Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	USCIS is clearly NUTS!	Hey, congrats (and congrats on the 10 year GC too!) The online status for my AP only switched to "Approved" last year (2 years after the fact) -- and for some reason, when I filed my I-751 app, the first thing that was "touched" was my Employment Authorization application from 2004!! I agree, stuff like this needs to be shown to the powers-that-be so that they have first-hand evidence of how incompetent the USCIS is. I actually sent a rather ranting email to my congressman and both senators a while ago (complaining about the complete ^&$* up that is the USCIS and how we are spending a fortune on a truly abysmal 'service'), and did get a really nice response back from my congressman asking if there was anything he could do to help with my current application. My reply was "not right now, but you'll likely hear back from me next year when I file my N-400 application"...	miri	Female	England	2007-07-03 06:44:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	Back from traveling to Scotland with the letter..	Thanks for your update -- it's good to know that everything went smoothly (I'm travelling to Europe next week, and then again in August, and unless Vermont suddenly manages to process everything this week I'll be using my extension letter). I'm not sure I'd be as calm as you though if faced with some idiot telling me I should update my GC!!! richie -- my experience is that whilst you certainly don't need to show anything pertaining to US residency when entering the UK, it's when you're leaving -- i.e. checking in for your flight back and dealing with all the paranoid pre-check-in security gubbins -- that you have to show the clerk your greencard as non-immigrants now need to fill in a form with the address for where they'll be staying on arrival (which us immigrants don't need to fill in). I suspect this is when the whole letter thing came into play. I'll be doing it in Milan, so things should be interesting, given I don't speak a word of Italian...	miri	Female	England	2007-07-09 12:38:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	am I dreaming? I got approval from VSC!!!!!	Fab news!! Congratulations!!! I filed on Feb 10th (NOA Feb 22nd), so maybe this part of my long, arduous, journey is nearing the end.... Edited by miri, 09 July 2007 - 12:41 PM.	miri	Female	England	2007-07-09 12:40:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	Card Production Ordered!!!	Congratulations, you must be very relieved. I am very sorry about the loss of your cat.	miri	Female	England	2007-07-10 12:58:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	APPROVEEEEDDD	Hurrah!!! Congratulations!! Must be a big relief to have this step over and done with	miri	Female	England	2007-06-26 09:07:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	10yr Green Card ordered.	Best of luck! I still can't believe that they manage to screw up in the first place, I mean, don't they hire literate people? (hmm...)	miri	Female	England	2007-07-17 07:11:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	Green Card Expiration	Have you received your NOA yet, extending the validity of your PR by 1 year? If not, I'd make an infopass appointment asap. Good luck!	miri	Female	England	2007-07-17 07:08:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	Travel while waiting for greencard?	I just returned from a trip abroad, and while it took a few extra minutes to get through immigration (Philadelphia -- had to go to the "special processing" room with my NOA) everything went smoothly. I was asked by the immigration officer why I didn't have a I-551 stamp, so I responded that my understanding is that the NOA is sufficient (and I don't know if the Boston office even gives them if you have your NOA), which he agreed with. He didn't give me an I-551 stamp and was somewhat surprised at the length of time it's taken thus far for my 10 year GC to be processed. I muttered something about Vermont being slow... I'm going out of the country again in 2 weeks time, so am keeping my fingers-crossed that by some miracle I will have my new GC by then... ahh, wishful thinking...	miri	Female	England	2007-07-28 07:00:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	Traveling outside US while waiting for I-751 approval???	I just got back from a trip abroad and, while it took a few extra minutes at immigration (I had to go to the "special processing" area), everything went smoothly with my expired GC and NOA extension letter. The immigration official asked me why I didn't have an I-551 stamp in my passport, so I had to point out that Boston doesn't do this unless my NOA has expired (you'd think that immigration officials would actually know what's going on!!) and that Vermont is processing I-751 applications *very* slowly ... Oh, he didn't give me an I-551 stamp btw, just the usual entry stamp. Have a fun trip -- you'll be fine getting home -- just don't forget your GC and NOA letter!!! Edited by miri, 30 July 2007 - 03:18 PM.	miri	Female	England	2007-07-30 15:17:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	WOOOOOOOOOW FINALLY Journey completed	Stunningly amazingly brilliant news! Congrats!!! My NOA is 02/22/07 so I'm now keeping my fingers-crossed that my app will be processed soon...	miri	Female	England	2007-08-02 15:40:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	ANY VSC APPROVAL THIS MONTH?	