Biometrics appointment is available after actual 5 years ?

[minglevi 0]

A family member is applying for N400 .

5 year anniversary is on Dec 07 2018.

as per early filing rule,  earliest accepted filing date is 09/08/2013

 

I have checked time line on Seattle filers ..usually after filing they get bio appo. in about a month.

 

My question is if we file around that early filing date ...will she get biometric date in Seattle in about a month from filing date(or their receipt date)

or they give bio appointment only after her actual 5 year anniversary date which is 12/07/2018 ?

 

[GreatDane 366]

You will get the appointment after they process the initial application. For us in Seattle, the original biometric was scheduled 5 weeks after submission but since we were going to be out of the country, we did a walk-in about 3 weeks after. My recommendation is to be ready and submit as soon as she/he is eligible. The processing time is pretty long for Seattle.

[Starkilla09 366]

They will issue your biometric appointment after they receive your properly filed application. This is now even way faster with online filing and most are issued within the first week being received for an appointment date around 2-3 weeks down the road. Check out my N 400 timeline for instance to see. N 400 processing times for Seattle hover around 12 months now on average, though some filers have been lucky to be scheduled for their interviews within 6-8 months. Good luck!