Cewseww6

1 hour ago, Letspaintcookies said:

You got an interview date 2 days after applying? That's insane 😳

Congratulations 🎉🎉

Yeah it was crazy fast! Sometimes it pays off to live in the sticks

Thank you!

45 minutes ago, Tumiluv said:

Congratulations!

Thank you!

Here's an update on my case:

Filed 3/29.

Interview scheduled 4/1.

Interview on 5/7.

Had interview and Oath Ceremony with the officer yesterday and am now a US Citizen!

This was in the Boise, ID office and the Oath was just between me and the officer + my family. Took 1,5 hour from entering the building until I was out as a USC!

Quick and easy, great staff!

Now I can be done with this USCIS stuff forever!

I filed on 3/29 and got my interview scheduled on 5/7. 

This is for the Boise, ID office, going there next week

20 hours ago, Lupecita said:

That’s fantastic!

Thanks!

I had no idea it would go this fast so fingers crossed!

Filed the N-400 on 3/29, received the first note on 4/1 and got an update of reusing biometrics and interview scheduled on 5/7!

Boom, that was fast!

According to friends in the region, Idaho, everybody who do the interview gets their Oath Ceremony on the same day. Might be done with this USCIS stuff in less than a month!

Green card since 2018.

47 minutes ago, JeanneAdil said:

no need for sorry

just usually the date of the green card is a much later date like a few weeks or even a month or so

for immigration all dates are strict and important /i think these people think in dates and time

Haha yeah I'm sure they do

18 minutes ago, JeanneAdil said:

then u got it fast as most wait several months and green card date is when it it processed after arrival 

Oh no, I meant that once I got approved for a GC we moved.

Then it took a few weeks before I actually received the GC but we were in the US by then. Sorry.

1 minute ago, beloved_dingo said:

I don't think you are counting years correctly. Yes, 2020, 2021 and 2022 are separate years. But June 2020 - June 2021 is one year. June 2021 - June 2022 is another year. Therefore, June 2020 - June 2022 is just TWO YEARS. You were gone the entirety of the THIRD YEAR, June 2019 - June 2020. 

 

Another way to look at it is months. 3 years = 36 months. 36 months prior to today is June 29, 2019.

Yeah I agree.

I just looked at my calendar and see that we've been here on this date 3 years in a row. But that's not the same thing so, you're right. Guess I'll wait another year

2 minutes ago, arken said:

If you are in no rush to apply for citizenship, just apply in 3 years from June 2018 m, can file up to 90 days earlier.

Think I will.

5 minutes ago, arken said:

You can apply for citizenship after staying more than 2 years and 6 months from Jun 18, 2020.

But will it decrease my chances?

I don't want to apply and pay $725 now, if they'll just turn it down because of this. Especially since we won't move back any longer and I could wait to apply and be 100% sure that I fulfill the continuous residence requirement.

Just now, Mike E said:

What does https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship-resource-center/learn-about-citizenship/naturalization-eligibility say?

This tells me it's ok, as I haven't been out of the country over 6 months in the last 3 years.

11 minutes ago, beloved_dingo said:

Why would you count from June 18, 2020? The year away matters because it affects whether you pass the physical presence and continuous residence requirement. If we look just at the last 3 years (June 2019 - present), you were out of the country for 16 months and in the country for 20 months. 

 

From the USCIS website:

 

“Continuous residence” means that the applicant has maintained residence within the United States for the required period of time shown above. Extended absences outside of the U.S. may disrupt an applicant’s continuous residence.

 

Absences of more than six months but less than one year may disrupt an applicant’s continuous residence unless the applicant can prove otherwise. 

 

Absences in excess of one year or more may disrupt an applicant’s continuous residence.

I counted the last 3 years as the continuous residence, but I see now that that is incorrect.

Basically, no point in applying now then.

11 minutes ago, JeanneAdil said:

 

 

actual green card date?

 

June 1, 2019 to june 18,2020   is 12 months

plus the the almost 4 months in 2020 from july 15 to November 2020

 

Not quite sure what you mean?

GC date is September 18, 2018, we moved almost on the day when it was approved.

So yes, a total of 16 months outside the US.

So I just realized that I've been in the US for 3+ years with a few months in Europe during this time, but before I apply for the N400 and pay the $725 fee, I want to be sure.