Hurrah!!! Just got the email saying that my 10 year GC has been ordered (my NOA was 02-22-07) Keep the faith -- it's a long wait but you'll get there! Good luck everyone!!!	miri	Female	England	2007-08-08 07:33:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	ANY VSC APPROVAL THIS MONTH?	VSC -- NOA 02/22/07... still waiting... (yawn)	miri	Female	England	2007-07-28 07:03:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	Approved after 5 months at VSC!	Wow, great news!! Hopefully Vermont is starting to speed up!	miri	Female	England	2007-08-08 13:48:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	IS DONE!!!! APPROVED VSC NOA 01/25/07	Fantastic news -- congrats! Wow, Vermont seems to be steaming along right now -- hope it keeps up the momentum!	miri	Female	England	2007-08-10 23:06:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	VSC I-751 Approval!	Quick update: Unfortunately, I didn't receive my GC before I left for Europe, but returning with my expired card and NOA letter was a breeze at Boston, presumably because they're used to seeing NOAs from Vermont filers who have been waiting aeons for their applications to be processed However, I am now the proud owner of a 10-year GC (my photo is atrocious, I think it sums up my feelings about the USCIS!!), so it's au revoir to the USCIS until Feb next year when I send off my N-400 application. Good luck to everyone still waiting!!	miri	Female	England	2007-08-20 10:39:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	VSC I-751 Approval!	You shouldn't have any problems -- I worked for 6 months on an expired GC and NOA extension (thankfully, since I'm the breadwinner!!). My company didn't even want to see the NOA! I told them the situation and they didn't seem remotely bothered. You should be fine, just make sure everything is filed in good time and don't leave anything to the last minute. Best of luck with everything!!	miri	Female	England	2007-08-10 23:11:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	VSC I-751 Approval!	Thanks everyone -- I'll let you know when the card arrives Probably a little late for this quesion, but do you mind if I ask what types of backup you sent with your I-751 application? By the way, it looks like your original GC may have expired before you got the permanant one, right? What happens in this case? By backup, I assume you mean the evidence? Our evidence package included: - copies of our joint tax returns for the past 3 years (it took them over a year to process my initial AOS application, so we have 3 years of joint returns) - copy of our mortgage agreement - copies of previous rental agreements (showing the leases in both our names) - copy of our car registration and auto insurance, showing both our names - copies of random bank statements from the past 3 years for our joint checking and savings accounts - copy of my health insurance showing my husband included on the plan - copy of my life insurance showing my husband as sole beneficiary (he's the USC, but since he was a student up until March this year, I've actually been the one supporting us financially since we were married!) - 2 notarized letters from friends - copies of miscellaneous photos of us with friends and family taken since we were married Mostly, we sent them proof of our financial "mingling" since we were married. They like to see lots of evidence of this. Yes, my 2 year GC expired on May 9. I sent my I-751 package 90 days before my GC expired (so Feb 10) -- the USCIS then sent out a Notice of Action ("NOA") which extended my GC by 1 year. When you are travelling abroad, you must ensure you bring your GC together with the original NOA extension letter, otherwise you will have problems when re-entering the country. I just returned from a trip to Italy and I had no problems at immigration with my expired GC and NOA extension letter. Good luck!	miri	Female	England	2007-08-09 13:38:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	VSC I-751 Approval!	Well, after a 6 month wait (seems to be the norm for Vermont filers now) I just received the automated email: Receipt Number: EAC********** Application Type: CRI89 , PETITION TO REMOVE CONDITIONS OF PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS RECEIVED Current Status: Card production ordered. On August 8, 2007, we ordered production of your new card. Please allow 30 days for your card to be mailed to you. If we need something from you we will contact you. If you move before you receive the card, call customer service. You can also receive automatic e-mail updates as we process your case. Just follow the link below to register. Yay! Now all I have to do is keep my fingers-crossed that the card arrives before Saturday (I fly to the UK on Saturday and it'd be great if I didn't have to deal with the NOA letter again at immigration) and that all the info on it is correct... Well, I now have a 6 month respite from the USCIS before the N-400 is filed, hurrah! Good luck to all you VSC (and everywhere else) filers who are patiently waiting their turn -- your time will come!	miri	Female	England	2007-08-08 07:27:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	are the support letters really necessary?	