Citizenship

hi everyone .
i wanted to share my experience from my interview and to see if there are people in my situation as well.
i had at federal plaza in nyc my interview for n400 and was recommended for approval .
it has been almost two months and no oath ceremony in mail and no update online .

did anyone experience simmilar situation and is there anyway i can contact uscis in order to try to push it ?

Waiting for more than 16 months, did 3 service requests and did not hear anything yet. My status still Fingerprint Appointment Was Scheduled. I tried everything, service requests, infopass, complaining on the phone, and complained to the senator office. I think it is my right to now what is going on with my application. All the delay is coming because of moving to new electronic system and it failed, and now they are moving everyone back to the old system without considering who applied first, let me explain more about that:

They started to move applicants to the new system until they noticed it is failing. The old system was still working and there were many people in the queue. if your name was in the new system and they moved you back to the old system, it does not matter what time or date you applied, you will be at the end of line in the queue.

there is no way to know which system you was in, unless if you did an infopass and talked to the supervisor in your field office.

I am not sure how to complain about that, but why do we pay 735 if the process is going that bad??!!

Heads up guys, if your identity has ever been stolen or you've lost your wallet or ID, I strongly suggest you get a complete background that includes all States before you submit your citizenship application. A friend of mine advised me to get a complete background check and when I did, someone has been using my ID in new Jersey and have accumulated debt and traffic tickets. Now I have to clear up the tickets, debt and possibly anything else that comes with that and get a police reports

Hello, i hope you all doing well
is anybody received oath letter or change status to oath letter was mail, who passed there interview
after mid of July 2018 ? i suppose to get my oath letter but i have not yet i am waiting for my oath letter for july 25 oath ceremony
Thank you

Hello guys, so I had my interview few weeks ago, I passed, my oath was scheduled, I received the letter with date and location almost two weeks ago, my ceremony will be on August 3rd,.

BUT today, I received an email saying we are still reviewing your case, and there are no updates at this time !

What does that mean?

Filed May 15, 2017 In line for interview June 23, 2017. Hopefully the long wait to here something is near!! Good Luck to everyone that has waited so long.....

Please does anyone have an idea if it the processing time is faster if the N400 is filed online especially for Houston field office? Thanks in advance

Received the below text in an email from the USCIS today:

WASHINGTON - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today posted a policy memorandum (PDF, 113 KB) (PM) that provides guidance to USCIS adjudicators regarding their discretion to deny an application, petition, or request without first issuing a Request for Evidence (RFE) or Notice of Intent to Deny (NOID) when required initial evidence was not submitted or the evidence of record fails to establish eligibility.

This updated guidance is effective September 11, 2018 and applies to all applications, petitions, and requests, except for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) adjudications, received after that date. Due to preliminary injunctions issued by courts in California and New York, this new PM does not change the RFE and NOID policies and practices that apply to the adjudication of DACA requests.

“For too long, our immigration system has been bogged down with frivolous or meritless claims that slow down processing for everyone, including legitimate petitioners. Through this long overdue policy change, USCIS is restoring full discretion to our immigration officers to deny incomplete and ineligible applications and petitions submitted for immigration benefits,” said USCIS Director L. Francis Cissna. “Doing so will discourage frivolous filings and skeletal applications used to game the system, ensure our resources are not wasted, and ultimately improve our agency’s ability to efficiently and fairly adjudicate requests for immigration benefits in full accordance with our laws.”

The 2013 PM addressed policies for the issuance of RFEs and NOIDs when the evidence submitted at the time of filing did not establish eligibility. In practice, the 2013 PM limited denials without RFEs or NOIDs to statutory denials by providing that RFEs should be issued unless there was “no possibility” of approval. This “no possibility” policy limited the application of an adjudicator’s discretion.

The policy implemented in this guidance restores to the adjudicator full discretion to deny applications, petitions, and requests without first issuing an RFE or a NOID, when appropriate. This policy is intended to discourage frivolous or substantially incomplete filings used as “placeholder” filings and encourage applicants, petitioners, and requestors to be diligent in collecting and submitting required evidence.

USCIS will continue issuing statutory denials when appropriate without first issuing an RFE or NOID when the applicant, petitioner, or requestor has no legal basis for the benefit/request sought, or submits a request for a benefit or relief under a program that has been terminated.
If all required initial evidence is not submitted with the benefit request, USCIS, in its discretion, may deny the benefit request for failure to establish eligibility based on lack of required initial evidence. Examples of filings that may be denied without sending an RFE or NOID include, but are not limited to:

Waiver applications submitted with little to no supporting evidence; or
Cases where the regulations, the statute, or form instructions require the submission of an official document or other form of evidence establishing eligibility at the time of filing and there is no such submission. For example, an Affidavit of Support (Form I-864), if required, was not submitted with an Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status (Form I-485).
This PM updates Chapters 10.5(a) and 10.5(b) of the USCIS Adjudicator’s Field Manual and contains an “additional considerations” section. The policy in this “additional considerations” section is not new, and is nearly identical to the policy contained in the superseded 2013 PM.

I am finally a US citizen, I took an oath of allegiance today with other 51 nationality in Atlanta. It was very sensational and emotional experience and I would like to thank great people on this forum for guidance and support esp Allan and Robb.
I would like to share my timeline with you guys.
PD Aug 17th, 2017
FP Sep 10th, 2017
Case been online for interview since Sep, 2017
April 27th, case changed to interview has been scheduled
June 5th, interview. Passed the interview but decision cannot yet be made
June 27th, case changed to oath ceremony letter is mailed
July 13th, oath ceremony at Atlanta field office.

It requires more patient and prayers guys, it shall happen on due time. Never get weary and all shall come to pass.

God bless America!

Both my spouse and I with a PD date of 9/1/2017 had our interview at the Chicago office yesterday (7/12/18) and today (7/13/18) respectively.

We both passed our English and Civics test. While reviewing our forms, the officers (different) found a typo in the end date where we had put 2016 instead of 2017 in the address section.
In my case I had another item where I did not answer a question about how many times my spouse has been married. I answered it there and the I/O updated the same for me.

We have no criminal history and paid all our taxes on time. Still we both got 'A decision cannot be made at this time' and were asked to wait 3-4 weeks for a written decision. Any one else in the same boat or thoughts on what may be going on. Is it because of the typo in the form.

BTW we got the same 6 civics questions
- 435 voting members
- Father of our country
- War fought by US in 1900
- state rep for a term of how many years
- chief justice of the supreme court
- in what month do we vote for president