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Posted
13 minutes ago, Luckycuds said:

Hi - we are not going to at this time but definitely looking forward to see how the process goes for others. It’s going to be hard for my husband to denounce his citizenship since he can’t do dual citizenship.. so not pressuring him to make the change- when he is ready we will proceed 🙂

Is your husband Haitian?

 

I was intrigued and a did quick google search - apparently their constitution was amended in 2012 to allow dual citizenship

ROC Timeline

Service Center: California

90 Day Window Opened.....08/03/17

I-751 Packet Sent................08/04/17

NOA Dated...........................08/07/17

NOA Received......................08/09/17

Check Cashed......................08/09/17

Biometrics Letter Rcvd........08/26/17

Biometrics Appointment......09/07/17

Approval................................08/05/19

 

Naturalization Timeline

Field Office: Santa Ana, CA

90 Day Window Opened.......08/03/18

N-400 Filed (Online)..............08/03/18

Receipt Notice.......................08/03/18

Biometrics Letter Rcvd..........08/20/18

Biometrics Appointment.......09/07/18

Interview Letter Dated...........07/01/19

Interview Letter Rcvd............07/08/19

Interview................................08/05/19

Approval................................08/05/19

Oath.......................................08/22/19

 

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Vietnam
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We will file for my wife when window opens too!!!!

ROC Timeline

Service Center: Vermont

90 Day Window Opened....08/08/17

I-751 Packet Sent..............08/14/17

NO1 Dated.........................

NO1 Received....................

Check Cashed....................

Biometrics Received..........

Biometrics Appointment.....

Approved...........................

 

IR-1/CR-1 Visa

I-130 NOA1: 22 Dec 2014
I-130 NOA2: 25 Jan 2015
NVC Received: 06 Feb 2015
Pay AOS Bill: 07 Mar 2015
Pay IV Bill : 20 Mar 2015
Send IV/AOS Package: 23 Mar 2015
Submit DS-261: 26 Mar 2015
Case Completed at NVC: 24 Apr 2015
Interview Date: 22 Sep 2015
Visa Approved: 22 Sep 2015
Visa Received: 03 Oct 2015 

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Haiti
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Posted
3 hours ago, CJKylie said:

Is your husband Haitian?

 

I was intrigued and a did quick google search - apparently their constitution was amended in 2012 to allow dual citizenship

Hi- geez, thanks for the info! I had been searching online for the past few years and saw nothing about the 2012 amendment - this definitely changes everything! By any chance do you know how you would go about applying to be a US citizen and retaining your original citizenship? Would this require a lawyer? Now I’ll be on the lookout on other message boards- thanks again for finding this info out!

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Service Center : Texas Service Center   Transferred? California Service Center on 8/11/14

Consulate : Port au Prince, Haiti             I-129F Sent : 4/14/2014

I-129F NOA1 : 4/24/14                            I-129F NOA2 : 9/10/14

NVC Received : 9/24/14                          NVC Left : 9/26/14

Consulate Received : 10/6/14 CEAC status changed to ready

Packet 3 Received : 10/27/14 packet received by petitioner in USA ( beneficiary never received packet 3)

Medical: 10/30/14 Dr. Buteau                  Medical picked up: 11/3/14

Packet 3 Sent : 11/10/13.. Had to schedule interview appointment and attach confirmation receipt to packet

Interview Date : 12/1/14                           Interview Result : Approved !

Visa Received : 12/10/14 picked up at Jacmel location

US Entry : 12/15/14 Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Apply for Social Security Card: 12/30/14 Connecticut

Marriage: 1/26/15

 

Adjustment of Status

CIS Office : Hartford                                  Filed : 3/18/15

NOA : 3/25/15                                            Biometrics : 4/15/15

Approved: 8/31/15                                     Received: 9/8/15

 

EAD

CIS Office : Hartford                                  Filed : 3/18/15

NOA : 3/25/15                                            Approved: 6/12/15

Received: 6/20/15

 

Removal of Conditions I-751

Filed: 8/14/17 at VSC                                 NOA: 8/15/17 Received 8/21 by mail

Biometrics: Dated: 8/25/17   Received 9/2/17   Appointment 9/11/17 

Approved: 10/23/18 -no interview

Posted (edited)
43 minutes ago, Luckycuds said:

Hi- geez, thanks for the info! I had been searching online for the past few years and saw nothing about the 2012 amendment - this definitely changes everything! By any chance do you know how you would go about applying to be a US citizen and retaining your original citizenship? Would this require a lawyer? Now I’ll be on the lookout on other message boards- thanks again for finding this info out!