We included a couple of letters, one from our best man and one from my hubby's boss, which were notarized for free. I don't think they will have made a difference either way on the approval, but we wanted to make sure all our bases were covered to avoid getting any RFEs later on (we didn't get any). Good luck!	miri	Female	England	2007-08-21 12:30:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	Finally, good news from VSC!	Fab news -- congratulations!!	miri	Female	England	2007-08-29 17:09:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	airport nightmare due to I-751	What a truly awful experience -- I've encountered rude, hostile immigration officials before but this is unbelievable!!! I would definitely complain. I'd also write a letter to your congressperson -- people who are legally here shouldn't have to deal with this sort of hostility. When I came in through Philadelphia with my expired GC and extension letter, I was sent to secondary inspection and the officials there seemed to be confused as to why I didn't have an I-551 stamp in my passport -- I told them that Boston doesn't do this if you have the extension letter (they didn't get this, I had to explain twice) and they then told me to wait while they checked everything. About 10 minutes later they seemed satisfied that everything was in order and I was allowed to go to the luggage hall. Coming through Boston, on the other hand, was a breeze -- I suspect that the GC+extension letter thing is a fairly common occurrence there due to the delays at the dear old VSC... I hope your 10 year GC arrives soon!!!	miri	Female	England	2007-08-31 13:49:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	VSC Card production ordered (751)	Brilliant!!! Congrats!!	miri	Female	England	2007-08-31 13:50:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	Anyhone had this?	My EAD application from several years ago was touched shortly after my biometrics were taken for the I-751 app. Bizarre. Glad I'm not the only one who encountered this!	miri	Female	England	2007-11-28 11:07:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Should I include near-future trip in part 7C (time outside of the US after becoming permanent resident)?	Hi everyone,   I am about to send out my N400 package in the next week, and have a small question regarding Part 7C in the form, where it asks for all the trips of more than 24 hrs outside of the US:   I am going to Scotland for 2 weeks at the end of September, which is going to be over a month after I plan to file for N400 but not long enough for it to be approved. Should I include this prospective trip in Part 7C of the form, or only the trips that had been actually taken up until the time of filing?   It would be easier to wait until after Scotland to file N400, but since my husband and I have a few European trips mapped out for next year, I would like to try to get a US passport as soon as possible so that I won't have to apply for travel visas again (which can take a considerable amount of time and money)   Thanks!	sealavender	Female	Vietnam (no flag)	2013-08-07 15:19:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	How long did letters take to arrive after email/text notices?	Did everyone get two separate letters for NOA and Biometrics appointment? How long did they take to arrive after the email/text notices? On 8/23 I got an email saying my application has been accepted, and a case number was issued. They suggested that I wait for the actual NOA letter, which would arrive in 7-10 days, before checking My Case Status online.   Impatient as I was, I went on to USCIS website on that same day and added the case to my portfolio with the given case number. My case was already updated in the system, and the last updated date was shown as 8/21. Then on 8/28 I got a text and an email saying that an appointment notice for biometrics was sent out.   I have received neither the NOA nor the appointment letter. I am a little worried, since the biometric appointment was to be around 2 weeks from the day the letter was sent out. If they'd sent it out on 8/28 then my appointment might be on or before 9/13, which would be most unfortunate because I am scheduled to be in Scotland until the end of that week.   At the same time, not having the letter and the actual date in hand, I am unable to make a decision whether to do a walk-in before leaving the country, or to reschedule for a date after the trip.   I did not count on USCIS to be this efficient in processing my N400, considering that during ROC it took them almost 8 months after NOA1 to send me an RFE.   Neither did I think I would ever complain about them being too efficient.   Oh the irony!	sealavender	Female	Vietnam (no flag)	2013-08-30 13:27:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N-400 August 2013 Filers	Updating my interview date, which is strangely going to be on a Saturday Boston has got to be one of the slowest offices, but at least I am going to have the interview (barely) before 2014   ====================================== USCIS Dallas/Lewisville, Texas Lockbox ====================================== UserName............|Sent.....|ChkCashd.|NOA......|Fprints..|Int Ltr..|Intview..|Oath.....|FieldOffice DesiMan.............|07/26/13.|08/05/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Dallas, TX Blackfield..........|08/01/13.|08/06/13.|08/05/13.|08/26/13.|10/03/13.|11/07/13.|12/17/13.|San Antonio, TX Nicknyc.............|08/05/13.