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There's a new member who posted in another thread the following info (relating to a NYC submission, Manhattan field office):

 

n400 application received jan 16 2019

bio-metrics appointment feb 5 2019

interview appointment   june 12 2019

 

An interview within 5 months? He filed by paper (not online) - does that make any difference?

CITIZENSHIP TIMELINE

4/2019: Submitted N400

5/2019: Biometrics (3 weeks)

2/2020: Interview (10 months)

3/2020: Oath & naturalization (11 months)

6/2020: Passport received (3 months)

Officially a U.S. Citizen! 

 

Posted
2 minutes ago, N400NYC said:

There's a new member who posted in another thread the following info (relating to a NYC submission, Manhattan field office):

 

n400 application received jan 16 2019

bio-metrics appointment feb 5 2019

interview appointment   june 12 2019

 

An interview within 5 months? He filed by paper (not online) - does that make any difference?

I remember that the online ones take shorter. 

Naturalization

 

Day 000 - 12/28/2023 Package Filed

Day 000 - 12/28/2023 Biometrics Reused

Day 038 - 02/03/2024 Interview Notice

Day 085 - 03/21/2024 N-400 Interview

Day 085 - 03/21/2024 Oath Scheduled

Day 117 - 04/22/2024 Oath Ceremony

 

ROC 

 

Day 000 - 10/04/2021 Package mailed

Day 002 - 10/06/2021 Package arrived at Phoenix PO Box

Day 002 - 10/06/2021 NOA1 Date

Day 004 - 10/08/2021 Credit card charged

Day 012 - 10/16/2021 NOA1 Received

Day 016 - 10/20/2021 Notification that biometrics were waived

Day 035 - 11/08/2021 Biometrics waived NOA received

Day 696 - 08/31/2023 NOA Approval Received

Day 702 - 09/06/2023 Green card in hand

 

 

AOS 

 

Day 000 - 04/08/2019 Package mailed

Day 001 - 04/09/2019 Packaged delivered to Chicago Lockbox via Fedex

Day 010 - 04/17/2019 Check cashed

Day 035 - 05/12/2019 NOA1 received in the mail

Day 047 - 05/24/2019 Biometrics notice received in the mail for 06/05/2019

Day 051 - 05/28/2019 Biometrics - Early walk-in

Day 119 - 08/02/2019 InfoPass to apply for Emergency AP (Approved)

Day 120 - 08/03/2019 EAD Card in production

Day 179 - 10/03/2019 Interview Notice

Day 213 - 11/06/2019 Interview 

Day 219 - 11/12/2019 I-130 & I-485 Approval Notice Received (Approved 11/06/2019)

Day 220 - 11/13/2019 Email Notification (Card was mailed)

Day 221 - 11/14/2019 Green card in hand

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NYC - 76th 😔

(btw, "New York" here combines the Manhattan & Brooklyn cases)

The Best Field Offices for Becoming a New American

Index scores based on a weighted average of three barriers to U.S. citizenship.

