I.Kat

5 minutes ago, Pbl said:

@I.Kat, do you know how long the ceremony takes and if visitors are allowed?

The ceremony itself was very short, probably like 5 minutes but the whole check-in process was probably like 1-1,5 hour. They did not allow visitors, super disappointing for everyone who came with loved ones 😪 I am unsure whether they'd allow visitors if there were less people but we were at capacity

On 7/30/2022 at 9:54 AM, Flafla said:

Hello fellow US citizenship seekers.

 

I have a question:  has anyone recently had their interview at the San Francisco office?  If so, are they still doing interviews AND oath ceremonies on the same day?

 

Just curious as I don’t live in SF, so going there is a bit of a big deal for me.  I would still do ite, I can’t wait to get citizenship.

 

Thank you all.

On 6/21/2023 at 12:29 PM, jxn said:

Hope it's okay to revive this thread but happy to post in another one if it's more relevant. Does the San Francisco Field Office still do same-day oath ceremonies? Now that things are basically post-pandemic I'm not sure if there is a solidified policy one way or another since a lot of the info shared is anecdotal.

Yes they do 🙂 I was just there yesterday and everyone who passed went straight to their oath ceremony that day. I scheduled mine for Friday 🙂

On 6/17/2023 at 7:04 AM, Olga&Jared said:

I know exactly how you feel. My local office seems to prioritize cases filed under 5-year rule. They tend to be scheduled for an interview within 4-5 months while 3-year ones with or without a pending I-751 are taking 11+ months. Which is incredibly frustrating given that I don’t have a 10-year green card in hand and I don’t even have a 48-month extension. 

My application is actually based on the 3 year rule and I just got my interview scheduled for July in SF office. Wonder if the fact that I waited to apply for N400 after I got my conditions removed helped??

24 minutes ago, Jon & Ygritte said:

You can check under the Documents tab in your USCIS account.

Oh shoot, you're right! Thank you so much 🤗 Interview scheduled for July 26th!

Just got a notification that my interview was scheduled! San Francisco filed office, NOA April 7th. Genuinely surprised to hear from the SF office so soon, will update on the interview date once I get the letter in the mail ☺️

On 4/3/2023 at 10:19 AM, Marla W said:

Hello Everyone! I am a March filer, well, now I will be April's, want to see if someone can help me.

 

I am doing it online, and I thought at the beginning, it was my internet, or my computer, anyways, several different internets, (coffee, home, work) and laptops, and this is my problem.

 

The first evidence part, where you should upload your GC and Marriage license and then you click next and upload all the other support evidence, by the time I change in between them, it erases all the files in my previous page. I hope I am explaining myself, not sure why, is not saving my files and I already tried to upload and save them for more than 6 times. So I can't submit my form, because anytime I click next it doesn't keeps my files.

 

Anyone experienced this? 

I had the same problem, SO FRUSTRATING!! I tried to file on Tuesday and it just kept going. Even tried to restart the form completely and it didn't work. I checked on their system maintenance and it was supposed to happen last Wednesday/Thursday so I waited  was able to file online on Friday with no hiccups  

13 hours ago, RockyA said:

Thanks for creating the thread, I was going to make one on 15th 😁

 

My timeline,

 

K1-2017

AOS interview Cleveland OH

ROM- 4/2021

N400 - April 3 online, got receipt right away

Biometrics- got a letter on 4/10 saying fingerprints will be reused. It was from NBC.

 

Seems like it's just the two of us for now 😅

Hi everyone,

I haven't seen a thread for April 2023 Filers so here's one 🙃 I just filed yesterday 4/7/2023 after some technical issue with the online application. Hope you're all doing well, WE ARE NEARLY DONE WITH THIS THING! 🤗

I just want tell everyone to not get discouraged if you receive your extension letter! I got a notification in the app that my "my card is being produced" on March 17th and I received my extension letter in the mail on March 18th. I doesn't mean they push you in a corner once they send the extension letter 🤗 Hang in there! ☀️🤞

WAC: Just received an update in the app! "Case was updated to show fingerprints were taken" so I supposed my biometrics appointment was waived 

So sorry 😪I only have experience from k1 when we got outside of the normal processing time. We inquired through the online form and my then fiancé got a letter in the mail two weeks later saying that they are experiencing a backlog and that we'll hear back within 15 days. We called after 15 days passed and they told us it takes 40 days for them to get back to us. At the end, we got approved on a day 35 since we received the letter.  🤯 

@iwir 🖐️

9 hours ago, brittanymitchell said:

Wanted to post my experience in case it can help anyone else!

 

I called last week (Monday) to request an expedite on my AP on the basis of severe financial loss (we have a wedding celebration planned in end of May). We had to call several times before we could figure out how to reach a person- we eventually reached someone by going through as though I was updating my address. Be prepared to provide an explanation as to how you qualify for one of the expedite requirements.

 

On Thursday I got an email requesting me to fax in proof, but then only a few hours later I got another email that said ‘Please ignore previous email. We received your request to expedite the decision on your application. Your case is currently under review. You will receive a decision or notice of further action shortly.’