My timeline is as such:

18 September 2018 - GC approved, moved to the US.

1 June 2019 - Family emergency, moved back to Europe.

18 June 2020 - Came to the US, stayed only to 25 July, then back to Europe.

18 November 2020 - Moved to the US and have been here ever since.

Counting from June 18, 2020, this is our 3rd year here with a couple of months out of the country in 2020, July-Nov.

Technically this should be all good and dandy but I still have a feeling I should wait a year or something.

Thoughts, inputs?

7 hours ago, JBaluyut said:

Hi! Can I ask was this a renewal permit? 

It was for a re-entry permit.

8 hours ago, HRQX said:

Today is a holiday.

 

On a business day, try the following:

 

Thank you, I will!

Here's an update:

My application was approved as of 01/07/2021, and the USCIS received it on 06/25/2020.

So somewhat of a timeline.

Now the bad part is that it will get sent to the consulate/embassy back home in Sweden. And I'm already here in the US.

Trying to call the USCIS and get through to someone isn't easy. Not sure if I should just call the Embassy...

Any tips?

6 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

Thanks for the positive report.  All the best to you!

Thanks!

8 hours ago, new day said:

Thanks for the update. I did receive the receipt notice four weeks after mail delivered. On the notice, it says "if we determine you must submit biometrics, we will mail you a biometric appointment notice...". Does your notice also has this? Do you know how to figure out whether biometrics is needed or not? Thanks and happy thanksgiving!

Read my previous posts.

I left my biometrics in July, the first day the local office opened after the shutdown.

Nothing on my end.

Don't need it as we're back in the US now... Still gonna call USCIS and make sure they send it to me here instead of overseas.

Just to update, we arrived at PoE Chicago O'Hare on 11/19. Quite many other travelers out, probably due to the holidays.

Got to CBP, nice older gentleman, asked when I was in the US last, July, and why we left.

Then it was a "welcome back" and we headed to our connecting flight.

Maybe I was one of the lucky ones, but now we're back and not leaving for at least a year or so.

21 hours ago, Mike E said:

Your timeline says yoyr last entry into the US was in June of 2020 after an absence 11 months and 3 weeks.  
 

And it send like you were in the USA for less than a month, left, now you’ve been gone for 5 months.  
 

You will definitely want that binder with you.  Buy a bigger suit case.  
 

You will want proof of maintaining residency in the US for these past 19-20 months.  Your tax returns, you rent / mortgage receipts, your mobile phone bills, etc.  

 

Expect a secondary inspection and expect pressure to relinquish your LPR status.  

Yeah, we were supposed to travel in March but covid-19 pushed us to June/July. And we went there to apply for the I-131 because our original plan was to stay abroad at least another year.

But in September it all changed with a US employer hiring me, and we decided to move back asap.

So at the moment we have a solid job, we have a lease for a townhouse, we have already shipped 7 boxes of stuff and we're leaving on Thursday.

And to be clear, in my binder it's just all the documentation for my green card application, and nothing else. Haven't used any of it since 2018.

57 minutes ago, Dashinka said:

If you plan to naturalize at some point you may need those records, but beyond that, I would not worry about it as it would still be available if needed.

 

 

Yeah Im not getting rid of them, just dont have room to bring them this time. It'll at least 3 years until I can apply for citizenship and by then I'll have them back.

Hi everybody,

I have a quick question, is there any reason I would need to bring all my paperwork, a binder full, for the green card process?

I was approved a 10-yr green card in 2018, and am on my way back to the US after 5 months outside of the country. Just don't feel like bringing this heavy binder but just leave it with my family.

39 minutes ago, new day said:

Thanks. You are so lucky: This almost sounds too good to be true. Best wishes to you!

I was lucky, no question about that.

But now it looks like I won't need the permit, we're moving back to the US in less than 3 weeks. So that was an extra $600 to the gov't...

1 minute ago, mave said:

I used to transit at Chicago too but always with more than 2 hrs layover. Not sure if it's tight for you as you'll need to change terminal.

Yeah it's going to be a bit crazy. We've got 2 hrs. And we'll have 2 extra checked bags, and a 4-yr old.

At least it's not hot and humid, it was terrible in June!

3 minutes ago, new day said:

Hi, Cewseww6:

 

     Thanks for sharing your experience and it is inspiring. I have one question: when you tried to walk-in for biometrics, did  you already get the notice for biometrics appointment ? If not, what 'papers' did you bring ASC? Thanks.

The only paper I had was the I-797, NOA or whatever it's called. No biometrics letter.

I just ended up meeting a caring soul that saved my day and trip. I cannot promise it will work for anyone else, I think I was extremely lucky.