N400 March 2020 Filers

[blackeyedsusan 29]

My husband's online account does not have a Documents tab or an Estimated Completion Date. All it says is that the case was received on April 1 (sent March 23) and is being processed. Is that normal? Just seems so strange, when I hear people talking about documents tabs and estimated completion date, and we have none of that. 

[MightyIndian 25]

3 hours ago, blackeyedsusan said:

My husband's online account does not have a Documents tab or an Estimated Completion Date. All it says is that the case was received on April 1 (sent March 23) and is being processed. Is that normal? Just seems so strange, when I hear people talking about documents tabs and estimated completion date, and we have none of that. 

Is the account at my.uscis.gov ?

[Scandi 4,173]

7 hours ago, blackeyedsusan said:

My husband's online account does not have a Documents tab or an Estimated Completion Date. All it says is that the case was received on April 1 (sent March 23) and is being processed. Is that normal? Just seems so strange, when I hear people talking about documents tabs and estimated completion date, and we have none of that. 

Another reason not to file on paper, I have seen several others having issues with their online accounts after trying to create one after filing via mail.

[john.smith 5]

San Jose CA here. filled N400 mid March, bio was canceled early April... no updates since then... Anybody from San Jose got any update recently?

[Shahzadi92 18]

15 minutes ago, john.smith said:

San Jose CA here. filled N400 mid March, bio was canceled early April... no updates since then... Anybody from San Jose got any update recently?

Have u called and asked about the status? 

[john.smith 5]

11 minutes ago, Shahzadi92 said:

Have u called and asked about the status? 

No, I have not... I just check it online. The only update was that the estimate time changed from November to December... Nothing else. Not sure if calling them would be of any help. I called earlier to update my address as my account online was not showing the APT number (tho I updated it correctly). there is/was some glitch in their system and the APT not was showing online - at least that what they told me when I called them... The APT# shows ok now - it appeared only very recently, like a couple weeks ago.

 

are you also with the San Jose office?

Edited September 19, 2020 by john.smith

[Shahzadi92 18]

21 minutes ago, john.smith said:

No, I have not... I just check it online. The only update was that the estimate time changed from November to December... Nothing else. Not sure if calling them would be of any help. I called earlier to update my address as my account online was not showing the APT number (tho I updated it correctly). there is/was some glitch in their system and the APT not was showing online - at least that what they told me when I called them... The APT# shows ok now - it appeared only very recently, like a couple weeks ago.

 

are you also with the San Jose office?

No. Im. In north carolina raleigh... Its usually faster than rest of the offices but i have not been getting any. Updates either.. I. Had called was told. Wait 90 days after reopening

[patt 23]

20 hours ago, john.smith said:

No, I have not... I just check it online. The only update was that the estimate time changed from November to December... Nothing else. Not sure if calling them would be of any help. I called earlier to update my address as my account online was not showing the APT number (tho I updated it correctly). there is/was some glitch in their system and the APT not was showing online - at least that what they told me when I called them... The APT# shows ok now - it appeared only very recently, like a couple weeks ago.

 

are you also with the San Jose office?

I am with the San Jose office. I haven't heard anything either since my bio appointment was cancelled in March. I sent them an email a week ago but only just got a very generic response that I need to wait for my appointment to be rescheduled.  My ASC in Salinas reopened on 07/27 so I will probably wait till October to call when I hit the 90 day mark.

Edited September 20, 2020 by patt

[Giovanni1 69]

6 hours ago, patt said:

I am with the San Jose office. I haven't heard anything either since my bio appointment was cancelled in March. I sent them an email a week ago but only just got a very generic response that I need to wait for my appointment to be rescheduled.  My ASC in Salinas reopened on 07/27 so I will probably wait till October to call when I hit the 90 day mark.

You can also consider asking one of your elected officials to contact USCIS on your behalf. Their website should have a form to fill for this purpose. I did that over the summer, one of my senator staff got back to me requesting more info, I had hard time finding a place to print a form, and in the meanwhile USCIS scheduled my interview. It takes time but I didn't really want to call USCIS.

[NDB052714 122]

On 9/19/2020 at 5:57 PM, Shahzadi92 said:

No. Im. In north carolina raleigh... Its usually faster than rest of the offices but i have not been getting any. Updates either.. I. Had called was told. Wait 90 days after reopening

yes, Raleigh is usually pretty fast...not now! 

