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He does have a Social Security # so I believe that authorized him to work.

I believe that he went to a different state to renew his CDL but now the requirement to renew CDL is US citizen, LPR or EAD.

Unfortunately not. He got lucky that he was able to renew it the last time but since then, the requirements for CDL have become tighter.

Hello In January I became a US citizen and in March, my parents have applied for AOS. My mom did not have a SS# but my dad did. My mom received her EAD card a month ago but my dad's case is still in review. My dad desperately needs his EAD approved before 6/17 as he is a truck driver. I will be able to support my parents financially after 6/17 if my dad does not receive his EAD but I know this will stress him out and it will bring him down. He loves being a truck driver. I know that USCIS works at their own pace and I do not believe we can expedite it as we are probably still within the processing window but just thought I would get on here and see what others are experiencing. I wish I knew someone who works at the Chicago USCIS office but I don't think that would help (asking the person to look into the status of my dad's case). Thank you. Timeline (Parents): 3/17/2023: Case was Received and a Receipt Notice Was Sent (Dad and Mom) 4/14/2023: Biometrics Done/Case is Being Actively Reviewed by USICS (Dad and Mom) 4/14/2023: Card is being Produced (Mom) 4/22/2023: Card was Produced (Mom) 4/25/2023: Card was Delivered (Mom) *Had to go to SSA office to request the number and card as USCIS did not send the approved I-765 form to SSA. Went in the SSA office 5/24/2023 and we should be expecting a SSA card in two weeks.

Hello Just curious but is there a maximum number of people that can come with you to the Oath Ceremony? Or can nobody come?

LMAO so true although it isn't as bad as it is/was in Buffalo.

Hello All and Happy Holidays! My new year 2023 is start off really good. I just checked the immigration app and my oath ceremony notice was mailed. When I check myUSCIS, it is scheduled for 1/13. Ironically, that falls on a Friday.... (superstitious). I filed In August, did the civics test and interview 12/1 and I am from Chicago. Thank you and Happy New Year!

Hello everyone I am waiting on my oath ceremony date but thought I would ask about anyone sponsoring their parents once they become citizens. Was it an easy process? How long did it take? Any words of advice? I think for my parents, we will most likely get a lawyer. Thank you.

Hello Sharing my experience here. I was married but I got divorced so this is based off of the 5 year rule. The IO did ask about the dates for when I left the country. I did make a slight mistake but it was not taken as a red flag. I would say study ALL of the 100 questions and just review your application and bring whatever extra documents as evidence. For my case since I am divorced, I only needed to bring documents that identify me such as GC, DL, birth certificate, interview notice, tax transcripts, divorce decree and the letter my lawyer wrote as my divorce was finalized 8/11/20 but I did not get the decree until October and in the meantime, my case was approved and I wanted to notify USCIS that I was divorced. Hope this helps and good luck!

Today was the day and I was approved. I appreciate all of you who have responded with positive replies. Some of you took me saying "freaking out" a little too seriously. I stress out easily even when I know I got this. I've been in this country for over 22 years and my journey to citizenship was an unknown until 2017. When some of you say "Why did you file the N-400 if you weren't prepared to go through with the process and are now instead "freaking out"? When you file the N-400 you know what to expect, so the "freaking out" part I don't understand at all"....To answer your question, I filed because that is the next step that I needed to do and I can't sponsor my parents without this process. Who said I was not prepared? I did this all by myself without a lawyer. I knew what I was getting into when I applied. And it is natural to freak out because all cases are different and even the ones that appear to be simple and straightforward, go through bumps or something happens at the interview. So please, be careful how you word your statements because we all know this process is stressful. But for those that are still waiting, stressing out and freaking out, here is how it went today: I arrived at the Chicago Field Office around 9:27. I sat down and started reviewing the Civics questions one more time. Within 5 minutes, my name was called. The officer asked for my Driver's License, Green Card and Passport. Then we started the civics test. Some of the questions that he asked me were: Who is the Commander in Chief of the military? What is the capital of your state? What are two rights of everyone living in the United States? The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers. What is one reason colonists came to America? When do we celebrate Independence Day? Then we did the reading part ("Who can vote?) and written part (Citizens can vote). Then we went through the application. I notified the officer that I changed jobs and he made the update. He asked about my international flights, my past addresses and my employment history. I am not changing my name. I got approved on the spot and I was told that I would get the oath date in the mail within 30-45 days.

I filed the N-400 form on 8/21/2022 and on 10/21, they have sent out an interview notice for 12/1/2022. I am freaking out. This is based off of 5 years of being a legal permanent resident. I was married and that is how I got my green card but my husband and I divorced and I had a lawyer send a letter explaining what happened. Is the interview basically where they check your knowledge and check if you can speak, read and write in English? Really freaking out here!