jackiegringa

Ah, you're right. They only have big absences... OP - maybe there was a chance to leave and have someone send you the extension letter but now that both would be expired anyway I don't see you being accepted to board a plane to the US. Since you are planning on staying at another country for a month or so I would try to get a boarding foil and going through the process at the local embassy/consulate. That would maybe give you a way to fly back to the US.

Agreed, but don't we see cases of people getting in after a while outside of the US and an expired GC?

I would say yes because vacation isn't moving to another country and your residence doesn't change when you're out of the US, unless you're staying over 6 months which gets to break continuous residency for immigration purposes. However, if this is a grey area for USCIS and there's no way to find out exactly what's the procedure (something similar happens when people separate but don't divorce during ROC) waiting another couple of months won't matter in the grand scheme of things, specially now when naturalization is going fast. Personally I'd apply ASAP but understand being risk aware and wanting to be very sure. Applying in February will mean that in the last 90 days from submission (dec-jan-feb) you would have spent 2/3 of them inside the US, no need to wait until April for 100% of the days.

For domestic US travel, no. However you are still supp to have your GC with you at all times, so don't leave it at home in case is requested. For international travel you can still use your passport to leave the country but there's a chance you will be asked to provide your GC. For returning to the US having the green card will always be required, maybe not on the online check in but at the airport for sure.

Removal of conditions is the name, but anyway N400 are going pretty fast these days. Filing online is very quick and easy, not a lot of documents needed. Search for your field office on the processing times on the USCIS website or around the forums here on the website to see but lot sof places are working on under a year from filing to oath. Good luck!

I was legal and married in the Midwest. Used passport to file for marriage and at no point was asked about it. It shouldn't come up directly.

If you wait until next year to marry you're looking into moving to the US by 2026 with some luck. Marry him sooner and you can start the process earlier. If you do a K1 you will be completely dependent on your boyfriend to actually marry you after you get to the US (might be already 2025 when that happens IF you file this year), file for your immigration papers, then 6-9 months until you can work or can travel to Brazil. It's a lot of waiting before and after arriving in the US when you do a k1. You will have no claim in staying in the US in case your relationship doesn't work out until you get a green card, which might take up to a year. With a spousal visa you will enter the US as a green card holder and you will be ready to work and visit Brazil as soon as you would like. If the relationship for any reason doesn't work, you can continue to be a green card holder. Consider this option to protect yourself and your child.

Sure but this is a moot point for OP since not only adjustment of status was already filed but the interview already happened. 129 days past interview and no response is not normal even if the answer is no.

Have you tried contacting USCIS about this? There's also the ombudsman. You can also try your representative (state politician) to help get an answer.

Great, hope it comes soon enough. Just as an anecdote, I was also told a signature would be required and I worked from home the day I saw it on informed delivery but it was simply left inside my mailbox like normal mail.

Your out of status overstay will be forgiven when your petition to adjust status is approved. Before that happens, you're on "authorized stay" after you file for adjustment of status. So my advice is to get married as soon as possible and file all forms quickly. You can start learning about what's needed and even filling most parts of the forms before the marriage, so once tou have your marriage certificate you mail it in the next day. From when your J-1 stops being valid and receiving your first communication from USCIS that they have your adjustment of status, you won't have any status so keep that in mind in your day to day life. Interactions with police, even just a traffic stop could have dire consequences, so again I advise you to sign the papers and file asap so you don't have a lot of time between statuses.

Yes, and at first it will be automated but you will be connected to a tier 1 agent after giving some info. Keep at it until they resend it! Don't over explained either, just I need my green card to be remailed, USPS sent it back in error is enough.

I've been through this process and the only thing that helped was contacting USCIS via online chat every. single. day. until one of the agents put in a resend request and that was taken immediately to processing. I got the card only days after that but it took around two to three weeks of incessant contact because most agents wouldn't do anything or refuse do it until they received the green card back. My green card was lost by USPS and never returned to USCIS so I knew I couldn't wait for it to ask a request. Rooting for your green card to be delivered soon!

@CaseyBorne88 the link is here.

Try to get the 48 months extension like OldUser mentioned above, you should have received one by now that would solve all issues. Getting an ADIT stamp can be difficult so start trying for it soon. 75 out of the country is fine, very few I-751 are denied anyway, I wouldn't worry about it.

I'm gonna have to say this is a mistake - you have to pass the civics test to be approved, there is no way you can not have an interview. Make sure you don't already have an interview date checking online maybe. But even if you don't, hopefully is coming soon! Do you have a 4 year extension on your conditional green card? They might really not send you a 10 year one with this mistake on their part...

I can't comment on dealing with losing a citizenship or how Japan will handle your situation but I can try to answer other questions: Naturalization is taking around a year, sometimes way less than that - look for your field office here on forums and you can have an estimate. You can live wherever you want as a US citizen, just remember to file taxes appropriately. You can leave the US as soon as you get your oath and your US passport done.

I have everything I have sent so far in paper copies and also scanned into PDFs. I intend to make a nice party throwing all the paper away the second I get my US passport but I will keep the PDFs around for a just in case situation. Congrats on being done with USCIS!

ROC is averaging to almost three years now. Don't expect movement anytime soon, unfortunately. Maybe around the one year mark... And if you plan to file for citizenship, do so as soon as you are eligible.

This is very interesting, I don't know if they are just not checking dates or if for naturalizations they don't care about the timelines anymore. Huh...

Did you file for citizenship as soon as you were eligible, meaning early in the 90 day window before 3 years of being a permanent resident?

Please update when you get an oath date, I am curious to know how they will handle your timeline for citizenship.

Visa journey dates are self reported and do not reflect actual USCIS processing times. Also USCIS does not work in order. You can check processing times on the USCIS website for an estimate - please fill your timeline so we can help you better.

Your window should open around January 2024, do look at the link MikeE posted.

San Diego office has 18 months as processing time for N-600, so you could start by talking to USCIS then your congress representative to get a resolution on your case. I don't believe you can choose your local office, it is based on where you live plus what USCIS can handle at certain locations, so sometimes you end up with not the closest one to you if there's more than one. You can look at processing times for in the USCIS website.