|08/12/13.|08/16/13.|09/06/13.|11/01/13.|12/03/13.|--/--/--.|Queens, NY(EB-08/22) Songer..............|08/08/13.|08/12/13.|08/19/13.|09/09/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Manhattan, NY Toogroove...........|08/09/13.|08/16/13.|08/15/13.|09/09/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Atlanta,GA Iml3g3nd............|08/09/12.|08/14/13.|--/--/--.|09/05/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Raleigh,NC PinkyToes...........|08/13/13.|08/23/13.|08/21/13.|09/16/13.|11/01/13.|12/09/13.|--/--/--.|Newark, NJ Aziz................|08/14/13.|08/20/13.|08/20/13.|09/18/13.|10/22/13.|11/25/13.|--/--/--.|Dallas, TX Sealavender.........|08/17/13.|08/24/13.|08/23/13.|09/18/13.|11/20/13.|12/28/13.|--/--/--.|Boston, MA Katie&Sifa..........|08/19/13.|08/26/13.|08/22/13.|09/20/13.|11/04/13.|12/09/13.|--/--/--.|Dallas, TX centrico............|08/19/13.|08/27/13.|08/31/13.|09/19/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Miami, FL meds.hooks10........|08/19/13.|--/--/--.|08/23/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Atlanta, GA kitten24............|08/23/13.|08/29/13.|08/28/13.|09/24/13.|11/06/13.|12/17/13.|--/--/--.|Tampa, FL Er Neal.............|08/27/13.|09/03/13.|09/07/13.|09/23/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Philadelphia, PA(EB-09/16) ================================ USCIS Phoenix, Arizona Lockbox ================================ UserName............|Sent.....|ChkCashd.|NOA......|Fprints..|Int Ltr..|Intview..|Oath.....|FieldOffice MLBXKLLR............|07/29/13.|08/05/13.|08/08/13.|08/22/13.|09/09/13.|10/09/13.|11/15/13.|Chicago, IL W&J.................|07/30/13.|08/06/13.|08/12/13.|08/23/13.|09/17/13.|10/22/13.|11/20/13.|Milwaukee, WI MATTHEW G...........|07/30/13.|08/06/13.|08/08/13.|08/23/13.|??/??/??.|10/16/13.|--/--/--.|San Diego, CA SHOONYE.............|08/06/13.|08/13/13.|08/16/13.|08/30/13.|10/04/13.|11/04/13.|--/--/--.|St Paul, MN PIISAM..............|08/09/13.|08/12/13.|08/14/13.|09/05/13.|09/19/13.|10/24/13.|10/24/13.|Seattle, WA GRS.................|08/12/13.|08/19/13.|08/16/13.|08/26/13.|09/21/13.|10/21/13.|11/21/13.|San Jose, CA MEBLUE..............|08/12/13.|08/19/13.|08/16/13.|09/11/13.|09/20/13.|10/24/13.|11/12/13.|Columbus, OH WALSHY..............|08/16/13.|08/22/13.|08/19/13.|09/05/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Portland, OR Amin&Ani............|08/20/13.|08/23/13.|08/27/13.|09/06/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Santa Ana, CA R@VJ................|08/24/13.|09/03/13.|08/30/13.|09/26/13.|10/22/13.|11/26/13.|--/--/--.|Honolulu, HI Cuca2010............|08/13/13.|09/19/13.|08/16/13.|09/04/13.|11/03/13.|12/02/13.|--/--/--.|Los Angeles, CA (early bio) =========================================================================== USCIS Lincoln, Nebraska Lockbox (Filing Under 319b, 328, or 329 of the INA) =========================================================================== UserName............|Sent.....|ChkCashd.|NOA......|Fprints..|Int Ltr..|Intview..|Oath.....|FieldOffice russer..............|08/09/13.|08/15/13.|08/23/13.|09/05/13.|09/07/13.|09/19/13.|10/17/13.|Denver, CO Jacque2012..........|08/24/13.|--/--/--.|08/30/13.|09/23/13.|09/26/13.|10/24/13.|11/08/13.|St. Louis,MO Instructions for adding/updating yourself (or assisting others) to this list: 1. DO NOT DELETE THESE INSTRUCTIONS. 2. Please make sure you are using Rich Text Editor as your message setting. 3. Click "Reply" on the most recent/updated posting version of this list. 4. Remove the "Quote Coding" at the top and bottom of the list. 5. Always use [Courier New] Font and font size [3] 6. Red Font="I'm A United States Citizen"!	sealavender	Female	Vietnam (no flag)	2013-11-26 17:19:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N-400 August 2013 Filers	placed in line for interview today, exactly 1 month before my 3 year GC anniversary. Boston seems to be moving really slowly, but at least it's moving a little.	sealavender	Female	Vietnam (no flag)	2013-10-08 13:52:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N-400 August 2013 Filers	====================================== USCIS Dallas/Lewisville, Texas Lockbox ====================================== UserName............|Sent.....|ChkCashd.|NOA......|Fprints..|Int Ltr..|Intview..|Oath.....|FieldOffice DesiMan.............|07/26/13.|08/05/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Dallas, TX Blackfield..........|08/01/13.|08/06/13.|08/05/13.|08/26/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|San Antonio, TX Nicknyc.............|08/05/13.|08/12/13.|08/16/13.|09/06/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Queens, NY(E.B.-08/22) Songer..............|08/08/13.|08/12/13.|08/19/13.|09/09/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Manhattan, NY Toogroove...........|08/09/13.|08/16/13.|08/15/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Atlanta,GA Iml3g3nd............|08/09/12.|08/14/13.|--/--/--.|09/10/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Raleigh,NC PinkyToes...........|08/13/13.|08/23/13.|08/21/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Newark, NJ Aziz................|08/14/13.|08/20/13.|08/20/13.|09/18/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Dallas, TX Sealavender.........|08/17/13.|08/24/13.|08/23/13.|09/18/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Boston, MA Katie&Sifa..........