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    Alekezam got a reaction from Visitor User in Houston Texas N-400 Processing Times   
    Huh? Wrong.
     
    We filed the N-400 in 2023. On 1-4-2023 to be exact. 
     
    You need to look at our timeline more carefully. 
     
    We filed right at the tail end of the pandemic so it should be moving even faster now than it did then. Of course, there are a lot of different variables that could effect the process (country of origin, provided documents, how well you do your due diligence, etc.). 
     
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    Alekezam got a reaction from PVR Bound in Houston Texas N-400 Processing Times   
    We're Houston based. 
     
    Take a look at our timeline. 
     
    From the time that we filed my wife's N400 to when she did the oath ceremony it took just over 4 months. 
     
    It took only 3.5 months to get an interview from the point that we submitted the N400. 
     
     
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    Alekezam got a reaction from Visitor User in Houston Texas N-400 Processing Times   
    We're Houston based. 
     
    Take a look at our timeline. 
     
    From the time that we filed my wife's N400 to when she did the oath ceremony it took just over 4 months. 
     
    It took only 3.5 months to get an interview from the point that we submitted the N400. 
     
     
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    Alekezam reacted to GEOntificator in N-400 Online Filing Required Docs   
    So my case was accepted. Got my NOAs. Biometrics were waived.
     
    After a lot of back and forth with my attorney we are not adding taxes to our case. She flat out told me to just trust her otherwise why did I pay her. Makes sense to me.
     
    Will keep this updates as I get more news. 
     
    Thanks all for weighing in.
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    Alekezam got a reaction from GEOntificator in N-400 Online Filing Required Docs   
    I just can't help but chuckle how all of the sudden it's crickets......if you get my drift.
     
    Anyhow, great news, good luck at the interview!
     
     
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    Alekezam reacted to GEOntificator in N-400 Online Filing Required Docs   
    I just got the notice that my interview was scheduled for 9/27. 
     
    Applied 5/26 (5 year rule)
    Check cashed 6/2
    Interview Scheduled 8/20
     
    No RFE.
     
    So close to being done!
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    Alekezam got a reaction from Chancy in 2020/ 21- US Passport & Card Application-Tracker   
    It took exactly 6 weeks and a day from the time we handed the application in at the post office to the time we received my wife's passport in the mail. (Expedited Service)
     
    5/15 - Submitted to USPS with expedited service.
     
    5/19 - Application status shows as "In Process". Check was also processed around the same date. 
     
    6/23 - Application status shows as "Approved"
     
    6/27 - Received passport in the mail
     
    7/21 - Received the original certificate of naturalization back in the mail
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    Alekezam got a reaction from Vpanda85 in 2020/ 21- US Passport & Card Application-Tracker   
    It took exactly 6 weeks and a day from the time we handed the application in at the post office to the time we received my wife's passport in the mail. (Expedited Service)
     
    5/15 - Submitted to USPS with expedited service.
     
    5/19 - Application status shows as "In Process". Check was also processed around the same date. 
     
    6/23 - Application status shows as "Approved"
     
    6/27 - Received passport in the mail
     
    7/21 - Received the original certificate of naturalization back in the mail
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    Alekezam got a reaction from Positive_Vibes in 2020/ 21- US Passport & Card Application-Tracker   
    5/15 - Submitted to USPS with expedited service.
     
    5/19 - Application status shows as "In Process". Check was also processed around the same date. 
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    Alekezam got a reaction from Vpanda85 in 2020/ 21- US Passport & Card Application-Tracker   
    It took exactly 6 weeks and a day from the time we handed the application in at the post office to the time we received my wife's passport in the mail. (Expedited Service)
     
    5/15 - Submitted to USPS with expedited service.
     
    5/19 - Application status shows as "In Process". Check was also processed around the same date. 
     
    6/23 - Application status shows as "Approved"
     
    6/27 - Received passport in the mail
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    Alekezam got a reaction from OldUser in Interview Scheduled With Upcoming Travel   
    No, we did not end up going that route after all. 
     
