N-400 April 2020 Filers

[sfo-user 3]

10 hours ago, AH2020 said:

The below was posted in the May 2000 thread and in the  "Federal Records Center" thread.  I just sent an email to Susan, we should all contact her. Anything she can do to get things moving would be fantastic. 

 

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The law firm Mintz Levin is interested in talking with constituents about their naturalization applications that are not moving forward because the files are sitting at the Federal Records Center. If this is of interest to you, please reach out to Susan Cohen at SJCohen@mintz.com and title the subject line "Federal Record Center" in your email. 

Please know that this outreach will be at no cost to you and they will not provide legal advice. They are exploring how large an issue this is nationally so that they can address the situation head-on. 

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How do you find out if your application is stuck in the Federal Records Center. The response to the inquiry by the congress person was that there's just a slight delay, which is absurd.

[AH2020 30]

10 hours ago, sfo-user said:

How do you find out if your application is stuck in the Federal Records Center. The response to the inquiry by the congress person was that there's just a slight delay, which is absurd.

You won't know unless they tell you. For me, thats the response the congressman got to his inquiry on my behalf. USCIS never told me that in their responses to my millions of inquiries and Service Requests, it was always just "its delayed due to covid" or "you're in line to be scheduled" bla bla bla

[sfo-user 3]

1 hour ago, AH2020 said:

You won't know unless they tell you. For me, thats the response the congressman got to his inquiry on my behalf. USCIS never told me that in their responses to my millions of inquiries and Service Requests, it was always just "its delayed due to covid" or "you're in line to be scheduled" bla bla bla

I'll share what they're told the second time around. They've waited 3+ weeks for the response and USCIS is only required to respond within 30 days, so I guess they'll respond no sooner than day 30. 

[sfo-user 3]

On 12/2/2021 at 9:21 AM, sfo-user said:

I'll share what they're told the second time around. They've waited 3+ weeks for the response and USCIS is only required to respond within 30 days, so I guess they'll respond no sooner than day 30. 

Update from congress person's office: "Besides that initial response I forwarded you, I have not received anything new. I’m starting to doubt if we will get a response from San Francisco. [...] I believe that all I can do at this time is submit an additional inquiry to the National Benefits Center after 90 days have elapsed from the initial request. I can also submit an expedite request to the San Francisco Field Office, which will require documents in support of that request."

 

As my dual citizenship permit from Germany will expire in a few weeks and might not get approved a second time, I think this was it for me. I'm fairly certain that I will not become a US citizen despite having lived here for half my life. No, I'm not willing to give up German/EU citizenship as I have connections/family there.

[Cloggie 17]

Unbelievable! Here we have a person, probably highly skilled and following the rules, being sidelined.

My position is not much different...

[AH2020 30]

17 minutes ago, sfo-user said:

Update from congress person's office: "Besides that initial response I forwarded you, I have not received anything new. I’m starting to doubt if we will get a response from San Francisco. [...] I believe that all I can do at this time is submit an additional inquiry to the National Benefits Center after 90 days have elapsed from the initial request. I can also submit an expedite request to the San Francisco Field Office, which will require documents in support of that request."

 

As my dual citizenship permit from Germany will expire in a few weeks and might not get approved a second time, I think this was it for me. I'm fairly certain that I will not become a US citizen despite having lived here for half my life. No, I'm not willing to give up German/EU citizenship as I have connections/family there.

You can get a 1 year extension to the dual citizenship permit. Mine expires in March 2022 and I had to get an extension too. Of course you will have to pay the EUR 255 fee again. Although at this point I almost doubt that we will be naturalized by March 2023. 

[sfo-user 3]

Just now, AH2020 said:

You can get a 1 year extension to the dual citizenship permit. Mine expires in March 2022 and I had to get an extension too. Of course you will have to pay the EUR 255 fee again. Although at this point I almost doubt that we will be naturalized by March 2023. 

It’s not technically an extension but a new application. I think it used to be an extension. 