|08/19/13.|08/26/13.|08/22/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Dallas, TX centrico............|08/19/13.|08/27/13.|08/31/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Miami, FL meds.hooks10........|08/19/13.|--/--/--.|08/23/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Atlanta, GA kitten24............|08/23/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Tampa, FL Er Neal.............|08/27/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|York, PA   ================================ USCIS Phoenix, Arizona Lockbox ================================ UserName............|Sent.....|ChkCashd.|NOA......|Fprints..|Int Ltr..|Intview..|Oath.....|FieldOffice MLBXKLLR............|07/29/13.|08/05/13.|08/08/13.|08/22/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Chicago, IL W&J.................|07/30/13.|08/06/13.|08/12/13.|08/23/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Milwaukee, WI MATTHEW G...........|07/30/13.|08/06/13.|08/08/13.|08/23/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|San Diego, CA SHOONYE.............|08/06/13.|08/13/13.|08/16/13.|08/30/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|St Paul, MN PIISAM..............|08/09/13.|08/12/13.|08/14/13.|09/05/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Seattle, WA GRS.................|08/12/13.|08/19/13.|08/16/13.|08/26/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|San Jose, CA WALSHY..............|08/16/13.|08/22/13.|08/19/13.|09/10/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Portland, OR Amin&Ani............|08/20/13.|08/23/13.|08/27/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Santa Ana, CA =========================================================================== USCIS Lincoln, Nebraska Lockbox (Filing Under 319b, 328, or 329 of the INA) =========================================================================== UserName............|Sent.....|ChkCashd.|NOA......|Fprints..|Int Ltr..|Intview..|Oath.....|FieldOffice russer..............|08/09/13.|08/15/13.|08/23/13.|09/05/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Denver, CO Jacque2012..........|08/24/13.|08/30/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|St. Louis,MI   Instructions for adding/updating yourself (or assisting others) to this list: 1. DO NOT DELETE THESE INSTRUCTIONS. 2. Please make sure you are using Rich Text Editor as your message setting. 3. Click "Reply" on the most recent/updated posting version of this list. 4. Remove the "Quote Coding" at the top and bottom of the list. 5. Always use [Courier New] Font and font size [3] 6. Red Font="I'm A United States Citizen"!	sealavender	Female	Vietnam (no flag)	2013-09-02 20:19:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N-400 August 2013 Filers	================================= N-400: August 2013 Applicants ================================= ====================================== USCIS Dallas/Lewisville, Texas Lockbox ====================================== UserName............|Sent.....|ChkCashd.|NOA......|Fprints..|Int Ltr..|Intview..|Oath.....|FieldOffice DesiMan.............|07/26/13.|08/05/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Dallas, TX Blackfield..........|08/01/13.|08/06/13.|08/05/13.|08/26/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|San Antonio, TX Nicknyc.............|08/05/13.|08/12/13.|08/16/13.|09/06/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Queens, NY(E.B.-08/22) Songer..............|08/08/13.|08/12/13.|08/19/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Dallas, TX Toogroove...........|08/09/13.|08/16/13.|08/15/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Atlanta,GA Iml3g3nd............|08/09/12.|08/14/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Raleigh,NC PinkyToes...........|08/13/13.|08/23/13.|08/21/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Newark, NJ Aziz................|08/14/13.|08/20/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Dallas, TX Sealavender.........|08/17/13.|08/24/13.|08/23/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Boston, MA Katie&Sifa..........|08/19/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Dallas, TX centrico............|08/19/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Dallas, TX ================================ USCIS Phoenix, Arizona Lockbox ================================ UserName............|Sent.....|ChkCashd.|NOA......|Fprints..|Int Ltr..|Intview..|Oath.....|FieldOffice MLBXKLLR............|07/29/13.|08/05/13.|08/08/13.|08/22/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Chicago, IL W&J.................|07/30/13.|08/06/13.|08/12/13.|08/23/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Milwaukee, WI MATTHEW G...........|07/30/13.|08/06/13.|08/08/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|San Diego, CA SHOONYE.............|08/06/13.|08/13/13.|08/16/13.|08/30/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|St Paul, MN PIISAM..............|08/09/13.|08/12/13.|08/14/13.|09/05/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Seattle, WA GRS.................|08/12/13.|08/19/13.|08/16/13.|09/06/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|San Jose, CA WALSHY..............|08/16/13.|08/22/13.|08/20/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Portland, OR Amin&Ani............