Advice Needed...Still No Interview Date

[STL_HCMC 0]

We sent in my wife's N-400 application on March 27th and completed biometrics on April 28th. She has still not received an interview notice. We've called the 1-800 number and filed to e-service requests, only to be told each time to wait 60-90 days for the interview notice as the application is currently pending an interview date with the local USCIS office in Ft. Smith, AR. The last service request reply was received on October 21st.

When checking the status of the application online it still shows the last touch date of 4/16/2010 and a request for evidence status, which at the time we determined to be the biometrics notification. We never received anything in the mail other than the biometrics notification, so to this day still believe that is what the request for notification was. The 1-800 representative and the e-service requests never mentioned anything about additional evidence being needed.

Any advice? Anything additional we can do at this point? Continue to patiently wait? The local office is over an hour away, so we're hesitant to drive all the way down for an infopass appointment that may produce little result.

Thanks in advance for your advice!

[Inky 1,111]

Any result is better than no result at all. I would make the infopass and go down there. At the least they should be able to put in a service request or an inquiry.

[Used to be broken 147]

We sent in my wife's N-400 application on March 27th and completed biometrics on April 28th. She has still not received an interview notice. We've called the 1-800 number and filed to e-service requests, only to be told each time to wait 60-90 days for the interview notice as the application is currently pending an interview date with the local USCIS office in Ft. Smith, AR. The last service request reply was received on October 21st.

When checking the status of the application online it still shows the last touch date of 4/16/2010 and a request for evidence status, which at the time we determined to be the biometrics notification. We never received anything in the mail other than the biometrics notification, so to this day still believe that is what the request for notification was. The 1-800 representative and the e-service requests never mentioned anything about additional evidence being needed.

Any advice? Anything additional we can do at this point? Continue to patiently wait? The local office is over an hour away, so we're hesitant to drive all the way down for an infopass appointment that may produce little result.

Thanks in advance for your advice!

Playing devils advocate here: Did your wife spend any significant time out of the US since arriving?

Also, are you a naturalized US Citizen? If yes when did you naturalize?

Have you moved recently or since you filed the N-400?

Edited December 4, 2010 by brokenfamily

[STL_HCMC 0]

Playing devils advocate here: Did your wife spend any significant time out of the US since arriving?

Also, are you a naturalized US Citizen? If yes when did you naturalize?

Have you moved recently or since you filed the N-400?

Not significant time out of the US. Her longest trip was a 3 week vacation back to Vietnam.

I am not a naturalized US Citizen.

Have not moved recently.

[jkelly07 120]

are you saying you got a notification letter for biomatrics, the did you have your appointment letter, you had your prints and photo taken,if you had it done and never heard thing,call the FBI in va the visa deptartment,give them your case number,ask if it wes sent to uscis, or is it still being adjudicating,call the 800 number ask to talk to tier 2 supervisor, sorry you are having this problem seems like a long time, good luck,

[STL_HCMC 0]

are you saying you got a notification letter for biomatrics, the did you have your appointment letter, you had your prints and photo taken,if you had it done and never heard thing,call the FBI in va the visa deptartment,give them your case number,ask if it wes sent to uscis, or is it still being adjudicating,call the 800 number ask to talk to tier 2 supervisor, sorry you are having this problem seems like a long time, good luck,

Thanks jkelly07. Yes, she had her fingerprints and photo taken and we are still waiting on an interview appointment.

Do you have a number for the FBI visa department?

[STL_HCMC 0]

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[Kathryn41 3,205]

I would definitely make an infopass appointment even though it is an hour's drive away. I doubt it is the FBI check as those seem to go really quickly. It is possible that the file was returned and accidentally 'filed' as if completed for the ceremony whereas you are still waiting for the interview. An infopass appointment will be able to address your concerns whether it does indeed turn out to be a security check issue - or an error on the part of USCIS. My bet is on the latter.

They don't generally send out RFE's for missing evidence - they just send a letter requesting you to bring the following type of evidence to your interview. Most files are not reviewed in any detail until the actual interview when the interviewer goes through it while you are actually there and asks, if necessary, for anything missing.

Another possible action is to contact your local Senator or Congressman and ask them to investigate on your behalf. They have staff who do this type of work and they have dedicated contact numbers at USCIS to get information. Either official will probably be quite happy to assist a potential voter . You can generally find their contact information on line. You will have to complete an authorization document that will allow them to investigate on your behalf. This can often be done through fax machines if their office is not a convenient distance to drive.

Good luck.

Edited December 6, 2010 by Kathryn41

[JA Tam 7]

The number for the FBI to inquire about the name check is 304-625-5590. Make sure that you have her receipt number, date of birth info and so forth. I can't remember all that they need to make sure that they can give you the info. Also, I have heard of people calling the USCIS number and speaking to a Tier 2 supervisor. You may want to search the topics and get some additional info.

Hope this helps.

Edited December 6, 2010 by JA Tam

[STL_HCMC 0]

Another possible action is to contact your local Senator or Congressman and ask them to investigate on your behalf. They have staff who do this type of work and they have dedicated contact numbers at USCIS to get information. Either official will probably be quite happy to assist a potential voter . You can generally find their contact information on line. You will have to complete an authorization document that will allow them to investigate on your behalf. This can often be done through fax machines if their office is not a convenient distance to drive.

Good luck.

Thanks Kathryn41!

Great advice. We contacted the local senator via their website this evening.

The number for the FBI to inquire about the name check is 304-625-5590. Make sure that you have her receipt number, date of birth info and so forth. I can't remember all that they need to make sure that they can give you the info. Also, I have heard of people calling the USCIS number and speaking to a Tier 2 supervisor. You may want to search the topics and get some additional info.

Hope this helps.

Thanks for the FBI number JA Tam!

We'll try this tomorrow in addition to contacting our local senator's office.

[pr_ark 0]

Pretty much the same experience for me also. Only difference being the date of application. I applied in June 28 2010 and went through the same experience.My local office is the same too. Most of my friends who applied here had their process done in less than 5 months. Not sure what is this delay all about.

[pr_ark 0]

STL_HCMC,

How did you contact the local senator? The new senator's website says they will not be doing any of the queries relating to government agencies in December. did you contact the outgoing one? Did you get any reply from them?

Thanks Kathryn41!

Great advice. We contacted the local senator via their website this evening.

Thanks for the FBI number JA Tam!

We'll try this tomorrow in addition to contacting our local senator's office.

[STL_HCMC 0]

STL_HCMC,

How did you contact the local senator? The new senator's website says they will not be doing any of the queries relating to government agencies in December. did you contact the outgoing one? Did you get any reply from them?

We contacted Senator Mark Pryor's office. Below is a link to his website and the online form we filled out and submitted. We also had to print a privacy consent form, complete and faxed it into his Little Rock office. Somebody contacted us the next day to gather additional info and said they would touch base after inquiring on our behalf. Be sure to include the receipt number from the NOA1 and the A# somewhere on the privacy consent form when you fax it in (this is the additional info they called to get from us).

Senator Mark Pryor Casework Form

[pr_ark 0]

Thanks Much. I just submitted the form from his website

[JA Tam 7]

Great STL. I hope this will get things moving for you soon.