    There was no option at the interview to do our oath on the spot. I mentioned to the IO that we had travel plans coming up in the immediate future and asked if it would be possible for him to note that in our file in hopes that they would possibly schedule our Oath Ceremony for a date after we return from our trip and he simply said "just go on the trip and in the event your Oath is scheduled while you are gone then you can just call us or email us to reschedule". I thought, okay that's not a bad idea......one week later we got a letter in the mail...lo and behold the Oath Ceremony Date was set for right in the middle of our trip. Rescheduling is not as simple as just calling or emailing them like the IO had advised come to find out. After reading the letter closely, it explicitly says that you must physically mail in the included form along with a letter stating the reason why you intend to miss the Oath Ceremony. It also gives reasons allowed, one being if your afflicted with COVID or if you have some sort of an family emergency, etc. They don't really clarify exactly what "emergency" entails so it could be construed in a number of ways....one being that standard vacations don't count. So in summary, the risk of them giving us grief on rescheduling along with the uncertainty that we could even get an emergency passport application appointment was more than enough for us to rethink our plans so we just decided to reschedule our trip, at a loss of course, in order to just get this whole process over with once and for all. 
     
     
     
     
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    Alekezam got a reaction from M+K IL in Interview Scheduled With Upcoming Travel   
    No, we did not end up going that route after all. 
     
    There was no option at the interview to do our oath on the spot. I mentioned to the IO that we had travel plans coming up in the immediate future and asked if it would be possible for him to note that in our file in hopes that they would possibly schedule our Oath Ceremony for a date after we return from our trip and he simply said "just go on the trip and in the event your Oath is scheduled while you are gone then you can just call us or email us to reschedule". I thought, okay that's not a bad idea......one week later we got a letter in the mail...lo and behold the Oath Ceremony Date was set for right in the middle of our trip. Rescheduling is not as simple as just calling or emailing them like the IO had advised come to find out. After reading the letter closely, it explicitly says that you must physically mail in the included form along with a letter stating the reason why you intend to miss the Oath Ceremony. It also gives reasons allowed, one being if your afflicted with COVID or if you have some sort of an family emergency, etc. They don't really clarify exactly what "emergency" entails so it could be construed in a number of ways....one being that standard vacations don't count. So in summary, the risk of them giving us grief on rescheduling along with the uncertainty that we could even get an emergency passport application appointment was more than enough for us to rethink our plans so we just decided to reschedule our trip, at a loss of course, in order to just get this whole process over with once and for all. 
     
     
     
     
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    Alekezam got a reaction from *FishF00D* in Interview Scheduled With Upcoming Travel   
    My wife received notice that her interview has been scheduled for April 21, 2023. We filed her N-400 on January 5th of this year and, honestly, did not expect to get an interview date that quick. We were assuming she'd get an interview sometime in the late summer or even fall. 
     
    We have an overseas trip on May 4th. 
     
    I suppose one of few things can happen at the interview:
     
    1) They approve and you wait for a scheduled oath ceremony date
    2) They approve and you take your oath on the same day
    3) They don't make a decision on the spot and you wait for for official approval and oath ceremony date
    4) You get denied (if this happens, then my next question wouldn't be relevant)
     
    Given that the interview date and our travel date are so close obtaining a new passport is not even an option. 
     
    I've read that people can let the IO know of their situation and request that the Oath Ceremony be scheduled for a date after they have returned from travel abroad. 
     
    Is that a common thing to do? Because you do not have to actually give up your green card until the Oath Ceremony, the assumption is that you can still travel abroad using your green card and extension letter as you would normally have done prior to the interview. Is that a safe assumption to make?
     
    Thoughts?
     
    If need be we could cancel/reschedule the trip but we'd rather not if we don't have to since there are a few variables that make the timing of our trip convenient. 
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    Alekezam got a reaction from Redro in Busting the myth that the N400 knocks the 751 lose   
    Had our combo N-400/I-751 Interview on 4/21/23. We did not send in a request for combo interview letter with our application like others have done. The officer had our entire I-751 case file on the table in front of him and simply stated "your I-751 case has already been looked at twice so I'm not going to waste any more time on it" and approved it on the spot. He then immediately proceeded with the N400 interview. 
     
