Nayda

@dilip So had the N400 interview today [July 8th]...

Showed up like 15 mins before interview and got called on time. I got notice for N400 only but i brought Spouse just in case. Also the USCIS response to my out of processing window indicated they would be adjudicated together but then again, this could have just been a generic response.
 
I got up and walked to officer and he noticed that my partner was there as well and he asked me if I meant to bring him in as well. I wasn't sure if he wanted to do N400 first. Anyhow we followed him to his office and he was absolutely professional and courteous. It was a pleasant experience.

I had brought with me additional evidence, latest tax return and bank statements. He asked for my passport, ID and green card. I verified name and got fingerprinted and signed a couple forms. 
Casually asked "Asked how long we been married?"

He then announced that he would be conducting the N400. (Questions asked below...)
 
1. What does the judicial branch do?
2. What ocean borders the east coast?
3. How many justices does the supreme court has?
4. We elect a President for how many years?
5. What are the two major political parties in the United States?
6. Who was the president during WW1?

Casually asked "how did we meet?"
He said I passed N400 but couldn't approve since my I-751 is pending and he needs to have another colleague review before he can put final approval. He did say I wouldn't need to come back for the I-751 interview since he kinda conducted both and that was a surprise to me because he didn't make the interview transition from one to the other. I was worried he was going to mHiss seeing a document and i'd have to come back again or get an RFE since i had brought everything with me for him to go over. I mentioned i had brought original birth certs and marriage cert etc.. and he went over them briefly. He said I was done and could go home. Hope this helps you all!

Dave 
 

I got the oath on 15th July, 2019.  As you said , I will not get 10 year GC and my two year green card was taken during i-551 stamp.  So I have no green card?  Shall I tell them since my i-751 and N-400 are approved at the same time, I am not going to get 10 year GC, even though the notice said it was being produced.  Is it standard for USCIS?

Waiting game is very painful when you are almost at the end of your immigration journey.  Hopefully, you will hear good news soon on your case.  

Yes, it is a great news.  Since I was waiting long to get my I-751 approval ( Nov 27, 2017) and they stopped update on I-751 after I filed N-400 on Nov 25, 2018.  So, it seems that while I-751 is pending, if you apply for N-400, they will call the I-751 to the benefit center ( did not send any notice to me) and will send to local office with N-400 for approval.  

If someone cares about interview questions, I had an interview in San Bernardino field office. 
Reading part: What do we pay to the government?
Writing part: We pay taxes.
6 questions: (I copied them from my Notes on the phone and I can’t make letters smaller, sorry 😐)
-What prevents one branch from becoming more powerful than other?
-Who signs the bills to become law
-What is supreme law of the land 
-Who becomes president if President and Vice President can’t longer serve
-what is the highest Court in the country 
-what is an amendment?
 
sorry, I can’t remember the questions form exactly like from that book. 

I submitted on Dec 6, 2017. I already had N400 interview, passed, but without I751 at the local office, citizenship wasn’t approved. I called USCIS and talked to Tier 2, scheduled Infopass, because I applied for driving license and it was stopped due to immigration process. So after I got I551 stamp, I went to DMV and they approved my driving license.
 
it sounds like a third world country bureaucracy 🤮

Thank you for writing your experience at the interview! Congratulations! I wish I had it easy, we would have been at the same ceremony on Wednesday 😅
Wow, what a weird interview and she is a bit*h, basically. I sniff some racism too or something. I also heard long time ago that they are more strict with male applicants and the fact you don’t have kids make them ask for more proof for your marriage. But man, no need to be rude as she was! 
 My very first interview for conditional GC (I485), my husband and me were together in the room with IO and he asked if our families had something against our marriage, as we are from different cultures and backgrounds. 
 
See, I had VERY nice IO for my N400 interview. But no luck with I751! So you had tough one, but everything turned out to be great
 

@Nayda So your USC case is delayed because of your ROC and your ROC is delayed because of your USC?  That’s a bunch of bull corn!  I believe you have 120 days until you can sue for citizenship, right?  Something to that effect.  I would recommend you consider getting your representative involved and maybe the USCIS ombudsman.  They don’t seem to know which way is up for your case!  You can get citizenship, why would they require you to wait for ROC?  I know that’s the procedure, but they haven’t smoothed out the cracks for you despite trying different points of contact within the agency.

last resource to contact your congressman office, i guess

Warning: LONG story. But I have never read so far that anyone had a case like me here. 
 