I can’t speak specifically for Haiti, but if it’s anything like it is for the UK, basically as I understand it, it goes like this:

 

I become US citizen, and the US no longer recognizes me as a UK citizen - only a US citizen.

The UK continues to recognize me as only a UK citizen. Neither country recognizes that you are a citizen of the other, but also neither country makes you officially renounce your citizenship, which it appears Haïti did before 2012.

Edited by CJKylie

ROC Timeline

Service Center: California

90 Day Window Opened.....08/03/17

I-751 Packet Sent................08/04/17

NOA Dated...........................08/07/17

NOA Received......................08/09/17

Check Cashed......................08/09/17

Biometrics Letter Rcvd........08/26/17

Biometrics Appointment......09/07/17

Approval................................08/05/19

 

Naturalization Timeline

Field Office: Santa Ana, CA

90 Day Window Opened.......08/03/18

N-400 Filed (Online)..............08/03/18

Receipt Notice.......................08/03/18

Biometrics Letter Rcvd..........08/20/18

Biometrics Appointment.......09/07/18

Interview Letter Dated...........07/01/19

Interview Letter Rcvd............07/08/19

Interview................................08/05/19

Approval................................08/05/19

Oath.......................................08/22/19

 

Posted (edited)
20 minutes ago, NeedMoreCoffee said:

Awesome! Saves us all a trip to USCIS... for a while at least haha.

 

Thanks for sharing @NeedMoreCoffee

Edited by CJKylie

ROC Timeline

Service Center: California

90 Day Window Opened.....08/03/17

I-751 Packet Sent................08/04/17

NOA Dated...........................08/07/17

NOA Received......................08/09/17

Check Cashed......................08/09/17

Biometrics Letter Rcvd........08/26/17

Biometrics Appointment......09/07/17

Approval................................08/05/19

 

Naturalization Timeline

Field Office: Santa Ana, CA

90 Day Window Opened.......08/03/18

N-400 Filed (Online)..............08/03/18

Receipt Notice.......................08/03/18

Biometrics Letter Rcvd..........08/20/18

Biometrics Appointment.......09/07/18

Interview Letter Dated...........07/01/19

Interview Letter Rcvd............07/08/19

Interview................................08/05/19

Approval................................08/05/19

Oath.......................................08/22/19

 

Posted
9 minutes ago, Jusa said:

And i was looking forward to getting the stamp so i could get an unrestricted social security card for moving jobs. Just can't win! haha

Can't you move jobs with the restricted SS card, the expired green card, and the I-797? 

ROC Timeline

Service Center: California

90 Day Window Opened.....08/03/17

I-751 Packet Sent................08/04/17

NOA Dated...........................08/07/17

NOA Received......................08/09/17

Check Cashed......................08/09/17

Biometrics Letter Rcvd........08/26/17

Biometrics Appointment......09/07/17

Approval................................08/05/19

 

Naturalization Timeline

Field Office: Santa Ana, CA

90 Day Window Opened.......08/03/18

N-400 Filed (Online)..............08/03/18

Receipt Notice.......................08/03/18

Biometrics Letter Rcvd..........08/20/18

Biometrics Appointment.......09/07/18

Interview Letter Dated...........07/01/19

Interview Letter Rcvd............07/08/19

Interview................................08/05/19

Approval................................08/05/19

Oath.......................................08/22/19

 

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Haiti
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Posted
19 minutes ago, Jusa said:

And i was looking forward to getting the stamp so i could get an unrestricted social security card for moving jobs. Just can't win! haha

Hi my husband just got a new job yesterday and used his expired green card and extension letter as proof of legality to work in the US and had no problem. FYI his SS card still has restrictions on it as well.

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Service Center : Texas Service Center   Transferred? California Service Center on 8/11/14

Consulate : Port au Prince, Haiti             I-129F Sent : 4/14/2014

I-129F NOA1 : 4/24/14                            I-129F NOA2 : 9/10/14

NVC Received : 9/24/14                          NVC Left : 9/26/14

Consulate Received : 10/6/14 CEAC status changed to ready

Packet 3 Received : 10/27/14 packet received by petitioner in USA ( beneficiary never received packet 3)

Medical: 10/30/14 Dr. Buteau                  Medical picked up: 11/3/14

Packet 3 Sent : 11/10/13.. Had to schedule interview appointment and attach confirmation receipt to packet

Interview Date : 12/1/14                           Interview Result : Approved !

