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mushroomspore
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Hey thanks for starting this. I was just about to start one because I didn't see one. I actually just got my interview scheduled for early Oct and I only filed a week ago!!   Sept 1 - filed

minemar
minemar

I am a U.S. citizen now!   My interview was on March 1st. The process was fairly simple, the officer that did my interview was professional (Polite but not friendly). It didn't take more tha

Elrona
Elrona

tl:dr I had my interview today, took the oath after the interview and ... all done! I am a citizen now! 🙌 The process from sending in my application to becoming a citizen was just short of 4 months.

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shakeyy Collaborator

shakeyy   78

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Submitted my application online last night. Got the receipt notice right away, and this morning another letter about Biometrics reuse. 


Does this status "Case Is Being Actively Reviewed By USCIS" actually mean anything?

 

 

10/26/2017: Priority Date - AOS

11/29/2017: Biometrics Appointment

12/21/2017: EAD/AP Approval in 56 Days

12/18/2018: Interview Day | Approved on the Spot

12/22/2018: Received Green Card (10 Years)

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N-400 Application (Orlando)

09/20/2021 - Early Filing Online (3 year -married to US Citizen)

09/20/2021 - Received NOA & status changed to "Case being actively reviewed" & Biometric Reuse

03/31/2022 - Interview in West Palm Beach Fl

                       - Recommended for Approval & Oath Ceremony will be scheduled notice (My application includes request for name change)

06/16/2022 - Judicial Naturalization Ceremony 

jack Smith Rookie

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They are looking at your application and if it says your do not need to supply other documents than looking at it and this will be the basis of your on-site interview later in the year. good luck and keep us posted please.

shakeyy Collaborator

shakeyy   78

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4 hours ago, jack Smith said:

They are looking at your application and if it says your do not need to supply other documents than looking at it and this will be the basis of your on-site interview later in the year. good luck and keep us posted please.

For sure! :)

10/26/2017: Priority Date - AOS

11/29/2017: Biometrics Appointment

12/21/2017: EAD/AP Approval in 56 Days

12/18/2018: Interview Day | Approved on the Spot

12/22/2018: Received Green Card (10 Years)

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N-400 Application (Orlando)

09/20/2021 - Early Filing Online (3 year -married to US Citizen)

09/20/2021 - Received NOA & status changed to "Case being actively reviewed" & Biometric Reuse

03/31/2022 - Interview in West Palm Beach Fl

                       - Recommended for Approval & Oath Ceremony will be scheduled notice (My application includes request for name change)

06/16/2022 - Judicial Naturalization Ceremony 

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Happymallymute   50

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"Although an applicant may file early according to the 90 day early filing provision, the applicant is not eligible for naturalization until he or she has reached the required five-year period of continuous residence as a lawful permanent resident (LPR)."

 

Was reading this today, so it looks like i shouldn't expect to hear anything until at least after my actual 5 year GC anniversary...

shila75 Apprentice

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Hi everyone, 

 

My lawyer sent with the expedite mail to the USCIS my N-400 application on September 14th.  Do anyone knows how long will it take to receive the notice of receipt?   And about the Biometrics if I have to go in person or they will reuse the one I had it done for my GC in 2018.  I applied under the 3yrs marriage based .... Anyone out here applied from NY? If yes can you please tell me your time frame of course if you didn't applied online.  

Thank you 

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PedroDaGr8   245

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On 9/20/2021 at 7:45 PM, Happymallymute said:

"Although an applicant may file early according to the 90 day early filing provision, the applicant is not eligible for naturalization until he or she has reached the required five-year period of continuous residence as a lawful permanent resident (LPR)."

 

Was reading this today, so it looks like i shouldn't expect to hear anything until at least after my actual 5 year GC anniversary...

This is correct. You can apply early, they can take your biometrics (or reuse them), and they can work on processing your case but they will not interview you until after you have reached your 5 year mark. 

