Demian_Bones

2 minutes ago, tindera said:

Yes I understand but I need the actual certificate that says it's been approved for SSN office

This is correct. I have updated my SSN and they need you to mail in both your naturalization certificate as well as the name change document. Even the DMV or banks won't process your name change without this document and so what you need to do is call USCIS and raise a service ticket and pray someone competent handles it. The field office will contact you once the service request reaches them and they will simply send the petition to the court and mail you a certified copy.

1 minute ago, tindera said:

Did you have your new name on your certificate of naturalization though?

Yes! Normally USCIS will staple your naturalization certificate with the name change document during your oath. Btw, the name change form is part of the N400 application you filled out and you sign it during the interview and it basically shows your old name and your new name. 

Well the first you'd need to do is contact the district court that administered your oath and see if they have a record of your name change petition in their system. This is sent to the court by USCIS before you're supposed to take your oath and so if they can't find a record of it chances are that USCIS forgot to send it over. This happened to me and I spent weeks trying to get USCIS to send the petition over to the court and had to raise several service requests. Hope that helps!

2 hours ago, CerseiLan said:

Hello, I was recently naturalized this month and I was wondering how was anyone able to update their Social Security status since  all SS Administration offices at the moment are closed. I called the nearest SSA office near me and they told me to mail my papers (naturalization cert) so they can update my status. I'm a bit worried with mailing the docs since it'll cost you 555 USD to replace it if the files went missing or lost. Our mails have been getting lost recently too so Im a bit paranoid by the idea. 

 

Question: Is mailing your naturalization cert the only way to update your Social Security Status at the moment?
If anyone had any experience with it, how long did it take for them to process it and return your paperworks?

I actually just went through the same process. I naturalized a couple of months ago and since I had opted for a name change I had no choice but to update my SSN as well since our local DMV wouldn't change my driver's license without going through the social security administration first. Like you, I had major reservations about mailing my original naturalization certificate as well as my name change petition (which was its own nightmare itself in terms of acquiring it) to the SSN office. Unlike you I had no choice but to send them in since I really need to update my driver's license. Fortunately, the process was smooth as I received both of my original documents back after like a week and then my updated SSN card about a week after that. I would say that if you're not changing your name then I would just really wait until things get back to normal and go in person. Hope that helps put you at ease.

On 7/12/2020 at 11:19 AM, Cali23 said:

I have a funny feeling mine is the same way. I’m going to try go to the field office and speak to someone. 
Incredibly frustrating to deal with yet another delay. I hope you get yours sorted quicker than expected. 

I'd suggest you give the district court that administered your oath a call and see if they can find your name change court order in their system. If they don't then chances are USCIS screwed up like they did with me. 

Just a quick update from me, I received an email from the field office last Thursday after the new service request was raised. They told me that they will go ahead and mail me the name change petition. I just got the sealed name change petition in the mail today and was pleasantly surprised by the quick turnaround. Hopefully you get yours soon.

Just a quick update. I got a call from USCIS National Benefits Center regarding the service request I had raised. The agent I was speaking to informed me that apparently someone at the Field Office screwed up where they had created my name change process but never submitted it to the judge to get it signed, hence why the district court couldn't find a record of my name change order. Also the agent also mentioned that the first service request that I had raised was sent to the National Benefits Center and not the field office which is where it ought to have been sent to to begin with. Man dealing with this much incompetence even after supposedly being done with the process is frustrating to say the least. So now I have to wait for another 30 days for this second service request to be processed and get some response from the field office. Hopefully they don't screw this up again this time around.

I had my oath ceremony on 16th June as well in Minneapolis and had opted for name change and was sworn in by a judge in person. I was only issued the naturalization certificate which had my new name and have yet to receive my name change petition document. I've called the district court where I had the oath ceremony and they can't find the name change court order in their system. Been frustrating to say the least and here I was thinking we were finally done with USCIS but guess we've got one more hurdle to deal with. I called USCIS a few weeks back and they raised a service request with a response deadline on July 8th which is tomorrow, I'll wait to see if I get any feedback. @Cali23 were you told that it would be mailed?

Got scheduled for oath on June 16th and like I suspected it'll be held outside the federal plaza. @Hamido did you get the same date as well?

5 minutes ago, Hamido said:

I hope so, congratulations to you 

Thanks and same to you! Glad this long process is finally coming to an end for both of us.

1 hour ago, Hamido said:

My oath ceremony scheduled I don’t know the date and location yet 

Funny enough, I just got the same notification but still can't see my date yet as well. I figure we'll probably get the dates tomorrow. Let me know when's your date and I guess it'll end up being held at the federal plaza since I had a friend take his oath there this last past Wednesday. Hopefully things die down a bit with the tension this weekend.

1 hour ago, Hamido said:

Please keep me updated if you received any update on your case, or if they scheduled your ceremony.

Will do, although I would think I won't be scheduled anytime soon seeing as my application was just recently approved after sitting on the shelf for months. 

2 minutes ago, Hamido said:

I also checked the court schedule and I found that date but no specific time.

A bunch of people in other states are reporting that they've been scheduled for May 20th as well and so it seems like they're starting to send out these notices as of this week. Looks like the Minnesota court is starting to get going as well and so it'll be interesting to see if this oath goes ahead and how it'll be conducted. 

Looks like there's an oath scheduled for May 20th in Minneapolis at the District court plaza, which is an interesting choice of venue given that it's outside so I'm guessing that's what they're trying to go with going forward. I'll be curious to see if anyone on here is scheduled for that date.

1 minute ago, Hamido said:

The court have the right to waive their exclusive authority to uscis.

