Potential impact of COVID-19 (coronavirus) epidemic on the citizenship process (and timelines)

[N400NYC 380]

4 minutes ago, SilverLake said:

The reason I said that is because the Boston cancellation was because two of their employees were exposed to the virus, so the ceremony was cancelled without notifications. The other 3 that we knew about - San Jose, Illinois, and Columbus OH did send out announcement in advance. If you have not heard anything from USCIS, chances are your ceremony will happen tomorrow.

 

 

That seems logical to me.

 

But I did see this (direct reference to NY) which threw me...

 

 

 

 

[N400NYC 380]

Meanwhile in NYC: 

[SilverLake 40]

@N400NYC: one person in my fb group attended their oath ceremony today in Syracuse, NY. It was a court house ceremony with only 50 oath takers though. The judge said due to the coronavirus they changed some rules. Not sure what was changed.

[N400NYC 380]

37 minutes ago, SilverLake said:

@N400NYC: one person in my fb group attended their oath ceremony today in Syracuse, NY. It was a court house ceremony with only 50 oath takers though. The judge said due to the coronavirus they changed some rules. Not sure what was changed.

Fingers crossed! 

[MrDasarp 0]

Oakland March 18th ceremony has now been cancelled. 

 

Just received a notice from my lawyer who got notified from USCIS

 

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Due to an City of Oakland order postponing or cancelling all events scheduled between today and March 31 at City-owned facilities with a capacity of more than 1,000 people, we have cancelled our San Francisco oath ceremonies on March 18.  Both Ceremonies will be rescheduled to a date to be determined in September.

 

Rescheduling Clarification

·         To reschedule an interview, please call the Contact Center at 800-375-5283. 

·         To reschedule an oath ceremony, please write a letter to USCIS San Francisco Field Office.  630 Sansome St.  San Francisco, CA  94111.

 

We will continue to update you about changes to any additional Oath Ceremonies as decisions are made.  

[SilverLake 40]

10 minutes ago, MrDasarp said:

Oakland March 18th ceremony has now been cancelled. 

 

Just received a notice from my lawyer who got notified from USCIS

 

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Due to an City of Oakland order postponing or cancelling all events scheduled between today and March 31 at City-owned facilities with a capacity of more than 1,000 people, we have cancelled our San Francisco oath ceremonies on March 18.  Both Ceremonies will be rescheduled to a date to be determined in September.

 

Rescheduling Clarification

·         To reschedule an interview, please call the Contact Center at 800-375-5283. 

·         To reschedule an oath ceremony, please write a letter to USCIS San Francisco Field Office.  630 Sansome St.  San Francisco, CA  94111.

 

We will continue to update you about changes to any additional Oath Ceremonies as decisions are made.  

Wow they will be rescheduled to a date to be determined in September? That is crazy!!! 😬

[N400NYC 380]

3 minutes ago, SilverLake said:

Wow they will be rescheduled to a date to be determined in September? That is crazy!!! 😬

Another 6 months 🙈

[Fr8dog 312]

6 minutes ago, N400NYC said:

Another 6 months 🙈

Couldn't quote respond to your question anymore in the other post.

 

I found out about the cancellation through email. Than I called the district court in Norfolk and was told it was the whole eastern district in VA.

[N400NYC 380]

12 minutes ago, Fr8dog said:

Couldn't quote respond to your question anymore in the other post.

 

I found out about the cancellation through email. Than I called the district court in Norfolk and was told it was the whole eastern district in VA.

OK 😕

 

Mine is supposed to be tomorrow in NYC - haven’t received any info (other than the original letter). 

[African Zealot 1,455]

On 3/8/2020 at 2:20 PM, N400NYC said:

I'm not worried about it (the virus). 

 

Just worried about potential impact on citizenship process!

How is worrying going to help you or speed your citizenship along? Well some people enjoy wallowing in misery so to each his own.

[Lhorie 0]

I also have big worries and need your advice and help ,my son’s IR2 visa is about to expired 22nd of May,I already have my plane ticket and about to pick him up this april 5th but because of this pandemic Covid 19,I don’t what to put our life at risk,is there any way to ask for extension on his visa?and if Yes how will i start?is it a vety hard thing to so again like I have to go through another hard process.Hope you can help me to lessen my worry and anxiety,could no longer sleep in this situation.

[OliverBa 61]

Everyone is screwed basically. But us who have spouses, fiancé’s etc in China have been dealing with this since the end of January. When the virus outbreak started, NVC stopped sending our petitions to the consulate in China, all visa appointments scheduled were cancelled, no new appointments could be made, embassy and consulates evacuated, with no news and what to do and how long we’ll have to wait, we’ve been stuck in the black hole of uncertainty for almost 2 months now. So sit back everyone and welcome to club. This is what happens when a government is grossly unprepared for something they should be prepared for, we get the short end of the stick while they, at the same time, demand we pay them more money for ridiculously slow processing of petitions. It’s unconscionable.

Edited March 13, 2020 by OliverBa

[Russel1995 163]

[Lhorie 0]

18 hours ago, Lhorie said:

I also have big worries and need your advice and help ,my son’s IR2 visa is about to expire 22nd of May,I already have my plane ticket and about to pick him up this april 5th but because of this pandemic Covid 19,I don’t what to put our life at risk,is there any way to ask for extension on his visa?and if Yes how will i start?is it a very hard thing to do again like I have to go through another hard process.Hope you can help me to lessen my worry and anxiety,could no longer sleep in this situation.

 

[ballsapartments 0]

*Some government offices are canceling and postponing naturalization ceremonies. But certain USCIS field offices are offering same-day naturalization to those who are over 60, pregnant, and/or sick. USCIS is not permitted to ask about an applicant’s medical history, so if you believe you qualify for a same-day oath ceremony, let the officer know during your interview so the necessary steps can be taken”  https://www.boundless.com/blog/coronavirus-immigration/

Edited March 14, 2020 by ballsapartments
To insert a link about the notice