OVERALL RANK
FIELD OFFICE
OVERALL INDEX
MEDIAN WAITING TIME (MONTHS)
MAX. WAITING TIME (MONTHS)
BACKLOG COMPLETION
FILED APPLICATIONS
1 Cleveland, OH 91 4.0 12.3 71.3% 4,828
2 Providence, RI 86 5.7 13.6 81.4% 3,599
3 Raleigh, NC 84 5.5 12.4 65.1% 7,677
4 San Bernardino, CA 83 5.0 13.5 68.4% 22,633
5 Columbus, OH 82 5.7 12.6 63.8% 6,019
6 Lawrence, MA 81 5.6 13.8 69.8% 9,027
7 Indianapolis, IN 80 5.5 13.7 66.3% 6,600
8 Tucson, AZ 78 6.0 14.0 68.3% 3,639
9 Buffalo, NY 77 5.3 14.9 68.7% 5,755
10 Portland, OR 77 6.0 13.3 58.2% 9,503
11 Kansas City, MO 76 5.2 14.9 65.5% 5,212
12 Louisville, KY 76 5.0 15.0 64.0% 4,335
13 Pittsburgh, PA 75 6.8 14.0 65.1% 3,201
14 Omaha, NE 73 6.8 14.2 62.6% 3,924
15 Boston, MA 73 6.0 15.5 67.1% 20,389
16 Cincinnati, OH 73 5.6 16.0 68.3% 3,393
17 Detroit, MI 72 7.0 14.3 61.0% 16,391
18 Hialeah, FL 72 5.3 15.2 55.9% 13,195
19 Fresno, CA 71 7.1 13.9 57.2% 13,317
20 Yakima, WA 71 8.0 14.5 68.1% 2,282
21 Jacksonville, FL 71 5.6 14.9 53.3% 5,626
22 Charleston, SC 69 4.9 15.3 46.7% 4,524
23 Mount Laurel, NJ 69 5.5 16.2 58.4% 9,027
24 Portland, ME 69 9.7 16.9 95.4% 1,089
25 Charlotte, NC 65 8.4 15.1 61.4% 8,628
26 Tampa, FL 65 8.1 14.7 54.3% 12,053
27 Newark, NJ 64 9.2 14.4 59.3% 39,200
28 Oklahoma City, OK 64 6.6 16.1 54.6% 4,918
29 San Juan, PR 64 8.1 16.5 68.0% 2,611
30 St. Louis, MO 64 8.5 16.4 69.0% 3,659
31 Sacramento, CA 62 8.8 14.2 49.2% 16,211
32 San Jose, CA 62 9.1 15.7 64.4% 18,831
33 Albuquerque, NM 62 7.4 16.7 59.4% 2,536
34 Spokane, WA 61 8.5 16.2 61.8% 1,155
35 Greer, SC 61 7.4 13.5 n/a 2,408
36 San Diego, CA 61 9.3 15.7 61.1% 20,630
37 Manchester, NH 60 9.3 16.9 71.2% 1,892
38 Washington, DC 60 10.1 16.6 74.2% 21,258
39 Kendall, FL 60 8.7 15.9 56.2% 12,007
40 Boise, ID 58 9.5 17.1 68.4% 2,107
41 West Palm Beach, FL 57 6.0 18.4 52.3% 10,026
42 Milwaukee, WI 56 10.1 14.5 44.5% 5,008
43 Wichita, KS 54 9.5 16.0 49.2% 1,748
44 Santa Ana, CA 54 11.3 15.1 53.9% 20,438
45 Charlotte Amalie, VI 54 10.9 18.2 76.8% 417
46 Albany, NY 54 10.1 17.6 65.6% 2,892
47 Imperial, CA 53 10.2 17.5 64.8% 1,931
48 Norfolk, VA 53 9.6 17.9 62.8% 5,612
49 Chicago, IL 53 10.8 15.5 50.4% 36,993
50 Anchorage, AK 52 9.4 17.2 53.6% 1,370
51 St. Albans, VT 52 10.9 18.2 73.2% 906
52 Hartford, CT 52 8.5 17.5 48.7% 11,128
53 Agana, GU 52 10.9 18.2 72.4% 1,083
54 San Francisco, CA 50 12.2 15.2 49.3% 34,848
55 Philadelphia, PA 48 9.3 17.7 46.8% 21,033
56 Helena, MT 48 10.9 18.2 61.6% 401
57 San Fernando Valley, CA 48 12.1 16.1 51.9% 19,444
58 San Antonio, TX 48 10.2 18.9 62.2% 18,425
59 Baltimore, MD 48 12.0 16.9 57.8% 22,850
60 Los Angeles, CA 47 11.0 17.8 57.1% 22,744
61 Orlando, FL 46 10.4 17.6 48.7% 12,417
62 Los Angeles County, CA 46 11.0 17.2 47.5% 26,794
63 Honolulu, HI 45 11.1 18.2 56.7% 4,344
64 Long Island, NY 45 7.2 20.0 42.7% 23,106
65 Reno, NV 45 10.9 18.2 53.9% 1,677
66 Des Moines, IA 44 11.5 16.8 43.1% 3,872
67 Fort Smith, AR 44 10.9 18.2 50.4% 1,540
68 Queens, NY 43 11.5 17.4 47.0% 24,122
69 El Paso, TX 42 10.5 19.2 51.1% 8,311
70 Christiansted, VI 40 10.9 18.2 41.4% 218
71 Denver, CO 37 13.3 17.4 45.0% 11,158
72 Salt Lake City, UT 36 12.2 18.1 40.3% 5,892
73 New Orleans, LA 36 13.2 17.8 42.8% 4,252
74 Phoenix, AZ 35 14.4 17.4 45.6% 14,965
75 Seattle, WA 34 15.2 16.9 46.6% 19,461
76 New York, NY 34 11.2 21.3 55.3% 62,504
77 Las Vegas, NV 31 14.0 19.2 48.9% 9,295
78 Oakland Park, FL 28 14.6 18.6 40.0% 13,606
79 Memphis, TN 24 13.7 20.0 36.2% 8,108
80 Harlingen, TX 23 14.5 20.5 42.8% 6,543
81 Atlanta, GA 21 12.6 22.8 45.4% 25,437
82 Fort Myers, FL 16 15.2 20.5 n/a 4,850
83 Dallas, TX 15 17.0 19.4 30.7% 32,281
84 Houston, TX 14 17.3 20.0 35.0% 33,937
85 Miami, FL 11 16.2 21.2 30.1% 16,609
86 St. Paul, MN 10 15.1 23.5 40.9% 15,422
 
