N-400 December 2013 Filers

[BB Family 299]

You cant do an early walk-in like that. You have to wait till you have an appointment and then instead of waiting for the appointment you can try to go early. But when you do go you need to have your PR Card and the appointment letter. I thought you had already received an appointment.

Im hoping for us we wont have to do bio at all since we just did them earlier this year. But if we do receive an appointment we are definately going to do early walkin. Last time we did an early walk in or appointment was in Charlston but we did our walkin at the local office 10min away from us. We had no issues. But we did need the appointment slip.

[mimigrant 0]

Question as I'm sending package tomorrow - hope someone who knows for sure can answer tonight...

I live in New York and intend to send the package either though FedEx or UPS. Which address is the right one?

I guess it's the second (Lewisville one) but just wanted to confirm with you guys:

"send your Form N-400 to the USCIS Dallas Lockbox facility at the following address: "

USCIS

P.O. 660060

Dallas, TX 75266

OR

"For Express Mail or commercial courier deliveries, use the following address":

USCIS

Attn: N-400

2501 S. State Hwy 121 Business Ste 400

Lewisville, TX 75067

Edited December 13, 2013 by mimigrant

[mimigrant 0]

Yes that's what I thought. I guess I'll do it when I'm back from vacation,

My guess is you need to do another biometrics even though you just did one. I can't imagine them being SO efficient that they'd let go of that :/ Let us know and good luck! I'm happy you got a good officer this time

You cant do an early walk-in like that. You have to wait till you have an appointment and then instead of waiting for the appointment you can try to go early. But when you do go you need to have your PR Card and the appointment letter. I thought you had already received an appointment.

Im hoping for us we wont have to do bio at all since we just did them earlier this year. But if we do receive an appointment we are definately going to do early walkin. Last time we did an early walk in or appointment was in Charlston but we did our walkin at the local office 10min away from us. We had no issues. But we did need the appointment slip.

[BB Family 299]

Yes that's what I thought. I guess I'll do it when I'm back from vacation,

My guess is you need to do another biometrics even though you just did one. I can't imagine them being SO efficient that they'd let go of that :/ Let us know and good luck! I'm happy you got a good officer this time

We are keeping our fingers crossed. I have heard biometrics stay in the system between 6-12 months. Hopefully when they look at it they say were good. I have read others even being sent the biometrics fee back since they didnt need to do it again. But all i really care about is getting my oath in time to get my passport. As soon as i know what day my interview is im going to schedule and apointment for passport so i can get it same day depending on how close we are to leaving. Another lucky thing is they do same day oath for 319(b) filers.

Everyone I have talked to on the phone has said they will push my packet through as quick as they can since they messed up so bad originally.

Edited December 13, 2013 by Barker Family

[mimigrant 0]

Hopefully you'll get it earlier on the time frame you want! Sending you good vibes

We are keeping our fingers crossed. I have heard biometrics stay in the system between 6-12 months. Hopefully when they look at it they say were good. I have read others even being sent the biometrics fee back since they didnt need to do it again. But all i really care about is getting my oath in time to get my passport. As soon as i know what day my interview is im going to schedule and apointment for passport so i can get it same day depending on how close we are to leaving. Another lucky thing is they do same day oath for 319(b) filers.

Everyone I have talked to on the phone has said they will push my packet through as quick as they can since they messed up so bad originally.

[mimigrant 0]

Updating a few profiles I've seen around and cleaning up a bit -- feel free to add your name and updates!

