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    Expedited Passport Timeline

    The address is correct. The PA office will then re-direct your application to the regional passport office in New Orleans. The New Orleans office will send you your passport (via priority mail - no signature required) and your naturalization certificate (via regular mail). All this is finished...
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    Consequences to citizenship app from changing jobs after EB1-OR GC

    Do not sugar-coat your termination in anyway especially you don't want to tell the officer that your EB1-2 petition did not actually have a "permanent" job. Jobs that depend on continuation of research funds are *typically* not seen as "permanent" jobs. EB1-1 and NIW do NOT need a job offer...
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    OCI - Houston Tracker

    OCI received! OCI received via FedEx: 3/24 Done!
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    OCI - Houston Tracker

    Arrived at the consulate OCI Arrived Applied: 3/1 Ack + photo/sig scan: 3/5 Granted: 3/10 Printed: 3/11 Dispatched to the Consulate: 3/12 OCI arrived at CGI Houston: 3/18 Original US & Indian passport sent along with a screen shot of OCI status: 3/18
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    OCI - Houston Tracker

    Please read the following site; especially look for the meaning of 'GRANTED'. http://www.cgisf.org/oc/onlinestatus.html
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    OCI - Houston Tracker

    Sorry to be jumping in but here is how it goes, I think. The consulate in US does the scanning (uploads into the system) and grants it (after consultation with the Ministry of Home Affairs - done using online database checking). People in Delhi just print it and mail it back to the consulate...
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    OCI - Houston Tracker

    Dispatched Applied: 3/1 Ack + photo/sig scan: 3/5 Granted: 3/10 Printed: 3/11 Dispatched to the Consulate: 3/12
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    OCI - Houston Tracker

    If you prefer so!
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    OCI - Houston Tracker

    You can write a cover letter, mention new address, and request the consulate to send the documents to your new address. I am assuming you did pay for the overnight delivery. If not, add $20 money order with that request. CGI Houston is very good with such things; so it should not be much...
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    OCI - Houston Tracker

    Printed Printed: 3/11
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    OCI - Houston Tracker

    God bless them; CGI Houston is very efficient (and tidy! - you should visit their office) consulate!
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    OCI - Houston Tracker

    Yes; that means your application is all set for approval ('granted' status) sometime soon!
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    OCI - Houston Tracker

    Status changed to granted Applied: 3/1 Ack + photo/sig scan: 3/5 Granted: 3/10 The website is working this morning; I just checked!
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    Harassment and abusive behavior during the citizenship interview

    We have encountered 'imperfect' behaviors/treatments at the hands of the immigration agents a few times in the last 15 years. Either they are trained that way or we encountered them on their imperfect days in their offices. Either way, we always got our applications accepted so no hard feelings...
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    Affiliations Question on N400

    Do surely mention what you mentioned on your 485 application; I mean IEEE, ACM, Sigma-Xi etc. - or equivalents - if you did mention them in your EB1-1 or EB1-2 application.
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    Last Name change -- No NC certificate

    We are in a similar situation. My wife got her US passport without any hassle and she has applied for SSN card with the new last name, after receiving her passport. Once she gets her SSN card, she will approach the DMV. DMV is the least knowledgeable of all, so this order made sense to us. No...
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    OCI - Houston Tracker

    Just checked status Photo/signature scanned March/05 Used the following site, entered the online registration number, and pressed 'go'. This might help those who do not know how to check the status (I didn't know myself until an hour ago). https:// passport.gov.in/oci/OnlineOCIenquiry.jsp So...
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    OCI - Houston Tracker

    Application sent: March/01 Application delivered to the consulate: March/02 Ack: waiting
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    When to shred the non-immigrant papers?

    I feel fortunate to be asking this question. When is a good time to shred the non-immigrant documents such as I-20s, EAD, I-140, I-485 etc. I am a brand new citizen and will be applying for my passport shortly. Thanks.
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    what did u wear for your n-400 interview?

    In New Orleans (Metairie USCIS office), taking pictures and video recording is allowed during the oath ceremony. I do not know about the rules in the other locations/offices.
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