N400 APRIL 2019 FILERS

[Vikingoutwest 193]

3 minutes ago, JBoogie876 said:

Got a text notification this morning that my case was updated , However, the new website still says "We reviewed your biometrics" I'm sure it will update at some point. My estimated completion dates is Dec 2019 (7months) so this is exciting.

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That's awesome! Exciting to hear what your update says:-) Are you on the timeline sheet for this group? I am not seeing you on there, but it's early and my eyes are blurry lol. Here's the link https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19px0T7I0L1r79JhIJJriP1EXI1sO3u1ImNhcP38FETQ/edit#gid=0

[JBoogie876 16]

13 minutes ago, Vikingoutwest said:

That's awesome! Exciting to hear what your update says:-) Are you on the timeline sheet for this group? I am not seeing you on there, but it's early and my eyes are blurry lol. Here's the link https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19px0T7I0L1r79JhIJJriP1EXI1sO3u1ImNhcP38FETQ/edit#gid=0

thats what the update said, tried to post the screenshot with my first post, guess it didn’t work 😩

 

Edited May 23, 2019 by JBoogie876

[Vikingoutwest 193]

1 minute ago, JBoogie876 said:

 

Yay @JBoogie876!!! That is a big step forward in your case:-D Also, thank you very much for adding your info to the group sheet - it is so nice to be able to compare and keep up:-) 

[N400NYC 380]

Great news for those who already have interviews scheduled after applying in April 2019.

 

But sad for those of us who will be left waiting around for another year or more solely because of where we live in the USA. 

 

It's such a screwed up system that leaves people at the mercy of their local field office. 

[ANF2014 43]

31 minutes ago, N400NYC said:

Great news for those who already have interviews scheduled after applying in April 2019.

 

But sad for those of us who will be left waiting around for another year or more solely because of where we live in the USA. 

 

It's such a screwed up system that leaves people at the mercy of their local field office. 

The wait hopefully won't be as long as the estimations that are coming up online... the estimate it shows for me online is 10 months, but when I check similar cases for my field office (Chicago) the average is 7 months. Compared to the wait for ROC we just went through 7-10 months is nothing!  

[N400NYC 380]

47 minutes ago, ANF2014 said:

The wait hopefully won't be as long as the estimations that are coming up online... the estimate it shows for me online is 10 months, but when I check similar cases for my field office (Chicago) the average is 7 months. Compared to the wait for ROC we just went through 7-10 months is nothing!  

I think that is the case in many field offices, but in NYC the estimates are realistic. People wait about 1 year to get an interview in this office. It's atrocious that people have to wait so long. Other places were people wait an eternity include St. Paul and Dallas. Why should people be disadvantaged simply because of where they live? It's a federal benefit and a federal agency - there should not be regional differences in how quickly/slowly people are granted citizenship after becoming eligible.

Edited May 23, 2019 by N400NYC

[ANF2014 43]

4 minutes ago, N400NYC said:

I think that is the case in many field offices, but in NYC the estimates are realistic. People wait about 1 year to get an interview in this office. It's atrocious that people have to wait so long. Other places were people wait an eternity include St. Paul and Dallas. Why should people be disadvantaged simply because of where they live? It's a federal benefit and a federal agency - there should not be regional differences in how quickly/slowly people are granted citizenship after becoming eligible.

I 100% agree with you, there needs to be consistency across the board no matter where you live. 

[N400NYC 380]

12 minutes ago, ANF2014 said:

I 100% agree with you, there needs to be consistency across the board no matter where you live. 

What I don't understand is why, at an organizational level, there has seemingly be no effort to make that happen. Maybe the attitude is that we should be grateful to have the opportunity to become citizens and accept whatever conditions are placed in front of us along the way, including absurdly long wait times? The other way to look at is is that we pay taxes like everyone else and have met criteria under the LAW to be eligible for a citizenship, so why are we being forced to wait and wait and wait? 

[LizzieY 12]

Just wondering if anyone is still pending for their ROC, I just don't understand why it takes that long... I'm a bit worried because people have to have their naturalization interview postponed because their ROC case file didn't make it to the field office in time for interview 🤦‍♀️

[Mollie09 1,543]

11 minutes ago, LizzieY said:

Just wondering if anyone is still pending for their ROC, I just don't understand why it takes that long... I'm a bit worried because people have to have their naturalization interview postponed because their ROC case file didn't make it to the field office in time for interview 🤦‍♀️

Pretty sure if you apply for naturalization before ROC is adjudicated they get combined and the ROC is no longer in the queue for solo approval.

[LizzieY 12]

4 minutes ago, Mollie09 said:

Pretty sure if you apply for naturalization before ROC is adjudicated they get combined and the ROC is no longer in the queue for solo approval.

Sorry if I wasn't clear, I meant by the time it's the naturalization interview, the ROC case file is still at another location, then you won't be able to have the combo interview done... 

[Mollie09 1,543]

7 minutes ago, LizzieY said:

Sorry if I wasn't clear, I meant by the time it's the naturalization interview, the ROC case file is still at another location, then you won't be able to have the combo interview done... 

Oh, I see what you mean. I've only heard of that happening once here, but I guess it's more likely if you get moved to the interview process more quickly.

[NinaG 12]

Got my biometrics done today. Super simple. In and out in 10 minutes (I was number 3 in line). My case now is updated, my processing time now is down to 5 months from 6 months earlier.

Edited May 23, 2019 by NinaG

[JBoogie876 16]

The new site finally updated, interview scheduled for July 9th. Time to start studying. 

[maestro 41]

47 minutes ago, JBoogie876 said:

The new site finally updated, interview scheduled for July 9th. Time to start studying. 

When will you be 3yrs resident?