STurcotte77

32 minutes ago, Lucky Cat said:

Of course, it will be another fee.  After your GC expires, you can ask USCIS to place an I-551 stamp in your passport.  

Ohhh!  I vaguely remember those from back in the day.. That is excellent advise.

Thank you kindly. I will see if I can get in the next few months....

9 minutes ago, Beddy2015 said:

Mine say October 2020 it was November. 
Hopefully yours will change too. 
All we gotta do it wait now. 
 

Oh great!  Congrats.  That is good news. 

2 minutes ago, Franklann said:

Mine was updated today to March 2022 from July 2021. I applied August 1st 2020. Nothing we can do about it in the ATL office. 

Oh boy!  Sorry, we are both canadians...hmmm. LOL 

1 minute ago, Lucky Cat said:

Why not just renew your GC?

I have my citizenship application filed already, it is going to take just as long and another fee to get a renewal for a few more months while I am waiting.  Also, its the processing here in Atlanta that is taking so long so I would assume it wil take just as long. 

I thought I would ask around here and see if anyone happened to be in the same situation;  My 10yr GC expires April 21, 2021 and my N400 was filed in May of this year!  (I know I waited till the last year, life happens and this is when I could get it done). 

Anyway, my listed processing time is November 2021 and my concern is that I won't be able to renew my DL or travel out of the country once my GC expires and my N400 approval?   Any thoughts or advise?

Thank you in advance.

Stephanie

16 hours ago, Beddy2015 said:

Congratulations on your interview. I guess it's ATL that's slow. 

It must be the Atlanta office,  I mean the city government itself works at a snails pace so I am not that surprised. 

My processing time just moved from Oct 2021 to November 2021(I know not too take too much stock in those times but it's not encouraging at all. 😕 

Just now, jd2502 said:

Congrats. So it was indeed the address change that worked for you in the new field office. So no hope for ATL field office. That kinda sucks for me !

I am right there with you- Atlanta office.. 

Not a peep!   Although I had to have a federal background check done for something else this week and I am secretly hoping it jars my file. 😕

Yes, you can wait!   You are undergoing your removal of conditions and once you recieve your 10YR Green Card you can file anytime before it expires. 

I got my 10 YR GC in 2009 and filed for my N-400 at the beginning of this year, there is no rule that states you absolutely MUST file for your N-400 immediately.

Of course it is better to do so to get it over with for sure, but life happens!

Hope this helps. 

The Atlanta Field office processing time changed yesterdat from 14-25 months to 9-25.5 months, i guess that is some encouragement. 

Not a word either.. 

Filed May 15, 2020....My processing time has now changed to October 2021. Yikes!