N-400 December 2024 Filers

[mjmir 0]

Has any one who filed in late December received the “interview scheduled” notice?

[OldUser 8,456]

32 minutes ago, mjmir said:

Has any one who filed in late December received the “interview scheduled” notice?

Yes, just read prior messages in this thread...

 

 

[KtotheL 3]

I filed provisional (5 year rule) late december 25 and had my interview yesterday and was handed the n-652 stating that i passed the test but a decision cannot be made yet. I am still married to my US spouse but she moved out of the country 2 years after i moved here. We shared a household for 2 years. The IO asked me these questions about my spouse who filed for divorce about a year after i got my GC. The IO also asked me if we have children which we don’t. My wife had a miscarriage around the same time when she filed for divorce. I didnt mention that to the IO. 
the IO said that there might be an issue with the time requirement as far as me and my wife living together. Now im freaking out that they deny it or even cancel my GC…
 

 

[OldUser 8,456]

3 minutes ago, KtotheL said:

I filed provisional (5 year rule) late december 25 and had my interview yesterday and was handed the n-652 stating that i passed the test but a decision cannot be made yet. I am still married to my US spouse but she moved out of the country 2 years after i moved here. We shared a household for 2 years. The IO asked me these questions about my spouse who filed for divorce about a year after i got my GC. The IO also asked me if we have children which we don’t. My wife had a miscarriage around the same time when she filed for divorce. I didnt mention that to the IO. 
the IO said that there might be an issue with the time requirement as far as me and my wife living together. Now im freaking out that they deny it or even cancel my GC…
 

 

Sorry to hear it. Yes, your fears are not ungrounded. Are you planning to consult an immigration lawyer? You're in a tricky situation.

[KtotheL 3]

2 minutes ago, OldUser said:

Sorry to hear it. Yes, your fears are not ungrounded. Are you planning to consult an immigration lawyer? You're in a tricky situation.

That depends on the decision they make. If they just deny it i might leave it alone. If they question my GC i will have to consult with a lawyer. The IO also asked if my wife was present during the GC interview which she was. I thought i had already provided proof back when i filed for adjustment of status. Now the IO tells me she’ll have to review my case.

[OldUser 8,456]

4 minutes ago, KtotheL said:

That depends on the decision they make. If they just deny it i might leave it alone. If they question my GC i will have to consult with a lawyer. The IO also asked if my wife was present during the GC interview which she was. I thought i had already provided proof back when i filed for adjustment of status. Now the IO tells me she’ll have to review my case.

Your entire immigration history is verified again during N-400. Marriage may be required to be proved again at this stage. If you spoke to a lawyer before applying they could have suggested not to apply or how to prove your marriage on spot at the interview.

 

I'd start consulting a lawyer already, before you're given RFE deadline or things develop further in negative direction. Sometimes counteractions take time, which you may not have in the future.

 

Good luck and let us know how it goes.

Edited March 20 by OldUser

[KtotheL 3]

3 minutes ago, OldUser said:

Your entire immigration history is verified again during N-400. Marriage may be required to be proved again at this stage. If you spoke to a lawyer before applying they could have suggested not to apply or how to prove your marriage on spot at the interview.

True.  The IO also said she would reach out to me if there is anything she needs and that i would hear something back within the next couple of weeks. 

[OldUser 8,456]

1 minute ago, KtotheL said:

True.  The IO also said she would reach out to me if there is anything she needs and that i would hear something back within the next couple of weeks. 

I would be careful believing any promises by officer.

[Magi Stark 12]

I'm with OldUser on this one, @KtotheL. You should consult with an attorney right away. He might have suggestions on how to strike first, thus avoiding RFE, denial, or worse.  

[KtotheL 3]

23 minutes ago, Magi Stark said:

I'm with OldUser on this one, @KtotheL. You should consult with an attorney right away. He might have suggestions on how to strike first, thus avoiding RFE, denial, or worse.  

You got a point. I might do that. 

