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In my case, I work a Fortune 500 company and we have collaborative work in many parts of the world. My current project  is with a company in Israel and I'm expected to go to Tel Aviv once every few weeks. Problem is that for my Indian passport, Israel requires that i apply for a tourist visa. And they only provide a single entry, so in the past year, I've applied for the visa 6 times and its a hassle. It takes about 2 weeks to approve, so I really have to plan my visits. My USC colleagues can wake up today and fly out this afternoon if needed. I feel that I'm not able to grow professionally because of this restriction. Most of my teams ends up flying and I'd have to Skype in. That's the main reason I'd like to get a US passport ASAP.

In my case, I work a Fortune 500 company and we have collaborative work in many parts of the world. My current project  is with a company in Israel and I'm expected to go to Tel Aviv once every few weeks. Problem is that for my Indian passport, Israel requires that i apply for a tourist visa. And they only provide a single entry, so in the past year, I've applied for the visa 6 times and its a hassle. It takes about 2 weeks to approve, so I really have to plan my visits. My USC colleagues can wake up today and fly out this afternoon if needed. I feel that I'm not able to grow professionally because of this restriction. Most of my teams ends up flying and I'd have to Skype in. That's the main reason I'd like to get a US passport ASAP.

How many folks here are waiting for their 10 year GC to apply for N400? June 21, 2018 is my NOA date on 751. I use a lawyer and she recommended applying for naturalization, even if 751 is pending. Her logic is that 751 and N400 are on two separate 'piles' and just because you apply for naturalization, doesn't mean that you'll lose your spot in the 751 pile. By the time the N400 application is ready for interview (6-12 months in Boston), the 751 should have been adjudicated because of 18-24 month timeline. If it is still pending, then USCIS would conduct a joint 751-400 interview. Either way, there is no harm in applying for the N400 even if your 751 is pending. She said that 90% of her clients choose this route. So I'm having and my file prepared and will be submitting it this week.
 
FWIW, she told me that 5 of the 7 clients who are May 2018 filers  received their approval in the last 10 days. 3 of the 5 had their file transferred to Potomac from Vermont and all were marriage based. So she expects the June files to be adjudicated in the next 3-4 weeks.