N-400 December 2015 Filers

[witamar 4]

This morning I got a text message and an email from USCIS and my online status shows that an interview has been scheduled.

Obviously, I'm happy to hear this, but there's also an interesting piece of information hidden in here...

Houston is a backlogged office. I applied 6 days after Boy15's parents, who also applied in Houston. They were placed inline almost immediately after biometrics, whereas I waited 3.5 months. Their interviews were scheduled last week.

So I was wondering where I would be in the line of people waiting for an interview... would I be behind the Jan, Feb, and Mar Houston applicants who were placed inline right after biometrics, or would I jump ahead of them because I have an older priority date (on the NOA) than they do.

It looks like it's the priority date that's important, because if they were using the inline date, I should not have had an interview until everyone who was inline before me got one.

This is pretty consistent with what I've seen in other months and at other offices where an applicant waits for months to be placed inline then has an interview scheduled almost immediately... same thing happened to Stravoula and Groovyaardvark here.

So, maybe there's some good news in this for Spmaria too... meaning that when you do get your inline notice, you'll jump ahead of a whole bunch of Newark applicants from this year who are already inline!

What I know is priority date counts!

For example, if you get approved in your interview, you would be inline immediately for Oath ceremony because of your older priority date.

Let's see, but this is what has been happening in my district.

[skyajnas 4]

Congrats Jimmy!

This morning I got a text message and an email from USCIS and my online status shows that an interview has been scheduled.

Obviously, I'm happy to hear this, but there's also an interesting piece of information hidden in here...

Houston is a backlogged office. I applied 6 days after Boy15's parents, who also applied in Houston. They were placed inline almost immediately after biometrics, whereas I waited 3.5 months. Their interviews were scheduled last week.

So I was wondering where I would be in the line of people waiting for an interview... would I be behind the Jan, Feb, and Mar Houston applicants who were placed inline right after biometrics, or would I jump ahead of them because I have an older priority date (on the NOA) than they do.

It looks like it's the priority date that's important, because if they were using the inline date, I should not have had an interview until everyone who was inline before me got one.

This is pretty consistent with what I've seen in other months and at other offices where an applicant waits for months to be placed inline then has an interview scheduled almost immediately... same thing happened to Stravoula and Groovyaardvark here.

So, maybe there's some good news in this for Spmaria too... meaning that when you do get your inline notice, you'll jump ahead of a whole bunch of Newark applicants from this year who are already inline!

[JimmyHou 611]

Thanks guys!

Any day but June 6th (I'll be in San Diego that day)!

Fingers crossed!

[spring333 44]

Little update on my case - My lawyer is sending all paperwork requested in N14 today. We were able to obtain ALL papers requested plus few more recommended by lawyer.

Lets waiting game begin now!

[Spmaria 11]

So, maybe there's some good news in this for Spmaria too... meaning that when you do get your inline notice, you'll jump ahead of a whole bunch of Newark applicants from this year who are already inline!

That's what I'm hoping for but I need to be placed in line first. And who knows when is it gonna happen ((((

I'm waiting for May 10th to get an answer for my inquiry. For now my status still shows that case not assigned to anyone. Wonder if I'll get a letter in a mail or email or some kind of update online... We'll see in a week. I don't expect anything change this week, USCIS probably busy with a GC lottery...

[witamar 4]

That's what I'm hoping for but I need to be placed in line first. And who knows when is it gonna happen ((((

I'm waiting for May 10th to get an answer for my inquiry. For now my status still shows that case not assigned to anyone. Wonder if I'll get a letter in a mail or email or some kind of update online... We'll see in a week. I don't expect anything change this week, USCIS probably busy with a GC lottery...

Good luck!

Share with us your inquiry's result!

[JimmyHou 611]

Little update on my case - My lawyer is sending all paperwork requested in N14 today. We were able to obtain ALL papers requested plus few more recommended by lawyer.

Lets waiting game begin now!

Nice. I hope you're approved as soon as they get the response.

[silvermug 16]

Update:

I got the denial letter in the mail a little over 4 weeks after the interview. The denial decision was based on the fact that as at the time I filed, my spouse and I were not physical living together in the same household. The IO totally ignored the exemptions pertaining to "Involuntary Separation". As I earlier indicated, my wife and I live in different cities due to our jobs' situation. In spite of all the evidence I provided the IO still went ahead and denied the case.

I consulted an attorney who happened to be a former IO. She was furious that I got denied. She told me I was unlucky to get a crappy/inexperienced IO.

She outlined 3 options :

- Appeal the decision: the prospect of overturning the decision is very bright but it will take forever for USCIS to adjudicate. It will cost me $3700 in attorney fees n appeal fees.

- reapply now and hire an attorney to handle the case. It will cost me $2000 in lawyer and application fees. But the decision will still be at the discretion of the IO.

