N-400 May 2020 filers

[roddie2k 68]

3 hours ago, Jayshark0107 said:

Can u help me what should i answer here or anyone of u leave it blank thank u

I left it blank..was not an issue

[Mike_92 0]

On 2/13/2022 at 1:44 AM, Trigmo said:

Also what does it his mean? 
 

Place in queue 

557 out of 3583 pending requests

Pretty weird, i have same issues, if you check you status on https://first.uscis.gov/#/check-status you got totally different estimate, when you log in to your account you will see exact status and estimate. 

[rpsai9 1]

Thanks to the Community. 

 

I learnt about FOIA from this forum ..  I think it would have helped my application to move 

 

FOIA Request Submitted date: 01/04/2022

 

Current FOIA Status : Files Received

 

N-400 Application date : April 9 2020

N-400 Biometric Reuse : Feb 12 2021

Interview letter Received: Feb 8 2022

 

Interview Scheduled date : March 21 2022 

Field Office : NEWARK, NJ

 

Edited February 14, 2022 by rpsai9

[roddie2k 68]

Folks- my immigration journey came to an end today after 629 days here at Newark NJ. 

My appointment was at 7am. I reached the office building at 6:45 am (after parking at the nearby garage). The building was open to applicants at sharp 7am. After the TSA style security checks, I had to go to the 14^th floor. Right out of the elevator was a security officer who inspected the appointment letter and directed me to head to Window 2 which was specifically for N400 applicants (Window 1 was for AOS folks).

 

The lady at window 2 took my appointment letter (last I saw of it) and asked me to have a seat until an IO calls me. It was 7:20 at this point.

At 8:50 am, a lady IO greeted me and took me to the office for the interview. She apologized for the delay (which was due to system issues) and got right to the oath. Following this I was asked for my green card, ID and passport. The next section was the civics , reading and writing portion. I kid you not when I say this, it was done in under 4 minutes! We moved on to reviewing the actual application. The only things I was asked to confirm were:

·       Legal Name, and whether I want to change it

·       Birth date

·       Were parents married before I was born and whether they are US citizens

·       Date of my last trip

 

Note: No documents were asked for.

 

Following this were the Yes/ No questions. The officer was selective in the YES/NO questions she asked. Hence this too was short – probably 3 minutes at most

 

 Another 3-4 minutes was spent in signing/confirming data and that was it – I was done. She did ask if I intended to travel in the next few months as coming back into the US without a green card was not an option.

 

At 9:08 am I was escorted back to the common area and asked to proceed to the 15^th floor for the oath ceremony.

 

About an hour and 10 minutes later, 30 of us had a beautiful oath ceremony and we were pronounced US Citizens. Picture time!

Overall, I must say the Newark Field Office experience far exceeded my expectation. All personnel as far as I am concerned were courteous, professional- no horror stories to report here.

 

After exiting, I headed to the post office and submitted my passport application

There are so many people to thank on this forum for lending a helping hand or warm wish. The latest among them @sam713 has been a messiah of sorts for a large number of folks on this forum for cracking open the FOIA option – without which many of us Spring filers would be stuck in this rut forever.

 

Everyone who has been waiting for long and hasn't filed it- just do it. You have nothing to lose. Good luck and God bless!!

[Sam713 12]

12 hours ago, roddie2k said:

Folks- my immigration journey came to an end today after 629 days here at Newark NJ. 

My appointment was at 7am. I reached the office building at 6:45 am (after parking at the nearby garage). The building was open to applicants at sharp 7am. After the TSA style security checks, I had to go to the 14^th floor. Right out of the elevator was a security officer who inspected the appointment letter and directed me to head to Window 2 which was specifically for N400 applicants (Window 1 was for AOS folks).

 

The lady at window 2 took my appointment letter (last I saw of it) and asked me to have a seat until an IO calls me. It was 7:20 at this point.

At 8:50 am, a lady IO greeted me and took me to the office for the interview. She apologized for the delay (which was due to system issues) and got right to the oath. Following this I was asked for my green card, ID and passport. The next section was the civics , reading and writing portion. I kid you not when I say this, it was done in under 4 minutes! We moved on to reviewing the actual application. The only things I was asked to confirm were:

·       Legal Name, and whether I want to change it

·       Birth date

·       Were parents married before I was born and whether they are US citizens

·       Date of my last trip

 

Note: No documents were asked for.

 

Following this were the Yes/ No questions. The officer was selective in the YES/NO questions she asked. Hence this too was short – probably 3 minutes at most

 

 Another 3-4 minutes was spent in signing/confirming data and that was it – I was done. She did ask if I intended to travel in the next few months as coming back into the US without a green card was not an option.

 

At 9:08 am I was escorted back to the common area and asked to proceed to the 15^th floor for the oath ceremony.

 

About an hour and 10 minutes later, 30 of us had a beautiful oath ceremony and we were pronounced US Citizens. Picture time!

Overall, I must say the Newark Field Office experience far exceeded my expectation. All personnel as far as I am concerned were courteous, professional- no horror stories to report here.

 

After exiting, I headed to the post office and submitted my passport application

There are so many people to thank on this forum for lending a helping hand or warm wish. The latest among them @sam713 has been a messiah of sorts for a large number of folks on this forum for cracking open the FOIA option – without which many of us Spring filers would be stuck in this rut forever.

