N-400 - March 2017 Filers

[Ja2NY 9]

1 hour ago, BrianPeppers said:

 

Congrats!  Let us know if this is at Cadman Plaza or Federal Plaza.

The officer told me at the end of my interview that it would be in Federal Plaza

[Nick79 24]

40 minutes ago, nanraj said:

Nick79  

My case status is  also still the same ( FP appointment scheduled )  even after  I completed my FP on 4/4, I am sitting still and haven't called/infopass yet. Hopefully something changes soon otherwise I have to make infopass appointment to find out.

I wonder if you will also be asked to do these mysterious code 5 biometrics. Anyway, I wish I had your patience! :-)

[Gary_UK 17]

21 hours ago, vikc07 said:

As some of you might know I had my interview in Indianapolis on 6/16. I received the recommendation for approval on the spot and then soon I got an update that Oath Ceremony will be scheduled. However, since then I have been waiting to hear about ceremony date and venue. I know they said the Oath ceremony will be local to my area. As I live in Fort Wayne, IN, the next scheduled ceremony in Fort Wayne is in September. Then in October. There were none in June and July, and none in August. It's a possibility that I get in September but it's also possible that I don't. Getting a bit anxious. Should I wait more or should I call and ask what's going on?

Hey Vikc07 glad to hear your interview went well

I would not worry about the time it takes for you to be given the date of your oath ceremony. As you may recall I live near south bend ( they do sometimes have oath ceremonies there at the law courts ) but mine ended up being in Indianapolis.  I suspect that you may have to wait 3-4 weeks before you will know for sure where your ceremony will be, but odds on you may well be in Indianapolis too.

 

When I attended mine on July 11th there was at least one other ceremony going on the same day !

 

Just be prepared that it will be a quick process and with little pomp and circumstance.  I am sure for the folks doing this every day its like working on a production line.

 

Best wishes to you.

Edited August 11, 2017 by Gary_UK

[kswsky94 11]

11 hours ago, nanraj said:

Nick79  

My case status is  also still the same ( FP appointment scheduled )  even after  I completed my FP on 4/4, I am sitting still and haven't called/infopass yet. Hopefully something changes soon otherwise I have to make infopass appointment to find out.

It's been awhile I've posted something and it's wonderful to see a lot of filers have moved on. Congrats!

However... unfortunately, my case have not moved on yet too, I'm waiting since 3/27. FO is Washington D.C.

Getting nervous but will make infopass pretty soon if I don't move on by end of August.

[vikc07 8]

1 hour ago, Gary_UK said:

Hey Vikc07 glad to hear your interview went well

I would not worry about the time it takes for you to be given the date of your oath ceremony. As you may recall I live near south bend ( they do sometimes have oath ceremonies there at the law courts ) but mine ended up being in Indianapolis.  I suspect that you may have to wait 3-4 weeks before you will know for sure where your ceremony will be, but odds on you may well be in Indianapolis too.

 

When I attended mine on July 11th there was at least one other ceremony going on the same day !

 

Just be prepared that it will be a quick process and with little pomp and circumstance.  I am sure for the folks doing this every day its like working on a production line.

 

Best wishes to you.

I know when it's actually happening it's fairly short. It's just the wait to it that's super long. I didn't know you live near SB. So, it seems you can get any location within the state. I honestly don't mind the ceremony to be in Indy as my in-laws are from Indy and it's fairly convenient for them to attend the ceremony there. I guess for now I will just wait. Thank you for the wishes.

[JJBUI3 12]

Today i have 125 days since my last update in my case in line for interview since April 07 on newark office!!! 

[Investinmiami 27]

1 hour ago, JJBUI3 said:

Today i have 125 days since my last update in my case in line for interview since April 07 on newark office!!! 

Have you seen the updated timeline on USCIS website? For our FO it's even2 months longer then it was before this update.

[Abikyshow 6]

My oath Ceremony will be on 30th of August. can someone please update my timeline?. 

[Dr_Z 11]

Updated Abikyshow's oath date.

 

N-400: March 2017 Applicants

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[Nick79 24]

13 hours ago, kswsky94 said:

It's been awhile I've posted something and it's wonderful to see a lot of filers have moved on. Congrats!

However... unfortunately, my case have not moved on yet too, I'm waiting since 3/27. FO is Washington D.C.

Getting nervous but will make infopass pretty soon if I don't move on by end of August.

Got a response to my service inquiry: Basically due to reasons not related to my case but due to workload, I can expect delays in the processing of my case.

Ok, not sure why other people from the NY FO already got interviews while I had to do FP twice...gotta love the uscis.