[Giovanni1 69]

Today I had the naturalization interview. I was an easy and fast process, I was in and out of the AJC Federal Building in about 40 minutes. After the security checkpoint (they made people wait in the lobby until 15 minutes before the appointment), I checked in with USCIS. There were few couples and single people also waiting, and it looked like the office (in Cleveland, Ohio) was fully operational, I saw at least 3-4 interviews going on at the same time. After a 10 minutes wait, I was called in by the USCIS officer, who sworn me in and asked for my GC, state id and passport. Those were the only documents he asked, even though the letter asked to bring marriage certificate, spouse proof of citizenship and other stuff. After going through some questions about the N400 (current employer, job title, address & phone number, etc), he proceeded with the civic test followed by the reading and writing test. Afterwards, he asked few routine questions such as: have you ever been associated with nazi/communists/terrorists, problems with the law (asked me about a speeding ticket from 15 years ago), and such and such. At the end he returned my documents, told me he was going to recommend me for approval, and gave me a form with the recommendation. He said most likely I will receive an appointment for the oath ceremony within a month but with the COVID situation it's hard to predict. So, overall it was very straightforward. Anyways, I hope that helps and good luck to everyone.

[-Shana- 152]

12 minutes ago, Giovanni1 said:

Today I had the naturalization interview. I was an easy and fast process, I was in and out of the AJC Federal Building in about 40 minutes. After the security checkpoint (they made people wait in the lobby until 15 minutes before the appointment), I checked in with USCIS. There were few couples and single people also waiting, and it looked like the office (in Cleveland, Ohio) was fully operational, I saw at least 3-4 interviews going on at the same time. After a 10 minutes wait, I was called in by the USCIS officer, who sworn me in and asked for my GC, state id and passport. Those were the only documents he asked, even though the letter asked to bring marriage certificate, spouse proof of citizenship and other stuff. After going through some questions about the N400 (current employer, job title, address & phone number, etc), he proceeded with the civic test followed by the reading and writing test. Afterwards, he asked few routine questions such as: have you ever been associated with nazi/communists/terrorists, problems with the law (asked me about a speeding ticket from 15 years ago), and such and such. At the end he returned my documents, told me he was going to recommend me for approval, and gave me a form with the recommendation. He said most likely I will receive an appointment for the oath ceremony within a month but with the COVID situation it's hard to predict. So, overall it was very straightforward. Anyways, I hope that helps and good luck to everyone.

Wow, seems like they've got their stuff figured out where you are! Nice that they used your old biometrics, I'm still baffled they have to do it for a third time since arriving in America. Congratulations! I hope your oath ceremony is soon

[Giovanni1 69]

4 hours ago, -Shana- said:

Wow, seems like they've got their stuff figured out where you are! Nice that they used your old biometrics, I'm still baffled they have to do it for a third time since arriving in America. Congratulations! I hope your oath ceremony is soon

Yeah, Cleveland is one of the fastest office in the country. My friend in Des Moines also had a good experience, had the interview in January, then left the country before the oath and could not come back until late summer due to COVID19. They were accommodating in the multiple rescheduling. I guess the Midwest in general is easier, lower populations and probably even less immigration as compared to the coasts.

[-Shana- 152]

17 hours ago, Giovanni1 said:

Yeah, Cleveland is one of the fastest office in the country. My friend in Des Moines also had a good experience, had the interview in January, then left the country before the oath and could not come back until late summer due to COVID19. They were accommodating in the multiple rescheduling. I guess the Midwest in general is easier, lower populations and probably even less immigration as compared to the coasts.

That's true. How was the test? I've been doing a practice test each day to prepare.

[Giovanni1 69]

2 hours ago, -Shana- said:

That's true. How was the test? I've been doing a practice test each day to prepare.

The all thing was very easy and comfortable. I was in and out of the building in 40 minutes, including security check and wait.

First they verify the info they have are current, employer, job title, address, phone number, etc.

Then the test itself. If I remember correctly those were the questions:

- Who does a senator represent?

- Who vetoes bill?

- Name a branch of the government

- Who's the commander in chief?

- If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
- Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general.  What war was he in?

The officer mentioned the questions were randomly selected by the computer. Also for the writing test, I had to write on a tablet. Same for the signatures, no pen or paper. The phrase I had to write was something like "The flag is Blue White and Red".
Then some questions based on the N400, have you ever been a terrorist, nazi, communist, prostitute, drunkard. Have you ever had problems with the law, arrested, DUI, etc.

At the end he told me he will recommend me for approval and gave a form.

This morning I got a notice that I was approved and the final step is the oath and that I will be notified when it is scheduled. So compared to the green card process, and despite the delays and anxiety due COVID19, naturalization so far has been a walk in the park.