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Another Candle member added to the success column. Congrats!

Congratulations! After all the years of forms to fill out and waiting for USCIS this is the final process. Good luck to you both in your future endeavors!

Congrats to you both! A new U.S. citizen on July 2 waiting for the fireworks display on the Fourth of July.

Missingyou The easiest way to get to the Woodside site is by subway on the 7 train. It's only a couple of blocks from the station. Their windows look black on the outside. There's no markings on the windows but the name of the support center is on top above the entrance (if they didn't change anything). If you can't remember your in-laws names, A#, SS#, etc. then write that info down ahead of time to bring it to the appointment. If you still have a copy of Biographic Information form that you filled out when applying for him to come over here then bring that instead. That will have all the info needed to fill out the form. If you've forgotten which form that was it was the one in quadruplicate. One was for you and the other one was for him. You just need the info from his. If you bring a copy of the form remember to fill in whatever info that wasn't available at that time such as SS#. Bring your appointment letter and passport for the 2 year greencard. For the 10 year bring the 2 year GC and the appointment letter. If there's a line forming outside the street then have it in your hands because someone will be walking up & down the line to check if you have the letter and ID. Once you walk into the Woodside Support Center grab the clipboard with the form attached (1 page single sided) and start filling it out as soon as possible. The clipboards are in a cardboard box, on the floor, by the door and security guard, as you're walking in. Grab a (minature golf) pencil as well if you didn't bring a pen. Once you finish filling it out bring it to the receptionist as soon as possible for her to check the form and your docs. The sooner you bring it to her the faster you'll be placed on the waiting list. Sit in the waiting area until they call his name. Once his name is called only he can go in. They will not allow you to go in with him. There is a female Chinese worker doing the biometrics in the back if translation is needed. The first time I went with my wife it was raining and the line almost went around the corner. Inside the waiting room there wasn't a place to sit because it was packed. You had to wait for several people to be called before you can grab a seat. I forgot how long we waited out on the street before they let us inside but the waiting time inside was about half an hour before she was called. Don't worry about going a little earlier than your scheduled appointment. They should take you. The second time we went for the 10 year biometrics took us 5 minutes to fill out the form and for them to fingerprint & photograph her. I couldn't believe we were the only ones there besides the workers. How long would it take for you to do the biometrics? It's a toss up on how many are scheduled for that date and time. Hope that helps!

Congrats to you! Relax and enjoy, then it's onto the next step toward the 10 year GC application prep work (not that much to it).

When I first started the process I filled out everything that I thought should be on the form. My immigration lawyer after checking the forms asked me for my A#. I guess if you can get access to or know your A# then put it down. Your Naturalization Certificate number never changes nor will your certificate itself. I became a citizen when I was a little kid (through my mom). When I was a teenager and was applying for working papers someone told me at the school to update my picture on the Naturalization Certificate so that they know it's me. At that time IMS (USCIS) told me nothing can be change from the original Naturalization Certificate and it will stay the same even if I needed a duplicate in the future (thus my picture & A# when I was a wee tad stays as is). A# = Naturalization Certificate #

Congrats to you!

Congrats and welcome to the 10 year GC club with a few more joining on soon!

Good luck to you!

My wife went back home for a period about 2 months by herself without any problems. If you were to stay outside of the U.S. for the allotted six months or close to that amount of time then it's possible that they may question you about it. I wouldn't worry about the three months. I also don't have my wife's name on the title of our property. The only pictures I sent was the two passport size pictures of my wife. Actually that's not completely right. I have a credit card with Citibank and I purposely chose that card because you can add your picture on the credit card itself. I photocopied the joint credit card with the same number with pictures on the cards and sent it in. I have her on our company's health, dental, life insurance, and joint bank accounts. I also but I don't think necessary included a copy of the applications I filled out to include her and proof that my wife used the health and dental insurance. For the life insurance and pension I added her as the beneficiary. I added her name to the utility bill and now for some reason her name comes first before mine. Since she's home more than I am and uses the utilities more, I joke with her that she has mail and hand her the bill. I added her name to memberships such as: Museums, zoos, etc. (these are not legally binding joint accounts but they're joint membership accounts anyway.) I was going to add her to the Costco card as well but I couldn't find the time to take her to get her picture taken in order to add her to the account. Got two friends to notarized their statements just in case in wasn't enough for the USCIS.

Congrats to you both!

After you're married also start to add her to the health insurance if you have it. It may take a little while before she's covered.

Congratulations to your wife! Sitting on a jury, did that last month. My wife might be able to pass the citizenship test in the future, but I don't think she would be able to comprehend all the lawyer jargon part of a trial.

Congrats to your family!

Congratulations! USCIS has always been slow to update anything on the web.