N-400 April 2020 Filers

[kranthi143 34]

50 minutes ago, palolis said:

Well, it looks like it won't be December nor Spring or Summer 2021 at least in my city ☹️☹️

What is your field office ? You can look how many cases are pending in your FO from below link, it last updated in March 2020, but can give you a rough estimate.

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/data/N400_performancedata_fy2020_qtr2.pdf
 

[QueenofSwords 29]

51 minutes ago, 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. 

Yea I read that and this is why I say that it's going to take 3-4 years to get naturalized, if ever. I'm already 8 months in exactly waiting for bio. 

[ShpatBeqa 32]

it went from 5 months to 11 lol..god damn it.

 

 

[QueenofSwords 29]

This is b/c all field offices increased their timelines by threefold -at least. 

But I don't even have to think about that yet, b/c it will take me till summer 21 to get bio. 

[palolis 43]

1 hour ago, kranthi143 said:

What is your field office ? You can look how many cases are pending in your FO from below link, it last updated in March 2020, but can give you a rough estimate.

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/data/N400_performancedata_fy2020_qtr2.pdf
 

Thank you for this. Although I don't know if this helps to know what to expect better than the status in My USCIS or the processing times of my local office. I'm in Denver and it says 8.5 to 12 months so I know there are many offices that show longer processing times. 

I don't know how it can be 12 months if I applied in April and they expect to finish my case by September 2021 🤷🏻‍♂️

[palolis 43]

1 hour ago, ShpatBeqa said:

it went from 5 months to 11 lol..god damn it.

 

 

I guess that proves that Denver is not that bad because I got 9 months 😭😭😭

[millefleur 5,046]

2 hours ago, QueenofSwords said:

This is b/c all field offices increased their timelines by threefold -at least. 

This is exactly the case. With the exception of Cleveland and a few others, almost everywhere has doubled to tripled in processing times, even offices that used to be speedy (i.e. under N-400 process done in about 6 months).

 

1 hour ago, palolis said:

I guess that proves that Denver is not that bad because I got 9 months 😭😭😭

Mine changed to "We are taking longer than expected to process your case. You do not need to do anything at this time."

 

[QueenofSwords 29]

They are such a disgrace.. Rather than doing something to fix this problem,, their solution is to keep on meddling with the priority date. there's no guarantee the timelines won' quadruple or quintuple again and again. and it can be that none of us get to vote in 24 either. 

[MJS2020 17]

1 hour ago, QueenofSwords said:

They are such a disgrace.. Rather than doing something to fix this problem,, their solution is to keep on meddling with the priority date. there's no guarantee the timelines won' quadruple or quintuple again and again. and it can be that none of us get to vote in 24 either. 

It seems as they are not doing much at the moment in Atlanta office. I got a Bio reuse letter almost 3 months ago and contacted them to ask when will they schedule an interview. They said that my case is in line to be scheduled “as interview slots open.” It’s been 3 months and there was not a single slot open for the foreseeable future? I call BS, they could’ve scheduled an interview for the next available slot be it in December or in July 2021 but they have not. It looks like they are just not prioritizing this.

Edited November 13, 2020 by MJS2020

[palolis 43]

9 hours ago, millefleur said:

This is exactly the case. With the exception of Cleveland and a few others, almost everywhere has doubled to tripled in processing times, even offices that used to be speedy (i.e. under N-400 process done in about 6 months).

 

Mine changed to "We are taking longer than expected to process your case. You do not need to do anything at this time."

 

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 🤦🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️😒

[palolis 43]

5 minutes ago, MJS2020 said:

It seems as they are not doing much at the moment in Atlanta office. I got a Bio reuse letter alarmist 3 months ago and contacted them to ask when will they schedule an interview. They said that my case is in line to be scheduled “as interview slots open.” It’s been 3 months and there was not a single slot open for the foreseeable future? I call BS, they could’ve scheduled an interview for the next available slot be it in December or in July 2021 but they have not. It looks like they are just not prioritizing this.

That's what happens when an administration doesn't want immigrants. They didn't give USCIS the budget needed to continue normal operations or even hire more people to work on the backlog created by COVID closures. 

I really hope the new administration provides the resources USCIS needs to speed things up.

 

P.S. it's not a political posts, just a reality check of what happened. 

[millefleur 5,046]

So, out of curiosity, I checked Cleveland's processing time (Cleveland is the fastest in the country from what I've heard on VJ) and it looks like it got lengthened to " 8 months to 12 months" - which basically means, everyone is basically going to wait about year minimum from filing before anything gets done, even in the "fast" field offices. The only comfort I find in this is that we're all kind of in the same boat.

[OSAC 8]

Revised civics test for applicants beyond Dec1, 2020:
https://www.uscis.gov/news/news-releases/uscis-announces-a-revised-naturalization-civics-test

Edited November 13, 2020 by OSAC

[millefleur 5,046]

20 minutes ago, OSAC said:

Revised civics test for applicants beyond Dec1, 2020:
https://www.uscis.gov/news/news-releases/uscis-announces-a-revised-naturalization-civics-test

Thanks for this! Apparently the changes are:

 

The revised test includes more questions that test the applicant’s understanding of U.S. history and civics, in line with the statutory requirements, and covers a variety of topics that provide the applicant with more opportunities to learn about the United States as part of the test preparation process. The revised test will not change the passing score, which will remain at 60%. Candidates must answer 12 questions correctly, out of 20 in order to pass.

[palolis 43]

1 hour ago, OSAC said:

Revised civics test for applicants beyond Dec1, 2020:
https://www.uscis.gov/news/news-releases/uscis-announces-a-revised-naturalization-civics-test

It says "filing date", so I assume we will all take the old test for which they provide a guide when you take the biometrics.