JoJoJoJo

I finally got the letter approving my Naturalization today, and scheduling my Oath Ceremony.  It is scheduled for May 28, 2021.
 
Here is my timeline:
October 2018 - Applied for Removal of Conditions (I-751) in October 2018
September 2019 - Applied for Naturalization (N-400) in September 2019
March 9, 2020 - Naturalization interview scheduled for April 20, 2020, then canceled because of the pandemic
September 2020 - Naturalization interview scheduled for November 3, 2020
November 3, 2020 - Had Naturalization interview. Interview went well, but was told a decision could not be made on Naturalization because of my pending I-751 application
November 4, 2020 - I-751, Removal of Conditions, Approved. Received letter saying that I would not receive a new Green Card because I would be scheduled for my Oath Ceremony soon
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Five and a half months of no information followed, after several calls to USCIS with no information, three separate inquiries to my field office that all came back "your application is still being reviewed" (which means they didn't even look at it). The entire time, my USCIS profile status was March 9, 2020 - We scheduled an interview for your Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, which was obviously wrong, as they had not updated my profile page in over a year since then, despite multiple things happening.
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April 22, 2021 - We recommended that your Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, be approved. Your case was submitted for quality review.
April 22, 2021 - Your Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, was placed in line for oath ceremony scheduling.
April 22, 2021 - Oath Ceremony Notice Was Mailed
 
So, all in all, it will have been 20 months (September 2019 - May 2021) from N-400 application to approval.  Extremely relieved, but also frustrated at the long periods without any explanation for delays, while seeing people in the same field office get approved on much shorter timelines.

Y'all, my journey has ended! As of today, I am a US citizen! It was quite an emotional moment for me. I am now a dual citizen of both Germany and the US.
My timeline:
15 September 2017 - arrived in the US with marriage-based conditional Green Card
27 June 2019 - applied for Removal of Conditions
11 September 2019 - ready to schedule interview
28 August 2020 - applied for US citizenship
January 2021 - case inquiry about ROC
02 February 2021 - naturalization interview was scheduled in Louisville, KY
10 March 2021 - combo interview for both ROC and citizenship - I had a phone call on the morning of the interview informing me that it would be a combo interview and to bring my husband
14 April 2021 - oath ceremony
 
I want to thank everybody in this forum for their support and wish everybody who is still in the process all the best and loooooots of patience!!

Send a request for what is called a Service Motion.
They can re-open it using this - it is specifically within their powers to do so, so a letter and/or infopass clearly stating you didn't receive an RFE, so were unable to respond to it should eventually get it sorted...of course getting someone with an ounce of intelligence at USCIS to read the damn thing is not easy. 
It happens more than you think with RFE and interview notices.
 
The other option rather than waiting for a response to the above, is simply to file an I-751 again (and pay again) - with a letter specifically stating the late filing is due to the denial of the first filing in error.
 
 
And yes, before you ask, you can continue to work and remain a Lawful Permanent Resident until an immigration judge says otherwise (if you did nothing you would eventually get an NTA with a court date)
 

Based on other Google sheet trackers.

You can get the I-551 stamp in your passport if needed.

Correct, 
Call and make an infopass for a stamp. Stamp replaces need for expired card & letter.

Correct.   Both are required to be presented together.

Yes, that right.

My bank said they did not decline any transactions. And my funds were available. I have sent everything back with a personal check, which I have used in the  past. Fingers crossed!

It may require some persuasion. Someone started one day before their card expired. In that case, some argument was needed for their HR to accept. Good luck!!

Maybe the bank declined it, maybe the person typing the cc information entered it incorrectly. Regardless of the cause now your application is delayed weeks/months. The safest way to make sure your payment is received is sending a check or cashers check as I did.

They rejected my application, saying: "your G-1450, Authorization for Credit Card Transaction is invalid due to incomplete information, and / or the credit card information you supplied was denied."
 
Here is my form. Could anyone tell me why something is wrong? I checked my personal info and credit card info. Did I miss anything?
 

The best way is to send a check! It always work, no problems at all!
If the check has both of your names, it is even better!

Exactly what I thought. 

Can you call your credit card company and check? Perhaps it got flagged as a fraudulent transaction and (incorrectly) denied. 
 
This is why I ended up sending a check. Now that it's taking 4-6 weeks to process/accept I-751s, if you lose your credit card or it gets stolen and need to cancel it, your I-751 payment will be rejected. 

So sorry it happened! Our credit company stopped quite a few of our transactions because they ( or their algorithm) viewed it as suspicious. We always have to tell them we intend to travel to a different state (!!) to make sure they do not block our purchases. Maybe that is what happened?

If you are not getting a new job, they are not supposed to ask you to fill another I-9.

They rejected my application, saying: "your G-1450, Authorization for Credit Card Transaction is invalid due to incomplete information, and / or the credit card information you supplied was denied."
 
Here is my form. Could anyone tell me why something is wrong? I checked my personal info and credit card info. Did I miss anything?
 

