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I will, not going anywhere, I can still get satisfaction by helping other people beat USCIS and make it to the end.

I never got to attend the interview or the oath ceremony. Only the applicant was allowed inside. Thought they would have eased up a bit, but no such luck.

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Not as long as some have had, but Yesterday the 6th of April My wife took her Oath here in Las Vegas,NV, and marked the end of dealing with USCIS forever. Seeing the Naturalization Certificate was the most beautiful thing. Everyone here from the beginning November 2017 when I filed the K1, until now I would like to send out a thanks to those that have provided great advice, and allowed me to help others. A couple I married from VJ that also did a K1 just had their Citizenship test, and passed also. Their oath is the 11th of May. Knowing I was part of their journey from Marriage to Naturalization was rewarding also. I hope all the others I have married here from VJ also get to this point. It is so satisfying knowing you made it thru the war, won all the battles, and came out victorious. For anyone else out there, keep fighting, and don't give up. It is possible to make it out... a little rough for wear definitely, and probably with some lifelong scars and things that will haunt you forever, but knowing you came out on top is worth it.

Same in Vegas, passport acceptance facilities are booked 5 to 6 weeks out. My wife has her oath ceremony the 6th of April, best I could do so far is I have a appointment on the 11th of April at a post office about 3 hours away in the middle of nowhere. Population like 70 people, but 1 post office there in Rural Nevada. Supposedly April 1st a local Library is opening appointments at 9am for the month of April, so I am hoping to snag one on the 6th after the oath ceremony, or early on the 7th. Congrats to you, I'm not far behind, really looking forward to holding that Naturalization Certificate in my hands.

Took my stepson 45 days after entry to receive his. this was end of November 2022.

Keep an eye on the status. once it changes to issued your good, and visa is in the passport. It may switch back and forth a few times to Ready, Adminstrative processing, and a few other things. All that matters is issued, once that happens who cares what happened in the interview, as long as you get the visa. Good that you have notes in case it doesn't get approved, but keep your eye on the prize, all that matters in the end is a visa in the passport.

Getting a visa to Vietnam with a US passport is really easy and about 20 bucks now roughly. You can do it online now, and print out the visa in advance, and it's easy peasy. I have also gotten a Vietnam visa issued next day multiple times at their embassy in Bangkok, Thailand. I would stop by the embassy, fill out the form, pay about 15 bucks ( Make sure you have passport photos with you, I always travel with about 6 current ones), and pick up my passport the next day, then head to airport, hop on my Vietjet airways for 9 bucks one way back in the day, and away I went. The visa for Vietnam is not very difficult to get, and would save a lot of hassle in the long run. Note: Make sure you do it directly at their Visa webpage, there are a lot of 3rd party ones that get you visas, but mark it up to like 90 bucks, and then just do everything for you online and pocket the 70 for themselves. Looks like it went up to 25 now.... The standard fee for a single-entry e-visa is US$25

Just to throw this out there for everyone. SS will be completely bankrupt and unable to pay anyone in about 10 years or so. So won't really matter soon. According to the 2022 annual report of the Social Security Board of Trustees, the surplus in the trust funds that disburse retirement, disability and other Social Security benefits will be depleted by 2035. That's one year later than the trustees projected in their 2021 report.

You never know how fast they could process it. A K1 couple I Married, the one is a government employee and currently works in Canada. Because of this they didn't have to wait the 3 years to file for citizenship, They are in Calgary, so their closest local office was Montana. They got the interview notice 3 weeks after filing online, and had the 1st interview only 7 weeks after filing. They too were under the impression they had at least 3-4 months minimum to study before the interview. Well, with only about 3 weeks to study, she didn't pass the first interview, got tripped up on the N400 questions, and now they have their second interview March 30. I'm sure they will pass this time around, but they filed in January of this year, had first interview the end of February, and now the second the end of March. So they will have had not 1, but 2 interviews in under 3 months. Too bad you didn't move to Montana, they have nothing to do there it appears, and you get interviews within 8 weeks of filing there. To add, my wifes N400 interview is next Thursday the 16th here in Las Vegas,NV. We only waited 3 months for the interview notice because we filed N400 in November, had notice in February for the March Interview date, so even in Vegas they are processing N400's really quick.

Sure, my fiancee and I went thru 3-4 different countries before entering the US on her K1 visa.

