radrac

My husband and I just had our interview in Philadelphia, PA.  As we were waiting, we saw many officers calling in other couples.  They all seemed really nice.  Of course, our name was called by a stone-cold woman-lol!

She asked to see all proof that we were in a bonafide marriage- so we gave her everything we brought: birth certificates of our 2 children, our lease, we are about to buy a house, so the sales contract for that, trip receipts from vacation and work trips, our tax transcripts from past 3 years plus this year’s tax return, documents showing we own our business together, health insurance, car insurance, renter’s insurance, photos, certified marriage certificate, etc.

She pages through everything in total silence *awkward* and asked us basically nothing.  Our full names, our daughters full names, their birthdays and that’s it. Nothing really relating to our marriage whatsoever.  Then she said we would receive a letter with her decision 🤷🏻‍♀️
 

We’ve been married for 5 years, have 2 kids, a business and are buying a house together. In my mind, it’s about the most bulletproof case ever, so I don’t understand why we weren’t approved on the spot….

Is this a good sign or bad?

4 hours ago, arken said:

Usually the interview notice itself mentions to bring the birth certificate but even if it doesn't say anything, the original of the copy of the birth certificate that was submitted during filing is needed.

The interview notice does not mention it, but does mention a photo ID from his government.  Our petition to adjust status was filed almost 3 years ago and we are just now going to have the interview.  I’m sure we may have submitted it with the original paperwork, but who knows where it is now…

2 hours ago, powerpuff said:

I was asked to show mine at the interview, along with a translation. 

Oh… I know we had this at one point, but my husband has been here for 6 years, so God knows where it is now 😬😬😬

2 hours ago, Mike E said:

Maybe. I could not. 

Could not what?

8 minutes ago, Letspaintcookies said:

His or yours?

8 minutes ago, Letspaintcookies said:

His or yours?

His..  I know I can just bring my US passport for myself.

8 minutes ago, arken said:

Does the interview letter say?

No

My husband’s AOS interview is coming up soon.  Is an original Birth Certificate absolutely necessary??????

12 minutes ago, lsu_mike said:

My wife filed May 2019.  We just had our interview early December. So about 2 1/2 years also. 
 

My wife called and explained it was “urgent” that she needed the info pass for work. Within 2 weeks we had an appointment at our field office for the info pass.  
 

about a month or so after that her case status was finally updated to “ready to schedule for interview”. So about 3 months after the info pass appointment we had our interview.  
 

she called USCIS about 3 times a week till some one called her back to schedule her for the info pass.  
 

keep trying and be persistent til you get the appt.  
 

 

Thank you!  We actually just got our interview appointment!  Took long enough!

How did your interview go? 

23 hours ago, Award1345 said:

I am in the exact same situation. I filed mine in March 2019 and I am still waiting for an interview to be scheduled.  I requested InfoPass appointment to get I-551 stamp on my new passport on Dec 14. I waited 30 calendar days for a call back and just received an email yesterday that there was no appointments in my area.

 

I called again yesterday to request another appointment. I have an international trip coming up in April, so I really need the stamp. Apparently this is not an urgent matter, so I need to wait another 30 days for a call back.. 

wait, seriously?  I think it’s so wrong that people are in the country legally and have done everything they are supposed to do and the government can keep them in limbo without the basic rights that they are supposed to have!  Definitely go to your congressman or woman and get them to help you…

23 hours ago, Rocio0010 said:

I understand 100%. I think a lot of it has to do with the amount of preparation that every step needs (at least for me, because I'm an anxious person!)

As soon as my AOS was approved, I grabbed an envelope as "ROC evidence" and started collecting evidence little by little for about a year and a couple months. So then when it was time to put the ROC package together, I didn't have to dig too much. Once I send the ROC package I will still collect evidence in case I get a RFE down the road (I hope not, I am almost sending them our kitchen appliances!) and also I am starting to collect evidence for N400, though from what I've read is not nearly as much.

I just want to get this done!

Well, you are better off than we are!  I’m just annoyed by the entire process, to be honest. I’m not really liking the whole idea where it’s almost like a ‘guilty until proven innocent’ feeling…. I don’t like having to compile so much evidence.  We have for the RoC and will do what it takes for the N400.  But I still don’t like it  

18 hours ago, Lloydh123 said:

That seems too long. On USCIS it says 16-32 months. I was in the Nebraska office too and mine just got approved in June 2021 after waiting 7 months only. And From talking to a bunch of others on here, 12-14 months seems the longest. Sorry you have had to wait so long!!

