elladan33

My got notified through e-mail that my interview has been scheduled. No appointment letter yet.

N-400 Filing Date(5 year rule) : October 25th 2018. Local office: St Louis, MO

Hello.

I'm not sure if this would be the right place to ask this question but here we go.

Last year I was able to successfully remove my conditions based on an abuse waiver, and I received a 10 yr green card. This year I decided to apply for naturalization based on the 3 year rule under the conditions on having been married to an US citizen and having received the abuse waiver when I ROC. When I called USCIS the other day to inquire about the status of my case, they said they could not provide me information on my case because it was 'sensitive' and if I needed information, I should submit a letter to the VSC-VAWA unit. I was very surprised I would have to contact VSC. My understanding is that naturalization applications are transferred to the local offices. My ROC was granted in my local office too. What does this mean?

I appreciate any input if anyone knows. 

Thanks

Hey guys, just FYI, this policy was just struck down in federal court! 

https://www.courthousenews.com/judge-blocks-trumps-military-immigrant-policy/

15 hours ago, potatingpotato said:

 

Looks like the waiting time for N400 is anywhere from 12-18 months. Do you know if USCIS still expedites processing times for N400 for military? If so, filing as a military member can still be faster despite the 6 months of honorable service requirement.

Seems like the process would be more straightforward with the military, but from what an officer told me, it may still take up to 8 months after applying for the petition to be adjudicated.

I'm not sure if USCIS will expedite the process, but there's a good chance they will if you are getting deployed.

Unfortunately, the above is no longer accurate. As per new regulations, you now have to serve at least 6 months (active duty) or one year (in the reserves) BEFORE you are able to apply for citizenship based on military service. Then it may take an additional 6-8 months for citizenship to be granted.

https://dod.defense.gov/News/Article/Article/1342430/dod-announces-policies-affecting-foreign-nationals-entering-military/

https://www.njimmigrationattorney.com/blog/2017/10/2017-rule-change-for-citizenship-through-military-service.shtml

So, depending on your USCIS local office, you may obtain citizenship faster if you decided to apply based on the 5 year rule, with the caveat that you would have to pay for the fees. You can check the processing times here:

https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/

Do you guys know if it would interfere with the background check's process if I applied to citizenship on my own? I currently qualify for citizenship under my spouse but was waiting on getting it through the military (since it's free), but time wise, not sure what it's the best option....also, I don't know if I applied to citizenship while the background check is pending would slow down my military enlistment.

1 hour ago, Cyberfx1024 said:

Why do you hope it gets rid of the policy? People need to be vetted before they join the military that is pretty simple. 

If you are a permanent resident, you have already been vetted numerous times, yet you can't enlist. The background check may take up to a year (or more. Nobody knows). If you are a US citizen, you can enlist while your background check is still pending. The purpose of the lawsuit is to fix this disparity and change it to what it used to be before the Oct '17 memo.

hey guys, just for your information, this case is currently in litigation in a class-action lawsuit:

https://www.aclusocal.org/en/press-releases/aclu-sues-defense-department-effectively-banning-green-card-holders-military

So here's to hoping that before the end of the year, a federal court will take a look into this and hopefully gets rid of this new policy.

If he was actually convicted of a crime, he may also need to file Form I-601 in front of the judge, Application For Grounds of Inadmissibility, I think.

http://media.law.miami.edu/clinics/pdf/2013/immigration-section-212h-waiver.pdf

CSC

NOA: 06/09/16

RFE received: Jul 3/17

1 hour ago, szy171 said:

I guess so.. But on the letter it mentioned jurisdiction area.. It's kind of wired to me since NC goes to VSC.

 

BTW, based on the processing speed, will CSC be faster?

CSC used to be faster than VSC, but seems that it is the opposite this year. VSC is averaging 11-12 months to be approved, while CSC is taking around 13+ months for approval

I'm a first time poster on this website, but to give you guys an update, I received RFE last week(07/03) from CSC. Oh well!

I'm a divorce waiver case. NOA: 06/09/16

So they are slowly moving at CSC