Chicago N400 filers

[agrzybianek 34]

Just now, ChicagoN400 said:

It goes by your filing/priority date.

Judging by recent timelines, it is taking at least 2 months, if not more, to clear one month of applications. If your priority date is in June, it might be safer to assume that you will get your interview scheduled in 4 months time. Hopefully, things will go faster and you will get it sooner than that  

I hope so, my green card expires may 8th. hopefully that won't be an issue if it does prior to me getting my interview!

[khaled chicago 5]

Iam June applicant chicago , my case still inline since august
when d you guys think my interview willbe ?

[agrzybianek 34]

21 minutes ago, khaled chicago said:

Iam June applicant chicago , my case still inline since august
when d you guys think my interview willbe ?

there's no sure way to tell but I filed in June as well and been in line since July 31st. from what others told me and from what i researched it should be another 3-4 months before anything changes but there's no way to tell for sure. we could get notices tomorrow (I wish lol)

[Steelers1020 64]

On 1/12/2018 at 1:45 PM, khaled chicago said:

Iam June applicant chicago , my case still inline since august
when d you guys think my interview willbe ?

They are at mid-April for Chicago paper filers right now. 

[ChicagoAugustFile 10]

Hi everyone! I'm a mid-August paper filer  with the Chicago field office. It's just very frustrating that we have to wait 10-12 months when we would have waited for about 5 months just a year ago. What's even worse is online September filers are already done with their interviews or have their interviews scheduled. I'm sorry but I just had to post this on here cuz the wait is killing me right now. 

 

I'm expecting my interview to be in August this year  

Edited January 15, 2018 by ChicagoAugustFile

[sevimli 12]

16 minutes ago, ChicagoAugustFile said:

Hi everyone! I'm a mid-August paper filer  with the Chicago field office. It's just very frustrating that we have to wait 10-12 months when we would have waited for about 5 months just a year ago. What's even worse is online September filers are already done with their interviews or have their interviews scheduled. I'm sorry but I just had to post this on here cuz the wait is killing me right now. 

 

I'm expecting my interview to be in August this year  

 

I hear you. 

 

Why did you pick paper file instead of e-file?

It is completely free, no postage fee necessary and having the option of monitoring your status through your own account.

[ChicagoAugustFile 10]

On 12/6/2017 at 7:47 AM, ChicagoN400 said:

@cupcake123 – congratulations on getting your interview notification – I hope your process goes on smoothly and you get done with the process by the end of next month. Just to confirm, is your NOA/priority date April 7^th? Just curious to know if USCIS Chicago field office have started scheduling for April priority dates 
 

I am new to this forum and I glad to have found this helpful page! Below is my timeline for N400 Application.
 

Mailed Date: April 17^th 2017

 

NOA Date: April 21^st 2017

 

Fingerprints: May 18^th 2017

 

In-line for Interview: June 21^st 2017

Hi! Did it say that "on June 21st 2017, we started the scheduling process" or is june 21st the date you found out that you were placed in line for an interview? 

 

I think USCIS schedules interviews by the date one is placed in line and not by priority date. 

[ChicagoAugustFile 10]

59 minutes ago, sevimli said:

 

I hear you. 

 

Why did you pick paper file instead of e-file?

It is completely free, no postage fee necessary and having the option of monitoring your status through your own account.

I didn't know there was an online option. All our other family friends have done it via paper during the past. 

[cheena 6]

That is correct , even when you go to the N400 information for USCIS website there is not an online option nor anything that would hint an online option  , I wish i had done the OnLine procress as well 

[cupcake123 26]

On January 11, 2018 at 6:35 PM, Yuliya Lipina said:

I am officially a United States citizen! Woot woot!

Here is how it went. The ceremony was scheduled for 12 PM at Chicago Federal Building. The check-in started at 11.30 AM. A nice USCIS officer asked us to form two lines in the hall in front of the courtroom door: people, who are taking an oath and guests. At the entrance to the room one USCIS employee checked the letters, and then once people entered another person collected green cards and notices. It took us all about  30 min to get checked in. There were 110 people from 31 countries taking an oath plus guests. Guests were let in after all the people taking oath got situated and checked in. Needless to say the courtroom was full. Each of us had a welcome packet on a seat that included the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, Information about voting and registration, passport application, and naturalization certificate holder.  There was no welcome letter from the current President ( not disappointed).

