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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Russia
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46 minutes ago, 684117 said:

if the interview is a must at MSC, does anyone know what kind of interview that is? is it for the couple? just the beneficiary? Is that when they compare answers and so on? 

We're all wondering about that. I don't think anyone in our thread has actually been to the interview yet.

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Info about my DCF Moscow* experience here and here

26-Jul-2016: Married abroad in Russia 👩‍❤️‍👨 See guide here
21-Dec-2016: I-130 filed at Moscow USCIS field office*
29-Dec-2016: I-130 approved! Yay! 🎊 

17-Jan-2017: Case number received

21-Mar-2017: Medical Exam completed

24-Mar-2017: Interview at Embassy - approved! 🎉

29-Mar-2017: CR-1 Visa received (via mail)

02-Apr-2017: USCIS Immigrant (GC) Fee paid

28-Jun-2017: Port of Entry @ PDX 🛩️

21-Jul-2017: No SSN after three weeks; applied in person at the SSA

22-Jul-2017: GC arrived in the mail 📬

31-Jul-2017: SSN arrived via mail, hurrah!

 

*NOTE: The USCIS Field Office in Moscow is now CLOSED as of February 28th, 2019.

 

Removal of Conditions - MSC Service Center

 28-Jun-2019: Conditional GC expires

30-Mar-2019: Eligible to apply for ROC

01-Apr-2019: ROC in the mail to Phoenix AZ lockbox! 📫

03-Apr-2019: ROC packet delivered to lockbox

09-Apr-2019: USCIS cashed check

09-Apr-2019: Case number received via text - MSC 📲

12-Apr-2019: Extension letter arrives via mail

19-Apr-2019: Biometrics letter arrives via mail

30-Apr-2019: Biometrics appointment at local office

26-Jun-2019: Case ready to be scheduled for interview 

04-Sep-2019: Interview was scheduled - letter to arrive in mail

09-Sep-2019: Interview letter arrived in the mail! ✉️

17-Oct-2019: Interview scheduled @ local USCIS  

18-Oct-2019: Interview cancelled & notice ordered*

18-Oct-2019: Case was approved! 🎉

22-Oct-2019: Card was mailed to me 📨

23-Oct-2019: Card was picked by USPS 

25-Oct-2019: 10 year GC Card received in mail 📬

 

*I don't understand this status because we DID have an interview!

 

🇺🇸 N-400 Application for Naturalization (Apr 2020-Jun 2021) 🛂

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Filed during Covid-19 & moved states 1 month after filing

30-Mar-2020: N-400 early filing window opens!

01-Apr-2020: Filed N-400 online 💻 

02-Apr-2020: NOA 1 - Receipt No. received online 📃

07-Apr-2020: NOA 1 - Receipt No. received via mail

05-May-2020: Moved to another state, filed AR-11 online

05-May-2020: Application transferred to another USCIS field office for review ➡️

15-May-2020: AR-11 request to change address completed

16-Jul-2020: Filed non-receipt inquiry due to never getting confirmation that case was transferred to new field office

15-Oct-2020: Received generic response to non-receipt inquiry, see full response here

10-Feb-2021: Contacted senator's office for help with USCIS

12-Feb-2021: Received canned response from senator's office that case is within processing time 😡

16-Feb-2021: Contacted other senator's office for help with USCIS - still no biometrics

19-Feb-2021: Biometrics reuse notice - canned response from other senator's office 🌐

23-Feb-2021: Interview scheduled - notice to come in the mail

25-Feb-2021: Biometrics reuse notice arrives via mail

01-Mar-2021: Interview notice letter arrives via mail  ✉️ 

29-Mar-2021: Passed interview at local office! Oath Ceremony to be scheduled

13-Apr-2021: Oath Ceremony notice was mailed

04-May-2021: Oath Ceremony scheduled 🎆 Unable to attend due to illness

04-May-2021: Mailed request to reschedule Oath to local office

05-May-2021: "You did not attend your Oath Ceremony" - notice to come in the mail

06-May-2021: Oath Ceremony will be scheduled, date TBA

12-May-2021: Oath Ceremony re-scheduled for June 3rd, then de-scheduled same day 😡 

25-May-2021: New Oath Ceremony notice was mailed

16-Jun-2021: Oath Ceremony scheduled 🎆 - DONE!!

17-Jun-2021: Certificate of Naturalization issued

 

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8 hours ago, 684117 said:

Interesting thread. MSC here as well, May filer though, so almost behind everyone here. 

 

if the interview is a must at MSC, does anyone know what kind of interview that is? is it for the couple? just the beneficiary? Is that when they compare answers and so on? 

 

 

 

Based on what I have read from ppl went through this interview, its a join interview so they see you are still together, and some simple qs . They are not probing into your personal life , qs like when was this or that. 

But more importantly when its gonna get scheduled whats keeping us all wondering. 

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I youtube searched I-751 Interviews, and a few immigration attourneys have "mock interviews" to show what it is like.   The questions they asked in the mock interviews are questions that I feel comfortable answering to any stranger who asks (What was the last gift they got you, who cooks in the relationship, etc), so it really helped me not stress about it.  