1 hour ago, shila75 said:

Hi everyone, 

 

My lawyer sent with the expedite mail to the USCIS my N-400 application on September 14th.  Do anyone knows how long will it take to receive the notice of receipt?   And about the Biometrics if I have to go in person or they will reuse the one I had it done for my GC in 2018.  I applied under the 3yrs marriage based .... Anyone out here applied from NY? If yes can you please tell me your time frame of course if you didn't applied online.  

Thank you 

It will typically take a week or so for you or your lawyer to receive your receipt notice.

 

As for biometrics, they waived my wife's biometrics and she last had biometrics done in August 2017 as part of AOS (they were waived for ROC as well). Not sure how they decide who needs biometrics and who does not. 

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Steps Before Citizenship:

Spoiler

K-1

09/24/2016 - I-129F Packet Submitted, 09/26/2016 - NOA1, 10/27/2016 - RFE Received

11/02/2016 - RFE Reply sent

11/09/2016 - NOA2

11/21/2016 - NVC Receives packet

12/12/2016 - Case left NVC for BKK Consulate

01/10/2017 - After travelling via the slowest route possible (likely via carrier pigeon) BKK Consulate receives packet

01/16/2017 - Packet 3 Instructions received 02/28/2017 - Packet 3 Instructions Completed

03/05/2017 - Packet 4 received (now the fun begins) --> 03/29/2017 - Interview disappears from the schedule on the embassy website -->03/30/2017 - She goes to her interview, is told they need to verify her documents since she is Vietnamese interviewing in Thailand, receives a 221G with 'Verification of Viet documents' as the reason. Gave back her passport.-->03/31/2017-04/04/2017 - Case is being continuously touched. We suspect that our case was approved at this point but they didn't have her passport. --> 04/10/2017 (10 days after interview) - Email emabssy to inquire about updates and if there was anything we could do to move things forward. (3h later) - She is told that she is approved and to expect her passport soon (how when they don't have it in their posession?) After clarification, instructed to send our passport to them. Ship out passport in a rush to beat Songkran (which failed) --> 04/11/2017 - Passport at embassy according to Thai Post Office --> 04/17/2017 - Emailed to confirm they received the passport. They issued an evasive answer about Songkran backlog (they love evasive non-committal answers)--> 04/24/2017  Evening - Case changes from Immigrant Visa to Non-Immigrant Visa and a new case created date is given --? 04/25/2017 morning  (less than 12h later) - Case flies through Ready -->Admin Processing --> Issued

04/26/2017 - Checks mail, passport is there. No mention of it being mailed out. 

05/02/2017 - Arrives in the USA, without Issue

06/17/2017 - Marriage!

AOS

7/01/17- Mailed AOS packet to Chicago

7/03/17- Packet received

07/07/17 - SMS and Email notification of NOA1 for AoS, EAD, and AP

07/13/17 - Received paper copies of NOA1 for AoS, EAD, and AP

07/21/17 - Received Biometrics Appointment Letter

08/02/17 - Biometrics Appointment Completed 

11/04/17 - EAD Approved - New Card Is Ready For Production

11/09/17 - AP Approved, EAD - Card Produced Awaiting Mailing, EAD - Card Has Been Mailed.

11/13/17 - EAD/AP Combo Card Received. 

11/05/2018 - Received SMS Notification that Interview Has Been Scheduled

11/10/2018 - Received Paper Interview Notice

12/11/2018 - Interview Date
12/12/2018 - Approved

ROC

11/18/2020 - Mailed ROC packet

11/20/2020 - Packet received

01/16/2021 - Received NOA1 

05/28/2021 - Biometrics Waived

08/04/2021 - ROC Approved

08/11/2021 - GC received

 

Citizenship

09/15/2021 - N-400 Filed Electronically, NOA-1 received, Biometrics Waiver Received

07/01/2022 - Interview Notice Received
08/10/2022 - Interview Date, Approved, Oath Ceremony

Mason_inami Rookie

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Hi everyone,

 

I moved to LA in Sept 7, 2021 and before that I was living in Irvine, CA. I filed my N400 online in Sept 22, 2021 and received the Biometric reused notice an hour after the filling. My current status is "Case is being actively reviewed by USCIS"

 

Which one would be my field office? LA or Santa Ana?

