N-400 December 2013 Filers

[mimigrant 0]

Hey guys. I'll double check new updates soon.

Quick question: Anyone knows how many months does it take to get a green card for your parents after getting your own citizenship? I assume it's a fairly quick process right? What about brothers? That probably takes years.

[Paulette7 0]

To be honest I had no idea that they don't even bother to put you on line to schedule the interview until is really close to the eligibility date is so disappointing because mine is en march so having to wait almost 3 months just to know the to date is like ughhhh that explains a lot though because a friend of mine who was way pass the legibility date his process moved way faster than anyone else I know... By the way my check was cashed today I'm writing from my phone so is hard to update the time line from here I read that someone said that they might be able to see the number on the check but in my case since it was a personal check the money was taken from the account so no picture there I guess I just have to wait now happy holidays!!!

[jvemmy0506 3]

I'm ready to send my N-400 application, but I have a question. When the instructions say about sending copy of the inside of the cover of my wife's passport (applying under 3 years permanent resident rule - u.s. citizen wife), it means the page where her photo and all her information appears?

Thanks for your cooperation.

[BigDaddy28 228]

I'm ready to send my N-400 application, but I have a question. When the instructions say about sending copy of the inside of the cover of my wife's passport (applying under 3 years permanent resident rule - u.s. citizen wife), it means the page where her photo and all her information appears?

Thanks for your cooperation.

yes the information page, the one that has the picture . What I sent is a copy of her birth certificate instead of her passport.

[missicy 87]

wow raza you've been eligible for such a long, long time! I always wondered why people wait so long - I applied on my first eligible date!

Trochero..........|01/24/01|12/24/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Dallas, TX

The list and your signature say you became eligible on 01/24/01 and that you are filing based on 5 year rule, is that a typo? I know you just completed your ROC journey (I was an April ROC filer, too), so I was just wondering.

[jvemmy0506 3]

Thank you Silkafi88 for your answer. It helps a lot.

[Paulette7 0]

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USCIS Dallas/Lewisville, Texas Lockbox
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VJName............|Eligible|Sent....|NOA.....|ChkCashd|Biometr.|Int Ltr.|Intview.|Oath....|FieldOffice
DebbyNSeyi........|--/--/--|11/29/13|12/03/13|12/06/13|12/31/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Hicksville, NY
gringasuramerican.|11/30/13|11/30/13|12/03/13|12/05/13|01/02|14|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Miami, FL
jcarlo............|--/--/--|12/03/13|12/12/13|12/12/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|New York, NY
nachos............|12/04/13|12/05/13|12/12/13|12/13/13|01/07/14|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Pittsburgh, PA
Bookworm99........|--/--/--|12/05/13|--/--/--|12/06/13|01/07/14|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Newark, NJ
raza123...........|02/27/07|12/05/13|12/11/13|12/09/13|01/03/14|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Houston, TX
Theempara.........|--/--/--|12/06/13|--/--/--|12/13/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|West Palm Beach, FL
romnick...........|--/--/--|12/06/13|--/--/--|12/11/13|12/24/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Atlanta, GA
Goldfee111........|12/03/13|12/09/13|12/13/13|12/18/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Dallas, TX
mimigrant.........|12/13/13|12/13/13|12/19/13|12/20/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|New York, NY
Paulette7.........|12/19/13|12/19/13|--/--/--|12/25/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Houston, TX
DM2008............|12/13/13|12/24/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Dallas, TX

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USCIS Phoenix, Arizona Lockbox
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VJName............|Eligible|Sent....|NOA.....|ChkCashd|Biometr.|Int Ltr.|Intview.|Oath....|FieldOffice
David.............|--/--/--|12/02/13|12/09/13|12/06/13|12/27/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Denver, CO
Mary..............|--/--/--|12/02/13|12/10/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Chicago, IL
kdj5k.............|--/--/--|12/06/13|12/12/13|--/--/--|12/31/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Phoenix, AZ
Nadiia and Eric...|--/--/--|12/06/13|12/12/13|12/16/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Kansas City, MO


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USCIS Lincoln, Nebraska Lockbox (Filling under 319b, 328 or 329 of the INA)
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VJName............|Eligible|Sent....|NOA.....|ChkCashd|Biometr.|Int Ltr.|Intview.|Oath....|FieldOffice
BarkerFamily......|--/--/--|12/09/13|--/--/--|12/13/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Fairfax, VA

Edited December 26, 2013 by Paulette7

[trochero 0]

The list and your signature say you became eligible on 01/24/01 and that you are filing based on 5 year rule, is that a typo? I know you just completed your ROC journey (I was an April ROC filer, too), so I was just wondering.

