N-400 September 2021 Filers

[seattlegc 36]

Don't see a thread for Sep 21 so thought I'd start one. 

 

5 year stream Online 7 September 2021

 

I'm in Washington State south of Seattle. 

 

Received Biometrics Reuse Notice within 12 hours of submitting application. 

 

 

 

[mushroomspore 3,044]

On 9/8/2021 at 1:40 AM, seattlegc said:

Don't see a thread for Sep 21 so thought I'd start one. 

 

5 year stream Online 7 September 2021

 

I'm in Washington State south of Seattle. 

 

Received Biometrics Reuse Notice within 12 hours of submitting application. 

 

 

 

Hey thanks for starting this. I was just about to start one because I didn't see one. I actually just got my interview scheduled for early Oct and I only filed a week ago!!

 

Sept 1 - filed online (I was nervous about this but it was fine)

 

Sept 2 - Biometrics reuse letter uploaded

 

Sept 8 - Interview scheduled for Oct 6 😱

[seattlegc 36]

9 minutes ago, mushroomspore said:

Hey thanks for starting this. I was just about to start one because I didn't see one. I actually just got my interview scheduled for early Oct and I only filed a week ago!!

 

Sept 1 - filed online (I was nervous about this but it was fine)

 

Sept 2 - Biometrics reuse letter uploaded

 

Sept 8 - Interview scheduled for Oct 6 😱

Holy #######! Congrats. Where do you live?

[mushroomspore 3,044]

25 minutes ago, seattlegc said:

Holy #######! Congrats. Where do you live?

Los Angeles. I'm VERY surprised as well. I was expecting minimum 6 months wait for the interview to be scheduled. Guess I should study for the civics test soon haha.

[Abies 1,713]

21 hours ago, mushroomspore said:

Los Angeles. I'm VERY surprised as well. I was expecting minimum 6 months wait for the interview to be scheduled. Guess I should study for the civics test soon haha.

Lately LA has been moving really fast 

[jack Smith 6]

I want to ask anyone who did a paper petition to lewsville lockbox. We got a IOE receipt #. Does anyone have experience with if fingerprint are applied from prior petitions or whether they are asking people to come in for fresh prints. My guess is SRC will be the service center and San Antonio the field office, but we have not had our paper receipts yet. Once we get them i can update you.

id appreciate if anyone else had any experience or tips on best way to move forward

[minemar 96]

Hi, I filled last night online, I have not received a notice of reusing biometrics, they did reuse biometrics last year to remove conditions, maybe they want new ones. Hopefully this process will move forward quickly.

 

I apply for the 3 years and married to US citizen. Do you guys know the time frame atm?

[jack Smith 6]

Your AOC was very fast, I dont think we will be getting speeds as in 2017 as new rules were introduced in 2018. the average wait time depends on service center and should be at least 5 months and could easily be triple if documents are missing, need more evidence. Your ROC was 7 months, our was around 10 [Nov 2020 to Sept 2021]. I think next step is what you wrote use of biometrics, if they can reapply then time is saved. Good luck, hope you get a quick decision

[RS_ 74]

40 minutes ago, minemar said:

Hi, I filled last night online, I have not received a notice of reusing biometrics, they did reuse biometrics last year to remove conditions, maybe they want new ones. Hopefully this process will move forward quickly.

 

I apply for the 3 years and married to US citizen. Do you guys know the time frame atm?

I’ll be applying next month under the 3 year rule too. Can you please share what documents did you upload ? 
 

Thank You

[mushroomspore 3,044]

2 hours ago, RS_ said:

I’ll be applying next month under the 3 year rule too. Can you please share what documents did you upload ? 
 

Thank You

I'm not the person you asked but I figured it would be good to share what evidence I uploaded. I didn't upload TOO much because my RoC was already approved earlier this year.

 

1. Joint bank account statements (1 each from 2021, 2020 and 2019). For ROC, I had included 4 bank statements for each year. I got lazy for N400...

