citizenship interview

[Paatay Khan 16]

2 minutes ago, N400NYC said:

Who filed in Manhattan?

OP and whoever reads this thread should come forward and share their experience.

[N400NYC 380]

2 hours 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

Your estimated case completion time had been January 2020 since biometrics and then changed to April 2020 recently?

[Paatay Khan 16]

51 minutes ago, missileman said:

Can you provide a link for information, please?

Okay, at 2:01:50, the attorney tells about LIFO.

[Crazy Cat 42,528]

Just now, Sam Mirza said:

Okay, at 2:01:50, the attorney tells about LIFO.

Thanks.  I'll check it out......I appreciate your time and effort.....

[Paatay Khan 16]

2 minutes ago, missileman said:

Thanks.  I'll check it out......I appreciate your time and effort.....

Of course, I had to back my statement with proof. You're welcome.

[dhavalkumar 1]

2 hours ago, N400NYC said:

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?

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

you will get your interview soon too good luck

[Dashinka 24,855]

3 hours 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'.

I wonder if that is what happened in Detroit last year.  My wife also filed paper in mid January 2018 and had her oath in early June.

[Going through 5,671]

Yeah it seems the backlog just started rearing it's ugly head again last year...I filed online in 2017 (Queens office), and it took only 96 days from filing to oath date.  I was shocked considering the sheer number of applicants in NYC compared to other jurisdictions--and my estimated case completion time was set at 18 months when I submitted my N400.  Here's to a quick processing time for everyone---no matter how recently they filed!

[Going through 5,671]

Another VJ member just posted this on another thread I'm following---take a look at the backlog numbers below compared to the number of filed applications for each field office (not sure of the source, however, so cannot comment on accuracy):

 

NYC - 76th 😔

(btw, "New York" here combines the Manhattan & Brooklyn cases)

The Best Field Offices for Becoming a New American

Index scores based on a weighted average of three barriers to U.S. citizenship.

