File N400 or wait for i751 approval

[whiterose123 95]

Thanks y'all for the answers! I didn't know about the letter to request a combo interview and alert them of my pending i751, so I will do that ! I'm slowly building my N400 file as my window will open in November. Any advises on what to include in the application will be welcomed ! 

[whiterose123 95]

13 hours ago, EA_ said:

I applied, interviewed and got naturalized while my I-751 is still at "Application received" stage. N-400 did not affect or got affected by my pending I-751. It's still "pending" even after naturalization.

Aren't they supposed to approve the i751 first before approving naturalization? Did you get any updates on your pending i751 ?

[OldUser 6,624]

14 hours ago, EA_ said:

I applied, interviewed and got naturalized while my I-751 is still at "Application received" stage. N-400 did not affect or got affected by my pending I-751. It's still "pending" even after naturalization.

Online status can be safely ignored. Did you have I-751 interview? Did you get an approval letter for I-751?

[Thunderbolt 172]

20 hours ago, OldUser said:

Yes, sometimes this happens. You need to include copy of I-751 NOA with your N-400 and ask for combo interview in cover letter.

 

The worst case: you'll pass N-400 interview and will be waiting for I-751 to be approved. Not much downside because you're waiting for I-751 now anyway.

 

I don't believe we did that. My wife has N400 interview next week and we were planning on bringing the I751 NOA letter. 

Will that effect her N400 process? 

[OldUser 6,624]

10 minutes ago, Thunderbolt said:

 

I don't believe we did that. My wife has N400 interview next week and we were planning on bringing the I751 NOA letter. 

Will that effect her N400 process? 

YMMV (your mileage may vary)

 

Bring the I-751 NOA for sure. It may be that IO doesn't even know there's pending ROC. Hopefully that's not the case.

[Joyoussinger 1,425]

3 hours ago, whiterose123 said:

Aren't they supposed to approve the i751 first before approving naturalization? Did you get any updates on your pending i751 ?

They do have to approve the I751 first, but they can do it on the day of your N-400 interview. My husband's n-400 interview was scheduled while his I751 was still pending, and the interview letter said nothing about that. We went, together, prepared for a combo interview, just in case.  When we arrived, and they were checking him in, we mentioned the pending application. Sure enough, they approved both at once, and my husband's oath was scheduled for that afternoon! What a day it was! We had several hours to wait between the interview and the oath. During that time, his status started updating to tell him that his I751 was approved, his N400 was approved, and that his oath ceremony was scheduled,  All this while we waited in Starbucks! I hope it works out that way for you! There's definitely a chance!

[EA_ 13]

2 hours ago, OldUser said:

Online status can be safely ignored. Did you have I-751 interview? Did you get an approval letter for I-751?

 

I did not have an I-751 interview or got an approval letter. 

[powerpuff 6,697]

Topic moved from Progress Reports to US Citizenship General discussion.

[OldUser 6,624]

27 minutes ago, EA_ said:

 

I did not have an I-751 interview or got an approval letter. 

Was ROC even mentioned during N-400 interview?

 

If not, this is not the norm, but interesting data point.

[EA_ 13]

12 minutes ago, OldUser said:

Was ROC even mentioned during N-400 interview?

 

If not, this is not the norm, but interesting data point.

 

No mention at all. Pretty much the only other questions I was asked outside the civics test was the date of marriage and something about the two-year home country residency under Sec.212e (I was a Fulbright scholar)

 

The entire interview was under 10 minutes.

Edited September 26, 2023 by EA_

[Thunderbolt 172]

The interview is over. Had combo when I told the IO that we have I751 pending. Both approved. 

[Joyoussinger 1,425]

14 minutes ago, Thunderbolt said:

The interview is over. Had combo when I told the IO that we have I751 pending. Both approved. 

Congratulations!!!

[whiterose123 95]

On 10/3/2023 at 1:51 PM, Thunderbolt said:

The interview is over. Had combo when I told the IO that we have I751 pending. Both approved. 

Congrats ! Were you sent only the N400 interview notice or combo interview notice ?

[Thunderbolt 172]

47 minutes ago, whiterose123 said:

Congrats ! Were you sent only the N400 interview notice or combo interview notice ?

Only the N400 interview schedule. I told the IO that we have I751 pending and she invited me to her office together with my wife. 

She did civic test, then few questions about I751 and then continued with N400. 

 

Now we are waiting for the oath ceremony letter. I hope that it comes this year. 

[whiterose123 95]

22 hours ago, Thunderbolt said:

Only the N400 interview schedule. I told the IO that we have I751 pending and she invited me to her office together with my wife. 

She did civic test, then few questions about I751 and then continued with N400. 

 

Now we are waiting for the oath ceremony letter. I hope that it comes this year. 

Great! Good to know they can switch it to a combo interview on the spot !