Dealing with the WAIT...

[N400NYC 380]

Obviously WAITING is a big part of going through this citizenship process. How do people cope with this as the months drag on? Seek comfort in forums like this? Hope miraculously the wait will end? Or just accept it and carry on with daily life? My wait has just begun so I’m curious to hear how others have coped and felt while waiting many months (or more in some cases) for the interview.

[sharin 41]

9 minutes ago, N400NYC said:

Obviously WAITING is a big part of going through this citizenship process. How do people cope with this as the months drag on? Seek comfort in forums like this? Hope miraculously the wait will end? Or just accept it and carry on with daily life? My wait has just begun so I’m curious to hear how others have coped and felt while waiting many months (or more in some cases) for the interview.

I been dealing with USCIS since last 12 years - started with F1 --> H1B  -->  AP -->  Conditional Green card  -->  Permanent Green card  --> Citizenship.

 

You file your application and move on with your normal life and focus on growing yourself in other areas like family / career / finance etc. Understand this will be last time you'll be dealing with USCIS / Immigration once you get US Passport unless you lose Naturalization certificate or name change. 

[Ann&James 179]

17 minutes ago, N400NYC said:

Obviously WAITING is a big part of going through this citizenship process. How do people cope with this as the months drag on? Seek comfort in forums like this? Hope miraculously the wait will end? Or just accept it and carry on with daily life? My wait has just begun so I’m curious to hear how others have coped and felt while waiting many months (or more in some cases) for the interview.

You need a lot of patience with this immigration process.  Try to immerse yourself in other activities to pass the time and not think too much about the wait, which by the way can be very had sometimes. Good luck. 

[N400NYC 380]

20 minutes ago, sharin said:

I been dealing with USCIS since last 12 years - started with F1 --> H1B  -->  AP -->  Conditional Green card  -->  Permanent Green card  --> Citizenship.

 

You file your application and move on with your normal life and focus on growing yourself in other areas like family / career / finance etc. Understand this will be last time you'll be dealing with USCIS / Immigration once you get US Passport unless you lose Naturalization certificate or name change. 

We have followed a similar path (F1-H1B etc) and I’ve also been at this for 12 years! When did you file? What’s your estimated completion time?

17 minutes ago, Ann&James said:

You need a lot of patience with this immigration process.  Try to immerse yourself in other activities to pass the time and not think too much about the wait, which by the way can be very had sometimes. Good luck. 

Thank you - it definitely helps to chat with others who understand the experience (and the pain). 

[sharin 41]

25 minutes ago, N400NYC said:

We have followed a similar path (F1-H1B etc) and I’ve also been at this for 12 years! When did you file? What’s your estimated completion time?

 

Filed in April 2019, wait time is estimated to be June 2021. 

[Lemon23 400]

It's never easy since USA is a melting pot of immigrants, you have to be patient.