Filed I-751 in Dec 2017 (now, on July 6th, will be exactly 19 months pending, which is maximum for California Service Center).
Applied for N400 in Jan 2019, and I had interview on May 9th. Notice didnt mention I751. I wrote inquiries and a message from MyUSCIS account inbox. I got a call from them, and I was told that it would be “most likely” combo interview. Then, I got the written reply back in inbox, but it was a general response about N400 interview, without mentioning I751. 
 
My husband and me went to the interview. I got the nicest officer ever. He said to my husband he doesn’t need him to come with me.
He told me right away it will be only N400 interview, because he doesn’t have I751 case in front of him. He requested it from CSC, but they didn’t deliver it to him to be ready for my interview. Then he talked general about life and the his job and different people who he meets thru his job (I noticed he literally was scanning me, as professional profiling of the applicant, by talking about random things). 
The interview itself was easy and straight forward - test, 6 questions, signature ... He told me my case is easy and clean (we have a child and all proofs) and that I submitted so many documents, that all is good. He said he understood it was frustrating that he couldn’t approve my citizenship, but he couldn’t  do anything as he didn’t have I751 with him. He told me he would try to get the documents and to approve me until May 22nd, when was the scheduled Oath date for Los Angeles area, to “squeeze” me into that Oath. He mentioned that I751 cases usually have interview, but that he would waive that in my favor and put me straight to Oath, because my case is so clean. 
 
I had high hopes, but nothing happened. Earlier, before interview, I applied for driving license. They didn’t issue it, because Uscis didn’t “clear” me. 
I called USCIS asking about my I751 several times, and I wrote letters online after interview, but the answer was always “your case is still pending within the processing time up to 19 months”. 
Then I requested to talk to Tier2, because I couldn’t get my driving license. They called me back the same day. She was kinda rude, but in the end she scheduled my infopass appointment in the office to get I-551 stamp for one more year. (Btw this is the only way to get infopass appointment). 
 
I went there (at this time, it was a month after the N400 interview and no news), and at the “check-in” desk, lady was so annoyed with me (chewing gum and answering me with “mmm-hmmm”), and she gave me waiting number, so I would be called. 
Luckily, I got super nice guy. 
After he listened my story, he took a close look into my case on his computer. He told me “I can see your I751 was requested from CSC two times by our office, but they didn’t reply at all. It states that your case was/is part of some project in CSC, with this lady colleague leading the project.”
 
I was shocked. First, nobody replied AT ALL to the field office, and second: My case is part of some project??!!! 
He went to the another floor where they hold interviews, and checked with another officers, they confirmed that my I751 was requested, but nobody replied. He tried to call that project lady on the phone, no one answered. He wrote an e-mail, requesting my I751. 
 
He stamped my passport with I-551 for another year. 
 
I thanked him him for all his effort and kindness and I went home.
 
I wrote message again from MyUscis account and I got reply that this issue is out of their online service and that I should call that one number they have. 
 I called again and I requested tier2. She was nice. She sent an email , putting all my story inside, and told me I would get answer in 7-10 business days. 
On USCIS Login “Case history” showed that my request for “administrative error” was reviewed and completed. As I had no idea what it
meant, I called them today afternoon. Tier 1 couldn’t answer this (even with a help of her supervisor) and she told me to call again tomorrow morning to talk to Tier2. I asked if I can talk to one now, or schedule the call back , she told me they have a very high number of calls at the moment. 
So I’m calling them again tomorrow. 
 
I just don’t know what to do when I751 becomes overdue on  July 6th completing max 19 months  of processing time. 
 
So unlucky. 
 
 
 

Did not apply for N400. 

Warning: LONG story. But I have never read so far that anyone had a case like me here. 
 
Filed I-751 in Dec 2017 (now, on July 6th, will be exactly 19 months pending, which is maximum for California Service Center).
Applied for N400 in Jan 2019, and I had interview on May 9th. Notice didnt mention I751. I wrote inquiries and a message from MyUSCIS account inbox. I got a call from them, and I was told that it would be “most likely” combo interview. Then, I got the written reply back in inbox, but it was a general response about N400 interview, without mentioning I751. 
 