- Wait and file next year under the 5 yr rule for which the IO's discretion will not come to play and it will be certain that I will get approval barring any criminal record or overstaying my visit abroad.

I decided to wait till next year and file using the 5 yr rule.

The attorney's suggestion is that if your case is not that cut and dry, it is a good idea to hire an attorney to go with you to the interview. That way the IO will not use intimidation or other tactics to deny your case.

The attorney's fees are probably a little over average but I paid $2000 and my case ended up straight forward. Just having the lawyer appear with you at the interview, I was quoted $800. I charged the rest of it as payment for my peace of mind. One thing I asked my attorney early on: How confident are you in winning my case? And then you asses his body language and the way he answers it, not just his words. The body language is more important.

I would wait for the 5-year mark as well, if I were in your shoes... Unless there is a pressing reason you should be naturalized now.

[spring333 44]

Nice. I hope you're approved as soon as they get the response.

I hope so! Thank you

[silvermug 16]

Little update on my case - My lawyer is sending all paperwork requested in N14 today. We were able to obtain ALL papers requested plus few more recommended by lawyer.

Lets waiting game begin now!

sending good vibes your way...

Little update on my case - My lawyer is sending all paperwork requested in N14 today. We were able to obtain ALL papers requested plus few more recommended by lawyer.

Lets waiting game begin now!

sending good vibes your way...

[spring333 44]

sending good vibes your way...

sending good vibes your way...

Thx. hope this nightmare will be over soon.

[stavroula58 8]

This morning I got a text message and an email from USCIS and my online status shows that an interview has been scheduled.

Obviously, I'm happy to hear this, but there's also an interesting piece of information hidden in here...

Houston is a backlogged office. I applied 6 days after Boy15's parents, who also applied in Houston. They were placed inline almost immediately after biometrics, whereas I waited 3.5 months. Their interviews were scheduled last week.

So I was wondering where I would be in the line of people waiting for an interview... would I be behind the Jan, Feb, and Mar Houston applicants who were placed inline right after biometrics, or would I jump ahead of them because I have an older priority date (on the NOA) than they do.

It looks like it's the priority date that's important, because if they were using the inline date, I should not have had an interview until everyone who was inline before me got one.

This is pretty consistent with what I've seen in other months and at other offices where an applicant waits for months to be placed inline then has an interview scheduled almost immediately... same thing happened to Stravoula and Groovyaardvark here.

So, maybe there's some good news in this for Spmaria too... meaning that when you do get your inline notice, you'll jump ahead of a whole bunch of Newark applicants from this year who are already inline!

Welcome to the club JimmyHou and good luck!!!

Little update on my case - My lawyer is sending all paperwork requested in N14 today. We were able to obtain ALL papers requested plus few more recommended by lawyer.

Lets waiting game begin now!

Good luck spring333. I wish you all the best!!!

[silvermug 16]

Received notice in the mail: oath date may 18.

[JimmyHou 611]

Updating osune22's post-interview decision...

Updating silvermug's oath ceremony date...

