N-400 August 2021 Filers

[Pilgrim 0]

Hi Everyone,

In August 2021, I applied for Citizenship under a five-year rule. I had my interview in Nov 2021. I passed my tests but the IO gave me a paper with a box marked "Decision cannot be made today." I realize it is a common phenomenon. My local FO has an average of 10 months for case completion, while my tracker is at " 4 Months to case completion."

Staying positive for everyone!

[Nowrya 59]

My wife's N-400 was received on 8/4/2021.

 

Today we got a notice that her interview will be on 2/24/2022 in Philadelphia later on in the day.

We were planning on going on a vacation for the month of March but now the oath ceremony might be a few weeks after the interview? 

 

Anyone in the Philly area already have their interview? How long after will she be able to attend the oath ceremony?

 

 

[CAAS 7]

Hi all,

 

My wife and I filed for N400 on Aug 3, 2021. We live in the Washington D.C. area so assuming Fairfax is our regional office. Got the biometric reuse notice the same day but still no date for the interview. Any other late July/early Aug filers in the DC area? Good luck to all!

[Ghm 5]

1 hour ago, CAAS said:

Hi all,

 

My wife and I filed for N400 on Aug 3, 2021. We live in the Washington D.C. area so assuming Fairfax is our regional office. Got the biometric reuse notice the same day but still no date for the interview. Any other late July/early Aug filers in the DC area? Good luck to all!

Applied for N400 on July 29, 2021 in  Fairfax VA. Biometrics reused. Still waiting for interview

[CAAS 7]

14 hours ago, Ghm said:

Applied for N400 on July 29, 2021 in  Fairfax VA. Biometrics reused. Still waiting for interview

Good luck! I will share when I hear anything

[sarrobo 18]

On 1/3/2022 at 9:52 AM, sarrobo said:

Update to this: Our portal updated with an interview notice on 12/26, but the notice kept giving an error when we tried to view it. We finally got the mailed notice the other day, and his interview is now scheduled for January 28! 

Further updater for anyone waiting: Husband had interview/test today at Albany NY office. Was approved (he was in there no more than 30 minutes!), and will take his oath next week on 2/4. Went way quicker than we expected!

 

Full timeline for us with the Albany NY office: Filed 8/2/21, biometrics appt 12/21/21, interview/test 1/28/22, oath 2/4/22.

[heo luoi 206]

was kinda hoping for same day oath, our office is 2-2.5 hrs away and kinda annoyed if just a wk later but oh well glad to have the journey finished hopefully 2 wks left until interview.

Edited January 28, 2022 by heo luoi

[janet3 1,170]

Approved! Oath being scheduled!

[kandikandi 31]

Does anyone know how long it takes to receive the letter with the oath ceremony date after a successful interview?  I passed my interview a little over 2 weeks ago…I was hoping to have received something by now.  Is this normal?

[superhuman 1]

I filled N400 in August, I am still waiting for interview This is going for so long.

[upstateapplicants 0]

On 1/28/2022 at 3:12 PM, sarrobo said:

Further updater for anyone waiting: Husband had interview/test today at Albany NY office. Was approved (he was in there no more than 30 minutes!), and will take his oath next week on 2/4. Went way quicker than we expected!

 

Full timeline for us with the Albany NY office: Filed 8/2/21, biometrics appt 12/21/21, interview/test 1/28/22, oath 2/4/22.

Just out of interest, on your USCIS account, how many months were estimated until case decision? Judging by your timeline, it appears 5-6 months in total?

[janet3 1,170]

On 1/28/2022 at 6:37 PM, kandikandi said:

Does anyone know how long it takes to receive the letter with the oath ceremony date after a successful interview?  I passed my interview a little over 2 weeks ago…I was hoping to have received something by now.  Is this normal?

Do you have an online account? Have you checked it?

[sarrobo 18]

On 1/31/2022 at 12:01 PM, upstateapplicants said:

Just out of interest, on your USCIS account, how many months were estimated until case decision? Judging by your timeline, it appears 5-6 months in total?

Originally it said 14 months! But yes, in actuality it was much quicker and I'm definitely not complaining 😀

[sarrobo 18]

On 1/28/2022 at 3:12 PM, sarrobo said:

Further updater for anyone waiting: Husband had interview/test today at Albany NY office. Was approved (he was in there no more than 30 minutes!), and will take his oath next week on 2/4. Went way quicker than we expected!

 

Full timeline for us with the Albany NY office: Filed 8/2/21, biometrics appt 12/21/21, interview/test 1/28/22, oath 2/4/22.

We got a message today that our oath ceremony was bumped to Monday, 2/7 due to the snow. Just an FYI for anyone else filing out of Albany NY.

[MeliCat 2]

 

On 12/15/2021 at 5:48 PM, soulfetsh said:

Mine didn't. Still shows 9 months. I applied online in New Jersey.

We also applied through Newark NJ and are currently showing "9 months" (as of Feb 2022) 

 

Our paper application was received on 02 August 2021, and the NOA and registration info for creating an online account were issued on 23 August 2021. 

 

After logging into the online account we saw that "a biometrics appointment" was also scheduled on 23 August. 

We were not expecting this because my husband had just had biometrics taken in January of 2020 (less than two years prior). 

 

Now over 5 months have passed, and still no biometrics appointment.

 

Plus our online account says the "case is being actively reviewed and nothing is outstanding at this time" and the timeline for a decision keeps going down each month, which both seem like contradictions if the biometrics appointment is still pending. 

Like many of you who had your biometrics reused, the original estimated timeline said 15 months but was quickly updated to 13 months.

However, I think that later changed to 14 months and has stayed on that timeline until now, because 9 months from now would be 14 months since application was accepted. 

 

So my questions are:

1. Has anyone else been waiting a long time for a biometrics appointment? If so, does your estimated time for a decision keep decreasing? Does your account say "case is being actively reviewed and nothing is outstanding"??

2. Has anyone else had "biometrics appointment scheduled" appear on your online account, but then your previous biometrics were reused in the end? 

 

Thanks in advance!

Edited February 4, 2022 by MeliCat
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