N400 and I751 Interview

[ARDallas 59]

Hi Everyone!!!! I had a combined N 400 and I 751 interview today in Dallas Office.

 

I posted my interview experience here for those who contemplate filing N400 while I 751 pending or if you have already filed N400 while your I 751 was pending..

 

My husband and I arrived early at the Dallas FO. Within 5 mins, an officer called my name. I asked her if it will be just me and she responded both of us. She mentioned that she is glad we came early because she came early hoping we would be there! In her office, I can see lots of stacks with labels N400 and I751 ( guess a lot of people have done the same thing I did ). She explained that I will have 2 interview. She will do the I751 interview and then another officer will conduct the N400. She asked for both our IDs.

 

Questions for my I751 : how long we have been married, how we met, where we work, when we purchased house together, did we have kids, have we lived separately longer than 2 weeks. That's it. I asked if she will need anything else. She said "I don't". Then she said I will not receive my 10 years GC if I pass the N400 test. So during the oath ceremony, I just have to hand over the 2 years GC. The interview lasted for 10 mins tops.

 

Then I did my N400 interview and passed. If you want to read details of my N400 interview, please visit N400 July 2017 Forum. My status in egov.uscis.do/casestatus now said I am in line for the oath ceremony. However my I 751 still said my case was received.

 

At this point, I know a lot of people are saying that filing N 400 will delay your I 751. I guess it just depends on when you filed the I 751 and where you file your N400. In my case, I filed I751 in Sep 2016 CSC. If I had not filed N400, most likely I would still wait for my I 751 until next year. Since my main goal is citizenship, I would say that filing N 400 has helped expediting my I 751. Again, this is my personal experience so I can't say the same for your cases.

 

Good luck to you all!!!! 

Edited October 25, 2017 by ARDallas
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[SilverLake 40]

Congrats! May I ask how long you had to wait for the interview to be scheduled? Dallas Field office is notoriously known for their interview schedule backlog, so I'm just wondering! 

[ARDallas 59]

13 minutes ago, SilverLake said:

Congrats! May I ask how long you had to wait for the interview to be scheduled? Dallas Field office is notoriously known for their interview schedule backlog, so I'm just wondering! 

I applied online on July 26 2017. I got a notification on Sep 20 2017 that interview was scheduled on Oct 25. It's approx 2 months of waiting for the interview to be scheduled. You can see my timeline for detailed info.

[ameribrazil 37]

Congratulations ARDallas! We reached out to our attorney yesterday to start gathering documentations for my wife's I-751. We were advised that majority of I-751 are now getting an interview which makes the process take longer than 1 year. We are being advised to file the I-751 and for N-400 once eligible to file. We are being told that when filing for the N-400 its forces USCIS to push the I-751 to be worked on sooner rather than later. This is certainly the avenue that we will take, file the I-751 and subsequently the N-400. 

 

Congrats again!

[SilverLake 40]

Wow that was fast! Thank you! I'm applying for N-400 soon and my field office is also Dallas. I hope mine will move as fast

 

Now that I just looked up Processing Time on USCIS website and it shows the Dallas office is currently processing N-400 filed on or before September 18,2016. Perhaps the combo of i-751 and N-400 made your application move faster?

Edited October 25, 2017 by SilverLake

[ARDallas 59]

29 minutes ago, SilverLake said:

Wow that was fast! Thank you! I'm applying for N-400 soon and my field office is also Dallas. I hope mine will move as fast

 

Now that I just looked up Processing Time on USCIS website and it shows the Dallas office is currently processing N-400 filed on or before September 18,2016. Perhaps the combo of i-751 and N-400 made your application move faster?

I am quite surprised as well by the fast movement. I doubt the combo did it because there are other Dallas online filers in June 2017 and Aug 2017 who already had their interviews (without pending I 751). My suggestion is if you can, just file online. You can see in July 2017 N 400 forum, some of the online filers are moving quickly.

