US Immigration from Thailand

I realize the ink is still wet on the recent order to pause processing of green cards and citizenship requests from the 19 countries listed in the travel ban earlier this year, but I would like to start a conversation now to get feedback from anyone caught in the middle of this debacle. I assume I-751 applications will potentially be paused as well since te I-751 is in the path from Visa to citizenship.

My wife is from Myanmar, and our I-751 filing window opens May 7, 2026 so we are preparing everything now.

I will refrain from pontificating on why Myanmar is even on this list because the reality is that it is on the list.

We are keen to hear about anyone s experience that can help the community.

I received my NOA1 in August 18th 2025, which the USCIS status was Application was received. It has been 3 months and I haven't seen a difference in status or a message. My question is if the status still only says Application received does this mean that our application is just sitting there and nothing is happening? Thank you for your time.

on the tablet software, is there backspace or erase option?

i have calculated it so my wife and myself are out of the US for less than 18 months over the 3 years between GC and N400 but i'm concerned that N400 processing will be delayed in future since the USCIS is clearly now in the business of kicking people out more than letting people in.

suppose it runs to 4 or 5 years (from PR) before she gets an interview, does that also mean she can go over 18 months out of the country or are we stuck in the US waiting for an interview?

BTW, she can't apply until next Sept.

thanks

what do you think is the best answer to this question? in YT videos I see a lot of people say "because i want to vote", do you think that's good enough or is there a more convincing answer?. i meant a lot of American can't be bothered to vote and going through years of trouble and expense just for something that is unlikely to make any difference seems a little unbelievable.

i think a more honest answer is "because i don't want to loose my green card if i travel too much or get a traffic ticket and i don't want to renew it every 10 years", but i'm guessing that isn't a great answer.

what do you think?