N-400: December 2015 Applicants
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USCIS Dallas/Lewisville, Texas Lockbox
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UserName.........|GC-Date.|Sent.|Cashd|NOA..|Fprints.|In Line..|Int ltr..|Intview..|Oath.....|Field Office
emki.............|02/--/09|11/23|12/02|12/01|12/22/15|12/24/15.|01/05/16.|02/11/16.|04/29/16.|Albuquerque, NM
nessky...........|05/14/12|12/01|12/10|12/08|01/04/16|01/06/16.|03/10/16.|04/12/16.|04/22/16.|Miami, FL
Raymon...........|09/11/10|12/02|--/--|12/12|12/30/15|01/04/16.|02/26/16.|03/24/16.|04/14/16.|Dallas, TX
meme123..........|05/07/12|12/04|MnOrd|12/09|12/28/15|12/30/15.|02/22/16.|04/04/16.|04/04/16.|Baltimore, MD
osune22..........|03/05/13|12/07|12/10|12/19|12/28/15|02/05/16.|02/16/16.|03/22/16.|.Reapply.|Oakland Park, FL
kwakun...........|03/07/13|12/08|12/18|12/17|01/07/16|02/08/16.|02/26/16.|03/31/16.|04/04/16.|Philadelphia, PA
another1.........|12/08/10|12/08|12/16|12/15|01/05/16|01/06/16.|02/05/16.|03/10/16.|03/16/16.|Atlanta, GA
Bukinaija........|02/24/10|12/10|--/--|12/17|01/13/16|01/15/16.|03/09/16.|04/14/16.|04/30/16.|Newark, NJ
Boy15(1).........|09/27/10|12/11|12/17|12/16|01/05/16|01/07/16.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Houston, TX
Boy15(2).........|09/27/10|12/11|12/17|12/16|01/05/16|01/14/16.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Houston, TX
Bruin85..........|10/26/10|12/11|12/17|12/16|01/04/16|01/06/16.|03/04/16.|04/01/16.|04/19/16.|Dallas, TX
klm9971..........|02/16/11|12/14|01/04|--/--|01/20/16|01/25/16.|04/09/16.|05/11/16.|--/--/--.|Tampa, FL
skyajnas.........|06/23/07|12/14|12/16|12/17|01/05/16|01/07/16.|02/05/16.|03/10/16.|03/18/16.|Atlanta, GA
Vi Mazzella......|07/03/05|12/14|12/17|12/19|01/07/16|01/11/16.|02/08/16.|03/10/16.|04/22/16.|New York, NY
tru_loves_journey|10/23/12|12/15|12/24|12/23|01/13/16|01/15/16.|02/29/16.|04/04/16.|04/05/16.|Charlotte, NC
JimmyHou.........|03/15/11|12/17|12/23|12/22|01/13/16|04/26/16.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Houston, TX
sazzy............|12/20/08|12/17|12/24|12/23|01/22/16|01/26/16.|03/10/16.|04/13/16.|--/--/--.|Orlando, FL
zzmr_qzz.........|12/10/08|12/19|--/--|12/28|01/20/16|01/25/16.|02/25/16.|03/30/16.|04/04/16.|Philadelphia, PA
Spmaria..........|04/26/12|12/19|12/29|01/02|01/20/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Newark, NJ
moemac59.........|02/01/13|12/21|12/--|12/24|01/20/16|01/25/16.|02/01/16.|03/08/16.|04/14/16.|Buffalo, NY
trangyakan.......|03/15/13|12/21|12/24|12/28|01/16/16|02/15/16.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Albuquerque, NM
Pete's Dragon....|03/13/13|12/22|12/29|12/24|01/11/16|02/15/16.|03/14/16.|04/12/16.|--/--/--.|Dallas, TX
BuzzBear09.......|05/10/10|12/29|01/07|01/06|01/28/16|02/12/16.|04/11/16.|05/17/16.|--/--/--.|Tampa, FL

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USCIS Phoenix, Arizona Lockbox
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UserName.........|GC-Date.|Sent.|Cashd|NOA..|Fprints.|In Line..|Int Ltr..|Intview..|Oath.....|Field Office
Groovyaardvark...|02/15/11|12/08|12/15|12/14|01/07/16|04/18/16.|04/20/16.|05/25/16.|--/--/--.|Denver, CO
silvermug........|12/16/10|12/08|12/10|12/11|12/30/16|01/04/16.|--/--/--.|04/13/16.|05/18/16.|San Francisco, CA
stavroula58......|01/31/09|12/10|12/18|12/17|01/11/16|04/26/16.|04/30/16.|06/01/16.|--/--/--.|Chicago, IL
quan12...........|03/01/13|12/12|12/16|12/16|01/06/16|02/01/16.|03/21/16.|04/26/16.|--/--/--.|San Francisco, CA
Ms Hogan.........|03/14/13|12/14|12/16|12/17|01/11/16|02/15/16.|02/19/16.|03/22/16.|04/15/16.|Cleveland, OH
dan.and.audrey...|10/12/10|12/15|--/--|--/--|01/12/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|03/07/16.|03/07/16.|Portland, OR
spring333........|02/19/13|12/17|--/--|12/23|01/15/16|01/19/16.|03/04/16.|04/06/16.|--/--/--.|Chicago, IL
PI314............|05/05/06|12/17|12/21|12/18|01/12/16|01/15/16.|02/04/16.|03/08/16.|03/08/16.|Denver, CO
Sixer............|03/18/13|12/18|12/29|12/23|01/22/16|02/18/16.|03/07/16.|04/05/16.|04/05/16.|Honolulu, HI
Spoom............|04/19/10|12/21|12/29|12/28|01/20/16|01/25/16.|01/29/16.|02/29/16.|03/18/16.|Cleveland, OH
sxm..............|11/21/11|12/21|12/29|12/28|01/19/16|01/21/16.|02/01/16.|03/04/16.|03/17/16.|Cincinnati, OH
daqh.............|01/22/13|12/26|01/04|01/09|01/27/16|01/29/16.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|St. Louis, MO

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USCIS Lincoln, Nebraska Lockbox (Filing Under 319b, 328, or 329 of the INA)
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UserName.........|GC-Date.|Sent.|Cashd|NOA..|Fprints.|In Line..|Int Ltr..|Intview..|Oath.....|Field Office
jucuellar........|04/29/09|12/07|12/10|12/14|01/04/16|01/14/16.|03/07/16.|03/28/16.|04/11/16.|Raleigh, NC


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[quan12 6]

Silvermug,

I'm hoping i got place for the same oath ceremony. I did my interview in SFO last week. I was placed inline for oath 2days later. Hope i get a notification too.