sandmandr

On 12/19/2022 at 8:20 PM, sandmandr said:

For those following this bizarre situation, I got 2 updates:

 

1. Website still shows "Interview cancelled" under the N-400 case. No one from Tier 2 has called back yet.

2. Got a letter in the mail re: my I-751 that says "Because we also approved your N-400, you will not receive a new Permanent Resident Card. Instead, once you take the Oath of Allegiance, you will receive a Certificate of Naturalization, which will be proof of your US citizenship."

 

It's a HUGE relief to at least have in writing that my N-400 is approved, even though it was tied to my I-751 case. Now I guess it's just a matter of waiting the 2-6 weeks until things update on the website.

Today, the status finally changed from Interviewed cancelled to Case approved:

Now I guess it's just a matter of waiting for the oath ceremony date. Phew! What a relief to see the official site change. Do they just upload the time/date online? I hope I don't have to wait for the physical piece of mail since I will likely need to block some time off from work for it I'm sure. Hopefully the wait isn't another 2-6 weeks to get a date for this and I can be done this month itself.

On 12/13/2022 at 7:21 AM, sandmandr said:

has this happened to anyone else?

 

I went to the N400 + I751 interview yesterday. The whole interview went well, my wife was with me the whole time, the lady said she is recommending me for approval to her supervisor and should have something scheduled in 2-3 weeks (most likely in January). I got the receipt and everything.

 

Then, I get back home and I see on the portal that it says, "Interview Cancelled"...which is impossible since I was checked in and did the full interview.

 

No idea what's going on. This is super confusing.

For those following this bizarre situation, I got 2 updates:

1. Website still shows "Interview cancelled" under the N-400 case. No one from Tier 2 has called back yet.

2. Got a letter in the mail re: my I-751 that says "Because we also approved your N-400, you will not receive a new Permanent Resident Card. Instead, once you take the Oath of Allegiance, you will receive a Certificate of Naturalization, which will be proof of your US citizenship."

It's a HUGE relief to at least have in writing that my N-400 is approved, even though it was tied to my I-751 case. Now I guess it's just a matter of waiting the 2-6 weeks until things update on the website.

10 hours ago, sandmandr said:

has this happened to anyone else?

 

I went to the N400 + I751 interview yesterday. The whole interview went well, my wife was with me the whole time, the lady said she is recommending me for approval to her supervisor and should have something scheduled in 2-3 weeks (most likely in January). I got the receipt and everything.

 

Then, I get back home and I see on the portal that it says, "Interview Cancelled"...which is impossible since I was checked in and did the full interview.

 

No idea what's going on. This is super confusing.

Some positive development to report:

My I-751 finally got approved (I had filled it in February of 2021) just now. It was saying that it was waiting to schedule me for an interview until this afternoon. It finally updated this evening.

The n-400 (for which I actually went in) still shows "Interview Cancelled". But this is a positive development and I'm hoping it should resolve itself shortly. I'll update the thread when it goes through.

3 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

Interesting.  My wife's  N-400/I-751 interview is tomorrow .  I don't think you need to worry about that "canceled" status. 

Thanks! I hope so too. I'm sure this a simple error during the input. I gave them a call just now and they said they will have someone from Tier 2 give me a call.

13 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

Were you BOTH present for the N-400 civics test?

Yup. My wife and I were in the same room the whole time. She's the citizen. I passed the test. Says so on the Naturalization Interview Results form itself.

has this happened to anyone else?

I went to the N400 + I751 interview yesterday. The whole interview went well, my wife was with me the whole time, the lady said she is recommending me for approval to her supervisor and should have something scheduled in 2-3 weeks (most likely in January). I got the receipt and everything.

Then, I get back home and I see on the portal that it says, "Interview Cancelled"...which is impossible since I was checked in and did the full interview.

No idea what's going on. This is super confusing.

26 minutes ago, Mr Genuis said:

So I had to call the Info line about my case today. I told her It is out of  processing time. She told me she could see in the system that I filed outside normal processing time twice. She mentioned,  if I filed OPT 3 times and Call 30 days after the 3rd OPT is filed, she will put me online to talk with an USCIS OFICER. Which is strange. So I guess we just have to push them to do their job.

How long did you wait between each OPT filing? I sent in my last one in April and just sent in one right now. And was gonna wait 30 days to do it again (in case they don't take action).

I've been going crazy trying to find an answer to this here...

I'm filling out my N-400 application online, but given that I'm applying only after 3 years of marriage and living in this country, I'm confused if I should be including 5 years of history on the application?

If I don't fill it out, it says, "You are missing information". But from what I can tell from other searching around on this site, people say you need to only submit 3 years of history. Any help here?

