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Waiting for Naturalization Interview - Houston
I live in Houston. I filed my case on April 28 (sent N-400 to Lockbox facility in Dallas, TX). I got my fingerprints done on June 9th, and I have been waiting to receive the appointment for the naturalization interview. I called USCIS on October 14th and they told me that my application is still being processed.
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N400
Location: Minnesota
May 4, 2016 – N400 received
May 24, 2016 – biometrics done
Since then no updates; I am still waiting for an interview.
I called them on October 13, 2016, and I was told that there is a delay in the processing for St. Paul office, and if I won’t have an interview within 5 months (until March 13, 2017), I should call them again.
May 4, 2016 – N400 received
May 24, 2016 – biometrics done
Since then no updates; I am still waiting for an interview.
I called them on October 13, 2016, and I was told that there is a delay in the processing for St. Paul office, and if I won’t have an interview within 5 months (until March 13, 2017), I should call them again.
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N-400 PROCESSING TIME - LOS ANGELES, CA
5/5/16 - N-400 SENT
5/9/16 - N-400 RECEIVED
5/31/16 - FINGERPRINT (BIOMETRICS) APPOINTMENT COMPLETED
SINCE THEN THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER UPDATES....
STILL HOPING THAT EVERYTHING IS COMPLETED WITHIN THE MANDATED 6 MONTHS TIME FRAME.
ANYONE ELSE FROM THE LOS ANGELES AREA WITH SIMILAR EXPERIENCES?
PLEASE SHARE. THANKS!
5/9/16 - N-400 RECEIVED
5/31/16 - FINGERPRINT (BIOMETRICS) APPOINTMENT COMPLETED
SINCE THEN THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER UPDATES....
STILL HOPING THAT EVERYTHING IS COMPLETED WITHIN THE MANDATED 6 MONTHS TIME FRAME.
ANYONE ELSE FROM THE LOS ANGELES AREA WITH SIMILAR EXPERIENCES?
PLEASE SHARE. THANKS!
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Here is my experience
Background Country of Origin: Philippines
Location: North Carolina
Filed at: Dallas, TX.
Receipt ID format: IOE case number (Integrated operating environment)
June 13, 2016 N-400 Application Form and payment sent to Dallas, TX.
June 15, 2016 N-400 Application and payment received and was processed at their Intergrated Operating Env location.
June 17, 2016 Charges application fee $680.00
June 21, 2016 Biometrics Appointment letter received in the mail.
July 06, 2016 Biometrics was done. (Raleigh, NC)
October 06, 2016 Status updated to an "Interview was scheduled" and an interview notice will be mailed.
I have not yet received the actual letter with the interview date. I will update my status as I go through the process.
Thank you
Location: North Carolina
Filed at: Dallas, TX.
Receipt ID format: IOE case number (Integrated operating environment)
June 13, 2016 N-400 Application Form and payment sent to Dallas, TX.
June 15, 2016 N-400 Application and payment received and was processed at their Intergrated Operating Env location.
June 17, 2016 Charges application fee $680.00
June 21, 2016 Biometrics Appointment letter received in the mail.
July 06, 2016 Biometrics was done. (Raleigh, NC)
October 06, 2016 Status updated to an "Interview was scheduled" and an interview notice will be mailed.
I have not yet received the actual letter with the interview date. I will update my status as I go through the process.
Thank you
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on the journey
4/4/2016 my application was received
nothing happened since then, i called NBC several times, and every request about notice i haven't received took 30 days till i get a response and sometimes i didn't .
today 10/11/2016 i just got my biometrics notice to be done on 11/16/2016., do you think the uscis will consider that i have waited 6 months and will schedule my interview soon?
nothing happened since then, i called NBC several times, and every request about notice i haven't received took 30 days till i get a response and sometimes i didn't .
today 10/11/2016 i just got my biometrics notice to be done on 11/16/2016., do you think the uscis will consider that i have waited 6 months and will schedule my interview soon?
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It Pays To Call
Hi all, I thought this might be helpful information for some of you waiting on communication from USCIS.
I'll detail out my process so far in case it's helpful. For the impatient, the TL;DR is: if you are waiting longer than reasonable (30+ days) for a letter or communication, call the customer service line and talk to someone. I was *this close* to missing my interview because the notice never arrived in the mail.
June 29, 2016: Form N400 confirmed received.
July 21, 2016: Attended biometrics appointment.
September 7: My interview was scheduled (as seen in case status on USCIS.gov). Told to expect the interview notice and instructions by mail.
Sept 30. The notice still not arrived.
Oct 4a: Submitted an online case enquiry for the missing notice (the auto-response said to expect an answer by the end of October 25...I wasn't happy with that timeline)
Oct 4b: Called the Customer Service Center and followed the prompts. Automated message that told me the same information as the case status page: "Interview was scheduled, we'll mail you the notice..." BUT it also said that if nothing is received by 30 days, to speak to customer service.
Oct 7a: Called Customer Service Center again. Went through all the prompts and heard the same status. Listened all the way to end for the additional instructions and the prompt to "press NUMBER to speak to a customer service rep" (or something suggesting I could talk to someone about a problem).
Oct 7b: Speaking to the agent. They asked if this is the first time contacted them about this problem. I said no, because I previously submitted an online case enquiry but I wasn't expecting them to see anything because it was too recent. They found my case enquiry and there was a response waiting on it! The agent was able to see that my Interview was scheduled for Oct 13 (I didn't miss it!) but, with so little time, they would have to FAX me the letter to ensure I would get it in time and that would require escalation to a higher rep.