 

The ceremony itself didn't start until 1:10 or 1:15 PM. Almost all the time before that  a USCIS officers was telling us what to do after the naturalization and how us getting naturalized is going to affect our minor children if we have any. It was very nice and the officer was very pleasant. When the judge came in she gave a wonderful speech the main message of which was that we are all welcome no matter our ethnic, religious or racial background, that we should be building bridges and not walls. At certain parts of her speech I felt my eyes well up with tears. The speech was really heartfelt and strong. We took the oath and then one by one received the certificates. Judge allowed us to take pictures (it is prohibited in the federal building unless a judge grants a special permission). She also shook everyone's hand and took pictures with us. 

 

I enjoyed the ceremony very very much!

Just received my oath notice today.  I'm schedule to take the oath ceremony on Tuesday!!  Not much notice but will be very happy to go through this process very soon.  

@Yuliya Lipina ... do you know how many guests are allowed?  And does it have to be all family or can it be friends?  The notice was silent as far as I could tell on this.

 

Thanks!!

 

[Yuliya Lipina 64]

7 hours ago, cupcake123 said:

Just received my oath notice today.  I'm schedule to take the oath ceremony on Tuesday!!  Not much notice but will be very happy to go through this process very soon.  

@Yuliya Lipina ... do you know how many guests are allowed?  And does it have to be all family or can it be friends?  The notice was silent as far as I could tell on this.

 

Thanks!!

 

Congratulations! You can bring as many as you want, but everything depends upon the capacity of the courtroom or a hall where you are going to be sworn in. At my ceremony we had around 300 people and everybody got a seat. My ceremony was in the Federal Building on Dearborn. The majority of the people at my ceremony were changing their names so we had to be sworn in by the judge. And court rooms usually have pretty high capacity. Where is your ceremony?

[cupcake123 26]

4 hours ago, Yuliya Lipina said:

Congratulations! You can bring as many as you want, but everything depends upon the capacity of the courtroom or a hall where you are going to be sworn in. At my ceremony we had around 300 people and everybody got a seat. My ceremony was in the Federal Building on Dearborn. The majority of the people at my ceremony were changing their names so we had to be sworn in by the judge. And court rooms usually have pretty high capacity. Where is your ceremony?

Thanks so much @Yuliya Lipina   ...  My ceremony will be in the USCIS congress Parkway location so different from yours.  How long did the whole process take?  

[Yuliya Lipina 64]

20 minutes ago, cupcake123 said:

Thanks so much @Yuliya Lipina   ...  My ceremony will be in the USCIS congress Parkway location so different from yours.  How long did the whole process take?  

The notice said that the ceremony would begin at 12PM. It actually started at 1.15PM and we were told that the notices stated an hour earlier time on purpose. So during that hour USCIS officer told us what we need to do when we are US citizens etc. The whole process took probably 30-35 min. So waiting was the longest part. But they will give you a welcome packet so if you are too bored you can read some booklets in the packet to kill some time .

[cupcake123 26]

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29 minutes ago, Yuliya Lipina said:

The notice said that the ceremony would begin at 12PM. It actually started at 1.15PM and we were told that the notices stated an hour earlier time on purpose. So during that hour USCIS officer told us what we need to do when we are US citizens etc. The whole process took probably 30-35 min. So waiting was the longest part. But they will give you a welcome packet so if you are too bored you can read some booklets in the packet to kill some time .

@Yuliya Lipina ... Thanks so much!!  Very helpful information.  I can't wait for the ceremony!

[ChicagoN400 31]

15 hours ago, cupcake123 said:

Just received my oath notice today.  I'm schedule to take the oath ceremony on Tuesday!!  Not much notice but will be very happy to go through this process very soon.  

@Yuliya Lipina ... do you know how many guests are allowed?  And does it have to be all family or can it be friends?  The notice was silent as far as I could tell on this.

 

Thanks!!

 

Congratulations @cupcake123 - you are almost there!

Quick turn around from Interview to Oath, I wouldn't mind that  

I got notice today, my interview is scheduled for 15th February.