online or paper

[nickymicky 58]

I did paper application for my mother N400 because I had to submit original N648 with the application.

 

I mailed it by regular USPS and they received on 06/25 but they have not cashed the check yet.

 

do you think doing paper application and mailing it to USCIS by mail makes the process slower.

[CarlHamilton 252]

Paper applications are the horse-drawn carriages of the N400 process.

[little immigrant 801]

If I had to do it again I would do it online. 

[nickymicky 58]

I already submitted I don't think I can change it now

[wilkings0224 28]

32 minutes ago, nickymicky said:

I did paper application for my mother N400 because I had to submit original N648 with the application.

 

I mailed it by regular USPS and they received on 06/25 but they have not cashed the check yet.

 

do you think doing paper application and mailing it to USCIS by mail makes the process slower.

I think doing it by mail takes longer, I summit mine at the beginning of September last year and I'm finally having my oath next Tuesday, so it took 10/11 months

[austex 42]

I seriously think depends on where you submit your paperwork. Mine is Dallas and online and paper take just as long.

 

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[nickymicky 58]

I submitted to Dallas PO box

[havil80 6]

Certainly online. There are strong opinions that the processing is quicker, and at the very least you save the time it takes in the mail and time it takes from reception till they scan the bar code and put you in the system. You also get immediate access to online status when you apply online. Good luck.

[nickymicky 58]

I read from some VJ's that these days once USCIS received paper application they will put this in online system as if its a online filling.. don't know how true is this....

[Going through 5,671]

Online filing can make the process quicker in some ways. (I filed my N400 online---you can see my timeline in my signature below in red)

 

With online, USCIS gets instant receipt and instant payment of your application so no postal wait times or waiting for the bank to clear your check.  And if any RFEs are issued they can be viewed and responded to instantly online without having to wait for mailings back and forth---so that part is definitely quicker....after that, wait times can still largely depend on the backlog of the field offices.

 

I filed in NY, which is notoriously slow given the large number of applicants.  Surprisingly, my application moved very quickly (especially since mine was not a straightforward application), and I do think in part it was due to filing online versus paper.

[Going through 5,671]

8 hours ago, nickymicky said:

I read from some VJ's that these days once USCIS received paper application they will put this in online system as if its a online filling.. don't know how true is this....

Sort of.

Starting in 2016, information from paper applications were manually entered/uploaded into the online system which does generate the applicant an IOE number, however it is still a paper application (no "real-time" status updates or PDF viewable/downloadable letters as online applicants get---hopefully they are able to change that part for paper applications in the future).

[anniesdream 5]

4 hours ago, Going through said:

Sort of.

Starting in 2016, information from paper applications were manually entered/uploaded into the online system which does generate the applicant an IOE number, however it is still a paper application (no "real-time" status updates or PDF viewable/downloadable letters as online applicants get---hopefully they are able to change that part for paper applications in the future).

That is not true. My son filed paper application and he received an IOE number along with a notice instructing him to set an USCIS online account where he could easily view or download any NOA letters as online applicants.

 

[nickymicky 58]

7 minutes ago, anniesdream said:

That is not true. My son filed paper application and he received an IOE number along with a notice instructing him to set an USCIS online account where he could easily view or download any NOA letters as online applicants.

 

so when we send paper application to USCIS and after receiving first NOA and they put everything in their system it is same like we filled online application.. is this correct ? the process goes smoothly like online application

[Going through 5,671]

28 minutes ago, anniesdream said:

My son filed paper application and he received an IOE number along with a notice instructing him to set an USCIS online account where he could easily view or download any NOA letters as online applicants.

 

I know you can sign up for a USCIS account no matter how one files---but the access to PDF files is something I hadn't heard of recently---is your son able to print out or view biometrics appointment/interview appointment letters?

[anniesdream 5]

7 minutes ago, Going through said:

I know you can sign up for a USCIS account no matter how one files---but the access to PDF files is something I hadn't heard of recently---is your son able to print out or view biometrics appointment/interview appointment letters?

Right, it's not the uscis case status account for any case but a specific account @ myaccount.uscis.dhs.gov where he is able to check Case Status, Case History and view and download Notices. He filed in May 2018.