Interview scheduling

[T_L 0]

I've applied for citizenship and been waiting for my interview letter. I know a person who received the interview letter 2 weeks ago to the same DO and they have a later priority date than me and they did their fingerprints later than me also. Just out of curiosity, what does this depend on? I thought people will be scheduled in order so the interview for someone with an earlier priority date comes first. I'm asking this without any negativity or concerns, I am just curious how this works.

[Jupiter07 12]

Different times it takes to do background checks maybe?

[nwctzn 55]

I've applied for citizenship and been waiting for my interview letter. I know a person who received the interview letter 2 weeks ago to the same DO and they have a later priority date than me and they did their fingerprints later than me also. Just out of curiosity, what does this depend on? I thought people will be scheduled in order so the interview for someone with an earlier priority date comes first. I'm asking this without any negativity or concerns, I am just curious how this works.

Every case is different and there is absolutely no guarantee that everything is processed in order of arrival. I assume the folders are assigned to different agents and also the background checks might take longer for some and shorter for others. There are really many parameters in this process. As long as your case is not taking an extraordinary long time, you do not need to worry at all. The typical processing time for most local offices is between 4 to 6 months for straight-forward cases and assuming yours is one of them, you will be most likely approved within this typical time-frame.

Edited December 15, 2011 by nwctzn

[kingstonjamaica 3]

I've applied for citizenship and been waiting for my interview letter. I know a person who received the interview letter 2 weeks ago to the same DO and they have a later priority date than me and they did their fingerprints later than me also. Just out of curiosity, what does this depend on? I thought people will be scheduled in order so the interview for someone with an earlier priority date comes first. I'm asking this without any negativity or concerns, I am just curious how this works.

Interview scheduling depends primarily on your local office. The word is that some local office have less people filing, but i think some office are just working really slow and because the national time line says 5 months they see no need to rush.