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any 319(b) filers from Dc.. Had my BIo metrics done on April 19th but no update since then.

Thanks

11 minutes ago, ilyak said:

No, mine was the regular N400 process. It did move a lot faster than I anticipated, but there a few others with similar timelines on VJ. The interview was scheduled less than a week after the biometrics appointment, and the interview date was just over a month from then. Buffalo is not the busiest field office though, and I think it's safe to say that if your background check comes back as clear, the number of pending cases ahead of you at your field office is the real determinant of when your interview will be scheduled for.

wow that is pretty quick. Had i known i would have applied in Buffalo as well.. Thank for the update.

15 hours ago, Oleksandra Ryan said:

I listed the travel outside of the USA since she arrived.  I sent the package off 10 days ago and the already cashed the check and stated they received it.  I'm going to put a post together to document my 319(b) experience so it might help others in the future. 

Yes please do. I filed under 319(b) as well and bio metrics were completed on April 19th. We have requested the interview at the Washington DC field office as it was recommended by many posts and State Department encourage their employees as well. 

15 hours ago, ilyak said:

ECD is calculated automatically and is based on the general metrics for the responsible field office or service, so it's not case-specific in that sense. I doubt they adjust the calculation method for exceptional cases such as expedited naturalization under 319(b).

 

Fun fact: My ECD was listed as February 2019 one day before my oath was scheduled for May 14th, 2018. 

Thank you for the clarification Ilyak,

based on your n400 timeline, is it safe to assume you filed under the 319(b) as well?

You had your interview around a month after your bio metrics?

Thanks

anyone familiar with n400 319(b) filing here?

my wife just had her bio-metrics completed and online status says it was reviewed on April 19,2018. Estimated case completion time shows March 2019. 

I thought the whole purpose of 319(b) was to expedite n400 based on my eligibility of working overseas. 

any thoughts?

So we finally got the NOA and bio metrics completed. 

even though we filed under 319(b),  the online status now says Estimated completion time  March 2019(11months). I am assuming that is a mistake ?

Doesn't the expedited process takes a month or two the most?

I did list all the travel, but read on some other posts that some people didnt post the travel as it doesnt apply to 319b. 

anyone familiar with the topic???

Hello, has anyone that filed or in the process of filing under the 319(b). I have read a lot of posts and ready to file and haven't been able to see the following questions answered. 

Do  i need to notarize my employment letter of working abroad that I get from HR?

since there is no restrictions about residency or being in the US under the 319(b) do i still list all the travel? and how far back? 5 years like the application ask or 3 or none?

I will be requesting to have the interview and oat at the Fairfax VA office. is there an option for that on the application or do I write that in on the cover letter? 

I have been on official orders overseas and my wife stayed with me as well. I know technically she shouldn't have stayed here for more the an year since we didn't ask for an extension. She is back in teh US and the immigration officer didn't question her and let her in without any issues. We have property and kids together and tax records as well.  would this be a problem during the citizenship process?

Thank you 

thank you

Please read my post.. USCIS states that i should choose other and explain the same thing.. that is why I am asking..

Thank you but that is not what I was asking.I am applying under INA 319(b).

Hello everyone.

So I am i just started the n400 application online and reading from the instruction copied and pasted below

It states I should check the other option but on the online application there is an option to click that states the same instead of choosing other.. which one should i choose?  Please help.

To apply for naturalization, the spouse of a U.S. citizen employed abroad must submit an Application for Naturalization (Form N-400) in accordance with the form instructions and with the required fee. ^[21] The applicant should check the “other” eligibility option on the naturalization application and indicate that he or she is applying pursuant to INA 319(b) on the basis of marriage to a U.S. citizen who is or will be regularly stationed abroad. 

or

anyone in the similar situation?

Hello all,

my wife stayed with me for over a year overseas while i work for US government contractor. we didnt get her re-entry permit. would she have any problem entering the US? we have children that are born in the US, filed taxes and have properties in the US as well. 

thank you 

Yea it is unusual, unless you have travel to the middle east. and even more delays if you travel while in AP, which delayed us for another year.

Thank you everyone at vj. It was a great help from lots of wonderful people.

Called DX today and still hasn't received it from the embassy... is that normal Or am I just panicking ..

So when I inquired that if they would be returning the passport since I am still in AP. They sent me a reply stating I can request the passport and will have to pay the courier again if they were to request her passport again.. which i expected anyways.

They have been replying almost 4-5 business days every time I emailed them. I emailed on the 9th of this month requesting for the passport to be returned . CEAC status shows updated twice this week on the 15 and 17th but they did not respond to me or anything.... could it be that its time to issue her visa and or ??/ file being updated twice this week but no reply to my email..

Amer,

Thanks for your detailed response. I do appreciate it. You are correct about my wife being in one of those categories that land you in AP no matter what.

I am in a new dilemma now that her passport is at the embassy while we are still in Kuwait finalizing everything to get out of here.. I am thinking they probably ask her for a third medical and Uk police report even IF they approve her lets say this month because the last one would be expiring soon again.

Her CEAC status hasn't changed for a while.. is that a bad thing? the last time it was changed/touched was when I wrote to the embassy to check on her AP status on Sep 10.

Senator or congressman/woman doesn't really do anything for you, they just write a letter and ask for case update... trust me I have tried. waste of time to even contact them.

she mentioned in the interview that she would be joining me in Kuwait since i work here for the US government. They knew in advance she will be traveling. Didnt think that would be a big deal since it was already mentioned in the interview.

Does that really jeopardize our case?

very true.. esp in the middle east.. but we took our chances.

I just need to figure out when to request her passport from US embassy in London .. I still have till december to leave from here. Just dont wanna jeopardize our chances of getting her visa.. now that we have waited this long... it has been 60 days tomorrow since they received her passport at the embassy. I am hoping we would have the visa now that we were in AP for over a year and more than 60 days since they requested her passport.

she is currently in Kuwait.. we have been in Kuwait for the past year. I sent her passport in to the UK when the embassy requested it. so yes she is without her passport at the moment.