VJName............N-400 Sent....NOA1 Date...Check Cashed..Biometrics...Interview...Oath Ceremony...Field Office
DebbyNSeyi........11/29/13...... 12/04/13 .... 12/06/13 ... ??/??/??... ??/??/??.... ??/??/??.......New York, NY

grongosuramerican.11/30/13...... ??/??/?? .... ??/??/?? ... ??/??/??... ??/??/??.... ??/??/??.......Miami, FL

nachos............12/03/13...... ??/??/?? .... ??/??/?? ... ??/??/??... ??/??/??.... ??/??/??.......Pittsburgh, PA

Bookworm99........12/05/13...... ??/??/?? .... 12/06/?? ... ??/??/??... ??/??/??.... ??/??/??.......Newark, NJ

Goldfee111........12/09/13...... ??/??/?? .... ??/??/?? ... ??/??/??... ??/??/??.... ??/??/??.......Dallas, TX

mimigrant.........12/13/13...... ??/??/?? .... ??/??/?? ... ??/??/??... ??/??/??.... ??/??/??.......New York, NY

USCIS Phoenix, Arizona Lockbox

VJName............N-400 Sent....NOA1 Date...Check Cashed..Biometrics...Interview...Oath Ceremony...Field Office
David.............12/02/13...... 12/09/13 .... ??/??/?? ... ??/??/??... ??/??/??.... ??/??/??.......City, ST

Mary..............12/02/13...... 12/10/13 .... ??/??/?? ... ??/??/??... ??/??/??.... ??/??/??.......Chicago, IL

Who is this?: ....12/06/13...... ??/??/?? .... ??/??/?? ... ??/??/??....??/??/??.... ??/??/??.......Denver, CO

USCIS Lincoln, Nebraska Lockbox

VJName............N-400 Sent....NOA1 Date...Check Cashed..Biometrics...Interview...Oath Ceremony...Field Office

BarkerFamily......12/09/13..... ??/??/?? .... ??/??/?? ... ??/??/?? ... ??/??/?? ... ??/??/??.......City, ST

Edited December 13, 2013 by mimigrant

[Theempara 0]

Hi to every member on the journey, i'm filing base on been a LPR for 5 year, i will be sending my package to lewisville, TX. i'm also doing early filing, ninety(90) calendar days before my 5 years anniversary under section 319(a) and 316(a) of the INA.I'm still waiting for my text, email, are for USCIS to cash my check they have receive my package and singed for it from Monday Dec 9th 13.

My package contained:

G-1145

Singed and Complete N-400

Copy of Green card back and front

two passport photo

check of $680

Eligibility 12-07-13

Send N-400 12-06-13

N-400 received 12-09-13

Question

1. I notice some members stating that they do early Bio-metric walk-ins can someone please explain how that works even thou i'm not at that stage yet?

My guess is:

- I'm thinking that when you receive your bio-metric letter with a date it's no big deal if you ignore date on your letter and just walk-in a earlier day for your bio-metric.

[BB Family 299]

Regarding your statement about the early walkin, you are correct. But depending on how busy they are, they could tell you know. The one near us is never busy and is for Military only so we had no issues last time and i do not forsee any when we do it again. Most of the people that i have read of doing early walkins weighed the risk with the distance they will have to drive. Also some of the offices will require a good reason why you are doing an early walkin. But everyone that has done one did so after they recieved their appointment letter. You cant do it any sooner than recieving that noa.

Hi to every member on the journey, i'm filing base on been a LPR for 5 year, i will be sending my package to lewisville, TX. i'm also doing early filing, ninety(90) calendar days before my 5 years anniversary under section 319(a) and 316(a) of the INA.I'm still waiting for my text, email, are for USCIS to cash my check they have receive my package and singed for it from Monday Dec 9th 13.

My package contained:

G-1145

Singed and Complete N-400

Copy of Green card back and front

two passport photo

check of $680

Eligibility 12-07-13

Send N-400 12-06-13

N-400 received 12-09-13

Question

1. I notice some members stating that they do early Bio-metric walk-ins can someone please explain how that works even thou i'm not at that stage yet?

My guess is:

- I'm thinking that when you receive your bio-metric letter with a date it's no big deal if you ignore date on your letter and just walk-in a earlier day for your bio-metric.