 

CITIZENSHIP TIMELINE

4/2019: Submitted N400

5/2019: Biometrics (3 weeks)

2/2020: Interview (10 months)

3/2020: Oath & naturalization (11 months)

6/2020: Passport received (3 months)

Officially a U.S. Citizen! 

 

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Canada
Timeline
Posted

NY is slower more so due to the sheer number of applicants living in NY...I was shocked when my oath took place 96 days after filing (online)...I was ready for a long wait, myself----speedy processing wishes to all still waiting for their interviews!

Applied for Naturalization based on 5-year Residency - 96 Days To Complete Citizenship!

July 14, 2017 (Day 00) -  Submitted N400 Application, filed online

July 21, 2017 (Day 07) -  NOA Receipt received in the mail

July 22, 2017 (Day 08) - Biometrics appointment scheduled online, letter mailed out

July 25, 2017 (Day 11) - Biometrics PDF posted online

July 28, 2017 (Day 14) - Biometrics letter received in the mail, appointment for 08/08/17

Aug 08, 2017 (Day 24) - Biometrics (fingerprinting) completed

Aug 14, 2017 (Day 30) - Online EGOV status shows "Interview Scheduled, will mail appointment letter"

Aug 16, 2017 (Day 32) - Online MYUSCIS status shows "Interview Scheduled, read the letter we mailed you..."

Aug 17, 2017 (Day 33) - Interview Appointment Letter PDF posted online---GOT AN INTERVIEW DATE!!!

Aug 21, 2017 (Day 37) - Interview Appointment Letter received in the mail, appointment for 09/27/17

Sep. 27, 2017 (Day 74) - Naturalization Interview--- read my experience here

Sep. 27, 2017 (Day 74) - Online MYUSCIS status shows "Oath Ceremony Notice mailed"

Sep. 28, 2017 (Day 75) - Oath Ceremony Letter PDF posted online--Ceremony for 10/19/17

Oct. 02, 2017 (Day 79) -  Oath Ceremony Letter received in the mail

Oct. 19, 2017 (Day 96) -  Oath Ceremony-- read my experience here

 

 

 

Posted

I think one of the main issues in NYC is that labor based green cards now require interviews (extreme vetting), which was not the case before.  So staffing is stretched; IOs who would have done N400s are now having to do labor based green card interviews too.  Presumably in NYC there are disproportionately more labor based green cards compared to many other towns in the US.

 

None of which is the excuse the insane situation of processing times being so imbalanced depending on where one lives.  It really is frustrating.  Especially when LI and Yonkers applicants have way shorter times.

Posted
8 minutes ago, nyj215 said:

I think one of the main issues in NYC is that labor based green cards now require interviews (extreme vetting), which was not the case before.  So staffing is stretched; IOs who would have done N400s are now having to do labor based green card interviews too.  Presumably in NYC there are disproportionately more labor based green cards compared to many other towns in the US.

