N400 Seattle (merged)

[GermanG 31]

10 minutes ago, Can-thePNWhobbies said:

As today, it should have popped up my case (combo filer, 28 sep 2018 for n400) . No matter what I will inquire my case the next day. I know the offices are still closed. I did everything according to their book but they did not do their job well. So yeah, I will inquire even tho COVID-19 pandemic. Also my stamp expired 15 days ago...

I filed on October 24, 2018. I am 18 days from filing a outside processing range. 

[Can-thePNWhobbies 7]

5 hours ago, GermanG said:

I filed on October 24, 2018. I am 18 days from filing a outside processing range. 

Are you going to inquire for outside of processing time?

[Can-thePNWhobbies 7]

I just inquired.

[py6 43]

My I751 just reached 30 month mark. Seattle's situation with I485 & N400 was already bad enough, now it just got worse.

[skyflyer 0]

found this today on my account

[GermanG 31]

56 minutes ago, skyflyer said:

found this today on my account

On mine too. I am not sure if it's a generic thing. My both cases (I-751 and N-400) say "you don't need to do anything at this time", though.

[Can-thePNWhobbies 7]

that's the reply.

[py6 43]

With the virus situation, staying at home, major plans interrupted, I've started to feel depressed. I was so close to calling this eight-year visa journey done, and yet every time I had a glimpse of hope, it quickly diminished. Every time I was scheduled an interview, I was later informed it was cancelled. Since filing of I751, it's been years, and now I don't even have a green card on hand. It's just an expiring stamp. I could only imagine how much more terrifying the situation is for many others, especially the Dreamers, waking up each morning fearing the loss of their protection. There are so many things that USCIS can improve on. What if they just do I-751 and N400 separately? What if they just adjudicate I751 first and hand us our deserving & paid green card while we wait for the result of N400? What if, knowing that Seattle office takes much longer time, that USCIS issues a 2 year temporary conditional green card after filing I751? An efficient government agency responds to changes quickly and considers the needs of the people it provides service to. This agency however, is only making our lives harder, our wait longer, our immigrant future dimmer. For those who just came to this Land of Immigrants, they are gonna be facing even worse situations. With hiring freeze, new forms and more paperwork, the wait time is doomed to increase even further. 

[GermanG 31]

14 minutes ago, py6 said:

With the virus situation, staying at home, major plans interrupted, I've started to feel depressed. I was so close to calling this eight-year visa journey done, and yet every time I had a glimpse of hope, it quickly diminished. Every time I was scheduled an interview, I was later informed it was cancelled. Since filing of I751, it's been years, and now I don't even have a green card on hand. It's just an expiring stamp. I could only imagine how much more terrifying the situation is for many others, especially the Dreamers, waking up each morning fearing the loss of their protection. There are so many things that USCIS can improve on. What if they just do I-751 and N400 separately? What if they just adjudicate I751 first and hand us our deserving & paid green card while we wait for the result of N400? What if, knowing that Seattle office takes much longer time, that USCIS issues a 2 year temporary conditional green card after filing I751? An efficient government agency responds to changes quickly and considers the needs of the people it provides service to. This agency however, is only making our lives harder, our wait longer, our immigrant future dimmer. For those who just came to this Land of Immigrants, they are gonna be facing even worse situations. With hiring freeze, new forms and more paperwork, the wait time is doomed to increase even further. 

Hi Py6,

I feel your pain too. I think, unlike newlyweds, we are still lucky.

With so much chaos going on, I don't think people are thinking about traveling internationally.

I am trying to be practical here.  If we don't travel overseas, we can still get the I551 extension (my third one, by the way is about to expire).

With that stamp, we can continuously be employed (it complies with the I-9 eligibility form as proof of status).

Even with the blue stamp (I-551) and trying to get the Global Entry, there should not be any problems travelling overseas. I did visit my country twice and went to international meetings in several countries and after showing the I551 (and NExus card) I haven't had any issues getting back to the US.

What I did (that I think was clever) is I showed up in Blaine (office for Global Entry/NExus) and I explained my situation. Both Canadian and American officers updated their records.

I am trying to keep the hopes up

Cheers,

 

 

 

[py6 43]

5 hours ago, GermanG said:

Hi Py6,

I feel your pain too. I think, unlike newlyweds, we are still lucky.

With so much chaos going on, I don't think people are thinking about traveling internationally.

I am trying to be practical here.  If we don't travel overseas, we can still get the I551 extension (my third one, by the way is about to expire).

With that stamp, we can continuously be employed (it complies with the I-9 eligibility form as proof of status).

Even with the blue stamp (I-551) and trying to get the Global Entry, there should not be any problems travelling overseas. I did visit my country twice and went to international meetings in several countries and after showing the I551 (and NExus card) I haven't had any issues getting back to the US.

