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On 4/4/2024 at 2:56 PM, Crazy Cat said:

An I-751 must be approved before or at the same time as an N-400 can be approved.  Sounds like an update glitch in their system....or USCIS royally messed up. 

 

The USCIS Policy Manual states:

Chapter 3 - Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence | USCIS

" If the CPR has a pending Form N-400, USCIS adjudicates the Form I-751 before or at the same time as the Form N-400."

Not sure what really happened, and didn't really know if I-751s ever get approved without an interview, just heard of one other where the RoC interview was waived. I only did the civics test and was in and out in about 10 minutes.

On 4/4/2024 at 3:29 PM, OldUser said:

It's just an online status. I bet if you file FOIA, you'll find I-751 was approved.

Possible, but if it was, it was done without an interview.

On 4/5/2024 at 8:03 AM, Dashinka said:

So you have already taken the naturalization oath?  

Yes, done right after my naturalization interview.

Mine might be an edge case but my N-400 was approved and I naturalized without an approved I-751. Never had the combo interview and my I-751 is still pending...

I got my passport a lot faster than the average time for standard processing, so wanted to give an update.

9/25/23: Applied at local Post Office

9/29/23: Check cashed and status is "In Process"

11/9/23: Passport issued

11/14/23: Passport received 

8 minutes ago, OldUser said:

That restriction could have been removed the moment you received a GC (either conditional 2 year or 10 year).

Oh well....

I did not know that!

Not removing the restrictions after getting the conditional GC (never got the 10 year GC) did not cause any issues with e-verify, so I'm hoping it still won't after naturalization.

12 minutes ago, OldUser said:

Was ROC even mentioned during N-400 interview?

 

If not, this is not the norm, but interesting data point.

No mention at all. Pretty much the only other questions I was asked outside the civics test was the date of marriage and something about the two-year home country residency under Sec.212e (I was a Fulbright scholar)

The entire interview was under 10 minutes.

2 hours ago, OldUser said:

Online status can be safely ignored. Did you have I-751 interview? Did you get an approval letter for I-751?

I did not have an I-751 interview or got an approval letter. 

59 minutes ago, milimelo said:

Use SS card and driver's license for verification. Employer doesn't get to tell you which documents to show. Hopefully you made a copy/scan of your naturalization certificate before sending it off for passport issuance. 

 

 

I can do a self service verification on E-verify system and it's get approved without an issue, but it also clearly states that a citizen can not use a restricted SSN that requires DHS auth to work.

Just worried by the time the new employer needs to E-verify, DHS and SSA data will sync and deny the request 

Has anyone had any issues with employment verification (e-verify) for not updating your social security record?

I applied for a passport after naturalization. The wait is currently 10-13 weeks. They took my naturalization certificate so I can't update my social security record until my passport is issued.

I'm about to get a new job and I'm a little worried there is going to be a problem with E-verify because of my out-of-date SS record.

I applied, interviewed and got naturalized while my I-751 is still at "Application received" stage. N-400 did not affect or got affected by my pending I-751. It's still "pending" even after naturalization.

Had my N-400 interview followed by the oath ceremony 10 minutes later at Raleigh-Durham Field Office yesterday.

I was in and out in about an hour.

My pending I-751 was completely ignored and no questions were asked about my wife or marriage.

5 years and 11 months from initial I-129F filing to Naturalization.

3 years and 20 days from I-485 approval to Naturalization.

Relieved that this process is over! Time to apply for a passport, register to vote and update my social security record!

5 minutes ago, Joan58 said:

@moosfc we are also Seattle, nothing scheduled. What happens if we go past the 2 years since applying for AOS from K1? 

If your interview is scheduled 2 years after the date of marriage, you get the 10 year GC instead of the 2 year conditional one, so you don't have to apply for the removal of conditions.

2 hours ago, oztousa said:

There has not been much activity on this thread lately but I wanted to update anyone still waiting that my husbands I-485 was approved today! We had our interview last Thursday after having it be rescheduled due to Covid. New card is being produced. 

Congrats!

My interview was last week as well. Approved about an hour later. Already received the approval letter in the mail. Let's see how long it will take for the GC to arrive...

On 8/20/2020 at 7:37 PM, for_rd said:

I'm in DC. I got the e-mail saying that the interview had been rescheduled on Aug 6th, and the interview is Sept 4th.

Wow. Didn't expect New York to be much quicker! Got the email about rescheduling on Aug 15th, just received the letter and the interview is on Aug 31st!

My early April AOS interview that got cancelled due to pandemic has just been rescheduled. Haven't received the letter yet, so no idea when it will be.

Anyone else on the same boat? How much further down the year are they scheduling in NY field offices?

On 3/31/2020 at 7:03 PM, Maham10 said:

Hi! What is your case status on USCIS online case status?

So, after waiting over a week, today it went back to Ready to schedule again...

So, I had my AOS interview scheduled for April 2nd in NYC. USCIS offices are closed to public until at least April 1st due to pandemic.

I just received an email from USCIS that my appointment has been cancelled, however there was something interesting in the email.

On the previous email I received when the interview was scheduled, there was this line: "Your Case Status: Testing and Interview"

On the latest email about cancellation, that line was changed to this: "Your Case Status: Decision". Also at the bottom of the email it says

Quote

"During this step the formal decision (approved/denied) is written and the decision notice is mailed and/or emailed to the applicant/petitioner. "

Did they just make a decision without an interview? Anyone else got a similar email?

12 minutes ago, ds2 said:

That is very sad It's only been 120 days since I filed and I'm already frustrated. Did you have any RFIEs?

I had one back in June for the I-485 asking for a new birth certificate even though I filed the exact same thing listed on the Department of the State website as the only form of birth certificate accepted from my country.

And nothing since then, no updates, no new RFEs...

Ugh, I'm kinda jealous with you all getting EADs and GCs or at least having an interview date. It's been 200 days since my file date and 189 days since my biometrics appointment and I have nothing

I was finally able to file an enquiry this week, let's see what happens.

Being unable to work for almost a year is getting on my nerves...