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1 hour ago, OldUser said:
Thank you for sharing your experience.
Looks like me replacing card earlier to remove wording didn't count towards the limit:
SSN cards not counted in determining limits
In determining when an individual has met the yearly or lifetime limits, do not count replacement cards issued for:
•Original SSN cards;•A legal name change (i.e., first name or surname);•The addition, change, or removal of a restrictive legend (i.e., Valid for Work Only with DHS Authorization or Not Valid for Employment);https://secure.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0110205400
Not sure why would somebody add restrictive language once they have unrestricted card 😃
Very interesting scenario. Never thought about it before. Perhaps something like an LPR giving up status and getting a non-immigrant visa? Has to be rare.
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5 minutes ago, OldUser said:
But didn't I initiate it by requesting it through N-400? I checked the box
I asked the SSA staffer when I went to update after naturalizing, because they ordered a new one for me. I had received an unrestricted one after AOS, so I didn't need a new one. I was told if it was done as part of AOS or citizenship updates, it didn't count against the total.
Then again, being told this by a government employee means there is a good chance that it DOES count, so your caution is prudent. -
8 hours ago, Jingjing520 said:
Dear friends
I have lived in the same house with my U.S citizen spouse for 4 years as well,( 2 years boyfriend + 2 years husband),so we just married 2 years. And My green card is 4 years too.
I saw this : USCIS considers an applicant to “live in marital union” with his or her citizen spouse if the applicant and the citizen actually reside together.
so can I file my citizenship now ? Because although I didn’t married him for 3 years so far , but we did reside together for 3 years.
thank you
Key word: marital... married and living together.
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16 hours ago, Adventine said:
I filed online for naturalization in Sept 2024 and took the oath in Jan 2025. In the online form where it asks "Do you want the Social Security Administration (SSA) to issue you an original or replacement Social Security card and update your immigration status with the SSA if and when you are naturalized?" I answered YES.
Today I received a new SS card in the mail, less than two weeks after my oathtaking and without needing to go to the SS office.
Great, for once the USCIS and SS systems talked to each other properly!
Hope this saves others a step in their post-naturalization to-do list.
Still hit and miss for folks, but seems to be more reliable of late.
As an extra check (if you want to bother): if it allows you to go through the motions of ordering a replacement via you online SSA account, you know you citizenship has been updated. -
15 hours ago, OldUser said:
I checked the box.
Now I kinda regret it though. I have SS card without any restrictions. Looks like I may get a replacement card, which is going to be identical. I only needed to update citizenship status in SSA database. There's a limit on how many times one can replace SS card...
I *think* SSA-initiated card disbursements do not count against the total.
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19 hours ago, Rachel n Tyler said:
Interesting! I googled and it said banks require the physical card
I have never had to show my physical card for any account opening (or, heck, even had to be physically present), but as another poster said, I guess different banks require different things. -
On 12/4/2024 at 2:32 PM, Lee Mullins said:
hi, your hubby got Oath Ceremony in Nashville already? how long did it take him to get Oath Ceremony scheduled after interview? Thank you!!
Nashville takes a while.
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1 hour ago, DimaSta4321 said:
Hi all! Wanted to post more detailed review on how my N-400 interview went after I got done with a full process. Interview experience was very interesting, for sure worth sharing.
Here is my N-400 timeline in San Antonio FO based on 3 year rule with approved VAWA case:
7/7/2024: N-400 filed (biometrics waived)10/31/2025: Interview Scheduled
12/16/2024: Interview held (case went into additional review)
12/18/2024: USCIS requested more evidence specifically around where I lived 90 days prior to application since I moved last year.12/19/2024: I responded with evidence.
12/31/2024: Case recommended for approval / Oath ceremony to be scheduled.
1/25/2025: Ceremony Completed
I never had an interview when my VAWA case got approved and a 10 year PR card got issued - maybe this is the reason for how my N-400 interview was conducted.
My N-400 interview was more like an interrogation that lasted ~ 40 mins. I read online most people get only a 5-10 mins interview, but yes mine lasted around 40 mins.
In the past I really loved watching FBI interrogations on youtube just because it is entertaining, so I realized that I am in one pretty quickly.
Officer in my interview was not friendly, interview was strictly business. Almost every single question that I got asked was double or triple questioned with psychological tactics of putting my answer in absolute doubt or even directly saying that USCIS got information on file that is not matching my answer etc. Examples:
- Q: "Have you ever been arrested ?" I answer: "No." (Office pretending like she is reading something in her computer and makes an absolutely SHOCKED facial expression, turns back to me and asks "Are you suuuureee ????"- Q: "Did you enter a marriage for immigration benefit?" I answer: "No." (Office pretending like she is reading something in her computer and makes an absolutely SHOCKED facial expression again, turns back and says: "Seems like we might have information that somebody provided to us that you entered marriage for immigration benefit and you paid your wife, could there be someone who would submit that information to us in your opinion?". I answer: "Absolutely not".
- Same tactic of putting my original answer in doubt was done even for a question about if I have any unpaid taxes in the past 5 years.
*Note: almost every single question was double or triple questioned using the above described methods.
Interview ended very abruptly as well, I got walked out and the officer didn't even look at me or say good bye, she looked at the floor (not looking at me) and just pointed at the door and said: "that door". That's how it ended.
