N-400 August 2021 Filers

[Sugarlegetiti 566]

Filed  online for my husband 8/03/21

Biometrics reuse on same day.. On 8/25/21 interview scheduled for 9/24/21. I was surprised when I received the email. I-751 case still pending, hopefully it's a combo interview.

[Bob in Boston 758]

5 hours ago, Sugarlegetiti said:

Filed  online for my husband 8/03/21

Biometrics reuse on same day.. On 8/25/21 interview scheduled for 9/24/21. I was surprised when I received the email. I-751 case still pending, hopefully it's a combo interview.

Good to see you back! Good luck with all this!

[hollandfriend 10]

6 hours ago, Sugarlegetiti said:

Filed  online for my husband 8/03/21

Biometrics reuse on same day.. On 8/25/21 interview scheduled for 9/24/21. I was surprised when I received the email. I-751 case still pending, hopefully it's a combo interview.

That's quick! Good luck with the interview!

Edited August 27, 2021 by hollandfriend

[Sugarlegetiti 566]

3 hours ago, Bob in Boston said:

Good to see you back! Good luck with all this!

Thank you, best wishes 

[Sugarlegetiti 566]

1 hour ago, hollandfriend said:

That's quick! Good luck with the interview!

Thanks! I wish you the best

[Savva 222]

On 8/26/2021 at 5:47 PM, Elrona said:

Hi all! Joining here with you. I feel absolutely stupid! I moved to US November 20th 2018. I have been thinking that whole time I can file for my citizenship in September 2021. And I realized just today that 90 days from November 20th is not September 20th but August 20th. So I could have already sent the papers in last week! And I have absolutely nothing prepared! Well, time to jump on that train now!

File online, very comfy, very fast! Good luck to you

[Fc1 12]

Hello Everyone!

 

The final stage of this incredible journey. I'm so grateful for these forums. You all are so supportive!

 

We filed online August 17 - biometric reuse notice the same day and now the big wait.

Hopefully this won't take the 13 months they're teasing me with online.

 

Good luck!

Fiona

[Elrona 101]

On 8/27/2021 at 4:53 PM, Savva said:

File online, very comfy, very fast! Good luck to you

Just started with it! Looks very nice way to do it, instead of the good old papertrail!

 

Would you have any recommendation how to include temporary working abroad? I have no issues adding in the work history (I did not go over the needed day limits) but I am worried if I put in my abroad addresses it might be seen as abandoning residency or something. Although it was just work, no residency gained or anything. But I don't think I can leave it empty as it would mean 4.5 months of no address history.

Edited August 29, 2021 by Elrona

[Savva 222]

8 minutes ago, Elrona said:

Just started with it! Looks very nice way to do it, instead of the good old papertrail!

 

Would you have any recommendation how to include temporary working abroad? I have no issues adding in the work history (I did not go over the needed day limits) but I am worried if I put in my abroad addresses it might be seen as abandoning residency or something. Although it was just work, no residency gained or anything. But I don't think I can leave it empty as it would mean 4.5 months of no address history.

Did you really work abroad? Or just visited there? If that's the case you can just put unemployment, when I applied I had time gaps in between, so I just put these days as unemployment

Edited August 29, 2021 by Savva

[Savva 222]

Here's my timeline guys, to give you some hope

Edited August 29, 2021 by Savva

[Elrona 101]

12 hours ago, Savva said:

Did you really work abroad? Or just visited there? If that's the case you can just put unemployment, when I applied I had time gaps in between, so I just put these days as unemployment

I worked abroad. It was on a work visa, so my hope is that this one is already proof enough I didn't pick up residency or anything and it was always intend to be temporary. I have also properly added it to my US tax filings. I wonder if I could just write the jobs since that did happen but keep my address history all in US as that is where I did officially live. Little bit like if you would go on extended work task to somewhere and would live in a hotel/airbnb during that time, but your original residency is still your home. 

[Savva 222]

1 minute ago, Elrona said:

I worked abroad. It was on a work visa, so my hope is that this one is already proof enough I didn't pick up residency or anything and it was always intend to be temporary. I have also properly added it to my US tax filings. I wonder if I could just write the jobs since that did happen but keep my address history all in US as that is where I did officially live. Little bit like if you would go on extended work task to somewhere and would live in a hotel/airbnb during that time, but your original residency is still your home. 

You did a good job putting your overseas employer to your US tax return, because it clearly shows that your intentions were to keep your residency here in the US, so the question is now how long did you work overseas in each year, and are you applying 5 or 3 year rule? If 3 was your husband 8n the US while you worked abroad or was he staying with you over there

[Elrona 101]

24 minutes ago, Savva said:

You did a good job putting your overseas employer to your US tax return, because it clearly shows that your intentions were to keep your residency here in the US, so the question is now how long did you work overseas in each year, and are you applying 5 or 3 year rule? If 3 was your husband 8n the US while you worked abroad or was he staying with you over there

I am applying 3 year rule and during that time I worked abroad just that once for 4,5 months because then COVID happened and well...  Before I moved to US, I worked for the same employer 3x 4,5 months (I'm from Estonia, the country where I worked is New Zealand, just to clarify). My husband did the same (every year 4-6 months) for 9 years and after we met we always travelled there and worked there together. 

[Savva 222]

Just now, Elrona said:

I am applying 3 year rule and during that time I worked abroad just that once for 4,5 months because then COVID happened and well...  Before I moved to US, I worked for the same employer 3x 4,5 months (I'm from Estonia, the country where I worked is New Zealand, just to clarify). My husband did the same (every year 4-6 months) for 9 years and after we met we always travelled there and worked there together. 

Since it was just once just put your US address, and show to the officer your tax return, and explain to him/her the situation (only if you'd be asked, the may not talk to you about it at all) you did not break the rule of not traveling more than 6 months at once, so you are should be good

[boston_immi 12]

Lawyer sent my application in on August 20, sent overnight. Waiting for receipt notice.  They insisted on paper application because I think it is easier for their staff to compile. It seems as though a lot of applications are sailing through very quickly. Hopefully I get lucky too! I have been pretty lucky in the past with USCIS so let’s hope that luck continues!