Pilgrim

17 hours ago, Mike E said:

I doubt that is the issue. 

Apart from that, there are no issues. I have no criminal history or immigration related issues.

9 hours ago, Mike E said:

What is your bsckground?

I am a muslim by faith and from a South Asian origin.

6 minutes ago, Mike E said:

1. You have a previous post saying your I-751 was pending. Was it ever approved?

 

2. Are you still  married to the person who filed your I-130?

Dear Mike, I may have made a mistake, my I-751 was approved in 2018. 

Yes, I am still married to the same individual and residing at the same address since my arrival in the US.

I suspect my N-400 may have been caught in the CARRP because of my background. Though I have no known issues, USCIS often times considers faith and the background to be the big issue. 

On 1/9/2023 at 2:03 PM, Mary Derby said:

Hi, did you ever get any update? My husband interviewed August 2022, since then no update. I waited 120 days, then sent a letter to local field office in December. Received no response, so raised service request a few days ago with USCIS. It's so frustrating not knowing what to expect or how long to wait. 

No update yet. I am gearing up to sue them now if there is no update in the next week.

It has been 22 months for me and no update. I tried several congressional inq into it. 

On 4/27/2022 at 10:43 AM, Israa said:

Hi ,

is there any update about your case!? I have the same issue I passed the interview in January, 2022 and I didn’t got oath appointment yet!? I’m wondering if you got your decision!? 

 

No update yet. Keep my fingers crossed. Did you hear anything?

1 hour ago, Chocobo said:

Re: the original divorce certificate, can you get a certified copy from the court?

It was a foreign document, in addition to that she kept my marriage certificate. When she got up, I thought she was going to make a copy and return but she never did. In chaos, I left the building and realized a day later.

11 hours ago, African Zealot said:

You can’t tell just by observing a stack of papers in your file that it contains everything they need to make a decision. Secondly N400 cases are taking months for most people. You’re very early in the game and it’s pointless trying to get an attorney to expedite anything.

 

Six months or more after your interview is when you can think about getting an attorney for a mandamus filing.

 

Right now all you can and should do is sit back, try to forget about stressing and give it time. You should file the form to receive your original documents back or if possible try to get into contact directly with the field office.

 

Good luck!

The IO said she was going to mail me something. She never sent. She added that, "if I am satisfied (after seeing what she was going to request) I will approve your case." Now I am concerned what it was that she wanted further.

Hi Everyone,

In August 2021, I applied for Citizenship under a five-year rule. I had my interview in Nov 2021. I passed my tests but the IO gave me a paper with a box marked "Decision cannot be made today." I realize it is a common phenomenon. My local FO has an average of 10 months for case completion, while my tracker is at " 4 Months to case completion."

Staying positive for everyone!

2 minutes ago, Mike E said:

I misread your post as interviewing in August 2021. Since you interviewed in November 2021, you will have to wait 120 days until after your interview. Then you can seek a lawyer if you don't have an oath scheduled or taken by then.

Thank you.

What is your insight on file issue? I saw the hefty file during my interview. It has all the embassy documents as well.

11 minutes ago, thewaitingame said:

1. There are a lot of files involved in an immigration case, most important ones are your A-file and your background check. What you saw there probably your N400 application. They need the other ones to approve it. Join N-400 May 2020 filers thread cause there's a lot of people got stuck not having interview scheduled because missing A-file. You have similar problem, just at different stage

 

2. File this for original document https://www.uscis.gov/g-884

That is the form the Tier 2 has recommended to be submitted. As for file, why would a file be at NBC instead of Federal Archive in DC?

50 minutes ago, Mike E said:

You are beyond. 

 

You need to hire an immigration lawyer with experience litigating N-400 cases in federal district court. Once district court takes the case, USCIS no longer has jurisdiction and all it can do is agree to settle with you. The only settlement you should accept is your divorce certificate and your naturalization certificate.

Online case tracker says "4 MOTHS TO CASE COMPLETION." My local field office usually process N400 in 10 months. It has only been 6 months. Is it still reasonable to seek a lawyer? 

