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Update: my wife received her 10-year green card July 31. Her N-400 interview was today and she passed with flying colors. Her oath ceremony is this Thursday. It has been a long road - we did everything on our own- and we are so happy this journey has had a happy ending. Good luck to everyone who is in the home stretch. 

Update: my wife received her 10-year green card July 31. Her N-400 interview was today and she passed with flying colors. Her oath ceremony is this Thursday. It has been a long road - we did everything on our own- and we are so happy this journey has had a happy ending. Good luck to everyone who is in the home stretch. 

I have not been following along on this but thought I would post our good news. We applied for ROC Feb. 25, 2022 and received written NOA
March 1, 2022. Biometrics were waived March 28, 2022.
 
We applied online for N-400 on March 13, 2023 and received immediate NOA. Biometrics appointment was scheduled for April 5 and our N-400 interview (which we assume is a combo) is scheduled for August 6. Hoping all goes well.

Update: my wife received her 10-year green card July 31. Her N-400 interview was today and she passed with flying colors. Her oath ceremony is this Thursday. It has been a long road - we did everything on our own- and we are so happy this journey has had a happy ending. Good luck to everyone who is in the home stretch. 

Update: my wife received her 10-year green card July 31. Her N-400 interview was today and she passed with flying colors. Her oath ceremony is this Thursday. It has been a long road - we did everything on our own- and we are so happy this journey has had a happy ending. Good luck to everyone who is in the home stretch. 

I have not been following along on this but thought I would post our good news. We applied for ROC Feb. 25, 2022 and received written NOA
March 1, 2022. Biometrics were waived March 28, 2022.
 
We applied online for N-400 on March 13, 2023 and received immediate NOA. Biometrics appointment was scheduled for April 5 and our N-400 interview (which we assume is a combo) is scheduled for August 6. Hoping all goes well.

I have not been following along on this but thought I would post our good news. We applied for ROC Feb. 25, 2022 and received written NOA
March 1, 2022. Biometrics were waived March 28, 2022.
 
We applied online for N-400 on March 13, 2023 and received immediate NOA. Biometrics appointment was scheduled for April 5 and our N-400 interview (which we assume is a combo) is scheduled for August 6. Hoping all goes well.

I have not been following along on this but thought I would post our good news. We applied for ROC Feb. 25, 2022 and received written NOA
March 1, 2022. Biometrics were waived March 28, 2022.
 
We applied online for N-400 on March 13, 2023 and received immediate NOA. Biometrics appointment was scheduled for April 5 and our N-400 interview (which we assume is a combo) is scheduled for August 6. Hoping all goes well.

Thanks. That's kind of what I deducted but wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something. The wasted trip to Chicago still leaves a sour taste. I guess not totally wasted because we did renew her passport, just not in her current name.

Well the ROM hoops you went through were still necessary, otherwise the PSA wouldn’t have anything to give you.
 
I went through this twice, with both the Report of Marriage and Report of Birth (of our child).  I went through the serbilis site for the PSA document of the ROM, got it in the mail several months later, which was just a photocopy of the ROM with an official PSA stamp.  When I tried with the ROB, the serbilis site wasn’t accepting credit card payments at the time, so I had to wait until we traveled to the Philippines again to go in person to get the PSA on it - line took all day too.

Yes, all the plane tickets abroad need to be in maiden name and not the married name if she is using her maiden name passport. Yes, it sucks but that is what you got to do. No, CBP does not give you any extra or less ####### because of it. 

I used the Fedex option for delivery BEFORE they gave you that option online and got the PSA BC in less than a week. I am still waiting for my asawa's PSA BC that we ordered the regularly way over 2 years ago now. 


Right now it is just easier to use the Fedex option. 

Thanks, that makes sense. We have about 9 months to get that all figured out. More paperwork - yay.

Yes, International tickets are always in her passport name. She carries her Greencard and marriage licenses.
 
Been all over the place and no issue, Philippines, Mexico, Domincan Republic, Turks & Caicos 

You sign up on FedEx website (or call).  Get issued an account number that you then provide PSA to use so that you get charged for  the FedEx fees for the return shipment. 

I watch the consulate website.  The other possibility is the FB page of the Philippine Center of MN as the outreach event has been held there 

Finally,  February 11 interview 

Exciting news!
 
Ours was about 10 months, but there was an address change (and USCIS field office change) in between. Glad they are speeding up!

An early May filer just got scheduled,  hopefully that means MSP is getting through the backlog 

Congratulations! We were notified today that a letter with our interview date is on its way! 

Excellent.   Maybe we only have a  month more to wait 

Congratulations! We were notified today that a letter with our interview date is on its way! 

Congratulations! And thanks for sharing your experience. Great holiday gift for the two of you!

No problems at the SSA - we were able to get her name changed on her SS card. We asked for a receipt showing she had applied for the new card and we were able to take that to the DPS to get her driver's permit. She got a perfect score on the written test! Pretty excited. And now she learns to drive - yikes. She has never had a license or driven so all new. We are looking at a driving school since I make her too nervous. (Probably a good idea, right?) She has to wait 90 days to take the road test and she will need it.

Well, we struck out at the SSA office trying to change my wife's name. And it seems like it is a timing issue. Had we come in at least 14 days before her I-94 expired, we could have changed it. We thought this only applied to the initial application for a SS card but apparently not. So her SS card is still in her maiden name and the MN Driver's License website seems pretty clear that if you have had a name change, you must change it on your SS card before applying for a permit or license. So frustrating!
 
Do you think we should still try at the DMV? Just go in there with what we have including all of her NOA1s which have her married name of course. I think they ask on the application which you can do ahead online if you have a SSN so it's kind of hard to hide the fact. Ugh. Any advice?