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    Expedited Passport Timeline

    Please share your expedited passport timeline. Mine is as follows: Naturalized: 9/30/09 Applied for passport book+card: 10/01/2009 Passport book received: 10/10/2009 Passport card received: 10/15/2009 Naturalization certificate received: 10/15/2009
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    Proud New US Citizens from Atlanta, GA

    Outcome :) As of 2:08 PM myself and my wife became US Citizens by naturalization :) Eligibility We applied based on 5 year residency rule. We obtained green cards through employment, I was the primary applicant and wife was a derivative. I still work for sponsoring company. Initial...
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    No entry to Switzerland on green card

    The subject has come up recently in the citizenship forum but it might be hard to find there. You used to be able to enter Switzerland by virtue of having a green card even if your nationality was ineligible for visa-free entry. Switzerland joined Schengen area in 2008 and is no longer...
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    Walk-in fingerprinting

    I got my biometrics letter today. Of course, as luck may have it, they have scheduled it for the worst possible time for me :) The letter says "Please appear at the below application support center at the date and time specified.". Then it explains that if I need to reschedule I need to mail...
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    Does USCIS ever pick up their mail from USPS?

    My N-400 app is stuck in transit: We attempted to deliver your item at 11:55 AM on May 6, 2009 in LEWISVILLE, TX 75067 and a notice was left. You may pick up the item at the Post Office indicated on the notice [...] If this item is unclaimed after five days then it will be returned to the...
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    Interview Reschedule Experiences

    Hey all, I am looking for interview reschedule experiences. How long you had to wait for another interview letter if you rescheduled your original appointment? I'll be eligible to file N-400 in a few days. Based on Atlanta N-400 timeline thread the processing time averages just a little...
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    Border crossing to/from Canada (Niagara Falls)

    As I promised earlier here is my report from my visit to Niagara Falls/Toronto over the Labor Day weekend. To Canada: Drove through Buffalo - Peace Bridge border crossing. Late afternoon, Saturday, September 4. A few cars before me but, of course, my line is the slowest. Spent 15 minutes in...
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    Green Card and Voting

    Hello All, According to: http://uscis.gov/graphics/howdoi/PermRes.htm#voting I can vote in "certain" state and local elections. How to find out which elections I am allowed to vote as a PR? eltoro
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    Atlanta passport stamping experience

    Our approval notices (courtesy copy) arrived yesterday (July 6) in the mail. Our lawyer advised us that the best days for pasport stamping in Atlanta are Wednesdays and Thursdays, so we decided that I go first today (July 7) and my wife will follow me the next day. Thanks to excellent info...
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    ND 04/22/02 - approved today!

    It is my pleasure to inform everybody that mine and my wife's cases have been approved today. Received relevant USCIS emails an hour ago! It took us a total of 4 years, 1 month and 14 days to get to this milestone. Much shorter than most of you, but still very long, considering that you can...
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    Formula for a SRC-YY-DDD date?

    I tried to search the forum for that, but failed :) What might be the formula for the SRC number? Supposedly the first two digits are the year and the next three are the day number. But is the year a fiscal year (starting Oct 1)? Even so, my numbers don't match :(
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    Passport Stamp Size

    Can anyone post the size of a passport stamp? My wife's passport is full. She does not have an empty page, but does have several pages with single stamp on it. We wonder if an approval should come (keep the fingers crossed) would they stamp it on a non-empty page. Getting a new passport is not...
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