What I did (that I think was clever) is I showed up in Blaine (office for Global Entry/NExus) and I explained my situation. Both Canadian and American officers updated their records.

I am trying to keep the hopes up

Cheers,

 

 

 

Thank you. You understand me. It's the feeling of being so close and yet being so far. We all have come a long way. And I'm sure most of us are more than excited for that final moment when we can say that the process is done and we'll be like all the other Americans. For me the meaning is more metaphorical/symbolic than just the citizenship. My husband was born a citizen. It's hard to born citizens to understand immigrants. It's a long road of papers, visas, applications, and more. It's a recognition. It's been 8 years since I first landed in Seattle. There's been a lot of soul searching, and a lot of dreaming what the future would be like, and what I want to do, want to be. For me it's the final moment of an eight-year long journey, and the closing moments of a chapter. After that my life/journey moves on into a new chapter. The moment you just say goodbye to all of that USCIS stuff and throw it behind your back because you are done; that moment must feel very very good. I'm still hopeful that moment will happen, and I will make sure to enjoy every second of it.

Edited April 9, 2020 by py6

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On 4/9/2020 at 10:55 AM, GermanG said:

Hi Py6,

I feel your pain too. I think, unlike newlyweds, we are still lucky.

With so much chaos going on, I don't think people are thinking about traveling internationally.

I am trying to be practical here.  If we don't travel overseas, we can still get the I551 extension (my third one, by the way is about to expire).

With that stamp, we can continuously be employed (it complies with the I-9 eligibility form as proof of status).

Even with the blue stamp (I-551) and trying to get the Global Entry, there should not be any problems travelling overseas. I did visit my country twice and went to international meetings in several countries and after showing the I551 (and NExus card) I haven't had any issues getting back to the US.

What I did (that I think was clever) is I showed up in Blaine (office for Global Entry/NExus) and I explained my situation. Both Canadian and American officers updated their records.

I am trying to keep the hopes up

Cheers,

 

 

 

Well said!

Do you plan to get another I-551 stamp?

I'm in the same boat, combo filer with both I-751 and N-400 pending.

My current I-551 stamp is going to expire in two month. 

Last time when I was in Seattle office the officer told me I should get my interview done before this new (second) I-551 expired. But it seemed we are just going to experience more delay now...

[GermanG 31]

8 hours ago, cttd said:

Well said!

Do you plan to get another I-551 stamp?

I'm in the same boat, combo filer with both I-751 and N-400 pending.

My current I-551 stamp is going to expire in two month. 

Last time when I was in Seattle office the officer told me I should get my interview done before this new (second) I-551 expired. But it seemed we are just going to experience more delay now...

Hi ctt! Yes, I am planning to get my 4th stamp of I-551 (proof of permanent residency or Green Card status, for those who don't know about the combo journey).

My plan is:

1) Call around mid May to get an Infopass appointment. I call Customer Service and request to speak to Tier 2 officer (don't waste your time on Tier 1)

My stamp expires early June 2020. 

2) On May 10ish, I will file an outside normal processing e-request for the N-400. It will have passed >18.5 months. I can only do that if the timeframe for N-400 is 18.5 months.

3) Also on May 10ish, write (again) to Congress people.

Essentially, I am repeating same things that I did back in December 2019.

When I contact all of them, I will:

A) offer to go to a different USCIS field office. I will tell them that I am willing to travel (by car) to a different one to alleviate the burden in Seattle.

B) suggest if they can send me the 10-year GC until they figure out what to do with N400 interviews here in Seattle.

 

[seahawk24 5]

Does anyone know if USCIS is working from home or its complete shut? They should do video interview. They can ask for identification at Oath ceremony or have someone come in like the fingerprinting. Front load the process. While i am not like most here and by n-400 only was filled in December but i waited 10 years plus to get my Greencard and just want this final step to be done. 

 

Hope everyone and their family staying safe. 

 

[py6 43]

22 hours ago, seahawk24 said:

Does anyone know if USCIS is working from home or its complete shut? They should do video interview. They can ask for identification at Oath ceremony or have someone come in like the fingerprinting. Front load the process. While i am not like most here and by n-400 only was filled in December but i waited 10 years plus to get my Greencard and just want this final step to be done. 

 

Hope everyone and their family staying safe. 

 

They are working on most other things but not interviews, bio, and oath. If you have only filed in December, I'm afraid that you have a long wait (potentially into early 2021) even just for N400 only. We are looking at a delay of 2 months for interviews (March + April).

[Dani N 3]

So unrelated to N400..

I came here on a F-1 visa and applied for SSN. When I got my green card, I looked up on whether I need to change my status for SSN and the answer was no on the website. It specifically states that only when you are a citizen, you need to change it. Now, my question is how the IRS knows who are a citizen/permanent resident to issue the stimulus check? Anyone here who are in the same situation and received their deposit this week? 

I checked the payment status on IRS website and it says Payment status not availble.