|08/20/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Santa Ana, CA =========================================================================== USCIS Lincoln, Nebraska Lockbox (Filing Under 319b, 328, or 329 of the INA) =========================================================================== UserName............|Sent.....|ChkCashd.|NOA......|Fprints..|Int Ltr..|Intview..|Oath.....|FieldOffice russer..............|08/09/13.|08/15/13.|08/23/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Denver, CO Instructions for adding/updating yourself (or assisting others) to this list: 1. DO NOT DELETE THESE INSTRUCTIONS. 2. Please make sure you are using Rich Text Editor as your message setting. 3. Click "Reply" on the most recent/updated posting version of this list. 4. Remove the "Quote Coding" at the top and bottom of the list. 5. Always use [Courier New] Font and font size [3] 6. Red Font="I'm A United States Citizen"!	sealavender	Female	Vietnam (no flag)	2013-08-24 19:28:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N-400 August 2013 Filers	Updated to add my NOA date, also changed the position of Songer's entry so that the list is ordered by ascending Sent date. I probably have OCD, I know.   ================================= N-400: August 2013 Applicants ================================= ====================================== USCIS Dallas/Lewisville, Texas Lockbox ====================================== UserName............|Sent.....|ChkCashd.|NOA......|Fprints..|Int Ltr..|Intview..|Oath.....|FieldOffice DesiMan.............|07/26/13.|08/05/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Dallas, TX Blackfield..........|08/01/13.|08/06/13.|08/05/13.|08/26/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|San Antonio, TX Nicknyc.............|08/05/13.|08/12/13.|08/16/13.|09/06/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Queens, NY Songer..............|08/08/13.|08/12/13.|08/19/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Dallas, TX Toogroove...........|08/09/13.|08/16/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Atlanta,GA Iml3g3nd............|08/09/12.|08/14/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Raleigh,NC PinkyToes...........|08/13/13.|--/--/--.|08/21/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Newark, NJ Aziz................|08/14/13.|08/20/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Dallas, TX Sealavender.........|08/17/13.|--/--/--.|08/23/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Boston, MA Katie&Sifa..........|08/19/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Dallas, TX centrico............|08/19/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Dallas, TX ================================ USCIS Phoenix, Arizona Lockbox ================================ UserName............|Sent.....|ChkCashd.|NOA......|Fprints..|Int Ltr..|Intview..|Oath.....|FieldOffice MLBXKLLR............|07/29/13.|08/05/13.|08/08/13.|08/22/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Chicago, IL W&J.................|07/30/13.|08/06/13.|08/12/13.|08/23/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Milwaukee, WI MATTHEW G...........|07/30/13.|08/06/13.|08/08/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|San Diego, CA SHOONYE.............|08/06/13.|08/13/13.|08/16/13.|08/30/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|St Paul, MN PIISAM..............|08/09/13.|08/12/13.|08/14/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Seattle, WA GRS.................|08/12/13.|08/19/13.|08/16/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|San Jose, CA WALSHY..............|08/16/13.|--/--/--.|08/22/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Portland, OR Amin&Ani............|08/20/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Santa Ana, CA =========================================================================== USCIS Lincoln, Nebraska Lockbox (Filing Under 319b, 328, or 329 of the INA) =========================================================================== UserName............|Sent.....|ChkCashd.|NOA......|Fprints..|Int Ltr..|Intview..|Oath.....|FieldOffice russer..............|08/09/13.|08/15/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Denver, CO Instructions for adding/updating yourself (or assisting others) to this list: 1. DO NOT DELETE THESE INSTRUCTIONS. 2. Please make sure you are using Rich Text Editor as your message setting. 3. Click "Reply" on the most recent/updated posting version of this list. 4. Remove the "Quote Coding" at the top and bottom of the list. 5. Always use [Courier New] Font and font size [3] 6. Red Font="I'm A United States Citizen"!	sealavender	Female	Vietnam (no flag)	2013-08-23 15:08:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	N-400 August 2013 Filers	================================= N-400: August 2013 Applicants ================================= ====================================== USCIS Dallas/Lewisville, Texas Lockbox ====================================== UserName............|Sent.....|ChkCashd.|NOA......|Fprints..|Int Ltr..|Intview..|Oath.....|FieldOffice Blackfield..........|08/01/13.|08/06/13.|08/05/13.|08/26/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|San Antonio, TX Nicknyc.............|08/05/13.|08/12/13.|08/16/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Queens, NY DesiMan.............