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Posted
4 hours ago, Rocio0010 said:

Just another slightly stupid question for which I think I know the answer: we might not have submitted our 2022 prior to my N400 submission, so I’m assuming that until April 15 2023 the last tax year of tax returns could be 2021 right?

No choice.  Lot of W2’s are still pending until late Jan

Posted
3 hours ago, Crazy Cat said:

The officer told us "We are here to help her become a citizen.  We are not trying to fail her

That is a fantastic review, appreciate the observations

. Maybe you or your wife could write him up one of those unsolicited “ Good Job Letters”..am sure they get plenty of complaints and God knows we all need a pat on the back from bosses once in a while . 

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Posted
8 hours ago, Rocio0010 said:

Not yet. It’s still mid- January😂. We often file our taxes mid- February and I’m applying first week of February. So I guess we’ll just take our 2022 tax return to the interview.

Better to upload the transcript when it's ready on IRS website if you haven't had your interview by then, that way the IO gets a chance to look at your evidence before the interview. You can upload new documents whenever you want to. I uploaded a couple of new documents/evidence every month my N-400 was pending (it was pending for ~10 months). 

K-1: 12-22-2015 - 09-07-2016

AP: 12-20-2016 - 04-07-2017

EAD: 01-18-2017 - 05-30-2017

AOS: 12-20-2016 - 07-26-2017

ROC: 04-22-2019 - 04-22-2020
Naturalization: 05-01-2020 - 03-16-2021

U.S. passport: 03-30-2021 - 05-08-2021

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBs3G1PvyfM&ab_channel=Sabaton

 

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Posted
15 minutes ago, Scandi said:

Better to upload the transcript when it's ready on IRS website if you haven't had your interview by then, that way the IO gets a chance to look at your evidence before the interview. You can upload new documents whenever you want to. I uploaded a couple of new documents/evidence every month my N-400 was pending (it was pending for ~10 months). 

Oh thanks! I didn’t know you could upload documents once it is already submitted!

FROM F1 TO AOS

October 17, 2019 AOS receipt date 

December 09, 2019: Biometric appointment

January 15, 2020 RFE received

January 30, 2020  RFE response sent

Feb 7: EAD approved and interview scheduled

March 18, 2020 Interview cancelled

April 14th 2020: RFE received

April 29, 2020 Approved without interview

May 1, 2020 Card in hand

 

REMOVAL OF CONDITIONS

February 1, 2022 package sent

March 28, 2022 Fingerprints reused

July 18, 2023 approval

July 20, 2023 Card in hand

 

N400 

January 30,2023: Online filing

February 4th, 2023: Biometric appointment

June 15th, 2023: Case actively being reviewed

July 11th, 2023: Interview scheduled.

August 30th, 2023: Interview!

August 31st, 2023: Oath ceremony scheduled.

Sept 19th, 2023: Officially a US citizen!

 


 

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Posted
7 hours ago, Family said:

That is a fantastic review, appreciate the observations

. Maybe you or your wife could write him up one of those unsolicited “ Good Job Letters”..am sure they get plenty of complaints and God knows we all need a pat on the back from bosses once in a while . 

Spot on. I’m sure they get a lot of complaints through -sometimes- no fault of their own

FROM F1 TO AOS

October 17, 2019 AOS receipt date 

December 09, 2019: Biometric appointment

January 15, 2020 RFE received

January 30, 2020  RFE response sent

Feb 7: EAD approved and interview scheduled

March 18, 2020 Interview cancelled

April 14th 2020: RFE received

April 29, 2020 Approved without interview

May 1, 2020 Card in hand

 

REMOVAL OF CONDITIONS

February 1, 2022 package sent

March 28, 2022 Fingerprints reused

July 18, 2023 approval

July 20, 2023 Card in hand

 

N400 

January 30,2023: Online filing

February 4th, 2023: Biometric appointment

June 15th, 2023: Case actively being reviewed

July 11th, 2023: Interview scheduled.

August 30th, 2023: Interview!

August 31st, 2023: Oath ceremony scheduled.

Sept 19th, 2023: Officially a US citizen!

 


 

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Posted
9 hours ago, Rocio0010 said:

Not yet. It’s still mid- January😂. We often file our taxes mid- February and I’m applying first week of February. So I guess we’ll just take our 2022 tax return to the interview.

You don't need any tax information to submit the N400 application, this is only needed for the interview and you will need to take paper copies to the interview regardless of if you uploaded it.

 

In my wife's case, she filed in early January 2018, and when her interview came up in March, we had filed our 2017 taxes, so she brought a copy of that filing where the IO ignored it.

 

Good Luck with your filing!

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US Entry : 2014-09-12

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I-485 Interview: 2015-03-11

I-485 Approved: 2015-03-13

Green Card Received: 2015-03-24 Yeah!!!

I-751 ROC Submitted: 2016-12-20

I-751 NOA Received:  2016-12-29

I-751 Biometrics Appt.:  2017-01-26

I-751 Interview:  2018-04-10

I-751 Approved:  2018-05-04

N400 Filed:  2018-01-13

N400 Biometrics:  2018-02-22

N400 Interview:  2018-04-10

N400 Approved:  2018-04-10

Oath Ceremony:  2018-06-11 - DONE!!!!!!!

