I-751 Time!

[seattle2903]

Hope y’all have been great! It’s that time again, dealing with the USCIS paperwork. I adjusted status in Jan 2020 via marriage (less than 2yrs at the time of interview) and I’ve now entered the 90-day timeframe for submitting the I-751. We’ve since moved to Texas, so I’m not sure which processing center will handle the app. Hopefully the Texas one because it shows 6 months processing time.

Will we need another interview? I’m also gonna be eligible for citizenship this time next year, but I think the I-751 will be adjudicated by then. Good luck to everyone!

Timeline:
Original PD: Sept 2018
Interview: Jan 2020
GC received: Jan 2020
Mailed I-751 packet: Oct 2021

[newacct]

Some of them have interviews, and some don't. The I-751 can take close to 2 years and will almost certainly not be adjudicated by the time you are eligible to apply for naturalization under the 3-year rule. If you wish to apply for naturalization, you can file N-400 when you are eligible even if the I-751 is still pending.

[seattle2903]

Some of them have interviews, and some don't. The I-751 can take close to 2 years and will almost certainly not be adjudicated by the time you are eligible to apply for naturalization under the 3-year rule. If you wish to apply for naturalization, you can file N-400 when you are eligible even if the I-751 is still pending.

Forgive my ignorance but where is the 2yr coming from? The Texas processing center shows 5.5-9.5 months now.

[Caligirl]

It's not filing time for I-751 for me,yet- coming up next may,but I have a question and hope,someone can help me with that:
Do I need to submit the Fingerprintcards when I apply from within the US? If so,why will there also be a biometrics appointment? I'm confused ????

[newacct]

Fingerprint cards are only for members of the military or government who are stationed abroad, since they don't do biometrics. Normal applicants do not submit a fingerprint card.

[gringobrasileiro]

It's not filing time for I-751 for me,yet- coming up next may,but I have a question and hope,someone can help me with that:
Do I need to submit the Fingerprintcards when I apply from within the US? If so,why will there also be a biometrics appointment? I'm confused ????

ideally you should submit the $85 fee for biometrics (fingerprints) when you file the i-751. most of the time, they waive the biometrics appointment since you recently did it with the green card filing, and they do keep the fee.

i suppose you could not include the biometrics fee, but they would send you a notice, pausing your case, pending submission of the biometrics fee, which will delay your i-751 filing (not worth it, IMO).

[Caligirl]

Aaaah,ok,thanks a lot for clearing that up for me.yes,I will include the biometrics fee,even if they don't want to get a new set of prints

[Caligirl]

One more question: in the form the question about having kids- do I need to include my stepdaughter? Or is it just,if we have kids TOGETHER, recently born???

[okccanary]

Hope y’all have been great! It’s that time again, dealing with the USCIS paperwork. I adjusted status in Jan 2020 via marriage (less than 2yrs at the time of interview) and I’ve now entered the 90-day timeframe for submitting the I-751. We’ve since moved to Texas, so I’m not sure which processing center will handle the app. Hopefully the Texas one because it shows 6 months processing time.

Will we need another interview? I’m also gonna be eligible for citizenship this time next year, but I think the I-751 will be adjudicated by then. Good luck to everyone!

Timeline:
Original PD: Sept 2018
Interview: Jan 2020
GC received: Jan 2020
Mailed I-751 packet: Oct 2021

While every experience is unique. Here was my experience. I'm based in Oklahoma. GC also through marriage and less than 2 years at time of applying. My whole process took a little over 3 months. Fingerprints were reused, was not interviewed and card was just sent. Mind you I was approved on 11/10/2020 so definitely during a massive wave of covid at the time so that could have played a major roll. I then applied for Citizenship like 9 months later where I pretty much resubmitted all the same evidence as I did for my removal plus a couple of things that happened in the between time. If case is simple would recommend filing yourself via their online application! That process took me 6 months and I became a citizen in feb 2022. My 751 and citizenship has been a million times quicker than the initial GC application that took way over a year! Heres hoping something similar to you in Texas!