citizenship interview

[dhavalkumar 1]

hi  i have interview for citizenship on june 12 2019, how long it takes for oath ceremony in newyork?

my case completion time was 8 months online now it shows april 2020(11 months).

it changed after my interview was scheduled. 

is the time frame accurate on my uscis ?

please answer if anyone has idea.

thanks 

n400 application received jan 16 2019

bio-metrics appointment feb 5 2019

interview appointment   june 12 2019

[N400NYC 380]

2 minutes ago, dhavalkumar said:

hi  i have interview for citizenship on june 12 2019, how long it takes for oath ceremony in newyork?

my case completion time was 8 months online now it shows april 2020(11 months).

it changed after my interview was scheduled. 

is the time frame accurate on my uscis ?

please answer if anyone has idea.

thanks 

n400 application received jan 16 2019

bio-metrics appointment feb 5 2019

interview appointment   june 12 2019

1. You are extremely lucky to have received such an early interview in NYC: 5 months after submission is very uncommon. When you say "New York" are you referring to the Manhattan office?

2. All of the estimated case completion dates changed for New York last week. If you have an interview in June, I think you can ignore that case completion date. The oath ceremonies are usually 1 month after the interview providing you are approved on the day. 

[dhavalkumar 1]

8 minutes ago, N400NYC said:

1. You are extremely lucky to have received such an early interview in NYC: 5 months after submission is very uncommon. When you say "New York" are you referring to the Manhattan office?

2. All of the estimated case completion dates changed for New York last week. If you have an interview in June, I think you can ignore that case completion date. The oath ceremonies are usually 1 month after the interview providing you are approved on the day. 

thanks for reply , i filed my case on paper that is why i got interview earlier because one of my friend got interview after 10 months from the application date and she filed online.

[dhavalkumar 1]

12 minutes ago, N400NYC said:

1. You are extremely lucky to have received such an early interview in NYC: 5 months after submission is very uncommon. When you say "New York" are you referring to the Manhattan office?

2. All of the estimated case completion dates changed for New York last week. If you have an interview in June, I think you can ignore that case completion date. The oath ceremonies are usually 1 month after the interview providing you are approved on the day. 

yes i have interview at federal plaza

[N400NYC 380]

19 minutes ago, dhavalkumar said:

thanks for reply , i filed my case on paper that is why i got interview earlier because one of my friend got interview after 10 months from the application date and she filed online.

I haven't heard of that being the case. Typically people have said that filing online was quicker. What is your situation - filing after 5 years of residency?

19 minutes ago, dhavalkumar said:

yes i have interview at federal plaza

Well, you have won the lottery! I haven't heard of anyone getting an interview that quickly in recent times. 

[Paatay Khan 16]

It's not about luck, they have started prioritizing applications filed in 2019 than those filed last year or before, through LIFO(last in first out) process in order to ease the backlog on all applications. That is the reason people are getting fast interviews who filed 2019 than those who filed last year or earlier. So whoever filed in 2019 is getting 'lucky'.

[Crazy Cat 41,845]

25 minutes ago, Sam Mirza said:

It's not about luck, they have started prioritizing applications filed in 2019 than those filed last year or before, through LIFO(last in first out) process in order to ease the backlog on all applications.

Can you provide a link for information, please?

[N400NYC 380]

26 minutes ago, Sam Mirza said:

It's not about luck, they have started prioritizing applications filed in 2019 than those filed last year or before, through LIFO(last in first out) process in order to ease the backlog on all applications. That is the reason people are getting fast interviews who filed 2019 than those who filed last year or earlier. So whoever filed in 2019 is getting 'lucky'.

Seems very unfair on those who applied sooner. So do you think that because I applied in April 2019 I may get an interview sooner than expected?

[N400NYC 380]

4 minutes ago, missileman said:

Can you provide a link for information, please?

I found one reference to the practice in this article but it's relating to the processing of asylum cases:

https://www.uscis.gov/news/news-releases/uscis-take-action-address-asylum-backlog

[Paatay Khan 16]

1 minute ago, missileman said:

Can you provide a link for information, please?

There is an attorney in NYC, Brad Bernstein, he stated that in a live Q&A session on youtube, when asked about cases filed in 2019. I would share it if I get to find it.

[Paatay Khan 16]

1 minute ago, N400NYC said:

I found one reference to the practice in this article but it's relating to the processing of asylum cases:

https://www.uscis.gov/news/news-releases/uscis-take-action-address-asylum-backlog

It's not just about asylum cases, as per the attorney. In actuality people are getting faster interviews who filed in 2019. I have seen a few more examples of fast interview appointments such as the OP.

[Paatay Khan 16]

8 minutes ago, N400NYC said:

Seems very unfair on those who applied sooner. So do you think that because I applied in April 2019 I may get an interview sooner than expected?

Well, it does but it is what it is. You might get lucky too since you applied in 2019.

[N400NYC 380]

5 minutes ago, Sam Mirza said:

It's not just about asylum cases, as per the attorney. In actuality people are getting faster interviews who filed in 2019. I have seen a few more examples of fast interview appointments such as the OP.

OK, it's the first I am hearing about it, but it does make sense given how quickly the OP got his interview. There are various other members who filed in NYC in 2018 (with regular cases) who haven't been given interview dates yet. It will be interesting to see if other people who filed in 2019 (Jan-May) start getting interviews in the next 6 months like the OP did. 

[Paatay Khan 16]

There would be several other VJ members who applied in Jan 2019 and have their interviews already scheduled.

[N400NYC 380]

7 minutes ago, Sam Mirza said:

There would be several other VJ members who applied in Jan 2019 and have their interviews already scheduled.

Who filed in Manhattan?