Just submitted the N-400... how long until I become a citizen?

[Calicolom 266]

If you would have payed the lawyer more money, he could have walked the application thru, you maybe citizen in one day. 

[JFH 12,191]

2 hours ago, Cathi said:

In fact my husband's "congratulations on becoming a citizen" letter was signed by Obama even though Trump was president by that time. The Trump admin hadn't even bothered to change the letter or signature by then(April 2017).

The Biden administration doesn’t even send a congratulatory letter at all. I became a citizen last month and no letter. 

[HRQX 4,145]

24 minutes ago, JFH said:

I became a citizen last month and no letter. 

Here is a link to a related flyer: https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/flyers/M-767.pdf

[SalishSea 18,276]

1 hour ago, SouthBrook said:

I did get my biometrics waived after applying online for the N400. They were also waived for my ROC (filed April 23, 2020 and still waiting). So, I guess they used the ones I gave with my I-485 application three times. Funny they charged 3 times, but have reused them twice after the first one. 

“Reusing” vs “waiving”.   The OP stated that he has not had biometrics done stateside.   Therefore, there is nothing to “reuse,” and the requirement will not be waived.

[JFH 12,191]

35 minutes ago, HRQX said:

Here is a link to a related flyer: https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/flyers/M-767.pdf

I got the flyer in my envelope. But no letter from the White House like this 

[Scandi 4,208]

2 hours ago, JFH said:

I got the flyer in my envelope. But no letter from the White House like this 

Me neither, I too became a citizen last month.

[PhillyNatz 39]

8 hours ago, SusieQQQ said:

The i944 came in and out so briefly it barely had an effect, certainly not on the scale of the time period you’re looking at. Plus the i944 is not relevant for n400 anyway. Data, data, data. Logic, logic, logic. 
 

 

So what you’re saying is an increase in processing times for other applications doesn’t impact the n400 processing times?

 

Can you shed some light on how that’s possible? The employees are a pooled set of resources are they not? It’s not a dedicated team working only on N400s. 

 

[SusieQQQ 11,587]

8 hours ago, JFH said:

The Biden administration doesn’t even send a congratulatory letter at all. I became a citizen last month and no letter. 

My daughter got one, they must have just started with them.

 

2 hours ago, PhillyNatz said:

So what you’re saying is an increase in processing times for other applications doesn’t impact the n400 processing times?

 

Can you shed some light on how that’s possible? The employees are a pooled set of resources are they not? It’s not a dedicated team working only on N400s. 

 

It seems to me a 25% or so increase in annual n400 applications from pre Trump to the Trump era is a way more likely explanation than an unrelated public charge form that was in effect for a few months from late 2019, but hey, you do you.

 

 

Edited April 13, 2021 by SusieQQQ

[BoyNgor 9]

Mine took 2.5 Months. Applied January 19th 2021 and the Oath is this Friday the 16th

[PhillyNatz 39]

9 hours ago, SusieQQQ said:

My daughter got one, they must have just started with them.

 

It seems to me a 25% or so increase in annual n400 applications from pre Trump to the Trump era is a way more likely explanation than an unrelated public charge form that was in effect for a few months from late 2019, but hey, you do you.

 

 

So you're saying a 25% increase in applications led to a 100-200% increase in processing times?

Edited April 13, 2021 by PhillyNatz

[SusieQQQ 11,587]

1 hour ago, PhillyNatz said:

So you're saying a 25% increase in applications led to a 100-200% increase in processing times?

A semi-permanent increase of that magnitude maintained each year for a few years - as was seen-  with the same amount of people doing the processing, of course the backlog worsens each year and times lengthen with that until applications start falling again. Then you got the Covid shutdowns and not fully reopening to exacerbate it just as it looked like the volume effect was dissipating.

[PhillyNatz 39]

On 4/13/2021 at 8:34 AM, SusieQQQ said:

A semi-permanent increase of that magnitude maintained each year for a few years - as was seen-  with the same amount of people doing the processing, of course the backlog worsens each year and times lengthen with that until applications start falling again. Then you got the Covid shutdowns and not fully reopening to exacerbate it just as it looked like the volume effect was dissipating.

LOL. OK. 

[Sebat4 77]

On 4/12/2021 at 1:46 PM, JFH said:

I got the flyer in my envelope. But no letter from the White House like this 

Did you get a picture of the President? 

[Sebat4 77]

On 4/12/2021 at 11:15 PM, BoyNgor said:

Mine took 2.5 Months. Applied January 19th 2021 and the Oath is this Friday the 16th

They just like you better than most of us

[JFH 12,191]

1 hour ago, Sebat4 said:

Did you get a picture of the President? 

No. I obviously got the Dollar Tree version of citizenship envelope. A flag, a copy of the national anthem and my certificate. Oh, and a passport application form.