Hey guys,

What do you think about sending in an e-request for "Outside Normal Processing Time"

For us February 2021 filers, the receipt notice was somewhere in Feb 2021 (for me, it was Feb 11th).

I was looking at the Service Center Processing times, and they're processing stuff from June 2021.

For me, it keeps saying "Ready to be scheduled for interview" as of Dec 29th 2021.

Do you folks think this e-request will help? Anyone tried it before?

On 12/6/2021 at 3:00 PM, Beverlyr said:

Yes, informed delivery is a must! My interview appointment was scheduled to arrive on saturday and it didn't.  Hopefully today🤞 

 

I changed my address recently and when i got the biometrics appt it went to the old address (I requested to change it previously), so I called USCIS and they updated it.

My interview appointment is coming to the right address now.

Where do you even call? I called their hotline and it put me in an endless loop.

I got the "Case is Ready to Be Scheduled for An Interview" notice as well back in November and hoping it gets sent to my local field office.

I had filed the I-751 when I lived in Los Angeles, California, but since then, I moved to Dallas Texas. I filed an address change request back in July, and sent in a request for missing mail request thing from USCIS in September when I got nothing in the mail. I know that Texas field offices are processing this a lot faster than California, and I want to make sure I get this notice over here.

Thankfully, I have family still living at the old address so I won't miss any mail, but wanted to make sure this moves more smoothly.

1 hour ago, PaulaCJohnny said:

I filled more than 1 year ago and they never sent nothing by mail. Why you need? It’s not necessary 

It's not necessary? I was confused when their e-notice said that I should expect to hear from them by August 3rd. It indicated to me that there was some delay or something like that.

Hi folks,

I had a question that I cannot seem to resolve myself. I tried searching on the forum already but all the responses are many years old.

I submitted an AR-11 almost a month ago online. I included the I-751 receipt number on it. I received an email confirmation with a date of August 3rd (when I'd expect to hear from USCIS by mail I'm guessing).

It's been a month and I haven't heard anything from them.

Here are the steps I took to try to dig into it:

1. I tried calling the USCIS number, but it was a maze. I kept asking to verify my CoA, but the automated prompt only kept sending me the link to submit the form online. There was no way to get to a human.

2. I went on the website and used the chatbot to talk with. The chatbot said that if it has been 15+ days and I haven't gotten confirmation, I can re-submit the form.

3. I tried to resubmit the form online, but it told me that this form is still pending and to submit IF there is yet another new address. Obviously, I don't have another new address, it is the same that I submitted on the AR-11.

Unsure on how to proceed here.

1. Should I re-submit the form online again? OR

2. Should I mail in the form instead? However, I heard that mailing it in does not "pull" my I-751 application to this new region that I live in (Texas). Not sure how I can do that.

3. Should I call them for it? Once again, not too sure how to even get to a human on the phone. It keeps throwing me in a maze.

Thankfully, I still have family at my old address, so I won't have lost mail. But I'd like to move my I-751 from California (old address) to Texas where the processing time is significantly less and get this going.

I'd appreciate any pointers.

Thanks!

edit:

I should note that we mailed in my wife's form i-865 (she's my sponsor), and she received her confirmation in the mail a few days ago, so that piece is taken care of already.

19 hours ago, Huckleberry&Koala said:

Hi, 

1. Most people aren't getting any email/text notifications nowadays, uscis seems to have problems sending those due to huge backlog. Since you get your noa, it is not a problem anymore.

 

2. When you move, you'll need to change your address via form ar-11, and your sponsor will need to change address via form i-865. Theoritically, this should be enough for uscis to transfer your case. But (a huge but) uscis is seldomly successful at changing addresses. Therefore, please make sure you forward emails through usps, and make sure checking your status frequently. Most people got biometrics waived, and fingerprints have been used from aos. That may not be the case for you, but it will most probably be waived so you wouldn't have to worry about changing addresses in terms of biometrics.

Thank you so much for clarifying!

In this process, having clarity makes all the difference and your answer lifted a lot of mental stress for me.

Hey folks,

I breathed a huge sigh of relief when I got my NOA on Mar 26th after my application was received on Feb 10th.

2 questions:

1. I did not get anything in terms of email. I had definitely filled out the form to get notifications there. Wonder if there's a way to re-add my email so I can get e-notifications? They might have typed my email incorrectly and that's why I don't get it there.

2. I'm currently based out of California and I'm waiting for the biometrics appointment (or if they'll waive it). The thing is, we are hoping to move to Texas in May due to some better job opportunities we both got there. I'm wondering what I should do in this case if the biometrics appointment doesn't come in time? And if it does, is there a way to have to transferred to the Texas location along with my file?

This forum is a God-send!