I751 delays because of security Checks

[BeenSoLong 7]

i just came back from an infopass, all they said that they still undergoing through my security checks ( finger prints and such ) gave me a 1 year stamp. and also said that i might have to do my finger prints again because they are only valid for 15moths. Jesus help me please

[codon1 4]

I received text message stating that the card is being produced ! actually 3 messages ! I will hold off celebration until I get letter of approval or actual GC in mail !

[jj33065 6]

I received text message stating that the card is being produced ! actually 3 messages ! I will hold off celebration until I get letter of approval or actual GC in mail !

Congrats !!!!!

[praizee 10]

I received text message stating that the card is being produced ! actually 3 messages ! I will hold off celebration until I get letter of approval or actual GC in mail !

I have been told that im in line for an interview. how long did it take for you to receive the interview letter? How was the interview? Were you separated and what kind of questions were you asked?

[codon1 4]

I didn't receive a notice regarding being in line for interview, just a interview letter. About a month before that I made ombudsman request and I was told that I will get interview from USCIS.

My interview was good, the officer was nice, she said that we were called for 2 reasons, first because I have moving around a lot (3 times in one year because of my work) , and second because my wife name was not on the our 3rd lease (she wasn't accepted because of credit score and I took the lease under my name).

I explained both issues, and before going I took bunch of evidence showing that she was actually living there (mail, pay stubs with our current address), the officer said everything looks fine, and said he needs to ask some questions cause its routine, we were both present, simple questions :

Husbands full name, where is he working, date of birth, how many times did he travel out of the state, and few simple ones I cant remember.

Then she asked me about her date of birth, random family members names and where they work and how are they related to her, what does she do for living and what is her exact role there.

Then she asked if we any new evidence for her, we gave insurance cards, our state IDs, credit card/bank statements, and some photos.

The most important thing was that we had everything in order, whenever he asked for something we had it ready, and we also took a lot of photos.

Hope this helps, good luck.

[praizee 10]

I didn't receive a notice regarding being in line for interview, just a interview letter. About a month before that I made ombudsman request and I was told that I will get interview from USCIS.

My interview was good, the officer was nice, she said that we were called for 2 reasons, first because I have moving around a lot (3 times in one year because of my work) , and second because my wife name was not on the our 3rd lease (she wasn't accepted because of credit score and I took the lease under my name).

I explained both issues, and before going I took bunch of evidence showing that she was actually living there (mail, pay stubs with our current address), the officer said everything looks fine, and said he needs to ask some questions cause its routine, we were both present, simple questions :

Husbands full name, where is he working, date of birth, how many times did he travel out of the state, and few simple ones I cant remember.

Then she asked me about her date of birth, random family members names and where they work and how are they related to her, what does she do for living and what is her exact role there.

Then she asked if we any new evidence for her, we gave insurance cards, our state IDs, credit card/bank statements, and some photos.

The most important thing was that we had everything in order, whenever he asked for something we had it ready, and we also took a lot of photos.

Hope this helps, good luck.

Thanks!! That helps. We didn't receive a letter telling us that we were scheduled for an interview. We made an infopass and the IO told us that we are in line for an interview and should be getting a letter with interview date. Our infopass was over a month ago. We haven't heard or received anything yet

[indiana_sweetie 120]

We only had a one-week notice saying my hubby had an interview (today) and that I needed to come, and to bring evidence of a bonifide relationship. I put together a fat file of everything, all organized and probably weighing 5 pounds! I got together pictures and hubby got the required 2 passport-type photos. My hubby was a bundle of nerves (no reason other than worries over a bad interview). I told him don't worry, I was sure they would have us go in together. Ha. The officer called hubby first, but it was only about 10 minutes or so when he came out and it was my turn. Basically the questions were about all the moves we had made and why (from Indiana to California and then to Wisconsin). Our stories matched up, so when the officer was done interviewing me he said my hubby will receive his 10 year GC in about 2 weeks! He didn't even want to look at all the papers I brought LOL

[Zaky001 0]

Congratulation to all of you guys having their answers..My case goes beyond the comprehension..No interview, no RFE, ...Everytime same bullshit answer( Now 2 years )...I am hearing same bullshit ..Now I am loosing a control of my nerves..

Congratulation to all of you guys having their answers..My case goes beyond the comprehension..No interview, no RFE, ...Everytime same bullshit answer( Now 2 years )...I am hearing same bullshit ..Now I am loosing a control of my nerves..

Congratulation to all of you guys having their answers..My case goes beyond the comprehension..No interview, no RFE, ...Everytime same bullshit answer( Now 2 years )...I am hearing same bullshit ..Now I am loosing a control of my nerves..

Congratulation to all of you guys having their answers..My case goes beyond the comprehension..No interview, no RFE, ...Everytime same bullshit answer( Now 2 years )...I am hearing same bullshit ..Now I am loosing a control of my nerves..

[EM_Vandaveer 2,408]

Congratulation to all of you guys having their answers..My case goes beyond the comprehension..No interview, no RFE, ...Everytime same bullshit answer( Now 2 years )...I am hearing same bullshit ..Now I am loosing a control of my nerves..

Congratulation to all of you guys having their answers..My case goes beyond the comprehension..No interview, no RFE, ...Everytime same bullshit answer( Now 2 years )...I am hearing same bullshit ..Now I am loosing a control of my nerves..