 

Everyone who has been waiting for long and hasn't filed it- just do it. You have nothing to lose. Good luck and God bless!!

Congratulations! Very happy for you!

[Trigmo 0]

On 1/26/2022 at 10:55 AM, Lazybuny said:

I don't know if anyone remembers me, but as I mentioned before: I requested A-file back in Nov 2021. It got stuck in step 2 for more than 2 months. Today it finally moved to step 4. 

 

Still no information on interview scheduling yet. How long did everyone wait to get an interview notice, after A file request moved to step 3? 1-2weeks?

I read this before but now I understand the problem u might be facing because I did the same mistake. 
 

when I applied my FOIA I chose the N-400 file (unfortunately I applied my FOIA before seeing this thread here and what Sam713 posted). 
 

Correct thing is when u file ur FOIA, u should choose the Alien file (A-file). That will move ur case. 
 

I filed another FOIA this time choosing the A file again yesterday. Hopefully this will get me the result as others. 
 

Good luck 

[Rn400 20]

Hi Folks . QQ. Those who already attended interview . In interview letter they are asking to bring only GC,DL, passport’s,Interview notices . Mine is 5 yrs GC to naturalization category .Anything else you guys think need to be carried or uploaded to the USCIS portal ? Tax details are 2 year old ones I uploaded during our application filing time 2020 May. Should I upload or carry tax filed details of 2021? Any speeding ticket details I need to carry ? Let me know please anything you think from your experience . Thanks for help.

[Libertate 17]

You do not need to upload those things, however doing so might speed things up and you will not be hit with a request of evidence.  USCIS is not interested in speeding tickets (unless those are >$500) but it is handy to have them with you to show that those have been paid for. If you have any agreements (continuance for dismissal and similar) you need to have those with you too. Taxes: just record of account would do. They are checking that you don't owe any taxes to the IRS. They are not interested in the whole tax return and attachments. 

[Rn400 20]

Thanks Libertate. Good informations 👍

[magentahaze 34]

1 week since sending FOIA request and I am in Step 2.

 

I also received and printed out a letter from the director of FOIA Operations about how cases are handled. So that is with all my other stuff pertaining to my N-400.

 

"Estimated time of completion" for request is 3/28. So I have my fingers crossed that I'll hopefully be done by my birthday at the end of May. 

[N400_April2020 0]

(Posted in April2020 forum, but also posting here just in case.)

Wondering if anyone is in the similar situation here: 

April 2020 filer. Submitted FOIA for myself and my spouse in mid Dec 2021. Spouse got the interview scheduled when FOIA was in step 2. Interview completion date - Feb 09. 
My FOIA request was completed end of January along with the A file being made available in the documents tab. But I have not had the interview scheduled yet. Not sure if anyone had their FOIA request complete but no interview. Not sure where to go from here. Tried all the avenues before FOIA - SRs, Senators, Ombudsman. 

[StepbyStep123 0]

Hi there! 
I filed the N-400 in May 2020 and have not heard anything at all! Thanks for the forum, I am trying to file FOIA, but I still need some help. 
 

is the agency I should click: National Archives and Records Administration?

 

my files office is Nashville TN, but I did not see any National Archives at Nashville, which one should I click?

 

Thanks in advance!

[Trigmo 0]

2 hours ago, StepbyStep123 said:

Hi there! 
I filed the N-400 in May 2020 and have not heard anything at all! Thanks for the forum, I am trying to file FOIA, but I still need some help. 
 

is the agency I should click: National Archives and Records Administration?

 

my files office is Nashville TN, but I did not see any National Archives at Nashville, which one should I click?

 

Thanks in advance!

Use this website www.first.uscis.gov 

 

choose the option file application for my self 

[Trigmo 0]

16 hours ago, N400_April2020 said:

 

(Posted in April2020 forum, but also posting here just in case.)

Wondering if anyone is in the similar situation here: 

April 2020 filer. Submitted FOIA for myself and my spouse in mid Dec 2021. Spouse got the interview scheduled when FOIA was in step 2. Interview completion date - Feb 09. 
My FOIA request was completed end of January along with the A file being made available in the documents tab. But I have not had the interview scheduled yet. Not sure if anyone had their FOIA request complete but no interview. Not sure where to go from here. Tried all the avenues before FOIA - SRs, Senators, Ombudsman. 

That’s weird. All other ways were not helpful to my case (SR’s, tier 2 officers, ombudsman, congresswoman & senator). If I was in ur place I will give it a month after the file has been available online then ask a lawyer to sue them. Ur lawyer can apply a writ mandamus on your behalf. This will trigger a federal court to force USCIS and the department of homeland security to take action on ur case within 6 months. But this will cost u 4-5K USD. 
 

good luck 

[MKT3121 1]

I figured out why my interview was scheduled and canceled in the same day. They uploaded both receipt notices to my account. Apparently they scheduled my interview in the same day they sent me the notice. That's why they cancelled it immediately.

 

Also, In my interview notice it says I need to bring my green card with me. However, last year, when I got an I-551 stamp on my passport to be able to travel after my green card expired they kept my green card. Anyone had that happen? I'm not sure what to do about it.