Verrou

you dont need to come to the interview. it's not mandatory for consular processing

i would wait. im the unlucky one, even waited 10 days, DHS aka USCIS didnt update my GC status. after i went to SSA office, took me 2,5 months to get the unrestricted SSN. when employer asked me to update my I-9 i just gave them my DL and unrestricted SSN. the end. super easy i refused to show my GC for job related (that's my choice) you dont need to wait to find a job if u already have SSN that's restricted.

can always file AOS to USCIS while in removal proceeding, but USCIS cant adjudicate i-485 until removal proceeding terminated. once removal proceeding terminated, go back to USCIS to reopen i-485. seems for some reason USCIS didnt catch it while OP AOS'ing but catched it on n-400

i agree. i dont even think they think about it. to live in the US especially not in sanctuary cities is tough without last name. in LA, NYC is common to see : FNU, LNU, No name GIven. but then in another states, with that FNU as surname its not easy to open bank account, get a job etc because its weird.

do you have any response from ur university? i was wondering if they can write affidavit letter stated that your degree is equivalent to master degree or doctor in Vet. i have similar case but totally different issue with LSAC ( LSAT operator) here in the US. LSAC refused and just ignored me unless i provide what they think its the only correct one.

ouch indeed ! maybe they are getting better with it, but TBH i literally just heard a friend of a friend of a friend told me he applied for asylum. this person has no last name ( typical indonesian), and just added a new "last" name, and guess what? EAD came with a brand new spanking name. i was wondering how this adjudicator actually did "background" check. so the discrepancy between last name and combination of different A# is the problem thats why i think USCIS didnt catch it when someone is in removal proceeding. As far as i know, n-400 background check is something else. i just found out a month ago when a friend of mine got n-400 interview. IO asked 4 times if she has a different name, and she said NO. until he said a different last name and then it hit her. ex husband use his last name as her last name ( not legal name) ONCE 20 years ago for health insurance and USCIS actually catch it. cant blame her she dont remember because ex husband has no legal documentation to add the name on the insurance and it only used once. lucky she still got approved and get same day oath ceremony

i wont say i am lucky if im in your shoes since at the moment u hit a road block. get a good deportation lawyer, not just a "lawyer". go to the court and ask around. usually there are plenty of deportation lawyer who always in the court doing cases for their client. u want that lawyer and not just immigration lawyer. there are couple of story when some people have different A# ( i understand alien # is assigned for life, but in practice, many people got a new one because they dont disclosed the old one) that's why their USCIS case and court case arent connected

No ! U might get hearing date a year from now. Get a lawyer to file motion to reopen and motion to terminate ! Better do it now before we got new president ! how did you get ur GC ? Normally GC won’t be approved if ur case is admin closed in court

when its time, spend that $185 to apply B1/B2 and let it play out

The day u are officially and legally married, u can file I-130 (of course wait for marriage cert first before filing)

Are u USC ? If you are, then yes. 1 petition for each individual and paid each of petition individually

thats standard. many people experienced the same thing after the interview.refused doesnt mean denied. just wait up for the status to change

u already applied 1 K1 visa and u didnt follow through with the marriage. i totally get it. but if u want a better chance, either u apply CR1 or if you still not sure about marriage, then spend more time together, visit each other and collect more evidence. do you really want to apply K1 visa and along the way they might deny the case? u will waste time, and also higher and big risk for second K1 visa with the same person

get marry and apply i-130.

send letter. See my older post

better be safe than sorry. 1-2 days delay not a big deal ( i never sent anything last minute) there are few stories people sent RFE, and their case got denied because USCIS "never" received the response

try reaching out to uscis, i agree with @Dashinka send letter to field office, service center that stated " i want to withdrew my n-400 and may i please get my 10 year GC"

why do you want to withdrew?

where did u see this?

