I-751 pending ready to file N400

[ToBeHappy 1]

Hello everyone, I have been brainstorming on the best way to go about this. I filed my I-751 06/2019, my fingerprints/biometric from 2018 was used so no appointment. My case status changed to “ready to be schedule for an interview” in 09/2019 and that was the last update till I did change of address on 12/2019.

Fast forward to today I’m in the 90 day window to file for N400 if I choose to. The question then arises should I wait till I’m done with the I-751 or go ahead and file now.

 

Finally has anyone had their I-751 moved from ready to be schedule for an interview to producing green card without an interview?

Thanks

[Hawksquill 151]

Some people wait until they've been a resident for 5 years and apply for citizenship then because you don't need to go through the hassle of preparing all the relationship evidence.  I think it's a personal choice.  When you apply for N-400 when I-751 is still pending, the I-751 needs to be decided before you can move forward with citizenship.  Based on what I've seen on VJ, sometimes that means the I-751 gets "pulled" and adjudicated faster so the N-400 can go forward.  Sometimes there's a combo interview for both.  Sometimes the N-400 interview gets scheduled and then gets cancelled until the I-751 is adjudicated.  Sometimes it's a long wait for both.  Like all things in immigration, it really just depends. 

 

Personally, my husband will be eligible to apply for N-400 in September and our I-751 is still pending.  We're planning to apply as soon as we can.  We figure we'd rather get in line now than wait another 2 years.  We have saved loads and loads of relationship evidence for our other applications that can all be reused, so getting a few more recent things for N-400 isn't that big of a deal to us. 

 

Some people have recently been getting their I-751s approved without interviews.  From what I've seen on the forums, it seems to be a lot of people at the Texas Service Center.  

Edited June 7, 2020 by Hawksquill

[Liam2021 587]

File for N400 with pending I-751 is a personal choice, and it will depend on where you live. Some file for N400 and get the combo interview in just few months, some will get the combo interview in a year. So, apply for N400 possible can delay I-751 if the local USCIS is backlog.

[JFH 12,191]

Depends on the processing time at the office whether it is a good idea to file N-400 with a pending I-751. Seattle office, for example, has combo filers who have been waiting since 2018. Those filing N-400 alone are still taking over a year but nowhere near as long as the combo filers. 

[ToBeHappy 1]

On 6/7/2020 at 11:53 AM, Hawksquill said:

Some people wait until they've been a resident for 5 years and apply for citizenship then because you don't need to go through the hassle of preparing all the relationship evidence.  I think it's a personal choice.  When you apply for N-400 when I-751 is still pending, the I-751 needs to be decided before you can move forward with citizenship.  Based on what I've seen on VJ, sometimes that means the I-751 gets "pulled" and adjudicated faster so the N-400 can go forward.  Sometimes there's a combo interview for both.  Sometimes the N-400 interview gets scheduled and then gets cancelled until the I-751 is adjudicated.  Sometimes it's a long wait for both.  Like all things in immigration, it really just depends. 

 

Personally, my husband will be eligible to apply for N-400 in September and our I-751 is still pending.  We're planning to apply as soon as we can.  We figure we'd rather get in line now than wait another 2 years.  We have saved loads and loads of relationship evidence for our other applications that can all be reused, so getting a few more recent things for N-400 isn't that big of a deal to us. 

 

Some people have recently been getting their I-751s approved without interviews.  From what I've seen on the forums, it seems to be a lot of people at the Texas Service Center.  

Thank you! I think I will apply this month. This waiting game has been stressful enough. 

[ToBeHappy 1]

On 6/7/2020 at 12:20 PM, H&T said:

File for N400 with pending I-751 is a personal choice, and it will depend on where you live. Some file for N400 and get the combo interview in just few months, some will get the combo interview in a year. So, apply for N400 possible can delay I-751 if the local USCIS is backlog.

Thanks! I don’t know what the backlog is for MSC but I am going to give it a try and apply this month.

[ToBeHappy 1]

On 6/7/2020 at 1:40 PM, JFH said:

Depends on the processing time at the office whether it is a good idea to file N-400 with a pending I-751. Seattle office, for example, has combo filers who have been waiting since 2018. Those filing N-400 alone are still taking over a year but nowhere near as long as the combo filers. 

Okay now that’s scary. My field office is Chicago and I have MSC (I don’t even know if there’s a backlog). It’s been 12 months since I filed my I-751