i-751 RoC Interview after AoS interview

[April_ 1]

I came to the States in August 2017 on a K1 visa, got my 2-year GC November 2018. I did my interview with my husband for AoS. 

We filed I-751 jointly August 2020. Yesterday (9/16/2021) I got my case update about USCIS ready to schedule my interview. I had thought that if you had interview for AoS, your RoC interview will be waived.. On top of that, I heard it could take a LONG time for them to actually get you an interview date.. (We live in LA)

Do I have to worry about anything based on the fact that they are asking us to do a second interview? I was really hoping that I could get a interview wavier.. Any thoughts are welcomed 🙏 

My case status: 

1. August 24th, 2020, case received

2. January 12th, 2021, case transferred to another USCIS office

3. January 21st, 2021, fingerprints taken (old fingerprints from AoS application)

4. September 16th, 2021, case ready to be scheduled for an interview

 

[Allaboutwaiting 2,503]

Some cases are randomly chosen to be interviewed and some have enough "red flags" to require an interview.

 

Your case could even be just an automated status change and the interview could be eventually waived.

[April_ 1]

21 minutes ago, Allaboutwaiting said:

Some cases are randomly chosen to be interviewed and some have enough "red flags" to require an interview.

 

Your case could even be just an automated status change and the interview could be eventually waived.

Thanks for the reply.. 

I'm pretty confident that there is no red flag in my docs. I added our joint tax return/ bank statements/ health insurance/ lease contract; pictures of two of us on different vacations and family pictures with my in-laws.. 

 

Hoping for an interview wavier, and get this process done for the next 10 years...( I'm not planning to get a citizenship now)

[SoCal2021 201]

1 hour ago, Allaboutwaiting said:

Some cases are randomly chosen to be interviewed and some have enough "red flags" to require an interview.

 

Your case could even be just an automated status change and the interview could be eventually waived.

Some folks get two interviews. Hard to tell why. It may be random selection.  No need to be concerned. 

 

One question. What was the first 3 letters of your case to begin with and did it change?  Is it MSC now?  We are also out of LA and we have WAC (which could mean they MAY waive interview). 

[April_ 1]

2 minutes ago, SoCal2021 said:

Some folks get two interviews. Hard to tell why. It may be random selection.  No need to be concerned. 

 

One question. What was the first 3 letters of your case to begin with and did it change?  Is it MSC now?  We are also out of LA and we have WAC (which could mean they MAY waive interview). 

WAC, didn't change.  But case was transferred to NSC back in January 2021

Edited September 17, 2021 by April_

[SoCal2021 201]

3 minutes ago, April_ said:

WAC, didn't change.  But case was transferred to NSC back in January 2021

Thanks. I have read that MSC/NBC centers get interviews while all others (LIN, WAC, etc) are candidates for interview waiver (meaning they MAY not interview). 

[April_ 1]

3 minutes ago, SoCal2021 said:

Thanks. I have read that MSC/NBC centers get interviews while all others (LIN, WAC, etc) are candidates for interview waiver (meaning they MAY not interview). 

My case is in NBC now, meaning a bigger chance I'll be interviewed even though my case starts in WAC? I'm confused... 

[SoCal2021 201]

4 minutes ago, April_ said:

My case is in NBC now, meaning a bigger chance I'll be interviewed even though my case starts in WAC? I'm confused... 

You may still get waiver. 

Here  is the article which I was referring to:  

 

“During this session, the speakers explained the circumstances under which Forms N-400 and I-751 may be pending concurrently, clarified USCIS’ current processes when handling and adjudicating these concurrently pending forms, and allowed stakeholders to share their experiences with this process. For example, the speakers confirmed that I-751 receipt numbers with the prefix MSC are routed for interview scheduling; receipt numbers that do not contain the MSC prefix (e.g., EAC, VSC, LIN, etc.) are routed to the appropriate service center for an interview waiver determination. The speakers also clarified that, if the jointly filed I-751 petition is pending at the time of the N-400 interview, an applicant should bring his or her petitioning spouse to the naturalization interview.“

[Barbara99 3]

I am at LIN. Is it a good thing ?

[April_ 1]

6 minutes ago, SoCal2021 said:

You may still get waiver. 

Here  is the article which I was referring to:  

 

“During this session, the speakers explained the circumstances under which Forms N-400 and I-751 may be pending concurrently, clarified USCIS’ current processes when handling and adjudicating these concurrently pending forms, and allowed stakeholders to share their experiences with this process. For example, the speakers confirmed that I-751 receipt numbers with the prefix MSC are routed for interview scheduling; receipt numbers that do not contain the MSC prefix (e.g., EAC, VSC, LIN, etc.) are routed to the appropriate service center for an interview waiver determination. The speakers also clarified that, if the jointly filed I-751 petition is pending at the time of the N-400 interview, an applicant should bring his or her petitioning spouse to the naturalization interview.“

Ah, thanks!! I'm not concerned if I have to do another in-person interview with my husband, but I just hope this process can be done sooner. I started K1 back in 2016, 5 years later, I'm still dealing with immigration stuff. Ugh...

[April_ 1]

4 minutes ago, Barbara99 said:

I am at LIN. Is it a good thing ?

I'm not sure. But here is the article from USCIS

 

https://www.dhs.gov/publication/uscis-processing-concurrently-pending-forms-n-400-and-forms-i-751

[Sagior 15]

6 hours ago, April_ said:

I came to the States in August 2017 on a K1 visa, got my 2-year GC November 2018. I did my interview with my husband for AoS. 

We filed I-751 jointly August 2020. Yesterday (9/16/2021) I got my case update about USCIS ready to schedule my interview. I had thought that if you had interview for AoS, your RoC interview will be waived.. On top of that, I heard it could take a LONG time for them to actually get you an interview date.. (We live in LA)

Do I have to worry about anything based on the fact that they are asking us to do a second interview? I was really hoping that I could get a interview wavier.. Any thoughts are welcomed 🙏 

My case status: 

1. August 24th, 2020, case received

2. January 12th, 2021, case transferred to another USCIS office

3. January 21st, 2021, fingerprints taken (old fingerprints from AoS application)

4. September 16th, 2021, case ready to be scheduled for an interview

 

"case ready to be scheduled for an interview"  This is a common statement. Nobody knows what will happen, it may takes a month or a year, but you still can get a waiver. I had an I-130 interview and now wait for my next one. Nothing to worry about.

[April_ 1]

4 minutes ago, Sagior said:

"case ready to be scheduled for an interview"  This is a common statement. Nobody knows what will happen, it may takes a month or a year, but you still can get a waiver. I had an I-130 interview and now wait for my next one. Nothing to worry about.

Thanks for the reply! Hopefully everything moves smoothly!  

[Andytn3591 20]

Most people I know are interviewed for i-751 recently so I think it's normal.

 

For my case, I got 5 interviews in total : one i-130, two i-751s,  and two N-400 😆

[April_ 1]

3 hours ago, Andytn3591 said:

Most people I know are interviewed for i-751 recently so I think it's normal.

 

For my case, I got 5 interviews in total : one i-130, two i-751s,  and two N-400 😆

5 times! Insane. I would think by waiving some interviews, the whole process would be more efficient.. oh, well..