Summary: 10 months to conditionally approved. show up 4 hours before your flight for ur CBP interview at YYZ. CBSA has 3 years legal residence rule. Just sharing my experience, and I don’t want to have Nexus vs Global Entry which one better debate. I already got approved for Nexus ! Nexus is $50/5 years and Global entry and TSA precheck are included. (This is 100% fact that many many people didn’t know about this and thought nexus card is to expedite entry between USA and Canada only). It seems silly to pay $100/5 years, because I don’t have credit card that gave reimbursement. in October 2024, both nexus and Global Entry will be $120/5 years. Also, i live in a city that required me to travel hours to do either Global Entry or Nexus interview anyway. Timeline : US lawful permanent residence - first time applying. Applied: 4/8/23 Conditionally approved: 1/29/24 (10 months) Interview CBSA at YYZ airport: 3/22/24 Interview CBP at YYZ airport with boarding pass and after preclearance: 3/26/24 Approved notification: 1 hour after CBP interview while still in airport lounge Activated membership card appeared on TTP portal when I checked on: 3/30/24 (don’t know when it first appeared) 5 years 7 months validity since it’s going to expire on my bday in 2029. After debating myself whether I should: 1. go to land border and drove 10 hours round trip or 2. to fly and do 2 steps interview at Toronto airport. I decided to booked appointment on TTP website with CBSA for 2 steps interview in Toronto Pearson 2 months later 3/22/24 when I have time to travel. CBSA interview slots are wide open. I made sure my flight time to go back to the US is in line with what CBP recommendation hour for Pearson airport, so I choose afternoon flight. I also added additional 1 hour or my ETA time when I booked the interview slot, just in case my flight got delayed (it’s not). Flew into Toronto, after custom and got out from terminal 1 arrival entrance, i take elevator up to level 3 (departure). The Nexus Enrollment Center is in terminal 1 departure on level 3 aisle 8 (number is right on top near the ceiling). The office is empty. Got called immediately and interview conducted booth style. CBSA officer asked for my passport and GC. Asked basic questions from the application like full name, address, birthday, yada2. Thought it’s going to be smooth sailing interview (I prepared I will be grill by CBP and not CBSA). Turned the CBSA officer grilled me about my US LPR status. She kept repeating some questions over and over again especially “how long have you been an LPR?”. I kept responded with “the day I got my LPR card as shown on my green card (that she hold) I immediately applied for nexus). It’s literally few days shy a year ago today.” I didn’t understand why she kept asking the questions but of course I can’t ask her why, so I just answered with the same response. she asked couple of times how did I get my status repeatedly. Since I have RBF no matter what I do and it always show, she then offered explanation that the reason that she asked me how long I got my LPR status because Canada has rule that the applicant need to be either US or Canada legal resident for at least 3 years. (I didn’t know that and when I checked after the interview there’s no such rule stated on CBP website, but it did show on CBSA website that I didn’t bother look at all). I guess their nuance about legal resident VS lawful permanent residence because I did have working permit for years before I got my LPR status. The moment she explained about 3 years rule, it felt like my blood drained from my body. I literally did this trip just for nexus interview and I was thinking did I just spend xxx money only to be denied? I did asked her “then why did I got conditional approval?” She then made a comment “since you had your working permit from 2018, you should be okay”. She also asked why my spouse didn’t apply for nexus. My answer “he already has Nexus for many2 years, that’s why I applied”. At the end of the interview, she told me 3 times to come early for the second step interview with CBP that can only be done when I’m heading back to US with boarding pass in hand few days later. I asked her “so did I pass the interview? Did I get approved from Canada side or not? “And she said, “yes you are good, its approved”. If I didn’t ask, she probably didn’t tell me. No picture or biometric taken by CBSA. It will be conducted by CBP on the way back. Total interview time: less than 10 minutes. Few days later Tuesday 3/26/24 I went to Pearson airport terminal 1 almost 4 hours before my flight time (afternoon) on purpose. It was about 10.30 am, my Mobile Passport Control app can’t approve my submission, not sure why. But the security and also custom was super empty anyway so it doesn’t matter. CBP agent knew I came for step 2 interview just by looking at the system. After he’s done with me, he told me to walk through the double door and wait on the small waiting area on the right-hand side and take number on the machine. There are 3 people in front of me and the first guy said he’s been waiting for 1 hour and no agent showed up yet. (Usually, CBP agent will only conduct the interview when the line is not busy in the pre-clearance) He said he arrived at 10 am and until 11:30 am no movement. I was there at 11:10 am. The first guy almost gave up because his flight was boarding at 11:20 am. The second guy on the same flight with the first guy already left and didn’t bother to wait for interview. Just when the first guy slowly walked out and passed me his “wait number” one agent shows up and ask all of us (5-6 people total) to follow her to the office next door. She asked for my passport, GC and driver license. I got fingerprinted and picture taken (no contact lens but I don’t think they did iris scan anymore), tucked hair behind the ear. She told me to speak louder because she can’t hear me, and I have to speak up. There is thick glass between us, and the ceiling is very high so… Basic question similar with what CBPSA agent asked me: full name, address, work history, why did apply for nexus (answer always: I want global entry and TSA precheck benefits). etc. when she asked about “Between the application and the interview is there any changes on the past 5 years trip outside the US”- I printed out my trips and just showed it to her and she typed it on the computer. She asked the “how did you get ur LPR status” and did my spouse also have nexus. She nods when i said “he did and has one for long time, that’s why im applying so i can use the nexus line on the border / land when we travel “. She didn’t say if I got approve or not and just said “wait up to 48 hours for approval or denial and if I got denied, I will know from the letter that they are going to send it to my address”. It’s quite intimidating hahaha so i didn’t dare to ask if I got approved or not. Total time from waiting to the end of interview on Tuesday noon was 50 minutes. The interview itself probably 5 mnts. 1 hour later while I still in the airport lounge, I got an email notification from TTP website. I got approved for nexus (including TSA pre check <- this is one of the reasons why I applied for nexus)

permanent address

there's no fix how long. i personally will do just one way and it always via mail. if there's RFE IMO just tracking info from UPS,USPS, Fedex is not enough, i always a bit worried. so what i did is : pay extra for USPS for " certified mail + e-return receipt". but i saw many people did both ( mail+upload it on portal). to each their own. and especially if u are overseas. why not?

I just edited my post

Filed for a friend online n-400 on 12/22/23 she became USC on 03/19/24 same day oath ceremony. LA office also filed for a friend back in January 2022 online under 3 years rule married with active military, got approved around 2,5 months. Same day oath ceremony, Jacksonville, FL.

my friend (the immigrant) swore by it. i understand what are u trying to say, and i also think that invitation letter has no weight. but who am i to force her to change her mind. it's not that i can screamed at her and said 'YOU ARE WRONG !" right? unless i want to ruin our friendship. its not my place. all she knew the husband write a invitation letter for her mother, and the mother got approved after the interview. obviously this is not a request from the consulate, but it's their initiative action. i understand ur point truly but i only shared what my friend's experience to OP, thats all