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December 2024 filers stats as of 02/24/2025 @ 1:15 PM ET: Approved: 589 Denied: 4 Fingerprints Scheduled: 560 Interview Cancelled: 89 Interview Scheduled: 7925 Pending: 4 Processing: 18668 Received: 32 ResponseToRFE: 6 RFE: 51 Withdrawal: 11 OathCeremonyNotice: 314 OathCeremonyScheduled: 278 OathCeremonyReady: 1 Overall, another 50 people were approved and 106 were scheduled for interview since my last report. There's also one more denial. Few more ceremonies scheduled and few more notices for oath ceremony sent.

I think this is very low number considering there's thousands of cases filed. It'll probably grow to 30-50 over time. Maybe some of the filers weren't ready for the interview! Or they have fundamentally wrong cases which cannot be approved.

N-400 can easily take a year. At least they used to. I'm thinking in terms of: any case that takes less than 12 months is fair processing time. Especially if there's underlying I-751 that's pending. Good luck and cograts on getting oath date!

Getting lawyer involved mid process is generally more expensive then engaging them from the start.

I received 10 year GC 20.5 months after filing. Some people wait longer nowadays. Others file for citizenship at 3 year anniversary of being LPR and living with their spouse in marital union.

Phew!

Overall, I highly recommend asking for copies of all documents this lawyer submitted. Then run away!!! E.g. remove lawyer from case by filing G-28. You need to ensure everything was filed correctly. If not, you may need to send letters correcting information.

Yes, this is true. Are you sure this is a lawyer? Is she or he searchable on https://www.ailalawyer.com/? This sounds like a horribly incompetent person. Your case may be in danger because the "lawyer" could have filed something incorrectly. Everybody receives 48 month extension That's right. Nobody is required to change names. Many people got I-751 approved without changing name.

I cannot help to lie!

That's pretty bad, you could have filed on paper, which is also an option. I did AR-11 without any issues online though. Historically, people don't get in a trouble for not filing AR-11, but technically it's a violation of law. If you read the form, it's a deportable offense. Not filing it theoretically can land you in jail too. I'd file AR-11 now. Better late then never.

If your wife files in May / June 2025 after 5 year anniversary of permanently relocating to the US, she won't need to list June 2019 trip.

If you count 5 years from Feb 2020, you don't need to include trips preceding Feb 2020.

A good joint sponsor is always the best bet and path of least resistance.

The quckest way is to get I-693 exam done ASAP and not bother with vaccination records. Many vaccinations are only issued at certain age and never again. Others can be issued again even if patient had them before, without any harm. So the path of least resistance is let civil surgeon figure out what all is required to satisfy USCIS during exam. Many times civil surgeon will just give all the necessary missing jabs during exam and that's it.

This is pretty normal. If you monitor December 2024 filers thread, you'll discover less than half filers got their interviews already: You're just waiting

N-400 processing times don't really factor in cases with pending I-751. Those go in other 20% outside of timeline probably

December 2024 filers stats as of 02/23/2025 @ 12:15 PM ET: Approved: 549 Denied: 3 Fingerprints Scheduled: 580 Interview Cancelled: 88 Interview Scheduled: 7819 Pending: 4 Processing: 18819 Received: 36 ResponseToRFE: 6 RFE: 47 Withdrawal: 10 OathCeremonyNotice: 305 OathCeremonyScheduled: 266 OathCeremonyReady: 1 Overall, another 47 people were approved and 46 were scheduled for interview since my last report. There's also one more denial. Few more ceremonies scheduled and few more notices for oath ceremony sent.

It takes 4-8 weeks to get NOA

No need to reach to her. You can and probably should reach to a family lawyer tomorrow and get info how to proceed with divorce. Then hire them and serve the spouse ASAP.

It's possible to write a letter in RFE response asking to convert case. The problem is, how quickly can you get divorce decree and when is the RFE deadline?

I'm sorry your in this situation. What all evidence did you send showing bonafide marriage evidence initially? My recommendation is below, in addition to what you're sending: - Tax return transcripts showing you filed taxes jointly - Copy of lease(s) showing both names - Copies of flights and hotel reservations for any trips you took together - If you shared car or medical insurance, send it showing both names But what's more important is @Boiler's comment. You're in a very bad spot. You needed to act fast and file for divorce once you separated. USCIS cannot approve I-751 if you're still married but not living together. So you need to convert your petition to Divorce Waiver and complete divorce ASAP. You definitely need to make sure USCIS is clear your marriage didn't work out.

You cannot apply for her naturalization. She has to apply, N-400 is her petition

Great, so you can travel without worrying too much.

Seems amazing to me. Not so long ago N-400s were taking 12 months. I will go up once earlier filers (August 2024 and before) will be finished.

December 2024 filers stats as of 02/22/2025 @ 2:00 PM ET: Approved: 507 Denied: 2 Fingerprints Scheduled: 591 Interview Cancelled: 88 Interview Scheduled: 7773 Pending: 4 Processing: 18948 Received: 37 ResponseToRFE: 5 RFE: 44 Withdrawal: 10 OathCeremonyNotice: 286 OathCeremonyScheduled: 238 OathCeremonyReady: 1 Overall, another 66 people were approved and 62 were scheduled for interview since my last report