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I am excited to share that I passed my I-751/N-400 combo interview today! For the I-751: We had submitted a ton of evidence with the initial petition. The officer mentioned that he had had a chance to review the evidence and asked if there was anything we would like to add today. I said that I had brought updated bank statements, utility bills, etc and he declined. Then I remembered that I printed some photos just a few hours before we left for the airport and he got all excited to see those. We spent a good 5 minutes talking about the 9 photos. He then noted that we bought a house in 2022 and asked how much we paid for it and how much we put down. We explained how we were able to put no money down and he seemed pleased with our answer. He then went on to say that he sees no issue with our relationship and approved us right away.

I am excited to share that I passed my I-751/N-400 combo interview today! For the I-751: We had submitted a ton of evidence with the initial petition. The officer mentioned that he had had a chance to review the evidence and asked if there was anything we would like to add today. I said that I had brought updated bank statements, utility bills, etc and he declined. Then I remembered that I printed some photos just a few hours before we left for the airport and he got all excited to see those. We spent a good 5 minutes talking about the 9 photos. He then noted that we bought a house in 2022 and asked how much we paid for it and how much we put down. We explained how we were able to put no money down and he seemed pleased with our answer. He then went on to say that he sees no issue with our relationship and approved us right away. On to N-400… Started with the civics quesitons: When was the declaration of independence adopted? What are the two major parties? What war was Eisenhower in? When do we vote for President? What is one right just for US citizens? Why did the colonists come to America? Reading: How many Senators do we have? Writing: We have 100 Senators. I should mention that I did find it very easy to use the stylus pen and to write on the tablet. I mentioned that to him and he said that most people that struggle with it put their entire hand on the table and that throws off the stylus. We had a good laugh. He then went over some basic info, name, dob, spouse's name and dob, work, home and mailing addresses. The only yes/no questions he asked were: Have you ever registered to vote or voted? Have you ever committed any crimes? Do you support the form of government of the US? He then asked the questions related to the oath. Because of where we are, our field office tends to do same-day oaths for those traveling to Anchorage. For some reason the officers were surprised that we had come from Fairbanks so there was no oath ceremony scheduled today. However he accomodated us by swearing me in right then and there in his office. It means I missed out on a proper "ceremony", but honestly, fine by me! Overall this was a pleasant experience, the whole thing took maybe 35 minutes. The officer was nice, but professional. Glad to be done with USCIS, good luck to everyone still waiting!

I got the notification that my interview was scheduled and received my physical notice in the mail a week later. I have yet to see the notice in my documents tab, so I guess it sometimes doesn't happen?

Thank you!

Seems accurate!

That time doesn't really mean anything, it is just an estimate based on.... who knows. Mine went from 4.5 months after filing, down to days, to "Your case is taking longer than expected", right back up to 4 months after my interview was scheduled for January (about 1.5 months from now, mind you).

Interview scheduled for 1/21

Thanks!!

UPDATE: I just received an email that an action was taken and my status changed to "Interview was scheduled" (both on my I-751 and my N-400). No notice in my online account yet, will update once I have an interview date.

UPDATE: I just received an email that an action was taken and my status changed to "Interview was scheduled" (both on my N-400 and my I-751). No notice in my online account yet, will update once I have an interview date.

Nope, no status change. I am not putting too much stock into that tool, just another thing to obsessively check haha

Yep, you're right! My timestamp initially updated when I uploaded my evidence. But then it updated again two days later, presumably because someone looked at it? No way to know for sure, obviously...

I did that, too, and for me it didn't lead to an interview being scheduled. However, I did see that my "updatedattimestamp" was updated two days after I uploaded my documents. So maybe someone looked at my case? Filed in May and still waiting.

May 18th filer, pending I-751 as well. I chatted with Emma two weeks ago and she said an interview was requested on 7/10, but no updates since then.

great timing then!

same! Do you have a pending i-751?

Could you point me to that forum please?

Yes.

Awesome!! Looks like there is finally some movement for us May filers!

Thanks! I filed under the 3 yr rule, too! Hope I'm next haha 😬

That's exciting, congrats!! When did you file?

Same.

Six to eight weeks seems to be the average. Have you checked your Documents tab on the website? A copy of the notice should be there? If it is not, you could always use the chat and ask for your interview date that way?

I filed May 18th (under 3-year rule, with pending I-751) and have not heard anything. A friend of mine filed 1.5 months before I did (same FO) and had his interview in early August.

Quite possibly! My 3 year anniversary was on July 29th, so I am not freaking out just yet!