N400 APRIL 2019 FILERS

[lex07 12]

Hi everyone.

 

I filed online on 4/3 and have completed my biometric appointment on 4/23. My local office is Columbus, OH. I've added myself to the spreadsheet.

 

I do have a question. My 10 year green card is about to expire in October this year. On the USCIS site, it said my estimated completion time is March 2020.  I know of 2 people that completed their naturalization process within 4 months last year in the same local office, and the timeline in VJ also show about 3-5 months - but of course this is just a small sample. I don't have plan for out of country travel this year. So should I renew the green card, or just wait out the N400 process?  

[EmsVnt 15]

19 minutes ago, lex07 said:

Hi everyone.

 

I filed online on 4/3 and have completed my biometric appointment on 4/23. My local office is Columbus, OH. I've added myself to the spreadsheet.

 

I do have a question. My 10 year green card is about to expire in October this year. On the USCIS site, it said my estimated completion time is March 2020.  I know of 2 people that completed their naturalization process within 4 months last year in the same local office, and the timeline in VJ also show about 3-5 months - but of course this is just a small sample. I don't have plan for out of country travel this year. So should I renew the green card, or just wait out the N400 process?  

If you apply for citizenship more than 6 months before your green card expires, you probably will not have to renew your green card. If you apply for citizenship when your green card is going to expire in less than six months, you may need to apply to renew your green card while you are waiting to be approved for citizenship. 

Source: https://projectcitizenship.org/expired-green-cards/

[lex07 12]

10 minutes ago, EmsVnt said:

If you apply for citizenship more than 6 months before your green card expires, you probably will not have to renew your green card. If you apply for citizenship when your green card is going to expire in less than six months, you may need to apply to renew your green card while you are waiting to be approved for citizenship. 

Source: https://projectcitizenship.org/expired-green-cards/

Barely, but it's more than 6 months - it is 6 months + 2 weeks. I was dragging my feet with completing the application before I realized that my GC is about to expire. I think for now I'm just going to wait out the N400 process.

[LLMPHX79 12]

11 hours ago, Natfor2019 said:

welcome @LSAM1079 am also from Connecticut

Hi @Natfor2019, thanks! I am now living in Phoenix :) Going to update my profile now lol.

[_Blossom_ 71]

1 hour ago, EmsVnt said:

Hello! My NBC is Overland Park, KS.

never heard about it before. Anyone else with the sam NBC?

that seems to be where the notice letters come from (don't quote me though), but the office that will process your case should be your field (local) office.

[LizzieY 12]

13 hours ago, Vikingoutwest said:

Congrats on submitting! Try not to worry, you probably have all you needed. Many or maybe most of us tend to obsess over this stuff unnecessarily ☺ if you think of additional stuff you can always attach more under your document tab 🤗

Thanks for the encouragement   And thanks for the tip on the document tab, I feel better now knowing I can still upload stuff if needed 👍 Thanks again 😊

[_Blossom_ 71]

2 hours ago, LizzieY said:

Thanks for the encouragement   And thanks for the tip on the document tab, I feel better now knowing I can still upload stuff if needed 👍 Thanks again 😊

Even if you don’t submit additional evidence onto the website, you can still choose to take it with you to your interview.

[delisyus 14]

Added myself to the spreadsheet. Submitted N400 April 28 online (based on marriage - 3 yr. residency) with pending ROC as of May 2018. 

 

At first my N400 estimated completion was October 2020 but this morning it changed to September 2020. No biometrics letter yet.Hoping for a smooth case. 

 

Link with my update:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19px0T7I0L1r79JhIJJriP1EXI1sO3u1ImNhcP38FETQ/edit#gid=0

 

Thank you! 🙂

[_Blossom_ 71]

3 hours ago, delisyus said:

Added myself to the spreadsheet. Submitted N400 April 28 online (based on marriage - 3 yr. residency) with pending ROC as of May 2018. 

 

At first my N400 estimated completion was October 2020 but this morning it changed to September 2020. No biometrics letter yet.Hoping for a smooth case. 

 

Link with my update:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19px0T7I0L1r79JhIJJriP1EXI1sO3u1ImNhcP38FETQ/edit#gid=0

 

Thank you! 🙂

Welcome to the group!!

[emerlee85 28]

Good Morning all,

 

Quick question. Looking at my case online it says estimated case competition time December (7 months), but then when I look below to case status, it says we received your application etc.. and underneath it says estimated wait time 2 months... 

 

What is the different between these two dates? Early morning so might be missing some obvious.

 

Thank you

[brien0512 61]

1 minute ago, emerlee85 said:

Good Morning all,

 

Quick question. Looking at my case online it says estimated case competition time December (7 months), but then when I look below to case status, it says we received your application etc.. and underneath it says estimated wait time 2 months... 

 

What is the different between these two dates? Early morning so might be missing some obvious.

 

Thank you

Naaa just ignore it.. mine says estimated completion is 12 months but im done in 3 months 

[emerlee85 28]

Just now, brien0512 said:

Naaa just ignore it.. mine says estimated completion is 12 months but im done in 3 months 

Got it. Anyways best start studying a few of those questions.

 

Thanks!

[Vikingoutwest 193]

1 hour ago, emerlee85 said:

Good Morning all,

 

Quick question. Looking at my case online it says estimated case competition time December (7 months), but then when I look below to case status, it says we received your application etc.. and underneath it says estimated wait time 2 months... 

 

What is the different between these two dates? Early morning so might be missing some obvious.

 

Thank you

The 2 months is probably the window they set themselves for scheduling your biometrics, and the 7 months is your overall time to complete the whole case - but like brien0512 said, the times they post on there rarely correspond to your actual wait time, so yesh ignore them:-D 

[Mollie09 1,543]

1 hour ago, emerlee85 said:

Good Morning all,

 

Quick question. Looking at my case online it says estimated case competition time December (7 months), but then when I look below to case status, it says we received your application etc.. and underneath it says estimated wait time 2 months... 

 

What is the different between these two dates? Early morning so might be missing some obvious.

 

Thank you

The estimated wait time is for the next step, so biometrics are estimated to be in two months.

The completion time is for the full process.

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I know that there are plenty of other options out there, but try this one and see. Good morning to all!