[mimigrant 0]

Welcome Theempara, adding you to our list - please update whenever you get new stuff:

Updating a few profiles I've seen around and cleaning up a bit -- feel free to add your name and updates!

VJName............N-400 Sent....NOA1 Date...Check Cashed..Biometrics...Interview...Oath Ceremony...Field Office
DebbyNSeyi........11/29/13...... 12/04/13 .... 12/06/13 ... ??/??/??... ??/??/??.... ??/??/??.......New York, NY

grongosuramerican.11/30/13...... ??/??/?? .... ??/??/?? ... ??/??/??... ??/??/??.... ??/??/??.......Miami, FL

nachos............12/03/13...... ??/??/?? .... ??/??/?? ... ??/??/??... ??/??/??.... ??/??/??.......Pittsburgh, PA

Bookworm99........12/05/13...... ??/??/?? .... 12/06/?? ... ??/??/??... ??/??/??.... ??/??/??.......Newark, NJ

Theempara.........12/06/13...... ??/??/?? .... 12/06/?? ... ??/??/??... ??/??/??.... ??/??/??.......West Palm Beach, FL

Goldfee111........12/09/13...... ??/??/?? .... ??/??/?? ... ??/??/??... ??/??/??.... ??/??/??.......Dallas, TX

mimigrant.........12/13/13...... ??/??/?? .... ??/??/?? ... ??/??/??... ??/??/??.... ??/??/??.......New York, NY

USCIS Phoenix, Arizona Lockbox

VJName............N-400 Sent....NOA1 Date...Check Cashed..Biometrics...Interview...Oath Ceremony...Field Office
David.............12/02/13...... 12/09/13 .... ??/??/?? ... ??/??/??... ??/??/??.... ??/??/??.......City, ST

Mary..............12/02/13...... 12/10/13 .... ??/??/?? ... ??/??/??... ??/??/??.... ??/??/??.......Chicago, IL

Who is this?: ....12/06/13...... ??/??/?? .... ??/??/?? ... ??/??/??....??/??/??.... ??/??/??.......Denver, CO

USCIS Lincoln, Nebraska Lockbox

VJName............N-400 Sent....NOA1 Date...Check Cashed..Biometrics...Interview...Oath Ceremony...Field Office

BarkerFamily......12/09/13..... ??/??/?? .... ??/??/?? ... ??/??/?? ... ??/??/?? ... ??/??/??.......City, ST

[Theempara 0]

Regarding your statement about the early walkin, you are correct. But depending on how busy they are, they could tell you know. The one near us is never busy and is for Military only so we had no issues last time and i do not forsee any when we do it again. Most of the people that i have read of doing early walkins weighed the risk with the distance they will have to drive. Also some of the offices will require a good reason why you are doing an early walkin. But everyone that has done one did so after they recieved their appointment letter. You cant do it any sooner than recieving that noa.

Okay, that's what i thought but the local Uscis office is across the street from my house anyway, what do you think about not receiving notification from them yet and it 72 hours? even though i know they could take up to a week i just want to know that my package is okay.

[Theempara 0]

Welcome Theempara, adding you to our list - please update whenever you get new stuff:

Updating a few profiles I've seen around and cleaning up a bit -- feel free to add your name and updates!

VJName............N-400 Sent....NOA1 Date...Check Cashed..Biometrics...Interview...Oath Ceremony...Field Office

DebbyNSeyi........11/29/13...... 12/04/13 .... 12/06/13 ... ??/??/??... ??/??/??.... ??/??/??.......New York, NY

grongosuramerican.11/30/13...... ??/??/?? .... ??/??/?? ... ??/??/??... ??/??/??.... ??/??/??.......Miami, FL

nachos............12/03/13...... ??/??/?? .... ??/??/?? ... ??/??/??... ??/??/??.... ??/??/??.......Pittsburgh, PA

Bookworm99........12/05/13...... ??/??/?? .... 12/06/?? ... ??/??/??... ??/??/??.... ??/??/??.......Newark, NJ

