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KyngSilva   0

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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: United Arab Emirates
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Dear VJers,

A note to thank you for all the support, help and encouragement I have received on here. It helped so much to come and vent my frustrations and also try and help people out. Good luck to everybody on their journey to become a US citizen. It's an awesome feeling standing there and taking that oath. Here is my story if you care to read it.....

My journey started on July 31st 2008 and ended 9 months later on April 30th 2009. It was journey of much frustration and waiting. The first part of the journey started great, got letter in the mail, then received the bio letter....I had a little calendar that I plotted out when things should be received. HA! serves me right trying to predict how the USCIS works. I thought I had them down to a science... :lol: Boy was I wrong. The other July peeps were getting their interview letters and I was still waiting, alas came a letter in the mail 2 months later, woah...It was YELLOW. I looked at it and said uh huh something must be wrong. Opened it up to find that they wanted a whole bunch of documents...that's it no interview letter...I shook the envelope a couple of times, may be it was stuck in there.. :lol: Nope nothing fell out. So I said maybe I should ready the letter again, I must have missed the part of when my interview date was....sigh...there was no date. :crying: So I called them up explained to them that I had received this letter, and no interview letter yet..what's going on? Don't worry they said, you'll get it in the mail soon, just make sure you get your documents soon.

Well one of my Docs required was a letter from the SSS. Ouch....did not know about them until I applied for financial aid for school. So figured I'd call them, they stated to write a nice long letter explaining why I did not register with them and send in SUPPORT DOCUMENTATION...shiiii... Ok so I sent them this nice long letter, and all documents. Cool another thing to wait for.... It's Late October now...no letter...no interview letter, the last thing I did with the USCIS was August 28th. Called the SSS up asked them...PLEASE GIVE ME A STATUS...give me something....anything....so she checked and checked and checked....woohoo...SSS accepted my letter, let me know it was not my fault and that I got a number. SWEET!!! She gave me my number over the phone and I was thrilled. Oh...in the mean time I contacted my Senators office....just to see if they could do anything.......They sucked....heck the guy who was in charge of my file never really contacted me. I emailed him 5 times NOTHING!!! Annoying....Oh and I called the USCIS every other week. I was extremely bored between classes and they told me to call them if I had any questions...figured I'd make good use of my tax dollars :thumbs: .

Ahhh November comes along...woohoo... Interview letter......XCITED!!!! December 8th interview date....AWESOME!. Did my interview and passed, I/O stated err 2 weeks to a month before you get your oath letter. REALLY!! That soon. AWESOME!! I skipped out of the office. December flew by...and so did Jan and Feb and March...called the USCIS a bunch of times, went to the office too. It's 25 mins away. heard a whole bunch of stories, your file is approved to, your file has gone into re verification, to your file is siting on the supervisors desk to get signed off on, to we cannot put an inquire into it, because it under normal time frame. WHATS normal to the USCIS I wondered. LOL. I laugh now....I was super PO'd back then. So I had my wife bug the other Senators office, no help there either. They stated June or July I would get my oath..JUNE OR JULY!!! Are they nuts....I have things to do. So I made my wife push the Senators office harder...she stated she would try and see if they can rush it. LOL....TRY..TRY? REALLY... :angry:

So I called the USCIS up, DEMANDED to speak with somebody who knew what the heck was going. Sorry sir they stated , we can file a request to find out why St Paul is so slow. Go ahead I said....1 week later an email comes back, states you have been approved and should be getting your oath letter soon...WOOHOO... Letter came a few days later, and I was sworn in on April 30th. I AM NOW AN AMERICAN CITIZEN :dance: :dance:

Moral of my story: Don't give up, push as hard as you can, it might upset some people, but push harder.

Edited by KyngSilva

My Citizenship Timeline

Service Center : Nebraska

CIS Office : St Paul, MN

Date Filed : 2008-07-31

NOA Date : 2008-08-06

Bio.Rcvd Date : 2008-08-15

Bio. Appt. : 2008-08-28

Interview Date : 2008-12-08

Approved : YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Final Approval 2009-03-16!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!File is in line for Oath Schedule

Oath Letter Rcvd: 2009-04-03

Oath Ceremony : 2009-04-30

Total Time So Far: 9 months, 0 days ..WooHoo!!!!!!!! Can You Hear The Sarcasm =)

I AM NOW A US CITIZEN!!!!

Italian_in_NYC Rising Star

Italian_in_NYC   259

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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Italy
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Look at it this way....

In that amount of time you could have had a baby! Yes, the whole baby! :D

Anyways, congratulations!