Form G-1450 (authorizing a credit card transaction for the filing fee of $680.00) Form G-1145 (request for e-notification) Form I-751 Evidence Copy of my permanent resident card (my card is with errors, so also added my I-90, NOA2 from AOS) Copy of our apartment rental agreements with joint occupancy Copies of statements from our joint checking and savings accounts Copy of the health insurance policies, showing joint coverage Copy of our renter’s insurance, showing joint coverage Photographs of us together on various trips and from our day-to-day life.  

UPDATE:

Looking at the December filers thread, seems like the applications received in the last week of December are being processed/having their checks cashed/CC charged etc. This means Jan filers should start seeing movement on their cases in next few weeks. Please update the January spreadsheet with your case details if you haven't so that everyone can get an idea on how things are moving wrt USCIS processing times. Thank you!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rhI5FjegJsQOxwx9qEUxcdOUv4PUuzwvWzNQPiEo2m8/edit#gid=0

Package scheduled to be picked up by USPS on 01/11/2021 

Howdy!
 
I married my wife (U.S. Citizen) and our earliest filing date was Jan 8, 2021. Expiry Date is April 8, 2021.
 
We sent the following information via overnight UPS to the Phoenix LockBox location on Jan 9, 2021 (Saturday).  Scheduled delivery is Jan 12, 2021 (Tuesday).
 
Petition Cover Letter contained the following table of information/evidence.  I put numbered tabs between the sections to make it easier to find the information as the packet was about an inch thick.
 
 
Tab
Content
1
USCIS Forms and Fee
·       Application fee paid in with a check payable to U.S. Department of Homeland Security for $680.00
·       Duly Completed USCIS form G-1145 eNotificaton of Application/Petition Acceptance
·       Front and Back copy of permanent resident card
·       Duly completed and signed USCIS form I-751 Petition to Remove Conditions of Residence
·       Copy of USCIS AR-11 Change of Address form signed and dated <date> mailed via USPS without tracking
2
Identity Documents
·       Copy of Certification of Vital Record (Marriage License)
·       Copy of Marriage Certificate
·       Copy of both husband and wife passport identity and signature pages
3
Tax Information
·       Wife
o   Wife electronic files her taxes and as a result the included 1040 forms are not signed in ink.
o   Fax confirmation from December 6, 2020 for form IRS 4506-T
o   IRS form 4506-T 
§  Please note as of January 9, 2021 the transcripts have not been received.
o   2018 1040 form
o   2019 1040 form
·       Husband
o   Husband files his taxes via regular mail
o   Fax confirmation from December 6, 2020 for form IRS 4506-T
o   IRS form 4506-T 
§  Please note as of January 9, 2021 the transcripts have not been received.
o   2018 certified mail and return receipt information from USPS
o   2018 1040 form
o   2019 1040 received by IRS on June 26, 2020, returned for signature December 11, 2020
o   USPS Certified Mail Label and Return Receipt requested for 2019 1040 re-submission
o   2019 1040 form
4
Financial Documents (in both names unless otherwise identified)
·       Copy of Grant, Bargain, Sale Deed for <home we purchased>
·       Notice of Value from County Accessor (Both Names)
·       Home Owners Association – Notice of Rescheduled Board of Directors meeting
·       Mortgage Statements
o   October 2020, November 2020, December 2020
·       Joint Bank Statements  
o   September 2020, October 2020, November 2020
·       Gas Company Bill (Wife's name)
o   November 2020, December 2020
·       Trash Bill 
o   December 2020
·       Water Bill (Wife's name)
o   October 2020, December 2020
·       Credit Card (Husband's name)
o   Discover – September 2020, October 2020, November 2020
o   Lowes – December 2020
5
Insurance
·       Copy of current health and dental insurance cards
·       <name of insurer> (Home and Auto)
o   September 2020, October 2020, November 2020
o   Insurance Card for <husbands> car
o   Insurance Card for <wifes> car
·       Wife's work insurance beneficiary information
·       Husband's work life insurance beneficiary information
·       Husband's work AD&D beneficiary information
·       Wife's 401k beneficiary information
·       Husband's 401k beneficiary information
6
Affidavits by U.S. citizen family and friends
·       Wife's sister – copy of letter and envelope
·       Friend – copy of letter and envelope
·       Friend – copy of notarized letter (2 pages)
·       Friend – copy of letter
7
Xmas Cards Received (2020)
·       From wife's (envelope and card)
·       From friend (envelope and card)
·       From friend (card only)
·       From friend (envelope and card)
8
Pictures, Flight Itinerary and Hotel reservation 
·       Trip to Denver CO, <date>
o   Hotel Reservation: <location> - <date> 
o   Exotic Car Reservation: <location> - <date>
o   Picture: Wife in an rented exotic car 
o   Picture: Husband sitting behind the wheel of a rented exotic car 
 
9
Pictures, Flight Itinerary and Hotel reservation 
·       Trip to Los Angeles CA <date>
o   Flight Itinerary: airline reservation ##
o   Hotel Reservation: hotel Reservation ##
o   Hotel Reservation: hotel reservation ###
o   Picture: Picture of Wife in <location> - <date>
o   Husband and Wife at <location> - <date>
 
