when i can file for N400

[Dashinka 24,740]

11 hours ago, Mr Genuis said:

When you file for citzenship  can  you take an oath and have citizenship  if your gc is pending?

You can file your N400 when you qualify regardless of the ROC status.  That being said, the ROC will still have to be completed by USCIS prior to the N400 approval.  Most people that file the N400 while the ROC is pending will end up having both packages combined together and have a combo interview when the N400 comes up at the local field office.  Of course there are IOs that don't do that, so your mileage may vary.  In my wife's case, she filed the I751 back in December 2016 right when the slow down began for that process (they were only issuing 12 month extension letters back then).  In December 2017 her N400 window opened under the 90 day window, so she decided to file.  Fast forward 3-4 months and she was called for her N400 interview (Detroit was processing N400s fairly quickly then) which the IO turned into a combo I751/N400 interview, so I was called in with her for the first part to verify the I751 package, then my wife proceeded alone with the N400.  Both were approved a few days later and my wife had her oath about 2 months later so she did not end up ever getting a physical 10 year GC.  Watching the process status of others who filed the I751 around the same time as my wife, they were only getting their 10 year GCs around the same time my wife was applying for her US Passport. 

 

Of course not everyone plans to naturalize, but if that is the end goal of an immigrant, then it makes sense to start the N400 processing clock when the person is qualified regardless of the the ROC status.

 

Here is a recent thread discussing those that have filed the N400 with the I751 pending.

 

 

[Mr Genuis 91]

Wow. A lot of information in one post. Thank you. You cleared  every doubt and all the questions I have. 

[zoma1010 6]

On 11/8/2021 at 7:27 AM, Dashinka said:

You can file your N400 when you qualify regardless of the ROC status.  That being said, the ROC will still have to be completed by USCIS prior to the N400 approval.  Most people that file the N400 while the ROC is pending will end up having both packages combined together and have a combo interview when the N400 comes up at the local field office.  Of course there are IOs that don't do that, so your mileage may vary.  In my wife's case, she filed the I751 back in December 2016 right when the slow down began for that process (they were only issuing 12 month extension letters back then).  In December 2017 her N400 window opened under the 90 day window, so she decided to file.  Fast forward 3-4 months and she was called for her N400 interview (Detroit was processing N400s fairly quickly then) which the IO turned into a combo I751/N400 interview, so I was called in with her for the first part to verify the I751 package, then my wife proceeded alone with the N400.  Both were approved a few days later and my wife had her oath about 2 months later so she did not end up ever getting a physical 10 year GC.  Watching the process status of others who filed the I751 around the same time as my wife, they were only getting their 10 year GCs around the same time my wife was applying for her US Passport. 

 

Of course not everyone plans to naturalize, but if that is the end goal of an immigrant, then it makes sense to start the N400 processing clock when the person is qualified regardless of the the ROC status.

 

Here is a recent thread discussing those that have filed the N400 with the I751 pending.

 

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