Visa Received : 12/10/14 picked up at Jacmel location

US Entry : 12/15/14 Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Apply for Social Security Card: 12/30/14 Connecticut

Marriage: 1/26/15

 

Adjustment of Status

CIS Office : Hartford                                  Filed : 3/18/15

NOA : 3/25/15                                            Biometrics : 4/15/15

Approved: 8/31/15                                     Received: 9/8/15

 

EAD

CIS Office : Hartford                                  Filed : 3/18/15

NOA : 3/25/15                                            Approved: 6/12/15

Received: 6/20/15

 

Removal of Conditions I-751

Filed: 8/14/17 at VSC                                 NOA: 8/15/17 Received 8/21 by mail

Biometrics: Dated: 8/25/17   Received 9/2/17   Appointment 9/11/17 

Approved: 10/23/18 -no interview

Posted
4 minutes ago, Luckycuds said:

Hi my husband just got a new job yesterday and used his expired green card and extension letter as proof of legality to work in the US and had no problem. FYI his SS card still has restrictions on it as well.

That's good to know! I've just been reading some horror stories of HR departments not accepting the extension letter. Hopefully, that won't be the case for me. Thanks for the helpful info.

15 minutes ago, CJKylie said:

Can't you move jobs with the restricted SS card, the expired green card, and the I-797? 

Not sure! Works for some, doesn't work for others apparently... But i'm staying hopeful.

Posted
1 hour ago, NeedMoreCoffee said:
Posted (edited)
19 minutes ago, Jusa said:

That's good to know! I've just been reading some horror stories of HR departments not accepting the extension letter. Hopefully, that won't be the case for me. Thanks for the helpful info.

Not sure! Works for some, doesn't work for others apparently... But i'm staying hopeful.

If you have any problems, just refer them to the I9 handbook as it clearly states the I-797 is acceptable!

 

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7.0 Evidence of Status for Certain Categories
7.1 Lawful Permanent Residents (LPR)

Employees must be allowed to choose which document(s) they will present from the Lists of Acceptable Documents. You cannot specify which document(s) an employee must present. Employees who attest to being an LPR in Section 1 may choose to present a List A document (such as a Permanent Resident Card, Form I-551) or a List B and List C document combination (such as a state-issued driver’s license and unrestricted Social Security card). If the employee presents a List A document, do not ask or require the employee to present List B and List C documents. If an employee presents List B and List C documents, do not ask or require the employee to present a List A document.

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The combination of an expired Permanent Resident Card and a Form I-797, Notice of Action, that indicates that the card is valid for an additional year, is an acceptable List C evidence of employment authorization for one year as indicated on Form I-797. At the end of the one-year period, you must reverify.

 

Edited by CJKylie

ROC Timeline

Service Center: California

90 Day Window Opened.....08/03/17

I-751 Packet Sent................08/04/17

NOA Dated...........................08/07/17

NOA Received......................08/09/17

Check Cashed......................08/09/17

Biometrics Letter Rcvd........08/26/17

Biometrics Appointment......09/07/17

Approval................................08/05/19

 

Naturalization Timeline

Field Office: Santa Ana, CA

90 Day Window Opened.......08/03/18

N-400 Filed (Online)..............08/03/18

Receipt Notice.......................08/03/18

Biometrics Letter Rcvd..........08/20/18

Biometrics Appointment.......09/07/18

Interview Letter Dated...........07/01/19

Interview Letter Rcvd............07/08/19

Interview................................08/05/19

Approval................................08/05/19

Oath.......................................08/22/19

 

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Indonesia
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Posted
17 minutes ago, Jusa said:

That's good to know! I've just been reading some horror stories of HR departments not accepting the extension letter. Hopefully, that won't be the case for me. Thanks for the helpful info.

Not sure! Works for some, doesn't work for others apparently... But i'm staying hopeful.

My wife has changed jobs a couple times since getting her extension letter. Hasn't had any problems with HR departments. 

Removing Conditions Timeline

Aug. 10, '17: Mailed in I-751

Aug. 21, '17: NOA1

October 23, '18: NOA2- approval

October 30, 18: 10-year GC received

 
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