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millefleur
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FINALLY. Biometrics reuse notice under the "Documents" tab!   U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has received your form and is currently processing your application, petitio

teixeima
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Update: just had my interview and was recommended for approval. It was scheduled for 11am and I was out the building in 15min. 

palolis
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Hi everyone!    I had my interview today! It was only me (no spouses allowed inside). I arrived 15 minutes early and after going through security, I checked in with an officer who entered my

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Right, we should all end up taking the old test. Anybody filing before Dec 1, 2020 gets the old test. There's a table with that info on the 2020 test page, here:

 

https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/2020test

 

-David

 

N-400

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Apr 5, 2020 - submitted electronically
Dec 22, 2020 - Biometrics Reuse Notice issued
Dec 30, 2020 - Interview Scheduled Notice Jan 28, 2021

Jan 28, 202i - Interview and Oath Ceremony!

 

ROC

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Mar 11, 2019 - 90 Day Window Opens

Mar 11, 2019 - i-751 mailed to Phoenix, AZ lockbox

Mar 19, 2019 - NOA1 Text received, eff date Mar 18, case assigned to LIN

Mar 23, 2019 - NOA1 + 18 month extension letter received.

Sep 26, 2019 - Biometrics Appointment

Jan 28, 2019 - Status change to "Card is Being Produced"

 

 

AOS

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Nov 13, 2016 - Married

Dec 21, 2016 - AOS packet mailed to Chicago

Jan 12, 2017 - NOA1 Notice Date

Feb 07, 2017 - Biometrics Appointment Honolulu

Apr 12, 2017 - EAD/AP approval notifications received (112 days)

May 05, 2017 - NOA2 for AOS interview received

Jun 09, 2017 - I-485 Interview - Status updated to "New Card Being Produced"

 

 

K-1

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Feb 05, 2016 - Packet mailed to USCIS

Feb 11, 2016 - NOA1 received, assigned to CSC

Jun 02, 2016 - NOA2 case approved (received via app) - 112 days

July 19, 2016 - Interview - visa application approved!

Oct 29, 2016 - POE Honolulu

 

 

 

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Guys,

i don’t post too often, but I am curious. Who said everyone will have to wait 2-3 years to get approved? Where is this timeline from?  I just think that can’t be right. 
Also. there was someone a few pages back who has been approved and sworn right away. I mean, may be not in the next month or two, but by the summer we should see more and more of us getting our applications approved. 
 

I am in MD, and my timeline did not change, still says May 2021 :)

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55 minutes ago, Plastoquinone said:

Guys,

i don’t post too often, but I am curious. Who said everyone will have to wait 2-3 years to get approved? Where is this timeline from?  I just think that can’t be right. 
Also. there was someone a few pages back who has been approved and sworn right away. I mean, may be not in the next month or two, but by the summer we should see more and more of us getting our applications approved. 
 

I am in MD, and my timeline did not change, still says May 2021 :)

My timeline didn't change until after I did my biometrics. It said April 2021 before going to the appointment and it updated to September 2021 a few hours after I left the ASC. 

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GREEN CARD I-485, I-765, I-130 AND I-131

 

Day 000 - 03/30/2016 Filing Chicago Lockbox

Day 003 - 04/02/2016 File Received

Day 006 - 04/05/2016 Checks Cashed

Day 011 - 04/10/2016 NOAs I-485, I-130, I-131, I-765

Day 037 - 05/06/2016 Biometrics Notification

Day 042 - 05/13/2016 Biometrics Appointment

Day 052 - 05/23/2016 I-485 "Ready for Interview"

Day 083 - 06/23/2016 I-765 EAD "Card is Being Produced"

Day 083 - 06/23/2016 I-131 AP Case Was Approved

Day 087 - 06/27/2016 NOA Advanced Parole Approval

Day 084 - 06/28/2016 Combo card (EAD/AP) was mailed to me

Day 095 - 07/05/2016 EAD/AP Card Received 

Day 210 - 10/28/2016 Interview Scheduled 

Day 248 - 12/05/2016 Interview - Approved on the spot!! - "New Card is Being Produced" ❤

Day 251 - 12/08/2016 Green Card was mailed to me

Day 255 - 12/12/2016 Green Card Received! More than two years married, no conditions = 10 years!