Hello Missicy,

I am glad to see you here. My immigration story is crazy, complicated, it will shock you a little. I think, that is one of the reason it I was one of the last one in completing my ROC.

It is not a typo, I became a conditional residence back on 01/2001. In September of that year, we all know what happened, after the terrorist attacks immigration process came to an screeching halt, and the ROC of my condition took almost five years. Back then, the FBI background checks will take anywhere from 24 to 36 months or more . it was the biggest bottleneck ever. From 2002 to 2008 immigration backgrounds checks were insanely and justifiably slow. the FBI needed to do their job, I understood this, and never complaint about the delays on my ROC. The attacks of 9/11/2001 changed everything, my lost, or waiting for the ROC was nothing compare to the pain and suffering of millions here in America, it was a horrible time for all of us, and someway or another we all, were affected. By the time, I was called for the interview on my ROC, I had already file for divorce, because of two many problems with my ex wife. I made a huge mistake, and did not change the application to a waiver. Thus, in 2006 my I-751 was denied, and nothing ever happened since then, no removal proceedings, no deportation, nothing. I was in legal limbo, out of status, but continue to work and live here, somehow.

Thus, I went to see other lawyers since, but got really bad advice, it was until late 2012 when a very good lawyer convinced me to review my case again, and went to back all the way to 2001, and re-apply for the I-751 as a waiver ( I-751 applications have not time limitations). On April 2013 I re-applied, and got approved just couple of weeks ago, but my green card is back date to 1/2001, making it my original date of eligibility.

This is just a summary, in order to give you and idea, there are many more details to this story, but in general this is what happened.

Now, I am trying to complete the process, and finally become a US Citizen.

have a good day.

[trochero 0]

wow raza you've been eligible for such a long, long time! I always wondered why people wait so long - I applied on my first eligible date!

good luck romnick, updating your bio status too.

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USCIS Dallas/Lewisville, Texas Lockbox[/size]
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VJName............|Eligible|Sent....|NOA.....|ChkCashd|Biometr.|Int Ltr.|Intview.|Oath....|FieldOffice
DebbyNSeyi........|--/--/--|11/29/13|12/03/13|12/06/13|12/31/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Hicksville, NY
gringasuramerican.|11/30/13|11/30/13|12/03/13|12/05/13|01/02|14|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Miami, FL
jcarlo............|--/--/--|12/03/13|12/12/13|12/12/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|New York, NY
nachos............|12/04/13|12/05/13|12/12/13|12/13/13|01/07/14|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Pittsburgh, PA
Bookworm99........|--/--/--|12/05/13|--/--/--|12/06/13|01/07/14|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Newark, NJ
raza123...........|02/27/07|12/05/13|12/11/13|12/09/13|01/03/14|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Houston, TX
Theempara.........|--/--/--|12/06/13|--/--/--|12/13/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|West Palm Beach, FL
romnick...........|--/--/--|12/06/13|--/--/--|12/11/13|12/24/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Atlanta, GA
Goldfee111........|12/03/13|12/09/13|12/13/13|12/18/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Dallas, TX
mimigrant.........|12/13/13|12/13/13|12/19/13|12/20/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|New York, NY
Paulette7.........|12/19/13|12/19/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Houston, TX
DM2008............|12/13/13|12/24/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Dallas, TX
Trochero..........|01/24/01|12/24/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Orlando, FL

