it used to be, when USCIS was at least pretending to care about deadlines. 

Check the timeline of your local office for N-400 and then you will know when you might potentially be considered for the (combo) interview

Well, I just had one last month after waiting a year for interview schedule for I751 (in fact i saw quite few people had that recently). Combo was done during N400 interview. it was not even mentioned in the interview letter. US citizenship application process faster than I751 application and they cannot complete N400 application without approving I751. So, they tends to  do combo (not always) during N400 interview

On 11/5/2021 at 12:58 PM, Corey911 said:

Just talked to a USCIS rep, current processing times for MSC is 22 to 36 months. 😣

No worries. i see you have applied for citizenship. You might have a combo interview with citizenship interview which is faster

On 10/16/2021 at 6:55 PM, HRQX said:

I recommend online filing for the I-130 petitions (2 total; 1 per parent): https://www.uscis.gov/i-130

In online filling, does she needs to upload picture of her parent like typically do on paper form I-130. thanks 

My wife is planning to apply for her parents.  She has recently received certificate of naturalization. Does she need to wait certain times before she can apply.  How long typically does it take to conplete the process.  Thanks

2 hours ago, the_waiting_game said:

Congratulations! 

My interview is on Thursday and this is very helpful. Thanks for sharing your experience.

 

It seems like you will have combo since you have i751 pending. So don't forget to bring all evidences copy and original.  Also expect  more waiting. Only people go fast who has only n400 interview.  We had to wait 4 hours 

11 hours ago, vbtwo said:

So what if I became a citizen automatically (through mother's naturalization when I was < 18 years old) and don't have a Certificate of Naturalization? Now my wife is applying for naturalization, what should she bring? The only proof I have of being a citizen is my passport (and my mother's Certificate of Naturalization + my foreign birth certificates with a translation that were used as proof when first applying for a passport).

I actually found something else.  You can actually get a certificate by filling N600 application  if u want 

https://www.uscis.gov/n-600

Although its also say having a Valid Unexpired US passport is also a proof

7 hours ago, vbtwo said:

So what if I became a citizen automatically (through mother's naturalization when I was < 18 years old) and don't have a Certificate of Naturalization? Now my wife is applying for naturalization, what should she bring? The only proof I have of being a citizen is my passport (and my mother's Certificate of Naturalization + my foreign birth certificates with a translation that were used as proof when first applying for a passport).

Your US passport should work as well.  Please read the interview letter and follow its  instructions 

On 10/5/2021 at 11:29 PM, stussy said:

Getting conditions removed without interview does not happen as per USCIS flowchart on p. 27 of the dhs 2021 ombudsman report. It would be interesting to know indeed if anyone with an I751 at MSC and whose status is "waiting for an interview to be scheduled" gets approved without an interview. 

Only time typically interview get waived if you already have interview in USA such as AOS. If you never had a interview, then you will have one and ones those needs interview goes to National Benefit Center. 

17 minutes ago, Sarah_k92 said:

Yes.. well I spent two hours on hold to figure that out. The next day my interview letter arrived for I-751 for the same day and time! Got to learn to be patient!! 

No Worries. You are almost there. Don't forget to bring everything that already submitted .If you have new evidence of relationship, bring them as well. During our interview IO didn't like irs tax transcripts since it doesn't show fullname. I had to run outside to print those original tax documents for him. It was a true nightmare with approval at the end

4 minutes ago, Harmeet Kaur said:

How does a combo work? Is it possible they call for N400 and forget the other one? Also, so both husband and wife go to combo interview??

Both Interview is done by local office. So, they can't  forget otherone. Besides, they cannot approved n400 without approving i751. I have talked to two uscis agent and they both told me it is upto interview Officer whether it will be combo or not. Sometimes they might send you letter saying it is combo and sometimes it doesn't say anything. But it is recommended that if you have a i751 pending during N400 interview,  you need to bring your spouse with you and all documents for both i751 and N400

5 hours ago, Harmeet Kaur said:

How long does it take to get an interview for green card after your biometrics? My husband took his biometrics in July and now his N-400 biometrics for citizenship just came this month. I am so confused! What happens if his citizenship interview comes before the other?