30 minutes ago, ameribrazil said:

Congratulations ARDallas! We reached out to our attorney yesterday to start gathering documentations for my wife's I-751. We were advised that majority of I-751 are now getting an interview which makes the process take longer than 1 year. We are being advised to file the I-751 and for N-400 once eligible to file. We are being told that when filing for the N-400 its forces USCIS to push the I-751 to be worked on sooner rather than later. This is certainly the avenue that we will take, file the I-751 and subsequently the N-400. 

 

Congrats again!

Thank you! Good luck on your application. I would suggest you to file online if you are eligible.

Edited October 25, 2017 by ARDallas
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[WeGuyGal 1,052]

3 minutes ago, ARDallas said:

I am quite surprised as well by the fast movement. I doubt the combo did it because there are other Dallas online filers in June 2017 and Aug 2017 who already had their interviews (without pending I 751). My suggestion is if you can, just file online. You can see in July 2017 N 400 forum, some of the online filers are moving quickly.

Thank you! Good luck on your application. I would suggest you to file online if you are eligible.

What are the online filing eligibility criteria? 

[ARDallas 59]

1 minute ago, WeGuyGal said:

What are the online filing eligibility criteria? 

Go to link listed on No 5 below. I cant remember who posted it but I took the screenshot from VJer.

[WeGuyGal 1,052]

20 minutes ago, ARDallas said:

Go to link listed on No 5 below. I cant remember who posted it but I took the screenshot from VJer.

I had tried that link and clicked Apply. But thereafter didnt feel like creating a new unnecessary account. So just thought to post here if someone would be willing to provide a basic list of eligibility criteria. 

[ARDallas 59]

29 minutes ago, WeGuyGal said:

I had tried that link and clicked Apply. But thereafter didnt feel like creating a new unnecessary account. So just thought to post here if someone would be willing to provide a basic list of eligibility criteria. 

Oh I see. I can't remember the details. Some of them are:

1. Are you filing based on 3 years or 5 years

2. When do you become a LPR

3. Are your parents USC

 

I believe they just want to make sure you are eligible to file N 400. Most people are eligible to file online. Initially also I didn't feel to to create unnecessary account but after reading online, I have decided to do it.  It has helped me tremendously and saved lots of papers. Maybe there are others who remember the eligibility questions. There are posts dedicated to online filing such as 

 You may want to post the questions there if you cant find your answers.

 

Best of luck!

[WeGuyGal 1,052]

33 minutes ago, ARDallas said:

Oh I see. I can't remember the details. Some of them are:

1. Are you filing based on 3 years or 5 years

2. When do you become a LPR

3. Are your parents USC

 

I believe they just want to make sure you are eligible to file N 400. Most people are eligible to file online. Initially also I didn't feel to to create unnecessary account but after reading online, I have decided to do it.  It has helped me tremendously and saved lots of papers. Maybe there are others who remember the eligibility questions. There are posts dedicated to online filing such as 

 You may want to post the questions there if you cant find your answers.

 

Best of luck!

That's helpful. Thanks. 

[Russ&Caro 1,549]

Hey congratulations!

 

So the N-400 interview you sat for is the same as the American Civics/History test, where they ask about 16 questions to test your knowledge of the U.S.?

[Cocoza 48]

So, based on a few cases i see on here with both I751 and N400 filed concurrently, it means that its for Sure certain that you would have to do an I751 Interview (A Must), and hence would be required that you come in with your spouse. Any thoughts?

 

[Cocoza 48]

Just now, Cocoza said:

So, based on a few cases i see on here with both I751 and N400 filed concurrently, it means that its for Sure certain that you would have to do an I751 Interview (A Must), and hence would be required that you come in with your spouse. Any thoughts?

 

What i meant was that for your N400 to be processed, you have to go through an I751 Interview without even getting an RFE? Straight up Interview, even if you had a massive amount of evidence.

[WeGuyGal 1,052]

Applicants spend $680 on the i751, then additional $640 for n400.. and still don't end up with a green card once called for Naturalization interview.  What a scam!