My husband and me went to the interview. I got the nicest officer ever. He said to my husband he doesn’t need him to come with me.
He told me right away it will be only N400 interview, because he doesn’t have I751 case in front of him. He requested it from CSC, but they didn’t deliver it to him to be ready for my interview. Then he talked general about life and the his job and different people who he meets thru his job (I noticed he literally was scanning me, as professional profiling of the applicant, by talking about random things). 
The interview itself was easy and straight forward - test, 6 questions, signature ... He told me my case is easy and clean (we have a child and all proofs) and that I submitted so many documents, that all is good. He said he understood it was frustrating that he couldn’t approve my citizenship, but he couldn’t  do anything as he didn’t have I751 with him. He told me he would try to get the documents and to approve me until May 22nd, when was the scheduled Oath date for Los Angeles area, to “squeeze” me into that Oath. He mentioned that I751 cases usually have interview, but that he would waive that in my favor and put me straight to Oath, because my case is so clean. 
 
I had high hopes, but nothing happened. Earlier, before interview, I applied for driving license. They didn’t issue it, because Uscis didn’t “clear” me. 
I called USCIS asking about my I751 several times, and I wrote letters online after interview, but the answer was always “your case is still pending within the processing time up to 19 months”. 
Then I requested to talk to Tier2, because I couldn’t get my driving license. They called me back the same day. She was kinda rude, but in the end she scheduled my infopass appointment in the office to get I-551 stamp for one more year. (Btw this is the only way to get infopass appointment). 
 
I went there (at this time, it was a month after the N400 interview and no news), and at the “check-in” desk, lady was so annoyed with me (chewing gum and answering me with “mmm-hmmm”), and she gave me waiting number, so I would be called. 
Luckily, I got super nice guy. 
After he listened my story, he took a close look into my case on his computer. He told me “I can see your I751 was requested from CSC two times by our office, but they didn’t reply at all. It states that your case was/is part of some project in CSC, with this lady colleague leading the project.”
 
I was shocked. First, nobody replied AT ALL to the field office, and second: My case is part of some project??!!! 
He went to the another floor where they hold interviews, and checked with another officers, they confirmed that my I751 was requested, but nobody replied. He tried to call that project lady on the phone, no one answered. He wrote an e-mail, requesting my I751. 
 
He stamped my passport with I-551 for another year. 
 
I thanked him him for all his effort and kindness and I went home.
 
I wrote message again from MyUscis account and I got reply that this issue is out of their online service and that I should call that one number they have. 
 I called again and I requested tier2. She was nice. She sent an email , putting all my story inside, and told me I would get answer in 7-10 business days. 
On USCIS Login “Case history” showed that my request for “administrative error” was reviewed and completed. As I had no idea what it
meant, I called them today afternoon. Tier 1 couldn’t answer this (even with a help of her supervisor) and she told me to call again tomorrow morning to talk to Tier2. I asked if I can talk to one now, or schedule the call back , she told me they have a very high number of calls at the moment. 
So I’m calling them again tomorrow. 
 
I just don’t know what to do when I751 becomes overdue on  July 6th completing max 19 months  of processing time. 
 
So unlucky. 
 
 
 

It does.  We wrote letters requesting a combo interview and sent one to the field office.  My husband received a phone call from the IO letting him know it will be a combo interview and that I will need to attend.  This was a few days after he received an email response that confirmed he would receive a combo.  I thought the phone call was very courteous for USCIS!
Facts don't care about their feelings.   They can get as upset as they want to be, but at the end of the day, they should not be jerking you around like this.  When I worked for the government, I know our office gave attention to these sorts of letters because they often get escalated to the manager.  Case files are often reviewed before final approval, and if you send a physical letter, that has to be associated with the case file and someone will need to read them.  The government often has a strict procedure in getting correspondence to the right person, so they are not often lost and your expressions of what you are going through will need to go through the IO assigned to your case and to their manager.  If there is something that is holding up the case, then the manager will understand, but it could also play a part into their metrics and how to improve them.  Pizz them off, jz - it can be helpful!  

I recommend writing a letter and send it to all the addresses you have received letters on.  Just vent.  Explain you had to get a I-551 stamp when the officer could have approved your case per the policy manual.  Quote or print/highlight where this is stated:
https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-12-part-g-chapter-5
 
Also include wording to the effect that this is very inefficient and is wasting governmental resources.  That often gets attention.  If you were approved, then the hotline wouldn’t have had to call you back.  You wouldn’t be taking up a field officer’s time.  The USCIS could get you in line and save the stamp/possible card.
 
 I hope you are approved soon!

True mine too! Same story as yours but last week ( 1 week before interview ) i requested an update about my 751. They said that it was sent to my local office and i am schedule for n400. 
 