Posted

I would second what others have said: your evidence sounds solid. As @Dashinka said, a lot of the required documents are to be taken to the interview, so you would technically not need to worry about them quite yet. 

In my own N400 journey, I was aware of that, but I’m also a little OCD, so I kept uploading stuff throughout my wait for the interview (taxes being one of those things). As a result, the interview process was quite quick, and I was sent home with most docs I had brought in as they already had it on file (they had my whole immigration file on their desk). Now, this is just anecdotal evidence, and I believe there’s some variance dependent on IO and field office, but if you follow the guidelines, you’ll be fine. 

Best of luck for a quick process and yay for your window opening soon!

ROC: 

12/30/2019 package sent to Texas Lockbox via USPS 

12/31/2019 package arrived at Texas Lockbox 

01/02/2020 package signed for

01/04/2020 $680 charged on credit card

01/06/2020 text message and email with case number received

01/09/2020 extension letter received; notice date: 01/03/2020

02/22/2020 biometrics appointment letter received 

03/06/2020 biometrics appointment 

08/09/2021 I-751 approved

08/16/2021 Green Card received

 

Naturalization:

12/29/2020 application filed online and receipt number received 

01/04/2021 hard copy NOA1 received 

02/27/2021 electronic biometric reuse letter received

09/19/2021 interview scheduled - electronic notice received 

09/27/2021 hard copy interview notice received (issue date: 09/21/2021)

10/27/2021 interview (10.40am), approved

11/06/2021 oath ceremony (7.30am) 

 

I AM A U.S. CITIZEN!!!!! 

 

Passport:

11/08/2021 appointment at USPS (2.00pm)

11/16/2021 money order cashed, passport “in process” (locator 69)

12/02/2021 approved and shipped

12/04/2021 passport book delivered

12/13/2021 passport card and NC delivered 

 

 

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Posted
16 minutes ago, CMJuilland said:

I would second what others have said: your evidence sounds solid. As @Dashinka said, a lot of the required documents are to be taken to the interview, so you would technically not need to worry about them quite yet. 

In my own N400 journey, I was aware of that, but I’m also a little OCD, so I kept uploading stuff throughout my wait for the interview (taxes being one of those things). As a result, the interview process was quite quick, and I was sent home with most docs I had brought in as they already had it on file (they had my whole immigration file on their desk). Now, this is just anecdotal evidence, and I believe there’s some variance dependent on IO and field office, but if you follow the guidelines, you’ll be fine. 

Best of luck for a quick process and yay for your window opening soon!

Completely agree.  In my wife's case she filed by paper with a pending I751 so we only included the two pieces of required evidence for the n400.  She was called to an N400 interview with no indication of the I751 other than the notice it was moved to a new office, I went with her, and the IO conducted a short (less than 5 minute) interview with the two of us and had the inch thick I751 package in front of her, (and my wife had an accordion folder with all the N400 interview requested material) we added copies of the most recent tax filings since submitting the I751, and I was escorted out and my wife proceeded with the N400 interview alone.  I suspect that the massive I751 submission was part of why the IO did not ask for any N400 interview material, but who really knows for sure.  My wife had her oath ceremony about 3 months later.

 

 

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US Entry : 2014-09-12

POE: Detroit

Marriage : 2014-09-27

I-765 Approved: 2015-01-09

I-485 Interview: 2015-03-11

I-485 Approved: 2015-03-13

Green Card Received: 2015-03-24 Yeah!!!

I-751 ROC Submitted: 2016-12-20

I-751 NOA Received:  2016-12-29

I-751 Biometrics Appt.:  2017-01-26

I-751 Interview:  2018-04-10

I-751 Approved:  2018-05-04

N400 Filed:  2018-01-13

N400 Biometrics:  2018-02-22

N400 Interview:  2018-04-10

N400 Approved:  2018-04-10

Oath Ceremony:  2018-06-11 - DONE!!!!!!!

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Posted

This is your definitive study guide for the civics test, R ma'am:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/382775-mrs-t-b-the-citizenship-test/

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

Posted
20 hours ago, Rocio0010 said:

Thank you! I’m positive you added some emojis after “May 2019”😂😂😂

You dont need ask for a combo interview, i sent my n400 and i had combo interview , and i didnt resquested it

K1 2017

Aos sent April 2018

Aos interview July 2018

Work permit September2018

Aos approved July 24, 2019.

Roc April 27, 2021

Biometric reused june 28, 2021

N-400 online April 27, 2022 base on 3 years rule, biometric reused.

N-400 interview on December 12, 2022 combo interview i-751. Approved.

January 11, 2023 oath ceremony, Indianapolis. After that done with uscis😂🤭🤫

I took my oath ceremony in Indianapolis, it was a nice ceremony, where people from 35 coutry become american citizen.

01/11/2023 officially done with uscis :)

🤣

January 13, 2023 apply for us passport.( regular service).