[littleant 4]

@KtotheL You may want to consider talking to Jim Hacking of Jam Hacking immigration law. He has a YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@HackingImmigrationLawLLC. He does immigration QA shows about 3-4 days every week. I have watched a few. He is honest, and keeps callers' identities private [no real name, no camera] gives the right advice at no cost, and I never have seen him trying to grab anyone to be a client.

 

Note: I am sharing this just from my experience of watching his live sessions. I am not associated with him or his firm in any way.

 

I hope you get a positive outcome on your case.

[OldUser 8,456]

Alright then, as promised, report from new US citizen 🤠 

 

Had an interview in the morning. Had a long wait (approx an hour) in the waiting area. Glad my lawyer was with me, since she kept listening to my name being called while I went to the restroom and also was a great source of entertainment (OK, not only entertainment, we went through questions few more times).

Got called by a IO lady, she was about 30-35 y.o. She welcomed me and my attorney, told there's going to be trainee in the interview, then took to the room. After swearing in, she asked for my passport, GC, DL. Confirmed my name. Then she went through civics questions, it was a breeze. Same reading / writing on tablet. I got all 6 questions right, so she resumed with N-400 application.

 

She confirmed few personal questions, address, work etc.

Interestingly enough, she (I feel like) made a couple of mistakes on purpose reading my travel dates and other dates on form. For example, she said "so you were back from Italy on September 6th, 2024?" But I knew it was September 10th, so I answered "No officer, it was September 10th". Then she apologized for reading incorrectly. And it was 2-3 questions like it.

 

The she asked me how many times I was married, and more importantly, who lives at my address. When I replied "Just me and my wife", she asked whether anybody else lived with us. When I said "No", she proceeded asking about whether at any point me my wife lived apart. At that moment my attorney immediately jumped in, and pretty much told IO it's a 5 year rule application, and these questions are irrelevant. IO got visibly dissapointed (😃), proceeded with Yes and No questions. After those questions I double checked my answers and details on tablet and signed it.

 

Then IO was pleased to announce I passed the exam and the interview. She also told me they had same day ceremony available about 1.5 hrs later. I surely agreed 😃

 

The longest wait in my life was sitting in the other area for 1.5 hrs, mostly starring at US and DHS flags. I kinda reflected at that point and thought that paying a lawyer wasn't a bad idea, even though my case was easy and straightforward. I brought about 400 pages of various evidence including marriage bonafides. I brought all J1, work visa docs, marriage cert for our marriage, divorce papers for my wife's prior marriage, her naturalization cert, all passports and IDs, my naturalization cert from other country, my birth cert and translations. Essentially I was ready to fight to the end, no matter what they would have asked I had it. But I feel like my lawyer helped keeping interview short and focused. All and all, I feel like it took about 15-20 mins max.

 

Eventually, me and other folks got in a different room, had our GCs taken away, and read the oath together! After ceremony we got naturalization certs and checked the details before leaving.

 

I'm super happy the way everything went.

I'll keep disagreeing with anybody who says N-400 is the easiest part. No, officer could have made it hell if I wasn't prepared, went without a lawyer, wasn't confident or didn't listen carefully.

 

 

Good luck to everybody still waiting !

 

Next stop - need to apply for passport 😃

 

 

Edited Monday at 10:24 PM by OldUser

[Magi Stark 12]

Congratulations and great report! Yes, I could NEVER see myself in an interview room without an attorney. I don't care how easy or simple the application/process might seem. 

[OldUser 8,456]

Oh yes, forgot to mention the fun part. MyProgress estimate shows 3 weeks until decision on N-400, despite me holding certificate of naturalization in hand 😃

[Magi Stark 12]

18 minutes ago, OldUser said:

Oh yes, forgot to mention the fun part. MyProgress estimate shows 3 weeks until decision on N-400, despite me holding certificate of naturalization in hand 😃

That's probably one of the most accurate estimates we've seen in a while... 😂😂😂