N-400 Submission Question

[Mary1964 0]

I sent my N-400 (application for citizenship) form in about 2 weeks ago.

 

I sent it via USPS and it was delayed somehow in the mail and then 7 days later it finally arrived at the PO Box in Chicago. I am in Michigan so I sent it to:

 

For U.S. Postal Service

USCIS
P.O. Box 4380
Chicago, IL 60680-4380

 

I paid to have signature confirmation.

 

I received notice it was received and then a signature confirmation was received as shown in the image attached.

 

I sent this to USCIS but under the signature it says INS. Why would they use the letters INS?

 

I have not heard anything from the USCIS yet. Should I be worried? How long does it take to get notice?

 

[silverjetplane 34]

I imagine it's just someone who has worked there since it was called Immigration and Naturalization Service:

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_and_Naturalization_Service

 

Should be all good! Best of luck.

[Going through 5,671]

Generally 7-10 business days for you to get a letter from USCIS once it's mailed out.

 

Considering your package was delivered outside of normal business hours (January 31st at 6:10pm), most likely it wasn't picked up at the post office until February 1st.   From there, it has to be  opened and checked for completeness first before they send out the NOA letter, which of course may take another day or so (consider how many envelopes just like yours they receive on a daily basis!), and after then, the NOA is finally mailed out.  Naturally, you should not include weekends in the waiting time.

 

In some cases, the NOA is not mailed out until AFTER the check is cashed.  If you paid by credit card, a good way to see if your package has even been looked at yet is to keep track of when the charge goes through.

 

 

[TBoneTX 45,293]

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