March 11, 2023 passport in hand

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Posted
1 minute ago, mytruelove18 said:

You dont need ask for a combo interview, i sent my n400 and i had combo interview , and i didnt resquested it

No harm in requesting it.  None at all.

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In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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Posted
1 hour ago, mytruelove18 said:

You dont need ask for a combo interview, i sent my n400 and i had combo interview , and i didnt resquested it

Thank you, but I will request it because I want to do everything on my part to make sure that officer is aware that I have a pending 751.

FROM F1 TO AOS

October 17, 2019 AOS receipt date 

December 09, 2019: Biometric appointment

January 15, 2020 RFE received

January 30, 2020  RFE response sent

Feb 7: EAD approved and interview scheduled

March 18, 2020 Interview cancelled

April 14th 2020: RFE received

April 29, 2020 Approved without interview

May 1, 2020 Card in hand

 

REMOVAL OF CONDITIONS

February 1, 2022 package sent

March 28, 2022 Fingerprints reused

July 18, 2023 approval

July 20, 2023 Card in hand

 

N400 

January 30,2023: Online filing

February 4th, 2023: Biometric appointment

June 15th, 2023: Case actively being reviewed

July 11th, 2023: Interview scheduled.

August 30th, 2023: Interview!

August 31st, 2023: Oath ceremony scheduled.

Sept 19th, 2023: Officially a US citizen!

 


 

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Posted

Question:

I purchased a gun (yes, I was a PR and it is allowed for PRs to own a gun). I see there is a question on the N400 about “weapons training”. I never received any formal instruction on it, just my hubby teaching me how to use it. 
I am assuming I need to mark “yes” on the weapons training question, and then explain at the interview. But I am not sure if this will cause a red flag or not. 
I did consult with an attorney and he said to mark as “yes” and then explain. But I would love to gain some insight. What throws me off is the word “training”. Sounds as if they are asking about something official? Maybe I’m wrong though.

 

My two options are:

1) mark “yes” and explain at the interview.

2) mark “no” but ask at the interview if this counts as “training”

My gut (and attorney) tell me to go with option #1, because it is better to disclose it upfront and let them decide. But I’d love to know others’ opinions

FROM F1 TO AOS

October 17, 2019 AOS receipt date 

December 09, 2019: Biometric appointment

January 15, 2020 RFE received

January 30, 2020  RFE response sent

Feb 7: EAD approved and interview scheduled

March 18, 2020 Interview cancelled

April 14th 2020: RFE received

April 29, 2020 Approved without interview

May 1, 2020 Card in hand

 

REMOVAL OF CONDITIONS

February 1, 2022 package sent

March 28, 2022 Fingerprints reused

July 18, 2023 approval

July 20, 2023 Card in hand

 

N400 

January 30,2023: Online filing

February 4th, 2023: Biometric appointment

June 15th, 2023: Case actively being reviewed

July 11th, 2023: Interview scheduled.

August 30th, 2023: Interview!

August 31st, 2023: Oath ceremony scheduled.

Sept 19th, 2023: Officially a US citizen!

 


 

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Argentina
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Posted

Any ideas?

@Loren Y I think you made a comment once on somebody’s thread and can’t find it. Do you have any suggestions?

FROM F1 TO AOS

October 17, 2019 AOS receipt date 

December 09, 2019: Biometric appointment

January 15, 2020 RFE received

January 30, 2020  RFE response sent

Feb 7: EAD approved and interview scheduled

March 18, 2020 Interview cancelled

April 14th 2020: RFE received

April 29, 2020 Approved without interview

May 1, 2020 Card in hand

 

REMOVAL OF CONDITIONS

February 1, 2022 package sent

March 28, 2022 Fingerprints reused

July 18, 2023 approval

July 20, 2023 Card in hand

 

N400 

January 30,2023: Online filing

February 4th, 2023: Biometric appointment

June 15th, 2023: Case actively being reviewed

July 11th, 2023: Interview scheduled.

August 30th, 2023: Interview!

August 31st, 2023: Oath ceremony scheduled.

Sept 19th, 2023: Officially a US citizen!

 


 

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Thailand
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Posted
1 hour ago, Rocio0010 said:

Any ideas?

@Loren Y I think you made a comment once on somebody’s thread and can’t find it. Do you have any suggestions?

Here is the official memo from USCIS on military training...

section 2339D(c)(1), which provides that “the term 'military-type training' includes training in means or methods that can cause death or serious bodily injury, destroy or damage property, or disrupt services to critical infrastructure, or training on the use, storage, production, or assembly of any explosive, firearm ...Feb 23, 2011

From people I have talked to, and personal experience I don't think that any basic firearm safety from your spouse or even if you take a CCW class, or firearms safety class is going to require you to mark yes in the box. They are looking for actual military serious weeks long training usually involved with some terrorist group. My wife has her CCW and has received training from me, and the classes she took in basic firearm safety. We have applied for the N400 back in November, and we didn't mark yes on that question. Since this has come up before, when we get our interview as long as everything goes well, and we don't have " The IO out to destroy people" I will ask about this. The few interviews we have had thru this process we have had mostly nice IO's, so if we get a good one, I will ask his opinion on it and report back.

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