N-400 and I-751 combo pending

[gomez02 9]

On 5/6/2019 at 10:52 AM, BaconBait said:

i just send in my N400 application last week online, will USCIS send me the study materials or i have to download it myself?

When I went for my biometrics, the ASC personnel gave me a magazine looking copy of the civics test to study. I liked it a lot and I even brought it to the interview to read while waiting since they wont let you use your phone while in the waiting area. I also downloaded the flashcards from the USCIS website to read when Im not in the house.

[fcorona85 26]

question, 

 

so I had my interview for the N400 today. However, my I751 is not complete yet. The officer said that he will have to adjudicate the I751 prior to the N400 (I passed the exam though). 

 

my question is, how long does it take for the officer to approve the I751? He had both files with him in the interview. 

 

thanks 

 

[LeoFromBR 15]

Does USCIS ever contact via phone calls?

 

I have the habit of ignoring any unknown numbers since I started receiving lots of scammy phone calls in the last year. If there's a chance USCIS might contact  via phone, I would like reconsider my old habit...

[GoodbyeGirl 144]

That's the million $ question! But first, congrats on passing your N400. 

 

It seems to be luck of the draw. Some combi people get both cases officially approved on the day of interview, others get called back for an i-751 interview (take your spouse along) and some have to wait it out for non-interview i-751 adjudication post N400.

 

It's encouraging that your officer said that he will adjudicate your i-751, that suggests it's not leaving his desk which should mean a quicker turnaround if your application is pretty standard. And by that I mean no minor or major red flags he'll be required to investigate. But passing your civics, and having a good N400 interview, all points to the positive.

 

Good luck and keep us posted!

 

 

20 hours ago, fcorona85 said:

question, 

 

so I had my interview for the N400 today. However, my I751 is not complete yet. The officer said that he will have to adjudicate the I751 prior to the N400 (I passed the exam though). 

 

my question is, how long does it take for the officer to approve the I751? He had both files with him in the interview. 

 

thanks 

 

 

[GoodbyeGirl 144]

Yes they do, but in my experience, it's prompted by an inquiry the applicant/petitioner has raised. I've never had a call from them otherwise. They tend to like being as mysterious and anonymous as possible. It's kind of weird at the oath ceremony to see all these USCIS people running around when they've been so faceless throughout the process. 

 

20 hours ago, LeoFromBR said:

Does USCIS ever contact via phone calls?

 

I have the habit of ignoring any unknown numbers since I started receiving lots of scammy phone calls in the last year. If there's a chance USCIS might contact  via phone, I would like reconsider my old habit...

 

[geff44 30]

21 hours ago, LeoFromBR said:

Does USCIS ever contact via phone calls?

 

I have the habit of ignoring any unknown numbers since I started receiving lots of scammy phone calls in the last year. If there's a chance USCIS might contact  via phone, I would like reconsider my old habit...

My wife got a call from our local USCIS office to let her know that they were scheduling her I 751 interview.  At first when I picked up the cell phone I thought it was a telemarketer  coz it says Unknown caller which I have a habit of hanging up. But seeing the last 4 digits of the number ending in all 0's  calling from our local area code   prompted me to  pick up the phone. 

[ramus_maximus 49]

21 hours ago, fcorona85 said:

question, 

 

so I had my interview for the N400 today. However, my I751 is not complete yet. The officer said that he will have to adjudicate the I751 prior to the N400 (I passed the exam though). 

 

my question is, how long does it take for the officer to approve the I751? He had both files with him in the interview. 

 

thanks 

 

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Edited May 9, 2019 by ramus_maximus

[ramus_maximus 49]

1 hour ago, GoodbyeGirl said:

That's the million $ question! But first, congrats on passing your N400. 

 

It seems to be luck of the draw. Some combi people get both cases officially approved on the day of interview, others get called back for an i-751 interview (take your spouse along) and some have to wait it out for non-interview i-751 adjudication post N400.

 

It's encouraging that your officer said that he will adjudicate your i-751, that suggests it's not leaving his desk which should mean a quicker turnaround if your application is pretty standard. And by that I mean no minor or major red flags he'll be required to investigate. But passing your civics, and having a good N400 interview, all points to the positive.

 

Good luck and keep us posted!

 

 

 

 

21 hours ago, fcorona85 said:

question, 

 

so I had my interview for the N400 today. However, my I751 is not complete yet. The officer said that he will have to adjudicate the I751 prior to the N400 (I passed the exam though). 

 

my question is, how long does it take for the officer to approve the I751? He had both files with him in the interview. 

 

thanks 

 

We are in same situation as you. Had the combo in September 2018. We made several attempts to get an update on why is it taking long, but everytime we were told to just wait for there response. We even provided more evidence but still waiting on their response.

[francais_usa 74]

Our I751 was transferred to another office.  Hopefully it's our local office, as our n400 interview is in a couple weeks!