Congratulation to all of you guys having their answers..My case goes beyond the comprehension..No interview, no RFE, ...Everytime same bullshit answer( Now 2 years )...I am hearing same bullshit ..Now I am loosing a control of my nerves..

Congratulation to all of you guys having their answers..My case goes beyond the comprehension..No interview, no RFE, ...Everytime same bullshit answer( Now 2 years )...I am hearing same bullshit ..Now I am loosing a control of my nerves..

Are you still married?

If so, file your N-400 already, no reason to wait for ROC.

[codon1 4]

Received my 10 years Green Card yesterday ! Finally after 21 months of wait and security checks ! I have Naturalization test on 25th this months, hopefully things will go fine and I am done with this long journey.

To all of you waiting, please hang in there, keep contacting them, and make frequent infopass visits !

One piece of advice, if you are eligible to apply for naturalization, do it immediately, do not wait, that pushed the case a lot. At one info pass the officer suggested that I retract the N-400 application ! Just file it and stick to it. Good luck to all of you.

[noblepacino 0]

Hi everybody.

Been waiting over a year for removal of conditions on green card. 3 years have passed since first approval of gc, so I decided to apply for citizenship.

I applied (N400). Within 3 months I got a response from N400 application, setting me for the test in 1 month. (!) So the N400 altogether took 5 months -to send, receive and get scheduled for test.

I thought great. But I don;t have my gc, and on the letter from N400  it says to bring gc for test. So I call Uscis, and one guy from second tier said yes, go to the test, your gc app is on hold, but go to the test.

So I go. Just today. And the guy at the citizenship test says no, I can't take the test until the gc is approved.

This was a problem that I cannot understand, two Uscis individuals telling me different things. I said, but someone from Uscis on the phone, told me to come. But he was like no.

The citizenship department and green card department, as per what this Uscis person told me today at the test, are separate. And when I add the fact that I filed for GC  on the east coast and now for citizenship on the west coast, it creates extra bureaucracy stuff.

I thought Uscis is one entity, turns out there are different dept inside. This guy had none of my paperwork (At least I think so)

 

As for why I think it's taking so long:

Now reading above, I realize I moved a lot with my wife (east to west). So they will probably want to interview us. We also had to send more evidence.
 

So the lesson is, I guess, do apply for citizenship if you can even if you are waiting for removal of conditions because he didn't allow me to take the test, but he asked for my paperwork and said he will find out why my case is taking so long. I guess that's the good part that happened. He didn't ask me to retract the n400 application.

Good luck guys.

[codon1 4]

22 hours ago, noblepacino said:

Hi everybody.

Been waiting over a year for removal of conditions on green card. 3 years have passed since first approval of gc, so I decided to apply for citizenship.

I applied (N400). Within 3 months I got a response from N400 application, setting me for the test in 1 month. (!) So the N400 altogether took 5 months -to send, receive and get scheduled for test.

I thought great. But I don;t have my gc, and on the letter from N400  it says to bring gc for test. So I call Uscis, and one guy from second tier said yes, go to the test, your gc app is on hold, but go to the test.

So I go. Just today. And the guy at the citizenship test says no, I can't take the test until the gc is approved.

This was a problem that I cannot understand, two Uscis individuals telling me different things. I said, but someone from Uscis on the phone, told me to come. But he was like no.

The citizenship department and green card department, as per what this Uscis person told me today at the test, are separate. And when I add the fact that I filed for GC  on the east coast and now for citizenship on the west coast, it creates extra bureaucracy stuff.

I thought Uscis is one entity, turns out there are different dept inside. This guy had none of my paperwork (At least I think so)

 

As for why I think it's taking so long:

Now reading above, I realize I moved a lot with my wife (east to west). So they will probably want to interview us. We also had to send more evidence.
 

So the lesson is, I guess, do apply for citizenship if you can even if you are waiting for removal of conditions because he didn't allow me to take the test, but he asked for my paperwork and said he will find out why my case is taking so long. I guess that's the good part that happened. He didn't ask me to retract the n400 application.

Good luck guys.

I had delays on removal of conditions on green card, and I ended up applying for citizineship. It ended well for me and I took the naturalization exam before the conditions were removed. I belive N400 application pushed the I175. My advice would be to apply as soon as you are eligible. 

[czeslaw1234 3]

Hello everyone,

 

I want to share my case with you guys. I applied for "lifting conditions" in March 2016 (CSC), FP - April 2016. No updates since then (no RFE, no interview), did not hear anything besides answers for my two online inquiries. First in November '16 says that my case is still pending consideration, second (April ' 16) states that my case is on hold due to background/security ckecks and they cannot make any decision. My Gc expired in June '16 and my extension letter expires in June '17, so im planning to schedule an infopass to get the stamp in my passport. I will also ask if there is any movement with the case. I don't know what else I can do to push them to move on. 

Anybody has a clue how long the background/security checks could take? Anyone with similar experience lately? Any advice at all?

 

Thanks a lot for your time and help guys and good luck with your cases!

[codon1 4]

ombudsman and file for citizenship if you are eligible, one will push the other. 

[czeslaw1234 3]

On 5/19/2017 at 8:10 PM, codon1 said:

ombudsman and file for citizenship if you are eligible, one will push the other. 

  Thanks for your quick response. I'll do the ombudsman or congressman option if I don't hear any updates after the infopass in couple of weeks. Then I am gonna consider to file N-400. Hopefully one of these methods will quickly help. 

Thank you and let's stay in touch guys.

 

Edited May 23, 2017 by czeslaw1234