    I-751 approved same day. No new green card would be issued as N-400 was also approved on the same day. 
     
    I-751took roughly 18 months to approve but I want to stress that,  outside of receiving the notice of receipt for our I-751 application, there was absolutely no movement/updates on our I-751 till we submitted the N-400. Our I-751 was mysteriously transferred to another location immediately (same day) after we submitted the N-400.....no way that's just a simple coincidence. It obviously moved because we submitted the N-400. So you can interpret that however you want but in my opinion, they will basically sit on your I-751 for an indefinite amount of time until something major prompts them to do otherwise (in our case, the N-400).
     
    Of course this won't be the case for everyone but it certainly is for some like myself so one should not assume it's a myth based on contrary experience. It's basically luck of the draw. 
     
     
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    Alekezam got a reaction from FriendlyUser in N-400 Online Filing Required Docs   
    I completely agree with you. 

    Each person should decide on their own what they want to do. 
     
    There is no completely right or wrong answer. We are here to give advice, period. It's not about my advice is better than yours or vice versa. 
     
    We only provided what was required as a minimum and got through the process just fine. That's our experience. Is it going to be the same for everyone? Nope, so it's up to each individual to take our one little bit of experience along with everyone else's and decide what they want to do. 
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    Alekezam got a reaction from Family in Busting the myth that the N400 knocks the 751 lose   
    Had our combo N-400/I-751 Interview on 4/21/23. We did not send in a request for combo interview letter with our application like others have done. The officer had our entire I-751 case file on the table in front of him and simply stated "your I-751 case has already been looked at twice so I'm not going to waste any more time on it" and approved it on the spot. He then immediately proceeded with the N400 interview. 
     
    I-751 approved same day. No new green card would be issued as N-400 was also approved on the same day. 
     
    I-751took roughly 18 months to approve but I want to stress that,  outside of receiving the notice of receipt for our I-751 application, there was absolutely no movement/updates on our I-751 till we submitted the N-400. Our I-751 was mysteriously transferred to another location immediately (same day) after we submitted the N-400.....no way that's just a simple coincidence. It obviously moved because we submitted the N-400. So you can interpret that however you want but in my opinion, they will basically sit on your I-751 for an indefinite amount of time until something major prompts them to do otherwise (in our case, the N-400).
     
    Of course this won't be the case for everyone but it certainly is for some like myself so one should not assume it's a myth based on contrary experience. It's basically luck of the draw. 
     
     
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    Alekezam got a reaction from Crazy Cat in N-400 Online Filing Required Docs   
    I completely agree with you. 

    Each person should decide on their own what they want to do. 
     
    There is no completely right or wrong answer. We are here to give advice, period. It's not about my advice is better than yours or vice versa. 
     
    We only provided what was required as a minimum and got through the process just fine. That's our experience. Is it going to be the same for everyone? Nope, so it's up to each individual to take our one little bit of experience along with everyone else's and decide what they want to do. 
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    Alekezam got a reaction from Dashinka in File N400 while I751 is pending   
    Had our combo N-400/I-751 Interview on 4/21/23. We did not send in a request for combo interview letter with our application like others have suggested. The officer had our entire I-751 case file on the table in front of him and simply stated "your I-751 case has already been looked at twice so I'm not going to waste any more time on it" and approved it on the spot. He then immediately proceeded with the N400 interview. 
     
    I-751 approved same day. No new green card would be issued as N-400 was also approved on the same day. 
     
    I-751took roughly 18 months to approve but I want to stress that,  outside of receiving the notice of receipt for our I-751 application, there was no movement on it till we submitted the N-400. Our I-751 was mysteriously transferred to another location immediately after we submitted the N-400.....no way that's just a simple coincidence. It obviously moved because we submitted the N-400. So you can interpret that however you want but in my opinion, they will basically sit on your I-751 for an indefinite amount of time until something major prompts them to do otherwise (in this case, submit an N-400). 
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    Alekezam reacted to springguy in N-400 Online Filing Required Docs   
    My wife and I filed N-400 through our company attorney  (Employment based GC, 5 yrs rule). through  paper mail and sent only  GC copy along with the application. No marriage certificate, no tax transcripts, no residence proof9. We pushed our attorney to add it but they simply refused. We took those items for interview but the IO did not ask us for anything. The IO only wanted to verify and crosscheck  the original  GC, passport and state ID. 
    Just sharing our experience 🙂
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    Alekezam got a reaction from jackiegringa in Naturalization interview/ceremony and travel abroad (merged)   
    The concern isn't around whether or not you would get a passport right away for an urgent travel situation.
     