|07/26/13.|08/05/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Dallas, TX Toogroove...........|08/09/13.|08/16/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Atlanta, GA Iml3g3nd............|08/09/12.|08/14/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Raleigh, NC PinkyToes...........|08/13/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Newark, NJ Aziz................|08/14/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Dallas, TX Sealavender.........|08/17/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Boston, MA Katie&Sifa..........|08/19/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Dallas, TX ================================ USCIS Phoenix, Arizona Lockbox ================================ UserName............|Sent.....|ChkCashd.|NOA......|Fprints..|Int Ltr..|Intview..|Oath.....|FieldOffice MLBXKLLR............|07/29/13.|--/--/--.|08/08/13.|08/22/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Chicago, IL W&J.................|07/30/13.|08/06/13.|08/12/13.|08/23/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Milwaukee, WI MATTHEW G...........|07/30/13.|08/06/13.|08/08/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|San Diego, CA SHOONYE.............|08/06/13.|08/13/13.|08/16/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|St Paul, MN PIISAM..............|08/09/13.|08/12/13.|08/14/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Seattle, WA GRS.................|08/12/13.|08/19/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|San Jose, CA WALSHY..............|08/16/13.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Portland, OR =========================================================================== USCIS Lincoln, Nebraska Lockbox (Filing Under 319b, 328, or 329 of the INA) =========================================================================== UserName............|Sent.....|ChkCashd.|NOA......|Fprints..|Int Ltr..|Intview..|Oath.....|FieldOffice Example.............|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|City, ST Instructions for adding/updating yourself (or assisting others) to this list: 1. DO NOT DELETE THESE INSTRUCTIONS. 2. Please make sure you are using Rich Text Editor as your message setting. 3. Click "Reply" on the most recent/updated posting version of this list. 4. Remove the "Quote Coding" at the top and bottom of the list. 5. Always use [Courier New] Font and font size [3] 6. Red Font="I'm A United States Citizen"!	sealavender	Female	Vietnam (no flag)	2013-08-19 17:32:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	My RFE - requesting for feedback (warning: long post)	Hi Victorian221b,   Do you have mutual friends or family that can write affidavits to attest to the fact that you are in a bonafide marriage relationship? I imagine that you do since you have been together many years. I know that personal affidavits may seem very weak as proof, but they worked in my case.   I was in the same boat as you not too long ago. I sent in my ROC package in Oct 2012, did the biometrics in Nov, and heard nothing from USCIS until they sent the RFE request in May 2013 (took them almost 8 months to do so)   In the RFE letter, they also said that the evidence we had initially sent was not sufficient to establish a bonafide marriage relationship. They listed what we had originally sent (last 2 year leases with both names, utility bills, car insurance, checking, credit, investment accounts statements for every quarter since getting my conditional GC, joint IRS tax return transcripts as married couple for 2010 and 2011, photos with family throughout the 2 years, etc). I also only included documents starting from my conditional GC date (bank documents were just continuation from our AOS package as we have had the same accounts since)   Here is the funny part: the RFE letter then went on to suggest what we could send in as our response, and they were exactly the same items as we had sent in originally, except that their suggestion included birth certificate of children which we don't have (not yet!) anyway.   So what we did was ask a mutual friend and my father in law to write affidavits confirming that to their knowledge our marriage was legitimate. By that time, our 2012 tax return transcript had also become available, so we included that, plus the latest statements for all financial accounts we had even though we had already sent in quarterly statements for ROC.   I was approved in August less than 2 weeks after sending in our RFE response with no interview. We waited until almost the end of the 89 day allowance to send it, because all that time we couldn't think of anything else in addition to the documents we had sent before. Then we decided to go with affidavits. They were the only thing that was not included in the original application package (not counting the latest tax transcripts and financial accounts etc).   I was pretty sure that our RFE response wasn't going to be good enough and that we were going to get an interview, but apparently the affidavits was good enough for USCIS and they promptly issued the approval.   I would not have minded if they wanted to take their time, because I would become eligible for naturalization application a week after that anyway.    