My lawyer applied for a new one in June. They denied it. I applied again two months ago. So far, no response. How long did it take for your ‘extension’?

[AH2020 30]

8 minutes ago, sfo-user said:

It’s not technically an extension but a new application. I think it used to be an extension. 

My lawyer applied for a new one in June. They denied it. I applied again two months ago. So far, no response. How long did it take for your ‘extension’?

No, definitely not a new one. It took only a few weeks and they send me the payment instructions and then mailed it off to the consulate in LA. I will need to pick it up there (it has not arrived yet). I called them before I send the application and they told me they get the extensions done quickly. You should call them. 

[sfo-user 3]

31 minutes ago, AH2020 said:

No, definitely not a new one. It took only a few weeks and they send me the payment instructions and then mailed it off to the consulate in LA. I will need to pick it up there (it has not arrived yet). I called them before I send the application and they told me they get the extensions done quickly. You should call them. 

We’re talking about the Anschlussurkunde, right? Yeah, mine was denied 5 months ago and I applied again 2 months ago. So far, crickets. I’ll contact them again on Monday.

[Kristina B. 4]

1 hour ago, sfo-user said:

Update from congress person's office: "Besides that initial response I forwarded you, I have not received anything new. I’m starting to doubt if we will get a response from San Francisco. [...] I believe that all I can do at this time is submit an additional inquiry to the National Benefits Center after 90 days have elapsed from the initial request. I can also submit an expedite request to the San Francisco Field Office, which will require documents in support of that request."

 

As my dual citizenship permit from Germany will expire in a few weeks and might not get approved a second time, I think this was it for me. I'm fairly certain that I will not become a US citizen despite having lived here for half my life. No, I'm not willing to give up German/EU citizenship as I have connections/family there.

Mine expired in October and I reached out directly to the person that I had communicated with when I received the original one. I had to mail in a form and got a positive response within a week. Just waiting to hear from Atlanta now that I can pick it up. Something doesn't sound right with the information you were given. 

[sfo-user 3]

1 minute ago, Kristina B. said:

Mine expired in October and I reached out directly to the person that I had communicated with when I received the original one. I had to mail in a form and got a positive response within a week. Just waiting to hear from Atlanta now that I can pick it up. Something doesn't sound right with the information you were given. 

Yes, we’re talking about the same form then. I’ve just been ‘corrected’ dozens of times that it’s not an ‘extension’ by lawyer and forums but a ‘new’ application. 

[AH2020 30]

43 minutes ago, sfo-user said:

Yes, we’re talking about the same form then. I’ve just been ‘corrected’ dozens of times that it’s not an ‘extension’ by lawyer and forums but a ‘new’ application. 

 

Very weird, definitely doesn't sound right. 

[AnthonyGonsalves 6]

On 12/1/2021 at 1:59 PM, AH2020 said:

The below was posted in the May 2000 thread and in the  "Federal Records Center" thread.  I just sent an email to Susan, we should all contact her. Anything she can do to get things moving would be fantastic. 

 

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The law firm Mintz Levin is interested in talking with constituents about their naturalization applications that are not moving forward because the files are sitting at the Federal Records Center. If this is of interest to you, please reach out to Susan Cohen at SJCohen@mintz.com and title the subject line "Federal Record Center" in your email. 

Please know that this outreach will be at no cost to you and they will not provide legal advice. They are exploring how large an issue this is nationally so that they can address the situation head-on. 

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@JustBelieve @KatieL Check this out.

[Malik85 3]

6 minutes ago, AnthonyGonsalves said:

@JustBelieve @KatieL Check this out.

Did you get any reply from her?

[AnthonyGonsalves 6]

2 minutes ago, Malik85 said:

Did you get any reply from her?

The post says the attorney is not providing or promising any legal advice or action but trying to find out how big the problem is. They want to know how significant or major this is and how many people are affected.

Edited December 3, 2021 by AnthonyGonsalves