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Married: 08/08/2016 in Leavenworth, WA on the lovely Voldemort Day!

 

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USCIS Stage

I-130 Sent to Phoenix: 09/14/2016
I-130 NOA1: 2016-09-21
Transferred to Texas

I-130 NOA2: 2016-10-11

Sent to NVC: 2016-10-25

 

NVC Stage

*Delayed due to 2.5 week trip to Copenhagen to visit the hubby!*

NVC Received: 2016-11-01

NVC Case Number Assigned: 2016-11-10

IV Bill Received: 2016-11-01

DS-261/AOS Bill Received: 2016-11-15

AOS Bill Paid: 2016-11-28

IV Bill Paid: 2016-11-28

DS-261 Submitted: 2016-12-01

AOS Package Sent: 2016-12-05

AOS/Support Documents Scan Date: 2016-12-14

NVC Sent to Supervisor Review: 2017-01-26

NVC Sent to review Department: 2017-02-10

NVC Case Complete: 2017-03-06

 

Embassy Stage - Stockholm

Interview Scheduled: 2017-04-11

 

Entered the Country: 2017-06-20

 

 

ROC:

Package Delivered to PHX/Recieved Date: 2019-04-19

Creditcard Charged for Case: 2019-04-24

Text of Recieved date: 2019-04-25

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2 hours ago, Vitran said:

Based on what I have read from ppl went through this interview, its a join interview so they see you are still together, and some simple qs . They are not probing into your personal life , qs like when was this or that. 

But more importantly when its gonna get scheduled whats keeping us all wondering. 

It is probably very similar to the AOS interview that my husband and I did here in the US when he got his conditional green card. 

EAD: 12-12-2016 - 03-15-2017

AOS: 12-12-2016 - 05-15-2017 

 

ROC:

05-17-2019 - Earliest filing date

05-17-2019 - I-751 sent with FedEx (AZ lockbox)

05-20-2019 - Package delivered

05-23-2019 - Credit Card Processed

05-24-2019 - Text message received

05-28-2019 - NOA1 received 

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Taiwan
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grab few more cases

 

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N-400 Timeline

 

2022/03/01: 90 days filing window open

2022/03/20: Filed N-400 online

2022/03/21: Case received, no biometrics required

2022/03/21: Online status change to Case is being Actively Reviewed by USCIS

2022/08/15: Interview was scheduled

2022/09/20: Interview Date

2022/09/20: Citizenship Approved

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Taiwan
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so far, the I-751 cases in MSC I found:

MSC19900XXXXX: 0 of 99999 cases
MSC19901XXXXX: 0 of 99999 cases
MSC19902XXXXX: 0 of 54000 cases

MSC19907XXXXX: 423 of 21000 cases

MSC19908XXXXX: 808 of 46000 cases

 

if anyone interested, the link have more detail

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vxcoGMnQFeB2YgKlxu8ks1ZdxRWSCT4vDKALaF2nm2o/edit#gid=1690679213

 

according the case I found, from ready to schedule to scheduled took around 1~2 months

but from fingerprints to ready to schedule still a mystery 

 

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N-400 Timeline

 

2022/03/01: 90 days filing window open

2022/03/20: Filed N-400 online

2022/03/21: Case received, no biometrics required

2022/03/21: Online status change to Case is being Actively Reviewed by USCIS

2022/08/15: Interview was scheduled

2022/09/20: Interview Date

2022/09/20: Citizenship Approved

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Ukraine
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12 minutes ago, parsha said:
 

according the case I found, from ready to schedule to scheduled took around 1~2 months

 
 
 


 

 

Hope you are right about ready to schedule to scheduled takes around 1-2 months.  We are at day 51 since ready to schedule.  

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Thanks for the information. 

 

I noticed some people mention walk in for biometrics before the scheduled date, can one do that? I have travel plans and would love to do that if possible!  I am expecting the letter this week based on when others received it. 

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Taiwan
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Just now, Trishalyn said:

hi all,

 

got a text message for my reciept # MSC yesterday after filing ROC. 

 

Fingers crossed to us. 

Great.  Please enter your data in our MSC tracking spreadsheet here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Id1duRRByZHJmhEzl9N25GqwzcnUyLCR4e4N9W6zGLg/edit#gid=0

 

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In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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Filed: Other Country: Philippines
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8 hours ago, missileman said:

Great.  Please enter your data in our MSC tracking spreadsheet here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Id1duRRByZHJmhEzl9N25GqwzcnUyLCR4e4N9W6zGLg/edit#gid=0

 

done..

 

tried input my reciept # in case status but its says, do not recognize the reciept number. any idea here how come

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1 hour ago, Trishalyn said:

done..

 

tried input my reciept # in case status but its says, do not recognize the reciept number. any idea here how come

You have to wait a couple days until you receive the hard copy. It takes a while to update online. 

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Mexico
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We filed our I-751 petition via USPS Priorty Mail to Dallas, TX PO Box recieved May 20th.  NOA1 SMS text notification recieved May 24th with MSC19910##### receipt number. We input our info into @missileman Google spreadsheet and will update upon reciept of further notifications. Now awaiting Biometrics appointment letter and hard copy of reciept letter. And now the wait begins...

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