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fellaamazing   72

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I will complete my 5 years on September 18th 2020.  Earliest I can file is June 20th 2020.

 

I lived in Detroit, MI area for over 7 years, where minimum estimate for N400 processing is 5 months.  Now I live in Austin, TX area, and the service center near me is San Antonio, TX. Minimum wait time is much higher there.

 

Now that date is less than 2 years away, what can I do to accelerate my citizenship process?

Should I file from Detroit claiming I lived there for 7 years? Should I plan to have a 3-month temporary residence in a fast processing state?

 

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You're very unlikely to obtain citizenship, let alone meet voting registration deadlines, in that timeframe.

Do NOT lie to immigration, period. This is the quickest way to not only be denied, but potentially lose your LPR status.

 

Join the military?

https://www.uscis.gov/military/naturalization-through-military-service

https://citizenpath.com/expedited-citizenship-through-military-service/

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Timelines:

ROC:

Spoiler

7/27/20: Sent forms to Dallas lockbox, 7/30/20: Received by USCIS, 8/10 NOA1 electronic notification received, 8/1/ NOA1 hard copy received

AOS:

Spoiler

AOS (I-485 + I-131 + I-765):

9/25/17: sent forms to Chicago, 9/27/17: received by USCIS, 10/4/17: NOA1 electronic notification received, 10/10/17: NOA1 hard copy received. Social Security card being issued in married name (3rd attempt!)

10/14/17: Biometrics appointment notice received, 10/25/17: Biometrics

1/2/18: EAD + AP approved (no website update), 1/5/18: EAD + AP mailed, 1/8/18: EAD + AP approval notice hardcopies received, 1/10/18: EAD + AP received

9/5/18: Interview scheduled notice, 10/17/18: Interview

10/24/18: Green card produced notice, 10/25/18: Formal approval, 10/31/18: Green card received

K-1:

Spoiler

I-129F

12/1/16: sent, 12/14/16: NOA1 hard copy received, 3/10/17: RFE (IMB verification), 3/22/17: RFE response received

3/24/17: Approved! , 3/30/17: NOA2 hard copy received

 

NVC

4/6/2017: Received, 4/12/2017: Sent to Riyadh embassy, 4/16/2017: Case received at Riyadh embassy, 4/21/2017: Request case transfer to Manila, approved 4/24/2017

 

K-1

5/1/2017: Case received by Manila (1 week embassy transfer??? Lucky~)

7/13/2017: Interview: APPROVED!!!

7/19/2017: Visa in hand

8/15/2017: POE

 

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geowrian   22,337

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48 minutes ago, fellaamazing said:

Should I file from Detroit claiming I lived there for 7 years?

1 minute ago, fellaamazing said:

I do not think intention to lie was in any part of my question. I asked for legal ways to fast track citizenship process WITHOUT ANY LIES OR ANYTHING ILLEGAL.

You must file based on your current residence.

 

Again...military would be your best bet in that timeline. I believe you must serve for at least 1 year then you can apply.

Timelines:

ROC:

Spoiler

7/27/20: Sent forms to Dallas lockbox, 7/30/20: Received by USCIS, 8/10 NOA1 electronic notification received, 8/1/ NOA1 hard copy received

AOS:

Spoiler

AOS (I-485 + I-131 + I-765):

9/25/17: sent forms to Chicago, 9/27/17: received by USCIS, 10/4/17: NOA1 electronic notification received, 10/10/17: NOA1 hard copy received. Social Security card being issued in married name (3rd attempt!)

10/14/17: Biometrics appointment notice received, 10/25/17: Biometrics

1/2/18: EAD + AP approved (no website update), 1/5/18: EAD + AP mailed, 1/8/18: EAD + AP approval notice hardcopies received, 1/10/18: EAD + AP received

9/5/18: Interview scheduled notice, 10/17/18: Interview

10/24/18: Green card produced notice, 10/25/18: Formal approval, 10/31/18: Green card received

K-1:

Spoiler

I-129F

12/1/16: sent, 12/14/16: NOA1 hard copy received, 3/10/17: RFE (IMB verification), 3/22/17: RFE response received

3/24/17: Approved! , 3/30/17: NOA2 hard copy received

 

NVC

4/6/2017: Received, 4/12/2017: Sent to Riyadh embassy, 4/16/2017: Case received at Riyadh embassy, 4/21/2017: Request case transfer to Manila, approved 4/24/2017

 

K-1

5/1/2017: Case received by Manila (1 week embassy transfer??? Lucky~)

7/13/2017: Interview: APPROVED!!!

