LarryHickman

Thank you MiamiMark, I dont know you but it’s always good to talk with a fellow VJ close by! Mark I think they approved right after we left like the following business day, I was told the IO isn’t experienced by a immigration attorney and that his boss signed off on it next business day because we got oath ceremony letter like 3 days later. How’s things with you? Where are you guys in the process?

Real quick info if anyone wants to know, 7-15 citizenship interview, 8-5 oath ceremony, 8-29 passport in hand….done. It didn’t really quite feel real that it was over until I saw my wife’s US passport today you know something that we all use.

I feel ya, we are done and about 5 weeks until passport...trust me it feels great! I'm holding onto everything I have for my wife, all her old history, old addresses, family data education everything but man I'm deleting and tossing out like crazy all the lame proof we had to do provide to prove we weren't committing fraud that grew year over year for 4 years, month to month for living document evidence no longer needed (bills, credit card statements, bank statements, insurance etc. all financial month to month non sense we had to gather so big like a old school yellow pages).

Well I’m guessing the God like vision the FBI is made out to be here and if they don’t care who should tone vs the USCIS is that the FBI was for and 8-5 job vs USCIS dealing with forced human trafficking or forced sex slave day in and day out so they want to know……you know to protect somebody’s life no biggie…..OP just tell the truth do yourself a favor if this is important to you, you screwed up like the rest of us at one point regardless if gone or not and yeah it’s still on your record just not accessible to some checks……Been through many FBI, CIA checks the Feds keep the records so why wouldn’t FEDs at DHS USCIS have access to them also? They do if you give them reason to suspect you. It doesn’t matter if you believe they are gone or not…the question was ask, not answering is the same as lying if you withhold info, this concept isn’t hard.

Just here for the comments....popcorn...more popcorn....So is OP talking in 3rd person, about her mom or kid? Suspense is killing me.

Just an update VJ friends, N 400 interview was 7/14 and passed but couldn't make a decision pending I 751. 7/20 N-400 approved. 8/5 Oath Ceremony. What a mind blowing process started in 2018, glad to have the Feds out of my bed. Good luck VJ buds for all the help all these years, God speed to you all.

I’m happy to report my wife is being sent a ceremony date, when I’m not sure yet but this process is finally over, Thank the Lord!!! VJ buds thanks for all your help all these years and good luck to you in your journeys

I’m happy to report my wife is being sent a ceremony date, when I’m not sure yet but this process is finally over, Thank the Lord!!! VJ buds thanks for all your help all these years and good luck to you in your journeys

Good for you and your wife Im happy for you guys and didn’t let this nightmare hurt you. Big High Five my friend

Sarge is that you?! Hey man how are you???? Damn I miss your positive outlook and never die attitude! How are you bro? 2018 that’s killer

Thanks Scandi

Thanks you the advice, I’ll try this. Good luck to you btw

Yeah eat it and smile

Amazing I feel the same, wouldn’t mind living in my wife’s country this is getting exponentially worse here in the US. wow pay to leave, only in the IS

Thanks Bob maybe your right

I 751 is pointless I agree and meaningless like another member said. Really P’s me off to see other people there for the same interview with different IO’s coming out with smiles and thumbs up and staying afterward to be given the ceremony date and address.

We are at the worst service center.. YSC status is the canned statement “in process or under review” no change for over a year

I wasn’t either…years of waiting for this. like another poster said they could have been prepared had our 751 there already…we were prepared

Ok well we are all friends here but I disagree I know they can get it on the spot (on their PC it’s just a scanned Doc) and I also had a copy plus my immigration lawyer friend has seen this in person! i digress we like many others are at their mercy but pay our TAXES so they get a salary.

I didn’t go in the interview, I was called in after it was over by him just to tell me we have to wait….We we’re not allowed to ask anything or if they needed anything just “you will get notified “. Now does this sound ok with you that a couple is brushed off rushed out, not allowed to sit down for even a few moments after years of waiting and no next step just when it’s done it’s done email/call or letter?

Thank you but I respectfully disagree, the 751 is just a re hash of the 485 with more pictures and updated month to month personal info. They can get the file with a key stroke on spot. Trust me they know who is probably legit or not. It has nothing to do with where my friend went to law school…he works many caes every week and SEES some 751s not approved but get approved on spot.

The problem was and sorry if I wasn’t clear or didn’t state it, he didn’t want to answer our questions, in fact I was even allowed to sit down in his office just stand outside his doorway…he was rushing us out. Everyone of us deserve a chance to speak about our case….how could you defend that? It’s not my fault immigration is busy or whatever else excuse they give us.

The IO would give quick answers and they all ended with you will get notified, he was pushing us out as fast as he could. He should be fired we felt we were not allowed to ask anything. Thank you, very kind of you

Im really hoping we and anyone of us in the same position don’t have to wait months because our file will sit idle not because they need more from us most likely (it’s all scanned and on a computer with just a key stroke to get) or for us to be questioned again in an interview and believe me I was there and ready if called, so please folks don’t let them fool you……chances are if they ask for anything more it’s to save face and make it seem like it’s you that needs to do something but then again the federal government employees don’t have a problem showing us how little they will do…..files just sitting it’s how government works….we are and any of you in the same boat probably already done technically speaking. My immigration friend lawyer knew the guy who gave my wife the exam and said he has had problems with him before, believe me my friend would know we are in Miami area and he does tens if not hundreds of cases per year and knows the system and immigration officials here. Rant over, VJ friends hang in there

I guess I was trying to be funny above, the point is my wife is an American now and speaks English like its the best thing since sliced bread there is no reason for her to wait longer she passed the stupid US exam like I knew she would, they are dragging us through this further and we have to continue to do more I 551 STAMPS in her passport to travel (she had wrong dates on her 2 year green card so we had to surrender it when we filed an I 90 for correction but they didn't do anything with the I 90 or send her 2 year green card back to us once we submitted I 751 10 year Green card application). We (I'm) are very angry about this non sense and incompetence of "a decision cannot be made yet about your application". I mean they should have had out I 751 there and like my immigration friend lawyer said they could have adjudicated on the spot I was there too lets talk!!!!! I'm so P'd off about this, this was end game today....there are no more steps for us, nothing we know of to submit, no more interviews or fees we have to do....we are limbo. I feel for anyone in this position, they should have had everything they need today. Its like my immigration friend lawyer said, the I 751 is irrelevant, she was eligible to do naturalization and passed regardless of a non approved I 751interview for 10 year green card...next step citizenship and she passed end of story. And also you dont have to have a pre planned combo I 751/N 400 interview, where do some in visajourney members get this from????.....they can adjudicate then and there on the spot a I 751 assuming the citizen spouse is there and I was.