N-400 Filers @ New York City, Queens and Long Island Field Offices

[Dinosaur2013 26]

Hi, I am creating this group for filers within the jurisdictions of the three field offices: NYC, Queens and Long Island, to share their N-400 application progress and experiences along the process.

 

I am a September filer at New York City Field Office. I filed my application online on 9/6/2017. I received notification that USCIS has scheduled me for biometrics appointment. I am still waiting for the letter to arrive in the mail to find out the date and time of my appointment.

[mwclion20 15]

Hi I filled in late December 2016 and as of feb 9th am in line for an interview... haven't heard anything since then. Hope to hear something soon. Btw my field office is Long Island.

[Lelita 74]

Hey!

i filed on June 2017

got fingerprints on June 27

in line for interview August 18

field office NYC

[Charro 17]

Hi, I am a February 2017 filer from Brooklyn. Field office NYC.

Mailed application: 2-7-17, application was received 2-16-17 at Texas lockbox. I signed up for txt and email notifications.

Filed based on 5 yr residency.

Fingerprinting was scheduled for a March appt. in Brooklyn .I did early walk in a few days before my actual appointment date not because I wanted to push things along but because I knew I may have had a work conflict on my actual appt. day.  Did it on my lunch break in Manhattan  and just hoped for the best that they would do it. And they were nice enough to do it. They don't always allow this. I tried to go at a time when it may not have been too busy.

Was put in line for interview about 4-5 days later after fingerprinting appointment.

Got interview letter with interview appointment date 6-19-17.

Interview was on 7-20-17 at 26 Federal Plaza. Interview was quick and easy. Take 2 extra passport pics, just in case they request it.  6 days later I was put in line for the Oath Ceremony.

Got oath ceremony letter 8-14-17. 

Oath ceremony at Cadman Plaza 8-17.17. 

Applied for passport book and card 8-17-17. at the Grand Army Plaza library in Brooklyn.( no appt needed) and during the week it is not busy at all.

Got passport book 9-2-17

Got passport card 9-5-17

Got naturalization certificate back fro passport agency 9-7-17.

I wrote down every step of this journey as I knew I may forget certain aspects and I wanted to remember every moment. 

Hope this helps and good luck!

 

Edited September 11, 2017 by Charro
addendum

[Going through 5,671]

I filed online...my field office is Queens.

My application was submitted July 14th, my interview is September 27th.

See my timeline below in my signature for all info on dates, etc.

 

Edited September 11, 2017 by Going through

[Dinosaur2013 26]

Thank you so much for inputs from all of you. This way it helps us check how far we are on the process. It also allows us to estimate time for next steps by looking at the timelines of fellows who filed their applications ahead of us. Thank you!

[YashMin 19]

Let's start a similar tracker to the one from the monthly filers threads (I don't mind updating twice when I have an update). Of course no worries if that's a hassle for people, but figured it could be beneficial.

 

On a separate note - how do you guys know which field office you're actually in? Neither my online receipt notice or biometrics letter say it. Is it something that is on the paper letter instead of the online notices?

[YashMin 19]

N-400: New York Area Applicants

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Dallas/Lewisville, Texas Lockbox
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Phoenix, Arizona Lockbox
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Chicago, Illinois Lockbox
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Online Filing
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UserName......|GC-Date.|Sent.|Cashd|NOA..|Fprints.|In Line.|Int ltr.|Intrvw..|Oath....|Field Office.....|NBC/IOE
YashMin.......|10/18/14|08/15|08/15|08/15|08/25/17|08/30/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|.................|IOE


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Legend: 
GC-Date: The 'Resident Since' Date located on your first green card.
Sent: Date N-400 was mailed to USCIS.
Cashd: Date your check was cashed / credit card was charged by USCIS.
NOA: Receipt Notice Date Printed on your official I-797 notification.
Fprints:  Date assigned for fingerprinting (Bio-metrics). If you do your biometrics via walk-in prior to your scheduled appointment, please enter the date in bold blue.
In Line: Date you received e-notification about the start of your interview scheduling.
Int Ltr: Date you received the official letter in the mail regarding interview.
Interview: Date of your interview.
Oath: Date Oath taken.

Field Office: Your local USCIS office where you will have the N-400 interview.

[iamwhatiam80 92]

6 minutes ago, YashMin said:

Let's start a similar tracker to the one from the monthly filers threads (I don't mind updating twice when I have an update). Of course no worries if that's a hassle for people, but figured it could be beneficial.