Because I just moved to LA (two weeks before filling), will my application go to Los Angeles Center?  or Santa Ana center for my Irvine.

 

It seems LA is much faster than Santa Ana.

 

 

 

Thanks

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psgma Explorer

psgma   94

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9 hours ago, PedroDaGr8 said:

This is correct. You can apply early, they can take your biometrics (or reuse them), and they can work on processing your case but they will not interview you until after you have reached your 5 year mark. 

It will typically take a week or so for you or your lawyer to receive your receipt notice.

 

 

This is misleading. They can actually interview you and approve your case anytime after you submit the application, assuming you meet all the criteria and have been / is still married to the US Citizen. Due to timing and delays, your application will most likely not be approved within the 90 days window. USCIS  does not  have to wait until your 5th year Greencard anniversary to interview/approve your case. 

straight out of DHS https://www.dhs.gov/publication/uscis-processing-concurrently-pending-forms-n-400-and-forms-i-751

“All the rights and privileges that apply to lawful permanent residents, however, apply to conditional residents, including the right to apply for naturalization. Also, pursuant to Section 319(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, the spouse of a citizen may naturalize after residing in the United States for 3 years after becoming a lawful permanent resident, rather than 5 years as generally required. Lawful permanent residents who are eligible to naturalize under this provision of law may file their N-400 applications up to 90 calendar days before they complete their 3-year permanent residence requirement. All the other requirements for naturalization must be met on the day of filing the application. Due to the lengthening of processing times for I-751 petitions, both a request to remove the conditional status and an application for naturalization may be pending at the same time, which creates operational and adjudication issues at USCIS” 

05/24 PD
06/18/18 Bio apt
06/26/18 Fingerprint review was completed
09/27/18 RFE for I-864
11/04/18 Sent response to RFE
11/06/18 RFE response was received
11/07/18 Courtesy letter for I-693
11/19/18 Case is ready to be scheduled for interveiw
11/20/18 Interview was scheduled

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Mason_inami   3

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19 minutes ago, Charlene Gei said:

Hello everyone! New filer here for N400.. Just filed yesterday (September 22) via online filing.. Received receipt notice immediately and after few minutes says “case is being actively reviewed” but without biometrics..  

I filed my N400 yesterday morning too, based on the 5-year rule. I received my Bio metric reuse notice an hour after filing. Keep us updated on your case. 

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Hello everyone,

Applied online my N400 under 319(b) section at 19th September, got my notice receipt same day. And today got notice that my biometric appointment scheduled. I tried to open it on website to see what a date scheduled but I get a strange programming error. Just wondering what should I do now. Call them or wait it will fix somehow. Maybe somebody had the same problems? 

shila75 Apprentice

shila75   5

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On 9/22/2021 at 1:01 PM, shila75 said:

Hi everyone, 

 

My lawyer sent with the expedite mail to the USCIS my N-400 application on September 14th.  Do anyone knows how long will it take to receive the notice of receipt?   And about the Biometrics if I have to go in person or they will reuse the one I had it done for my GC in 2018.  I applied under the 3yrs marriage based .... Anyone out here applied from NY? If yes can you please tell me your time frame of course if you didn't applied online.  

Thank you 

Yesterday I got in the mail a letter from USCIS the I-797C does anyone know when should I receive the other letters with the access code to be able to monitoring online about my case processing time frame? It states Notice day September 20th, 2021    Priority date September 17, 2021

Dose anyone applied from New York lately (not online) but paper form?

Thank you in advance for the response !

Have a lovely weekend everyone! And good luck who are going soon for their interview! 

 
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