newlyweds2010

Deport him from where? Morocco? or the US? if is a citizen of the US, he cannot be deported from the US.

Just received my interview letter. It's scheduled for December 3, 2013.

Did you also receive a text message/email?

hi Silkafi88,

While browsing other forums, I saw a few posts that said that if you apply in the 3 month window before you 5 year / 3 year green card anniversary, your status changes to "in line for interview" exactly 30 days before your anniversary date. So, for example, if your anniversary is 12/1/13 and you took your biometrics on 10/15/13, your status will not change to "in-line" until 11/1/13.

I hope that helps.

I read that too. That's why I am not stressing too much about this, I will probably be put in line for interview by next week.

I put the chess club that I belonged to when I was a nerdy 10 year-old kid. Go figure.

From what I read in other forms yes it means you cleared the name checks(I may be wrong but just repeating what I saw in other forums). Only after you clear the checks and also if your eligible date is just one month before they can move to inline for interview. Say if you are eligible after 2 months then you case will stay in the fingerprinting for the next month and then only it will move to inline for interview.

I believe what you are saying is correct. I will be 1 month away from my eligible date in about 2 weeks. I had biometrics 2 weeks ago and so far I haven't received any in-line message.

Yes! Had biometrics done on 9/15 and still haven't been put in line. 1 month and 8 days till GC anniversary. I read that they put you in line exactly one month prior to your GC anniversary. So, let's hope that is true!! Good luck to you!

Interesting, thank you for confirming that.

Still haven't heard anything after I had biometrics on October 4th. My guess is that they haven't placed me in line for the interview because I still have a month and a half to go until I hit the 3-year resident requirement. Anybody else on the same boat?

Oh, I should have added that I had biometrics done less than a year ago and they are still having me do them again.

It is my understanding that they take your fingerprints during each step of this process anyway.

But the Embassy is Department of State, USCIS is Department of Homeland Security (not sure who would have the last say about someone's immigration status, but I guess the DHS).

I don't know, she has the GC. It sounds like she tried to get rid of it but the embassy isn't being cooperative. Maybe it's a jurisdiction thing and USCIS needs to be the one to take it away, not an embassy.

I really think that at naturalization they would look at the dates and figure it all out. I am reminded of that recent thread where someone's N400 was denied because USCIS messed up the dates on the GC.

My guess is that entering on that GC would be misrepresentation. It is quite obvious to me that she is not an LPR any more (or better, she never was). I agree with you that sooner or later they will realize that they should have not received the card. Possibly even the officer at the POE will have access to her record of exists and entries, check the dates, and figure it out. The only reason why she got the card is that her exit was so close in time to when they sent the card, that they did not match the two pieces of information.

My idea is to use the GC to go to the US, once you get here, make infopass and ask for the supervisor, show them the dates, show them how they messed up, and ask what you should do.

Worst case you have to file a I-130/I-485 application.

Anyone see a flaw in that plan?

Wouldn't this be lying to an immigration officer to obtain an immigration benefit (entry into the US with an invalid Green Card selling it for a good one)? Just thinking out loud.

Biometrics done, quick and easy.

When I sent in my application (as in less than 1 month ago), I crossed out every 'five' and wrote 'three' instead. I did this for travels abroad, places where I have lived, and work history. Then, of course, I filled out the form with information going back 3 years only. If they need additional information about the past, they can ask me at the interview.

F is the code for a fiance visa. You based your I-485 off of an approved I-129F petition and subsequent marriage to the US petitioner within 90 days of your entry, box C in part 2 of the I-485, correct?

CR/IR1 involves an approved I-130. Someone with "F" doesn't have an approved I-130.

I don't know if there is a difference between codes for a I-130/I-485 concurrent filing or a spousal visa recipient.

Yes, that's correct. Now that I think about it, I believe my conditional GC was CF1, which would make sense. Thank you.

IR6 = Immediate Relative 6 = Spouse of a US citizen whose green card was obtained through adjustment of status, and on the date of approval had been married for at least two years.

CR6 = Conditional Relative 6 = Spouse of a US citizen whose green card was obtained through adjustment of status, and on the date of approval had been married for less than two years.

The biggest difference is that an IR6 would not need to file for RoC (because they would obtain a ten year green card immediately), whereas a CR6 would (since their green card would only be valid for two years initially).

I got my conditional GC and then my 10-year GC through marriage to a USC. My GC category is IF1. I don't know what that means (Immediate Family?). I believe that my conditional GC was CR6, but I am not sure as I don't have it with me now. By checking online I see that IF1 means "Alien whose record of admission is created upon the conclusion of a valid marriage contract after entering as a fiance or fiancee of a U.S. citizen." I see that IR1 and IR6 are both "Spouse of a USC". I am still married to my wife. Do they just put categories randomly?

