N-400 and I-751 combo pending

[Name O Boy 511]

2 hours ago, AustinCanada said:

Yep... Of course, I've been waiting longer than anyone else!   

 

Seatle field office is taking on average 12 to 14 months to process naturalization petitions. Presently they are unprecedently backlogged. There is a very good article published last week regarding the backlogged at Seatle field office.  Given below is the lick.

https://www.seattleweekly.com/news/seattle-officials-urge-trump-administration-to-address-the-naturalization-backlog/

[AlluringSoul 185]

9 minutes ago, Russ&Caro said:

This was my wife's experience too. Combo interview, both apps approved verbally by IO, next day status changed to oath ceremony will be scheduled, and then a week later they gave her an oath ceremony date.

I'm assuming you both were present at the interview? Similar experience to AOS?

[Russ&Caro 1,549]

4 minutes ago, AlluringSoul said:

I'm assuming you both were present at the interview? Similar experience to AOS?

Yes, I was present for the i751 portion of the interview with my wife and she completed the n400 interview by herself. We were CR1, so no AOS interview experience to compare it to.

[Charly2 11]

2 hours ago, MHZ said:

First off Congratulations! Secondly, DO NOT TRAVEL OUTSIDE THE US BEFORE THE OATH!

 

My experience was a bit similar. I went to the interview with a decision cannot be made, but the next day, I was approved for both. A week later, I had an oath date.

 

Thanks for the advise! Yes, I guess better not to mess it up for a stupid vacation. It cost me (like everybody here) lot of time and money! Thanks to this thread and everybody here I was able to apply for both I 751 and N 400 without a lawyer. Good luck to everybody and I will be around to let you know when I get my Oath letter. Good luck for ones waiting, it will come! (my waiting times: 20 months for I 751 and 8 months for N 400)

[AustinCanada 681]

7 hours ago, Name O Boy said:

Seatle field office is taking on average 12 to 14 months to process naturalization petitions. Presently they are unprecedently backlogged. There is a very good article published last week regarding the backlogged at Seatle field office.  Given below is the lick.

https://www.seattleweekly.com/news/seattle-officials-urge-trump-administration-to-address-the-naturalization-backlog/

Thanks for sharing the article!    Do you read the Seattle newspaper?  I thought you lived in Portland?  

 

8 hours ago, MHZ said:

First off Congratulations! Secondly, DO NOT TRAVEL OUTSIDE THE US BEFORE THE OATH!

Any reasons why we shouldn't travel outside the US before the Oath?   

 

Not that I have to worry about it now since I don't even have my interview date yet!  

[Charly2 11]

38 minutes ago, AustinCanada said:

Thanks for sharing the article!    Do you read the Seattle newspaper?  I thought you lived in Portland?  

 

Any reasons why we shouldn't travel outside the US before the Oath?   

 

Not that I have to worry about it now since I don't even have my interview date yet!  

Austin, do you know since when to when should I start counting the days I was out of the country? My case falls under the 3 year rule (meaning I have to stay in the U.S for a total time of 18 months). I am a bit confused just because since my I751 is taking 20 months, then, when should I stop counting? Just the 3 years in or to today? I understand that they give you a paper in the Oath ceremony where you record the trips...so I became LPR in February 2013...but becasue of the wait, I am already plus 20 months...is confusing....I'd love to go to that trip in October but I get worry not to be accurate with my counting and then ruin my chances of becoming a citizen.

Edited August 29, 2018 by Charly2

[MHZ 68]

4 hours ago, AustinCanada said:

Thanks for sharing the article!    Do you read the Seattle newspaper?  I thought you lived in Portland?  

 

Any reasons why we shouldn't travel outside the US before the Oath?   

 

Not that I have to worry about it now since I don't even have my interview date yet!  

One of the questions in your last form in the process going to the oath is “ have you left the US since your interview?”

 

I would imagine that this question is there for a reason. 

[AustinCanada 681]

11 hours ago, Charly2 said:

Austin, do you know since when to when should I start counting the days I was out of the country? My case falls under the 3 year rule (meaning I have to stay in the U.S for a total time of 18 months). I am a bit confused just because since my I751 is taking 20 months, then, when should I stop counting? Just the 3 years in or to today? I understand that they give you a paper in the Oath ceremony where you record the trips...so I became LPR in February 2013...but becasue of the wait, I am already plus 20 months...is confusing....I'd love to go to that trip in October but I get worry not to be accurate with my counting and then ruin my chances of becoming a citizen.