10
Pictures, Flight Itinerary and Hotel reservation 
·       Wedding for Friends and Family - <date>
o   Public Wedding Ceremony – <location> <date>
§  Picture: <name> (Maid of Honor), Wife, Husband, <name> (Best Man)
o   Wedding Reception – <location> – <date>
§  Left to Right – <name> (Wife's sister), Wife, Husband, <name> (Sister’s husband)
o   Funny picture: Wedding Dinner – <location> - <date>
o   Picture: <name> (Wife's Brother-in-Law) at our dining room table in <location> - <date>
o   <name> (Wife's Sister) at our dining room table in <location> - <date>
 
11
Pictures, Flight Itinerary and Hotel reservation 
·       Trip to<location> - <date> (Honeymoon)
o   United Airline Reservation ###### for flights
o   United Airlines boarding passes (<location> to <location>)
o   Hotel Reservation at <location> - <date> on points
o   Picture: Wife and Husband on a river boat tour in <location> - <date>
o   Picture: Wife and Husband at the <location> - <date>
 
12
Pictures, Flight Itinerary and Hotel reservation 
·       Trip to <location> - <date>
o   Husband and Wife drove from <location> Island to <location>
o   Hotel Reservation: Reservation Confirmation ##### for <location> - <date>
o   Picture: Husband and Wife at <event> in the <location> - <date>
 
13
Pictures, Flight Itinerary and Hotel reservation 
·       Trip to <location> - <date>
o   Flight Itinerary: Original flights booked on Delta Airlines (confirmation #####)
o   Flight Itinerary: Return flight from <location> to <location> (Orbitz Itinerary # ######) 
o   Hotel Reservation: <location> - <date>
o   Picture: Wife and Husband at <location> - <date>
o   Picture: Wife and Husband at Husband's parent house in <location> - <date>
14
Pictures, Flight Itinerary and Hotel reservation 
·       Pop-up Bar in <location> - <date>
o   Drink Reservation: <location> - <date>
o   Picture: Husband and Wife at the <location> - <date>
15
Pictures 
·       Picture: Wife and Husband at friend’s wedding in <location> - <date>
·       Picture: Wife and Husband at <location> - <date>
·       Husband and Wife at  <event> <location> - <date>
·       Trip to <location> - <date>
o   Husband and Wife drove from <location> to <location> for a trip.
o   Picture: Husband and Wife at the <location> - <date>
·       Picture: Husband and Wife's cat <name> (who still doesn’t like Husband) in <location> - <date>
·       Picture: Husband in the new house in <location> - <date>
·       Picture: Wife in the new house in <location> - <date>
·       Picture: Husband and Wife at <event> <location> - <date>
 
 
To head off some questions
0. We used a USPS money order for the check.
1. The documents were not redacted - account numbers, amounts, etc. were visiable
2. tax form for husband - IRS had sent back the originally submitted 2019 return for an issue with the signature. I refiled.  I wrote the certified mail number and return receipt number on the resubmission 1040 and provided a copy of the certified mailing label and return receipt label showing the Department of Treasury Address.
3. Wife's electronic filing - we did not have any confirmation emails or the like , so i did not include them.  
4. We file as "MARRIED - FILING SEPARATELY" and have each others name and ssh listed on the 1040s.
5. The insurance cards for both vehicle has both names.
6. we are each others beneficiaries for ad&d, life insurance and 401ks.
7. the affidavits were from one family member, the only live family member of my wife, and then 3 friend/friend couples that have known us for some time.
8. We had a bunch of travel and printed the airline reservation, hotel reservation and put the associated pictures with the itineraries so that it could be grouped.
9. We bought a house about a year after getting the green card and moved across the country. Both names are on the deed and mortgage.
10. Vehicles are titled in each person's name respectively. not jointly titled.
11. In the cover letter, we identified that my wife changed her name from madden name to married name. We included her passport with her married name as evidence of the name change.
 
fingers crossed we won't need an interview.

Form G-1450 (authorizing a credit card transaction for the filing fee of $680.00) Form G-1145 (request for e-notification) Form I-751 Evidence Copy of my permanent resident card (my card is with errors, so also added my I-90, NOA2 from AOS) Copy of our apartment rental agreements with joint occupancy Copies of statements from our joint checking and savings accounts Copy of the health insurance policies, showing joint coverage Copy of our renter’s insurance, showing joint coverage Photographs of us together on various trips and from our day-to-day life.  

Finally sent the package today.
Filing window opened - 01/04/2021
Package sent - 01/08/2021 via UPS

Looking at other previous month's trends, I'm guessing the best case scenario would be 7-8 weeks till I see anything(check cashed etc.) on the case. Keeping my fingers crossed now.

Anyone who has filed this month, please update it here in the spreadsheet. The spreadsheet has links to the previous months sheets and it gives all of us a good picture of what's happening with regard to time it is taking for processing. Thanks!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rhI5FjegJsQOxwx9qEUxcdOUv4PUuzwvWzNQPiEo2m8/edit#gid=0

Just made a google sheet to keep track for Jan 2021 filers like the sheets from last months. Please update this if you can. Thank you!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rhI5FjegJsQOxwx9qEUxcdOUv4PUuzwvWzNQPiEo2m8/edit?usp=sharing