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hi
 
just one i130 per sibling, the form costs $535 for each sibling, spouses and children are listed on the form
 
the petition will take over 12 years, most likely 14 years 
 
so depending o the ages of their children, they might age out
 
 

oath in worcester,ma on may 14th 2019 almost there .😇😇 

It was my oath ceremony yesterday, in Wichita Kansas. Everyone was invited to arrive at 12pm, so we (me and my husband) got there at  11:15pm only to discover it didn’t start until 1:30pm.
 
I was expecting a lot of people as it was held in a theatre, and there were around 150 immigrants, plus lots of family and friends. The place was packed.
 
About 12pm, we were organised into lines by the local director of USCIS – 2 lines of immigrants with family and friends quickly separated from us. I stood in line for over an hour before I got to the check-in desk where for the first of numerous times that day, I had to show my appointment letter. That became the document the IO officers wanted to see the most. I also had to hand in my 2-year and 10-year green card.
 
Then we had to line up again to get into the theatre. There were two guys dressed in colonial outfits who gave us a pamphlet on the American flag and a program for the ceremony. We were led onto the stage and had to show the invitation letter again, and then go to a table to sign our naturalisation certificate which the IO took back straight away. We were also given a large white envelope with a certificate holder and various booklets on being an American citizen.
 
By this point friends and family had been seated at the back and we were directed to sit in the first five rows. They were very clear that we couldn’t sit anywhere else. A senior IO took to the stage to announce what would be happening – a judge would be preceding over the ceremony, and when she arrived the theatre would become a federal court, and all the doors would be locked. Then we got a short bathroom break before the ceremony got underway.
 
We were told we had to say the oath out loud unless you’d been given permission (on religious grounds) not to, and the IOs dotted around the theatre would be watching us – if they suspected anyone wasn’t saying it, you’d be asked to stay behind and your certificate may not be issued.
 
Around 1:30pm the ceremony started, and the judge welcomed us – she was friendly. Some kids in guard uniform from a local school marched out and put up the flag, and we stood to sing the anthem. Then a local attorney gave an emotional speech about what she went through to adopt her daughter from Vietnam (her kid was on stage looking embarrassed) and then another attorney led us through the oath and then the pledge.
 
Another IO took the stage and called out each of the 39 countries in attendance. When your country was called you had to stand up for a second then sit down. Everyone got a generous round of applause. I was the only person from the UK. Some people had dressed in ballgowns and black tie, one guy from Cambodia wore his national dress, some went down the ripped jeans and t-shirt route, but most were smart-casual.
 
Now it was the turn of another attorney, who had a guitar and explained he wanted to sign a song about being American that wasn’t about battle, and invited us to join in with John Cougar Mellencamp’s  ‘Ain't That America’. Everyone was clapping along and singing the chorus.
 
The judge closed proceedings by thanking everyone who’d made the ceremony possible. The senior IO said we would be called row-by-row onto the stage to get our certificates (again had to show the invitation letter) and said we could have our picture taken with the local USCIS director after.
 
On the way out there were voting registration stations (just one easy to fill out form) and a lot of people (including me) stopped to do that.
 
We were out by 3pm, so it took nearly 4 hours in total. Much longer than I’d expected. I raced to the local Post Office, stood in line, only to be told passports were by appointment. LOL. I’ll do it Monday.
 
So my passport and social security update to do, and then I’ll be done.
 
Yesterday marked the end of my immigration journey – four years in total. Visa Journey was a massively important part of my story, and I’m very grateful for all the support, help and great advice.
 