My case is absolutely legit and real. I wish I didn't go through the experience I had that led to a VAWA case. After N-400 interview I was in a little shock for probably another 30 mins processing what just happened.
Maybe the reason for such extensive and interrogation style interview was because I never had an interview for a GC and also I am no longer married.
Also, if someone would ask me to rate the office I would absolutely give her 10/10. Wow! She is skilled and very well trained at her job! I hope all USCIS officers are as good, so that nobody can abuse the system!
Sounds a little silly IMHO. Happy you got through this.
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On 1/25/2025 at 3:40 PM, Ash321 said:
I have been registered with the Selective Service System since July 1, 2019 but when asked during interview I said I am not registered. I had no idea Selective Service registration happens automatically after getting green card.
I have been given an RFE to provide evidence for SSS
Since registering for SSS in 2019, I have moved twice. Unfortunately, I did not update my address after my first move, when I was 25 years and 11 months old and still under the age of 26.
Afterward, I moved again in April 2024, but by this time, I was over the age of 26.
This is what SSS website states
If you’re a young man, age 18 through 25, the law requires you to notify the Selective Service System of an address change within 10 days, up until January 1st of the year you turn 26 years old. Men are no longer required to notify Selective Service of address changes once they are 26 years old or older.
Since my SSS card has my 1st address when I got registered, do you think it will cause problems because I did not report change of address to SSS?
Doubt it will be a problem. Upload the status letter ASAP and good luck.
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On 1/20/2025 at 12:05 AM, Nishris said:
@OldUser so creating new uscis account with LPR email should not be a problem even though older applications are linked with the USC email account. I just hope it does not get confusing and create any trouble with new account for same person i.e LPR.
No. You should have your own account. The other account is in your spouse's name, right? You won't get N400 updates in that one, as your spouse is not filing the N400. You are.
As @OldUser noted, best to have your own account. -
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On 1/13/2025 at 5:26 PM, Scandi said:
The marriage certificate is all she needs to update her name with SSA, she could've done that years ago, or 6 months ago, or whenever she wanted to after your wedding.
The name change document that she got when she naturalized (form N-662) is signed by a federal judge, you can cross "court order" in the application. USCIS cannot change someone's name, it has to go through court, hence it's a court order. Form N-662 is the the name change document.This.
She needs something to connect A to B. The marriage certificate accomplishes that.
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On 1/18/2025 at 5:39 PM, OldUser said:
Great! There's many opposite stories when people didn't bring their spouse and were grilled at the interview asking where their spouse was. It's always best to be on a safe side
Agreed 100%.
If ROC is pending, do plan for a combo interview and have spouse there!
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On 1/22/2025 at 12:57 PM, am2352 said:
Got my oath ceremony notice. It will be at Waco, TX on February 13th. Strangely, Waco, TX is even far away from where I live in Austin, TX than San Antonio 🙂
Congrats and good luck! -
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On 1/6/2025 at 4:59 PM, OldUser said:
Not normal, I'd treat it as a combo interview.
I'd bring I-751 approval letter and 10 year GC to the interview.
I'd make sure both spouses show up to the interview and be ready to prove bonafide marriage.
When filing N-400, I'd imagine scan of her 2 year conditional card was uploaded. Officer probably got confused and didn't realize she already has 10 year GC.
Agreed.
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On 12/13/2024 at 8:47 AM, JeanneAdil said:
Surpreme court decision for this was based on someone who broke US immigration laws
Not only can they revoke a visa (Casablanca embassy called a Moroccan to come in and they revoked an issued K1 visa) but they can revoke naturalization if a person is found to have broken US laws
Chapter 2 Grounds for revocation of Naturalization
https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-12-part-l-chapter-2
Technically, denaturalizations mostly occur for fraud/misrepresentations during the naturalization process (like lying about war crimes). They are legal proceedings as far as I understand.
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On 12/17/2024 at 4:48 PM, 19jimmybean said:
Yes under the 3 year rule and my spouse attended as well. The interview was straight forward. My 10 year Green Card arrived about a month before my interview so I wonder if the status was not updated internally.
Your ROC is showing as completed online?
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On 12/17/2024 at 1:16 PM, FrankGloria said:
Filed online 8/3/24. Biometrics reused. No interview date yet. Nashville, TN.
FO gets through stuff relatively fast; TN does only judicial ceremonies as of now, which tends to create a bottleneck.
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I would sign it with your legal signature.
Mine has been the same for quite a while, so it matched the vertical one on my CON, and on passport, DL, etc. My dad never signed his in 20 years. -
On 12/19/2024 at 10:06 AM, mam521 said:
Mathing can be difficult
I suppose one might assume that USCIS wouldn't make that mistake but eh...
You would hope that... but, shockingly, it happens apparently.
Interestingly enough, based on FOIA records, one can see where the system has all sorts of flags that notify an officer about such things. But it does. As with everything else with USCIS, we have to be responsible for our timelines/cases.
New social security card received AFTER naturalization but WITHOUT needing to go to the SS office
in Passports, etc. - What to do now that you are a US citizen
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Yep... I guess it's to restrict fraud? That's my assumption.
Per POMS, 3/yr and 10/lifetime: https://secure.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0110205400