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On 3/15/2018 at 11:26 PM, cybermax said:
UserName | Exp | App Sent | Cashed | Trackable | PP Book | PP Card | Natr Cert | Location ----------------- | Y/N | mm/dd/yyyy | mm/dd/yyyy | mm/dd/yyyy | mm/dd/yyyy | mm/dd/yyyy | mm/dd/yyyy | City, State cybermax | N | 01/22/2018 | 01/22/2018 | 01/26/2018 | 02/02/2018 | N/A | 02/01/2018 | Woodbridge, VA (USPS) LRP | Y | 01/22/2018 | MoneyOrder | 01/26/2018 | 02/01/2018 | N/A | 02/06/2018 | Fairfax, VA zoom123 | N | 01/16/2018 | MoneyOrder | 01/24/2018 | 01/29/2018 | N/A | | Tucson, AZ pdx-alemancito | N | 01/11/2018 | 01/19/2018 | 01/18/2018 | 01/26/2018 | 01/27/2018 | 01/29/2018 | Hillsboro, OR (USPS) vizer | N | 01/23/2018 | 01/30/2018 | 01/29/2018 | 02/10/2018 | 02/12/2018 | 02/12/2018 | Columbia, MD (Howard County Lib) lovenil | N | 01/20/2018 | 01/24/2018 | 01/25/2018 | | | | Newark, NJ nanraj | Y | 02/02/2018 | 02/07/2018 | | 02/12/2018 | 02/15/2018 | 02/16/2018 | Tucson, AZ sevimli | N | 01/22/2018 | 02/01/2018 | 01/29/2018 | 02/07/2018 | N/A | | Chicago, IL (Public Library) JT4/25 | N | 01/29/2018 | 02/01/2018 | 02/07/2018 | 02/09/2018 | N/A | 02/13/2018 | MT. Laurel, NJ SamBillz | Y | 02/14/2018 | 02/21/2018 | 02/22/2018 | 02/26/2018 | N/A | 03/01/2018 | Houston, TX (USPS) miraW | N | 02/16/2018 | 02/23/2018 | 02/21/2018 | 03/02/2018 | 03/05/2018 | 03/05/2018 | Boston, MA (USPS) jkstark | N | 02/21/2018 | MoneyOrder | 02/27/2018 | | | | Trumansburg, NY (USPS) zion2 | N | 02/23/2018 | MoneyOrder | 02/28/2018 | | | | Austin, TX (USPS) danielp60 | N | 02/23/2018 | MoneyOrder | 03/01/2018 | | | | Miami, FL (Miami City Hall) americanintrainin | N | 02/28/2018 | 03/06/2018 | 03/05/2018 | 03/12/2018 | N/A | 03/14/2018 | Seattle, WA (City Service Center) ruby_7 | N | 03/02/2018 | | 03/07/2018 | 03/17/2018 | N/A | | OH (USPS) Summerlady | Y | 03/05/2018 | 03/06/2018 | 03/07/2018 | 03/13/2018 | N/A | | Charlotte, NC (USPS) tijuana_brass | Y | 03/05/2018 | | | | N/A | | Minneapolis, MN (USPS) spottymax | N | 03/15/2018 | MoneyOrder | | | N/A | | Knoxville, TN (USPS)
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On 3/12/2018 at 12:10 PM, Deribas_Alma-Ata said:
I am an American now! Could not be happier! Long journey is finally over...
Congratulations !!!
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On 3/4/2018 at 4:25 PM, jan22 said:
They are really useful if you live on the border (which was the reason for which they were developed) --- much more convenient to carry than the full passport; otherwise, I agree that there's no benefit to having one.
With the mandatory TSA-approved Driver License requirement or TSA-approved IDs for all states (useful for land border-crossing to Canada, Mexico, & cruising to Carribean), it's not much beneficial anymore to get the PP card. I didn't even apply for PP card but the book, plus my state will roll out new TSA-approved DL/ID's by July so I'll wait just wait for this new ID to save money instead of getting a PP card.
