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Zero evidence for this, but I uploaded tons of evidence with my N400 (basically all the same stuff you used for I-751 evidence for finances, taxes etc) along with a "please do a combo interview" letter. I got a virtual interview (at the physical field office) and it was clear within 2 minutes that the officer was already planning to approve me.

For DC folks in the WhatsApp thread it seems like 3-4 weeks from interview to case showing as approved/oath ready to be scheduled is the norm. Oath itself is usually 2-3 months post-interview.

They will likely just verbally check this at the interview and fix it then.

Yes - just the typical "did you ever?" yes/no. I wasn't asked to define anything.

Nope - I just got asked 2-3 of the questions verbally.

And my I-751 just changed to case was transferred.

Aaaand done -

Re-posting from the I-751 thread. Back from my I-751/N400 interview at the Fairfax office. In a surprising turn of events it was a virtual interview. The officer told me it would be a combo interview, but they never called my spouse in. I had uploaded lots of evidence documents with my N400 (combining finances, taxes, leases etc.) and that seemed to have sped it up. Interview lasted 10 minutes - civics questions first (how many senators, how long do they serve, what rights are protected in the first amendment, who is the speaker of the house, two US holidays, promise you make when becoming a citizen), confirmed address, updated a couple of errors I made on the N400 form, and asked if we had filed taxes. Done and conditionally approved pending I-751 approval - said it would take 2-3 days for the I-751 to get transferred, 2-3 weeks for approval, oath scheduling could be as fast as a couple of weeks. I let them know i was travelling all of May and they said they would shoot for June.

Back from my I-751/N400 interview at the Fairfax office. In a surprising turn of events it was a virtual interview. The officer told me it would be a combo interview, but they never called my spouse in. I had uploaded lots of evidence documents with my N400 (combining finances, taxes, leases etc.) and that seemed to have sped it up. Interview lasted 10 minutes - civics questions first (how many senators, how long do they serve, what rights are protected in the first amendment, who is the speaker of the house, two US holidays, promise you make when becoming a citizen), confirmed address, updated a couple of errors I made on the N400 form, and asked if we had filed taxes. Done and conditionally approved pending I-751 approval - said it would take 2-3 days for the I-751 to get transferred, 2-3 weeks for approval, oath scheduling could be as fast as a couple of weeks. I let them know i was travelling all of May and they said they would shoot for June. Very anticlimactic overall, but I'm done! I would definitely say if you're eligible to file N400 and have a pending I-751 definitely go ahead and apply if you want to speed things up.

Congratulations! Did your appointment letter state that it would be a combo interview? Did they ask you to bring the EAD/AP or did you just happen to have them with you? My interview is tomorrow, hoping it'll be similarly speedy/easy.

You don't want to file N400?

If you have a pending I-751 I've heard they can't approve same day or do same day oath ceremony.

Looks good to me. I would bring tax transcripts as opposed to returns as they're a lot shorter to print.

The interview is almost always scheduled for 90+ days after filing if you file on the earliest possible early filing date.

Hi folks, Getting ready to file my N400 in four weeks. I started the online application today and I'm already pleasantly surprised by how much easier it is than the physical I-751 filing. I had gone through and collected a lot of the information before (dates of travel, employment info from I-751 etc) and drafted the cover letter requesting joint interview if my I-751 is still processing. Hoping this'll be a quick and smooth process compared to every other step of the way this far!

Hi folks, I figured we might have some people also gearing up to submit in January who want to get ahead of things before the holidays. I'll be submitting the second week of January and planning to send the following evidence: I-751 G-1145 $680 filing fee check A copy of the Permanent Resident Card of the beneficiary (front and back) A copy of petitioner’s US passport and birth certificate A copy of beneficiary’s passport Copy of marriage certificate Copy of drivers licenses Joint leases Bank statements of joint checking, and savings accounts Bank statements of joint credit card Utility bills showing joint address (electricity, internet) Car and home insurance policy documents Beneficiary statements of retirement and investment accounts Tax return transcripts, married filing jointly (2020 and 2021) Photographs Definitely not excited to be back in the waiting line of all things USCIS, but hoping there's a tiny chance I sneak into the "risk based" new approach which seems to have been lightning fast for some posters. Good luck to all other January filers!