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My wifes N-400 has been denied because one of her trips to India was about 10months - even though we have provided all the required documents like tax returns, rent receipts, pay checks etc. Now we are filing an Appeal against the decision with the help of a local attorney. I was told it takes...

We (myself and my wife) had our interview today. Our priority date is Jan 21, 2003, fingerprinted on Feb 28, 2003. My application was recommended for approval and I would get the letter for oath in mail. In case of my wife, the officer told her that she had passed the English and Civics...

We have already submitted (along with N-400 package) documents like rent receipts, pay checks and W2 for the period of absence. Is that sufficient ?

My wife stayed outside USA for 11 months after getting the GC. However during this period, I continued to live and work here in the USA. So we applied for her Naturalization after completing 5 years of GC approval. She also sent in Rent Receipts, IRS transcripts and W2 for the 5 year period...

No questions were asked when we went for our fingerprints. The INS staff just looked at our Fingerprint Letter from the INS and verified the photo id.

Myself and my wife are scheduled for Naturalization Interview (at Houston INS) on July 10, 2003. We have a 1 year old baby to take along. Is INS ok with that ? Has anyone faced any problems like being told not to bring children etc. ?

The BCIS Internet status enquiry system gives me the following : The status for this Receipt Number cannot be found at this time in this automated system. The Texas Service Center phone system also gives me a similar message. But when I waited for an Officer, he was able to tell me about...

I just received my N-400 interview notice. Interview is scheduled for July 10, 2003. My details are : City is Houston, filed at Texas Service Center, Mesquite Filing date: Jan 20, 2003 Fingerprinting done on Feb 28, 2003.

I filed my N-400 in the middle of Jan 2003 with Texas Service Center. Got fingerprinted on Feb 28, 2003. Havenot heard from INS after that. I live in Houston. Anyone with similar dates made any progress ?

I have just received Notice of Fingerprinting (Houston) scheduled for 28th Feb 03. Since there are 3 weeks left from now, can I go there much earlier for fingerprinting ? Questions are : a) Does INS entertain this ? b) Does this gain me any time in the overall process ? Thanks.

A couple of my friends (in Houston, TX) got their N-400 completed recently. As per them, they filed in March/April 2002 and took their oath in September/October 2002.