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My mother is an Indian citizen, and will become a US citizen in December. After that, she wishes to marry her boyfriend, a citizen and resident of India, and bring him to the US. My mother is 67 years old, and retired. She would be fine living in India for a few months to a year to expedite...

Don't lie to the judge Judge Vomacka is ranked #2 for denying asylum petitions: http://trac.syr.edu/immigration/reports/160/include/judge_0005_name-r.html

I applied to the SFO consulate.

My timeline thus far is: Became a US citizen: 3/1/07 (see here for my full citizenship timeline) Applied for Passport: 3/2/07, with expedited processing at King Country Courthouse, Redmond, WA Check cashed: 3/9/07 Online status appeared: 3/9/07 Status changed to Passort "has been...

It's a dumb idea to list minor tickets on the N-400. I ran a poll on this forum to see what people had experienced; if you see the results, you won't bother listing the tickets. I didn't list my tickets on my N-400, but took court dispositions to the interview, just in case. The topic never...

The SFO consulate moves fast! I'd sent in my Passport for cancellation on Tuesday by Express Mail, and got it back today (Thursday) by DHL. In case you're curious, I'd only sent the following: 1. A simple cover letter 2. My Indian Passport 3. A copy of the first page of my US Passport...

My Timeline Got my Passport yesterday, a few days sooner than I expected. It was in a stiff envelope, which the postman bent when trying to fit it into my mailbox. Not a problem, though; everything survived just fine. :cool: It's one of the new e-Passports, with anti-fraud measures and an...

My Timeline Got my Passport yesterday, a few days sooner than I expected. It was in a stiff envelope, which the postman bent when trying to fit it into my mailbox. Not a problem, though; everything survived just fine. :cool: It's one of the new e-Passports, with anti-fraud measures and an...

Please see the OCI/PIO forum. As far as I know, PIO processing takes about 1 to 2 weeks from the SFO consulate, if there are no problems. OCI processing time is usually a couple of months. You can always convert from PIO to OCI status for a nominal $25 fee. The only benefits of OCI are...

My Passport Timeline Became a US citizen: 3/1/07 (see here for my full citizenship timeline) Applied for Passport: 3/2/07, with expedited processing at King Country Courthouse, Redmond, WA Check cashed: 3/9/07 Online status appeared: 3/9/07 Status changed to Passort "has been mailed...

My Passport Timeline Became a US citizen: 3/1/07 (see here for my full citizenship timeline) Applied for Passport: 3/2/07, with expedited processing at King Country Courthouse, Redmond, WA Check cashed: 3/9/07 Online status appeared: 3/9/07 Status changed to Passort "has been mailed...

My Oath Ceremony Experience About an hour ago, I became a US citizen. As I mentioned when writing about my interview experience, my oath ceremony was today at 2 PM. I got to the USCIS facility at 1:20. As I was going through security, the security guard kept telling people that anyone who...

Well, if you really want to, you can read my Seattle interview experience instead... It was very similar.

If you've got an urgent need to travel, you can get a Passport within one day at a local Passport agency.

My interview experience My interview experience today in Seattle can be described in one word – anti-climactic. The interview was scheduled for 1 PM; I was in the building by 12:15. (For details on the building, parking, security procedures, etc. see my fingerprinting experience.) After the...