AOS:

RD: 6/21/06

Biometrics: 7/25/06

ID: 10/24/06 - Approved

Conditional GC Received: 11/3/06

I-751

RD: 7/31/08

NOA 1: 8/6/08

Biometrics: 8/26/08

Transferred to CSC: 2/25/09

Approved: 4/23/09 (email received)

Card mailed: 4/28/09 (email received)

Card Received: 5/1/09

N-400

RD & PD: 7/28/09

NOA 1: 8/1/09

Biometric appt: 8/12/09

Interview Letter received: 10/02/09 (notice dated 09/29)

Interview Date: 11/10/09 at Federal Plaza in Manhattan

Oath Letter: 11/10/09

Oath Date: 11/13/09 - Special ceremony at USS Intrepid - Done - USC

mooninlove Community Regular

mooninlove   1

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Filed: Other Country: Philippines
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congratulations USC!!!!!! :dance::dance: you're done with them..celebrate! :dance::dance:

I-R5 at USCIS California Service Center

Consulate: Manila Philippines

5/19/09 Filed I-130 at Chicago Lockbox

5/22/09 USCIS rcvd I-130

6/01/09 Checks cashed

6/03/09 NOA1 rcvd for both parents

8/12/09 Email approval for Dad

8/17/09 Rcvd NOA2 for Dad

8/20/09 Rcvd RFE email for Mom

9/08/09 Email approval for Mom

9/12/09 Rcvd NOA2 for Mom

NVC

8/19/09 NVC rcvd dad's case

9/18/09 NVC rcvd mom's case

9/22/09 Emailed DS3032

9/28/09 Paid AOS/ I-864 fee of $70 for both

10/08/09 rcvd emails: DS3032 accepted

10/08/09 sent I-864

10/09/09 IV bill generated for both cases

10/10/09 Paid IV bill $800 for both

10/13/09 I-864 rcvd by NVC

10/15/09 DS230 mailed to NVC

10/16/09 I-864 accepted & entered into the system

10/19/09 DS230 rcvd by NVC

11/02/09 rcvd checklist emails

11/09/09 sent RFE to NVC via UPS

11/12/09 NVC received RFE

11/19/09 AVR: checklist response rcvd 11/18/09

11/28/09 Log-in failed for both

12/01/09 Case complete as of 11/30/09

12/14/09 rcvd emails of interview date

01/04-05/09 medical @ St.Lukes done

01/11/10 Interview @ USEmbassy Manila 6:30am

Tini27 Enthusiast

Tini27   0

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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Algeria
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KyngSilva, Congratulations on the end of a long and arduous journey. You proved patient and valiant :star:

Now it's time to celebrate :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance:

Enjoy being a USC, you sure deserved it :thumbs:

I learnt a lot from your posts on VJ, thanks a million for that.

animated_us_flag.gifN-400 TIMELINE / NYC District Office

03/10/09--------SENT

03/16/09--------NOA priority date

03/24/09--------NOA DATE

04/01/09--------FP notice date

04/14/09--------FP DATE

06/01/09--------IL notice date

07/23/09--------IL DATE -----APPROVED

08/04/09--------Oath --------US CITIZEN

08/04/09--------Applied for passport

08/14/09--------Received passport

broma25 Proficient

broma25   2

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: United Kingdom
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Congratulations, at least its all over now.....no more USCIS!!!

DCF - London

18 Jul 04 - Police Certificate Requested

19 Jul 04 - I-130 sent

22 Jul 04 - NOA I-130 logged with INS

29 Jul 04 - DS230 sent

29 Jul 04 - Had vaccinations

14 Aug 04 - Police Certificate Received

30 Sept 04 - I-130 approved

30 Nov 04 - Received I-864 from co sponsor

04 Dec 04 - Sent DS2001

13 Jan 05 - Interview date 04 Feb 05

04 Feb 05 - VISA APPROVED!!!

08 Feb 05 - Proud owner of IR-1 Visa

09 Jun 05 - Arrived in the USA

24 April 09 - US Citizen

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queendlee Enthusiast

queendlee   1

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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Jamaica
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congrats... what a story!

Mailed N-400 March 6th via priority certified mail and Rec'd 9th (confirmation by USPS)

NOA rec'd: 3/19/2009 (date 3/16/2009, priority 3/9/2009)

Biometrics rec'd 3/26/2009, appt 4/9/2009

IL: 5/22/09

ID: 07/06/2009

Oath: 07/16/2009

SSN updated: 7/16/2009 (not received yet)

Passport rec'd: 8/15/2009(nat. certif not rec'd yet)

Angel7422 Community Regular

Angel7422   0

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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Egypt
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Congrats KyngSilva on finally taking your oath and becoming a US citizen. Have you sent off for your US passport yet?

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4/7/08 -------> Rec'd email from USCIS showing Card Ordered, Woot Woot

4/14/08 -----> 10 yr green card in hand

Citizenship Timeline

8/20/08 -------> Mailed N-400 to TSC

8/21/08 -------> N-400 rec'd by TSC @ 10:42 am signed for by C Maxa

8/26/08 -------> Check cashed

8/28/08 -------> Called USCIS was told biometrics scheduled for Sept 12 @ 3 pm

9/02/08 -------> Received NOA 1 showing receipt date as August 22, 2008

9/02/08 -------> Received bio appt by snail mail verifying scheduled date as 9/12 @ 3 pm

9/12/08 -------> Fingerprints taken

12/16/08------> Interview @ 10:05 am [PASSED]; OAth given at 2 pm

***MY HUSBAND IS NOW A USC***

12/29/08 -----> Filed for US passport book and passport card for my husband

01/08/09 -----> Rec'd US passport book in mail today; still waiting for card and return of natz cert

1/10/09 ------> Rec'd US passport card and Natz cert.

jasminelily Proficient

jasminelily   1

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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Timeline
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Congratulations! Your story proves that persistent complains will finally be heard. :thumbs: Thanks for sharing!