 

On a separate note - how do you guys know which field office you're actually in? Neither my online receipt notice or biometrics letter say it. Is it something that is on the paper letter instead of the online notices?

Use this to find yours.

 

https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/find-uscis-office/field-offices

[YashMin 19]

2 minutes ago, iamwhatiam80 said:

Use this to find yours.

 

https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/find-uscis-office/field-offices

That's what I thought, but didn't know if there's a more official notice. I'm in Brooklyn, so Kings County, which I guess means either NYC or Queens field offices. But I guess the Queens office is in Federal Plaza as well, so technically one is either in NYC or in Long Island. Is that how other people interpret this as well?

[Dinosaur2013 26]

37 minutes ago, YashMin said:

On a separate note - how do you guys know which field office you're actually in? Neither my online receipt notice or biometrics letter say it. Is it something that is on the paper letter instead of the online notices?

I filed online and it shows both in the system and on my biometrics appointment letter that the office processing my application or what USCIS refers to as "Application Support Center" is USCIS Manhattan.

[Dinosaur2013 26]

N-400: New York Area Applicants

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Dallas/Lewisville, Texas Lockbox
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UserName......|GC-Date.|Sent.|Cashd|NOA..|Fprints.|In Line.|Int ltr.|Intrvw..|Oath....|Field Office.....|NBC/IOE
..............|--/--/--|--/--|--/--|--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|.................|...

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Phoenix, Arizona Lockbox
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UserName......|GC-Date.|Sent.|Cashd|NOA..|Fprints.|In Line.|Int ltr.|Intrvw..|Oath....|Field Office.....|NBC/IOE
..............|--/--/--|--/--|--/--|--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|.................|...

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Chicago, Illinois Lockbox
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UserName......|GC-Date.|Sent.|Cashd|NOA..|Fprints.|In Line.|Int ltr.|Intrvw..|Oath....|Field Office.....|NBC/IOE
..............|--/--/--|--/--|--/--|--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|.................|...

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Online Filing
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UserName......|GC-Date.|Sent.|Cashd|NOA..|Fprints.|In Line.|Int ltr.|Intrvw..|Oath....|Field Office.....|NBC/IOE
YashMin.......|10/18/14|08/15|08/15|08/15|08/25/17|08/30/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|.................|IOE
Dinosaur2013..|12/01/14|09/06|09/06|09/06|09/26/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|.................|IOE

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Legend: 
GC-Date: The 'Resident Since' Date located on your first green card.
Sent: Date N-400 was mailed to USCIS.
Cashd: Date your check was cashed / credit card was charged by USCIS.
NOA: Receipt Notice Date Printed on your official I-797 notification.
Fprints:  Date assigned for fingerprinting (Bio-metrics). If you do your biometrics via walk-in prior to your scheduled appointment, please enter the date in bold blue.
In Line: Date you received e-notification about the start of your interview scheduling.
Int Ltr: Date you received the official letter in the mail regarding interview.
Interview: Date of your interview.
Oath: Date Oath taken.

Field Office: Your local USCIS office where you will have the N-400 interview.

[YashMin 19]

3 minutes ago, Dinosaur2013 said:

I filed online and it shows both in the system and on my biometrics appointment letter that the office processing my application or what USCIS refers to as "Application Support Center" is USCIS Manhattan.

Actually, my Application Support Center is USCIS Brooklyn. BUT, I did go to "Case History" in the online website and under "We received your application", it says "We are processing your case at this field office: New York District Office".

Updating my field office.

 

N-400: New York Area Applicants

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Dallas/Lewisville, Texas Lockbox
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UserName......|GC-Date.|Sent.|Cashd|NOA..|Fprints.|In Line.|Int ltr.|Intrvw..|Oath....|Field Office.....|NBC/IOE
..............|--/--/--|--/--|--/--|--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|.................|...

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Phoenix, Arizona Lockbox
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UserName......|GC-Date.|Sent.|Cashd|NOA..|Fprints.|In Line.|Int ltr.|Intrvw..|Oath....|Field Office.....|NBC/IOE
..............|--/--/--|--/--|--/--|--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|.................|...

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Chicago, Illinois Lockbox
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UserName......|GC-Date.|Sent.|Cashd|NOA..|Fprints.|In Line.|Int ltr.|Intrvw..|Oath....|Field Office.....|NBC/IOE
..............|--/--/--|--/--|--/--|--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|.................|...

