N-400 interview with Divorce 'Decision Cannot be made'

[mycase17 114]

Don't know where to begin. Had an interview in Houston, IO started asking about my ex spouse and also current spouse. I applied based on 5 years but still was questioned about my ex spouse. I saw a huge stack of I-751 files in her desk, she went through it. She asked my current marriage date and previous divorce date. At the end, She told me she will have to review my file. 

 

I came home very stressed since I waited 15 months for this. When I check online, it says as below. It says quality review, God knows what that means. Please provide any experience you guys had, I'm feeling really down. 

 

May 6, 2021 Oath Ceremony Will Be Scheduled

May 6, 2021 We recommended that your Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, be approved. Your case was submitted for quality review.

[Hawksquill 151]

I'm confused - it says that you've been recommended for approval and that your oath ceremony is going to be scheduled.  That's a good thing.  Are you concerned about the phrase "quality review"? This is a normal part of the process. 

 

If they had serious concerns, I don't think they would have recommended you for approval.

[Pats5415 97]

16 minutes ago, mycase17 said:

Don't know where to begin. Had an interview in Houston, IO started asking about my ex spouse and also current spouse. I applied based on 5 years but still was questioned about my ex spouse. I saw a huge stack of I-751 files in her desk, she went through it. She asked my current marriage date and previous divorce date. At the end, She told me she will have to review my file. 

 

I came home very stressed since I waited 15 months for this. When I check online, it says as below. It says quality review, God knows what that means. Please provide any experience you guys had, I'm feeling really down. 

 

May 6, 2021 Oath Ceremony Will Be Scheduled

May 6, 2021 We recommended that your Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, be approved. Your case was submitted for quality review.

I'm confused it says your oath will be scheduled...and says it's recommended for approval. My case was also submitted for quality review and I think that's standard.

[mycase17 114]

2 minutes ago, Hawksquill said:

I'm confused - it says that you've been recommended for approval and that your oath ceremony is going to be scheduled.  That's a good thing.  Are you concerned about the phrase "quality review"? This is a normal part of the process. 

 

If they had serious concerns, I don't think they would have recommended you for approval.

IO officer didn't say anything about approval, she said she will have to review the file before approving it and I asked her the time frame and she said she has no idea. I'm bit worried because she gave me a paper that says 'A Decision cannot be made'

Edited May 6, 2021 by mycase17

[mycase17 114]

2 minutes ago, Pats5415 said:

I'm confused it says your oath will be scheduled...and says it's recommended for approval. My case was also submitted for quality review and I think that's standard.

How long was your case stuck in 'quality review'

[Hawksquill 151]

1 minute ago, mycase17 said:

IO officer didn't say anything about approval, she said she will have to review the file before approving it and I asked her the time frame and she said she has no idea. I'm bit worried because she gave me a paper that says 'A Decision cannot be made'

It's normal for them to give you that "decision cannot be made" paper.  When we had our AOS interview they gave us that paper and then the status on the website changed to say we were approved within a couple days.  She likely reviewed your file (like she said she would) and recommended you for approval, which is why the website says you've been recommended for approval and the ceremony is pending.

 

Congrats!

[Pats5415 97]

1 hour ago, mycase17 said:

How long was your case stuck in 'quality review'

Well my case was different I had same day oath but in my timeline it was approved and submitted for quality check.

[Mike E 11,739]

2 hours ago, mycase17 said:

Please provide any experience you guys had,

 

I got my green card through marriage.  Divorced.  Then naturalized.  It was a non eventful interview.  IO wanted prove that it was a bonafide marriage and for him birth certificates of two children sufficed.  
 

He all but verbally told me I was approved.  I didn’t set a notice that an oath would be scheduled  until several weeks.  

2 hours ago, mycase17 said:

 

I'm feeling really down. 

 

May 6, 2021 Oath Ceremony Will Be Scheduled

May 6, 2021 We recommended that your Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, be approved. Your case was submitted for quality review.

Well your IO put you through an emotional roller coaster but the only interpretation from what you’ve copy pasted is that you were approved.  
 

The quality review is normal.  
 

Congratulations!

[mycase17 114]

1 hour ago, Mike E said:

 

I got my green card through marriage.  Divorced.  Then naturalized.  It was a non eventful interview.  IO wanted prove that it was a bonafide marriage and for him birth certificates of two children sufficed.  
 

He all but verbally told me I was approved.  I didn’t set a notice that an oath would be scheduled  until several weeks.  

Well your IO put you through an emotional roller coaster but the only interpretation from what you’ve copy pasted is that you were approved.  
 

The quality review is normal.  
 

Congratulations!

Only thing is that she took information of my current spouse as well like name, address, marriage date. But she also made me sign that looked like a naturalization certificate in the tablet screen. So I'm confused about it.  I also see this on my case status on uscis.gov. But right now I can't login into uscisdhs.gov website though, it shows 5000 error. 

 

Oath Ceremony Will Be Scheduled

We placed you in line for your oath ceremony and will send you a notice for Receipt Number XXXXXXXXX, with the date, time, and location of your oath ceremony. You should receive your notice within 30 days of its mailing date. Please follow the instructions in the notice. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address.

