San Francisco/Oakland,CA Anyone received interview letter?

sanjayrpatel

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My application is pending since 07/26/04. Anyone received recently interview letter let me know what was your priority date.

Thanks.
 
Did you get the oath letter when you finished the interview? (That's how Oakland office works as I heard). If you didn't, it probably means your name check hasn't completed.
 
They didn't gave me any letter but ask me more documents (that immigration officer was in so much hurry to goto his lunch that I keep telling him that I have all document you asking here with me but he didn't even take look at that.). So now do I have to wait how long that's the question...
 
It seems many people have received FD notification less than a month after PD.
Is it true in San Francisco Bay area?

My PD was Feb 14, 2005. How soon do I expect to receive FD and interview?

Thanks.
 
qsxd said:
It seems many people have received FD notification less than a month after PD.
Is it true in San Francisco Bay area?

My PD was Feb 14, 2005. How soon do I expect to receive FD and interview?

Thanks.

My date was 07/26/04 and
FP was 09/09/04 and
Interviewed on 03/02/2005 --- Now waiting for decision....
 
what is your timeline? what is your Do?
what exactly were you told after the interview was over?
thanks a bunch
 
their carelessness is rediculous Patel!!

sanjayrpatel said:
They didn't gave me any letter but ask me more documents (that immigration officer was in so much hurry to goto his lunch that I keep telling him that I have all document you asking here with me but he didn't even take look at that.). So now do I have to wait how long that's the question...
If i were you patel I would not leave the office without either showing his lazy ass the documents or talking to his supervisor. The reason that guy is there is to help you and others like you. That's why he gets paid for! this is rediculous. You shouldn't have let him let you hanging like that man. good luck
 
N400 Filed in Nov 2004, got interview for May 2005 in Oakland but my I-751 has not been removed yet. Anyone in similar situation.

Interview in Oakland.

I heard that sometimes both I-751 and N400 are adjudicated together, is that true?
If so, does Oakland CA adjudicate I-751 too?

Thanks
Shah
 
You can't be naturalized before conditions removal

mamon said:
N400 Filed in Nov 2004, got interview for May 2005 in Oakland but my I-751 has not been removed yet. Anyone in similar situation.

Interview in Oakland.

I heard that sometimes both I-751 and N400 are adjudicated together, is that true?
If so, does Oakland CA adjudicate I-751 too?

Thanks
Shah
My friend has been through the same situation as yours, his lawyer told him that he can NOT apply for naturalization before the removal of conditions get approved. I mean that makes sense, you are not permanent resident formally yet. Your application is not approved yet , so you are not qualified for citizenship as of this moment. Once the application is approved , then you are qualified. The lawyer said, even if you applied , at the end after the interview, they will deny your application.
 
That's not true, the lawyer is definitely wrong. There is a memo issued by INS clearly state that a Conditional Permanent Resident may file for Citizenship provided the person meets the time of either 3 years with spouse or 5 years without spouse. For me it is 5 years without spouse. But my i-751 has not been processed yet.

They cannot deny the N400 but can delay the Oath until clearance of the I-751

I will look for the memo and put a link.
 
Conditional Residents May Seek Naturalization While I-751 is Pending
by Cyrus D. Mehta

A spouse of a US citizen normally obtains conditional residency for a 2-year period if the green card was issued within two years of the marriage. During the 90-day period prior to the expiration of the conditional residency period, the US citizen spouse and foreign spouse have to apply for removal of the conditions on residence by filing a Form I-751 petition.

It usually takes about two years for the Immigration and Naturalization Service Vermont Service Center (INS VSC) to approve the I-751. In the meantime, the spouse of the US citizen is reluctant to apply for naturalization although he or she is eligible to file for such an application two years nine months after the initial grant of the lawful permanent status. Due to the enormous delays in processing the I-751, the foreign spouse loses time for purposes of filing a naturalization application.

In a recent exchange of correspondence, Paul E. Novak, Jr., Director of the INS VSC, advised that it is permissible for a conditional resident to apply for naturalization while a Form I-751 application is pending with the INS VSC. Mr. Novak was responding to an inquiry from a New York attorney.

As a result, conditional resident spouses can apply when they become eligible for citizenship, which is 2 years and 9 months from the date of receiving the conditional residency. This is the case even if the I-751 application remains pending.

What if the spouse’s naturalization interview comes up before the I-751 application is approved?

Based on Mr. Novak’s statement, the citizenship application cannot be denied on the basis that the I-751 is pending. It is most likely that the naturalization officer will put the application in abeyance until the I-751 application is approved. Conditional resident spouses can therefore apply for citizenship in a timely manner, and hopefully have their I-751 applications approved before the citizenship interview.

Letter, Novak, Director VSC Dec 18,2001 reprinted in 79 No3 Interpreter releases 66,89-90 (jan 2002)
 
mamon,
thank you very much. You are right, and obviously i am wrong. I don't feel bad admitting it. That's why the discussion here is so constructive. Now , because of you, i have the right information and on top of that, a great news for my friend! thanks alot Mamon!
 
Lawyer some times are very stupid. I faced the same cituation. The Lawyer told me not to apply, and Customer Service at the the DO told me the same. But I called the 800 numbers and asked, they told yes I can apply. With more research I discovered that the natuarlization officer has authority to remove the condition during citizenship interview (in case it was not removed before).

So go ahead and I apply, I was there and I know. I did my n400 interview last month. Luckly my condition removal interview was a month before. But I sent my n400 before knowing that they will sechadule my condition removal interview in Dec.
 
Steve Houston,
Is that good for the Texas Service Center also, or just in Nebraska Service Center. As my friend is going through the TSC. Also, what happened to you? Did you get your oath letter yet? What's going on with you man. Please let me know.
 
Nothing yet... I am still waiting the oath letter. I will miss 16th of March Oath in Houston. I hope I will catch April or May oaths.
 
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