OVERALL RANK	FIELD OFFICE	OVERALL INDEX	MEDIAN WAITING TIME (MONTHS)	MAX. WAITING TIME (MONTHS)	BACKLOG COMPLETION	FILED APPLICATIONS
1	Cleveland, OH	91	4.0	12.3	71.3%	4,828
2	Providence, RI	86	5.7	13.6	81.4%	3,599
3	Raleigh, NC	84	5.5	12.4	65.1%	7,677
4	San Bernardino, CA	83	5.0	13.5	68.4%	22,633
5	Columbus, OH	82	5.7	12.6	63.8%	6,019
6	Lawrence, MA	81	5.6	13.8	69.8%	9,027
7	Indianapolis, IN	80	5.5	13.7	66.3%	6,600
8	Tucson, AZ	78	6.0	14.0	68.3%	3,639
9	Buffalo, NY	77	5.3	14.9	68.7%	5,755
10	Portland, OR	77	6.0	13.3	58.2%	9,503
11	Kansas City, MO	76	5.2	14.9	65.5%	5,212
12	Louisville, KY	76	5.0	15.0	64.0%	4,335
13	Pittsburgh, PA	75	6.8	14.0	65.1%	3,201
14	Omaha, NE	73	6.8	14.2	62.6%	3,924
15	Boston, MA	73	6.0	15.5	67.1%	20,389
16	Cincinnati, OH	73	5.6	16.0	68.3%	3,393
17	Detroit, MI	72	7.0	14.3	61.0%	16,391
18	Hialeah, FL	72	5.3	15.2	55.9%	13,195
19	Fresno, CA	71	7.1	13.9	57.2%	13,317
20	Yakima, WA	71	8.0	14.5	68.1%	2,282
21	Jacksonville, FL	71	5.6	14.9	53.3%	5,626
22	Charleston, SC	69	4.9	15.3	46.7%	4,524
23	Mount Laurel, NJ	69	5.5	16.2	58.4%	9,027
24	Portland, ME	69	9.7	16.9	95.4%	1,089
25	Charlotte, NC	65	8.4	15.1	61.4%	8,628
26	Tampa, FL	65	8.1	14.7	54.3%	12,053
27	Newark, NJ	64	9.2	14.4	59.3%	39,200
28	Oklahoma City, OK	64	6.6	16.1	54.6%	4,918
29	San Juan, PR	64	8.1	16.5	68.0%	2,611
30	St. Louis, MO	64	8.5	16.4	69.0%	3,659
31	Sacramento, CA	62	8.8	14.2	49.2%	16,211
32	San Jose, CA	62	9.1	15.7	64.4%	18,831
33	Albuquerque, NM	62	7.4	16.7	59.4%	2,536
34	Spokane, WA	61	8.5	16.2	61.8%	1,155
35	Greer, SC	61	7.4	13.5	n/a	2,408
36	San Diego, CA	61	9.3	15.7	61.1%	20,630
37	Manchester, NH	60	9.3	16.9	71.2%	1,892
38	Washington, DC	60	10.1	16.6	74.2%	21,258
39	Kendall, FL	60	8.7	15.9	56.2%	12,007
40	Boise, ID	58	9.5	17.1	68.4%	2,107
41	West Palm Beach, FL	57	6.0	18.4	52.3%	10,026
42	Milwaukee, WI	56	10.1	14.5	44.5%	5,008
43	Wichita, KS	54	9.5	16.0	49.2%	1,748
44	Santa Ana, CA	54	11.3	15.1	53.9%	20,438
45	Charlotte Amalie, VI	54	10.9	18.2	76.8%	417
46	Albany, NY	54	10.1	17.6	65.6%	2,892
47	Imperial, CA	53	10.2	17.5	64.8%	1,931
48	Norfolk, VA	53	9.6	17.9	62.8%	5,612
49	Chicago, IL	53	10.8	15.5	50.4%	36,993
50	Anchorage, AK	52	9.4	17.2	53.6%	1,370
51	St. Albans, VT	52	10.9	18.2	73.2%	906
52	Hartford, CT	52	8.5	17.5	48.7%	11,128
53	Agana, GU	52	10.9	18.2	72.4%	1,083
54	San Francisco, CA	50	12.2	15.2	49.3%	34,848
55	Philadelphia, PA	48	9.3	17.7	46.8%	21,033
56	Helena, MT	48	10.9	18.2	61.6%	401
57	San Fernando Valley, CA	48	12.1	16.1	51.9%	19,444
58	San Antonio, TX	48	10.2	18.9	62.2%	18,425
59	Baltimore, MD	48	12.0	16.9	57.8%	22,850
60	Los Angeles, CA	47	11.0	17.8	57.1%	22,744
61	Orlando, FL	46	10.4	17.6	48.7%	12,417
62	Los Angeles County, CA	46	11.0	17.2	47.5%	26,794
63	Honolulu, HI	45	11.1	18.2	56.7%	4,344
64	Long Island, NY	45	7.2	20.0	42.7%	23,106
65	Reno, NV	45	10.9	18.2	53.9%	1,677
66	Des Moines, IA	44	11.5	16.8	43.1%	3,872
67	Fort Smith, AR	44	10.9	18.2	50.4%	1,540
68	Queens, NY	43	11.5	17.4	47.0%	24,122
69	El Paso, TX	42	10.5	19.2	51.1%	8,311
70	Christiansted, VI	40	10.9	18.2	41.4%	218
71	Denver, CO	37	13.3	17.4	45.0%	11,158
72	Salt Lake City, UT	36	12.2	18.1	40.3%	5,892
73	New Orleans, LA	36	13.2	17.8	42.8%	4,252
74	Phoenix, AZ	35	14.4	17.4	45.6%	14,965
75	Seattle, WA	34	15.2	16.9	46.6%	19,461
76	New York, NY	34	11.2	21.3	55.3%	62,504
77	Las Vegas, NV	31	14.0	19.2	48.9%	9,295
78	Oakland Park, FL	28	14.6	18.6	40.0%	13,606
79	Memphis, TN	24	13.7	20.0	36.2%	8,108
80	Harlingen, TX	23	14.5	20.5	42.8%	6,543
81	Atlanta, GA	21	12.6	22.8	45.4%	25,437
82	Fort Myers, FL	16	15.2	20.5	n/a	4,850
83	Dallas, TX	15	17.0	19.4	30.7%	32,281
84	Houston, TX	14	17.3	20.0	35.0%	33,937
85	Miami, FL	11	16.2	21.2	30.1%	16,609
86	St. Paul, MN	10	15.1	23.5	40.9%	15,422

[N400NYC 380]

1 hour ago, Going through said:

Another VJ member just posted this on another thread I'm following---take a look at the backlog numbers below compared to the number of filed applications for each field office (not sure of the source, however, so cannot comment on accuracy):

 

NYC - 76th 😔

(btw, "New York" here combines the Manhattan & Brooklyn cases)

The Best Field Offices for Becoming a New American

Index scores based on a weighted average of three barriers to U.S. citizenship.

