Twenty-seven months later...

[Allaboutwaiting 2,503]

So, 27 months since we filed for ROC, 17 months after our case was transferred to our local office to be interviewed -instead of being approved like every case around us- and 9 months after our last status update (that showed fingerprints were taken 😑), last Thursday, to very much our surprise, our case was finally approved with no interview and just now, we received the GC. We are still waiting for the approval letter that allegedly was mailed already. 

 

Our status still reads "Card was mailed" and we never received updates on the phone or email -which did happen for every status change when we went through AOS-.

We actually found out we were approved because we would check the online status from time to time. As for the tracking number, we got it through USPS informed delivery just yesterday.

 

After the initial shock of being transferred for an interview on February 2022 -right after responding to an RFE-, we were not really in any rush, as we received all 3 extension letters -12,24 and 48 months- though alas, we never got to travel with the 48 one. 😅 

The wait was more unnerving this week since approval than the more than two years our case was still in process.

 

As soon as we got the delivery notification I ran towards the mailbox and still got to see the mailman leaving -though didn't have the chance to say hello or thank you-.

I've checked the card five times already and fortunately everything is correct. 

 

Even though we were "fine" with waiting, the idea of still having to go through an interview was very annoying. We're glad they decided in the end not to schedule one and we are still puzzled about why we were transferred to be interviewed in the first place. 

 

The whole road since the beginning was a little bumpy and sometimes quite challenging. I personally tend to use even unpleasant experiences as a path for knowledge but in this particular case I basically learnt nothing and if I did, I didn't need to learn it this way. 🤪

 

We're just glad the wait is finally over and we can share this moment with the forum.

We will worry in a little less than 10 years, hoping the fee for renewal goes down (one can dream).

[OldUser 6,636]

Congratulations with approval! Sometimes it's all about waiting 🙂

Are you not eligible for N-400?

I doubt the fees will ever go down. At least I am not aware of this ever happening. Most likely, with current rate of inflation, they'll double in 10 years.

[Allaboutwaiting 2,503]

3 minutes ago, OldUser said:

Congratulations with approval! Sometimes it's all about waiting 🙂

Are you not eligible for N-400?

I doubt the fees will ever go down. At least I am not aware of this ever happening. Most likely, with current rate of inflation, they'll double in 10 years.

Thanks! It was indeed about waiting. 😊

 

It has never been our plan to apply for naturalization. We're fine with just renewing every 10 years and we know it is unlikely that the fees will go down but there is one thing I never lose: hope. 😁 Maybe they will revert back to GCs with no expiration date! 🤣

[Mike E 11,739]

43 minutes ago, OldUser said:

Congratulations with approval! Sometimes it's all about waiting

I just know you have been waiting at least 11 months to post that. I hope you win day today.

[Me and her 279]

Congratulations 👏 🎊 💐 🥳 

[TBoneTX 45,267]

Really glad to hear this fabulous news.  You must be on top of the world!

Sure hope that you'll stay active in the forums.

[Allaboutwaiting 2,503]

3 hours ago, Me and her said:

Congratulations 👏 🎊 💐 🥳 

 

Thanks! 🥳

 

2 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

Really glad to hear this fabulous news.  You must be on top of the world!

Sure hope that you'll stay active in the forums.

 

Thanks! We have that very pleasant calmness that comes when something is finally over.

 

And sure, we'll stick around. 😊

[carmel34 3,623]

Congrats!  Your patience, perseverance, and knowledge paid off.

[Allaboutwaiting 2,503]

8 hours ago, carmel34 said:

Congrats!  Your patience, perseverance, and knowledge paid off.

Thanks so much!

Must confess I was ready to wait another year. 😅