Citizenship

Hi guys, i am a little confused since I am just about to start all this process and i try to find my answer on yourtube or google but i didn’t find about it
I got a 10 years GC after my interview because my process took long (more than 2 years married before interview)
My questions is do I still need to remove conditions in my 10 years GC ? If so , how long did it take for you guys the removal of condition? I read it can takes up to 15 months !!
So if I the removed on condition is not done I can’t apply yet for my N400 ?

Does anyone here havw his N400 approved at Portland Oregon office? It has been 6 weeks they placed me in the line for Oath Ceremony, and nothing has moved so far.

Thanks

Hi group I would like to ask for help. Iliana for a green card for marriage . So now I am close to 2 years and 9 months of resident which I read I can start applying for the citizenship . My question is , it mean I can start with the whole process at all or it just means I can send my N400 form and they will start reviewing once I am 3 years resident ?
If it is the case that I can start with the whole process would you mind telling me your experiences with the process time.
How long did you wait for your interview/examb after sending your form and after your interview how long did you wait for the ceremonia ?
How long was your process ? And where do you live what state so I can have an idea of what to expect
I live in California Pleasenton
Thanks for your help

Hola grupo, soy nueva en esto de aplicar a la ciudadanía.
Quisiera hacer unas preguntas, ya voy a cumplir 2 años y 9 meses de residente (casada con un ciudadano americano) se que se puede aplicar a la ciudadanía en este periodo sin esperar a los 3 años.
Mi duda es, significa solo q puedo mandar mi aplicaixon y me responderán cuando cumpla 3 años, o ya puedo iniciar el proceso por completo tal cual?
Luego de llenar el N400 cuánto tiempo esperaron para su cita entrevista de la ciudadanía el examen.
Y cuánto tiempo después fue su juramentacion?
Vivo en Pleasenton California. Si alguien q es de aquí me ayudaría a saber cuánto más o menos durará el
Proceso. Gracias.

Here my time line
I file i485 in sept 2015
Got my GC in 2016
I applied for my permanent GC IN 2018, no response until this day! I got a lawyer and he advised me to file for me citizenship whilst my GC is pending. So….
I file for my citizenship in July of 2020
Did my citizenship interview in March of 2022
Thank God today I received a notice in the mail, my oath ceremony is being scheduled 🙏🏾….
What a journey of headaches and heartache and being stuck and don’t know what or how to do anything.
People I know it’s hard but stay strong and have faith.
Good luck to all.

My timeline is as follows:
- 02/07/2022 submitted forms online
- 02/07/2022 fingerprint reuse
- 08/02/2022 interview was scheduled

Looking forward to my interview early next month.

Does the SF have oath cerimonies the same day of the interview?

As stated in the subject. The officer told me to expect sn rfe because I did not bring enough evidence. I bought just a handful of evidence(child's birth, marriage certificate and others) and because I filed online and added all necessary and unnecessary evidence, I felt carrying a big bag of evidence was an overkill. I was wrong. The officer claimed they don't have my file and need physical evidence and as such can not approve my citizenship, I was devastated. The physical evidence I had was not sufficient according to them. They were asking me for employment letter and my wifes employment letter. Lol, I dont even have an employment letter from my current job....smh. Now I have to wait for a rfe in the mail as well as wait for them to approve when I send this shitload of evidence I am currently putting together.. In 2020 I sent a big bag of evidence and had my 10years approved without any interview, 2021 sent alot of online evidence and thought I was good.

if you file online please ensure you take more than enough evidence for your interview. Even the ones you don't think is necessary.

I was so excited all of these would be over today, now I'm bitter and sad. The waiting game continues.

This group has been of the greatest help since I started my journey of the citizenship and green card since 2016 until now, I will share my timeline from the start as it might help someone else with all mistakes I did and all encounters I had to avoid, good luck to everyone :)

