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  1. Middle name or patronymic? Those are different things. If it's missing on birth certificate and passport (the real one for travelling, not internal ID in Cyrillic), then what makes you think she has middle name / patronymic? If she has it on some other docs, include in "Other Names Used" section. I don't see it as a problem.
  2. Most cases take 16-17 months. So you should expect movement in mid-late August 2025. If it takes faster, great. There's always minority of cases which get approved faster. It's luck. Don't we all wish our cases went faster?
  3. Don't worry! Interview is an opportunity to correct answers. You can prepare an errata sheet. It's a simple page with a table on it: form name, part number, question number, current answer, corrected answer. Let officer know before interview you have corrections to make and give them your errata sheet. That's it.
  4. E-2 is a nonimmigrant visa. Do you mean EB-2? When does visa expire? How much time do you have to activate it? If you have those 2 months or so, why not come together with family in 2 months for good?
  5. The whole point for checkbox on N-400 was to update SSA with citizenship status without visiting SSA. It worked for a limited time, and many citizens used it successfully. There are reports on Visa Journey people receiving new SS cards and having status updated for them automatically. However, earlier this year, Enumeration Beyond Entry (EBE), the technology enabling this, was paused. So now everybody has go go to SSA regardless of what they check on N-400. It doesn't make sense checking "yes" and providing SSN on N-400 form anymore. Details in my thread mentioned above, there's a lot of materials going to specifics.
  6. 1. Either need to get it checked by civil surgeon or get another exam. You asked this question before... You can safely ignore ChatGPT
  7. Regarding OAN. It was left blank on my form. I'm now a citizen.
  8. You won't get new number. Also, this checkbox doesn't work... So you'd have go to SSA anyways. My fresh experience is here So you can just say no.
  9. I guess you mean online account number? It's optional. Why aren't you filing online? When filing online, I don't recall having to provide this number.
  10. Congratulations, combo interview is a blessing. At least you won't have to worry about two interviews on different days or additional delays on N-400 due to pending I-751.
  11. If Emma doesn't know (and I can reassure they don't), then nobody knows. USCIS is not a clear box, what happens inside is a mystery for everybody unless they work at that field office.
  12. You can sue USCIS for decision after 120 days after interview. When you file N-400, you get 24 months extension for your GC validity. Unless it was a 2 year card with I-751 extension already?
  13. Meeting fiance only once is likely going to raise eyebrows in some consulates. Additionally, it's beneficial for both petitioner and beneficiary to spend more time together to understand whether marrying is the right thing to do. It can prevent future conflicts and divorce. Additionally, following the bare minimum effort strategy with USCIS / DOS works for some applicants, but doesn't for many others as they get more scrutiny and experience delays.
  14. I reread the question. Re-clarifying my answer. As long as he can prove living in the US for 5 years at any point of 40 year span (especially after 14), this should be sufficient. E.g. he doesn't need to prove he lived for 40 years, he only needs to prove 5.
  15. Agreed on that. If you submit a bad document, you'll also have to be careful on every future form answering questions about ever submitting documents that weren't true, accurate etc to USCIS. Sometimes USCIS can also become suspicious and accuse of fraud. It's best to wait for corrected document and submit that.
  16. Interview may never happen. If silent approval happens, this may pop up at N-400.
  17. Other than Mexico and India, January 2022. Source: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2025/visa-bulletin-for-may-2025.html So if you filed in 2024, you still have a while to wait.
  18. Yes it does No, it would be a shady thing to do, aka fraud. If you are eligible to naturalize under 5 year rule, your best bet is either converting application from 3 year rule to 5 year rule or withdraw current N-400 and submit new under 5 year rule. I'm not aware of protocol for converting petition. Maybe you can submit a letter in additional evidence section. Withdrawing and submitting new application is the most straightforward path. Of course, you lose filing fee and time, but I guess it's not that important in the grand scheme of things. Good luck!
  19. Typically 3 year rule application requires more docs than 5 year rule.
  20. If you don't have proof or can't satisfy officials, CRBA will be denied.
  21. The problem is, you may not know, but USCIS, DHS and DOS may know what happened and they may have records. Hence, you can try to learn more, as @Edward and Jaycel suggested, by filing FOIA. This may not be relevant for travel now, but well may be relevant for N-400.
  22. Correct, 90 days. 6 months is for replacement green card, I-90. I'd file in the first week of September 2025. Maybe September 2 or 3
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