I went to the uscis website to make an info pass to check on

my wifes I-130 application. I got to the step where it asked me

what appointment type I needed it gave 4 choices but it didn't

seem to me that any of them pertained to the I-130 petition

can someone help and tell me what to do.

Thanks

I reported 'dude' below to make sure that the moderators remove his post.

Regarding your question, my guess is that you would have to select the 4th option "Case Services follow-up appointment - If it has been over 45 days since you contacted NCSC and have not received a response to your inquiry. You must bring the Service Request ID Number related to your inquiry to the appointment." Did you contact NCSC already?

In the alternative, you can select "You need information or other services" and then click continue.

Hope this helps

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Check cashed today! Woohoo! List updated. Hope I did it ok.

Has anyone had any issues with USCIS and late tax returns filed? Some of my returns were filed late, with a extensions appropriately filed. I wondered whether USCIS just cares that they're filed and paid, not that they were late.

Thanks!

I'm not an expert, but I believe that if you filed the extension first, technically you did not file late. You just requested to have more time to file, which is permitted.

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Fingerprints letter received, have to go on 10/4

Always, always, always be honest. If it is for convenience, tell them so.

Yea I agree with you. This last step is fairly quick (you basically get notices/stuff to do once a month): unless you have something that prevents you from attending whatever you are scheduled for at the scheduled time, it doesn't really make much sense to do early-anything.

What does it mean exactly that you are in line for the interview, and how do you know whether you are or not?

For some reason I found it extremely funny that you had to take the I-94 to go to your citizenship interview... Sorry, just a nerdy joke while I am waiting to be done with this process. Congrats!

Thank you for your prayers, Irma24!

My sister and I were both approved, although we were interviewed by different officers, they were both nice fellows.

Left home at 7am, traffic was terrible bunch of construction sites on I-94, took us 2 hours to get to Downtown Chicago. We finally arrived at the Federal Building/USCIS District Office in Chicago at 9am for 9:30 appt, passed through the security, then checked in on the 2nd flr citizenship office (which is an overlay, 2nd flr is where adjustment of status interviews occur, citizenship interviews are normally on the 3rd flr). There weren't many people, only about 15 of us, some applicants were marriage based and LIFE adjustment.

We checked in at the reception desk, the gentleman on the desk asked us to go to the lobby to get our fingerprints and photos taken first before he could check us in, fell in line on the lobby waited for about 5 minutes before we were called to the window, the lady called me first, and then the guy called my sister, they took our appt letters as well and stamped the forms, took our photos, left index finger print captured, and then the right index, gave the appt letters back to us to bring to the reception desk on 2^nd flr. Then, we headed back to the 2nd flr reception, the guy instructed my sister and I to sit by “Door 1” waiting area until we’re called. I politely asked the guy at the reception about taking oath together if both of us would be approved. He wrote on a piece of paper “Family oath taking form”, asked me to bring to the 3^rd flr reception to ask for this form, said he will fill up the form once I get it so that we can have oath together. I left my sister at the Door 1 waiting area, went up to 3^rd flr, showed the guard the form I need from the reception, guard asked me to sit on the waiting area coz of the long waiting line for natz interview all for 9:30am. I went back to 2^nd flr, told the guy who asked me to get the form that I could not wait due to the long line, he said it’s fine, just whoever gets called in first by the an officer, tell him/her that we want to have oath together and they should be able to do it for us.

We patiently waited on the waiting area, at about 9:45am, my sister was called in by a nice young black fellow - Officer Lee. According to my sister, she was placed under oath and then went straight to the civics/history tests for which she got all 6 of the questions correct, then asked to read “How many Senators are there?”, asked to write “There are one hundred Senators.”, there was not any tough questioning besides a ran down on the info on her application form, did not ask for any supporting documentations whatsoever, not even the tax forms for the last 5 yrs. Officer Lee advised my sister that her app is approved and just wait for the oath letter in the mail within 30 days. Sister told her about our intention to go for oath at the same time, Officer Lee checked my name in the system and told my sister I was assigned to a different lady officer, but she will coordinate with that other officer to schedule our oath together. Her interview went on for about 15 minutes, out of there by 10am.

