Citizenship

Hi everyone, I have been reading and following this forum for the past several years, and honestly I thought that this day would never come. I am writing this to share that my immigration journey is finally coming to an end.

I applied for the I-751 in June of 2021, and my case was been processed by the SRC Texas Service Center. For almost 1 year and 6 months, I did not hear anything from them other than fingerprints being re-used and all the extension letters I have received (18, 24 and 48 months).

In December of 2022 (after being eligible for a while) I decided to pull the trigger and apply for citizenship. And then immediately, as expected, my I-751 was transferred to NBC for fast processing.

Only 8 months later, in August of this year 2023, I finally received a letter inviting me for an interview which happened yesterday 9/5/2023. I went to USCIS in New Orleans Louisiana in the morning as the interview letter invited.

The IO who interviewed me was very professional and polite, so the interview went very smoothly. When I walked into her office, I immediately saw my I-751 file on her desk, which was a big relief. So as I expected I was having a combo interview. The officer said we would start reviewing my I-751 first and only after that we would proceed with the N-400.
She said all looked good, that I had provided more than enough evidence, and did not ask for any more documents. She asked me to confirm all the personal information in the application such as name, date of birth, address, cell phone number, etc. After that she said ok, All is good and I am approving your I-751. She looked and typed in the computer for a little while and confirmed she approved my removal of conditions and now we can proceed with the N-400.

We then started the civics test and the questions were: Who is the father of our country? What did Martin Luther King Jr. do? Why do some states have more representatives?, Name one state that borders Canada, Name one branch or part of the government, What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

I got all 6 questions right and we proceeded with the reading and writing tests which I also passed both. At the end of the interview, she said my N-400 was also approved and that I should wait for the notice for the Oath Ceremony.

On the same day in the afternoon, I checked my USCIS online account and the Oath Ceremony notice was there and had been scheduled for the end of this month.
So that's it! I will finally be done soon.

To all of you waiting on decisions on your case, hang tight, and have hope! Your day will also come. Feel free to ask any questions you may have! Good luck.

I have a tentative plan to visit India multiple times in the next six months so want to delay Naturalization Oath Ceremony for six months. Can someone suggest a way or format to respond to my Oath Ceremony? Is it required to attend any travel itinerary or sharing tentative dates will also work in this case?

Please share any suggestions on how I should proceed on this matter.

Hi guys,

I applied on February given fingerprints on march and interview scheduled October 4th marriage base and my i751 approved before and got my 10 years greencard.

11/22/2021 I751 was received and stock that we received your case
12/13/2022 N400 we received your case

07/01/2023 N400 we scheduled an interview

08/15/2023 interview date,Officer informed me that he would not be able to approve none of the case because I751 is pending.
He asked couple questions from I751 form and asked my husband to wait in the waiting room.

He ask questions about N400 the gave me paper stating that I passed my test.
08/18/2023 I751 was transferred to office now jurisdiction has your case
08/22/2023 N400 Oath Ceremony will be scheduled
08/23/2023 I751 Case Was Approved

I have been a silent reader , and I hope my case help someone. Be patient good luck to everyone 🇺🇸🇺🇸

Looking for suggestions

Hi all,

My interview was scheduled September 13th, it is 3 years rule and my I-751 is still pending so for sure it is going to be combo interview. now my question is related to 2022 federal joint taxes we made a mistake so we had to file amendment we sent paper filing and it was delivered April 18th but no updates from them since they take 16 weeks to process amendments, I finally called them after 16 weeks initially one representative told me that they never received a file and I called them again then other representative told me to wait at least 20 weeks so not sure what to do should I pay amount what I owe even though it was not processed yet? how do I answer this and how should it effect in interview? I just have usps archived tracking history that was delivered on April 18th.

Note: state taxes are filed and approved.

Looking for suggestions, thanks in advance.

Hi
I have done my interview in USCIS Long Island Holtsville NY, on June20th and got the approval on the spot. Since the same day the status says your oath Ceremony will be scheduled and it’s almost a month. Anyone has same experience ? Should I be worried ?

Hi, Please if anyone has a knowledge about below experience, any feedback would be high appreciated.

I have filed N-400 (marriage based) and my I-751 (Petition to remove condition) is pending past almost 2 years.

Now last week, I got the email/letter stating that my N-400 Interview is scheduled in next month. When I logged in to the USCIS portal, I see that N-400 interview is scheduled, HOWEVER my I-751 shows "Case Was Updated To Show Fingerprints Were Taken".

So I don't believe this is a combo interview, and the interview is just scheduled for N-400.

Question is: Will I get approved based on N-400 ? Or I will have to wait for other interview as well for I-751 to be scheduled ?

Hello, To All. I have a question regarding N-400 petition. Few months before I filed my naturalization petition. Last month they schedule my interview. But couple of days before they canceled my interview.
     Can anyone explain, what could be a reason to cancel the interview?
      Once they cancel the interview then in how many days/weeks or months they could reschedule interview?
I’m from New York City.
I hope I will get response. Thanks to all

Hello Guys,

So I had my N400 combo interview last week August 2. I went with my spouse cos I have a pending i751. We went through the security check point and wen I got called in by the interviewing officer, she asked if this was my spouse, I said yes, she told him to wait for me at the reception while I went in with her.

So in short I was interviewed alone, immediately I got into her office, I was happy wen I saw my i751 file right in front of her. So she went tru the civic questions, and told me I passed and said she can’t make a decision because she needs to look through my i751 file. I asked wen I should be expecting a decision she said i should give it a week or 2 weeks or maybe a month and in 120 days I can go to court.

The wait is rather frustrating! Is there anyone else waiting for a decision after n400 interview? My field office is in Santa Ana

If a person (GC Category IR1) is living in USA for more than 5 years now with the same US Citizen Spouse for last 5+ years: Should that person file N400 based on:
1. (Option A) Lawful Permanent Resident for at least 5 years
OR
2. (Option B) Lawful Permanent Resident for at least 3 years in addition you have been married to and living with the same US Citizen Spouse for at least 3 years?
what are positive or negative in both scenarios?