n-400 N-400 September 2019 Filers

[PedjaT123 0]

Good news and.... well, "interesting" news! 

 

I just got my interview scheduled today!! And the date is October 8th!! (Los Angeles Office)

 

So, it's SUPER CLOSE, less than 2 weeks. 

 

But the letter then says: "However, if you are ill, have any symptoms of illness, have traveled outside the United States within the past two weeks or had contact with a person who tested positive for COVID-19 within the past two weeks, or are at heightened risk due to age or an underlying health condition, call the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Contact Center at 1-800-375-5283 (TTY 1-800-767-1833) as soon as possible to reschedule your appointment. There is no penalty for requesting that your appointment be rescheduled." 

 

Well, surprise, surprise, I got the letter a few hours after I crossed the border to Mexico. (As I am in So Cal, so it's literally a quick day trip 1hr from our home. Very common thing. They don't even stamp the passports here on the way back)

I'll technically come back to US 12 days before the interview. 

 

But my dilemma now is - should I call to reschedule or not? 

 

Please let me know your thoughts. 

[brooke123 2]

5 hours ago, PedjaT123 said:

Good news and.... well, "interesting" news! 

 

I just got my interview scheduled today!! And the date is October 8th!! (Los Angeles Office)

 

So, it's SUPER CLOSE, less than 2 weeks. 

 

But the letter then says: "However, if you are ill, have any symptoms of illness, have traveled outside the United States within the past two weeks or had contact with a person who tested positive for COVID-19 within the past two weeks, or are at heightened risk due to age or an underlying health condition, call the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Contact Center at 1-800-375-5283 (TTY 1-800-767-1833) as soon as possible to reschedule your appointment. There is no penalty for requesting that your appointment be rescheduled." 

 

Well, surprise, surprise, I got the letter a few hours after I crossed the border to Mexico. (As I am in So Cal, so it's literally a quick day trip 1hr from our home. Very common thing. They don't even stamp the passports here on the way back)

I'll technically come back to US 12 days before the interview. 

 

But my dilemma now is - should I call to reschedule or not? 

 

Please let me know your thoughts. 

To answer your question, I might err on the side of caution and just reschedule. If you do, I'm sure the date wouldn't be that much further out from your current date!

 

Also, can I ask if you are in the downtown LA office or Chatsworth office? (I think both technically say LA.) 

 

We are downtown LA and have been waiting for an interview notice forever! 

[PedjaT123 0]

2 hours ago, brooke123 said:

To answer your question, I might err on the side of caution and just reschedule. If you do, I'm sure the date wouldn't be that much further out from your current date!

 

Also, can I ask if you are in the downtown LA office or Chatsworth office? (I think both technically say LA.) 

 

We are downtown LA and have been waiting for an interview notice forever! 

Thanks for your advice. 

 

I called them, today. I gotta say that USCIS customer support is pretty awesome.

They advised that, considering the date/nature of my trip, it's still enough time before the interview, and I shouldn't reschedule if I feel healthy.

 

My interview will be in Downtown LA. 

 

Fingers crossed you get your date soon!

[brooke123 2]

19 hours ago, PedjaT123 said:

Thanks for your advice. 

 

I called them, today. I gotta say that USCIS customer support is pretty awesome.

They advised that, considering the date/nature of my trip, it's still enough time before the interview, and I shouldn't reschedule if I feel healthy.

 

My interview will be in Downtown LA. 

 

Fingers crossed you get your date soon!

That's great news!! So glad to hear they are being reasonable about everything. Makes perfect sense to me! 

 

Also, thank you for sharing about your location! We have been waiting forever to see some movement in DTLA! Also, if I could ask one more thing, did you happen to apply in early or late September? We applied September 25th last year, so hopefully that date is coming up soon! 

 

Good luck in your interview!

[PedjaT123 0]

On 9/26/2020 at 12:48 PM, brooke123 said:

That's great news!! So glad to hear they are being reasonable about everything. Makes perfect sense to me! 

 

Also, thank you for sharing about your location! We have been waiting forever to see some movement in DTLA! Also, if I could ask one more thing, did you happen to apply in early or late September? We applied September 25th last year, so hopefully that date is coming up soon! 

 

Good luck in your interview!

Thanks! Yes, I applied the first week of September. 

 

So I believe you should get yours scheduled soon!

 

 

[brooke123 2]

19 hours ago, PedjaT123 said:

Thanks! Yes, I applied the first week of September. 

 

So I believe you should get yours scheduled soon!

 

 

Such great news! Thank you for sharing! 😊 Now to resist the urge to check every day... 😂

 

Good luck with your interview!

 

[brotis 5]

My interview is in DTLA on October 13th! I filed in Sept 9/19

[JFH 12,190]

And another month of waiting begins...

 

Filed 9/30/2019 Seattle office. Still stuck on “we reviewed your biometrics”. Estimated completion date January 2021.

[brooke123 2]

On 9/29/2020 at 4:05 PM, brotis said:

My interview is in DTLA on October 13th! I filed in Sept 9/19

Thanks for sharing, Brotis! Good luck on your interview!

 

We filed 9/29 - Hoping for a notice any day now!

[murph32 2]

On 10/1/2020 at 6:53 AM, JFH said:

And another month of waiting begins...

 

Filed 9/30/2019 Seattle office. Still stuck on “we reviewed your biometrics”. Estimated completion date January 2021.

Same here - though I suppose it's a good thing that the estimated completion date hasn't slipped any further in Seattle.

[JFH 12,190]

1 hour ago, murph32 said:

Same here - though I suppose it's a good thing that the estimated completion date hasn't slipped any further in Seattle.

I am now on the 31-day countdown on the “estimated waiting time”. Mine shows 29 days. 

[murph32 2]

33 minutes ago, JFH said:

I am now on the 31-day countdown on the “estimated waiting time”. Mine shows 29 days. 

Weird, I'm not seeing that on my end yet, and IIRC I applied a week or two before you, in mid-September 2019. Hopefully there'll be movement on my end soon then.

 

EDIT: I just checked and I see mine too now, I'm on 23 days. Hope that's accurate!

Edited October 14, 2020 by murph32
Correcting error in original post

[brooke123 2]

On 9/29/2020 at 4:05 PM, brotis said:

My interview is in DTLA on October 13th! I filed in Sept 9/19

Hope your interview went well! We were notified on Friday that we are finally scheduled in LA! Hoping the notice is uploaded soon so we can find out the date!

[brotis 5]

11 hours ago, brooke123 said:

Hope your interview went well! We were notified on Friday that we are finally scheduled in LA! Hoping the notice is uploaded soon so we can find out the date!

The interview went very well! I’m now a US citizen. 

 

Here’s a quick overview: I arrived 15mins before my appointment. The waiting room had around 20 people, all socially distant. I waited for approx 2 hours before my name was called.

 

The interview was 15mins and at the end the officer rushed me into another room to do the oath. Once there, waited another 1.5hrs. Done!

 

Registered to vote that night!

Good luck!

[Carlad60 1]

Finally received my interview notice. Scheduled for 11/9 in Chatsworth. I applied 9/22/19.