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Online Filing
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UserName......|GC-Date.|Sent.|Cashd|NOA..|Fprints.|In Line.|Int ltr.|Intrvw..|Oath....|Field Office.....|NBC/IOE
YashMin.......|10/18/14|08/15|08/15|08/15|08/25/17|08/30/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|New York City, NY|IOE
Dinosaur2013..|12/01/14|09/06|09/06|09/06|09/26/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|.................|IOE

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Legend: 
GC-Date: The 'Resident Since' Date located on your first green card.
Sent: Date N-400 was mailed to USCIS.
Cashd: Date your check was cashed / credit card was charged by USCIS.
NOA: Receipt Notice Date Printed on your official I-797 notification.
Fprints:  Date assigned for fingerprinting (Bio-metrics). If you do your biometrics via walk-in prior to your scheduled appointment, please enter the date in bold blue.
In Line: Date you received e-notification about the start of your interview scheduling.
Int Ltr: Date you received the official letter in the mail regarding interview.
Interview: Date of your interview.
Oath: Date Oath taken.

Field Office: Your local USCIS office where you will have the N-400 interview.

[Going through 5,671]

1 hour ago, YashMin said:

That's what I thought, but didn't know if there's a more official notice. I'm in Brooklyn, so Kings County, which I guess means either NYC or Queens field offices. But I guess the Queens office is in Federal Plaza as well, so technically one is either in NYC or in Long Island. Is that how other people interpret this as well?

Mine lists Queens as my field office----yes, the Manhattan and Queens offices operate out of the same building now...here's the breakdown from the USCIS website:

 

Long Island Field Office

This office is located at: 30 Barretts Avenue Holtsville, NY 11742.

Long Island Field Office Service Areas
Nassau County	Queens County	Suffolk County

New York City Field Office

This office is located at: Jacob K. Javits Federal Building 26 Federal Plaza, 3rd Floor, Room 3-120 New York, NY 10278.

New York City Field Office Service Areas
Bronx County	Kings County (Brooklyn)	Nassau County	New York County
Orange County	Putnam County	Queens County	Richmond County (Staten Island)
Rockland County	Suffolk County	Sullivan County	Ulster County
Westchester County

Queens Field Office

This office is located at: Jacob K. Javits Federal Building 26 Federal Plaza, 8th Floor, Room 8-100, New York, NY 10278.

Queens Field Office Service Areas
Kings County (Brooklyn)	Queens County

[Going through 5,671]

adding myself to the tracker  I filed online.

N-400: New York Area Applicants

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Dallas/Lewisville, Texas Lockbox
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UserName......|GC-Date.|Sent.|Cashd|NOA..|Fprints.|In Line.|Int ltr.|Intrvw..|Oath....|Field Office.....|NBC/IOE
..............|--/--/--|--/--|--/--|--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|.................|...

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Phoenix, Arizona Lockbox
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UserName......|GC-Date.|Sent.|Cashd|NOA..|Fprints.|In Line.|Int ltr.|Intrvw..|Oath....|Field Office.....|NBC/IOE
..............|--/--/--|--/--|--/--|--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|.................|...

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Chicago, Illinois Lockbox
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UserName......|GC-Date.|Sent.|Cashd|NOA..|Fprints.|In Line.|Int ltr.|Intrvw..|Oath....|Field Office.....|NBC/IOE
..............|--/--/--|--/--|--/--|--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|.................|...

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Online Filing
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UserName......|GC-Date.|Sent.|Cashd|NOA..|Fprints.|In Line.|Int ltr.|Intrvw..|Oath....|Field Office.....|NBC/IOE
YashMin.......|10/18/14|08/15|08/15|08/15|08/25/17|08/30/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|New York City, NY|IOE
Dinosaur2013..|12/01/14|09/06|09/06|09/06|09/26/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|.................|IOE
GoingThrough..|08/18/05|07/14|07/14|07/14|08/08/17|08/14/17|08/21/17|09/27/17|--/--/--|Queens, NY.......|IOE

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Legend: 
GC-Date: The 'Resident Since' Date located on your first green card.
Sent: Date N-400 was mailed to USCIS.
Cashd: Date your check was cashed / credit card was charged by USCIS.
NOA: Receipt Notice Date Printed on your official I-797 notification.
Fprints:  Date assigned for fingerprinting (Bio-metrics). If you do your biometrics via walk-in prior to your scheduled appointment, please enter the date in bold blue.
In Line: Date you received e-notification about the start of your interview scheduling.
Int Ltr: Date you received the official letter in the mail regarding interview.
Interview: Date of your interview.
Oath: Date Oath taken.

Field Office: Your local USCIS office where you will have the N-400 interview.