OVERALL RANK	FIELD OFFICE	OVERALL INDEX	MEDIAN WAITING TIME (MONTHS)	MAX. WAITING TIME (MONTHS)	BACKLOG COMPLETION	FILED APPLICATIONS
1	Cleveland, OH	91	4.0	12.3	71.3%	4,828
2	Providence, RI	86	5.7	13.6	81.4%	3,599
3	Raleigh, NC	84	5.5	12.4	65.1%	7,677
4	San Bernardino, CA	83	5.0	13.5	68.4%	22,633
5	Columbus, OH	82	5.7	12.6	63.8%	6,019
6	Lawrence, MA	81	5.6	13.8	69.8%	9,027
7	Indianapolis, IN	80	5.5	13.7	66.3%	6,600
8	Tucson, AZ	78	6.0	14.0	68.3%	3,639
9	Buffalo, NY	77	5.3	14.9	68.7%	5,755
10	Portland, OR	77	6.0	13.3	58.2%	9,503
11	Kansas City, MO	76	5.2	14.9	65.5%	5,212
12	Louisville, KY	76	5.0	15.0	64.0%	4,335
13	Pittsburgh, PA	75	6.8	14.0	65.1%	3,201
14	Omaha, NE	73	6.8	14.2	62.6%	3,924
15	Boston, MA	73	6.0	15.5	67.1%	20,389
16	Cincinnati, OH	73	5.6	16.0	68.3%	3,393
17	Detroit, MI	72	7.0	14.3	61.0%	16,391
18	Hialeah, FL	72	5.3	15.2	55.9%	13,195
19	Fresno, CA	71	7.1	13.9	57.2%	13,317
20	Yakima, WA	71	8.0	14.5	68.1%	2,282
21	Jacksonville, FL	71	5.6	14.9	53.3%	5,626
22	Charleston, SC	69	4.9	15.3	46.7%	4,524
23	Mount Laurel, NJ	69	5.5	16.2	58.4%	9,027
24	Portland, ME	69	9.7	16.9	95.4%	1,089
25	Charlotte, NC	65	8.4	15.1	61.4%	8,628
26	Tampa, FL	65	8.1	14.7	54.3%	12,053
27	Newark, NJ	64	9.2	14.4	59.3%	39,200
28	Oklahoma City, OK	64	6.6	16.1	54.6%	4,918
29	San Juan, PR	64	8.1	16.5	68.0%	2,611
30	St. Louis, MO	64	8.5	16.4	69.0%	3,659
31	Sacramento, CA	62	8.8	14.2	49.2%	16,211
32	San Jose, CA	62	9.1	15.7	64.4%	18,831
33	Albuquerque, NM	62	7.4	16.7	59.4%	2,536
34	Spokane, WA	61	8.5	16.2	61.8%	1,155
35	Greer, SC	61	7.4	13.5	n/a	2,408
36	San Diego, CA	61	9.3	15.7	61.1%	20,630
37	Manchester, NH	60	9.3	16.9	71.2%	1,892
38	Washington, DC	60	10.1	16.6	74.2%	21,258
39	Kendall, FL	60	8.7	15.9	56.2%	12,007
40	Boise, ID	58	9.5	17.1	68.4%	2,107
41	West Palm Beach, FL	57	6.0	18.4	52.3%	10,026
42	Milwaukee, WI	56	10.1	14.5	44.5%	5,008
43	Wichita, KS	54	9.5	16.0	49.2%	1,748
44	Santa Ana, CA	54	11.3	15.1	53.9%	20,438
45	Charlotte Amalie, VI	54	10.9	18.2	76.8%	417
46	Albany, NY	54	10.1	17.6	65.6%	2,892
47	Imperial, CA	53	10.2	17.5	64.8%	1,931
48	Norfolk, VA	53	9.6	17.9	62.8%	5,612
49	Chicago, IL	53	10.8	15.5	50.4%	36,993
50	Anchorage, AK	52	9.4	17.2	53.6%	1,370
51	St. Albans, VT	52	10.9	18.2	73.2%	906
52	Hartford, CT	52	8.5	17.5	48.7%	11,128
53	Agana, GU	52	10.9	18.2	72.4%	1,083
54	San Francisco, CA	50	12.2	15.2	49.3%	34,848
55	Philadelphia, PA	48	9.3	17.7	46.8%	21,033
56	Helena, MT	48	10.9	18.2	61.6%	401
57	San Fernando Valley, CA	48	12.1	16.1	51.9%	19,444
58	San Antonio, TX	48	10.2	18.9	62.2%	18,425
59	Baltimore, MD	48	12.0	16.9	57.8%	22,850
60	Los Angeles, CA	47	11.0	17.8	57.1%	22,744
61	Orlando, FL	46	10.4	17.6	48.7%	12,417
62	Los Angeles County, CA	46	11.0	17.2	47.5%	26,794
63	Honolulu, HI	45	11.1	18.2	56.7%	4,344
64	Long Island, NY	45	7.2	20.0	42.7%	23,106
65	Reno, NV	45	10.9	18.2	53.9%	1,677
66	Des Moines, IA	44	11.5	16.8	43.1%	3,872
67	Fort Smith, AR	44	10.9	18.2	50.4%	1,540
68	Queens, NY	43	11.5	17.4	47.0%	24,122
69	El Paso, TX	42	10.5	19.2	51.1%	8,311
70	Christiansted, VI	40	10.9	18.2	41.4%	218
71	Denver, CO	37	13.3	17.4	45.0%	11,158
72	Salt Lake City, UT	36	12.2	18.1	40.3%	5,892
73	New Orleans, LA	36	13.2	17.8	42.8%	4,252
74	Phoenix, AZ	35	14.4	17.4	45.6%	14,965
75	Seattle, WA	34	15.2	16.9	46.6%	19,461
76	New York, NY	34	11.2	21.3	55.3%	62,504
77	Las Vegas, NV	31	14.0	19.2	48.9%	9,295
78	Oakland Park, FL	28	14.6	18.6	40.0%	13,606
79	Memphis, TN	24	13.7	20.0	36.2%	8,108
80	Harlingen, TX	23	14.5	20.5	42.8%	6,543
81	Atlanta, GA	21	12.6	22.8	45.4%	25,437
82	Fort Myers, FL	16	15.2	20.5	n/a	4,850
83	Dallas, TX	15	17.0	19.4	30.7%	32,281
84	Houston, TX	14	17.3	20.0	35.0%	33,937
85	Miami, FL	11	16.2	21.2	30.1%	16,609
86	St. Paul, MN	10	15.1	23.5	40.9%	15,422