Good luck to everyone still on this ride and many thanks. You guys rock. 😊

hello everyone, Today was my combo interview I751and n400 passed it ,i was super easy.
so me and my wife get there 45mins early but did not get called until 11:20Am appointment  time was 10:50Am,when they called me ,i asked officer they need my wife to, officer was really nice ,he told me nope ,i been watching you guys ,been busy playing with baby i can tell its yours,we have 4months old,he just want to add her birth doc in my I751 file,I was told by officer he been getting supervised because ,he just start working on I751 cases ,when i walk in room with him there was another officer waiting for us ,he was his supervisor after the oath,he asked me for baby birth doc and 2018 tax than he asked me do i have any pics? ,i had only 2 with me i told him i have it in my phone he wants to see? he said ok ,then i show him all the pics i have in my phone ,he said all good and told other officer you can start N400 interview and supervisor left, got asked 1)how many senators?2)Name one branch or part of the government.3)We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?4)How many justices are on the Supreme Court?5)Why did the colonists fight the British?6)Name two national U.S. holidays. i got all 6 right then he asked me to read on iPad ,when is columbus day? than he ask me to write,Columbus day is in October. than asked me YES OR NO QUESTIONS FROM N400,THATS IT.AT END HE SAID CONGRATS YOU PASSED YOU TEST ,YOU WILL RECIVE OATH LETTER IN MAIL.ONE MORE STEP TO GO CANT WAIT.
TIMELINE 
I751 APPLYED IN NOV2017 VSC
N400 APPLYED IN OCT2018 
APPROVED BOTH ON 04/08/2019 AT Lawrence,MA.
SORRY FOR LONG BIG POST ,I HOPE THIS WILL HELP SOMEONE,I DID IT BECAUSE OF HELP FROM ALL OF YOU GUYS .THANK YOU ,GOOD LUCK.

hello everyone, Today was my combo interview I751and n400 passed it ,i was super easy.
so me and my wife get there 45mins early but did not get called until 11:20Am appointment  time was 10:50Am,when they called me ,i asked officer they need my wife to, officer was really nice ,he told me nope ,i been watching you guys ,been busy playing with baby i can tell its yours,we have 4months old,he just want to add her birth doc in my I751 file,I was told by officer he been getting supervised because ,he just start working on I751 cases ,when i walk in room with him there was another officer waiting for us ,he was his supervisor after the oath,he asked me for baby birth doc and 2018 tax than he asked me do i have any pics? ,i had only 2 with me i told him i have it in my phone he wants to see? he said ok ,then i show him all the pics i have in my phone ,he said all good and told other officer you can start N400 interview and supervisor left, got asked 1)how many senators?2)Name one branch or part of the government.3)We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?4)How many justices are on the Supreme Court?5)Why did the colonists fight the British?6)Name two national U.S. holidays. i got all 6 right then he asked me to read on iPad ,when is columbus day? than he ask me to write,Columbus day is in October. than asked me YES OR NO QUESTIONS FROM N400,THATS IT.AT END HE SAID CONGRATS YOU PASSED YOU TEST ,YOU WILL RECIVE OATH LETTER IN MAIL.ONE MORE STEP TO GO CANT WAIT.
TIMELINE 
I751 APPLYED IN NOV2017 VSC
N400 APPLYED IN OCT2018 
APPROVED BOTH ON 04/08/2019 AT Lawrence,MA.
SORRY FOR LONG BIG POST ,I HOPE THIS WILL HELP SOMEONE,I DID IT BECAUSE OF HELP FROM ALL OF YOU GUYS .THANK YOU ,GOOD LUCK.

