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Hi, My mother came to USA again recently using her 10 yr. visitor's visa. Though her visa stamp on the passport was expiring on Apr 20th 2011, the POE officer stamped her I-94 valid until May 26th 2011. So, which one takes precendence when considering the safe date for leaving USA without...

I became a US Citizen lasy year and I decided to file I-130 petition for my mother. I have few question that needs clarification. Any advice is appreciated. 1) Is I-130 & I-485 concurrent filing allowed? 2) My mother is currently in US on a visitor's visa and her I-94 is valid until May 25th...

I am happy to say that I am a US citizen now. Had oath ceremony today at Chicago downtown. The oath went smoothly. The actual oath by the judge took 10 minutes but the seating and instructions reading took 90 minutes. 30 minutes before the reporting time, we were seperated, applicants and family...

Has anybody received 2nd oath letter in the mail? I had brief tense moments seeing another letter from USCIS in my mail box today. I thought they might have de-scheduled it or sent an RFE or something. Then I opened it to see the same oath letter again with some difference. The 1st copy had...

I received oath letter today and I posted it here earlier. Now I got a question regarding the oath letter. On the front side of the letter, it has a list of documents (some were checked) that I need to bring for oath. In my case, they checked 1) Oath letter, 2) Permanent Resident card, 3) Rentry...

I am wondering if there are any more Jun/Jul '09 filers still waiting like me to get approval? At this point, it is really frustating for me to still wait for a decision on N-400 petition. The IO was nice during the interview. I am single with no criminal records except couple of traffic...

Guys, When someone finishes the interview, passed the civic test but no decision was made by the IO rightaway for whatever reason, will there be an online LUD change as soon as the DO makes a decision on the case? I mean can we expect a LUD change 'immediately' with messages like approved or...

Guys, Did anybody approach a local US Senator as well as house Representative at the same time with immigration help? Anybody has any ideas on it? I already approached my local Senator's office few days back but I get the feeling that they might not want to help the second time with my case. I...

Hi, I would like to open a oath letter tracker for Chicago DO applicants. Please post your details if you are waiting for it after finishing interview. It doesn't matter which month you finished your interview. Thanks. Here is mine.

Can someone post the oath tracker for Chicago DO please? I searched but couldn't find it. 1) Also, did anyone finish interview and waiting for oath because the IO couldn't get the A# file in time? I am in that situation. 2) The IO did not make copies of passport, DL & GC during my interview...

I had my interview today morning. My interview was scheduled for 8:05 AM. I was there by 7:20 AM. Dropped the IL at the front desk at 7:45 AM. I was given a pager. Waited until 8:40 AM when my pager went off. Then an officer came and took me inside. She was very nice and made good conversation...

Can anyone suggest if we need to order tax 'RETURN' transcript or tax 'ACCOUNT' transcript? Also, I was out of the country only twice in the last 5 years after getting GC. One was for 4 weeks duration and another one for 3 weeks only. Do I still need to order tax transcripts for the interview...

I got stuck betweeen FP & IL stage for a while and didn't focus on the interview preperation much until I received the IL. This issue might have been addressed before but I would like to just get a quick clarification. The civic questions have more than one correct answer. So, when the IO asks...

Hi, I have infopass appointment on Dec 1st to check the status of my interview schedule. I don't know about other DO's but Chicago DO is not good in providing meaningful Infopass service. Are we allowed to ask for a supervisor if the IO sitting there doesn't help us properly? If we are allowed...

Anyone had infopass experience at Chicago DO? I am planning to go to Chicago DO using Infopass to check the status of IL for my N-400 application. Even though my case is very simple and straight forward, for some unknown reason, my case got stuck after FP. Calls to USCIS gave some updated...

Did anyone come across or heard about how long does it take once NBC requests A# file from the holding office (field control office) and receiving it? Anybody got lucky knowing this from their conversation with an IO? The IO I spoke to yesterday told me that they requested my A# file from the...

Hi, I have noticed that the movement from FP to IL is the main headache for several applicants and even though there are individual timelines for each DO here, I am thinking maybe it is a good idea to open a seperate thread for people who are done with FP and waiting forever to receive IL. So I...

Hi, Did anyone who spoke to a 2nd level IO (before receiving IL) got an answer saying your interview wasn't scheduled yet but received IL in the mail or LUD change very very soon after that? I just called and spoke to 2nd level IO and she said that I am not scheduled for interview yet. So, I am...

I am wondering how is the new USCIS.gov text messaging to cell phone system works when there is an update of a case in the portfolio? Anyone with a case update and received text message on the cell phone, please advice. I want to know if it is reliable or if we have to login regularly to check...

Does anyone feel that there are too many denials lately or cases pending with "decision cannot be made at this time" after interview? I might be wrong but I see folks posting these denials a lot lately. Is this a new trend from USCIS? Any thoughts?