 

I was really confused as to what this meant, because how could they be reviewing our case if we hadn’t been able to send in proof yet? Today I got the update on the old site for my EAD case number that my card is being produced! I saw from reading on here that most people only see the EAD case update when the combo card is being sent out, so our best guess is that they didn’t wait for our expedite proof because our case was already being looked at for regular processing times? VJ said we were passed due, but I guess we have no way of knowing whether the expedite request sped us up at all. Either way I am so relieved to finally see an update after 144 days! 

@themarketa

On 4/10/2019 at 7:06 AM, audacieux89 said:

Had my interview and was approved! Status is now "New Card is Being Produced" 😊

CONGRATULATIONS! 🎉🎉🎉

On 3/25/2019 at 5:11 PM, audacieux89 said:

Hello, yes. Actual updates i received were:

January 2018 - case ready to be scheduled for interview

March 2018 - case ready to be scheduled for interview (I dunno why the duplicate updates 🤷‍♂️)

March 2019 - interview scheduled 

 

So I waited almost 16-17 months after filing for my interview to be scheduled.

Thank you for clarification and CONGRATULATIONS!  

9 hours ago, audacieux89 said:

Sf update:  Status changed in January to interview ready to be scheduled. Status changed in March 5 to interview scheduled. Letter received a week later and my interview will be first week of April. Hang in there everyone! 

Can I just double check - your case changed into "Case is ready to be scheduled for an interview" in January 2018 and it changed into "Interview was scheduled" in March 2019?

On 3/21/2019 at 9:02 AM, Vee_bay_bee said:

Hi everyone, 

My status changed to "interview ready to schedule" as of yesterday. I was excited for about 30 minutes, until I saw SF office roughly takes about 15 months to schedule an interview 😣

SO with that being said, I'm hoping EAD/AP will come much sooner. 

My NOA 1 date is December 28 2018, around how long did it take everyone to receive that? I'm expecting a RFE (I didn't put duplicates of passport photos)....So, if anyone else received an RFE, did it back track your EAD/AP by a lot??? Thanks!!! 

Hi there, we are ready to be scheduled for an interview as of March 21st. Definitely keep me updated, we are waiting in that huuuuuge line together now  

I love reading through November 2018 AOS thread because people from UK always end up talking about food and I think it is adorable! Now, off to watch Great British Baking Show! 😍

12 minutes ago, jackyjimenez said:

Got my interview date for April 11th and I’ll be out of town. Don’t know how to reschedule it. 😩 they say calling but that they will deny it maybe.

Scroll up👆

23 hours ago, GFP said:

NOA Oct 9th: “New card is being produced” status changed today informed via Text Message and by email. No changes in AP status.

 

SSN question: I had a SSN in the past while in US under J1 visa. We filled for getting a SSN in the I485 form. My question: Are we supposed to receive a SSN card together with the combo card? Is there a way to check online what is my SSN status? Thanks.

20 hours ago, Rocko20 said:

I don't know your exact specifics, buy my wife has a SSN from the past under her J1(or cultural visa) and we have used that same visa to file taxes successfully with the IRS. My research has said that once you get a SSN (from any visa), it will remain the same forever. Even after the GC paperwrok she will still have the same SSN if I'm not mistaken. 

 

You don't currently have your SSN card from when you were under the J1 Visa? My wife still had her card. 

Exactly as Rocko20 says, you keep the same SSN from your J1, that stays with you your whole life. The only thing you can do is to go to SSA with your marriage certificate, SSN, passport and EAD and have your name updated on the card. I was actually able to update my social security card (from J1) on my married name within i94 window with no problems.

2 hours ago, DaveAndAnastasia said:

There's no fee to renew an EAD granted during AOS for a K1, and IIRC the NOA1 for the renewal application grants a six-month extension for EAD(but not AP), but otherwise yes.

Thank you!

Can I just double check - let's say you wait for your EAD while you're waiting for your AOS. You get it after six months of waiting, but you live in an area where the processing time for AOS takes waaaaay over a year, so you have to file (and pay a fee?) for EAD/AP renewal literally six months after you received the original one to be sure you'll get the new one on time. Is my understanding correct? 

On 7/30/2018 at 5:51 AM, AmandaandChayne said:

Hi,

Apologies if this has been asked before but I can't find and answer.

 

 

So according to the UK passport agency when married and name changed I have to obviously get a new passport but that may cancel any existing visas.

 

how does everything link up? If I cant update my passport til AOS granted then no flying internally either?

Do I just update my passport details on my AOS  application or do I try to get my new passport expedited before filing for AOS and if I have to get a new passport how does that affect any exisiting right to be in the US once married but AOS not filed yet?

 

just a little confused with everything I've been reading at the mo.

 

 

 

 

Hey @AmandaandChayne, I was just wondering if you figured this out? I find myself in a similar situation as I need to have my marriage entered in my country's records but then I have to have my passport renewed within three months! I wonder if it can possibly affect my pending AOS application where I used my current passport info? 

20 hours ago, Gamisha said:

Some airlines like KLM, AirFrance, Delta have a thing that you can get an economy standard ticket (not economy light, which is the cheapest) and you can eventually change the dates with a fee of 150USD or so. I did that in the past, you don't have to provide any justification. I don't think they do any background check on your passport number to see if you have bought any ticket. Also you can add your travel info (passport number etc) even 72 hours before the flight, so I wouldn't worry about USCIS background check. 

This is very helpful, thank you so much! I totally didn't think of this option and will check it out