7/19/2017: Visa in hand

8/15/2017: POE

 

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5 hours ago, fellaamazing said:

I do not think intention to lie was in any part of my question. I asked for legal ways to fast track citizenship process WITHOUT ANY LIES OR ANYTHING ILLEGAL.

Why do you want to fast track so bad?  

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gregcrs2   1,778

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Unless there are drastic changes in processing times, there is little to no chance you would get citizenship in time to vote in 2020.  

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lots of folks already answeres your questions. i totally agreed!

1, if TX is your permanent (only) home address, your N400 will be processed by TX local office. your Detroit residence history has nothing to do with your case even they approve overnight.  if you just temporarily live in TX but still maintain Detroit residence and claim tax as Michigan resident, you are eligible to file as Michigan resident.  

2, if you are not refugee and you earned your permanent resident through work-based category, you can not do anything to expedite your case. Joining military might be an option but do you real want that  path ?   for majority N400 applicants, they just live with it. Being citizen or not would not give their lives big difference. Voting might be one of them but why so urgent to vote on 2020 ? 

ATTENTION!!!   Minneapolis N400 filers,  please use the link below to review others or update your status .!  Changes will be saved automatically. Best luck to all of us! 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zAp0TsKmPJf_9JiQxsUnfh2F9kLzbr9cpfyuGv2RjfQ/edit?usp=sharing 

 

My immigration journey:

  • 08/2011,H-1b entry
  • 05/2012, EB-1A 140 approval
  • 02/2013, AOS / I-485 approval and received green card
  • 11/2017, N-400 e-filed (5-year term)
  • 09/2018, N-400 approval 
  • 10/2018, oath day
  • 11/26/2018, minor child N-600 mailed out(USPS)
  • 04/12/2019, N-600 approval letter  
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16 hours ago, fellaamazing said:

Should I file from Detroit claiming I lived there for 7 years?

 

 

 

15 hours ago, fellaamazing said:

I do not think intention to lie was in any part of my question.

 

Your previous post says otherwise.  If you no longer live in Detroit, you can't "file from Detroit claiming I lived there for 7 years."

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Second joining the Military.

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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20 hours ago, fellaamazing said:

I will complete my 5 years on September 18th 2020.  Earliest I can file is June 20th 2020.

 

I lived in Detroit, MI area for over 7 years, where minimum estimate for N400 processing is 5 months.  Now I live in Austin, TX area, and the service center near me is San Antonio, TX. Minimum wait time is much higher there.

 

Now that date is less than 2 years away, what can I do to accelerate my citizenship process?

Should I file from Detroit claiming I lived there for 7 years? Should I plan to have a 3-month temporary residence in a fast processing state?

Unless you join the military then there is no way to become a USC by then. 

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Talk about derailing a thread with political fighting.    How does the fighting help the original poster?

 

Dear OP:  Unfortunately you won't be able to vote in 2020, or at least extremely unlikely.   That being said, there are other ways to take part in the election process and support candidates of your choosing, through volunteering and such.   I wish you luck in obtaining citizenship, regardless of whether you are wanting to be part of a red wave, blue wave, purple or something else.  

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*** Many posts removed for being off topic.  This is an immigration forum; post with constructive, legal advice for the OP or do not post.  This is not your political soap box. ********

Bye: Penguin

Me: Irish/ Swiss citizen, and now naturalised US citizen. Husband: USC; twin babies born Feb 08 in Ireland and a daughter in Feb 2010 in Arkansas who are all joint Irish/ USC. Did DCF (IR1) in 6 weeks via the Dublin, Ireland embassy and now living in Arkansas.

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