But when i got to the office, the IO said its not there. 

N-400 Application Timeline:
Sent: Aug 07, 2018
Biometrics: Aug 29, 2018
Interview: Apr 30, 2019
*waiting on Oath schedule
 
Sent an inquiry about I-751 outside processing time on Apr 11, 2019 and if it will be a combo interview because there was no mention of I-751 in the interview notice. I got a reply about 9 days later saying, "On 03/26/2019, we sent you an interview notice requesting that you go to your local office for an N-400 interview on 04/30/2019. We mailed your notice to the most recent address we have on file. Before we can conduct an interview for your N-400 application, your I-751 must be adjudicated. We cannot guarantee that your N-400 application will be adjudicated on the same day, but we will make every effort to adjudicate your I-751 on the same day as your scheduled N-400 interview. To facilitate this, your spouse would be required to attend your N-400 interview, and you will also need to bring the following:
Your N-400 interview notice; your ID; your spouse's ID; your passport; your permanent resident card; originals and one (1) set of copies, proof of your marital union from the filing date of this I-751 application to the present. "
 
My interview was scheduled today at 7:55AM in San Jose and my husband and son came with me to the interview. We got there at 7:10AM (we live about an hr away) and proceeded to security check. We were told that check-in counter opens at 7:25AM so we were sent to wait. I went and checked-in at 7:25AM and went back to the waiting room. We were called a little after 8AM by a really nice IO. He told us to follow him in his office. He was nice to he let us give our son juice while we were being interviewed. Honestly, I was half expecting to be told that they will need to reschedule us just like some of the ones I've read on Visa Journey but Im glad we weren't asked to reschedule. 
 
The IO said he will go thru our I-751 materials first before the N-400. He made us take an oath and checked our IDs. He verified some information from the form and then asked us questions about when we met, where, when we got married, how long before I came over to the US, if we have any other kids, if we lived anywhere else than the address where we currently reside at. Then he asked if we are submitting other docs, I said yes and gave him updated tax forms, insurance forms, our son's school application form and the information on our latest travel to the Philippines. When he was satisfied he said everything is good and that we are now to proceed with the N-400 interview and so he escorted my husband and our son back out to the waiting area.
 
When he came back, he verified more information on the forms, did the questions that were like in the application form. Then he said its the Civics test next. He asked these questions:
1. Name one problem that led to the civil war.
2. Before he was president, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
3. How many senators are there?
4. Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.
5. Name one state that borders Canada.
6. Who is the president of the US now?
 
Then he asked me to read : "Who can vote?" and asked me to write : "Citizens can vote."
 
Then he told me that I passed, everything looks good and that he will recommend my application for approval. He gave me the form that I passed and asked me if I had any questions. I asked if they are going to send me my greencard still and he said they will probably hold the production if I am able to make it to the Oath ceremony, the next one is in 3 weeks. I said yes and he said I will most likely get the letter in a week regarding the Oath Ceremony. I thanked him and he told me "it was nice to meet you." And that was that.  We were out of there by 8:30AM.
 
An hour later, my N-400 had a status change that they have mailed me my Oath Ceremony Notice. Checked my DHS online account it had 3 updates today. One for attending the interview, one for them approving my application and the last one for the Oath Ceremony Notice. Nothing on the documents tab yet but it says that might take a few days so I'll wait. My I-751 status hasn't changed.
 
Sorry for the long post and good luck to everyone who are still waiting for updates. 
   

Find my later posts and read them, maybe you can find some inspiration 😂 I am in similar situation. Good luck!

I filed N400 last April with I-751 pending since February 2017. I’ve had no update on either case so I called and was able to speak to a Tier 2 officer who said they’re still processing cases from October 2015. Based on the status of other cases surrounding mine, I doubt that’s accurate. 

When my wife received her N400 interview letter back in February there was no mention of the I 751 either . However we did get a letter in Dec 2018 that her I 751 was transferred to Lee's Summit then online it said   transferred to a new  office. Previously it had been  to the local office  since Feb 2018! We showed up for her Feb interview for the N400 but they had to reschedule a new interview this time for both I 751 and N400 within 90 days since they cannot conduct the N400 without I 751 being approved. Furthermore she told us it will be different officers who will do the interview and the spouse(American Citizen) should come during the I 751 interview.  Fast forward April 15 during her updated interview for the joint I 751 and N400 , same officer conducted the interview.
 
