David1987
-
Posts
157 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Partners
Immigration Wiki
Guides
Immigration Forms
Times
Gallery
Store
Blogs
Posts posted by David1987
-
-
On 8/2/2019 at 8:22 AM, J1991 said:
i have a question regarding my combo interview which is on aug 20. do the officers check ur social media either before or during your combo interview or has anybody heard about anything like this. i just dont want them to go through my personal and private matters.
U do realize this is a public forum and all your posts can be correlated to your application and used against you, right? No one wants to have their personal info shared but this is not about you. This is about the US govt screening each application for fraud and if you have something to hide, posting on here sure wasn't the best decision.
I heard of someone out here getting traced by USCIS over some questionable comments and was approached by some authorities. FYI USCIS is well aware of visajourney, ***removed*** and other similar forums.
To answer your question though they don't need your phone to search thru your social media and your activity online. When I went for my initial interview they did ask to see my phone and went thru my Facebook. But if there was anything alarming I think you would have gotten a visit already, not by USCIS though. So now that this has come out, id recommend cleaning your phone before you go but I doubt they would check your phone.
-
On 7/26/2019 at 9:05 PM, dilip said:
Quite a relief. You will have the same feeling soon. Got my passport on July 24. Once , it will roll, it will be fast.
@dilip how can u get your passport so soon? I thought you applied on the 12th? So that was less than 2 weeks not including shipping. Did you expedite the application?
Congrats on passport. Did you also apply for passport card?
Dave
-
Oath done at Philadelphia.
Came as F1 in 2007
Opt from 2011 to 2013
H1B 2013 to 2015
Got married in June 2015
Applied for marriage based GC in Sept 15, 2015
Got 2 year green card in Jan 2016
Applied for roc in Oct 2017
Applied for n400 in dec 2018
Combo interview jul 8th
N400 approved same day, just a couple hrs later
Got 10 green card in mail jul 12th
Oath was today 19th
Registered to vote and applied for passport today 19th
It's over...finally. thank you visajourney
-
7 minutes ago, dilip said:
Except few cases, most of the cases were approved both i-751 and N-400. If your I-751 has a lot of solid evidence and N-400 with no complication, then filing N-400 online is a good idea to cut down total time to be citizen. See my timeline. I am done with USCIS.
@dilip OMG it's over..finally
I'm so happy for you. Congratulations.
Can u please detail your Oath ceremony? What do they do there and what should I expect?
How long did it take? How many ppl were there?
What do I need to bring to apply for the passport? Where did u apply for passport? What do I need prefilled? How happy are you now that u can finally put all this behind you..?
It's been a long journey!!
Congrats again.
-
17 hours ago, bariki said:
I suppose I could wait until the end of the year and see where I am. If no progress has been made, I could file then.
File it. I got my citizenship very fast. I applied in december
- Ausa and MadeForEachOther_
-
2
-
2 minutes ago, AlfNel23 said:
Now it says card was picked up by USPS with a tracking #. I had my condition green card with me, I am officially a U.S. citizen as of today, everything went perfect during the oath ceremony.
What I don't understand is why they mailed the 10 years green card if I am alreay a US citizen. Card is supposed to be delivered on July 15. It even has a tracking #.
Again. Do I have to send the card back to uscis or do I keep it.
Yes u do have to give up PR card. You can't have both. Why USCIS gave u a green card only to take it 3 days later is because u applied for n400 and it's also the due process. You paid for green card you get a green card
-
2 hours ago, Longisland2019 said:
quick question, in order for USCIS to conduct a combo interview during the N400 interview while I751 still pending, does the I751 status needs to change to " case was transferred and a new office has jurisdiction" prior to the N400 interview? if so, how do you make USCIS do the case transfer prior to the N400 interview? Thank you.
Mine never said that. It said the same thing "case at local office"
-
2 hours ago, dilip said:
Monday and Friday , I heard, Mine is Monday 7/15 @ 2 PM and David's 7/19 ( Friday) I also learned from VJ that each day they held two ceremonies one at 11 AM and another at 2 PM. They usually last 1:30 to 2 hours and around 50 to 75 people. When I went for Interview on June 28 ( Friday) and entered the building, I noticed people were waiting for 11 AM's ceremony
Got home and found my green card in the mail
-
- Ausa and MadeForEachOther_
-
2
-
On 7/8/2019 at 4:20 PM, David1987 said:
So my status updates to Oath mail was sent this morning.
- MadeForEachOther_ and edpa
-
2
-
2 hours ago, Bill & Katya said:
I should note to also bring your AP/EAD card to the oath if you still have it.
What is AP?
-
45 minutes ago, dilip said:
Interview June 28, 2019. Both I-751 and N-400 approved on July 3, 2019. Received text and email and checked after two hours and both updated online. Got I-751 approval in mail on 5th. Received another email and text on July 6th , that oath has been scheduled. Check online on 8th ( document section) and printed the oath letter.
They took my expired green card when I went for I-551 stamp.