 

NATURALIZATION N-400

 

Day 000 - 04/15/2020 Filing Online

Day 006 - 04/21/2020 NOA N-400

Day 190 - 10/21/2020 Biometrics Scheduled for 11/12/2020

Day 199 - 10/30/2020 NOA N-400 Biometrics Appointment

Day 212 - 11/12/2020 Biometrics Appointment at Denver ASC

Day 223 - 11/23/2020 Interview Scheduled for 12/28/2020

Day 233 - 12/03/2020 NOA N-400 Interview

Day 258 - 12/28/2020 Naturalization interview (approved on the spot and Oath of Allegiance taken the same day). I'm a US Citizen! 🇺🇲🇺🇸🇺🇲

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1 hour ago, palolis said:

My timeline didn't change until after I did my biometrics. It said April 2021 before going to the appointment and it updated to September 2021 a few hours after I left the ASC. 

What service center you are from??

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14 hours ago, kranthi143 said:

What service center you are from??

Denver, CO. 

GREEN CARD I-485, I-765, I-130 AND I-131

 

Day 000 - 03/30/2016 Filing Chicago Lockbox

Day 003 - 04/02/2016 File Received

Day 006 - 04/05/2016 Checks Cashed

Day 011 - 04/10/2016 NOAs I-485, I-130, I-131, I-765

Day 037 - 05/06/2016 Biometrics Notification

Day 042 - 05/13/2016 Biometrics Appointment

Day 052 - 05/23/2016 I-485 "Ready for Interview"

Day 083 - 06/23/2016 I-765 EAD "Card is Being Produced"

Day 083 - 06/23/2016 I-131 AP Case Was Approved

Day 087 - 06/27/2016 NOA Advanced Parole Approval

Day 084 - 06/28/2016 Combo card (EAD/AP) was mailed to me

Day 095 - 07/05/2016 EAD/AP Card Received 

Day 210 - 10/28/2016 Interview Scheduled 

Day 248 - 12/05/2016 Interview - Approved on the spot!! - "New Card is Being Produced" ❤

Day 251 - 12/08/2016 Green Card was mailed to me

Day 255 - 12/12/2016 Green Card Received! More than two years married, no conditions = 10 years!

 

NATURALIZATION N-400

 

Day 000 - 04/15/2020 Filing Online

Day 006 - 04/21/2020 NOA N-400

Day 190 - 10/21/2020 Biometrics Scheduled for 11/12/2020

Day 199 - 10/30/2020 NOA N-400 Biometrics Appointment

Day 212 - 11/12/2020 Biometrics Appointment at Denver ASC

Day 223 - 11/23/2020 Interview Scheduled for 12/28/2020

Day 233 - 12/03/2020 NOA N-400 Interview

Day 258 - 12/28/2020 Naturalization interview (approved on the spot and Oath of Allegiance taken the same day). I'm a US Citizen! 🇺🇲🇺🇸🇺🇲

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On 11/9/2020 at 9:30 PM, palolis said:

Yes, there's no clear criteria. It's all subjective, depending on what they read on your file. 

 

I, for example, declared a traffic ticket, so I answered "yes" to the question: "have you ever received a citation"? A traffic ticket is not a crime, but you do receive a citation, so they might only check the yes or no answers. I'm pretty sure that's the reason they didn't reuse mine. 

I think it's more random than that. It really depends on many factors like on who deals with your case. Unfortunately there does not seem to be a consistent logic behind this except if they are very old. Otherwise there have been people in various situations who have had their biometrics reused or not. It depends on the officer. Just like someone can be denied entry into the country based on whether the officer is satisfied with the reasons at the border or not. One may be satisfied, or not ask certain questions, but another one may feel differently.