[Pennywise 8]

Hey guys, I'm back after just concentrating on work and summer school. Today I decided to check my case status and it says that on August 11 they sent a letter with my appointment info. The weird things is that I have been calling every 1st of the month asking for an update and every time they all refer to date listed on the USCIS processing times site. In there, my local office should be working on cases from November 2016, yet here I am. Anyway, I should be getting the letter sometime next week. My local office is literally 3 minutes from work, the only bad thing is that I work overnight and I'm usually out of the office by 7:30 ish, so I hope I get an early app.

 

Will the letter say what documents to bring and so forth?

 

Thanks.

[Pennywise 8]

On 8/1/2017 at 10:58 AM, Gary_UK said:

Hey All.

 

Just wanted to share something which may be of benefit as you go through the process and come out the other end...

 

I learned that when you need to go to the social security office to report your citizenship, be there as early as possible. Preferably as they open or you are going to have a long wait. (mine was well over an hour ).

 

Have your passport application done ready when you go to the post office and to make things smooth have your photos ready to hand in.

 

But this is the sad part. When you DO hand over your certificate. ( they will not take copies ) There is a likelihood that some ####### is going to bend / Fold it.  

The nice staff at my post office warned me that they had a staff member go though this process and was devastated that the passport office folded their certificate.  

 

They were kind enough to put my cert in a cardboard backed envelope with a "DO NOT BEND" notice, but I guess I will find out when my Passport arrives on the 18th.

 

 

Thanks.

 

G

 

Gary:

 

I heard we need to wait at least 10 days before we go to the social security office to update our SSN's to show you are a citizen, is that correct?

 

Also, when you say "they fold" the naturalization certificate, is that because you sent it along with your passport application?

I read on the department of state's website that I can apply in person by going to my local passport field office and that they no only take the photos then and there (for an extra charge) but they also review and certify the naturalization certificate and there is no need to send it anywhere. Does anyone know anything about this?

Here is the link:

https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/passports/applyinperson.html

[vjstk 3]

@Pennywise Processing times on USCIS website are completely off and have nothing do with a situation on the ground. I'm not sure why they keep referring people to that web page. For instance, we applied end of March 2017 and had our oath ceremony  in July. Total application time, door to door - 3.5 months. The website still says 'October 2016' for Boston field office.

 

Yes, your interview letter will contain the list of documents you need. I believe general rule is to take more documents with you that you'd need or absolutely required. More is better than less in this case. 

 

About passport photos, I'd like to clarify this a bit. It looks like you need passport photos only if you change your name as a part of the process. On our ceremony, about 15% of applicants applied for a name change. If you do not change your name, you get your naturalization certificate with _printed_ photo and your signature from your FP appointment. When people change names, they _usually_ change signatures. In western countries, signature is how you sign your name, it's not mandatory though. 

 

Photos on the certificates have signatures on them. So, for people that were changing names, photos were glued to the cert with their new signatures (not printed).

 

As for folding the certificates as a part of passport application. It really depends on your local post office and passport processing facility. I and my wife applied at USPS offices at different locations (the ones closer to our work) and in both cases they packaged our applications in full sized envelopes with no folding. They even allowed my wife to keep her application in original USCIS envelope and she got her certificate back in the same envelope. However, they stapled our certificates to the other  paperwork, so you'll get some extra holes on the edges. You DO need to send the _original_ certificate and not its copy. Certified copy can only be issued by USCIS. However, USCIS really wants you to send the  original: https://www.uscis.gov/tools/how-do-i-customer-guides/how-do-i-guides-us-citizens/how-do-i-obtain-certified-true-copies-certificate-naturalization

 

For SS office. Logistically, it's better to apply for your passport the same day and pay for expedited processing - $60 extra. You may also get a passport card, which is pretty convenient to keep in your wallet. It took about two weeks to get our passports and documents back. After that, you can go to any SS office to make the change. Up to you. If you are not in a hurry and don't want to pay extra, go with normal processing after visiting to SS office.

 

Edited August 12, 2017 by vjstk

[casualuser 38]

4 hours ago, vjstk said:

@Pennywise Processing times on USCIS website are completely off and have nothing do with a situation on the ground. I'm not sure why they keep referring people to that web page. For instance, we applied end of March 2017 and had our oath ceremony  in July. Total application time, door to door - 3.5 months. The website still says 'October 2016' for Boston field office.

I am very curious what is the situation on the ground. One sure thing with processing times is that this information is being officially presented with all the political implications (and one year of processing time does not look pretty), another is that it enables the applicant to start legal action against USCIS if their case is out of normal processing.

[kswsky94 11]

20 hours ago, Nick79 said:

Got a response to my service inquiry: Basically due to reasons not related to my case but due to workload, I can expect delays in the processing of my case.

Ok, not sure why other people from the NY FO already got interviews while I had to do FP twice...gotta love the uscis.

Agreed... a lot of DC FO filers have moved on.

I just hope my case is somewhere in their file.