N-400 August 2015 Filers

[DK1614 0]

Thanks! The wait is really hard as everyone here can attest to.

[Eaton Inside 1]

Thanks! The wait is really hard as everyone here can attest to.

Actually, it seems to be moving along fairly well fro most of us...just hope that trend continues for all others as well.

[mananto 36]

Wow...waiting for the interview day is actually harder than I thought. 29 days to go!

[RMB175 1]

Good luck to everyone who have their interview dates.

Baltimore is one of the most slowest ones I have seen,

usual trend for Baltimore is FP +30 days in-line + 60 days Int letter + 30 days interview.

[N400applicant 7]

Congrats everyone!

You should all be thankful to me! USCIS saw how critical I am of their lasiest bureaucrats , and decided to speed all you up to frustrate me more

But I am actually happy seeing so many of you are going to be sworn in citizens soon

From now on I shall post more critical stuff about USCIS, this may ensure you all get your Certificates sooner than you all hoped.

[Eaton Inside 1]

Thank you both!

N400, hopefully you're right that we all get them sooner...I would have hoped more would have gotten their interview letters by now.

[bokar83 13]

I'm expecting to receive the text tonight or tomorrow to be in-line for an interview (GC date is Nov 16). This wait is killing me. Best of luck to all of you who have received your interview dates. Knock em dead with your knowledge and such.

BTW, how many are planning on doing a name change? I'm still debating whether or not to do a name change. I know that if I do it, I have to do a judicial oath and not an administrative oath and I'm not sure if I want to wait.

[RockyRaccoon 3]

Hi all,

Those who have received their interview letters (congratulations, by the way): did you all receive an email informing you that your interview had been schedule prior to receiving the letter itself?

Thanks,

R.R.

[Eaton Inside 1]

Hi all,

Those who have received their interview letters (congratulations, by the way): did you all receive an email informing you that your interview had been schedule prior to receiving the letter itself?

Thanks,

R.R.

Hey Rocky...yes, i recieved a text and email on 10/7 stating my application had been scheduled for an interview that day.

[KASH2011 382]

Hi all,

Those who have received their interview letters (congratulations, by the way): did you all receive an email informing you that your interview had been schedule prior to receiving the letter itself?

Thanks,

R.R.

I received an email!

[mananto 36]

Hi all,

Those who have received their interview letters (congratulations, by the way): did you all receive an email informing you that your interview had been schedule prior to receiving the letter itself?

Thanks,

R.R.

I received an email and a text

[Alex W 6]

Got an email and text stating that interview was schedule on October 15, 2015.

[N400applicant 7]

Thank you both!

N400, hopefully you're right that we all get them sooner...I would have hoped more would have gotten their interview letters by now.

Best of luck to you !

They have to keep on hold at least some apps, to show they are doing something. Suppose they some day start working efficiently and process all applications on time, with no phony exuces to delay random cases.Guess what will then happen. The head of DHS will be brought to Congress and grilled for two hours by a Rep who will say he is on ISIS payroll.

I lived long enough to know how bureaucracy here works.

[Eaton Inside 1]

Best of luck to you !

They have to keep on hold at least some apps, to show they are doing something. Suppose they some day start working efficiently and process all applications on time, with no phony exuces to delay random cases.Guess what will then happen. The head of DHS will be brought to Congress and grilled for two hours by a Rep who will say he is on ISIS payroll.

I lived long enough to know how bureaucracy here works.

Thank you

I think we're all more than familiar with the Infamous Red Tape...lol

[N400applicant 7]

Hey guys and gals, just so everybody knows: there is no FBI Name Check on N-400 apps.

This is done when you apply for green card or travel document, but not when you apply for N-400.

In fact N-400 has total of 4 checks (unless USCIS decides to do more), and those are:

CBP TECS

DCII

DD214

DOJ FBI FIngerprint (not a name check)

CBP TECS is to check your border crossing records. DOJ FBI is self evident. I am not sure what DDII and DD214 checks are , but I think both are Defence Department related.

This only reinforces my earlier assumption that getting your interview notice late may have nothing to do with name check or real security concern.

Somehting as trivial as your FB being rejected by FBI (for poor quality) can delay your application for months, because once your app falls off conveyor and down through the cracks it's really like falling off the airplane over the Ocean.

Also, FBI , for all the blame it gets on delays, is actually very efficient organisation in comparison to USCIS,and I believe if N-400 were entirely handled by FBI there would less delays in Naturalization process.

Almost 2 months after my FP I have no change on my app status. Online case status still says "On XX XX XXXX we received your application for N-400....", not a single LUD since biometrics.

I am not one of those passive immigrants from cultures where people are used to perceive bureaucrats as Olympian Gods existing to have fun watching our misery while one humbly bows down to them in hopes of mercy. For all practical purposes, inside my head, I am American, and I look at government as entity which is there to serve and to protect us, not to randomly bully, intimidate and cause undue hardship to innocent people. I would take USCIS to Federal Court and sue it in no time, if I had a legal ground to do so. But, I guess they have to screw it really bad ,may be not send me an interview notice for the 6 months to a year after the cut off date their website reports as the date when the last case was processed by USCIS (or at least 15-18 months from now in Baltimore district). So, this means there is not much if anything I can do except uselessly getting myself frustrated dealing with an organisation which is less responsive to inquiry than a monumental stone wall.

I suggest those of you who visit this thread and are in similar situation like me share your experiences (almost two months after FP with no "in line to schedule interview", while almost everyone who had biometrics after had their status change, with some already scheduled or already having gone to interview).

Best,

N400Applicant

Edited October 17, 2015 by N400applicant