N-400 July 2020 Filers (merged)

[UnaMexicana 153]

I think that by calling, getting through to a human and asking them to look into your matter, you get some sort of clarity about where you stand.

We are all hoping that our process moves forward, and taking action (by calling, for example) gives people a sense of ownership and action. I don't think anyone suggested that by calling you will "jump the queue."

 

To be frank I doubt there is an actual "queue" that is respected: Some processes will take longer due to a myriad of factors.

UnaMexicana

[Timona 4,207]

On 11/5/2020 at 2:19 PM, J1student said:

I also sent a message on October 25th on my.uscis.gov account inbox and receipt what seems to be a generic reply:

 

 

 

I got this exact generic reply in the second email that I received from USCIS.

 

On 11/11/2020 at 11:04 PM, LTrucker said:

You're not. The waiting game for USCIS and different pace of the field offices is already an unknown black box. For people who've gone through USCIS processing a few times before, I think they understand patience is key but for others, comparing their case timeline to someone else (even if they're in completely different parts of the US with difference processing centers) and if their case is only intermittently updated, I think it gives a sense that something is amiss. I posted a comment on here a while ago essentially saying that this is how USCIS has worked and COVID has made things much more difficult, so if anything, we should expect things to take much longer than usual. Of course we should ask for things to be more efficient and transparent moving forward, but it is what it is for now.

 

I was actually surprised by how quickly things progressed for me (after waiting for a long time for GC and RoC) and I live in a big city so the field office is very busy. My biometrics was reused from ~2 years ago from RoC and my interview is scheduled for the first week in December already, so only took about 4.5 months from submission to interview, which from N-400 standards might be slow especially compared to 4-8 years ago, but is still much faster than any other USCIS processing I've gone through.

 

Also, there are some posts suggesting that if you call USCIS, somehow your case will jump queue, and for anyone who has dealt with USCIS before, they know that this is not the case and you can't just jump your queue by calling. I think what's happening now is that interviews are starting to be scheduled slowly and people are correlating the phone calls with getting interview dates/movement in their case, but correlation does not mean causation. Might be true for some folks who might've gotten RFEs or lost notices in the mail or what not but I think it is just sheer coincidence.

All the best!

 

There  are truth in this. 

 

12 hours ago, UnaMexicana said:

I think that by calling, getting through to a human and asking them to look into your matter, you get some sort of clarity about where you stand.

We are all hoping that our process moves forward, and taking action (by calling, for example) gives people a sense of ownership and action. I don't think anyone suggested that by calling you will "jump the queue."

 

To be frank I doubt there is an actual "queue" that is respected: Some processes will take longer due to a myriad of factors.

UnaMexicana

 

Agree. I bothered USCIS with calls since last week. Got 2 very different generic answers in my email from them. I guess I will just have to wait, though I have seen lucky ones who file after us and whose fingerprints from a few years back were resused. Sometimes I think July filers are cursed.

 

 

 

[LTrucker 22]

As an FYI before anyone panics, the new civics test will be used for filers filing for their N-400 on or after December 1st, 2020. So most of us should still be using the 2008 (100 question, 6/10 right) version, not the 2020 version (128 questions, 12/20 right but will be asked all 20 questions).

See under important update for naturalization: https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/find-study-materials-and-resources/study-for-the-test

 

P.S. wanted to post this because majority of the news pieces I've read mention the December 1st date but have failed to mention that it is for cases filed starting December 1st, not interviews scheduled on or after December 1st. It can be confusing and a little shocking if you don't read the details on the USCIS website.

Edited November 15, 2020 by LTrucker

[Phoenix777 73]

4 months since filling, no updates, just receipt notice next day after filling. Arizona. 
very sad:( 

[Tunisian_tunisia 13]

I applied for n400 july 3rd (140 days ago) i received my gc in August 30th (took 15 months for roc).

I didn't receive anything since July 3rd in regards to my n400 application. 

Anyone else in the same boat?

[nfilerky 0]

Hi everyone!

I applied online on July 14, but didn't hear anything for a long time. I called the USCIS customer support on 10/30/20, and talked to two different representatives. They were nice and told me they'd place a status request on my behalf and that I should hear back about it within a month (gave me a ref/ticket number).

I went ahead and contacted my Congressman's office for assistance. They submitted a status request on my behalf and I heard back from them on 11/10/20. The Congressman's staff sent me what they received from USCIS. It was a generic response essentially explaining how the process worked and that I should hear as soon as possible. My case got updated twice in the past week and half:

• Biometric reuse letter posted online account (11/12/20).
• Interview scheduled on 11/20/20 (online account update). The update says they'll mail me a letter with details.

Moral of the story: I think calling and talking to USCIS representative and asking your Congressman/woman helps. I have a feeling (nothing to back it up) that the two things I did combined helped my case move forward. However, it could also be that it was just a pure coincidence. I hope this helps. 

Edited November 21, 2020 by Wais M

[gogonetnt 6]

7 hours ago, Wais M said:

contacted my Congressman's office for assistance

Hi ,did you sent him  email or by phone?

are you give him your receipt number and all information?

 

thanks

[nfilerky 0]

13 hours ago, gogonetnt said:

Hi ,did you sent him  email or by phone?

are you give him your receipt number and all information?

 

thanks

Yes, I had to fill out a form.Each Congressman's office have staff are responsible for constituents relations. They are very helpful and respond fast when asked for help.

[gogonetnt 6]

On 11/22/2020 at 12:46 AM, nfilerky said:

Yes, I had to fill out a form.Each Congressman's office have staff are responsible for constituents relations. They are very helpful and respond fast when asked for help.

👌 many thanks

[aspiaspi 9]

Filed on 10th July .. no biometrics update.. called uscis twice .. 2nd time (last Friday) was told that tier 2 will call in 7 days.. spouse received interview date for 3rd week dec.. Arizona 

[Tunisian_tunisia 13]

On 11/21/2020 at 9:46 PM, nfilerky said:

Yes, I had to fill out a form.Each Congressman's office have staff are responsible for constituents relations. They are very helpful and respond fast when asked for help.

I'm sorry but what is a congressman? 

Apologize if this is common knowledge but I'm a little lost here

[NYBEtt 88]

On 11/20/2020 at 3:22 PM, Tunisian_tunisia said:

I applied for n400 july 3rd (140 days ago) i received my gc in August 30th (took 15 months for roc).

I didn't receive anything since July 3rd in regards to my n400 application. 

Anyone else in the same boat?

Yup - I think our case is 1 month behind yours. 16 months for our ROC.

[Tunisian_tunisia 13]

On 10/27/2020 at 9:39 AM, kranthi143 said:

Hello,

 

Can I know after how long you raised the service request, it started showing up in USCIS case status account? It will show under history right?

 

1 hour ago, NYBEtt said:

Yup - I think our case is 1 month behind yours. 16 months for our ROC.

And still nothing for your n400?

[NYBEtt 88]

11 minutes ago, Tunisian_tunisia said:

 

And still nothing for your n400?

nothing for N400... but our ROC took 16 months so I would be more surprised if there was an update before next summer to be honest!

[kranthi143 34]

1 hour ago, Tunisian_tunisia said:

 

And still nothing for your n400?

 

1 hour ago, NYBEtt said:

nothing for N400... but our ROC took 16 months so I would be more surprised if there was an update before next summer to be honest!

For me I got biometrics notice of nov 5th for dec 3rd appointment. FO-Fresno.