[LeoFromBR 15]

2 hours ago, geff44 said:

My wife got a call from our local USCIS office to let her know that they were scheduling her I 751 interview.  At first when I picked up the cell phone I thought it was a telemarketer  coz it says Unknown caller which I have a habit of hanging up. But seeing the last 4 digits of the number ending in all 0's  calling from our local area code   prompted me to  pick up the phone. 

Good to know. Presumably, they would have left a voice mail or called again to reschedule the I-751 interview.

 

How many days before the interview did they call to reschedule?

[LeoFromBR 15]

2 hours ago, ramus_maximus said:

 

We are in same situation as you. Had the combo in September 2018. We made several attempts to get an update on why is it taking long, but everytime we were told to just wait for there response. We even provided more evidence but still waiting on their response.

So if you were interviewed for Naturalization, that means you took the test, and that means at the end, they handed you the N-652 form, which says on the bottom, they have 120 days to make a decision. Did they inform you of their decision? 

[ramus_maximus 49]

22 minutes ago, LeoFromBR said:

So if you were interviewed for Naturalization, that means you took the test, and that means at the end, they handed you the N-652 form, which says on the bottom, they have 120 days to make a decision. Did they inform you of their decision? 

Actually the combo interview was in June 2018 and we were finally able to get an infopass appointment in September 2018 because we still didn't have the letter (RFE) from them as the IO said they will be sending a letter requesting additional evidence within a week. Still waiting on that letter. September is when we took the additional documents we discussed during the combo interview.  Since then  we are unable to get any infopass appointments  as they changed how the infopass appt. are given. Their last response to our status update request on the I-751 is that they are still tying to find a time slot for us to schedule.

[LeoFromBR 15]

21 minutes ago, ramus_maximus said:

Actually the combo interview was in June 2018 and we were finally able to get an infopass appointment in September 2018 because we still didn't have the letter (RFE) from them as the IO said they will be sending a letter requesting additional evidence within a week. Still waiting on that letter. September is when we took the additional documents we discussed during the combo interview.  Since then  we are unable to get any infopass appointments  as they changed how the infopass appt. are given. Their last response to our status update request on the I-751 is that they are still tying to find a time slot for us to schedule.

Wow, that's ridiculous! It's been almost a year since your combo!!  I have to ask, were there any "red flags" or complications in your case? Such as divorce or lack of "big" evidence (no lease signed together or no tax filed jointly)?

 

I see that you have cases in California and Texas. Did you move between states during these applications?  Where did your I-751/N-400 combo interview take place? Have you moved after the interview?

 

I'm not an expert, but I've read about calling customer support and "escalating to a Tier 2 officer" so you can get some answers and actually make an InfoPass appointment. I mean, what else would anyone reading this suggest???

 

Good luck!

 

 

[ramus_maximus 49]

20 minutes ago, LeoFromBR said:

Wow, that's ridiculous! It's been almost a year since your combo!!  I have to ask, were there any "red flags" or complications in your case? Such as divorce or lack of "big" evidence (no lease signed together or no tax filed jointly)?

 

I see that you have cases in California and Texas. Did you move between states during these applications?  Where did your I-751/N-400 combo interview take place? Have you moved after the interview?

 

I'm not an expert, but I've read about calling customer support and "escalating to a Tier 2 officer" so you can get some answers and actually make an InfoPass appointment. I mean, what else would anyone reading this suggest???

 

Good luck!

 

 

We only had 2 yrs tax returns,  few trips we took together and pics with friends and family. 

 

Never moved out of TX, we had to file our I-751 to CA. Combo interview was in Houston.

 

The Tier 2 officer gave is the same answer " Wait for their response" and they say they do not give infopass just to inquire about the staus. 

 

We are very frustrated by the response we have been getting. The people who can answer our questions in FO, we can't talk to them because they do not give infopass apponintments. The people we are able to contact do not know the actual case status. It feels like a never ending cycle since Oct 2016, that's when we applied for ROC.  

[fcorona85 26]

4 hours ago, ramus_maximus said:

 

We are in same situation as you. Had the combo in September 2018. We made several attempts to get an update on why is it taking long, but everytime we were told to just wait for there response. We even provided more evidence but still waiting on their response.

My case just updated, they approved my I751 and my N400 is been scheduled. sorry to hear that you are still waiting 

5 hours ago, GoodbyeGirl said:

That's the million $ question! But first, congrats on passing your N400. 

 

It seems to be luck of the draw. Some combi people get both cases officially approved on the day of interview, others get called back for an i-751 interview (take your spouse along) and some have to wait it out for non-interview i-751 adjudication post N400.

 

It's encouraging that your officer said that he will adjudicate your i-751, that suggests it's not leaving his desk which should mean a quicker turnaround if your application is pretty standard. And by that I mean no minor or major red flags he'll be required to investigate. But passing your civics, and having a good N400 interview, all points to the positive.

 

Good luck and keep us posted!

 

 

 

thank you for the good wishes. my case just got updated. My I751 approved and my N400 scheduled.

 

seems like it is getting to the very end