Hi Everyone,

I applied for Citizenship under a five year rule in Aug of 2021. I had my interview in Nov 2021.I passed my tests but the IO gave me a paper with a box marked "Decision cannot be made today." I realize it is a common phenomenon. What concerns me is that IO said she will mail me something to request some more information. 

I noticed that during the interview. she had brought my file with her and it had all the documents from my interview at the embassy to N400. 

Fast forward, I recently contacted USCIS for a service request. In response to my service request, the Local Filed Office wrote me a letter stating that they cannot move forward with my application because my file has not been received yet from National Benefits Center. Now recalling my interview, I do remember the Local Office having my file.

Could anyone shed some light on it? Why would the file be not at Local Office even though I saw it there during my interview.

Second issue is about my original documents. During the interview, I brought the original divorce certificate of my spouse. Upon asking I show her that. But IO did not return me and instead kept it. When I asked the Tier 2 officer about my original document, he recommends I file a form with the USCIS.

35 minutes ago, Alejandro_B said:

Hi everyone!

 

I really need my Massachusetts ID and in the requirements they include document for proof of legal stay quote "you need to provide valid, verifiable immigration documents as well as proof that you've been granted a legal stay in the U.S. for at least 12 months. Your license or ID will expire when your legal stay is over". Could I use an EAD to apply for it? or maybe my NOA? Again, this is for the state of Massachusetts

May I ask how long how did you get EAD? If your case has been through the immigration court, a order of IJ will be sufficient to meet that requirement. NOA, if pertaining to LPR, Asylum, and or parole, etc will be good, all others will not be accepted.

alternatively, you should be fine using EAD. Here is what their website states,

• Unexpired employment authorization document (EAD) issued by DHS, Form I-766, or Form I-688B

9 minutes ago, wanderer84 said:

congrats, what is your NOA date ?

Thank You, NOA for submission is April 28, 2017.

Greeting Everyone!

Our I-751 have been approved yesterday. Just like everyone else, we have also received a notification of case transfer. But there was no interview.

we applied on April 28, 2017 and according to USCIS notification, we were approved on the 20th of  April.

We hope this may help monitoring progress of VSC fillers to project any outcome. Good luck to everyone!

7 hours ago, Sad.wasi said:

Yes that what shows my case status , should i call uscis and ask ? 

Of course!

If Field Office is not too far, I would make an infopass and walk in.

11 hours ago, Sad.wasi said:

Everybody has some sorta update but why dont i ?😣😣😣😣

I filed at the end of October 2016 since then nothing ####### 😶😶😶😶😶  is there any October filers with me in the same boat ? 

You should have two case numbers, Did you check the one that appears on biometrics notice?

5 minutes ago, Name O Boy said:

I get the same message too. It's a standard status notification but we shall see how things will unfold in next couple of weeks, thanks. 

You are correct, it is a standard notation. I do hope case transfer is to offset case load. Any time:)

Just now, Name O Boy said:

Hi there, this is interesting did your online status changed twice in 2 days? 

No it did not!

In a cases status bar, it still says "We have received your case at Local office ETC" but in a case history, it states"We will prepare your case for an officer etc."

9 hours ago, njblue said:

Please update your info in our spreadsheet. April 2017

 

Thank you, How would I do that?

We are VSC April filler. our case was transferred to local Field Office yesterday.

Here is what it says now,  'We will prepare your case for officer review.  If we need more information, we will notify you."

I am of the opinion that it cannot be for interview because such a mass-transfer is usually a procedural shift. Unless I-751 interviews have become mandatory now.

I was thinking the same things, otherwise we have never been issued an RFE. Any idea what documents should we  bring?

I am an April filler and I got a status update of my case being transferred to local office. I believe it is usually followed by an interview at local office.

"On February 25, 2018, we received your Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence, Receipt Number WAC*************, at your local office. If you move,  please give us your new mailing address."

We have submitted I-751 in April 2017, and  completed the biometrics afterwords. It has been 9 months so we were expecting an approval next month. Today, We checked and saw this Message on USCIS site. Did anyone else receive any such case status message and what exactly it means?

Is it a routine update?

Does it mean they will be inviting us for interview?

Any thoughts would be appreciated!

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