Emmsan

I had my N400 interview on a Friday at 1 pm. We arrived 15 minutes prior and was let in. My interview notice didn’t state that my husband should come along or that my interview was a combo interview. I brought him anyways, along with updated evidence of our marriage (birth certificate for our son, 2020 tax return, updated credit card bills, and original documents of submitted copies, etc. I did not bring a copy of the entire submitted package).

My husband was allowed in, there was no one else in the waiting area at the field office. We waited until my appointment, I was called in and my husband stood up with me to come along. The officer stopped him and told him he couldn’t come in. At that point I thought there wouldn’t be a combo interview.

I was sworn in and asked to sit down. He said he was going to go over both my cases, but he hadn’t had a chance to completely look over the ROC yet. He did complain that there was a lot of bank statements in there “that didn’t tell him very much”. I had also redacted some information from our deed, which he didn’t like (fair enough, don’t know why I did that to begin with..). I said I had the original deed with me if he wanted to look at it.

He started by going over the N400 application and asked me the civics questions (can’t remember all of them)

·         Who makes laws?

·         Who was the father of our country?

·         How many justices of the supreme court?

·         Name one writer of the federalist papers?

I got the first 6 questions right and we moved on to the reading and writing. I had to repeat the sentence “Who was the first president?” and write: “Washington was the first president”.

He then moved on to the I-751. He asked when we got married, how and when we met, where we had our wedding, how many people were at our wedding, if my family was present at the wedding.

He asked who the father of my son was and asked to see his birth certificate. The birth certificate was the only additional document that he asked for. 

To be honest, some of the personal questions might have been a part of the N400 interview and some for the I-751, I can’t remember exactly what was asked and when. 

He said he was approving the N400 but was going to approve the I-751 on the following Monday when he had looked it over more.

I had my oath ceremony Wednesday. My husband and son weren’t allowed in and it was just me and the officer in his office when I took the oath!

I had my N400 interview on a Friday at 1 pm. We arrived 15 minutes prior and was let in. My interview notice didn’t state that my husband should come along or that my interview was a combo interview. I brought him anyways, along with updated evidence of our marriage (birth certificate for our son, 2020 tax return, updated credit card bills, and original documents of submitted copies, etc. I did not bring a copy of the entire submitted package).

My husband was allowed in, there was no one else in the waiting area at the field office. We waited until my appointment, I was called in and my husband stood up with me to come along. The officer stopped him and told him he couldn’t come in. At that point I thought there wouldn’t be a combo interview.

I was sworn in and asked to sit down. He said he was going to go over both my cases, but he hadn’t had a chance to completely look over the ROC yet. He did complain that there was a lot of bank statements in there “that didn’t tell him very much”. I had also redacted some information from our deed, which he didn’t like (fair enough, don’t know why I did that to begin with..). I said I had the original deed with me if he wanted to look at it.

He started by going over the N400 application and asked me the civics questions (can’t remember all of them)

·         Who makes laws?

·         Who was the father of our country?

·         How many justices of the supreme court?

·         Name one writer of the federalist papers?

I got the first 6 questions right and we moved on to the reading and writing. I had to repeat the sentence “Who was the first president?” and write: “Washington was the first president”.

He then moved on to the I-751. He asked when we got married, how and when we met, where we had our wedding, how many people were at our wedding, if my family was present at the wedding.

He asked who the father of my son was and asked to see his birth certificate. The birth certificate was the only additional document that he asked for. 

To be honest, some of the personal questions might have been a part of the N400 interview and some for the I-751, I can’t remember exactly what was asked and when. 

He said he was approving the N400 but was going to approve the I-751 on the following Monday when he had looked it over more.

I had my oath ceremony Wednesday. My husband and son weren’t allowed in and it was just me and the officer in his office when I took the oath!

2 minutes ago, Denis & San said:

Hi Emmsan, that is great!  Would you be able to update me on your interview and what they will say about the I-751 still in process?  I'm in the exact same boat as you are but my wife's N400 interview is on July 1st, so I'm curious what they'll say and let me know what documents you are presenting for the I-751 and if they are asking any additional info on it.  Please let me know!  And I wish you good luck!

Yep! I'll write something in this thread once I've had my interview/know more. There's a thread on VJ about combo filing as well: 

Thank you!! 

4 hours ago, Denis & San said:

ImmiGeek, when you say "Take all the paperwork of 751", what do you mean by that.  All paperwork has already been submitted for the application.  Are you talking about additional tax returns, photos taken together and any additional documents since the original filing of I-751?

I have my N400 interview next week and my I-751 hasn't been approved yet. I'm bringing my husband and additional paperwork that I haven't submitted in the I-751 or N400 application. For example, our 2020 tax return, updated lease, and newer credit card statement. I'm just bringing updated evidence and not my whole packages. Not sure if that'll be enough, but I also don't want to print everything. My interview notice doesn't mention a combo interview, but I'm preparing as if it will be one. 

11 hours ago, gfgc said:

The estimator is back, it looks like my interview will take a while (I am OK with that; traveling in August). San Jose, CA center.

Mine says 13 months but my interview is already scheduled for June. I'd take number with a grain of salt  

My interview was scheduled yesterday for June 11. I got an email this morning about a change in status and the notice was under the document tabs. 

Just looked at the documents tab on my uscis account and it shows that my biometrics will be reused! Estimated completion time moved from August 2021 to May 2021. Still no update on my ROC, but I'm hoping for a combo interview (soon). 