Oct 7c: Transferred to on-hold to speak to the higher power, opted to receive a call back instead of being on hold for 2 hours.
Oct 8: Received call back on Saturday morning. Went through some details again. Provided work fax number since it was the only fax machine I had access to and prayed it would come through.
Oct 11: Walked into work on Tuesday (day off for Columbus Day) to find my shiny, new interview notice waiting for me and not a moment too soon...interview is in 2 days!
If I hadn't called, I would have missed my interview and my whole application process would have been delayed.
I'll detail out my process so far in case it's helpful. For the impatient, the TL;DR is: if you are waiting longer than reasonable (30+ days) for a letter or communication, call the customer service line and talk to someone. I was *this close* to missing my interview because the notice never arrived in the mail.
June 29, 2016: Form N400 confirmed received.
July 21, 2016: Attended biometrics appointment.
September 7: My interview was scheduled (as seen in case status on USCIS.gov). Told to expect the interview notice and instructions by mail.
Sept 30. The notice still not arrived.
Oct 4a: Submitted an online case enquiry for the missing notice (the auto-response said to expect an answer by the end of October 25...I wasn't happy with that timeline)
Oct 4b: Called the Customer Service Center and followed the prompts. Automated message that told me the same information as the case status page: "Interview was scheduled, we'll mail you the notice..." BUT it also said that if nothing is received by 30 days, to speak to customer service.
Oct 7a: Called Customer Service Center again. Went through all the prompts and heard the same status. Listened all the way to end for the additional instructions and the prompt to "press NUMBER to speak to a customer service rep" (or something suggesting I could talk to someone about a problem).
Oct 7b: Speaking to the agent. They asked if this is the first time contacted them about this problem. I said no, because I previously submitted an online case enquiry but I wasn't expecting them to see anything because it was too recent. They found my case enquiry and there was a response waiting on it! The agent was able to see that my Interview was scheduled for Oct 13 (I didn't miss it!) but, with so little time, they would have to FAX me the letter to ensure I would get it in time and that would require escalation to a higher rep.
Oct 7c: Transferred to on-hold to speak to the higher power, opted to receive a call back instead of being on hold for 2 hours.
Oct 8: Received call back on Saturday morning. Went through some details again. Provided work fax number since it was the only fax machine I had access to and prayed it would come through.
Oct 11: Walked into work on Tuesday (day off for Columbus Day) to find my shiny, new interview notice waiting for me and not a moment too soon...interview is in 2 days!
If I hadn't called, I would have missed my interview and my whole application process would have been delayed.
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Citizenship processing time - resident in BayArea (Fremont)
Hi,
If you are residing in Bay Area (Sunnyvale/Fremont/Santa Clara), and recently applied for US citizenship/Naturaliztion:
Could you please share your experience for the Total processing time from the time application being sent to USCIS to Oath ceremony ? I'm eligible to apply for US citizenship in the month of November and would like to know the breakdown each processing time (biometrics, interview, oath ceremony) ?
Appreciate in advance.
Thanks
If you are residing in Bay Area (Sunnyvale/Fremont/Santa Clara), and recently applied for US citizenship/Naturaliztion:
Could you please share your experience for the Total processing time from the time application being sent to USCIS to Oath ceremony ? I'm eligible to apply for US citizenship in the month of November and would like to know the breakdown each processing time (biometrics, interview, oath ceremony) ?
Appreciate in advance.
Thanks
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Citizenship
N 400 was sent -04/28/2016
Fingerprint done -06/03/2016
Interview-08/30/2016
Oath Ceremony-09/09/2016
Fingerprint done -06/03/2016
Interview-08/30/2016
Oath Ceremony-09/09/2016
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Citizenship
June 7, 2016 - Sent N-400 Application NBC
June 9, 2016 - Application received.
July 13, 2016 - Biometrics done.
It is now October 9, 2016 and still waiting to receive interview notice for Miami. Not sure if it is now taking longer than expected because of the presidential elections. When I called USCIS, they said to call back if after 5 months from June 9, 2016 nothing is received. So 5 months for Miami is the processing time as of today.
June 9, 2016 - Application received.
July 13, 2016 - Biometrics done.
It is now October 9, 2016 and still waiting to receive interview notice for Miami. Not sure if it is now taking longer than expected because of the presidential elections. When I called USCIS, they said to call back if after 5 months from June 9, 2016 nothing is received. So 5 months for Miami is the processing time as of today.
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Continuous residency
Dear all,
I have been a US permanent resident (green card holder) since August of 2014 when I was a Ph.D student at University of Pittsburgh, and I have stayed in the US during most of this time except three months that I have visited my family.
After my graduation, now I have been accepted to do my postdoc job at University of Toronto in Canada by a one year contract which is extendable.
Since I plan to apply for naturalization, I was wondering if you let me know how I can keep my continuous permanent residency and be able to apply for the citizenship at the right time by September 2019.
Is it a good idea if I am traveling back to the US every few months (less than 6) and staying for a few days.
Moreover, I would be most appreciative to receive any comments from you.
I have been a US permanent resident (green card holder) since August of 2014 when I was a Ph.D student at University of Pittsburgh, and I have stayed in the US during most of this time except three months that I have visited my family.
After my graduation, now I have been accepted to do my postdoc job at University of Toronto in Canada by a one year contract which is extendable.
Since I plan to apply for naturalization, I was wondering if you let me know how I can keep my continuous permanent residency and be able to apply for the citizenship at the right time by September 2019.
Is it a good idea if I am traveling back to the US every few months (less than 6) and staying for a few days.
Moreover, I would be most appreciative to receive any comments from you.
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