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On 3/6/2018 at 9:58 AM, tijuana_brass said:
UserName | Expedited | Sent | Cashed | Trackable | PP Received | PPC Received | NC Received | Location ----------------- | Yes/No | mm/dd/yyyy | mm/dd/yyyy | mm/dd/yyyy | mm/dd/yyyy | mm/dd/yyyy | mm/dd/yyyy | City, State cybermax | No | 01/22/2018 | 01/22/2018 | 01/26/2018 | 02/02/2018 | N/A | 02/01/2018 | Woodbridge, VA (USPS) LRP | Yes | 01/22/2018 | MoneyOrder | 01/26/2018 | 02/01/2018 | N/A | 02/06/2018 | Fairfax, VA zoom123 | No | 01/16/2018 | MoneyOrder | 01/24/2018 | 01/29/2018 | N/A | | Tucson, AZ pdx-alemancito | No | 01/11/2018 | 01/19/2018 | 01/18/2018 | 01/26/2018 | 01/27/2018 | 01/29/2018 | Hillsboro, OR (USPS) vizer | No | 01/23/2018 | 01/30/2018 | 01/29/2018 | 02/10/2018 | 02/12/2018 | 02/12/2018 | Columbia, MD (Howard County Lib) lovenil | No | 01/20/2018 | 01/24/2018 | 01/25/2018 | | | | Newark, NJ nanraj | Yes | 02/02/2018 | 02/07/2018 | | 02/12/2018 | 02/15/2018 | 02/16/2018 | Tucson, AZ sevimli | No | 01/22/2018 | 02/01/2018 | 01/29/2018 | 02/07/2018 | N/A | | Chicago, IL (Public Library) JT4/25 | No | 01/29/2018 | 02/01/2018 | 02/07/2018 | 02/09/2018 | N/A | 02/13/2018 | MT. Laurel, NJ SamBillz | Yes | 02/14/2018 | 02/21/2018 | 02/22/2018 | 02/26/2018 | N/A | 03/01/2018 | Houston, TX (USPS) miraW | No | 02/16/2018 | 02/23/2018 | 02/21/2018 | 03/02/2018 | 03/05/2018 | 03/05/2018 | Boston, MA (USPS) jkstark | No | 02/21/2018 | MoneyOrder | 02/27/2018 | | | | Trumansburg, NY (USPS) zion2 | No | 02/23/2018 | MoneyOrder | 02/28/2018 | | | | Austin, TX (USPS) danielp60 | No | 02/23/2018 | MoneyOrder | 03/01/2018 | | | | Miami, FL (Miami City Hall) ruby_7 | No | 03/02/2018 | | 03/07/2018 | | N/A | | OH (USPS) Summerlady | Yes | 03/05/2018 | | | | N/A | | Charlotte, NC (USPS) tijuana_brass | Yes | 03/05/2018 | | | | N/A | | Minneapolis, MN (USPS)
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On 1/30/2018 at 12:50 AM, floridadave said:
The wife sent the passport application along with the “certified true copy.” This was my suggestion because the DOS website’s instructions were written where it could be understood that the true copy was good enough.
That's what my understanding too at first when I read the info on DOS site, few weeks ago. Then I came across your posting about your experience, it helped me a lot on my decision to send the Original Copy of my naturalization certificate.
Thank you sooo much for posting your experience. It's very helpful.
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5 minutes ago, floridadave said:
No, we did not send a birth certificate.
For more info: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/apply-renew-passport/apply-in-person.html
Oh Thank God...Because I did not send my foreign birth certificate since I'm a Naturalized US Citizen based on marriage.
Thank you for this info, it helped me a lot when I filed mine yesterday at USPS facility and relieved me a bit of stress.
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On 1/30/2018 at 12:50 AM, floridadave said:
First, on the certified true copy. I made an appointment with infopass. Two weeks later at the appointment my wife took the original certificate and a photocopy. After some confusion, she did get a certified true copy. The true copy was our photocopy with a big stamp on the back with annotations, certificate number, initials, etc. They also attached a form letter to the new certified true copy. Gosh, it looked so good and authoritative.