@dilip @Ausa thanks Dilip for providing the timelines. Well they approved i-751 and said card is being produced and for n400, they also approved and scheduled me for Oath just 3 hours after interview. That was a quick turn around.
-
31 minutes ago, dilip said:
Congratulation! You will see both approval soon. It was same with me. only N-400 interview , but IO said that he has to review I-751 form. You know I got oath on July 15, 2019. So your partner with you all the time during interview. This is new.
@dilip oh WOW - congratulations!!!! I meant to ask you if your status had changed online and whats been the latest. So you got Oath July for the 15th - that is great!
Does that means i may get Oath about a week or so later as well? So you think mine may be before the 24th?
When did your status change online for N400 and I-751?
When did you get a notice for your Oath ceremony?
@Ausa you are next my friend and i wish you best of luck!
oh and by the way, they didn't take my expired green card now either. I thought they would take it then - when i had an infopass last month for a 1 year extension but they didn't. @dilip , do you still have yours? -
16 hours ago, dilip said:
You will be fine. 6 out of 10 questions . I have not seen anyone in VJ board had any issue with this.
@dilip So had the N400 interview today [July 8th]...
Showed up like 15 mins before interview and got called on time. I got notice for N400 only but i brought Spouse just in case. Also the USCIS response to my out of processing window indicated they would be adjudicated together but then again, this could have just been a generic response.I got up and walked to officer and he noticed that my partner was there as well and he asked me if I meant to bring him in as well. I wasn't sure if he wanted to do N400 first. Anyhow we followed him to his office and he was absolutely professional and courteous. It was a pleasant experience.
I had brought with me additional evidence, latest tax return and bank statements. He asked for my passport, ID and green card. I verified name and got fingerprinted and signed a couple forms.
Casually asked "Asked how long we been married?"
He then announced that he would be conducting the N400. (Questions asked below...)1. What does the judicial branch do?
2. What ocean borders the east coast?3. How many justices does the supreme court has?
4. We elect a President for how many years?
5. What are the two major political parties in the United States?
6. Who was the president during WW1?
Casually asked "how did we meet?"He said I passed N400 but couldn't approve since my I-751 is pending and he needs to have another colleague review before he can put final approval. He did say I wouldn't need to come back for the I-751 interview since he kinda conducted both and that was a surprise to me because he didn't make the interview transition from one to the other. I was worried he was going to mHiss seeing a document and i'd have to come back again or get an RFE since i had brought everything with me for him to go over. I mentioned i had brought original birth certs and marriage cert etc.. and he went over them briefly. He said I was done and could go home. Hope this helps you all!
Dave
- Nayda, Ausa and MadeForEachOther_
-
3
-
2 minutes ago, dilip said:
Best of luck tomorrow and let us know the outcome
Thank your Dilip. Will do. I wish the questions were multiple choice
-
2 minutes ago, dilip said:
Interview was at 11:45 am, parked 2 hr parking (street parking, $2) for two houses @ 11:05 am. When through security at 11:10 am. Check with receptionist after security. She said go to second floor, door one. There were three doors. We reached there around 11:20 am. Called for interview @ 11:50 AM. Out 12:40 pm. First 20 minutes of , no talk, he was busy
Did u go with wife?
What docs u brought me what questions or docs officer asked?
-
15 hours ago, Ausa said:
Yay for passing the test but grrrrr for it not being a combo interview. Hopefully they move quickly and your file doesn't drop of the radar into the USCIS blackhole. I have my interview in July (Philadelphia) so presumably it will be the same for me. I will provide an update.
Awesome !! Mine too is in early July in Philly as well. I'll keep an eye on your posts.
-
27 minutes ago, dilip said:
That is not the case for me. Only N-400 interview, no I-751 and IO officer did not ask any new documents and did not say anything about I-751, when I mentioned about no I-751 approval yet, he said that he was aware of it. So passed N-400, but no decision. However, each case is different and also each IO officer is different. Best of luck with you upcoming interview and make sure to update your outcome
Man I am sorry to hear that. Does that mean you gonna have to go for yet another interview for i751? It doesn't make sense to do n400 without i751.
Why test someone for Citizenship if they have doubts about your marriage?
Do they not have your i751 application in hand? Is he not qualified enough to make that call and needs a more senior member to approve?
I hope this is it for you and don't have to go back again for i751.
Did you bring your spouse?
Well because this is Philly office and my interview is literally a week apart from yours, there is a high chance my outcome won't be much different than yours. True, I did get a response saying that they would be adjucated together but that was generic statement from USCIS and you would have gotten the same response back had you actually heard from them.
I'm pretty sure when I go and mention pending i751 and provide the response about both being adjucated together, they gonna deflect it.
Oh well congratulations on passing citizenship ship test regardless. At this point there's nothing to be concerned with since I doubt they'd let u go through with n400 if they thought there was anything wrong or needed more evidence.
@dilip can you please detail the whole experience, as in what time u got there, how long u had to wait, what they asked you, what documents you brought and what docs they asked, how long it took, how was the interviewer....
Mine is in about a week and I'll definitely post on here about my experience. Please keep us posted about any update on your application or mails.