 

None of which is the excuse the insane situation of processing times being so imbalanced depending on where one lives.  It really is frustrating.  Especially when LI and Yonkers applicants have way shorter times.

Yes, that makes sense. But still it gets down to resources and staffing. Clearly this new requirement to interview those getting green cards through employment wasn't accompanied by an increase in staff. 

 

What's your reaction to the situation of the member who applied in January and who is having an interview in June? Someone else suggested that perhaps a LIFO (last in first out) policy is in place to help deal with the extreme backlog (30,000 cases in the Manhattan office). 

 

Maybe it's time the 2 senators for NY intervened in this appalling mess to try and do something to bring about change. 

CITIZENSHIP TIMELINE

4/2019: Submitted N400

5/2019: Biometrics (3 weeks)

2/2020: Interview (10 months)

3/2020: Oath & naturalization (11 months)

6/2020: Passport received (3 months)

Officially a U.S. Citizen! 

 

Posted
1 hour ago, Going through said:

NY is slower more so due to the sheer number of applicants living in NY...I was shocked when my oath took place 96 days after filing (online)...I was ready for a long wait, myself----speedy processing wishes to all still waiting for their interviews!

Circumstances have changed a lot in the last 2 years under DT. Everything is worse, hence why people are waiting forever....

CITIZENSHIP TIMELINE

4/2019: Submitted N400

5/2019: Biometrics (3 weeks)

2/2020: Interview (10 months)

3/2020: Oath & naturalization (11 months)

6/2020: Passport received (3 months)

Officially a U.S. Citizen! 

 

Posted
1 minute ago, N400NYC said:

Yes, that makes sense. But still it gets down to resources and staffing. Clearly this new requirement to interview those getting green cards through employment wasn't accompanied by an increase in staff. 

 

What's your reaction to the situation of the member who applied in January and who is having an interview in June? Someone else suggested that perhaps a LIFO (last in first out) policy is in place to help deal with the extreme backlog (30,000 cases in the Manhattan office). 

 

Maybe it's time the 2 senators for NY intervened in this appalling mess to try and do something to bring about change. 

Yeah, the Jan applicant/June interview situation is kinda crazy.  I would be reluctant to believe that an LIFO policy has been formally adopted but who knows.  I don't have an explanation for it sadly...

Posted
Just now, nyj215 said:

Yeah, the Jan applicant/June interview situation is kinda crazy.  I would be reluctant to believe that an LIFO policy has been formally adopted but who knows.  I don't have an explanation for it sadly...

I really hope you get the interview soon. You applied in August 2018, right? It's absurd that someone who applied in January gets an interview sooner assuming all other case factors are the same. There seems to be no logic to this madness. Who the heck is running this operation? It's a mess. There has been a complete and utter failure to distribute staffing resources across field offices to match need/demand. And no standardization/consistency in regards to processing times from one field office to the next. How that is deemed organizationally acceptable is very hard to comprehend. 

CITIZENSHIP TIMELINE

4/2019: Submitted N400

5/2019: Biometrics (3 weeks)

2/2020: Interview (10 months)

3/2020: Oath & naturalization (11 months)

6/2020: Passport received (3 months)

Officially a U.S. Citizen! 

 

Posted
14 minutes ago, N400NYC said:

I really hope you get the interview soon. You applied in August 2018, right? It's absurd that someone who applied in January gets an interview sooner assuming all other case factors are the same. There seems to be no logic to this madness. Who the heck is running this operation? It's a mess. There has been a complete and utter failure to distribute staffing resources across field offices to match need/demand. And no standardization/consistency in regards to processing times from one field office to the next. How that is deemed organizationally acceptable is very hard to comprehend. 

Thanks for the moral support!  July 2018 filer.  At this point I have no realistic expectation that I will be done before September 2019 earliest.

Posted

I recently spoke to a lawyer and they told me they think very soon the situation in NYC office would change the same it changed in Brooklyn. They said someone needs to do something in our office already, and I really hope they are right and by some magic something would happen soon. Ugh. 

I wish we can all do something, like write a letter to a representative or anything like this. I’d gladly (or angrily) do that. 

Oh, I’ve just read from previous page about oath taking place 96 days after interview. #######... 

