Crazy quick processing.

[drawbridgep 8]

I filed for citizenship on February 1st and my oath is May 16th!  Talk about crazy quick.

[cdneh 3,112]

That's nearly light speed! Congratulations!

[vegasbound 83]

Thanks for sharing. 

Edited May 5, 2017 by vegasbound

[charmander 692]

This is one of the beauties of living in smaller cities. Some field offices used to process cases even quicker than that. Congrats!

[MyJourney 276]

 

This is one of the beauties of living in smaller cities. Some field offices used to process cases even quicker than that. Congrats!

+ being that random, lucky British.

[MyJourney 276]

 

I filed for citizenship on February 1st and my oath is May 16th!  Talk about crazy quick.

Awesome, congratulations! It is nice to hear that USCIS is still working.

[drawbridgep 8]

 

Indianapolis is one of the quicker field offices. Did you file for your citizenship via paper or online? Congrats!

Paper. When I went for Biometrics I was the only person. For the interview maybe half a dozen.

[drawbridgep 8]

 

+ being that random, lucky British.

Hate to say it, but I'm sure that didn't hurt. Not sure how much vetting they do for Brits.

[cdneh 3,112]

 

This is one of the beauties of living in smaller cities. Some field offices used to process cases even quicker than that. Congrats!

It helps, I think, to live in a small city with a field office. I live in small city AR, but my field office is Memphis TN. It's well backed up.

[MyJourney 276]

 

Hate to say it, but I'm sure that didn't hurt. Not sure how much vetting they do for Brits.

In all fairness, there are many other British (and Canadians) whose cases are not processed that fast.
So, just being British does not do much, but it could be one of the contributing factors.
I do not think those with fast cases should feel awkward or whatever, because getting the easier-to-process cases out of the way may be one strategy to speed-up the process.
 

[cdneh 3,112]

Brits get the same processing as anyone else. And I am a  Canadian citizen, so it sure hasn't ever done me any good.

 

I agree, I don't think it would be right to give anyone  a half hearted congrats because my case is poking along. It isn't their fault they were done quickly. Good on them, I say We will all get where we are going in the end. 

[MyJourney 276]

as i say, this is not a race.

[vegasbound 83]

Well, my opinion is that a little sensitivity goes a long way. I do not see the intention of OP's post. 

[charmander 692]

 

It helps, I think, to live in a small city with a field office. I live in small city AR, but my field office is Memphis TN. It's well backed up.

Maybe the better way to phrase is a city with less workload. You are right in less populated parts of country they combine several cities from different states into a single field office. But I remember Memphis was among the faster field offices last year, around 3 months from application to oath. I checked the data from here https://www.uscis.gov/tools/reports-studies/immigration-forms-data/data-set-form-n-400-application-naturalization

 

They used to get ~2000 applications per quarter and also adjudicate the same amount but for whatever reason last quarter they adjudicated only 600 N400 cases between Oct1st to Dec 31st. I also looked at the AOS adjudication rates and not as dramatic as N400 but that also fell down. Maybe USCIS relocated some of the Memphis officers to other field offices to balance workload. https://www.uscis.gov/tools/reports-studies/immigration-forms-data/data-set-form-i-485-application-adjustment-status

[cdneh 3,112]

 

Well, my opinion is that a little sensitivity goes a long way. I do not see the intention of OP's post. 

That's okay, it's her post and how you read it is up to you. How some else's post makes you feel is also up to you.

 

I don't care for the 'you're allowed to be happy but not too happy' style of thinking. I'm not about to pour cold water on some one else's happiness, because I am still waiting. I should think a little sensitivity IS in order, but on both ends of the conversation.