    The concern is around whether or not appointments are readily available. The last thing they would want is to do a same day oath ceremony only to be unable to secure an appointment within a reasonable amount of time. Hence, the option of rescheduling being more conservative route for them to go especially given that they are not concerned with getting oath done in the near term. 
     
     
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    Alekezam got a reaction from A Polite Parrot in Processing Updates (I-751) for SRC (Texas Service Center)   
    Had our combo N-400/I-751 Interview on 4/21/23.
     
    I-751 approved same day. No new green card would be issued as N-400 was also approved on the same day. 
     
    And FYI.
     
    Took roughly 18 months to approve but I want to stress that,  outside of receiving the notice of receipt of our I-751 application, there was no movement on it till we submitted the N-400. Our I-751 was mysteriously transferred to another location immediately after we submitted the N-400.....no way that's just a simple coincidence. It obviously moved because we submitted the N-400. So you can interpret that however you want but in my opinion, they will basically sit on your I-751 for an indefinite amount of time until something major prompts them to do otherwise (in this case, submit an N-400). 
     
     
     
     
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    Alekezam got a reaction from Jon & Ygritte in Houston N-400 Filers   
    My wife had her interview on April 21st. We had an international trip planned leaving on May 4th (today) and figured that we'd get our oath ceremony scheduled for sometime after we got back. Lo and behold right around April 26th we got notice that her oath ceremony was scheduled for May 10th....right in the middle of our trip! Just our luck. So rather than take the risk of trying to reschedule the Oath Ceremony and getting things screwed up I just ended up rescheduling our travel arrangements....oh well.
     
    So in case you're wondering, at least in our case, they scheduled the oath ceremony pretty damn quick relative to our interview date. 
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    Alekezam got a reaction from OldUser in Processing Updates (I-751) for SRC (Texas Service Center)   
    Had our combo N-400/I-751 Interview on 4/21/23.
     
    I-751 approved same day. No new green card would be issued as N-400 was also approved on the same day. 
     
    And FYI.
     
    Took roughly 18 months to approve but I want to stress that,  outside of receiving the notice of receipt of our I-751 application, there was no movement on it till we submitted the N-400. Our I-751 was mysteriously transferred to another location immediately after we submitted the N-400.....no way that's just a simple coincidence. It obviously moved because we submitted the N-400. So you can interpret that however you want but in my opinion, they will basically sit on your I-751 for an indefinite amount of time until something major prompts them to do otherwise (in this case, submit an N-400). 
     
     
     
     
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    Alekezam got a reaction from OldUser in Advice for N-400 with pending I-751   
    Ditto on the N400 (only submitted bare minimum). For the I-751 we brought a few pieces of evidence, namely recent bills, medical insurance, joint account statements (officer did not ask for any of it). The officer had our entire I-751 case file on the table and simply stated "your I-751 case has already been looked at twice so I'm not going to waste any more time on it" and approved it on the spot then immediately proceeded with the N400 interview. 
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    Alekezam reacted to BugsBurger in N-400 interview Next month with I-751 pending   
    College, grad school or medical residency out of state, in a particular area of specialization, is as beyond control as US Armed Force deployments, or employment. One can always choose not to work away from spouse, or even quit US Armed Forces. Flipping burgers in a state on the other side of the country is employment related, but doubt that could be dressed as involuntary separation. Similarly, a po-dunk 1-2 year cert widely available from any community college across the US, wouldn't be a strong exemption, but highly selective college and post-grad programs would be a strong case. Crucial point is, is there sufficient and well-presented evidence to make the case that the couple continues to be in a healthy marriage, but living apart for a reasons other than break down of the marriage, marital woes, etc. Seems like the OP made the case in their favor.
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