The wife sent the passport application along with the “certified true copy.” This was my suggestion because the DOS website’s instructions were written where it could be understood that the true copy was good enough.
Not so, at least for my wife.
4 weeks after mailing the passport application, w/certified true copy, she received an email, and copy of same in postal mail, requesting the ORIGINAL certificate. At this point we just caved and sent in the original as the DOS email requested. 4 more weeks later the passport, original certificate and certified true copy were received in the mail within 2 days of each other. Oh yes, and passport card was received too because she applied for that also.
Total lost time was 6 weeks: 2 weeks for infopass appointment and 4 weeks for DOS to send letter requesting original certificate.
Hope this helps. Good luck!
Did you send birth certificate too?
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UserName | Expedited | Sent | Cashed | Trackable | PP Received | PPC Received | NC Received | Location ----------------- | Yes/No | mm/dd/yyyy | mm/dd/yyyy | mm/dd/yyyy | mm/dd/yyyy | mm/dd/yyyy | mm/dd/yyyy | City, State cybermax | No | 01/22/2018 | 01/22/2018 | 01/26/2018 | 02/02/2018 | N/A | 02/01/2018 | Woodbridge, VA (USPS) LRP | Yes | 01/22/2018 | MoneyOrder | 01/26/2018 | 02/01/2018 | N/A | 02/06/2018 | Fairfax, VA zoom123 | No | 01/16/2018 | MoneyOrder | 01/24/2018 | 01/29/2018 | N/A | | Tucson, AZ pdx-alemancito | No | 01/11/2018 | 01/19/2018 | 01/18/2018 | 01/26/2018 | 01/27/2018 | 01/29/2018 | Hillsboro, OR (USPS) vizer | No | 01/23/2018 | 01/30/2018 | 01/29/2018 | 02/10/2018 | 02/12/2018 | 02/12/2018 | Columbia, MD (Howard County Lib) lovenil | No | 01/20/2018 | 01/24/2018 | 01/25/2018 | | | | Newark, NJ nanraj | Yes | 02/02/2018 | 02/07/2018 | | 02/12/2018 |02/15/2018 | 02/16/2018 | Tucson, AZ sevimli | No | 01/22/2018 | 02/01/2018 | 01/29/2018 | 02/07/2018 | N/A | | Chicago, IL (Public Library) JT4/25 | No | 01/29/2018 | 02/01/2018 | 02/07/2018 | 02/09/2018 | N/A | 02/13/2018 | MT. Laurel, NJ SamBillz | Yes | 02/14/2018 | 02/21/2018 | 02/22/2018 | 02/26/2018 | N/A | 03/01/2018 | Houston, TX (USPS) miraW | No | 02/16/2018 | 02/23/2018 | 02/21/2018 | | | | Boston, MA (USPS) jkstark | No | 02/21/2018 | MoneyOrder | 02/27/2018 | | | | Trumansburg, NY (USPS) zion2 | No | 02/23/2018 | MoneyOrder | 02/28/2018 | | | | Austin, TX (USPS) danielp60 | No | 02/23/2018 | MoneyOrder | 03/01/2018 | | | | Miami, FL (Miami City Hall) ruby_7 | No | 03/02/2018 | | | | N/A | | OH (USPS)
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23 hours ago, Deribas_Alma-Ata said:
Congrats Ruby_7! Glad for you man!
Mine is next Friday.
Thank you !!! I hope you'll enjoy.
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23 hours ago, jkstark said:
Congrats!
(Hey - I didn't get a flag....
Thank you !!!
"Hey - I didn't get a flag" ---- Awwww, really...I even got 2 small flags because there was a political representative handing those to us aside from the USCIS rep. Well, I was surprised of the setup of Naturalization ceremony. I thought it was extremely a judicial setting like a typical court style since it stated a "Judicial Ceremony" but oh my to my surprise it was a judicial but mixed kind of administrative, and extremely solemn like attending an opera. There was Classical Music played in a piano few times, choral singing by musicians, and the Judge was kind of dramatic and funny. It was very classy, I never expected it like that, I thought it is supposed to be just a straightforward setup. But I guess, it depends on every location and the people who handle the naturalization program.
