Citizenship

My wife filed N400 online on 11/01/2018 and interview scheduled at Sacramento CA first week of June 2019. We were in the process of moving to Austin, TX and she filed AR 11 about the same time and interview de-scheduled and case has been moved to San Antonio, TX.
N400 interview scheduled on July 3rd at San Antonio. She attended the same and regarding her physical presence she was absent from US for 885 days which is 29 months out of 60 months.
During the interview IO pulled up another date for one of her trip and asked her to confirm. Since she was not good at date/time, she confirmed the date, and this made her absences from US as 37 months. She has passed English and Civic test. IO informed that they will get back to us if they need additional information. Next day USCIS online account updated that N400 has been denied.

N336:
Within 10 days she filed N336 since we were sure that she was meeting physical presence requirements. She had only 4 trips on 5 years statutory period. We have collected all the documents – rent ledger/lease documents/mortgage payments, paystubs, invoices and timesheets, tax filings etc. Approached an attorney in Austin after receiving an interview letter for the N336 appeal. This attorney put on us with lot of fear saying that if the attorney was IO then they will confiscate my wife’s green card, without listening to the fact that I as immediate relative was in US during her absence from US. We checked with them if they can accompany for the interview and they were charging $2500 for the interview process. Somehow, we didn’t feel comfortable with the attorney since she was charging a lot and also putting fear on us. Approached another attorney in San Antonio he charged $250 to go through the documents and another $250 to accompany for the interview. October 10th a senior IO interviewed her, IO thought it was a clerical error and the person authorize to pull the CBP systems was unavailable, IO could not verify all the trips. Interview was very short, and IO collected the photocopies of the all the passports and told that she will call up the attorney if the case is approved. After 4 weeks we received G56 to appear for the interview and my wife appeared for the interview on 11/18/2019. IO initially told that they can’t grant citizenship because she is eligible. Also asked if she crossed any border bridge by walk, my wife mentioned that she had been to Canada to visit Niagara Falls twice but those were prior to the statutory period. Later my wife could recollect that it was a Mexico trip for few hours. IO was mentioning that many people go to Mexico by walk, go to their home country and come back to US by walk after flying to Mexico so that CPB won’t have it on Records. Attorney explained that the trip was lesser than 24 hours and no need to mention in the application. My wife also told that if IO need evidence we can get the US stayed hotel details for that trip. IO told that she do not need any additional information and also understood that my wife don’t have any reason to lie. IO approved the case and told that my wife will be getting oath ceremony letter in 120 days. 11/20 status changed online as approved and 11/22 status changed that Oath Ceremony letter has mailed. We are excited for the Oath ceremony!!!

Lesson learned from this case is that if you are in borderline for the physical presence requirement, it’s better to take all the trip details including the trips less than 24 hours.

Hey guys just wanted to share the final experience of citizenship with you guys.

I am a Dallas TX filler field office Irving

August 9, 2018
We received your application

August 11, 2018
We scheduled your biometrics appointment

August 29, 2018
We reviewed your biometrics

after bio I didn't call or anything just waited patiently for interview

June 21, 2019
We scheduled your interview

after interview I got the decision can not be made however I forgot to mention I had a name change
so waited one month and called in to see what is going on. I was told to wait at least 90 days, so waited 90 days called in again talk to a Tier2
officer was told that the IO send your case back to background check, have no issue clean background and the Officer told me to wait one more
month. I was very frustrated that why is it taking so long after two weeks talking to Tier 2 officer I got a notification that the case was approved.

November 1, 2019
You attended your interview

November 1, 2019
We approved your application

November 18, 2019
We scheduled your naturalization ceremony

Naturalization is at the court on the December the 5th

Hope this help someone out there good luck to all of you

Here my timeline from bottom to top.
Can Anybody please tell me how long do a have to wait for oath?

November 21, 2019
We approved your application
Your final step to becoming a citizen is to attend your naturalization ceremony
We will mail you a letter when we schedule your naturalization ceremony.

November 21, 2019
We approved your application

November 21, 2019
You attended your interview

October 17, 2019
We scheduled your interview

October 17, 2019
We reviewed your biometrics

September 28, 2019
We scheduled your biometrics appointment

September 26, 2019
We received your application

May 4, 2019 -- We received your application. You submitted your application on May 04, 2019 (filled online).

May 11, 2019 -- We scheduled your bio-metrics appointment. Received the notice in the email and also was uploaded to the profile.

May 31, 2019 -- Bio-metrics were done on the same day and in evening, the status was changed to "We reviewed your bio-metrics. You do not need to do anything at this time. We will let you know if we need anything else from you as we continue to review your application".

Estimated Time -- May 2020

Hello all,

Has anyone had a final decision on their case after waiting for 120 days on their N400 application recently? I remember a lot of members said they have been waiting for almost 120 days and would like to know if you were able to get a result. Mine will be 120 days very soon and any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks
C

Hi all,
I need help/advice in regard of my N400 application. I applied since January 2018 and bio-metric was done in February 2018. My interview was supposed to be on June 2018 but it was cancelled due unforeseen circumstances. I called USCIS office in Cincinnati multiple times but nothing has changed since then. I have an attorney but he is not helpful at all. It is been almost two years since I applied and I am so tired of waiting now. What should I do please? Should I write my congressman? If so, would it be beneficial for my case? Prayers are also welcomed because I am so tired of waiting and have family oversea that I need to visit. Thank you guys!!!

Applied October 1 2019
Biometric appointment ctober 17 2019
Interview date December 11 2019

Hi, any info on naturalization ceremony Schedules in San Antonio Texas for December? Thank you

Hi everyone!

My timeline for N400 in LA:

Applied - May, 15 2019;
Biometrics submitted - July 26, 2019 (They were originally scheduled for June 3rd, 2019 but I didn't receive the original notice in the mail so had to reschedule);
Waiting for interview notice now.
My estimated case completion time is April, 2020.

If anyone on this forum from LA just had their interview or received their notice recently could you please share when you applied and submitted biometrics to help understand current timeline in Los Angeles a little better. Any info would be greatly appreciated!

Applied N400
application May 2019
finger print June 2019
interview july 31 2019.

I traveled outside the country for 3 weeks. even after 120 days, did not receive oath ceremony letter.
requested infopass. Officer said will send an email case officer.

same day status changed to case approve.

We will mail you a letter when we schedule your naturalization ceremony.

Hope this helps.