I am sorry for writing such a long post. If you get through it, I hope my experience will help a little bit.	sealavender	Female	Vietnam (no flag)	2013-08-23 18:26:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	How long are you going to wait before you apply for citizenship...	My application is going in on Feb 9th, 2008 -- the earliest possible date I can file. I want to vote in November '08!!	miri	Female	England	2007-05-16 23:06:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	VSC	I'm getting myself geared-up for the final stage of this long and arduous journey... So I was just reviewing the recent timeline posting and was pretty horrified to see that Vermont seems to be desperately slow at processing N-400 applications, whereas California is processing in a matter of weeks. Is this really the case??!! I'm rather hoping to vote in the elections next year, so need to know if I should get my application in the mail bang on February 8th (90 days before my 3 year GC anniversary). It took over a year for my initial GC application to be processed, so the thought of having to deal with the (insert expletive here) VSC again is making my stomach churn. If it really is the case (which I suspect it is) I guess I should also start thinking about the letter I'll be writing to my congressman, again... ho hum... **** Sorry!!! Just realized I posted to the wrong forum... trying to rectify! Edited by miri, 28 November 2007 - 11:58 AM.	miri	Female	England	2007-11-28 11:56:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Senators Hillary Clinton and Chuck Schumer support our cause	Not before time! Here's hoping that something will be done about it soon... It makes me so mad -- don't they realize that they're screwing their own citizens too?!	miri	Female	England	2007-12-03 12:26:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Processing Times and Case Status	Interesting articles (reaffirms what my husband and I have been thinking): http://news.bbc.co.u...cas/7107217.stm http://www.nydailyne...g_in_paper.html '"Were we caught off guard by the volume? Let's just say it was anticipated it would increase. It was not anticipated it would increase by that much," said Emilio Gonzalez, director of Citizenship and Immigration Services.' -- er, what exactly did th USCIS expect by raising the fees by that outrageous amount?! Of course people were going to try to beat the increase! What a moron.	miri	Female	England	2007-12-03 12:22:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Another question: Fingerprinting and Interview	Wow, I hope my application goes through that quickly! Good luck with the interview! Just as an aside -- and just to rant a bit -- I think it's completely ridiculous how many times we have to provide our fingerprints during this process. I mean, fingerprints don't exactly change do they?! My husband looked into it (he read the Ombudsman's report, pretty damning stuff) and it turns out that the various organizations don't actually share fingerprint databases. How stunningly incompetent...	miri	Female	England	2008-01-15 11:56:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	What was your answer to these questions?	I was also wondering about this question since the N-400 application is used for both the "normal" and "marriage-based" applications. Since we can apply after 3 years post-GC, rather than 5, counting the days for the past 5 years seems somewhat irrelevant -- especially since we only need to itemize the trips taken since we got our GC. Do we still need to do this or can we just count the past 3 years (which would make more sense given our circumstances)? I suspect it's the former, as I've not read anything in any of the USCIS literature to the contrary, but I wanted to get another opinion.	miri	Female	England	2008-01-15 11:50:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	VSC Oath Taking?	QUOTE (Kezzie @ Feb 1 2008, 11:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (miri @ Feb 1 2008, 10:54 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Does anyone know if there is a naturalization calendar available for Massachusetts? Or, at least, how often the oath ceremonies take place? Do you have to go to the one allocated to you, or can you request to go elsewhere (e.g. if a ceremony is taking place in a different town but a month earlier)? Only, 2 months seems an awfully long time to have to wait to take the oath after the interview. If that is indeed the case, then I'm probably definitely screwed when it comes to having any remote chance of being able to vote this year... (I haven't given up hope yet!) Acording to the uscourts.gov they hold 2 a month in boston.... sorry did not look at other towns in MA. Kez Brill, thanks	miri	Female	England	2008-02-04 11:37:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	VSC Oath Taking?	Does anyone know if there is a naturalization calendar available for Massachusetts? Or, at least, how often the oath ceremonies take place? Do you have to go to the one allocated to you, or can you request to go elsewhere (e.g. if a ceremony is taking place in a different town but a month earlier)? Only, 2 months seems an awfully long time to have to wait to take the oath after the interview. If that is indeed the case, then I'm probably definitely screwed when it comes to having any remote chance of being able to vote this year... (I haven't given up hope yet!)	miri	Female	England	2008-02-01 10:54:00