N-400

5/29/2010 - USPS Express Mail Out N-400

6/2/2010 - Priority date

6/9/2010 - Check cashed

6/11/2010 - NOA in my mail box

6/17/2010 - Able to see case status "Initial Review"

6/18/2010 - LUD

7/2/2010 - Called mis-information line to put in a service request for STILL HAVEN'T RECEIVED "FP NOTICE"

7/8/2010 - LUD, at 2:32am, received text msg and e-mail for req. for add'l evidence being mailed out on July 6th, believe it's for the FP

7/12/2010 - Received FP notice in mail, scheduled for 8/2/2010

7/15/2010 - Walk in FP

7/22/2010 - Online status changed to "Case sent to local office for interview schedule"

7/27/2010 - Received interview letter for 8/23/2010

8/23/2010 - Passed interview, was informed that next oath date is 9/22/2010 and oath letter will come in the mail

9/3/2010 - Received oath letter in the mail for 9/22/2010

Disclaimer: All comments, advice and information are given out by my kind intention, please use them at your own risk and do not hold me liable or responsible for any inaccuracy.

Kathryn41 Grand Master

Kathryn41   3,205

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Canada
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Congratulations - hehehe in fact you did kind of have a 9 month 'baby' - you ended up with a new US citizen!

“...Isn't it splendid to think of all the things there are to find out about? It just makes me feel glad to be alive--it's such an interesting world. It wouldn't be half so interesting if we knew all about everything, would it? There'd be no scope for imagination then, would there?”

.― Lucy Maude Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables

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Another Member of the VJ Fluffy Kitty Posse!

Sand Experienced

Sand   5

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Jordan
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congratulations!! :dance:

بســــم اللـــــه الــــرحمـن الــــرحــــيم

My N-400 timeline, I hope it will help - Local Office (Chula Vista Field Office - San Diego)

10/01/2010: Application was sent.

10/04/2010: Application was received.

10/06/2010: Email received "Application has been received" & Noticed Date.

10/07/2010: "Touch"

10/08/2010: "Touch" & Check was Cashed

10/09/2010: NOA1 Received via mail.

10/22/2010: Status Changed Online "Request for evidence" It was for Biometrics.

10/25/2010: Request for evidence recieved "Biometrics Notice".

11/18/2010: Biometrics date ==> 11:00AM. Biometrics was taken On time.

12/03/2010: "Yellow Letter" Received.

12/06/2010: "Touch" Case Moved to "Testing and Interview".

12/08/2010: Interview Letter received via mail.

01/13/2011: Interview Date. Done, " Thanks To ALLAH, I Passed the Test.

01/18/2011: Oath Letter was Sent.

01/20/2011: Oath Letter Recieved via mail.

01/28/2011: Oath Date. ==> Done, I am a U.S. Citizen

01/31/2011: Applied for a U.S. Passport Book, And, U.S. Passport Card.

02/25/2011: Passport Book's Received.

02/26/2011: Passport Card's Received.

02/28/2011: Certificate Of Naturalization's Returned.

Game Over.

AusCal Enthusiast

AusCal   3

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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Australia
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A note to thank you for all the support, help and encouragement I have received on here. It helped so much to come and vent my frustrations and also try and help people out. Good luck to everybody on their journey to become a US citizen. It's an awesome feeling standing there and taking that oath. Here is my story if you care to read it.....

Congrats KyngSilva - another "old-timer" bites the dust!

PS Personally, 9 months doesn't look that long, check my timeline LOL - just kidding!!

N400 at California SC, Field office- Los Angeles

Sep 3, 2007 Application Mailed

Sep 12, 2007 - Priority date

Nov 9,2007 - check cashed

Nov 20,2007 - NOA1: "expect to be notified within 425 days of this notice",

Jan 10, 2008 - fingerprints appointment (letter lost due to mailing address receipted incorrectly)

Feb 7, 2008 - fingerprints done (took about 10 min - as a walk-in)

Sept 8, 2008 - Interview date (letter received Jul 18) - rescheduled at my request

Jan 6, 2009 - Interview date

Feb 26, 2009 - Citizenship Oath

*online status "case received Oct 29", no touches showing.

LoveLove Explorer

LoveLove   0

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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: South Korea
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Congrats!!:)

*Last Journey Started*

N-400

2009. 5. 6 Mailed N-400 to AZ Lockbox

2009. 5.15 Check Cashed

2009. 5.18 Recvd NOA1, NOA date is 5/13/09

2009. 6.16 Biometrics done

2009. 9.14 Interview - Passed!

2009. 9.21 Oath

Finally done with USCIS... FOREVER I hope

 
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