N-400 April 2020 Filers

[Yupibotan 15]

Filed in April 2020, finally got Biometrics Reuse letter today. 

A little surprised because last time I did any biometrics was 8 years ago. 

[millefleur 5,046]

16 minutes ago, Yupibotan said:

Filed in April 2020, finally got Biometrics Reuse letter today. 

A little surprised because last time I did any biometrics was 8 years ago. 

I think they run background checks and if they don't see anything suspicious and the old prints are still deemed usable, then they just waive it. I really hope that's the case for most people because demanding people to physically go in only for fingerprints/photos will do nothing but bog down the backlog even more.

[cookiebanv 7]

7 hours ago, Yupibotan said:

Filed in April 2020, finally got Biometrics Reuse letter today. 

A little surprised because last time I did any biometrics was 8 years ago. 

I guess biometric reuse is really random. My last biometrics was 2018 and they didn’t reuse mine.

[millefleur 5,046]

1 minute ago, cookiebanv said:

I guess biometric reuse is really random. My last biometrics was 2018 and they didn’t reuse mine.

It does appear really random....I wish there was more order and logic to the whole process. Let us know how your biometrics go.

[cookiebanv 7]

10 hours ago, millefleur said:

Still no updates here. I don't really understand why people who filed after my husband did are getting updates. This whole system makes no sense.

 

October 2021? That seems absurdly long. I've heard that the estimation dates are not accurate.

When did your husband file?

i filed on April 26, 2020. I dont know if it’s because i messaged them last time about my case, but i’m sure you’ll get an update soon! 
 

I wonder if other Chicago filers have waited for that long to get their case completed.😣

[skim26 0]

Hi everyone.

My interview is coming up. Applied in April 2020. 

I would like to make sure since I applied before December 2020, I am taking the old version of civics test, right?

 

 

[millefleur 5,046]

31 minutes ago, cookiebanv said:

When did your husband file?

i filed on April 26, 2020. I dont know if it’s because i messaged them last time about my case, but i’m sure you’ll get an update soon! 

Applied April 1st....but he filed in another state, and then we moved to the Chicago area in May. Filed AR-11 address update May 5th, AR-11 was processed May 15th. Myuscis used to say "Your application is being transferred to another USCIS field office for review" but then that disappeared, now there's nothing at all under the status except "Invalid date Case Was Received and A Receipt Notice Was Emailed". I never received any kind of official confirmation that the case was actually transferred.

 

How did you message them again? I've tried doing the "open case inquiry" back in July, but all I got was a generic copy/paste with this in October:

 

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The status of this service request is:

Recently, you contacted USCIS regarding the non-delivery of a notice. If you have not already done so, please consider activating your USCIS online account at https://myaccount.uscis.gov. You can use your account to get your current case status and to access every notice we send you. You can also send messages and receive answers through a secure inbox.

On March 18, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services temporarily suspended routine in-person services to help slow the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). Beginning June 4, 2020, certain USCIS Field Offices and Asylum Offices will resume non-emergency face-to-face services to the public, unless local Health Officials determine public closures should be extended further. Application Support Centers will resume services later.

USCIS domestic field offices will send notices with instructions to applicants with scheduled oath and interview appointments impacted by this closure. They will automatically be rescheduled once normal operations resume. USCIS will also automatically reschedule biometric appointments at Application Support Centers (ASC) that were impacted by the temporary office closure. Individuals who had InfoPass appointments with a field office must reschedule through the USCIS Contact Center.

Please check the USCIS office closings page on our Web site to see if your field office or ASC has reopened before coming to an appointment or reaching out to the USCIS Contact Center.

Address Changes: If you move, please provide us with an updated address. For more information about address changes, please visit our Web site at www.uscis.gov/ar-11, and click on "Change Your Address Online."

For questions about your application, you can use our many online tools (uscis.gov/tools) including our virtual assistant, Emma. If you are not able to find the information you need online, you can reach out to the USCIS Contact Center by visiting uscis.gov/contactcenter.

So basically they told me nothing. Is there a better way to contact them to get actual answers?

Edited January 26, 2021 by millefleur

[cookiebanv 7]

27 minutes ago, millefleur said:

Applied April 1st....but he filed in another state, and then we moved to the Chicago area in May. Filed AR-11 address update May 5th, AR-11 was processed May 15th. Myuscis used to say "Your application is being transferred to another USCIS field office for review" but then that disappeared, now there's nothing at all under the status except "Invalid date Case Was Received and A Receipt Notice Was Emailed". I never received any kind of official confirmation that the case was actually transferred.

 

How did you message them again? I've tried doing the "open case inquiry" back in July, but all I got was a generic copy/paste with this in October:

 

So basically they told me nothing. Is there a better way to contact them to get actual answers?

I messaged them about my biometrics appointment. they didn’t get back to me until 2 weeks later but with also like a generic response. Then like a week letter i got my biometrics notice. 

31 minutes ago, skim26 said:

Hi everyone.

My interview is coming up. Applied in April 2020. 

I would like to make sure since I applied before December 2020, I am taking the old version of civics test, right?

 

 

Yes old version!😀 Goodluck!

[millefleur 5,046]

1 minute ago, cookiebanv said:

I messaged them about my biometrics appointment. they didn’t get back to me until 2 weeks later but with also like a generic response. Then like a week letter i got my biometrics notice. 

Where exactly did you message them? I'd like to try that to see if it works.

[cookiebanv 7]

3 minutes ago, millefleur said:

Where exactly did you message them? I'd like to try that to see if it works.

Through the “inbox” in your account.😀

[millefleur 5,046]

14 minutes ago, cookiebanv said:

Through the “inbox” in your account.😀

Oh nice, I didn't even think of that!! Will try it.

 

Last time I just opened an inquiry here: https://egov.uscis.gov/e-request/Intro.do

 

Edit: Just sent a message via inbox! Let's see if it does anything....

Edited January 26, 2021 by millefleur

[ShpatBeqa 32]

2 hours ago, millefleur said:

Oh nice, I didn't even think of that!! Will try it.

 

Last time I just opened an inquiry here: https://egov.uscis.gov/e-request/Intro.do

 

Edit: Just sent a message via inbox! Let's see if it does anything....

That via inbox message did not work for me all i got was an automated message.

[millefleur 5,046]

2 minutes ago, ShpatBeqa said:

That via inbox message did not work for me all i got was an automated message.

I'm not optimistic but i would like to exhaust all possibilities just in case.

[ShpatBeqa 32]

4 minutes ago, millefleur said:

I'm not optimistic but i would like to exhaust all possibilities just in case.

what stage are you in?

[millefleur 5,046]

1 minute ago, ShpatBeqa said:

what stage are you in?

Still waiting to hear anything at all since "we received your case"....basically NOA 1.