Baltimore N-400 Timeline

Thank you to all !!!!!!!!

Hi to all,

I would like to thank you all for the efforts. I really do appreciate fact that you are going out of your way to help me. Your moral support makes a big difference. I will follow your advice and I will keep you posted.

Thank again.

kaolack
 
Finally received FP notice

Folks,
like kaolack, I am also having issues with a change of address during the naturalization process. Let me give you my timeline first:
october 31st, 2004: N-400 sent to vsc (from alexandria, Va)
Nov 7th: received receipt with PD of Nov 4, 2004
Nov 15th: Called to report change of address to Rockville, MD (under Baltimore DO now!)
Dec 12th: received confirmation of change of address(mailed to the new address in rockville)
March 18: received FP notice at new address in rockville

BUt here is the clincher: the FP location is in alexandria, va!!! what is going on ??!! I have called and talked to the people at 800# zillions of times and they keep reassuring me that now my local DO is baltimore and that is where my file will be transferred, YET, they send me a FP notice to a application support center in my old jurisdiction. what can I do? should I go to alexandria to get fingerprinted? or should i show up at the glenmont center and try to explain my situation to them?? any advice??
 
viplob said:
Folks,
like kaolack, I am also having issues with a change of address during the naturalization process. Let me give you my timeline first:
october 31st, 2004: N-400 sent to vsc (from alexandria, Va)
Nov 7th: received receipt with PD of Nov 4, 2004
Nov 15th: Called to report change of address to Rockville, MD (under Baltimore DO now!)
Dec 12th: received confirmation of change of address(mailed to the new address in rockville)
March 18: received FP notice at new address in rockville

BUt here is the clincher: the FP location is in alexandria, va!!! what is going on ??!! I have called and talked to the people at 800# zillions of times and they keep reassuring me that now my local DO is baltimore and that is where my file will be transferred, YET, they send me a FP notice to a application support center in my old jurisdiction. what can I do? should I go to alexandria to get fingerprinted? or should i show up at the glenmont center and try to explain my situation to them?? any advice??
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YOU SHOULD SHOW UP BEFORE FP AT BOTH THE PLACES AND TALK TO THEM IN PERSON. ASK THEM WHAT IS GOING ON BEFORE GETTING FINGERPRINTED AT ONE OR THE OTHER PLACE THAT HAS YOUR A-FILE.
 
I do think I should get the FP "done with" in alexandria. But I am afraid thet they might screw up again and send my file to the alexandria/washington DC DO for interviewing instead of Baltimore. The fact they scheduled my FP in virginia inspite of having my new address in Maryland leads me to belive that there might be different queues within the regional service center for different DOs and each application is associated with a particular DO at the time of filing. getting them to "de-associate" the application from one DO to another is like pulling teeth. I talked to an immigration information officer at the 800# and she was surprised that they schedulled me at alexandria. I had her put in a note not to do the same for interviewing!! lets see what happens!
 
I followed your advice.....

Hi to all,

I just wanted to let you know that I did follow your advices. I sent faxes to the directors of the Texas Service Center and the Vermont Service Center, using the fax numbers for expedited requests. I also sent a letter to one of the senators of Maryland. I followed everything with hard copies via certified mail. Let's hope something good will come out of it.

Thanks again to all and I wish you a good ending to this lengthy process!

Any thoughts?

kaolack
 
Good news! Found the A-file...In West Palm Beach!

Hi to all,

I just wanted to share the good news. Following your advice ( you know who you are!) I contacted Senator Paul Sarbanes office about my A-file missing on Monday and I already got a response from the staff. My A-File is in West Palm Beach (WPB) since I previously filed an N-400 in South Florida. In the envelope, there was a copy of the e-mail response from a staff member at BCIS.
The e-mail asked for the senator to send a message to VSC to request the file from WPB. The Senator's staff has already forwarded the information to Baltimore and to VSC. They will let me know of any development.

Thanks to all for your advice and input. Much appreciated and have a great week-end!

Almost the end of the tunnel for all !

Kaolack
 
mhdia and jzlthssw,

Your interview should be this week. Please keep the rest of us posted about your experience. Good Luck.
 
Interview on 3/31

shareef_aadmi said:
mhdia and jzlthssw,

Your interview should be this week. Please keep the rest of us posted about your experience. Good Luck.
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I am getting ready for the interview (and hopefully the oath ceremony) on 3/31. I will definitely report once I'm done.

Afterwards, I've got to worry about my wife's greencard process. Maybe someone can please help me out:

I filed I-130 for my wife in 2001 and up to date it is still pending. Now her Change of Status quota just became current, but without I-130 approval we still can't file for COS for her. Do I need to inform USCIS that she has become current and ask them to speed up the I-130 process?

