angeljolie

The father is Filipino. He was never present in my son's life. I'm not filing for CRBA but will be applying for a US passport for both my son and I once I naturalize.

I'm in the last stretch of my US citizenship journey and am planning on applying for a US passport for me and my 10-year old at the same time. His biological father and I were never married and I was able to take my son with me to the US on a CR2 visa sponsored by my USC husband in 2021 without being asked for documents other than his birth certificate. Looking at the US passport requirements, it seems I need some documentation to support his application without his biological father's consent. I'm aware that I have sole custody of him by Philippine law but how do I explain that to the State Department? Should I use DS-5525 even if I have legal custody just to be safe? Has anyone done this recently? Appreciate your inputs!

Have you verified the phone number? I tend to think it's a scam but if the phone number is indeed USCIS' then it must be legit. I haven't heard of such calls though.

You may want to consider Maldives too. If your layover is less than 8 hours, she won't need a transit visa. If it's between 8 and 96 hours, she can get a transit visa on arrival. But if you fly Emirates, the airline will do it for her. But I agree with what others say here that Philippines indeed has some of the most beautiful beaches. So if you're after having a great beach vacation (i.e., beautiful beach/es, least hassle, and most likely cheaper), the Philippines is your best option.

These were mine this morning: Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? Where is the Statue of Liberty? We elect a president for how many years? What happened at the constitutional convention? What is one right or freedom from the first amendment? Name 2 US national holidays.

Just had my interview this morning. The interview appointment was originally for N400 but it became a combo for both i751 and N400. It lasted an hour and 5 minutes, with a short power interruption in between (!!!). Upon the officer learning I had a pending i751, she informed me she needed to ask me a few questions about my ROC application. She wrote down my answers on a piece of paper then called my husband in, telling him she would ask him questions about our marriage and requested me to not say anything or nod or shake my head. She asked if my husband had any documents on him that would prove we are living together and are operating as a married couple. My husband was surprised because he didn't prepare anything. (Side note: I knew he had his driver's license and health insurance card on him and I had the rest of the other stuff anyway so I didn't ask him to prepare anything else.) He presented his driver's license and health insurance card. The officer asked my husband the same questions she asked me and everything was consistent. After the Q&A, she asked my husband to wait in the waiting area. She made copies of the documents and told me she approved my and my kids' i751. She explained that she needed to adjudicate the i751. Otherwise, we can't proceed with the citizenship interview (which I already knew but didn't tell her; also the very reason my husband came). For the N400 part, she did the civics test first, then reading and writing. She asked me the yes/no questions on the form, my height, phone number, address and job. She then asked me if I understand the oath of allegiance fully. She then asked me to sign my application, printed a page which she handed to me, and congratulated me. She said I should receive the oath schedule in the mail. It was a long interview but there were a lot of light moments where we laughed. I was nervous at first because she looked stern at first. I thought she was going to get frustrated because of the surprise pending i751, power interruption, and documents that kept jamming in her scanner, but she was very graceful throughout. It was a nice experience overall.

3/9: submitted N-400 5/6: interview scheduled for 6/10 (ATL) I have a pending i-751 from 3/31/2023. No update on this one.

Just submitted! Anyone else from GA?

Per INA 319 (b), spouses of US citizens regulary stationed abroad under qualifying employment are exempt from continuous residence and physical presence requirements. Please note emphasis on qualifying employment.

OP posted a converter, not a transformer.

Lol! We shipped some of our appliances from the PH to the US (it was paid for by our former employer as a repatriation benefit so why not?). We bought a step-up transformer (not a converter as the OP posted) so we can use them here.

I didn't say the OP needs the product. I said he may need a step-down transformer. 🤷🏻‍♀️

If you're bringing appliances from the US to the Philippines, you will most likely need a step-down transformer. We blew up a Keurig machine once. 🫣

Did the payment go thru?

My case status says the same thing but I've received a biometrics appointment letter the other day and the 48 month extension today. It could be a USPS delivery issue too in your case.

If that's just an error, I hope it's not representative of the case processors assigned to our cases.

What does the case status tracker say?

I'm so sorry you haven't heard from them yet. Have you tried this?

My extension letter has the text "Filing Fee Waived" just above "Amount Received: $680." Anyone else got this?

Got mine today too! Before my waiting starts, I still have to do the biometrics. 😣

The charge on my card was from ELGIN LOCKBOX. I called my bank 2 days after submitting my application to tell them I'm expecting a charge from the USCIS for $850 and I just wanted to make sure it won't get declined. I was told as long as I have enough credit, there shouldn't be a problem. I got this text when they charged my card. The charge was $850 for me and my 2 kids. "Your PNC card XXXX was used for an online or phone purchase at ELGIN LOCKBOX in CAMP SPRINGS USA for 850.00 USD."

Got the biometrics appointment letter in the mail today. The case tracker never mentioned this lol

The notice date is 4/7/2023 but the envelope was stamped 4/10. I'm anxiously waiting on the extension letter. I thought I was getting it today because I heard of others getting daily mails lol

April 12 (Wed) - got NOA in the mail The NOA was from National Benefits Center. No changes in the case status yet.

Send a message to USCIS using your account with all the details you provided here. Maybe they can resend the letter. Unfortunately, USPS "lost" a letter from IRS for my daughter. I don't understand how they lose mail when they had the chance to scan them for the informed delivery service. I checked the "I did not receive this mail" box on my USPS account but never heard from them and the letter was never delivered. It's been 2 months.