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Always make copies moving forward! Good luck!

Biometrics may be reused so you don't have to go to appointment. There's 0 chance interview will be waived though. Everybody has to go through it.

Thank you, I'll study those. But I excluded them from GPT because they're different for every state / district:

Probably infamous "MyProgress". It's never right.

I heard staff at consulate asks several times and explains the consequences of losing US citizenship in great detail as part of interviews.

But it has to be done at some point? Or she's not keeping her Philippines citizenship after becoming a US citizen?

No. While accepting the fact DS-3025 isn't going to work and you need a new exam is difficult, it's a necessary step to ensure your I-485 is processed.

I'm yet to have my interview. But you can ask people who naturalized under 5 year rule. Also, just read the form itself. Part 5, question 3. It says if not filing based on marriage to US citizen, skip to Part 6. So that means ignoring question 4 etc.

Why not update name on passport though?

There must be very few cases approved before 1 year. At least based on all stats publicly available.

The people on the phone (tier 1) don't know things, they just make up answers. My N-400 completed online also is missing details about my US citizen spouse because I filed under 5 year rule.

Hi everybody! I started studying the civics test questions and answers. Pretty quickly I got bored of looking at official PDF. So I built a custom GPT in OpenAI. It is supposed to ask you questions from official test. You can either reply by typing or talk using conversations feature. Start test by typing or saying "Ready" Disclaimer #1 This is Generative AI. It can produce some incorrect or inconsistent results. Disclaimer #2 This is the first custom GPT I built. It is work in progress. Disclaimer #3 Questions 20, 23 and 43 are skipped, because they differ for each state and district. Disclaimer #4 Even though it's based on official test, this is not an official study software. Link to bot: https://chatgpt.com/g/g-67ad544d009481918d68f27dae357297-n-400-civics-test-bot-2008-version Any feedback in this thread is welcome!

I was under impression I-130 NOA was printed on watermarked paper too. Is I-751 an exception then? But again, it's been a while since I went through AOS, before the pandemic. Either I've forgotten or things changed.

Also note the original is printed on watermarked pale green paper. Copies are just copies and not replacements for originals.

Seems like OP just became a US citizen, in 2023? If renounced, getting US citizenship back would not be a walk in the park. I'd think long and hard... Is there a possibility of wanting to live in the US sometime in the future? I doubt there will be many people here with renunciation experience. If you're wealthy, you can consult with firms specializing in renouncing US citizenship. They'd know all pitfalls including exit tax. There's guy on YouTube, his name is Andrew, specializing in this stuff. Not going to provide full name as it would be free advertizement, and I'm not affiliated.

Why are you seeking to renounce? Is this about taxes on world wide income? Are you aware of foreign income exclusion?

Has it been 8 weeks since you filed I-751?

Agreed. I-751 instructions say "as much documentation as possible". I sent monthly statements. My case got approved without RFE, without interview. I didn't care how many pages was my packet as I paid lawyer flat fee for filing I-751. If I had to print myself, I wouldn't mind paying more to print more pages. After all, it was in my interest to have a smooth case.

You can file complaint against them, but it won't solve your current issue.

Yeah, this means either getting another MMR (typically it's safe) or doing antibody test (which may be more hassle and expensive). If civil surgeon doesn't trust paperwork (and most won't), you don't have many options other than getting vaccines in US pharmacy or at civil surgeon's office.

That's a bummer! You can probably write some sort of complaint and report the place to USCIS... Of course that could mean if USCIS stops recognizing them, applicants from your country will have to find other options...

Good point! On your DS-3025, @alg_ is box "K Visa applicant voluntarily completed vaccination requirements" checked? If yes, you don't need I-693

I wish I could give you a solid answer on this, but I can't. I did hear USCIS cannot process case while FOIA is in progress, and it makes sense to me why that would be. It's because updating case requires modifying it, putting notes etc. And if it's continuously updated, what info can FOIA return? So all files get frozen, taken "snapshot" of and returned to you after some redactions.

You can try a different civil surgeon. But so you know, most won't sign off DS-3025 done overseas. They don't have to do it, nobody wants to take responsibility and risk their license in the US. Another option is to get full medical exam here in the US (I-693). This is why I always recommend completing all vaccinations overseas.

It's a black box. Nobody can tell for sure how long it would take. But generally... Can it take 5 years? Unlikely. Can it take only 1 day? Unlikely. Anything in between are probabilities. A lot of factors are envolved: who's working on your files, where the files are located, recent USCIS hiring freeze and many more. If it's less than 6 months since N-400 was filed, I wouldn't even worry.