Straya

I'm in some FB groups and I've seen 2 filers in end of Mar and beginning of April this year be approved without interview. Literally under 2 months from sending their packet to approval. One of them was very similar to my case (no kids, entered a few days before me etc). I'm wondering if the ones at the top of the pile are getting looked at first. Wishful thinking for sure but thought I'd mention it.

AFAIK you can apply for citizenship within 90 days of being in the country for 3 years as long as you satisfy the requirement of being in the country for X months (I don't remember how many months of the 3 years it is). If you don't have your i751 approved by then, they may schedule a combo interview where you do both at the same time.

Oddly enough, I just received another 3 emails saying "we have taken an action on your case" and when I log in there's no difference/update.

April 2025 filer here 👋🏽 Sent April 4, 2025 Received text with receipt number April 9, 2025 Received extension letter and biometrics appointment letter April 11, 2025 Had my biometrics taken today, April 29, 2025. Just now less than 2 hours later I received a notification that my case is being reviewed by USCIS, which I'm assuming it will now sit on for about 2 years 🤣

I was supposed to enter via Honolulu but my flight got cancelled so I was rebooked via San Francisco. Took me a total of about 5 minutes with the customs guy. He was super excited that it was my first entry on my green card. Explained that since we have been married less than 2 years I'd be CR1 and will have to remove conditions within 90 days of my expiration etc. Asked if I have more than 10k cash on me and confirmed the address for my green card to be sent. I had 4.5h layover in SFO and it was way too long. Customs, rechecking my bags and going back through security took at most 45 minutes and the terminal was close so I didn't have far to walk. Overall it was a great experience.

I finally arrived last weekend. Curious to anyone else who has already arrived - how long did your SSN and green card take to arrive if they have already? The officer at customs told me GC can take a year 😳