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USCIS Phoenix, Arizona Lockbox[/size]
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VJName............|Eligible|Sent....|NOA.....|ChkCashd|Biometr.|Int Ltr.|Intview.|Oath....|FieldOffice
David.............|--/--/--|12/02/13|12/09/13|12/06/13|12/27/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Denver, CO
Mary..............|--/--/--|12/02/13|12/10/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Chicago, IL
kdj5k.............|--/--/--|12/06/13|12/12/13|--/--/--|12/31/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Phoenix, AZ
Nadiia and Eric...|--/--/--|12/06/13|12/12/13|12/16/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Kansas City, MO


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USCIS Lincoln, Nebraska Lockbox (Filling under 319b, 328 or 329 of the INA)[/size]
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VJName............|Eligible|Sent....|NOA.....|ChkCashd|Biometr.|Int Ltr.|Intview.|Oath....|FieldOffice
BarkerFamily......|--/--/--|12/09/13|--/--/--|12/13/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Fairfax, VA


Just added my information to the List. Good luck to everyone!

Just made a small correction to the Local field office, which is Orlando FL.

[BB Family 299]

I still believe early walk ins do speed up the process. They are needed for your background check. Either to start it or to search another database but either way the sooner they receive them the sooner they can complete the background check and schedule an interview. What is confusing people is that it will not speed anything up if you haven't reached your eligibility date. But if you are near or passed it then the sooner it's done the faster the interview.

[missicy 87]

Hello Missicy,

I am glad to see you here. My immigration story is crazy, complicated, it will shock you a little. I think, that is one of the reason it I was one of the last one in completing my ROC.

It is not a typo, I became a conditional residence back on 01/2001. In September of that year, we all know what happened, after the terrorist attacks immigration process came to an screeching halt, and the ROC of my condition took almost five years. Back then, the FBI background checks will take anywhere from 24 to 36 months or more . it was the biggest bottleneck ever. From 2002 to 2008 immigration backgrounds checks were insanely and justifiably slow. the FBI needed to do their job, I understood this, and never complaint about the delays on my ROC. The attacks of 9/11/2001 changed everything, my lost, or waiting for the ROC was nothing compare to the pain and suffering of millions here in America, it was a horrible time for all of us, and someway or another we all, were affected. By the time, I was called for the interview on my ROC, I had already file for divorce, because of two many problems with my ex wife. I made a huge mistake, and did not change the application to a waiver. Thus, in 2006 my I-751 was denied, and nothing ever happened since then, no removal proceedings, no deportation, nothing. I was in legal limbo, out of status, but continue to work and live here, somehow.

Thus, I went to see other lawyers since, but got really bad advice, it was until late 2012 when a very good lawyer convinced me to review my case again, and went to back all the way to 2001, and re-apply for the I-751 as a waiver ( I-751 applications have not time limitations). On April 2013 I re-applied, and got approved just couple of weeks ago, but my green card is back date to 1/2001, making it my original date of eligibility.

This is just a summary, in order to give you and idea, there are many more details to this story, but in general this is what happened.

Now, I am trying to complete the process, and finally become a US Citizen.

have a good day.

Oh wow, that is a crazy story! Thank you for explaining. I'm glad everything worked out for you and you are finally at citizenship stage. Good luck to you!

[gringasuramerican 3]

Thanks... Interesting that it would be quicker to do it being a tourist...

Yeah for brothers 21+ it takes years just don't know how many.

My sister petitioned my our mother and it took 5 months total. But mom was in the country. It takes longer if outside of the country. In the country you just apply for AOS.

For siblings is another story, it may take up to 10 years.

[BB Family 299]

Just got a new text and email. It says "On December 26, 2013, your N400, APPLICATION FOR NATURALIZATION was placed in line for interview scheduling. When scheduling is complete, you will receive a notice with a time and place for your interview. If you have not received the notice within 90 days of the date above, please call customer service at 1-800-375-5283 for further assistance...."

So since the fingerprint notice was mailed on the 24 and wer were put in line on the 26th, as soon as i get my finger prints and my background check is completed, i will recieve my interview date which is good since we have less than two months before we leave

[Theempara 0]

@Baker Family happy to see that your in line.

[gringasuramerican 3]

Have you completed your FP? Did you do early walk-in?

If so, have you been put in-line for interview.

@Baker Family happy to see that your in line.