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24 minutes ago, thewaitingame said:

Found this on facebook n400 group

I found this article. it seems as a legit reason.

https://budd.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1310

19 minutes ago, sfo-user said:

What would one ask for in the FOIA request? 

I think to request the whole A-file but I'm still not sure. I want to submit one too but don't know how. 

7 hours ago, sfo-user said:

I’ve heard $3-10k and it’s flat rate unless USCIS goes to court (in which case you can say goodbye to your life savings). I think $3-4K is the norm.

Obviously, not cheap but for some of us (e.g. people from Germany) it’s a matter of becoming citizens or not (I doubt they’ll change German citizenship laws in time for us). Getting a dual citizenship permit from Germany or extending it is neither free, quick, or guaranteed. 
 

Also, the lawyer told me that USCIS apparently has stopped giving 551 stamps if your green card has expired due to all these delays and you’ll need to file and pay for a new green card to get a 551 stamp.

 

I forgot to mention that he also said that I could ask senator / congress person to apply more pressure or file a detailed ombudsman complaint where you list damages and your plan to sue as next step. We both agreed that the senator / congress person path is pointless as in California they don’t have bandwidth / incentive / interest to help you. Ombudsman is a ####### shot. It might work or you might waste another six months for a boilerplate response. 

How about FOIA request ? I've read some positive feedback about it. But no one is sure if it's what moved their case forward or not.

3 hours ago, JustBelieve said:

What date are they showing when it started being reviewed? I am asking bcoz mine just changed from a 2020 date to a more recent date (last week). Anyone seeing the same when they log in?

Mine is April 14, 2021. it has always been like this, since my fingerprints appointment.

4 hours ago, sfo-user said:

I’m not able to kick back since it’s affecting my life too much plus I have to deal with expiring dual citizenship permits.

 

Also, I spoke with a lawyer and he said that suing usually forces them to act as it’s not worth their time to go to court but it’s expensive. He said his most recent case had been stuck for three years with no progress in sight and suing resolved it in about three months.
 

My takeaway from our conversation as to why my case is stuck was that they’re prioritizing recent immigrants over long term residents. Reviewing long term residents is a lot more work and makes it harder for them to hit their numbers.

How much expensive ? does it depend on the case or do they have flatrate for it ?

Is it worth it to submit FOIA request ?  I'm thinking of submitting one but I've read mixed feedback about its result.

Hello guys, I filled N400 on April 2020 and my case still being "actively reviewed". The last thing was biometric appointment.

I submitted multiple requests but no response.

Any advice what should I do next ?