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Congratulations! 28 months is such a long time to wait!

I think where I'm not certain is if you have filed your I-751, received the 24 month for extension, then file N400 12 months later (before I-751 is approved) - will you get the 24 months extension letter for the N400 application?

https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/alerts/uscis-updates-policy-to-automatically-extend-green-cards-for-naturalization-applicants I'm not sure how this works for those with pending I-751s?

I think you should be all good! My understanding is that the N400 wouldn't get approved if they hadn't finished processing the I-751. So I think you should be all good! Congratulations!

You might want to post a thread here

https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/uscis-implements-risk-based-approach-for-conditional-permanent-resident-interviews

Congratulations! Hoping I'll be so lucky when I apply in January. May filers may be the first round of folks who are seeing the new "risk based" approach?

Yup... For those of us in Potomac Center it's now 26 months. So I guess count yourself lucky your service center is 2x faster...

Hopefully something like 4-6 months? I guess we will see...

Do you live together? Do you have shared utility bills?

I hope so. I went back through timelines and filtered to Potomac and it does look like submitting an N400 does accelerate the process of I751 approval versus just waiting for the I751 to be approved. I keep hoping we'll see bigger advances in speed for I751s with the risk based evaluation approach, but I also wonder if they won't fully implement that in January (when I plan to file).

BUT - it does look like filing N400 for I751s assigned to Potomac shakes the whole thing loose within 4-6 months.

Yup... And barring a miracle that's where my case will be assigned...

Not similar at all in terms of background facts of your marriage, but sometimes it just takes time - we had to wait 30 days after the interview for the decision/card is being produced for our AOS. Everything the IO said seems fairly standard to me, and you passed the N400. Hard though it is, you might just need to be patient for a little while longer while they wrap up the I-751.

Hopefully we are closer to simple, although I have had a mix of visas prior to Green Card (J1, F1, L1, H1B etc). I'd happily be selected for the new "risk based approach"!

I was wondering the same - and also if they'll go even deeper on that approach in FY22 to show fast progress for the new calendar year. Also wonder how they determine "easy"

Was your case being processed through Potomac before you submitted your N400?

If you fill out your Timeline this will help folks to provide more detailed answers

More info on this here - https://www.uscis.gov/forms/uscis-early-filing-calculator

Any reason why you waited an extra year to file N400?

1) It should be on your I-797 Green Card approval letter 2) USCIS address info here - note that it depends on what state you are in, and that there are different addresses depending on if you're using USPS or a courier (FedEx/UPS) 3) Info on how to pay filing fees is here

Hi folks, I figured we might have some people also gearing up to submit in January who want to get ahead of things before the holidays. I'll be submitting the second week of January and planning to send the following evidence: I-751 G-1145 $680 filing fee check A copy of the Permanent Resident Card of the beneficiary (front and back) A copy of petitioner’s US passport and birth certificate A copy of beneficiary’s passport Copy of marriage certificate Copy of drivers licenses Joint leases Bank statements of joint checking, and savings accounts Bank statements of joint credit card Utility bills showing joint address (electricity, internet) Car and home insurance policy documents Beneficiary statements of retirement and investment accounts Tax return transcripts, married filing jointly (2020 and 2021) Photographs Definitely not excited to be back in the waiting line of all things USCIS, but hoping there's a tiny chance I sneak into the "risk based" new approach which seems to have been lightning fast for some posters. Good luck to all other January filers!