2 hours ago, rickyminator said:

Just got Notifications my card is being produced!!!!!! Went from fingerprints taken to cars being produced!!! Time to crack open a beer and celebrate!!!!

Congrats that's awesome!! What was your service center?

On 11/15/2020 at 5:07 PM, Palimpalim said:

Hi all,

Question to all “3 year GC filers”: Which supporting documents are you actually submitting? Because the way I interpret the instructions, it seems like I’m ok if I submit the tax transcripts of the previous 3 years (if filed jointly)?

Any comments are appreciated! 

I added everything I was planning to bring to the interview, mortgage statements, joint bank account statements etc. 

I'm eligible to file today based on 3-year rule. Will file online later this week! I'm currently waiting for my i-751 to be processed as well. 

20 hours ago, Moses E said:

Hi everyone, can I ask a quick question please. 
Who do I address my cover letter to. I live is South Carolina and I’m currently preparing my packet to be sent early February but can’t seem to figure out whom to address the cover page of my packet to. 
Please help if you have an answer to my question. Thanks 

For U.S. Postal Service (USPS):

USCIS
P.O. Box 660480
Dallas, TX 75266

For FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: I-751
2501 S. State Hwy. 121 Business
Suite 400
Lewisville, TX 75067

53 minutes ago, lovewins2016 said:

Hi! Did you send your package to AZ or TX? Also, when was it delivered? Thank you.

I sent it to TX and it was delivered 1/6. I feel like 3 days is very long for them to officially receive it.

We mailed our package in 1/3 and I just got a text saying they received it with the case number. They still haven't cashed the check but I'm relieved it's in their system now at least! 

Received my green card yesterday!! Interview date was 1/29 😊

13 minutes ago, Marzena & Stephen said:

So you're saying that even though it says that it's ready for interview I may not receive an interview letter anytime soon?

And I meant ead not dad letter oops

Yeah unfortunately. But hopefully you'll have your interview soon. I don't know how fast or slow your field office is

2 hours ago, Marzena & Stephen said:

I literally just checked my case tracker and it says ready for interview for i485   weird because I didn't get my dad letter yet and that case # didn't update yet. 

Might get a green card before an ead ! I'll keep everyone updated once I get the letter !

A lot of people's case status is stuck for months at "case ready to be scheduled for interview". When it's actually scheduled that what the case status says, if it’s even updated 😊 Mine was stuck on “fingerprint fee” even after my interview was done.

13 hours ago, Paul & Mallory said:

Paul's interview is February 22! That was fast  I managed to swing it and am flying out February 19 so that I can go to Stockholm with him. I can't believe it!

 

Random question, I'm not sure if anyone here can answer - I hadn't had a chance to mail all the paperwork to him that he's going to take with him to the interview. I can still ship it over, but since I'm going over and will arrive before the interview, I'm thinking about just packing it and taking it with me (emailing him copies so we can reprint there together as a backup). Anybody ever taken their paperwork with them to the beneficiary's country? I can't think of any problem with it, but figured I'd ask around.

You'll have no problem bringing your paperwork to Sweden... It's paper. Pack it in your carry on to make sure it doesn't get lost. 

15 hours ago, pajobra said:

WOW you have a fast office. lol I don't expect an interview til October of this year or later. lol

Super fast! I even had a RFIE. Still don't have my EAD/AP card yet though, haha..  

Oh wow, October? At least you'll have plenty of bonafide relationship evidence by then  

I had my GC interview yesterday and the officer said I was approved Currently waiting for official approval letter though and hoping he won’t change his mind for some reason 

K1 NOA1 → AOS interview: 308 days (just about 10 months).

Hope everyone is doing great! 

1 hour ago, cheema1 said:

Congratz. I also got notification today that my EAD is being produced but no notification about AP. Do you know USCIS send one notification for both(EAD/AP) or  i should wait for separate notification? Is there any chances of refusal notification? I am just upset why USCIS send me only notice for EAD.

I didn't get one for the AP, so I'm not sure but I don't think your AP will be denied. No need to be upset, at least you got the EAD approved (and probably the AP too). 

Got a notification from the case tracker last night that my EAD card is being produced. I never got an approval notification so it came as a surprise that they updated the tracker when the card is being produced.

Receive date: 11/27
NOA: 11/02

It depends if you’re subject to the 2-year rule or not. It’ll be stated on your J1 visa. 
If you are, you cannot return to the US before you've been in your home country for 2 years. You can also apply for a waiver. If you're not a subject to the rule, you can go back whenever. 

On 1/14/2018 at 12:55 AM, Visitor User said:

6/9/11 PD Date.

5/19/14 Approved I-130.

 

10/4/17 Receipt Date for I-485 and I-765.

10/11/17 NOA.

11/6/14 Bio completed.

 

I still don't have an EAD.

Maybe just let us know when you DO have the EAD. 

If you're pcsing you are leaving America... And technically abandoning your green card, obviously depending on how long you are staying. But I'm assuming it's longer than a year? If I'm not mistaken I think you're eligible to apply for citizenship if you  pcs to another country though. 

Hi everyone, 

I just got my interview notice for January 29th! My local office is Charleston, SC. 

My timeline, 

Receive date: October 27th

RFIE for the I-864: November 24th

Bio: November 27th

RFIE for the I-864 recieved: November 30th

RFIE for the I-864 sent back: December 1st  

Case status online hasn't changed since "Fingerprint fee was received".