 

2. Taxes (2020, 2019, 2018)

 

3. Property deed with our names on it

 

4. Marriage certificate

 

5. Husband's birth certificate to prove his US citizenship

 

I also finally applied for a state ID card (I'm not a good driver so I don't have an actual license yet) because I think they will ask for some kind of state ID for the N400 interview. I'm in Los Angeles and my interview was scheduled only 1 week after online filing. 😬

Edited September 11, 2021 by mushroomspore

[jack Smith 6]

We went thru the I-751 [pages 6-7] and N-400 Instructions [from page 10]  form line by line and included every example they listed.

 

*Does Not Apply to Us

1.  Photographs.*

2.  Photocopy of Permanent Resident Card.

3.  Photocopy of your Current Legal Marital Status Document.

4. Documents for Military Personnel or Spouses of Military Personnel*

5.  State-Issued Identification.  
6.  Passports and Travel Documents.
7.  Evidence of Your Current Legal Marital Status.  
8.  Evidence of the Termination of Your Spouse’s Prior Marriage(s)*
9.  Name Change(s).  
10.  Other Documents: categories A-G

"Birth certificates of children born during the time of this marriage"*

Included "Lease or mortgage contracts showing joint occupancy and/or ownership of your communal residence"

Financial records showing joint ownership of assets and joint responsibility for liabilities, such as joint savings and
checking accounts with transaction history, complete joint Federal and State tax returns, insurance policies that show
the other spouse as the beneficiary, joint utility bills, or joint installment or other loans. 

*If applicable, submit copies of military Leave and Earnings Statements showing receipt of Basic Allowance for Quarters (BAQ) with family
members and/or Form DD-1172 for military family member identification cards;

"Other documents that you consider relevant to establish that your marriage was not entered for the purpose of evading
U.S. immigration laws;"

"Affidavits sworn to or affirmed by at least two people who have known both of you since your conditional residence
was granted and have personal knowledge of your marriage and relationship."

A.  Spouse of a U.S. Citizen.
B.  Spouse of a U.S. Citizen Who is Regularly Stationed Abroad*
C.  Children and Support of Dependents*
D.  Tax Returns and Overdue Taxes.
E.  Trips Outside the United States.
F.  Selective Service Registration*
G.  Arrests/Convictions*
Hand signed N-400 and GS-1145 and Paper Check

 

 

[jack Smith 6]

mushroomspore same set of documents as you, except for #5 had my husbands US Passport Bio page.

 

When we filed the N-400 the I-751 was pending. The day I got the text saying N-400 was accepted with a IOE receipt #, I also got an email saying the I-751 was approved. Since the N400 was based on the I-751, we included the same set of documents except updated them to August 2021 and 2020 and 2019.

 

Maybe i mis read your post but it seems you are saying the N400 petition filing to in person interview was 7 days, which must be a world record as the time to get the paper receipts is 5 days, at least here in Texas. Best of luck to you.

[mushroomspore 3,044]

1 hour ago, jack Smith said:

mushroomspore same set of documents as you, except for #5 had my husbands US Passport Bio page.

 

When we filed the N-400 the I-751 was pending. The day I got the text saying N-400 was accepted with a IOE receipt #, I also got an email saying the I-751 was approved. Since the N400 was based on the I-751, we included the same set of documents except updated them to August 2021 and 2020 and 2019.

 

Maybe i mis read your post but it seems you are saying the N400 petition filing to in person interview was 7 days, which must be a world record as the time to get the paper receipts is 5 days, at least here in Texas. Best of luck to you.

My interview was simply scheduled 1 week after filing. It isn't until Oct 6 (just wanted to clarify). Nonetheless, yes it is SUPER fast! I was thinking it would not happen until early 2022 at the very earliest if I got lucky. Never imagined they could move this fast. I'll definitely post here about my interview experience when it is over. 

[FatFIRE 3]

Submitted online application early morning on September 1st under the 3-year marriage based rule. A few hours later my account had a receipt notice and biometrics reuse notice. Status had changed to Case Is Being Actively Reviewed By USCIS. Hoping that my case moves quick and doesn't take the 15 months estimated time that it is showing.

[jack Smith 6]

We filled by paper so need the receipt with access code to check case. We get the same message but no information on fingerprints being applied. Wish you all the success