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On 11/11/2020 at 3:36 PM, kranthi143 said:

Once we get past the biometrics, does the process speed up from there??

It all depends. The same lottery that gets you to/past the bio, is the same you have to wait for the interview and sometimes for the oath with the oath in certain cases now being as fast as same day as interview to a couple of months later. Really no telling even within same office.

Personally bio was taken 3 weeks before lockdown (back in February), but nothing since. Wait time was August and completion was September. Since August: "We are taking longer..."

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On 11/12/2020 at 10:31 PM, palolis said:

It looks like the bio is not the bottleneck, please read my post above 😯☹️
I honestly also thought the bottleneck was the biometrics. I'm quite disappointed with an estimated 9-month wait for the interview. 

Sorry about that. No the Bio is not the bottleneck. Bottlenecks can happen at any time. Some have waited a few months after approval during the interview to get the oath, while others got the oath the same day. There is no telling.

Nonetheless, keep the faith, there are situations where the wait times go down faster, in some cases by a couple of months. 

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On 11/13/2020 at 11:43 AM, palolis said:

My office still says 8.5 to 12 months. But I don't know from which day they are estimating that because from April 2020 to September 2021, it's 17 months 🤦🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️😒

8.5 to 12 months is an average of the majority of completion times. Some take less than 8.5 months while others take longer than 12 months, but the majority (check online for percentages) fall between 8.5 and 12 months.

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Denver / Colorado got some good news!

 

A few weeks ago my biometrics re-use notice came in and yesterday I got my interview notice for December 16th.

My estimated completion time still says April 2021.

 

 

AOS:

  • 02/11/16 Concurrent filing of I-130 & I-485 sent via FedEx
  • 02/26/16 Hard copies of NOA's arrived in the the mail
  • 03/04/16 Biometrics appointment letter arrived in the mail
  • 03/07/16 Unsuccessful early biometrics walk-in attempt at Aurora, CO
  • 03/15/16 Successful alternate location biometrics walk-in completed in Milwaukee, WI (on actual appointment date
  • 04/19/16 I-765 approved and new card ordered
  • 04/23/16 EAD received
  • 01/09/17 Case scheduled for interview - notice received in the mail
  • 02/14/17 AOS Interview - approved at the interview - happy Valentine's Day!
  • 03/21/17 Two Year Card received!

 

LOC:

  • 12/20/18 Filing sent via USPS
  • 08/01/19 Successful biometrics in Aurora, CO
  • 10/23/19 I-751 petition approved and new card ordered
  • 10/31/19 Ten Year Card received!

 

N-400:

  • 04/08/20 N-400 received at USCIS
  • 10/28/20 Biometrics re-use
  • 11/09/20 Interview notification
  • 12/16/20 Interview, approved, Oath, Citizen!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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10 minutes ago, RichFromColorado said:

Denver / Colorado got some good news!

 

A few weeks ago my biometrics re-use notice came in and yesterday I got my interview notice for December 16th.

My estimated completion time still says April 2021.

 

 

Congratulations! That’s great news!

My VISA Journey so far:
USCIS - I-130

Spoiler

05/2016: Got Married

09/28/2016: I-130 sent to USCIS
10/03/2016: NOA1, I-130 received at USCIS Potomac Service Centre
01/25/2017: NOA2, I-130 approved 
02/02/2017: Approved I-130 sent to NVC

NVC

Spoiler

02/17/2017: Case number assigned
02/23/2017: Received email with case number and invoice number
02/23/2017: DS 261 Completed

02/23/2017: AOS fees paid

03/06/2017:IV Fees Paid

03/08/2017: DS 260 Submitted

03/14/2017: AOS & IV Package sent

03/16/2017: AOS & IV Package received at NVC

03/20/2017: SCAN DATE

05/22/2017: Case complete at NVC

06/02/2017: Interview Notification received

06/10/2017: Medical done

06/25/2017:Biometrics done

07/11/2017: Interview in New Delhi

07/11/2017: VISA APPROVED!!