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Finally, a US citizen after a long painful journey...
Good luck to everyone who are still waiting...
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Do you need to put the Date of Birth on the check for passport payment?
I just read it in their "Fees" page 2 of instruction page on DS-11 PDF form.
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19 hours ago, Deribas_Alma-Ata said:
Hi All,
Today I had an interview... Conclusion is decision can not be made or so... I've no clue why...
Arrived 30 min prior to interview, was called by IO in about 40 min.
So I have sworn to tell the truth etc. IO started with my application yes/no questions first, all went well.
Then he asked me to write Columbus Day is in October and read Washington is the Capital of the United States.
After that he said he'll ask me 10 civic questions and once I get him 6 correct answers test will be completed.
Questions were so easy but I remember only 5:
Who is the father of the USA?
How many justices in Supreme court?
When do we celebrate Independence Day?
When both POTUS and VP can't serve, who becomes the POTUS?
One part of the Government?
...........
I was pretty sure I did well. But then IO said even though you passed the test I can not approve your application because I had no chance to study your file yet, but I think I will approve your case this afternoon...
Should I explain what I felt?
At the end he said... Congratulation!
With what though? Not being approved?
He was not super friendly, but he was not sarcastic either I guess...
Called to attorney right after and he assured me that it will not take more than 120+ (60 to 90) days... So, another long wait for me...
Congratulations !!! It will come sooner or later. At least the waiting period of test & interview is finally over, which is a big relief.
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On 1/30/2018 at 4:31 PM, jkstark said:
I had my interview in Buffalo, and the ceremony in Rochester - not as close to home as possible, but the soonest that they could get me in... I think in my case since I was so far past their "processing cases as of" date, they wanted to get it out as soon as possible from their standpoint as well. (As of Nov 30, they are working on Jun 13, 2017). I do see that Cleveland is running at about the same time frame, so who knows...
I finally got my Oath Ceremony letter schedule. It will be on Feb. 28. I was surprised and very happy.
I have the same thoughts as what you have said " I think in my case since I was so far past their "processing cases as of" date, they wanted to get it out as soon as possible from their standpoint as well".
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Update on my case:
On Tuesday (Jan. 30), I received an online update in my case status of my application (text and email) stating that USCIS sent an Oath Letter Ceremony Schedule. I was completely surprised and very happy to know. Surprised because I thought it would take another month to wait like the IO told me last Friday. I guess they rushed it because I already hit a 1-year period mark and still not completely finished, sort of like they are very conscious on their performance and what they posted on their bulletin is 4-5 months average processing time in their office and yet I'm one of those who have been delayed. I don't blame the local office, it's nothing to do with them.
This morning, I finally received my Oath letter ceremony letter schedule. It will be on Feb. 28 in Toledo City.
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4 hours ago, Commando said:
Thank you!! I got your point. Dealing with uscis is depending on how lucky you are!!! lol thats what i believe now
I just have a question, does they process the applications at your local office by the month they are working on it or they process they processing it randomly?
They process it by month (first come first serve), they're even one of the top 3 fastest local offices processing in the country. They're average completion time is 4-5 months (paper and online), yet my application interview-waiting period is 11-months, no bad record. I'm very sure that the delay of my application is due to my name is very common. So, don't worry if you're still waiting for the interview letter because it's not the local office issue, it has something to do with fbi checking process. Plus after the fbi, the NBC will review it for another 2-3 months wait, then forward it to local office, local office will review your files within 15-day waiting period and from there another 15 day period of wait for your interview letter schedule, so a total of one month stuck in the local office, depending also the volume of applications, their speed, & manpower. I know this waiting-period is very disappointing but not much you can do. I've done those numerous phone calls, & online service request follow-ups, it didn't move my case faster compared to others because it was stuck in nbc due to the name check took a long time. In my case, based on my local office posted processing timeline it is within the 90-day period of delay. So, I think that the NBC IOs & the local IOs are carefully watching the delay of their assigned cases because it looks like there is within a 90-day period time frame (from NBC to local office forwarding of documents) that they're watching. That's just my analysis based on watching their timeline system, some applicants' experiences, and in my experience as well. As from other poster here who said a month ago, that if you wait beyond 1-year of your interview letter and still not come, then it's very unlucky something is the issue. And I couldn't agree more of what he/she said because I didn't go beyond 1-year for a waiting-period of interview letter & several applicants have same waiting period of int. letter. 12-month waiting period of interview letter to arrived is normal nowadays due to the spike of applications has doubled, beyond that period more than likely there's a problem on the applicant's file.