hello everyone, Today was my combo interview I751and n400 passed it ,i was super easy.
so me and my wife get there 45mins early but did not get called until 11:20Am appointment  time was 10:50Am,when they called me ,i asked officer they need my wife to, officer was really nice ,he told me nope ,i been watching you guys ,been busy playing with baby i can tell its yours,we have 4months old,he just want to add her birth doc in my I751 file,I was told by officer he been getting supervised because ,he just start working on I751 cases ,when i walk in room with him there was another officer waiting for us ,he was his supervisor after the oath,he asked me for baby birth doc and 2018 tax than he asked me do i have any pics? ,i had only 2 with me i told him i have it in my phone he wants to see? he said ok ,then i show him all the pics i have in my phone ,he said all good and told other officer you can start N400 interview and supervisor left, got asked 1)how many senators?2)Name one branch or part of the government.3)We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?4)How many justices are on the Supreme Court?5)Why did the colonists fight the British?6)Name two national U.S. holidays. i got all 6 right then he asked me to read on iPad ,when is columbus day? than he ask me to write,Columbus day is in October. than asked me YES OR NO QUESTIONS FROM N400,THATS IT.AT END HE SAID CONGRATS YOU PASSED YOU TEST ,YOU WILL RECIVE OATH LETTER IN MAIL.ONE MORE STEP TO GO CANT WAIT.
TIMELINE 
I751 APPLYED IN NOV2017 VSC
N400 APPLYED IN OCT2018 
APPROVED BOTH ON 04/08/2019 AT Lawrence,MA.
SORRY FOR LONG BIG POST ,I HOPE THIS WILL HELP SOMEONE,I DID IT BECAUSE OF HELP FROM ALL OF YOU GUYS .THANK YOU ,GOOD LUCK.

OMG!!! just got an N400 interview notification!! yessss!!! ( after i am done screaming around the office i will wait until tomorrow to log in to see my interview date lol!)

grate news , Congratulations 🍾can't wait for my combi.

I was really lucky today and had a good combi interview experience. Here’s my story, I hope it helps anyone looking for a detailed account. Warning… it’s long!
 
It was lousy weather, we (me and my husband) set off for our 8:30am appointment in a torrential downpour. I was a little worried about looking like a drowned rat on arrival. 😊
 
At the front desk, security asked for my appointment letters and we both had to show ID. We then had to empty our pockets and put our items in a container (like at the airport) and go through the body scanner. We were then told to sit in the waiting room. It wasn’t full, just a few people. There was one officer sitting behind a glass window who had the patience of a saint. I was struck by how many visitors needed an awful lot of help and didn’t arrive with receipt numbers or much in the way of documentation. She seemed to spend most of her time directing people to which form to fill out and explaining that this office didn’t provide visas or a form filling in service.
 
We got called by an Immigration Officer (about 10 minutes after our scheduled appointment time), and were led to a private office. On the way, he asked for my 2-year Green Card and my 18-month extension letter (both were given back to me at the end of the interview).
 
The IO seemed to have a lot on his plate, was a bit grouchy at first, but was friendly and clear in his instructions. I had to stand on the left, my husband on the right and we raised our right hands and promised to tell the truth.
 
The IO explained that we’d be interviewed together for my 10 year Green Card and then my husband could leave, and I’d take the citizenship test and interview alone. He had my application on his desk and went through some basic questions from the i-751 – like name, address, telephone number, job – which I confirmed. We’d moved last summer and though our new address was confirmed by Homeland Security, and letters from service centres have been arriving to the right place, he had our old address and updated it during the interview.
 
He asked if we had a joint bank account, but didn’t ask to see any of the mountain of evidence I’d brought along. Before I knew it, that was the Green Card part done, and my husband was dismissed. Another nice and friendly IO came and escorted him back to the waiting room.
 
The IO then explained we’d start the citizenship interview with the civics test. I was asked these 6 questions which I got right so didn’t have to answer the full 10:
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted? How many US Senators are there? Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now? What is the capital of the United States? Where is the Statue of Liberty? Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived? Then I had to read out a statement which flashed up on a screen in front of me,  ‘Who elects Congress?’ I used a stylus to write the answer that the IO kept repeating, ‘the people elect Congress.’ Luckily it was legible though it did look like I was kindergarten age. Those things are hard to write with!
 
After that there was a long list of mostly ‘no’ questions like ‘have you ever committed some horrible act?’ The last 3 or 4 were ‘yes’ questions like agreeing to accept and obey the laws of the States.
 
He then told me I could relax while he updated the system. He said he was approving me for both Green Card and citizenship and I may or may not get a physical Green Card in the post. He said as my extension letter was good till July-2019, I could hold onto them and not worry about getting a stamp in my passport.
 
