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On 12/31/2022 at 4:30 PM, Butterfly2 said:

Congrats! , it is for Houston, TX right?, when was your N-400 Interview?, just curious my wife is scheduled for the interview for 1/18/2023.

If the interview is on 1/18, if approved you can expect your oath notice to come in within two weeks from interview date. So for you hopefully by 2/3/2023 you have your oath notice scheduled.

8 minutes ago, Butterfly2 said:

How was your Oath Ceremony today?, can you please update and any idea about next ceremony?, update will be appreciated.

Good afternoon. 

Our oath was held at the MO Campbell Education Center. I got there at around 7am sharp. That's the appointment time on my form. Parking area is quite chaotic but plenty of parking spots available. I'd nonetheless suggest getting there early. The lines were long, but they moved fairly fast. From standing in line to getting checked in, took about 45mins.

The lines are designated by table numbers, starting with 0 up to 4. So that's FIVE lines including line 0. I was on line 1, which lead to Table 1. The lady checked my oath notice and the filled and signed forms, and handed me a colored card which says what Table I'm supposed to come to AFTER the oath. This colored card also contains seating information inside the auditorium. 

We sat, and I desperately needed to pee, so PLEASE PEE BEFORE YOU GET IN. The judge finally came in, and we went through the whole process. It was very nice, warm, welcoming and passionate. I left the auditorium in another line, and it was all a bit crammed but orderly nonetheless. We went back to that original table where we'd checked in, and the lady confirmed all details on the naturalization certificate. Boom, all done, and back home by 11. So a total of 4 hours. 

APPLICANTS ALLOWED ONLY. I know this is a life-changing event for many, but please leave small children at home. 

Good luck to everyone!

Received the oath notice a couple of days ago, Praise God. Scheduled for January 11th 2023 which is pretty quick if you ask me. 

1 hour ago, Sheilacf030 said:

I filed my I-751 March 2022.  Case status remains “ Case Received” since March.  Service center is Texas (SRC).  Anyone on the same situation?  

If it helps, I filed in August 2021, and the next time I got an update was June 2022 for biometrics. Unfortunately I751 cases are now taking close to 18 months so you can't reach out for an update either.

Anyone get their notification for oath in Houston this week?

N400 status changed to approved seconds after the interview on December 13. i751 status changed to 'approved' the next day around evening on December 14.

Waiting for that oath notice to come through for Houston.

17 minutes ago, Jac & Ed said:

Had a combo interview with my wife for N400 @ cincinnati OH field office. Passed and ROC keeps updated with another transfer ..Anyone experiencing these updates for ROC..@willieT1986 did your wife experience the same.. Thanks 😊 

Honestly a lot of these updates are system generated based on what barcodes the CO scans and what they click on their screens. It's all over the place. My ROC has had no updates, N400 says interview will be scheduled a few seconds after the end of the interview. I was told by my CO that I was approved for both. So...I wouldn't put too much thought into it. If you've passed, then you just wait it out for that oath notice

Had my N400/i751 combo interviews at Houston Gears Rd location today. Everything went nice and smooth. Had an 11.45am appointment and I was attended to by a lovely lady at around 12.40pm. She did ask where my spouse was and I informed my wife was with our baby out in the car. So she waived her presence. Asked some personal questions, reminded that the i751 needed to be approved first before moving to the N400. Some more personal questions, dates of birth and marriage etc, and then came the civics test and some more general questions about loyalty to the US etc. All in all, lasted a total of 15 mins. At the end I asked to get a quick ADIT stamp as I intend to travel very soon, and was kind enough to let me have that stamp. Got home, and noticed the N400 case status change to Oath Will Be Scheduled. There's no update on the i751 as yet but that should change over the next day or two.

Good evening folks. N400 and i751 combo interviews were held today at Houston. The CO was kind enough to get me an ADIT stamp as well. The n400 case online has updated to 'Oath will be scheduled'. The i751 has not changed as of yet. But CO did mention I was approved for both. 

Just had my i751 and N400 combo interview. CO had asked about my spouse but I advised she was out in the car waiting with our daughter. At that point she waived my wife's presence. Asked about some personal information, dates and places of birth, dates of marriage etc, probably lasting about 5 mins. And then we went to the N400 civics test. And some more usual questions that you get asked on the DS260. Read and wrote a sentence, and the whole thing lasted 15 mins. N400 online now updated to Oath Will Be Scheduled. The CO was also kind enough to get me a stamp on my passport that allows me to travel, which I will do very soon, WITHOUT calling for an INFOPASS appointment. All in all, a good day.

On 12/7/2022 at 1:07 PM, Stillwinning!!!😊 said:

Guys, please what’s the actual timeline for the Houston office? Is it fast or slow? I know someone who isn’t on this forum applied for N-400 in May and got interviewed in September same year 2022. Houston office. I hope for a quick one as well!🙏🎉🎊

Original i751 file date: 08/09/21

N400 file date: 08/01/22

N400 interview scheduled: 11/09/22 for December 13 2022

USCIS I751 case inquiry filed: 10/25/22

Case inquiry response: 5/12/22 confirming combo interview. Field office is Houston.