This is the link:

https://www.boundless.com/american-citizenship-report/#what-are-the-best-and-worst-field-offices-for-becoming-a-us-citizen

 

The source of of the data is USCIS - publicly available data that is made available each quarter .

[dhavalkumar 1]

3 hours ago, dhavalkumar said:

you will get your interview soon too good luck

yes my friend i am filing after 5 years of residency?

[Russ&Caro 1,549]

Doesn't surprise me that St Paul, MN is the worst based on the topics started here on VJ. Looks like Albuquerque has slipped from around 4 months when my wife did it last year to 7.5 months now.

[JFH 12,191]

Seattle doesn’t fare much better. I’m filing there on September. However, I am expecting a fast process because of the election in 2020 and new voters being seen as “fresh meat” for the parties. 

[Cathi 5,794]

I can't believe how much the wait times have increased since the end of 2106. My husband sent in his application the last week of Nov 2016 and was sworn in within 5 months of doing so. And that was with having to wait and extra month to be sworn in because they require a minimum amount of people to perform the ceremony in Manchester NH. Why have the wait times increased so much?

[N400NYC 380]

26 minutes ago, Cathi said:

I can't believe how much the wait times have increased since the end of 2106. My husband sent in his application the last week of Nov 2016 and was sworn in within 5 months of doing so. And that was with having to wait and extra month to be sworn in because they require a minimum amount of people to perform the ceremony in Manchester NH. Why have the wait times increased so much?

That’s simple to answer: Donald Trump. His administration has intentionally made it more difficult for people to become citizens and slowed down the process. The result is a massive backlog of pending cases.