N-400 AUGUST 2020 FILERS

[canam101 3]

Oath ceremony scheduled for 7/29. 

 

Can fully vaccinated oath-takers (defined as >14 days after Pfizer, Moderna second dose) take oath if they returned from overseas flight within 10 days of oath?  It's confusing - seems that fully vaccinated are exempt from requirements but want to be sure.  Any guidance is greatly appreciated.

 

Congratulations to all recently naturalized citizens!

[happytree 19]

Finally got my appointment letter today. I got my bio appointment letter (not the bio reuse lots of people got) a month ago. I went to my bio appointment last week. 

Today, I logged in to my USCIS account and see that they loaded my interview letter and I am scheduled for the end of august. Wish me luck!

 

When I was getting my biometrics taken, I overheard an agent tell some other applicant who was there that because of covid my field office could only process 10 applicants per hour instead of their regular 50~60/hr. I guess this explains why it seemed to have taken forever to even get my biometrics appointment.  If there's someone out there still waiting for their biometrics or appointment letter don't be discouraged.

 

 

[happytree 19]

tons of people went through this whole process fairly quickly while I waited and waited. I may well be the last AUG2020 filer still dealing with this 😆

 

Had my interview and it went really well. The IO was quite pleasant. Passed my civics and English tests first, then the interview. At the end of the interview, the IO gave me a white sheet saying "congratulations your case has been recommended for approval" (or something along those lines). She said it could take about 3 weeks to be scheduled for a ceremony and to be on the lookout for a letter in the mail.  By the time I got home, my oath ceremony had already been scheduled and uploaded to my account. I am scheduled for mid September. 

I know I am not 100% done yet but this was a major relief. Finally I will be able to complete my  journey in couple of weeks. 

The only drawback was that I couldn't change my name. The IO officer told me that my field office is not accepting name changes with N400 because their court was closed. So I had to change my name change answer to "NO" during my interview. 

 

[Annmar 16]

8 minutes ago, happytree said:

tons of people went through this whole process fairly quickly while I waited and waited. I may well be the last AUG2020 filer still dealing with this 😆

 

Had my interview and it went really well. The IO was quite pleasant. Passed my civics and English tests first, then the interview. At the end of the interview, the IO gave me a white sheet saying "congratulations your case has been recommended for approval" (or something along those lines). She said it could take about 3 weeks to be scheduled for a ceremony and to be on the lookout for a letter in the mail.  By the time I got home, my oath ceremony had already been scheduled and uploaded to my account. I am scheduled for mid September. 

I know I am not 100% done yet but this was a major relief. Finally I will be able to complete my  journey in couple of weeks. 

The only drawback was that I couldn't change my name. The IO officer told me that my field office is not accepting name changes with N400 because their court was closed. So I had to change my name change answer to "NO" during my interview. 

 

Congrats!!! Had mine on the 1st

 It was quite easy and quick. I had the opportunity to take the oath the next day but was unable to....the interviewer said it's ok if I couldn't make it. They will schedule another date. So I'm waiting on letter or will check online to see. Hope it comes soon because want to travel in December and would like  to get passport.

 

[Sasha_Hep 4]

Is anyone here from Dallas office who has gotten interview already? 12 month still counting 😭

[Annmar 16]

On 9/3/2021 at 12:36 AM, Sasha_Hep said:

Is anyone here from Dallas office who has gotten interview already? 12 month still counting 😭

Hope you get it soon.. have you done Biometrics as yet? 

[Sasha_Hep 4]

3 hours ago, Annmar said:

Hope you get it soon.. have you done Biometrics as yet? 

I got biometrics reuse notice back in January this year, it's been 8 month since then and still no interview notice.

[stformummy 1]

2 minutes ago, Sasha_Hep said:

I got biometrics reuse notice back in January this year, it's been 8 month since then and still no interview notice.

14 months and still counting. Got biometrics reuse back in January 13th.

[Annmar 16]

2 minutes ago, Sasha_Hep said:

I got biometrics reuse notice back in January this year, it's been 8 month since then and still no interview notice.

Ok...wow! That's long! I did Biometrics in July and got interview date 3 days after.  Have you checked one to see if there's any movement on ur application?  

[Sasha_Hep 4]

9 minutes ago, stformummy said:

14 months and still counting. Got biometrics reuse back in January 13th.

Dallas office is the worst! ughhh 😭

[Sasha_Hep 4]

9 minutes ago, Annmar said:

Ok...wow! That's long! I did Biometrics in July and got interview date 3 days after.  Have you checked one to see if there's any movement on ur application?  

My status never changed since last August. No movement except that bio reuse notice.

[Annmar 16]

10 minutes ago, Sasha_Hep said:

My status never changed since last August. No movement except that bio reuse notice.

Ok! Hope you hear something soon.  you can look on here to see if you have any info on your field office as to why the delay

[CdnRN 40]

On 9/2/2021 at 7:51 PM, happytree said:

tons of people went through this whole process fairly quickly while I waited and waited. I may well be the last AUG2020 filer still dealing with this 😆

 

Had my interview and it went really well. The IO was quite pleasant. Passed my civics and English tests first, then the interview. At the end of the interview, the IO gave me a white sheet saying "congratulations your case has been recommended for approval" (or something along those lines). She said it could take about 3 weeks to be scheduled for a ceremony and to be on the lookout for a letter in the mail.  By the time I got home, my oath ceremony had already been scheduled and uploaded to my account. I am scheduled for mid September. 

I know I am not 100% done yet but this was a major relief. Finally I will be able to complete my  journey in couple of weeks. 

The only drawback was that I couldn't change my name. The IO officer told me that my field office is not accepting name changes with N400 because their court was closed. So I had to change my name change answer to "NO" during my interview. 

 

Nope. I’m technically july 31, 2020 - a few hrs before August. I’m still waiting *and* I loaded my 2020 tax transcript (wasn’t yet available when I originally filed) and my completion time on the website went from 2mos to 8mos. 🤦🏼‍♀️🙇🏼‍♀️

[happytree 19]

On 9/6/2021 at 11:05 AM, CdnRN said:

Nope. I’m technically july 31, 2020 - a few hrs before August. I’m still waiting *and* I loaded my 2020 tax transcript (wasn’t yet available when I originally filed) and my completion time on the website went from 2mos to 8mos. 🤦🏼‍♀️🙇🏼‍♀️

I was tempted to add 2020 taxes to my profile but feared it would create a delay so I didn't do it. From what I gathered from this forum and some youtube videos, you can make changes/add documentation during the interview. I took my 2020 IRS transcript but the IO didn't even ask for it. 

[happytree 19]

My visa journey has come to an end. I am now an American citizen!

without a doubt this has been the hardest thing I've ever done. It didn't hit me until I grabbed a voter registration form outside the room.

I wish the very best of luck to everyone still waiting. Stay strong and positive. 2 months ago I hadn't heard anything from USCIS since I filed back in aug2020. Today, I am a citizen. Nothing happened for almost a year, then everything went fast.