Sister didn’t remember the rest of the 6, but here are the 4 questions she‘s asked:

1. What is rule of law?

2. What major event happened on Sept 11, 2001, in the US?

3. What ocean is on the west coast of the US?

4. Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

　

There were other applicants who got called in before me, guess they were adjustment applicants and marriage based, there was also a couple who was interviewed separately by the same officer, the guy looked so tensed and you could really tell. Anyways, finally! Officer McHenry (another black fellow) called my name, she introduced herself nicely, sounded personable to me at least, so easily I was able to establish a casual talk with her. We walked in the very long hallways, then we stopped by the big copy machine near the cubicles, asked me to bring out my passports (old and new), ID and green card, she even made a joke about having 4 passports, 3 expired and 1 current. While making copies of the bio and stamped entries and exits on my passports, ID and green card, she asked how I obtained my green card, I said through my Aunt’s petition to my dad in 1982, she said, “Okay, I see.“ I know that she has all my immigration file in her office, could easily look into those and get that info.

We then proceeded to her office which was the last office in the building! I said jokingly “it’s a very long walk and I should take a rest before moving on, she said she’s sorry about it, and she smiled, smiled back at her. Upon reaching her office, she told me to remain standing for the oath, then asked me to sit. I jokingly said to her I couldn’t do what she does, bunch of paper trails and documents to read all day long, then she asked what I do for a living, told her I am a nurse, she said I work as hard as she is, we both laughed. She introduced herself again being Officer McHenry and said that she will institute my naturalization interview. We went straight to the civics/history/govt…. she printed a set of papers from the computer, stapled them together, turned to Page 1. She wrote each of my answer next to the question. Got the first 6 questions correct, so we stopped.

The following are the questions I was asked on the tests:

1. There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.

2. What is one right or freedom from the first amendment?

3. During the cold war, what was the main concern of the United States?

4. Who is in charge of the executive branch?

5. If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?

6. What is one reason colonists came to America?

Then, the English/writing/reading. She asked to read line #2 on page 2 of the test: “Who is the Father of our Country?”

She then turned to page 3, asked me to write on line #2 “Washington is the Father of our Country.”

After the testing, she said you passed all your tests, now we shall proceed with your application form.

As she’s going down on the form, the first question she asked was if I ever used a different name, and I said no but I would like to amend/rescind the name change on the app since I no longer intend to change my name and keep my name at birth. She crossed out Part 1, Section D. #1 - with a red pen, checked the box NO on name change, wrote a big red pen on that section “NO NAME CHANGE.”

Other questions: date of birth, current address, employer, marital status, kids which I have none. She then asked how many trips abroad I had altogether. She verified the list on the form against the “US VISIT” records she obtained from CBP also including on the documents in the packet. (For every form she pulled out of my file, as much as she tried to hide them, I can actually see what forms they were). Then she wrote on the “travel” page the control numbers on US VISIT.

She went on to General Questions on Part 10A (Additional Questions), asked me numbers 1 through 4, disregarded the rest. Part 10B, only asked questions on number 9, again skipped the rest. Part 10D, GMC. Numbers 15 though 21. At number 16, I mentioned to her that I was cited for minor traffic violations such as speeding tickets and turn violations for which each occurrence did not amount to over $500. She said it’s not important unless I have a DUI or if I have been arrested.

Continue on … she asked if I ever registered for Selective Service, asked for documentation, gave her a copy I printed off the website, also offered for her to see the actual registration card I received in the mail just last month after I called and requested through their customer service number. Then, Part 10 H, Oath requirements, numbers 34 through 39. Lastly, Part 14, Oath of Allegiance. She then asked me to print my full name on Part 14, and to sign Parts 13 and 14 of the form and then sign the front of photos I sent with application, which she said will be affixed to my natz certificate. She took all her stamps and dated all the checklist forms she has to complete my natz app, went back to page 1 of my application, on the right lower portion where it says “Action Block”, she stamped “Approved.” Printed a form for naturalization certificate request where it has my name, A#, DOB, address, height - asked me to verify if all the info was correct. She had me sign that form and then printed another form N-652, Naturalization Interview Results, she checked that I passed the tests and that my application is recommended for approval.

I mentioned to her that my sister has also been approved today and we would like to take an oath at the same time, I told her Officer Lee interviewed my sister, she said she knows about it, Officer Lee already talked to her, she called Officer Lee on the phone, then she took all my immigration files to Officer Lee’s office, told her to schedule us together. She walked me back to the waiting area, told me to wait for an oath letter within 30 days. That concluded my natz interview experience at the Chicago DO. Finally, one step further to becoming a US citizen!

Again, thank you and good luck to you tomorrow!

Have you been out of status after the I-94 expired and before you applied for AOS? If so, by how many days?

I just got an email that they sent me the fingerprint letter. I'm curious to see when it is scheduled for. Also, what if we move between the interview and the oath? Do we need to let anybody know, other than filing the AR-11 online?