Good luck to you ! Wishing you the best...Tough to wait but not much you can do.
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2 hours ago, jkstark said:
Now, I just have to make one more trip to their offices at some point and get a certified true copy of my nat. cert.
Fun times!
Do you have to pay for a certified true copy of the nat. cert. ?
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2 hours ago, jkstark said:
Congrats!
Yes, I would imagine that the IO would be conversant with your application - a lot of what they will be asking you would be dependent on what you already have in your application in addition to the other data that has come in from the background check... In fact, if they didn't have any idea, I would be worried...
I will say that one of the nice things about my interview was that I was given the oath date and letter on the spot - not quite a full ceremony at the same time, but about as close as it gets. Now, I just have to make one more trip to their offices at some point and get a certified true copy of my nat. cert.
Fun times!
Thank you!
Well, the reason I said it because there are some IOs who faced the applicants during interview and are less familiar with the documents that have been submitted and have not studied the case in advance. There are some applicants who posted their experiences about it here that their IOs told them that they havn't studied their files yet (Oh my) and just told them they can't make any decision yet and recommend for approval even if they passed the test. I was surprised to know when I read their experiences that some of these IOs face the applicants unprepared.
The thing in my local office, they don't have outright ceremony nor give a schedule ceremony letter right after the interview and they have been like these for years. They're extremely procedural in their process, no shortcuts. And I couldn't blame their local system because they have I think 4-5 ceremony locations (per Cleveland office jurisdiction) depending on the distance of the applicant's residence. I asked the IO if I'll be doing the oath in Cleveland (once it will be finalized) and she told me "no, because your residential address is very far away and we go by nearest city distance from your address where it would be held. That's because you're interviewed in Cleveland, it doesn't mean you'll be doing it in here". Well, I may not like it having another waiting period for the oath letter, but not much I can do. I'm just glad, the interview-waiting period is over and passed it...A big relief.
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I noticed a lot of applicants here are saying about whichever is the fastest online or paper-based filing and the local field office speed of processing. From what I've experienced and others who have gone through the waiting time of interview letter scheduling, these factors do not significantly matter at all. It is the "name check" that's really taking longer the waiting period. The reason being is because of "common names" in which they have to thoroughly check it when it will have a hit on their software. Someone (an applicant) posted in other site who knows someone working in the fbi name check process and briefly explain about it. My relative went on paper-based filing and it only took her 4 months from filing to oath. She complained about her name because it's very old-fashioned and I told her "you know what, be thankful to your parents of giving you such name because it's uncommon and whatever your immigration paperworks you filed eversince, it's quick as a lightning".
When your time will come for interview scheduling, it will come. You can call the USCIS a thousand times about interview schedule, go through gov't. officials' help, etc., it would not affect the movement.
The period that follow-up matters a lot is the 120-day period after the interview/test and no decision has been made. This is based on what I've read from plenty of applicants who posted their experiences online and I noticed it too during my long-wait of interview letter and I know the feeling of emotional & mental agony of longgg wait it's tough but not much you can do but wait for the interview schedule.
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On 1/26/2018 at 5:39 PM, sunshinestate2013 said:
Congratulations! What is your field office?
Thank you ..
Cleveland
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On 1/26/2018 at 4:36 PM, Deribas_Alma-Ata said:
Hey Ruby_7! Congratulations, You are almost there! Thank you for the wishes, I hope my interview will be as nice and easy as yours.
Thank you..
