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They own a large 20 hectares farm where he harvest wood for his furniture business. He also owns the land and building where he builds it. They both own the home they are in too. So three properties. 

Hello, everyone. I’m currently on a j1 visa right now and I met someone in the military and we’re planning to get married. I noticed something on my visa.
I am subjected to 212(E) but I wasn’t under any special skill list on my country nor received government funding to go here in US. 
The only option I’m looking into is the advisory opinion because my country (Philippines) does not do waiver. 
Is there any other option that I might be missing other than the advisory opinion?
Thank you so much!
 

Agreed! Passport appointment is tomorrow and international trip on March 22. Hopefully passport will be here in time.
 
FYI, for anyone not being able to find a passport appointment, I recommend Adam's county in Brighton. After trying several sites, this is the only one that had appointment available online. 

Hey guys, it was actually open and everything went great!!
 
Here is my experience:
 
Lots of people in line (I think there was an oath ceremony scheduled). Went through security, checked in, and waited on 2nd floor. I waited for about 10 minutes and they called my name.
 
Since I was applying on 3 year rule through marriage, my wife was with me. The officer asked her to wait while we did the interview.
 
The officer was SUPER nice. She swore me in, asked me for letter of appointment, green card, and state ID, and we started with the test:
 
- We elect president for how many years?
- Who wrote the declaration of independence?
- Name 3 states that were part of the 13 original colonies
- Name your governor
- How many amendments does the constitution have?
- What movement tried to end racial discrimination

Then we moved to reading and writing. "How many senators do we have" (reading). We have 100 Senators (writing).
 
She said that she reviewed the online documents and everything looked good. She did not ask me for any physical papers. I uploaded tax returns, evidence of marriage (joint accounts, joint car purchase), and her U.S passport as proof of citizenship.
 
After that, she asked me the N400 questions (when did you guys get married, your wife's birthdate, where do you live now, where did you live in the past, what do you do for work, what does she do for work,  are you willing to bear arms if required by law, etc).
 
She asked me if I had any trips planned, and If I wanted to do the oath ceremony then, which I agreed to. She waited for a bit while her admin approved me, and then went over the oath of allegiance in the office.
 
After that, I waited for 5 more minutes in the waiting room and she came back with the certificate (and the tiny flag :D), so I am now officially a US citizen!!!

I decided to post an update since rick832020 did not respond. I had my interview in the morning at Centennial Colorado and it went well. The interview, oath, and printing of the certificate took less than an hour. I hope someone finds this helpful. 

Here's my observations from my wife's case. 
 
8/22 - 13 months
09/06 - 9 months
09/30 - 8 months
11/27 - 7 Months
11/30 - 6 Months
1/1 - 5 months 
2/1 - 4 months
 
 

You are right, it seems like they have that option as well. Not sure if I should not submit the expedited request, and wait until I am 14 days from the trip. I guess I will ask the person at USCIS what they recommend.
 
Sorry about that, I tend to update once everything is complete, but it is most useful for other people if I do it in real time. Just updated my timeline, submitted my N400 October 1st 2022.

Yes sir. I comment my congratulations on your timeline I hope all goes well and you're offered a same day oath 

So based on this you know what you need to do yet you're asking the same question again? 
 

I was able to renew my passport online during their beta period. I think they rolled it out. 
 
Create an account at https://mytravel.state.gov
 
 
I think it takes about 48 hours for the button to appear on the main page. I didn't need to send physically. Everything is uploaded. 

Yes more information on Denver pls 

I was able to renew my passport online during their beta period. I think they rolled it out. 
 
Create an account at https://mytravel.state.gov
 
 
I think it takes about 48 hours for the button to appear on the main page. I didn't need to send physically. Everything is uploaded. 

My wife and I are 15 years apart. I met her just before she turned 21. We are on the home stretch on the n400 with a baby girl bringing us joy 

Hi all,
I had my citizenship interview and passed.The officer sad that is going to update my pending I-751 case and send me the oath appointment letter for December or early January.My husband was with me at the interview and we were asked a lot of questions for pending  I-751.
 

I guess Denver FO isn't one of the lucky offices that are processing N400s quickly. Not a peep since we did the biometrics. 

I've been using wise.com for the the last few years from sending my wife spending money so she could spend time with her family while waiting out the i130 to sending money to her family for special occasions birthdays and anniversaries. 
 
 

Hi everyone joining this thread. I applied august 18 for citizenship and I checked online and just saw my interview is scheduled on december 1.
 
Filed n400 online: august 18,2022
interview: december 1, 2022
file under 3 years rule
 
Goodluck to everyone!

My wife and I are 15 years apart. I met her just before she turned 21. We are on the home stretch on the n400 with a baby girl bringing us joy 

Any recent interviews in Denver?

Thanks for your response! This is what I know but the official websites mentioned above by other helpful members don’t mention this enough on their website. At least I know now I’m not imagining things that a 5-day quarantine and negative test is still required to be allowed in Ph. 
 
We are doing the same too! It sucks to not be able to go home yet but quarantine will waste most of my husbands time off so we are just waiting it out so we are just traveling domestic. 
 
 
Thank you for the replies everyone! God bless you all! 

They can get in if they quarantine. It's literally in your copy and paste. We are in the same boat and we refuse to waste time on quarantine. So we have been doing domestic traveling for the time being. And my wife's parents will probably get immigrant visas before the Philippines govt gets with the times. 

I have found out how to request you’re immigration record should anyone need too the link is https://foia.state.gov/Request/Checklist-VisaNI.aspx regardless of how basic the information is it will always be beneficial to you’re case and you’re lawyer to know you’re detailed immigration history even if it’s not negative.

I've been curious about this. How does the Philippines know you gained citizenship in the United States?

Please fill your timeline to get better advice. 

How old are these posts you're reading. I benefited from this process but that was back in 2019. My understanding the loophole has since closed.