 

 

Edited May 7, 2021 by mycase17

[codycody 31]

49 minutes ago, mycase17 said:

Only thing is that she took information of my current spouse as well like name, address, marriage date. But she also made me sign that looked like a naturalization certificate in the tablet screen. So I'm confused about it.  I also see this on my case status on uscis.gov. But right now I can't login into uscisdhs.gov website though, it shows 5000 error. 

 

Oath Ceremony Will Be Scheduled

We placed you in line for your oath ceremony and will send you a notice for Receipt Number XXXXXXXXX, with the date, time, and location of your oath ceremony. You should receive your notice within 30 days of its mailing date. Please follow the instructions in the notice. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address.

 

 

I have to say congratulations bro. I believe you have been approved. Thanks for sharing.
 

[Mike E 11,739]

10 hours ago, mycase17 said:

Only thing is that she took information of my current spouse as well like name,

 

Yes I can imagine felt intimidating.  
 

My naturalization certificate from 2018 has my marital status on it at the time (divorced).  I believe the IO wanted to verify your current marital status for naturalization certificate.  
 

When you filed your N-400, had you re-married by then? Had you been divorced by then?
 

10 hours ago, mycase17 said:

 

address, marriage date. But she also made me sign that looked like a naturalization certificate in the tablet screen. So I'm confused about it.  I also see this on my case status on uscis.gov. 

 

Oath Ceremony Will Be Scheduled

 

Yes this means you are approved.  
 

Again congratulations! 

[mycase17 114]

12 minutes ago, Mike E said:

 

Yes I can imagine felt intimidating.  
 

My naturalization certificate from 2018 has my marital status on it at the time (divorced).  I believe the IO wanted to verify your current marital status for naturalization certificate.  
 

When you filed your N-400, had you re-married by then? Had you been divorced by then?
 

Yes this means you are approved.  
 

Again congratulations! 

Nope when I filed N-400, I was just divorced. I recently got married just before N-400 interview so I told IO I was married when she asked about my marital status. I'm praying for approval since she did told me I need to review your file again which was kinda upsetting. 

[Mike E 11,739]

17 minutes ago, mycase17 said:

Nope when I filed N-400, I was just divorced. I recently got married just before N-400 interview so I told IO I was married when she asked about my marital status. I'm praying for approval since she did told me I need to review your file again which was kinda upsetting. 

To reiterate you are approved. 
 

Now everything makes sense to me.  
 

Going into the interview, I believe you were preapproved and the naturalization certificate might even have been printed and ready to go.  Possibly for a same day oath.  

 

But your remarriage threw a wrench into the process.  
 

The application had to be changed.  
 

The status on the naturalization certificate had to be changed.  The quality review was to make sure that correct status is recorded and displayed.  
 

Naturalization certificate processing is serious  business. I asked my wife’s immigration lawyer why my IO made me come back to the field office to bring more passport photos.  She told me that the certificate printers are designed to print at most two attempts with the same photo.  So the IO wanted the flexibility to make up to four attempts (paper jam, printer ink smears, etc).  
 

Don’t  change your marital status before oath.  “Honey please be careful: if you get hit by a bus or fall down stairs, my oath ceremony will be delayed” 

 

Again, congrats.  

Edited May 7, 2021 by Mike E

[mycase17 114]

8 minutes ago, Mike E said:

To reiterate you are approved. 
 

Now everything makes sense to me.  
 

Going into the interview, I believe you were preapproved and the naturalization certificate might even have been printed and ready to go.  Possibly for a same day oath.  

 

But your remarriage threw a wrench into the process.  
 

The application had to be changed.  
 

The status on the naturalization certificate had to be changed.  The quality review was to make sure that correct status is recorded and displayed.  
 

Naturalization certificate processing is serious  business. I asked my wife’s immigration lawyer why my IO made me come back to the field office to bring more passport photos.  She told me that the certificate printers are designed to print at most two attempts with the same photo.  So the IO wanted the flexibility to make up to four attempts (paper jam, printer ink smears, etc).  
 

Don’t  change your marital status before oath.  “Honey please be careful: if you get hit by a bus or fall down stairs, my oath ceremony will be delayed” 

 

Again, congrats.  

yes I wanted to reflect correct marital status on my naturalization certificate since I'm planning to upgrade my wife's I-130 from F2-A to CR-1 and If I put 'divorced' on certificate, it seems like I would be lying as I did get married before my N-400 interview. I had got a feedback from one of the user that you want to put correct marital status in naturalization  Certificate. 

Edited May 7, 2021 by mycase17

[Mike E 11,739]

6 minutes ago, mycase17 said:

yes I wanted to reflect correct marital status on my naturalization certificate since I'm planning to upgrade my wife's I-130 from F2-A to CR-1 and If I put 'divorced' on certificate, it seems like I would be lying as I did get married before my N-400 interview. I had got a feedback from one of the user that you want to put correct marital status in naturalization  Certificate. 

The status on your certificate won’t affect your petition.  My cert says divorced and I successfully petitioned my fiancée to a K-1 visa and a 2 year green card.  I’ve no intention of having my certificate updated.  And don’t need to update it.  

 

And it isn’t a matter of what you want on your cert.  It’s a matter that the status changed.  It was late breaking info to USCIS.  So USCIS had to get it right.  Hence the drama.  
 

And yes failure to disclose at interview could be considered a material omission. So you did the right thing.  And this is why you weren’t approved on the spot. And it is no big deal. Congrats.  

Edited May 7, 2021 by Mike E