11/02/2017: applied for green card (marriage based) with all other applications as work permit and travel permit, combo
12/30/2017: did my fingerprints
03/01/2018: moved from Kansas to Colorado with my wife and informed uscis and changed the address to PO Box as I didn’t have an address back then
04/01/2018: took them a month to change it, in the meantime I got a RFE letter that was sent to my old address and I was so scared, called uscis and talked to a second tier officer who was so mad I moved lol and said I always recommend not to move for situations like this (so keep that in mind, if you are moving, don’t wait last minute to change, change address couple weeks to your anticipated address before you move)
05/02/2018: luckily I received the letter from usps as I changed address, it was asking about something with sponsor and fixed it
05/24/2018: got approved for combo card
10/01/2018: interview notice was sent to mail
11/02/2018: interview date, went with my wife, Colorado Denver field office, officer was so nice, he asked us questions for 4 mins and my wife made a cute comment about his kids pic on the desk so the interview took 45 mins after that talking about life and kids and so on lol, got approved on spot
11/05/2018: received greencard in mail
08/05/2020: applied for I-751 removal of conditions from Florida (we moved there to her birth city, bunch of documents. Over 100 ones lol I am such an OCD too, 2 car financed, bank statements, credit cards, loans, pics, leases for 3 apartments, bills for 2 years, affidavit letters, paystubs same job)
08/30/2020: received fingerprint reuse as it was Covid time and 18 months extension
06/30/2021: received another 24 months extension letter, of course you can imagine the frustration and worry then, it’s normal, don’t be sad we all in the same boat
08/05/2021: applied for N400 Online and submitted the needed evidence, applied with the rule of adjudication of both pending petition (I751) and the N400
06/01/2022: received interview notice letter for 06/30 but was cancelled literally 2 weeks before the interview 6/16 and it was the most depressing thing ever
07/01/2022: received another notice for august 2nd and was so happy
08/02/2022: today, interview went smooth, the minute I got in without even saying anything he started with the test lol I answered all of it and he asked about my wife, asked for a lot of evidence and I was ready for all of that like bills, pics, taxes, all marriage stuff. One thing wasn’t expected in the interview and it’s extremely important and I didn’t know so please pay attention to the following:
If you came to the United States between the age of 18 and 26, even if not on a green card, YOU HAVE TO REGISTER FOR SELECTIVE SERVICES IF YOU ARE PLANNING IMMIGRATION, he asked me in the last 40 questions, did you register for selective services, I could have said yes but I didn’t know what that is and I said no lol, he stopped and said why? And he explained what I said above and said I am sorry then I can’t approve you today, as you are 30, you still need to register until 31, so I’ll send you a letter so you send when you register and it takes around 45 days until we finish that then we will schedule the ceremony, you can imagine how depressed I was in and went through with the rest of the questions, then before leaving he said hold on, considering you are on a 3 years rule, you only required to register until 29 years old and I am 30 now so he said I am past the requirement then and got approved on the spot 😅😅😅😅 but guys pay close attention to that please

08/02/2022: got the ceremony same day and waited around 2 hours until they called me in basically and got the certificate and became a citizen finally 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

Couple take aways:
- you aren’t doing anything wrong, you are getting a greencard or a citizenship benefit, never be scared and never lie and it will always be good at the end :)
- When you changing address, please do so 2 weeks at least into your moving date not after it, always before, so you save time if they sent you something in between
- REGISTER FOR SELECTIVE SERVICES IF YOU HAVE BEEN HERE BETWEEN THE AGE 18 and 26, and you are still under 31 years old if not married or 29 if married, if you are past that age, don’t worry then. For example, I came here when I was 24, so that rule applies to me. If you came here after 26 so don’t worry then
- USCIS is time consuming, hugely; so if you keep checking status every minute like me, you’ll literally go crazy (like me too lol) so try to relax and work and get your life together, cause at the end what you build through the years is what matters not that day of the ceremony or the citizenship itself
- I have had uscis encounters through Kansas, Colorado, Florida and kentucky and they all the same, same timeline and all that, so always wait, nothing you can do, just wait and don’t go crazy 😅🤦🏽‍♂️

Good luck everyone 🙏🙏🙏 and I’ll be here to answer any questions

Hi there, my wife filed for Naturalization in July 2018. After a series of interview she got denied in December 2019. However her lawyer advised her to appeal by filling form n-336. She got intervied in November 2020 and waited for decision. But on June 2021 they sent a letter for request more ducument. She was required to show evidence if she paid IRS the money she owed. She sent the receipts of payments in july 2021. Since that time, there is no answer and on the uscis website the status says “case under active review by USCIS” so my question, 1. How long will it take for decision? 2. Is it possible to withdraw and file naturalization again while an appeal still pending? Please advise!
Thanks you

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