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To be honest, I really think everyone should add a request for a combo interview when uploading their N-400 documents online or when sending the package physically. It's just a one-page document that takes 10 minutes to write. This effort is minor compared to the entire process you've been going through from the beginning, including the numerous pages printed and the many documents gathered and presented. Sending this combo interview request makes it easier for the person reviewing your case to clearly see that you have an I-751 pending. Of course, there is a system where they can see it, but sometimes it gets overlooked. Why not help the reviewer by pointing it out?

I did upload a request for a combo interview and I had a combo interview.

When I had a combo interview for the I-751 and N-400 a few days ago, the officer said that it takes a few minutes for them to conduct a background check.

Thank you! Have you checked the status today? It should soon change to "Oath Scheduled." Good luck to you! Hopefully, we will be done with USCIS this spring.

Yes, I have both updates. Regarding I- 751 the status changed to: April 5, 2024 Case Was Approved April 5, 2024 We transferred your Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence, to another USCIS office that now has jurisdiction over your case. April 4, 2024 Your Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence, was transferred to another USCIS office. N-400 Oath Ceremony Notice Was Mailed April 4, 2024 We recommended that your Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, be approved. Your case was submitted for quality review. April 4, 2024 Your Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, was placed in line for oath ceremony scheduling. April 4, 2024 We scheduled an interview for your Form N-400, Application for Naturalization. February 14, 2024

Use Canva to upload all your photos, then create a document with dimensions of 1980x1980 px or a bit larger, like 2500x2500 px, or a letter size up to you. Arrange all the photos as a collage (you can add text if needed), making sure they are not too small, and save the file as a JPEG at 80% quality. Afterwards, you can use the ImageOptim app for Mac (if you have a Mac), but the Canva file should be enough. PS: 100 MB is unnecessarily large; they're not printing your photos as a billboard. They just need to check the legitimacy of your marriage.

So here is my experience with my N-400 and I-751 combo interview. I received both invitations a little over a month before the interview date. Location: Los Angeles Appointment time: 6:45 AM Arrived: 6:20 AM Was called in: 8:05 AM Finished: 8:30 AM The interviewer did not allow my husband (a US citizen) to enter the room with me; he had to wait in the waiting room. Interestingly, the interviewer didn't request any documents listed in the mail invitations for the combo interview, even though I had prepared about 500 pages of proof for the I-751. All I was asked to provide were my ID, my passport, and my green card. First questions: - What's your full name? - Your date of birth? The interviewer interspersed N-400 questions among the I-751 questions. Also he seemed a bit annoyed when, at the beginning, he asked for my husband's middle name, and I inquired whether he needed the shortened middle name (as it appears on my husband's ID and passport) or the full name. He kept saying, "Just say his middle name," and seemed annoyed by my question. In general it seemed like he didn’t wanna any conversation like talk, he wanted me just answer the questions straightforward and he didn’t wanna hear anything more or less. N-400 Questions: - What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do? - What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? - Who vetoes bills? - There were 13 original states. Name three. - What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now? - During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States? I-751 Questions: - Full name of the US spouse - Date of birth of the US spouse - Middle name of the US spouse - Parents' names of the US spouse - When he became a US citizen? - Is he still a US citizen? - How he became a US citizen? - Where you were born? - Where your husband was born? - How many times have you been married? - How many times your husband has been married? - How many kids you have? - How many kids does your husband have? - When you got married? - How you met? -Were you separated at any point? - What was your marital status when you met? - What countries did you travel to together? - Where do you work? - Did you pay taxes each year since becoming a green card holder? Writing sentence was: "California has a lot of people." I don’t remember the reading sentence exactly, but it was not a basic one. Then, he proceeded to ask yes/no questions from the N-400 form. By the way, the interviewer spoke quite fast, and his pronunciation wasn’t very clear, which could make it difficult for someone not perfectly fluent in English to understand him completely. I’ve heard many people say that the N-400 interview was the easiest, but in my case, it was more tense. The interviewer was much stricter than the woman who conducted our first interview. At the end, he mentioned that he would inform me of the result in about 15 minutes as he needed to perform a background check first. When he called me back, he said, "I have bad news and good news. The bad news is that their system is down, and he can't complete the background check until the technician arrives to fix it today. That’s why he can’t give a final decision now. The good news is that he most likely recommends approving both cases, and I should check my USCIS account later in the evening.

I have a combo interview scheduled and have already received two interview notifications: one for the N-400 and another for the I-751. However, that's not my concern. My question was directed at Alexis22, asking if she noticed those changes in her status on the USCIS website. In her situation, the interviewer didn't have the proper documentation to approve her case, even though it had already been transferred. That was my question.

Did you see that status update on the USCIS website? I'm supposed to have a combo interview in a few days, but my I-751 status hasn't changed since February 2023. I'm wondering if this will affect my interview in any way. February 8, 2023: Case was updated to show fingerprints were taken. November 10, 2022: We received your Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence.

Did you receive a mail requesting the petitioner to appear for an initial interview on the same day as your naturalization interview? Or were you hoping it would be a combo interview?

Thank you! I just checked my USCIS account regarding the I-751, and it doesn't even indicate "interview scheduled" or anything of that nature, despite the fact that I received an interview schedule in the mail. The latest status is "February 8, 2023: Case Was Updated To Show Fingerprints Were Taken."

Hi everyone! Hope you're all doing well. It's been a while since there was any movement on my case, so I'm excited to share that it's finally starting to move. **N-400 Application for Naturalization** - Submitted on November 10, 2023. - Biometric appointment was scheduled on November 11, 2023. - Interview for naturalization was scheduled on February 14, 2024. - Received the mail on February 20, 2024. - Interview is scheduled for April 5, 2024. - Received a mail titled "Request for petitioner to appear for initial interview" for the petition to remove conditions on residence on February 23, with the notice dated February 17, 2023. The interview is scheduled for the same date/time as the Interview for naturalization. I'm currently in Los Angeles, CA. Good luck to everyone!!!

I had issues when entering Mexico, my friend was even denied boarding. It's all also depending on which country passport you have, do you need visa to go to Mexico or not?

I went on a cruise in March, 2023, Celebrity from Puerto Rico to different Carribean islands - no problem whatsoever.

Same here. Received the 48-month extension letter.