But as soon as I get my citizenship, do I have more options?

The original I-130 was filed with Texas Center, now we are in VSC.
 
Interview tomorrow and Wife question

amishah said:
Have you filed change of address yet?
After you become a citizen, you have to notify at Texas Service Center if you have not file change of address to upgrade your petition. you can do this by writing a letter along with a copy of your Naturalization certificate.
Please check out this link:
http://boards.immigrationportal.com/showthread.php?t=89831&page=12&pp=15
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One more day to go and I'll be a citizen. They are not going to ask for selective service letter if I got my green card after I was 26 and had been F-1, H-1 before 26, are they? I hope not because I don't have it. I'll bring all my I-20, H-1, F-1 stuff of course. I didn't report speeding tickets (non-DUI)and am not going to volunteer the information either - let's see what happens tomorrow.
Question to Amishah about COS for wife after I get citizenship - thanks a lot for your input! So have you done it yourself? How did it go? I did not file change of address with TSC (I know I should have), so my wife's pending I-130 is still sitting in Texas. I plan to file a change of address with TSC and write a letter (with my naturalization certif copied to them) to ask them to upgrade my wife's I-130, after which I will file I485 with VSC. Is there a standard format or form to write this request? What do you say in the letter? Like: I just got my citizenship and please expedit my wife's I-130?
Any insight will be appreciated.
May God bless all of us.
 
Well I haven't done it yet. I am very much confused. During my visit to my DO, I asked the officer that after I send a request to upgrade my file, will they send me a confirmation and how much time it will take? The officer said they won't send any confirmation of upgrade but they will send a letter saying your petition has been approved or not. She didn't know how long it will take. She said the file has to go through several tables before they send you a letter. I am in real rush to file GC for my husband. I don't won't to wait for some endless time. That is why I am trying to go through the other routs mentioned in the link that I have posted in previous post. But since the officer I talked with haven't mentioned those routs my husband is skeptical about them. I am thinking to cancel my current petition and thinking of starting all over again. I know I will loose some money but I am really very confused about all this.

There is no format or form for this.
 
I found the format


USCIS California Service Center
PO Box 30111
Laguna Niguel, CA 92607-0111

Subject: I-130 Upgrade request to USC

Dear Sir or Madam:

Please note that I became naturalized US citizen on December XX, 2004. I request to upgrade the I-130 file for my spouse.

Details are as follows:
Petitioner: Your Name (A xxx xxx xxx)
Beneficiary: Your Spouse's name (relationship)
Notice of Action Receipt Number: WAC-XX-XXX-XXXXX

Included in this letter:
1. Naturalization Certificate
2. Notice of Action from I-130 filing (WAC-XX-XXX-XXXXX)


Thank you,

Your Name
Your address
Phone:
Fax:
 
Interview today

Well, guys - listen very carefully: Make sure to put your speeding tickets on the N-400. Otherwise, you are going to regret you didn't during the interview!
Went to the interview today, and din't get it. Guess I'm the first in this thread not to get it.
Really not in the mood to talk more. Maybe I'll come back and tell you more after I spend some time to digest the failure. I need to speak to an attorney now. Any good immigration lawyers to recommend in Maryland guys?
 
jzlthssw said:
Well, guys - listen very carefully: Make sure to put your speeding tickets on the N-400. Otherwise, you are going to regret you didn't during the interview!
Went to the interview today, and din't get it. Guess I'm the first in this thread not to get it.
Really not in the mood to talk more. Maybe I'll come back and tell you more after I spend some time to digest the failure. I need to speak to an attorney now. Any good immigration lawyers to recommend in Maryland guys?
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Jzthssw,
Sorry to hear that. Did immigration officer ask you about the speeding ticket? What was your reply? I think if one has got speeding ticket, there is absoulutely no need to lie if the officer asks. It is bit debatable whether one should put it on N-400 or not. One can even voulnteer to disclose the speeding ticket information if they are taking it so seriously. SO IN THIS CONTEXT IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED IN JZTHSSW'S CASE? JZTHSSW, PLEASE TELL US WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED DURING THE INTERVIEW?
 