If I were you during  the interview bring the spouse with you (the petitioner) in case they conduct a combo I 751 / N400. Good luck.

N400/I751 Combo interview.
Date and time = April 17, 2019, 7:45 AM
Arrived at the Immigration at 7:40 AM. Got the finger print and picture taken at 7:50.
Senior IO Adam Gallaher: Called me 7:55. Told me just I is fine and my wife can stay out. He said he is going for N400 paper work, and test. Confirmed my place of residence, kids and their name and few more question from the N400 Application. Passed 6 question and read and write. He then said he is going to approve and schedule oath ceremony. He told me he is not going to interview for I751 because he said you have kids together and I don’t see any issues approving the I751. He asked me if I have any dates not good for oath ceremony. I said June 6th is not good as I have my kid’s school appointment, then he ask me for oath ceremony  for May 02 and I said yes and he gave me the paper work for Oath ceremony and said good luck.  End of time 8:20AM
 
Total time: 40 min  

Congratulations! 
I can’t believe what other evidence they asked for, and you have your own child at the interview with you. That’s insane. 

Good morning everyone   Filed for I-751 in March 2017 Filed for N-400 in February 2018   I just got my combo interview yesterday, it went well.  I went there with my wife and my son and when the officer saw my child he said that it is going to be fast. He asked couple of questions we went over the applications to make sure it was accurate. He was a very nice guy. He asked my wife to leave for the N-400 part of the interview he asked me questions for 2 min then I did the test. After that said that my I-751 will be approved but he had to check with his supervisor for final approval on the N-400. He said everything is good it is just because he could not access a specific file on his computer.   Last night I saw that my Green Card was approved but still nothing for the Citizenship, so I am not sure if I am going to receive it before the oath notice or if it is one of their glitch.
Anyway that was my experience good luck to everyone

congrats! I have a similar timeline to yours.

Yes, we did it online the same day.  Strange thing is that the service request was completed for the N400 the next day in the uscis.gov profile, but the service request for the I751 is still showing as waiting for assignment, so it's not completed yet...
The local office interview is Tucson, Arizona.  I don't know if this will work, but when we get my husband's interview letter, we are going to send a copy of the ROC NOA & transfer letter (which just went from one Laguna Nigel office to another...) and hand write a letter with the case numbers for ROC & USC to request that the case gets transferred to the adjudicating officer.  We will send one letter to the ROC address and one letter to the address that might appear on the interview letter.  If no address is on the interview letter, then we will just send it to the outward facing field office address.
 
I think interviews are scheduled within a three to five weeks, so we will get working on the letters soon.  I haven't even submitted my change of address for the sponsor, so I better do that, too!  Again, I don't know if it would work, but at least some correspondence will give us a chance of a combo interview!  It will help me feel like we are accomplishing something rather than hoping that the officer knows what to do.

My N-400 combo interview was scheduled for 9:30 AM. I received a notification (text & email) at 9:10 AM from USCIS stating that my I-751 ROC has been approved and the case status changed to "New Card Is Being Produced". This was quite confusing since my wife and I were en-route to the field office. We arrived at 9:20 AM and checked in at the reception. At 9:25 AM the IO invited me to the office and mentioned that my wife does not need to accompany me.
 
The IO administered the oath and asked for the interview letter and green card. She began by saying that she reviewed my I-751 ROC application earlier and approved it since there was sufficient evidence submitted, and that she'll proceed directly to the citizenship interview. She asked me 6 civics questions, 1 sentence to read, and 1 sentence to write. I passed the tests and we moved on to review the application. After asking all the Yes/No questions and verifying my bio, I signed the forms, and she recommended my application for approval. I was fully prepared to wait a couple of months for our Oath Ceremony, but the officer was very nice and said she would actually be able to get me in to the one they were having at USCIS field office on March 15th. She handed me form N-652 and asked me to wait a few minutes for the Oath Ceremony letter.

At 9:40 AM they handed me the N-445 Notice of Naturalization Oath Ceremony and my online status changed to "Oath Ceremony Notice Was Mailed". Quite a pleasant experience and surprised that I walked out with an Oath Ceremony letter within 20 minutes.
 
Questions:
1) If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
2) We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?
3) Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now?
4) Who is in charge of the executive branch?
5) How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
6) What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?
Reading: Who was the first President of the United States?
Writing: Washington was the first President
 
Thanks everyone for sharing your experiences, it helped me prepare and set my expectations for the whole process. Good luck to you all.