07/12/2017: Got notification that the passport if ready for pick up

07/13/2017: Passport/VISA in hand.

ROC Approved

Spoiler

06/01/2019: I-751 sent to USCIS Lewisville, TX

06/04/2019: I-751 package delivered to USCIS Lewisville, TX

06/10/2019: Check cleared.

06/10/2019: 18 months extension letter (hard copy) received in mail. 

06/21/2019: Biometrics appointment letter received in mail for the appointment on 07/03/2019

07/03/2019: Biometrics completed.

12/15/2021: Combo interview with N-400 (Applied May 2020). Approved.

N400 Approved

Spoiler

05/04/2020: Applied Online. Notice received.

10/22/2020: Biometric Reuse notice received.

11/09/2021: Interview scheduled for 12/15/2021.

12/15/2021: Interview. Approved.

 

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Hi All, 

My interview was this morning, super straight forward and approved at the spot. The oath ceremony was already scheduled for this upcoming Friday. Can't believe I am so close to the end of this waiting game! Good luck everyone. Seems like they are slowly getting through the case load. 

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8 minutes ago, minnie_mouse said:

Hi All, 

My interview was this morning, super straight forward and approved at the spot. The oath ceremony was already scheduled for this upcoming Friday. Can't believe I am so close to the end of this waiting game! Good luck everyone. Seems like they are slowly getting through the case load. 

Congratulations 🎉 

My VISA Journey so far:
USCIS - I-130

Spoiler

05/2016: Got Married

09/28/2016: I-130 sent to USCIS
10/03/2016: NOA1, I-130 received at USCIS Potomac Service Centre
01/25/2017: NOA2, I-130 approved 
02/02/2017: Approved I-130 sent to NVC

NVC

Spoiler

02/17/2017: Case number assigned
02/23/2017: Received email with case number and invoice number
02/23/2017: DS 261 Completed

02/23/2017: AOS fees paid

03/06/2017:IV Fees Paid

03/08/2017: DS 260 Submitted

03/14/2017: AOS & IV Package sent

03/16/2017: AOS & IV Package received at NVC

03/20/2017: SCAN DATE

05/22/2017: Case complete at NVC

06/02/2017: Interview Notification received

06/10/2017: Medical done

06/25/2017:Biometrics done

07/11/2017: Interview in New Delhi

07/11/2017: VISA APPROVED!!

07/12/2017: Got notification that the passport if ready for pick up

07/13/2017: Passport/VISA in hand.

ROC Approved

Spoiler

06/01/2019: I-751 sent to USCIS Lewisville, TX

06/04/2019: I-751 package delivered to USCIS Lewisville, TX

06/10/2019: Check cleared.

06/10/2019: 18 months extension letter (hard copy) received in mail. 

06/21/2019: Biometrics appointment letter received in mail for the appointment on 07/03/2019

07/03/2019: Biometrics completed.

12/15/2021: Combo interview with N-400 (Applied May 2020). Approved.

N400 Approved

Spoiler

05/04/2020: Applied Online. Notice received.

10/22/2020: Biometric Reuse notice received.

11/09/2021: Interview scheduled for 12/15/2021.

12/15/2021: Interview. Approved.

 

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24 minutes ago, minnie_mouse said:

Hi All, 

My interview was this morning, super straight forward and approved at the spot. The oath ceremony was already scheduled for this upcoming Friday. Can't believe I am so close to the end of this waiting game! Good luck everyone. Seems like they are slowly getting through the case load. 

Awesome n congrats.

Mine is comming up in couple of weeks. Let me know how was it n what were tge questions? Also did you get oath date right away?

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