3 minutes ago, newlifeofabc said:

Guys. My I-751 case was approved on the same day I had my n-400 interview on Dec 9th. It was a combo interview after I reminded the officer I had a pending I-751. I was “grilled” for 2 hours but at the end of the interview, the officer gave me a big smile, congrated me, and wished me good luck in the US. I checked my USCUS account and the status for I-741 and N-400 both got updated. I am just waiting on the oath ceremony to be scheduled. Thanks for everybody’s support and help! I wish you all get approved real soon!

Amazing news! Congratulations! Please keep us posted on when you get notified of your oath ceremony.

22 minutes ago, waterdog said:

Thank you! No green card he told us to wait bout 2 to 3 weeks for oath ceremony appointment.Not sure about having to travel. 

Nice. Do keep us posted on the oath ceremony date! Passport applications are taking a good 5 ish weeks these days. So I'll definitely need to get a stamp. My 24 month extension letter is also expired and as things stand I do not have any unexpired proof of lawful evidence. Hopefully the wait isn't going to be long.

25 minutes ago, waterdog said:

We had our interview Dec 8 and it was a combo interview. The IO told us that they are doing combo interviews because of backlogs. Our I-751 was sent on Oct 2020 and it was transferred to NBC and never heard anything else from it until yesterday. He asked only 2 questions about it. If we own a home and what are address was. Then he said it was approved. N-400 was next very simple too. Asked 6 question then read and write a sentence and then approved. The whole interview took about 15 minutes. We did submit a lot of paperwork. Good luck everyone! Glad it’s all over.

Congratulations! Yes they finally responded to a case inquiry confirming a combo interview. Do you get a new green card or do you now get to wait for the oath and passport? What if you need to travel in the interim? ADIT stamp? And have you received an oath appointment yet?

11 hours ago, Joyoussinger said:

Fantastic! Congratulations to her!!!

14 hours ago, WillieT1986 said:

My wife just got the text that her status updated.

They finally changed her I-751 to Transferred, as well as set her N400 to Recommended to be Approved and that her Ceremony will be scheduled.

 

So she is pretty happy about it.
 

AWESOME! Hopefully this means the i751 is approved and a second interview isn't necessary. LETS GOOOOO. Please keep us posted on when you get notified about your oath

Just received confirmation from USCIS on a case inquiry posted on 10/25/2022. USCIS confirms it WILL be a combo interview. 🙏

3 hours ago, WillieT1986 said:

So, if you have the ROC pending and you get scheduled for the N400 they will do the ROC Interview first, then when they pass that move straight onto the N400 Interview right after. That is why when we see a lot of people file for their N400  they see that their ROC gets transferred, it is mainly for that reason. I am in LIN so I have only seen the Texas ones transferred but yeah, that is how it works. To piggyback off this, another person I know who has been like 1 month apart from my Filings just had his wifes ROC and N400 Interview and that is exactly how he described it. So yeah, both interviews same day at once. You will get the N400 interview setup and it only states the N400 info and nothing else about the ROC info so people still need to make sure they take their spouse because of the ROC Interview as well.

Someone in Colorado is in the exact same position. Pending i751 with an N400 scheduled. They did the interview, got approved for n400, and were told to wait till their i751 is approved before proceeding any further.

4 hours ago, WillieT1986 said:

Busy Busy Weekend! Gonna be putting together everything my wife will need and she will have both her roc and n400 interviews on Tuesday.

Good luck! How do you know she'll be having both interviews? Any letters indicating such or are you assuming they're going to do a combo?

1 minute ago, OldUser said:

Get the I-551 stamp

Called the contact center and set up a call back. That was 10 days ago.

1 minute ago, vivfran said:

Good luck!!! Hoping it’s a combo for you so that you can be done forever! 

Thank you! Praying for a swift end to this journey for all! My biggest issue is my 24 month extension has also expired as of October 31. So I really need a valid proof of residency asap as I plan on flying out towards the end of Jan. 

1 minute ago, vivfran said:

Anyone have any updates?? My case has been quite after it got transferred to NBC. Hoping to hear back soon. 

Crickets. I do have the N400 interview on Dec 13th. Praying for a combo but it's not guaranteed. Some people with pending ROC cases had their interviews and N400's approved, but were told to wait the outcome of i751. 

On 11/28/2022 at 1:15 PM, WaterLeaf said:

I did not heard about this until someone posted on Youtube about she gone to get one so she can get back in the US while the Gov is processing her new greencard of a mistake they had done (Male instead of Female on the GC).

I'd guess it'll be safe to get one.

I've called the contact center and set up a call back to arrange an appointment. WHEN this happens, is another entirely different story.

Anyone here get an ADIT stamp because your green card and extension had expired?

29 minutes ago, aznhouston said:

My case is already at 16 months, submitted early July 2021. My guess is they are done for the year and waiting for the "quota" next year.

Have you filed your n400 yet?

Texas has just increased it's i751 processing times to 15.5 months.