N-400 February Filers 2018

[Sukie 1,454]

31 minutes ago, flyingkites said:

@evapaula what is an infopass?

It is an in-person appointment at your local service center.  You apply for one online.  Some centers are REALLY hard to book - you might have to try between 12 midnight and 4 a.m.

 

Good luck (if you need an appointment).

 

Sukie in NY

[flyingkites 22]

What is the point of getting one?  To find out what is going on?  

[Sukie 1,454]

24 minutes ago, flyingkites said:

What is the point of getting one?  To find out what is going on?  

It is mostly when people who have filed an I-751 are coming to the end of the one-year extension of their green cards.  If you need to travel, or if your employment situation/driver's license situation demands it, and you are close to the end of the extension date, you can trade your card and letter for an I-551 stamp in your passport.

 

Finding out "what is going on" is a big black hole and most of us will just have to wait it out.

 

Sukie in NY

[flyingkites 22]

And it looks like we've got a long wait. NYS seems really under-served in terms of this process.  (and we pay taxes!)

[CTgal18 157]

It seems like I got my interview notice forever ago because it was scheduled 6 weeks in advance so I was starting to get antsy again like I was before I got the notice. Now I’m starting to get excited because it’s next week, only 10 days away! 

[Sukie 1,454]

48 minutes ago, flyingkites said:

And it looks like we've got a long wait. NYS seems really under-served in terms of this process.  (and we pay taxes!)

I got all excited because Anabless and CTgal18 got appointments at Albany (our service center) really quickly.  I have come to realize that it was their Bridgeport center that was fast - not Albany.  It's obvious that Albany has positions open for interviews - but they are slow in processing our files.  Phooey.  I think New York City is probably worse, flyingkites....

 

Oh, and a women who lives about 15 miles from me got through in six weeks at Albany (her service center AND her interview place).  She applied in January - right before us.  And she is totally through with the process already!  So I thought we would have a smooth sail.  Nope.

 

Waiting....

 

Sukie in NY

[CTgal18 157]

8 minutes ago, Sukie said:

I got all excited because Anabless and CTgal18 got appointments at Albany (our service center) really quickly.  I have come to realize that it was their Bridgeport center that was fast - not Albany.  It's obvious that Albany has positions open for interviews - but they are slow in processing our files.  Phooey.  I think New York City is probably worse, flyingkites....

 

Oh, and a women who lives about 15 miles from me got through in six weeks at Albany (her service center AND her interview place).  She applied in January - right before us.  And she is totally through with the process already!  So I thought we would have a smooth sail.  Nope.

 

Waiting....

 

Sukie in NY

The strange thing is the Hartford office has a longer processing time than Albany by months. So I am surprised you are still waiting for your notice. I wouldn’t get discouraged, there was a relatively big gap between when I got notice and when Anabless got notice considering we filed 5 days apart. It took 13 days after I got notice for her to get her notice. There may have been minimal Jan filers then started having more in February and the speed of scheduling slowed down. I feel as though you will get your notice within the next 2 weeks. 

[Sukie 1,454]

14 minutes ago, CTgal18 said:

The strange thing is the Hartford office has a longer processing time than Albany by months. So I am surprised you are still waiting for your notice. I wouldn’t get discouraged, there was a relatively big gap between when I got notice and when Anabless got notice considering we filed 5 days apart. It took 13 days after I got notice for her to get her notice. There may have been minimal Jan filers then started having more in February and the speed of scheduling slowed down. I feel as though you will get your notice within the next 2 weeks. 

From your lips to God's/Goddess' ears, CTgal18.  Thanks for the encouragement!!!

 

Sukie in NY

[Haji delco 103]

Hang in there it’s almost here.. though as @CTgal18said having to wait always seems like it’s forever. The black hole we in, the uncertainty is akin to someone with heart attack (apologies to anyone with the condition, no malice intended). With USCIS even with an email to say they’ve taken action on your case will frighten and make are your heart skip.

 

[Sukie 1,454]

32 minutes ago, Haji delco said:

Hang in there it’s almost here.. though as @CTgal18said having to wait always seems like it’s forever. The black hole we in, the uncertainty is akin to someone with heart attack (apologies to anyone with the condition, no malice intended). With USCIS even with an email to say they’ve taken action on your case will frighten and make are your heart skip.

 

But I must say, getting the every-two-weeks message that they are "working" on your case is a good thing.  At least you know you are still in the system!

 

Sukie in NY

[CTgal18 157]

6 minutes ago, Sukie said:

But I must say, getting the every-two-weeks message that they are "working" on your case is a good thing.  At least you know you are still in the system!

 

Sukie in NY

I feel the opposite way. I didn’t want to hear from them unless it was good news. I turned that inactivity notification setting off after receiving the first one.  

[Haji delco 103]

41 minutes ago, Sukie said:

But I must say, getting the every-two-weeks message that they are "working" on your case is a good thing.  At least you know you are still in the system!

 

Sukie in NY

Well I would say yes it’s a positive but until it takes a while and it starts agitating and making you anxious. 

 

32 minutes ago, CTgal18 said:

I feel the opposite way. I didn’t want to hear from them unless it was good news. I turned that inactivity notification setting off after receiving the first one.  

that being said some of us don’t like that bi-weekly updates as it’s terrifying as well as annoying as nothing is actual being done. 

 

It it happened to me as I was waiting for my oath to be scheduled and keep having this false alerts. This late morning I was checking  my mails only for me to see the alert of reviewing my application and was very disappointed. Because I had a strong feeling this past weekend that I was going to receive my oath letter this week up to this morning. 

Anyways as the day went I did receive an email that said an action had been taken on my case which is was elated about. Oath ceremony letter has been mailed. 

[CTgal18 157]

10 minutes ago, Haji delco said:

Oath ceremony letter has been mailed. 

That’s great! Congrats!

[Haji delco 103]

Thanks @CTgal18  can’t wait to get the document downloaded lol. We waiting on you guys too next week for a successful interview. 

[lovethemidwest 28]

 Hi guys,

 

I am a march filer but as there have not been too many interview experiences in that group, I hope it is ok to post and ask here:

 

I have my interview later this week and am studying for the civics test. I know the answers to all the 100 questions on the uscis websites. Is it correct to assume that they will only ask out of these 100 questions ?