My stepson arrived on Fx2 visa in November, and had green card 45 days later. CBP officer said it could take up to 90 days, so you are almost there. He said if you don't receive it after 90 days to call USCIS and give them the receipt number to check the status. I think you should have received it by now. Did you verify the address at POE with the officer. I double/ triple checked that to be safe. Never know, they seem to mess up addresses on a regular basis. Also, on the phone thing, call your provider and make sure they don't have the notifications blocked. a lot of carriers automatically block the 5 digit codes that uscis and banks use to verify it's you with a text message. This could be why you don't get the verification code.

Online N400 is the way to go. Did my wifes under the 3 year rule, 19 days after filing I751 was approved and 10 year green card in the mail, then a few months later we got the interview notice for the N400, will be going to the interview March 16th. So, from filing mid November to I751 approval, to N400 interview in about 4 months only.

Very accurate summary!!!

Never had them ask for a wet signature. Scanned copies should be fine. If your sending stuff anyway, send it as well, but Never had them ask for a wet signature.

They won't be looking for 2022 taxes until after the April 15th filing deadline. As long as interview is before then, you don't need to provide the 2022 taxes.

Took 3 cruises on Carnival when my wife had her AP. One out of long beach to Mexico, and 2 out of Florida, one Miami, and One Orlando. Stops in all the places you went, plus more with no issues. In Miami had a little issue because employee was new, and even the supervisor wasn't sure what to do with the AP/EAD combo card. All cruise ports have a CBP office in them, I made them call the CBP lesion to come over, and he cleared everything up. This was 2019/2020, maybe things have changed, but not that I know of.

Waiting 3 maybe 4 months to save 44 months of anguish and problems seems like a no brainier to me. My wife's only took about 13-14 months to process her ROC, and it was still a nightmare trying to convince airlines that the letter is good to travel on. Filed the N400 and 19 days later approved I751 and 10 year green card in the mail. But I agree with waiting to enter a few days after the 2 year anniversary.

Some embassies require you to update the intent to marry letters when you go for the interview. It is usually mentioned in the packet 3 or 4 from the embassy for the K1. My fiancee then took updated letters just in case, she showed them, but they said not needed. This was Thailand.

Definitely file the N400. My wife's I-751 was doing nothing, then filed the N400, 19 days later, I-751 approved, 10 year green card in the mail a week after that, and citizenship test appointment should be showing up any day now. USCIS just sits on I751's until they have a reason to do something about it it seems like.

I agree! Ferrari world is worth the trip in itself. Formula Rossa Baby!!!

It was China Eastern airlines from BKK to LAX. As a note, I have never flown them since, but uses to use them all the time because they were so cheap for me to go to Thailand all the time ( Cheap because they were Subsidized by the China government I had found out among other things). They literally would no board my wife with her extension letter and green card that just expired in February, and we were traveling in March I think it was, but had the extension letter. I ended up booking another airline completely for 2 tickets last minute for over 3k as I recall ( got some serious points from Chase on that one), and then had to fight tooth and nail involving the IATA and all sorts of other agencies. Attorney handled most of it, but I will say it took a lot. a little over a year later after the incident and with China Eastern being threatened to lose the ability to land and operate at BKK airport, they paid up covering costs and legal fees, but it was a nightmare that should never had happened, and I don't recommend getting in a fight with any airline based in China, because China thinks international rules don't apply to them, but it can be done.

Older chart, but you get the idea..... 2019

Only once has it had to be taken to legal action. I have missed flights due to incompetence of airline employees from multiple airlines, I can't really pinpoint any airline, they all have to hire employees, most will fold once it gets high enough up the chain at the ticket counter, if not I have received many an upgrade and compensation. I think it would be more of a country specific problem than airline problem. The Philippines I would think would be one of the best countries to fly out of. I have been thru there many times without issues, and considering they have an average of around 25% of K-1's issued every year, I would think they see more temp green cards and extension letters than any other country on this earth. They would rank very low in my opinion as a possibility of having an issue with any airline that fly's from there to the US, just based on the fact they see the Cards and letters more than anyone else.

Print and take a copy of this letter. I have schooled personally more airlines than I can count, and won many a legal action against them when they didn't board my spouse when legally required to. I won so much money in one case it has covered every dollar and then some for what I have ever paid in immigration costs over the years. Just arrive early to the airport, and have a good attorney on retainer. https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/assets/documents/2021-Dec/Reminder- LPR Boarding 20210305.pdf Knowledge is power... wield it appropriately as required.