 

It is long.  I have tried a couple of times to submit an inquiry, but they say I’m not allowed yet (it’s still within average processing time).  Now I’m just going to keep my mouth shut until we get in our N400, so they can adjudicate them at the same time  

18 minutes ago, Rocio0010 said:

My window for ROC opens by the end of this month, I have almost everything ready to send. That means I can apply for N400 next January. On the one hand, I want to give myself a break from USCIS for a while, but then I remember I can't wait to get it done with and I wouldn't want to start all over a few years down the road. I want to use whatever stamina I have left, so N400 January 2023 here we go!

That’s smart.  We gave ourselves a break and now we are out of practice and have no interest in doing all the stupid paperwork  

21 hours ago, milimelo said:

 

If no traction via infopass, seek assistance from your congressional or senator's immigration aide under need help with a federal agency. Complete and sign the privacy release form, tell them what you want (I-551 stamp) and let them raise it with USCIS - they have direct line of communication with USCIS for congressional inquiries. 

Luckily, this year, they are back to normal and granting appointments as needed.  We were able to put a request in for an appointment without issue yesterday

I have a new question:  my husband came on a K1 in Dec 2016.  He got his 2 year GC in Aug of 2017.  So what do we file as?  Does the 3 year rule apply based on when he got his green card or when he entered the US?  
 

Based on his GC, it will be 4 1/2 years…

3 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

We filed my wife's I-751 in late March of 2019.  We are still waiting for the interview, too.

It’s crazy…. I hate being in limbo

23 minutes ago, Zak0204 said:

Hello radrac,

 

the supporting documents required for the N-400 are slightly different than those of the I-751 Removal of Conditions. 2-1/2 yes seems a lot to me, there has to be something off about this situation, I recommend contacting USCIS about your I-751 case, do you know what's the current status of it as of now? And what is your filing office where you sent your forms and documents?

 

the document checklist for the N-400 Naturalization is below,  please review it and send the required copies not the original. 

 

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/guides/M-477.pdf

Unfortunately, the i751 processing times are averaging 22-38 months….  We are through the Nebraska Service Center.  Status is: Currently Awaiting Interview.  But none has been scheduled yet.  Thanks for the info!

5 minutes ago, milimelo said:

The most obvious reason for valid license is to be able to drive. 
 

yes, need an infopass for another stamp in his passport. 
 

did he file for naturalization? 

Yes, but last year, that was not a good enough reason for them to give him the stamp. They needed a more important reason…. 
 

we are just about to file for naturalization!

Hi!

My husband is filing his N400 paperwork.  We filed the Removal of Condition paperwork like 2 1/2 years ago and are still waiting for an interview.  We will be filing the N400 paperwork and asking them to adjudicate the two cases at the same time.

Do we need to include evidence of our marriage with the N400 in this situation?  I saw somewhere that we do, but am not sure….

Thank you!!

Hi!

My husband filed his Removal of Condition paperwork 2 1/2 years ago.  We are still waiting for the interview to be scheduled.  In the meantime, his driver’s license is about to expire.  Last year, we were able to get a 551 stamp on his passport which extended his status for a year. He was able to renew his license.

They granted him the 551 (which they seem to only want to do for ‘emergency situations’) because his passport was set to expire. 
 

Now, we still want him to be able to drive. Do we still need to get a passport stamp? Do we still have to call USCIS? What’s a good reason for him to need his license?

TIA

Hi,

My husband‘s mother who is a widower would like to come visit us for the birth of our daughter.  We are trying to figure out if this is a possibility?

Facts:

1) she owns her own apartment in Morocco

2) she is retired, in her 60’s

3) she does not have a lot of $ in her bank acct.  we could easily provide her with $ to put well ahead of her interview if it would help

4) my husband can be her sponsor, however it seems like that might hurt more than help…

5) she has 0 desire to overstay her visa if she were to get it, but how do we prove that

Questions:

1) is it better for her to sponsor herself?

2) if so, how much $ should she have in her account?

3) if my husband sponsors her, will that for sure harm her chances

4) is there anything else we could do to give her strong ties to her country? 
 

TIA!!