Theempara.........12/06/13...... ??/??/?? .... 12/06/?? ... ??/??/??... ??/??/??.... ??/??/??.......West Palm Beach, FL

Goldfee111........12/09/13...... ??/??/?? .... ??/??/?? ... ??/??/??... ??/??/??.... ??/??/??.......Dallas, TX

mimigrant.........12/13/13...... ??/??/?? .... ??/??/?? ... ??/??/??... ??/??/??.... ??/??/??.......New York, NY

USCIS Phoenix, Arizona Lockbox

VJName............N-400 Sent....NOA1 Date...Check Cashed..Biometrics...Interview...Oath Ceremony...Field Office

David.............12/02/13...... 12/09/13 .... ??/??/?? ... ??/??/??... ??/??/??.... ??/??/??.......City, ST

Mary..............12/02/13...... 12/10/13 .... ??/??/?? ... ??/??/??... ??/??/??.... ??/??/??.......Chicago, IL

Who is this?: ....12/06/13...... ??/??/?? .... ??/??/?? ... ??/??/??....??/??/??.... ??/??/??.......Denver, CO

USCIS Lincoln, Nebraska Lockbox

VJName............N-400 Sent....NOA1 Date...Check Cashed..Biometrics...Interview...Oath Ceremony...Field Office

BarkerFamily......12/09/13..... ??/??/?? .... ??/??/?? ... ??/??/?? ... ??/??/?? ... ??/??/??.......City, ST

Thank you mimigrant still try to figure out this site

[BB Family 299]

I havent yet either and i was told that my case was being handled as we spoke by the guy in the cubicle next to the person i was on the phone with. He said i should hear something by monday and that would be about 5 business days from arrival to notification. And based off novembers n400 timelines most noas took between 4 to 16 days.

Oh also i used money orders, so everyday i call the number on the moneyorder to see if it has been cashed yet. As of today it has not.. but hopefully by tomrrow.

[mimigrant 0]

Guys I copied and updated the format from the November filers, simpler than ours and less confusing. Let's use this one from now on:

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USCIS Dallas/Lewisville, Texas Lockbox

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VJName............|Sent....|NOA.....|ChkCashd|Biometr.|Int Ltr.|Oath....|FieldOffice
DebbyNSeyi........|11/29/13|12/04/13|12/06/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|New York, NY

grongosuramerican.|11/30/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Miami, FL

nachos............|12/03/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Pittsburgh, PA

Bookworm99........|12/05/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Newark, NJ

Theempara.........|12/06/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|West Palm Beach, FL

Goldfee111........|12/09/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Dallas, TX

mimigrant.........|12/13/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|New York, NY

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USCIS Phoenix, Arizona Lockbox

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VJName............|Sent....|NOA.....|ChkCashd|Biometr.|Int Ltr.|Oath....|FieldOffice
David.............|12/02/13|12/09/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|City, ST

Mary..............|12/02/13|12/10/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Chicago, IL

Who is this?: ....|12/06/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Denver, CO

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USCIS Lincoln, Nebraska Lockbox (Filling under 319b, 328 or 329 of the INA)

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VJName............|Sent....|NOA.....|ChkCashd|Biometr.|Int Ltr.|Oath....|FieldOffice

BarkerFamily......|12/09/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|City, ST

Edited December 13, 2013 by mimigrant

[BB Family 299]

I liked that one also from when i was with the november filers but i didnt say anything cause i thought someone here said the other was better ?? lol. But this one is better i think cause it shows more info and includes the field office. Looks better too as long as we can keep that same format.

[mimigrant 0]

Yeah I was confused too with everyone's opinion but this one is certainly clearer. Let's do it this way then!

I liked that one also from when i was with the november filers but i didnt say anything cause i thought someone here said the other was better ?? lol. But this one is better i think cause it shows more info and includes the field office. Looks better too as long as we can keep that same format.