Exactly! I think this would be more feasible since I don't really see a massive agency like USCIS quickly implementing a new internal process which is what virtual ceremonies will entail. I mean the courts in Wisconsin and other nearby states already grant USCIS this authority and so I don't see why Minnesota wouldn't. Ultimately, I think the reopening of USCIS will really be driven by governors and so we probably won't see a unified process across the board.

4 minutes ago, Hamido said:

Then that will take forever because the normal ceremony has between 1000-5000 people in my state if they decide to implement a smaller ceremony with gathering restrictions of 10 people only, I guess it will take between 5 to 7 years, the virtual ceremony is the solution.

I'm waiting for my oath to be be scheduled in Minnesota as well. Thing is, all oath ceremonies have to be administered by a federal judge in Minnesota and so I imagine the ensuing backlog of thousands people waiting on the Minnesota district court to conduct the oaths would be insane. Maybe USCIS can try asking the Minnesota District court to grant them permission to administer the oaths for those applicants who aren't changing their names and they can try and conduct small administrative ceremonies of about 20 people a day and chip away at the backlog that way. 

Received an email from USCIS this morning saying an action was taken on my case. I checked my online status and it's now showing that my application has been approved and I have been placed in line for oath ceremony. After 3 months of radio silence, I'm glad that this is finally over and I can just wait out for the oath once the offices are open.

On 4/8/2020 at 3:32 PM, help_me_please said:

Ok , its been a month since i sent my response to the RFE , uscis emailed me change of online statis today , it changed from we recieved your RFE documents to Case Is Being Actively Reviewed By USCIS etc..... so what does that mean? Does it mean they pulled my file and currently working on it ? Generally speaking how long does it take to get an answer at this stage? Anyone been in this situation before?

It's been like 2 months since I sent my response and I have yet to get any additional updates. My status still shows that an RFE was sent out even though when I reached out to the field office they're saying it's being reviewed by an officer as of last week. Seems different field offices have different timelines when processing RFE's and so I'll just wait until 120 days have elapsed since interview and I'll start to look into filing a writ. Keep me posted on any updates from your end since it seems that your field office actually bothers to update the online status unlike mine.

On 3/21/2020 at 12:52 AM, nadir said:

Hi Guys,

I opened my account and I find on the documents tab Denial letter, they denied my application. 

Well that's very unfortunate. Mind telling us why you were denied? I'm guessing it has to do with the arrests you've mentioned in your earlier post.

8 hours ago, help_me_please said:

In person means interviews etc... but they're still working on cases like before and thats according to my attorney 

You're right, I read the alert in the USCIS site again and it does say they will continue processing cases that don't require in-person service. Hopefully, with interviews cancelled now they can use this time to catch up on pending cases like ours and process them. 

USCIS has suspended in-person services until April and so it looks like we're in a for a long wait as far as getting a final decision rendered. Honestly, I'm glad they did this as the last thing I want is worrying about getting called in for a follow up interview in the midst of this pandemic. At least now we can just focus on our health and disregard this irritating RFE's for now.

5 hours ago, help_me_please said:

It wasn't a glitch , they want the i-9 document from my employer . My attorney's responded to that part at the second RFE and explained to them that it wasn't available since he never gave me anything but check subs and w2's and he explained to them that I  wouldn't have access to it in the first place since it's something belongs to the employer  ,not the employee . Things  Doesn't look good so far even though I've sent them tons of documents that are more important that the i-9 but i think they're trying to make excuses so they can deny my case.  I am preparing for a lawsuit at the federal court in case of a denial 

That's unfortunate to hear. I have no idea why USCIS is asking for I9 documentation from you especially given that you've already indicated that your green card wasn't acquired via employment. Fortunately for you, you can request a hearing if you're denied if it comes to down that but here's hoping that won't happen. 

 I sent a message to USCIS and they responded back saying that my second RFE was a mistake and that they've received my evidence I submitted for the 1st RFE and they're processing my case as of March 2nd. Hopefully I hear something soon.

On 3/12/2020 at 5:00 PM, help_me_please said:

The clock stops anytime they send out the RFE , and it resumes when they receive it back

Any updates on your 4th RFE? Did you end up receiving the mail or was it a system glitch?

12 hours ago, help_me_please said:

They have 120 days to make a decision from the timenyou received the first NOA according to my attorney, regardless of how many RFE you have received 

I think the statue requires a decision to be made 120 days after the interview. Having said that, do we know if an RFE pauses that clock since my case status actually says they will pause my case until they receive what they're asking for? I'm curious because there was a gap of a week between when I received my RFE and when USCIS received my evidence. Would that week count towards that 120 days?

On 3/9/2020 at 4:10 PM, help_me_please said:

No they were all different but on one of them they asked for some items that I've already sent the first time .third time they did the same thing but they wanted colored copies instead which is pure BS, so god knows what they want this time.  Maybe they want to know how many times I've showered and brushed my teeth 

This isn't too surprising since I'm forced to submit documents I've already submitted before in my application and even brought to my interview. I mean it sounds like USCIS just opts to go with the most inefficient way of adjudicating your case. They could have just easily called you for a second interview and sent you a letter with all the stuff they want and have you address any concerns they have. But of course they decided to mail you RFE three different times over the course of months, it's just bonkers really.

1 hour ago, Ray.Bonaquist said:

First time I am hearing of this. These blokes at USCIS are now digging and trawling the bottom of the barrel for any and everything to deny people. What has payroll and letterhead of your ex employer got to do with anything? 🙄🙄🙄Doesn’t the tax return provide enough relevant financial info?

This is whats so perplexing to me as well. I also got an RFE after my N400 interview and included in the list of what they were asking was a letter from my current employer requesting my employment details even though I'm applying via 3 year marriage to a US citizen. Not exactly sure either as to why they would want to see a letterhead from my employers as that proves nothing about my marriage. Sounds to me like they're just handing out these RFE's willy nilly  nowadays.