Ah, I guess your situation is different from mine since I haven't traveled overseas much since I've moved to the US. 

 

I'm a cheapskate so I don't travel much!   

 

6 hours ago, MHZ said:

One of the questions in your last form in the process going to the oath is “ have you left the US since your interview?”

 

I would imagine that this question is there for a reason. 

I guess this can be important if you have spent a lot of time outside the US since you must live in the US for at least 6 months per year in order to keep your permanent residency.  

[MHZ 68]

54 minutes ago, AustinCanada said:

Ah, I guess your situation is different from mine since I haven't traveled overseas much since I've moved to the US. 

 

I'm a cheapskate so I don't travel much!   

 

I guess this can be important if you have spent a lot of time outside the US since you must live in the US for at least 6 months per year in order to keep your permanent residency.  

Or they may consider it a security risk that merits further investigations and tell you to wait until they investigate your activity abroad.

[AustinCanada 681]

7 minutes ago, MHZ said:

Or they may consider it a security risk that merits further investigations and tell you to wait until they investigate your activity abroad.

Ah, that might happen if someone travels to a country that the US needs to conduct additional security check!  

 

I only travel to Canada so I probably don't need to worry about it!  

[AlluringSoul 185]

On 8/28/2018 at 4:34 PM, Name O Boy said:

Seatle field office is taking on average 12 to 14 months to process naturalization petitions. Presently they are unprecedently backlogged. There is a very good article published last week regarding the backlogged at Seatle field office.  Given below is the lick.

https://www.seattleweekly.com/news/seattle-officials-urge-trump-administration-to-address-the-naturalization-backlog/

They not only have received more applications across categories but the number of processed applications has decreased... More work, more lazy? 🤣

[Ck207 35]

Seattle office is the worst. I know someone who applied for N400 without green card pending in March 2017 and still waiting. 

 

Also quick check in: 

1. Has anyone here receive their 18 months extension letter? 

2. Is it possible to have your green card before your N400? or they will just wait and adjust all together? 

3. Also I am leaving the end of September to Spain for 3 months. I am pretty sure noone will call me for my interview anyways. I should be ok then

Edited August 29, 2018 by Ck207

[Name O Boy 511]

20 hours ago, AustinCanada said:

Thanks for sharing the article!    Do you read the Seattle newspaper?  I thought you lived in Portland?  

 

You are welcome. There isn't much happening here in Portland so I thought to read about Seatle so I can give you some news you might not be aware Lollzzzzz. By the way Next week I will have my oath ceremony. Thanks for all of your support since last year when I joined the VJ community. I am very thankful to @Zombie69 too. It is bizarre to see Seatle processing with such a pace due to gigantic piles of applications. They are aware of this backlog and should have hired more employees to deal with it. It is insane that applicants have to wait for such a long time. 

Edited August 30, 2018 by Name O Boy

[Dashinka 24,494]

On ‎8‎/‎29‎/‎2018 at 1:06 AM, Charly2 said:

Austin, do you know since when to when should I start counting the days I was out of the country? My case falls under the 3 year rule (meaning I have to stay in the U.S for a total time of 18 months). I am a bit confused just because since my I751 is taking 20 months, then, when should I stop counting? Just the 3 years in or to today? I understand that they give you a paper in the Oath ceremony where you record the trips...so I became LPR in February 2013...but becasue of the wait, I am already plus 20 months...is confusing....I'd love to go to that trip in October but I get worry not to be accurate with my counting and then ruin my chances of becoming a citizen.

When my wife filed, she counted all the trips even if they were prior to the GC (w/ AP) or past the 3 year anniversary of the GC.  She was not close to the 18 month rule, but I think if she was then we could have argued to only count the trips in the 3 year GC window.  In fact my wife told me the IO asked her if she had any other international trips between when she filed the N400 and when the interview was held.

 

Good Luck! 

[AustinCanada 681]

16 hours ago, Name O Boy said:

You are welcome. There isn't much happening here in Portland so I thought to read about Seatle so I can give you some news you might not be aware Lollzzzzz. By the way Next week I will have my oath ceremony. Thanks for all of your support since last year when I joined the VJ community. I am very thankful to @Zombie69 too. It is bizarre to see Seatle processing with such a pace due to gigantic piles of applications. They are aware of this backlog and should have hired more employees to deal with it. It is insane that applicants have to wait for such a long time. 

Oath ceremony next week!!??  

 

Since the Portland office processes applications so fast, USCIS should have transferred some of the Portland employees to the Seattle office during the summer!