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Canada
Timeline
Posted
On 5/21/2019 at 4:41 PM, N400NYC said:

Circumstances have changed a lot in the last 2 years under DT. Everything is worse, hence why people are waiting forever....

It is ridiculous how long some people have to wait now just to be scheduled into an interview.

Applied for Naturalization based on 5-year Residency - 96 Days To Complete Citizenship!

July 14, 2017 (Day 00) -  Submitted N400 Application, filed online

July 21, 2017 (Day 07) -  NOA Receipt received in the mail

July 22, 2017 (Day 08) - Biometrics appointment scheduled online, letter mailed out

July 25, 2017 (Day 11) - Biometrics PDF posted online

July 28, 2017 (Day 14) - Biometrics letter received in the mail, appointment for 08/08/17

Aug 08, 2017 (Day 24) - Biometrics (fingerprinting) completed

Aug 14, 2017 (Day 30) - Online EGOV status shows "Interview Scheduled, will mail appointment letter"

Aug 16, 2017 (Day 32) - Online MYUSCIS status shows "Interview Scheduled, read the letter we mailed you..."

Aug 17, 2017 (Day 33) - Interview Appointment Letter PDF posted online---GOT AN INTERVIEW DATE!!!

Aug 21, 2017 (Day 37) - Interview Appointment Letter received in the mail, appointment for 09/27/17

Sep. 27, 2017 (Day 74) - Naturalization Interview--- read my experience here

Sep. 27, 2017 (Day 74) - Online MYUSCIS status shows "Oath Ceremony Notice mailed"

Sep. 28, 2017 (Day 75) - Oath Ceremony Letter PDF posted online--Ceremony for 10/19/17

Oct. 02, 2017 (Day 79) -  Oath Ceremony Letter received in the mail

Oct. 19, 2017 (Day 96) -  Oath Ceremony-- read my experience here

 

 

 

Posted
1 hour ago, GrowingPlants said:

I recently spoke to a lawyer and they told me they think very soon the situation in NYC office would change the same it changed in Brooklyn. They said someone needs to do something in our office already, and I really hope they are right and by some magic something would happen soon. Ugh. 

I wish we can all do something, like write a letter to a representative or anything like this. I’d gladly (or angrily) do that. 

Oh, I’ve just read from previous page about oath taking place 96 days after interview. #######... 

Definitely write the letter - Senators Gillibrand and Schumer and your local member or Congress. 

CITIZENSHIP TIMELINE

4/2019: Submitted N400

5/2019: Biometrics (3 weeks)

2/2020: Interview (10 months)

3/2020: Oath & naturalization (11 months)

6/2020: Passport received (3 months)

Officially a U.S. Citizen! 

 

Posted
15 hours ago, N400NYC said:

Definitely write the letter - Senators Gillibrand and Schumer and your local member or Congress. 

I would if there is any chance it actually helps. I am thinking they either reply with just “general condolences” or it would somehow expedite my interview, but then I would be stuck in between interview and oath. Like the person with 96 days(((

Posted
21 minutes ago, GrowingPlants said:

I would if there is any chance it actually helps. I am thinking they either reply with just “general condolences” or it would somehow expedite my interview, but then I would be stuck in between interview and oath. Like the person with 96 days(((

You won't know if you don't try! There is nothing to lose, that's for sure. 

17 hours ago, GrowingPlants said:

I recently spoke to a lawyer and they told me they think very soon the situation in NYC office would change the same it changed in Brooklyn. They said someone needs to do something in our office already, and I really hope they are right and by some magic something would happen soon. Ugh. 

I wish we can all do something, like write a letter to a representative or anything like this. I’d gladly (or angrily) do that. 

Oh, I’ve just read from previous page about oath taking place 96 days after interview. #######... 

By the way, what changes in Brooklyn? Did they transfer cases to Queens to ease the backlog in Brooklyn?

CITIZENSHIP TIMELINE

4/2019: Submitted N400

5/2019: Biometrics (3 weeks)

2/2020: Interview (10 months)

3/2020: Oath & naturalization (11 months)

6/2020: Passport received (3 months)

Officially a U.S. Citizen! 

 

 
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