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Marital union is the requirement for naturalization under 3 year rule. If you had things like spouse or you living in different state because of work, travelling for few months outside of the US without spouse, living temporarily at different addresses due to other things - this all can lead to denial of N-400 under 3 year rule. The requirement is you and your spouse living in marital union until oath without breaks.

I believe 7.5 months is the timeline between N-400 is received by USCIS and decision (approval or denial). Oath follows the positive decision and isn't included in timeline.

That was a mistake. Either you had to study everything and file forms yourself OR you could've hired an immigration lawyer. "Preparers", notarios often harm people's cases by filing things incorrectly or not filing at all. It typically takes 4-8 weeks to get receipt for filed petitions. So let me guess, did you pay with money order instead of personal check? Why? With personal check you can track things. Demand proof of delivery from that preparer. I'm sorry to say, but there's very great chance you got scammed. But you won't know for sure until 4-8 week go by. Did you review paperwork before it was sent? Do you have copies of what all was allegedly submitted? Like, for example, did you include medical exam I-693?

Always make copies moving forward! Good luck!

Biometrics may be reused so you don't have to go to appointment. There's 0 chance interview will be waived though. Everybody has to go through it.

Thank you, I'll study those. But I excluded them from GPT because they're different for every state / district:

Probably infamous "MyProgress". It's never right.

I heard staff at consulate asks several times and explains the consequences of losing US citizenship in great detail as part of interviews.

But it has to be done at some point? Or she's not keeping her Philippines citizenship after becoming a US citizen?

No. While accepting the fact DS-3025 isn't going to work and you need a new exam is difficult, it's a necessary step to ensure your I-485 is processed.

I'm yet to have my interview. But you can ask people who naturalized under 5 year rule. Also, just read the form itself. Part 5, question 3. It says if not filing based on marriage to US citizen, skip to Part 6. So that means ignoring question 4 etc.

Why not update name on passport though?

There must be very few cases approved before 1 year. At least based on all stats publicly available.

The people on the phone (tier 1) don't know things, they just make up answers. My N-400 completed online also is missing details about my US citizen spouse because I filed under 5 year rule.

Hi everybody! I started studying the civics test questions and answers. Pretty quickly I got bored of looking at official PDF. So I built a custom GPT in OpenAI. It is supposed to ask you questions from official test. You can either reply by typing or talk using conversations feature. Start test by typing or saying "Ready" Disclaimer #1 This is Generative AI. It can produce some incorrect or inconsistent results. Disclaimer #2 This is the first custom GPT I built. It is work in progress. Disclaimer #3 Questions 20, 23 and 43 are skipped, because they differ for each state and district. Disclaimer #4 Even though it's based on official test, this is not an official study software. Link to bot: https://chatgpt.com/g/g-67ad544d009481918d68f27dae357297-n-400-civics-test-bot-2008-version Any feedback in this thread is welcome!

I was under impression I-130 NOA was printed on watermarked paper too. Is I-751 an exception then? But again, it's been a while since I went through AOS, before the pandemic. Either I've forgotten or things changed.

Also note the original is printed on watermarked pale green paper. Copies are just copies and not replacements for originals.

Seems like OP just became a US citizen, in 2023? If renounced, getting US citizenship back would not be a walk in the park. I'd think long and hard... Is there a possibility of wanting to live in the US sometime in the future? I doubt there will be many people here with renunciation experience. If you're wealthy, you can consult with firms specializing in renouncing US citizenship. They'd know all pitfalls including exit tax. There's guy on YouTube, his name is Andrew, specializing in this stuff. Not going to provide full name as it would be free advertizement, and I'm not affiliated.

Why are you seeking to renounce? Is this about taxes on world wide income? Are you aware of foreign income exclusion?

Has it been 8 weeks since you filed I-751?

Agreed. I-751 instructions say "as much documentation as possible". I sent monthly statements. My case got approved without RFE, without interview. I didn't care how many pages was my packet as I paid lawyer flat fee for filing I-751. If I had to print myself, I wouldn't mind paying more to print more pages. After all, it was in my interest to have a smooth case.

You can file complaint against them, but it won't solve your current issue.

Yeah, this means either getting another MMR (typically it's safe) or doing antibody test (which may be more hassle and expensive). If civil surgeon doesn't trust paperwork (and most won't), you don't have many options other than getting vaccines in US pharmacy or at civil surgeon's office.

That's a bummer! You can probably write some sort of complaint and report the place to USCIS... Of course that could mean if USCIS stops recognizing them, applicants from your country will have to find other options...

Good point! On your DS-3025, @alg_ is box "K Visa applicant voluntarily completed vaccination requirements" checked? If yes, you don't need I-693