Anyone else in my position?

[Roosterwife 0]

My ROC has still not been adjudicated (a year and counting!) but I just sent off my N400 package this week.

I'm just checking to see if there are other VJers who are or were in my position. Did your application take longer than others'? Was your interview particularly rigorous? I'm just trying to get an idea of what to expect in the months ahead.

Thanks

[karenros 0]

Mine took 9 months to process... but i think its time to the senator or your local congressman involved... you may get a answer faster and you will get the real answer as to why they are taking so long... goodluck...

[antda 13]

Hi Roosterwife and Everyone,

Lol..I can definitely understand your frustration here, in waiting for your I-751 to be approved (wow, 12 months is certainly a long time to wait!), as "I've been there, done that", with this stage of the immigration game....

For my I-751 case, it took 10 months for it to be approved (which is far more than the 6 months of service expectations)

And this was after 4 expedites/inquiries and a passport stamp, including 2 inquiries that involved getting my local congressman involved....

Lol..I'd still be waiting now, if they didn't intervene!

Oh and to add insult to injury, I was pregnant at the time..

And it was quicker for the baby to arrive in 9 months than it was to get that green card in 10 months!....

Overall, I ended up having the 10yr card for only 5 months, despite having to wait 10 months for it! (I had to give up my card when I got citizenship)

Still makes my blood boil too...(even though I don't have my card anymore since they took that away and I'm a US Citizen...lol...)

(See my vj timeline for more information and my detailed story.....)

If I were you, I would make an infopass with the USCIS to further inquire about your case. If that doesn't work, my suggestion is to take your case up to your local senator/congressman/ombudsman to get your case further investigated and eventually approved. Political influence does help here..lol....

As well, if you are able to file for the N-400/US Citizenship, when you meet all those requirements, by all means, go for it! This will "force" your I-751 to be approved so that your N-400 can be approved too.

I agree, those who get approved quickly and without incident at this I-751 stage of the game are lucky. But who knows, maybe you'll have better luck in the N-400 stage, to make up for the delays and problems you had with the I-751. Lol..I know it did for me, as I got US Citizenship very quickly in 2 months (average wait is 4-6 months), with no problems for the interview, and on top of that, got an oath ceremony accomodation request honoured too. Guess that made up for the I-751 delays and problems for me, and maybe for you too if your citizenship is approved quickly and get lucky there.

Don't give up! There is hope.....

Hope this helps. Good luck with the rest of your journey too.

Ant (been there, done that....blood still boils...)

My ROC has still not been adjudicated (a year and counting!) but I just sent off my N400 package this week.

I'm just checking to see if there are other VJers who are or were in my position. Did your application take longer than others'? Was your interview particularly rigorous? I'm just trying to get an idea of what to expect in the months ahead.

Thanks

Edited December 18, 2009 by Ant+D+A

[Roosterwife 0]

Thanks, everyone, for your comments and advice.

Just to clarify, I have ALREADY applied for citizenship, and if you look at my timeline you will see that I have made numerous inquiries with the customer service line, initiated two service requests, got two passport stamps AND had two Infopass appointments in the last six months - none of which got me any real answers! I am now beyond frustrated with the situation, and on the advice of a lawyer and USCIS, went ahead and applied for citizenship as soon as I became eligible, which was this week.

Frankly, at this stage I really don't see the point of going to the trouble of getting my senator involved since filing my N400 will "force" adjudication of the I751 anyway. I can only hope that my citizenship process will be as swift as yours, Ant!

I'm hoping to hear responses from people who, at the time they applied for citizenship, still had not or have not had their I751 adjudicated, and to find out how that affected their N400 process.

Thanks again

Hi Roosterwife and Everyone,

Lol..I can definitely understand your frustration here, in waiting for your I-751 to be approved (wow, 12 months is certainly a long time to wait!), as "I've been there, done that", with this stage of the immigration game....

For my I-751 case, it took 10 months for it to be approved (which is far more than the 6 months of service expectations)

And this was after 4 expedites/inquiries and a passport stamp, including 2 inquiries that involved getting my local congressman involved....

Lol..I'd still be waiting now, if they didn't intervene!

Oh and to add insult to injury, I was pregnant at the time..

And it was quicker for the baby to arrive in 9 months than it was to get that green card in 10 months!....

Overall, I ended up having the 10yr card for only 5 months, despite having to wait 10 months for it! (I had to give up my card when I got citizenship)

Still makes my blood boil too...(even though I don't have my card anymore since they took that away and I'm a US Citizen...lol...)

(See my vj timeline for more information and my detailed story.....)

If I were you, I would make an infopass with the USCIS to further inquire about your case. If that doesn't work, my suggestion is to take your case up to your local senator/congressman/ombudsman to get your case further investigated and eventually approved. Political influence does help here..lol....

As well, if you are able to file for the N-400/US Citizenship, when you meet all those requirements, by all means, go for it! This will "force" your I-751 to be approved so that your N-400 can be approved too.

I agree, those who get approved quickly and without incident at this I-751 stage of the game are lucky. But who knows, maybe you'll have better luck in the N-400 stage, to make up for the delays and problems you had with the I-751. Lol..I know it did for me, as I got US Citizenship very quickly in 2 months (average wait is 4-6 months), with no problems for the interview, and on top of that, got an oath ceremony accomodation request honoured too. Guess that made up for the I-751 delays and problems for me, and maybe for you too if your citizenship is approved quickly and get lucky there.

Don't give up! There is hope.....

Hope this helps. Good luck with the rest of your journey too.

Ant (been there, done that....blood still boils...)

My ROC has still not been adjudicated (a year and counting!) but I just sent off my N400 package this week.

I'm just checking to see if there are other VJers who are or were in my position. Did your application take longer than others'? Was your interview particularly rigorous? I'm just trying to get an idea of what to expect in the months ahead.

Thanks

[Roosterwife 0]

Anyone??!!