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jzlthssw said:
Well, guys - listen very carefully: Make sure to put your speeding tickets on the N-400. Otherwise, you are going to regret you didn't during the interview!
Went to the interview today, and din't get it. Guess I'm the first in this thread not to get it.
Really not in the mood to talk more. Maybe I'll come back and tell you more after I spend some time to digest the failure. I need to speak to an attorney now. Any good immigration lawyers to recommend in Maryland guys?
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If you can explain what happened than someone can give useful suggestion to you.
Is your name check cleared ? Did they say anything about namecheck during your interview ?
I am sure you will recover and find a way out !!
Thanks
 
Yes, it's not the end of the world!
Please share your experience. letting out of your chest will releive you and help others much. Please, when you calm down, let us know what happened, and we, too, will try to help you get back on your feet.
good luck
 
Filed N-400

I hired a lawyer and filed my N-400 form in March.
i received a letter and my processing date is March 11th and Priority date is also march 11th.

How long does this process usually take in Baltimore?

Any info is most appreciated.
 
Belated apology

uscit01 said:
Jzthssw,
Sorry to hear that. Did immigration officer ask you about the speeding ticket? What was your reply? I think if one has got speeding ticket, there is absoulutely no need to lie if the officer asks. It is bit debatable whether one should put it on N-400 or not. One can even voulnteer to disclose the speeding ticket information if they are taking it so seriously. SO IN THIS CONTEXT IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED IN JZTHSSW'S CASE? JZTHSSW, PLEASE TELL US WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED DURING THE INTERVIEW?
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It was supposed to be an April-Fool's joke, but I sincerely apologize to those who took it seriously, especially those who were worried. Now, for those of you who still are interested, here is the true version of WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED TO JZLTHSSW:
3/31/05. Interview scheduled for 10:40am. I showed up at 10:25am, handed in the letter. Name was called at 11:25am. Interview officer was very professional. Asked for passport, GC and drivers license. Went over almost everything on my N-400. I didn't volunteer the speeding tix info on the form, and he didn't ask. Didn't ask for tax return, selective service (I was over 26 when getting the GC), nor proof of residency. In fact, he didn't even open my passport or look at my Drivers License. Test was easy - they pick the easiest questions from the 100, and they are the same questions for everyone. The only wrinkle was the pictures I submitted. He said they had to be on WHITE background. Fortunately I had another version with me and he took them to replace the old ones.
The whole interview took 15 min. Oath was held at 3pm in the afternoon.
Biggest lesson learned: treat your speeding / parking tickets as a non issue, unless they were DUI or something more serious than speeding.
FYI, my priority date was 10/12/04.
Now I need to take care of my wife's AOS.
 
Wife AOS

amishah said:
I found the format


USCIS California Service Center
PO Box 30111
Laguna Niguel, CA 92607-0111

Subject: I-130 Upgrade request to USC

Dear Sir or Madam:

Please note that I became naturalized US citizen on December XX, 2004. I request to upgrade the I-130 file for my spouse.

Details are as follows:
Petitioner: Your Name (A xxx xxx xxx)
Beneficiary: Your Spouse's name (relationship)
Notice of Action Receipt Number: WAC-XX-XXX-XXXXX

Included in this letter:
1. Naturalization Certificate
2. Notice of Action from I-130 filing (WAC-XX-XXX-XXXXX)


Thank you,

Your Name
Your address
Phone:
Fax:
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Thanks very much for the tips! Could I ask 2 more questions?
1. I'm also thinking about just starting a brand new I-130 and forget the one that is pending at TSC. Is there any downside of doing that?
2. When is the medical exam supposed to be conducted? Before filing I-485 (concurrent with I-130), or after filing 485?
Thanks!
 
jzlthssw said:
It was supposed to be an April-Fool's joke, but I sincerely apologize to those who took it seriously, especially those who were worried. Now, for those of you who still are interested, here is the true version of WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED TO JZLTHSSW:
3/31/05. Interview scheduled for 10:40am. I showed up at 10:25am, handed in the letter. Name was called at 11:25am. Interview officer was very professional. Asked for passport, GC and drivers license. Went over almost everything on my N-400. I didn't volunteer the speeding tix info on the form, and he didn't ask. Didn't ask for tax return, selective service (I was over 26 when getting the GC), nor proof of residency. In fact, he didn't even open my passport or look at my Drivers License. Test was easy - they pick the easiest questions from the 100, and they are the same questions for everyone. The only wrinkle was the pictures I submitted. He said they had to be on WHITE background. Fortunately I had another version with me and he took them to replace the old ones.
The whole interview took 15 min. Oath was held at 3pm in the afternoon.
Biggest lesson learned: treat your speeding / parking tickets as a non issue, unless they were DUI or something more serious than speeding.
FYI, my priority date was 10/12/04.
Now I need to take care of my wife's AOS.
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Congrats...good to know it was a joke !!!!
Was your PD 10/12 or mid november as you mentioned previously ? Just curious...
 
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