July filers

[Feliz 0]

Annatenna and LovelyTena! I am sorry about what happened, just hang on and don't let USCIS affect rest of your life! Try to stay positive and happy and love your families and life - despite whatever happens! Everything is gonna be alright!

LovelyTena, I was out of country for 8+11 months -that's exactly half of required 3 years, I still qualify cuz i paid taxes, had property and bank accounts and family ties in US, i am thinking to get a lawyer to go to interview with me if I find one that i can afford.

USCIS is very illogical place, and if you are truly eligible and legal, then you will prove yourself eventually right and get what you deserve, but in my case i want to bring my mother here, she has nobody in world except me, so I would be very disappointed and hurt if i had to reappeal for another half year or wait another 3 years to re-appply.

[annatenna 0]

Thank you Feliz! And good wishes for your smooth progress through the USCIS minefield!

I'll be eagerly waiting to read happy endings to all of our stories here.

We shall overcome! :-)

[Staashi 371]

LovelyTena, I was out of country for 8+11 months -that's exactly half of required 3 years, I still qualify cuz i paid taxes, had property and bank accounts and family ties in US, i am thinking to get a lawyer to go to interview with me if I find one that i can afford.

Feliz, were you out of the country for 8 months and then 11 months? Anything beyond 6 mos at a time is considered abandonment of permanent residency and you will have to wait to recomplete a straight 3 years again with trips of less than 6 months.

[annatenna 0]

I got my new interview date today - 19 June, 5.30pm --10 weeks after original date!

Not sure if my letter to them crossed - I think it did. i doubt I'll get a reply though.

I'm not happy, but guess I'll have to just accept more delay and move on, otherwise I'll drive myself insane.

N400 sent to TSC 26 July 07

NOA received 26 November (cheque cashed 19 Nov.)

Finger print appointment (1) 17 December 07 Oklahoma City

Finger print re-take, FBI couldn't read previous version - 22 January 08

Interview letter received 25 February 08

Interview appointment 11 April 08, Oklahoma City - SENT AWAY - Staff illnesses.

[churipu 4]

I got my new interview date today - 19 June, 5.30pm --10 weeks after original date!

Not sure if my letter to them crossed - I think it did. i doubt I'll get a reply though.

I'm not happy, but guess I'll have to just accept more delay and move on, otherwise I'll drive myself insane.

N400 sent to TSC 26 July 07

NOA received 26 November (cheque cashed 19 Nov.)

Finger print appointment (1) 17 December 07 Oklahoma City

Finger print re-take, FBI couldn't read previous version - 22 January 08

Interview letter received 25 February 08

Interview appointment 11 April 08, Oklahoma City - SENT AWAY - Staff illnesses.

Congrats! Time will fly and this will be over once and for all!

[annatenna 0]

I hope so, Churipu - thank you!

[LovelyTena 0]

I got my new interview date today - 19 June, 5.30pm --10 weeks after original date!

Not sure if my letter to them crossed - I think it did. i doubt I'll get a reply though.

I'm not happy, but guess I'll have to just accept more delay and move on, otherwise I'll drive myself insane.

N400 sent to TSC 26 July 07

NOA received 26 November (cheque cashed 19 Nov.)

Finger print appointment (1) 17 December 07 Oklahoma City

Finger print re-take, FBI couldn't read previous version - 22 January 08

Interview letter received 25 February 08

Interview appointment 11 April 08, Oklahoma City - SENT AWAY - Staff illnesses.

Hi annatenna,

I am sorry about what happened to you! I would have been very upset if someone sent me away, but you know.. they are GOV agency so I guess they can do whatever. I still don't think its right for them to put you out another 10 weeks and let those who filed after us July filers interview and get oath taking first. Why do they bother giving us priority date if they are going to place us behinds other people who filed later?

My St. Paul office WASN'T busy at all when I was there. In fact there were only 3 other people interviewing that afternoon. I understand how it feels to have to wait... This N400 process is taking wayyyy too long for all of us. Just hang in there. I don't even know whats going to happen to my case. Good luck for the interview. I hope they will speed up the oath date for you after all the trouble they put you through.

Tena

[Sherlock 0]

Just closing the loop.

Wifey applied for US Passport at the local courthouse on 17 April. She was very frustrated because, although the check was cashed on 29 April, she still did not show up on the passport status page.

On Saturday we got a little package with her nice blue US passport.

I would also note that she had been worried that the passport folks would damage her naturalization certificate. They did not, although the mailman did bend the package to fit it in the mailbox. Nothing a few days in an encyclopedia won't fix.

[Staashi 371]

Just closing the loop.

Wifey applied for US Passport at the local courthouse on 17 April. She was very frustrated because, although the check was cashed on 29 April, she still did not show up on the passport status page.

On Saturday we got a little package with her nice blue US passport.

I would also note that she had been worried that the passport folks would damage her naturalization certificate. They did not, although the mailman did bend the package to fit it in the mailbox. Nothing a few days in an encyclopedia won't fix.

Congratulations! That is wonderful news...nice way to end this whole journey.

[kud 0]

Just closing the loop.

Wifey applied for US Passport at the local courthouse on 17 April. She was very frustrated because, although the check was cashed on 29 April, she still did not show up on the passport status page.

On Saturday we got a little package with her nice blue US passport.

I would also note that she had been worried that the passport folks would damage her naturalization certificate. They did not, although the mailman did bend the package to fit it in the mailbox. Nothing a few days in an encyclopedia won't fix.

Congratulations

Sounds like you are done

[Feliz 0]

Congrats on good news! seems like 460 thousand cases with July PD are coming towards end

http://www.immigrationportal.com/showthrea...4829&page=3

Anything beyond 6 mos at a time is considered abandonment of permanent residency and you will have to wait to recomplete a straight 3 years again with trips of less than 6 months.

official info and discussion about absence out of country between 6 and 12 months

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=89841

[churipu 4]

OK guys my big day is tomorrow and I am starting to be very anxious about it...wish me luck!

[Waiting4GC 0]

OK guys my big day is tomorrow and I am starting to be very anxious about it...wish me luck!

Good luck. You will be fine and everything will be over in no time.

[Staashi 371]

OK guys my big day is tomorrow and I am starting to be very anxious about it...wish me luck!

Churipu, all the best to you - you will do great!!!

[Staashi 371]

Congrats on good news! seems like 460 thousand cases with July PD are coming towards end

http://www.immigrationportal.com/showthrea...4829&page=3

Anything beyond 6 mos at a time is considered abandonment of permanent residency and you will have to wait to recomplete a straight 3 years again with trips of less than 6 months.

official info and discussion about absence out of country between 6 and 12 months

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=89841

All I know, is that the USCIS' Guide to Naturalization based on 3 years time as married to a USC, says that you need to have 3 years as an LPR without leaving the US for trips of 6 months or longer. Also, it states that you need to have 18 months of physical presence here in the US.

Read more here on page 22: http://www.uscis.gov/files/article/M-476.pdf

I hope for you it can happen...but $675 is a lot of money to risk on not being right.

Good luck!