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Finished my interview this morning, it went well. The IO seemed to have studied already my application because she's very familiar with my files from the very beginning how I entered in the US. Very respectful and I felt at ease. IO went over my application to review my filled-up answers and verify it with me. Then, proceeded to the tests.
First part was reading and written test. IO asked me to read what was written: "Who lives in the White House?". Then asked to write the answer: "The President lives in the White House."
Second part was the civic test, 6 questions:
1. Name 2 National US Holidays?
My answers: Independence Day, Thanksgiving
2. Where is the Statue of Liberty?
My Answer: Liberty Island
3. What movement tried to end racial discrimination:
Answer: Civil rights movement
4. What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?
My Answer: Obey the laws of the United States
5. Who is the Governor of ?
My Answer: J.... etc. (governor of your state)
6. Who was the first President?
Answer: George Washington
After the civics test, IO handed me the printed information that will appear in the Naturalization Certificate (according to her), to make sure the information is all correct. She then gave me the recommendation approval letter & told me to wait for a few weeks for the Oath letter schedule. I thanked the IO and she congratulated me.
Thanked God, this is almost over.
To those who are still waiting for the interview letter, I hope you guys will receive it soon. I understand the wait is very agonizing and depressing but sooner or later you will get there.
As for Deribas_Alma-Ata , I wish you "Good luck" in your upcoming interview. All the best for you.
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2 hours ago, M&E2014 said:
I just hanged up with a Tier 2 officer, and he told me that the case is still in the NBC but the changed the status on the file from his side to awaiting scheduling.
I was told that this happened 15 days ago and i should give it 15 more days so the case will be transferred to the field office.
Any one have faced that before or any advice?
A little bit of patience, with that status it's already in-line for interview just waiting for a slot. It happened to me like that, 1 month later after talking to level 2 saying it's "in-line" in their system's end as of that date, online status changed to "interview scheduled" then 5 days later I finally got the interview letter in the mail (assigned to Cleveland, FO). So, wait for another 15 days and you should be good.
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On 12/19/2017 at 8:09 PM, cybermax said:
For all of you guys, if you didn't read what I wrote on the previous page, I quoted it here for you guys, please read:
"Let me share with you this. I'm the original poster of this thread. Meaning I had been stuck in background/ name check for a long time just like you. I did research and tried a lot of things to push my case forward too. Unfortunately, nothing worked. It's hard to accept this but if you are stuck, that means you are stuck, you can't do anything until the FBI finish their job. I guarantee with you that no matter what you try, it's not gonna work, so don't waste your time.
Here is the truth, there are only 2 scenarios here:
1. If you are stuck, and have not been stuck for a year (count from the date you submitted your application). So you are fine, nothing you can do but wait. Your case is gonna be automatically cleared when it approaches 1 year. This happened to most of cases ( > 90% )
2. If you have been stuck for more than a year. Meaning you are so unlucky and having 2 options:
----- Continue waiting until the case cleared. Nothing guarantees when it occurs, normally 1.5 years to 8 years, or more, this is what a USCIS officer told me when I had my infopass.
----- Take your action: file a lawsuit against USCIS . This works most of the time and really push your case forward by forcing USCIS to pay attention to you. But this does cost money. According to people who recently filed the lawsuit, they spent around 3k upto 7k for a lawyer to do this."
Also, if you are one the people in case #1 above:
DO NOT TRY TOO HARD FORCING USCIS DO SOMETHING FOR YOU. THEY WILL NOT AND CAN NOT DO ANYTHING BUT GIVE YOU A FLAG IN THEIR BACKEND. THAT MAKES IT WORSE AND DELAY THE REVIEW PROCESS.
@OKC Thunder 1800 calls and multiple infopasses are overkill and will be considered as UNUSUAL ACTIVITIES by USCIS and it needs to be paid attention. This affects your case adversely and might have caused your CANCELLATION. If you can't wait anymore and you think you might be one of the people in case #2, I suggest you to hire a lawyer to get the job done.
Thank you for the assessment, you're very much correct. I finally received my interview letter today, 11 months of waiting after my priority date.
2018 - US Passport & Card Application Tracker
in Passports, etc. - What to do now that you are a US citizen
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