I-751 interview date , that's million question. We waited a year and then ended up having a combo on N400 application 

On 9/15/2021 at 10:17 AM, Sarah_k92 said:

I actually just got a notification that my citizenship interview has been scheduled in a months time. I guess I have to call up and make sure it’s a joint interview. 

It probably will be a combo interview. Calling will not make any difference, its not upto USCIS , it will be totally upto Interview Officer 

5 minutes ago, DMenace83 said:

spouse was born in the US, so there's no naturalization certificate.

Oh ok. In that case spouse's birth certificate. If you noticed, it actually says on the interview letter (somwhere at the bottom regarding what to bring if u r applying through spouse)that either spouse's birth certificate or certificate of naturalization . 

On 10/2/2021 at 3:42 PM, DMenace83 said:

The interview is next week, and I'm curious, the appointment letter says if I'm here because of marriage, I need to bring my spouse's birth certificate? Is that necessary, or is a passport good?

 

Also, I watched many videos, and people brought tax return transcripts. However, the letter doesn't mention this. Do I need to bring that as well?

 

Finally, anything else I'm missing? So far I have:

 

Green card

Marriage Certificate

State Issued ID

Passport

Tax Returns Transcript (???)

Spouse Passport (or do I really need birth certificate??)

 

You need to bring everything that you have submitted with N400. All original such as marriage certificate, spouse's naturalization certificate ( not spouse's passport), greencard,your passport, tax returns ,ID etc. Every IO is different but you should prepare to face any of them

38 minutes ago, Danmuji said:

We are going in for an interview in Korea. CR1 Case. 

 

Noticed today that the IRS transcript only has first few letters of the first name and just a initials for the middle and last name.

 

For example, John Saint Johnson would show on the transcipt as:

 

JOH S J

 

Is that why they wanted to see the full returns on your case? 

Only thing officer mentioned that he didn't like how names are short on those transcripts.  He wanted to see full name of the applicant( as it showed on form)on tax documents.Every officer is different but if you have those available, i would definitely take them. Nothing to lose . I was lucky, i only had for one year but he let me go outside and print more and bring back to him

Just a head up. We had a combo interview this week in nyc(i751 and N400) and interview Officer did not accept account or return transcripts that you can download from irs website.  He wanted those which showed the full name( copyof original tax filling). Luckily i had a copy of those. Also if you have combo, then expect longer waiting time. We waited more than 3 hours 

2 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

Not an issue.  Technically, the I-751 must be adjudicated prior to an N-400 approval.  This sounds like a slow system update.  Congratulations.

may be I am getting ahead of myself. does this mean it is approved or waiting for approval? thanks

Hi guys,

So we had a combo interview yesterday. today uscis website was updated with N400 approved and placed in line for oath ceremony but on I751 application, it is still showing waiting for interview. should I be worry or is it normal? thanks

On 9/22/2021 at 7:21 PM, mwert said:

I had my interview a week ago (NYC office). I got recommended for approval. Expected to get my ceremony date scheduled in a couple days, still nothing. 

What is the expectation? Is it reasonable delay so far? Is it typical to wait more than a week to even know your 

7 minutes ago, Guido51 said:

thank you. how long did it take you to receive interview for n400 AFTER you filed n400 while i751 was pending?

Around 9 months 

On 9/20/2021 at 9:27 PM, Guido51 said:

Hello everyone, i wanted to ask this question in a thread because maybe other people can find it helpful too.

 

I filed i751 in april 2020 - 19months ago.

Only update i received was biometrics appointment in june 2020. There is no update for over 18months.

 

I filed in miami. i know many people already got their 10year greencard but i don't even have a interview date after 19months. 

I know sometimes it can take longer but is there ANYTHING that i can do in this case.

I would appreciate any help.

we filed I-751 around January 2020 and waiting for interview status since October 2020. luckily her N400 interview is scheduled for next week. hoping for a combo. So, may be in next few month, you will get a good news as well. good luck

5 hours ago, Jenny15 said:

I filed what the USCIS online said I'm eligible for, but little did I know I filed so early. And they deduct those days while I was out of the country. I think a total of 8 months I was out of the country because every 2 years, I fly out. I just got lucky because the lady who interviewed considered and adjusted all my days to complete the 5 yrs eligibility.

As per website applicant needs to be here 30 month on 5 years. You are lucky. This is from uscis website