My name and basic details flashed up on screen which I had to check and sign, as this is how they’ll appear on my naturalisation certificate.
 
He said there was some spaces left on the 19 April oath ceremony so if the system updates in time, I should get an invite in the mail. He then handed me an N-652 confirming that I’d passed the N400 tests and that my application has been recommended for approval. The entire thing took around 30 minutes.
 
Within an hour of leaving, my case status online had changed to:
N400: Oath Ceremony Notice Was Mailed i-751: New Card Is Being Produced Hopefully I’ll get confirmation in my online documents of the oath ceremony date in a few days.
 
Some stray observations:
The IO seemed time-crunched, and said he gets a set amount of time for each interview. You can get a deferred result if you go over time, bring too much evidence (like all the societies/clubs/organisations) you belong to, as the IO has to type it all in during the allocated interview time slot Similarly, the IO types up all you say in response to answers, so keep it brief I was surprised we didn’t get interrogated a bit more, but apparently we are quite boring. The IO said i-751 interviews are typically held if there’s something they want to review in more detail, but in straight forward combi cases, it’s more of an adjudication of the application done with the applicant in attendance. That kind of explains the lack of interrogation. Anyway, thank God that’s over! Sorry for the long post, I hope it helps someone.
 
I’m really looking forward to getting my oath ceremony date.

Good luck everyone!  
 

good luck m sure ,you will be fine ,please keep us updated .blessings 

update on my case status ,we scheduled an interview for your Form N-400, so happy ,can't wait,filed on 10/23/2018. can't see my interview letter yet ,but i will update once find out. boston ,ma

n-400 interview on 04/08/2019 at Lawrence, MA, applied on 10/23/2018.☺️
 

n-400 interview on 04/08/2019 at Lawrence, MA, applied on 10/23/2018.☺️
 

Thanks for responding. 
 
In January I got the notice for the N400 interview but nothing about my I-751. So I raised an inquiry and got a letter the next day from my local office confirming I would be sitting a combi interview, but that's literally all it said. 
 
Six weeks later (last Friday) to my surprise, I got formal notice for my i-751 interview. There was a checklist of evidences/documents to bring, which included tax transcripts for the past 3 years. 

Well, I can't get them online, so have ordered them in the mail. It can take up to 10 days, so they may not arrive in time, and my local IRS office is not an option (they won't provide them). The rather scary sounding statement 'your application will be denied' for failure to bring this has got me worried. 
 
So my advice is to get your tax transcripts now.  
 
 

i can't see interview letter yet but i will update once i will see, my I-751 still pending ,its going to be combo for sure ,did its saying in you letter its going to be combo interview for you on 12th?

update on my case status ,we scheduled an interview for your Form N-400, so happy ,can't wait,filed on 10/23/2018. can't see my interview letter yet ,but i will update once find out. boston ,ma

Got my interview letter today, January 15th. From my timeline:
 
Service Center : Online CIS Office : Cincinnati OH Date Filed : Oct-17-2018 NOA Date : Oct-20-2018 Bio. Appt. :
Interview Letter:
Nov-06-2018
Dec-07-2018
Interview Date : Jan-15-2019

This might sound stupid, but is that because today is December 1st so it would mean a month less?

Hmmm...I don't have a 'my documents' tab yet at https://my.uscis.gov/account/  Maybe I'm being too impatient, and it'll show once USCIS have processed my biometrics apt? It does say it can take 48 hours. 
 
Anyone know when the 'my document' tab appears?
 
 

Yes, I believe you can get your N400 application ready to go now as it will be saved online for 30 days. That covers you from today (3 Oct) to 2 Nov - so you should be good to hit submit come 30 Oct. 
 
I've checked all my info is still there and ready to go when my 90 day window opens on 24 Oct. And so far so good.  
 
Thanks again for creating this thread @nompish, great to have support with the next stage in this process.