Thank you so much for sharing!
And congrats again!
Go for a walk on Kelly drive in this beautiful gharmi weather
"I'm Desi too"
Dave
-
46 minutes ago, LeoFromBR said:
I tried to get an answer like that, but all I got was an answer saying that my I-751 is ongoing. A non-answer, essentially.
When I got to the N400 interview with my wife, the IO also interviewed her as well. The IO never clearly stated she was conducting the combo interview, and because the IO was adversarial from the beginning, I didn't feel like asking. I only deduced the interview was a combo after the interview because she had a question that was from the I751 form. I had to google the words to confirm.
If your I751 is pending and your N400 interview is scheduled, everyone should bring their spouses just in case! I wouldn't be surprised if over the phone or via email you received the wrong information saying "no need to bring spouse" only to find yourself in the interview with the IO asking, "Where's your spouse?"
(If you already have your 10-year Green Card from a successful I751 application, then there's no need to bring your spouse for the N400 interview... That's my understanding!)
U r correct
-
Just now, mz_066 said:
Good luck in your interview. Could you please let me know how did you figured out that they will adjust 2 cases at the same time? I tried to call them and send messages but they didn't say anything about I-751 at all.
I did an inquiry for the i751 for out of processing window and they sent me a response 35 days later saying both n400 and i751 were going to be adjucated together. But then again, that's a generic statement from USCIS when u do an inquiry. Even with that an office at your local office can turn you down and send you home if u turn up for n400 interview with pending ROC. I'm philly based and I know that ppl in my boat got adjucated together.
-
21 minutes ago, Julie+Matt said:
Lol, we didn’t forget. I can’t say how your interview will go, but ours went well. I brought Matt over on a k1 visa back in 2015 & he’s finally a permanent resident! Honestly, the hardest part was the drive. We gave ourselves 3 hours for a 1:50 hour drive & made it 10 minutes before the interview time. There’s a small (probably 60 car) lot right next to the building that costs $20 to park. We were checked in and done in about an hour. We had no problem parking, but the interview was scheduled for 8:40am & by the time we left, the lot was half full. We waited about half an hour past our scheduled time to be called back.
Good luck! Hopefully I helped some!
Thank you for sharing. I presume you Didn't apply for n400, or did u? I live in the city so it's a 4 mins drive from my house. Can you please share The details of the interview? ..like how long it was, what documents you were asked to provide and the questions you had to respond to?
-
On 6/12/2019 at 6:48 PM, dilip said:
Hopefully they will approve I-751 at the same time. N-400 interview letter did not say anything about joint interview and I sent an inquiry, but they did not reply. I will wait for Julie+Matt's interview, which is tomorrow 6/13/2019 to get more about Philly office's standard practice.
My n400 didn't say anything about joint either. When I did my inquiry though, they said I'd have a combo interview. Let's wait to see how it went for @Julie+Matt
I hope they post an update today since we all patiently waiting to hear and celebrate their good news. Unless of course they out celebrating and forgot about us.
-
6 hours ago, dilip said:
I never got my
I never got my official 18 months extension letter. I took inforpass appointment and stamped ( I-551) my passport on Jan 3, 2019 and will expire Jan 2, 2020. My N-400 interview is on June 28, 2019. Hopefully, I will get both approval on that day. Waiting for Julie+Matt's interview experience. They are in the Philly local office, same as mine.
Mines July 8th right after yours Dilip
out of tj same Philly office
-
7 hours ago, lazy said:
Regarding the greencard expiration,
I assume you're referring to the 18m extension notice for the greencard having run it's course, is that true?
Meaning, the greencard is set to expire in Nov 2017,
I-751 was filed, but taking a long processing time,
USCIS sends notice of long processing time and extends the GC for 18 months
May 2019 that extension has also run it's course,
Meantime, due to either RFE or interview or N-400, the I-751 is still not completed and the person is in an "expired GC state"
Is that what some of us Nov 2017 people are in?
If so, is there any action we are to take regarding the expired GC state?
Call USCIS now and schedule an infopass. They will do so within 2 days. They will give u a stamp valid for 1 year which you could then talk to DMV to get a driver's licence renewal with new extended status. That's what I did today
N-400 and I-751 combo pending
in Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion
Posted
Actually my passport, passport card, naturalization certificate all came exactly 6-7 business days after I applied which was on Oath day. I'm so glad my decision to apply for N400 with pending ROC worked out in my favor. That's kinda like what the officer told me. He said "I'm only talking to you now cuz of the N400 and we are now at a point where i HAVE TO look at your roc".
True I may have gotten my green card earlier and applied for N400 after getting it but back then I didn't see the benefit and there was no guarantee either. I know most ppl in this channel applied for N400 already but anyone on the fence should go for it with pending ROC.
Working on my global entry now and can finally put all this behind me. I shredded all my previous USCIS notices and any immigration related docs. So glad I don't have to hoard these docs with me everywhere I go.
Thank you visajourney. Adios!
Wish you all the best. Y'all gonna be thru with is very very soon and when it's done, gotta find that next goal. ❤️