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Nash93   1

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Hi everyone and happy holidays,

I applied for citizenship online yesterday based on the 5 year rule and I got assigned a case number starting with IOE. 1 hour after applying they sent me a notice about biometric reuse and the website is showing that it might take 10 months. Is the 10 month really accurate? If no, is it faster or slower? My field office is Nashville. Is it faster for people filling based on the 5 year rule? Did anyone go through Nashville office? Should I wait for the process to end before moving to another state for work?

Thank you!

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It is hard to say about processing times, but it doesn’t really matter if it’s the 3 yr or 5 yr rule.  If you move to a new USCIS district it may cause some delays.

 

 

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24 minutes ago, Nash93 said:

Hi everyone and happy holidays,

I applied for citizenship online yesterday based on the 5 year rule and I got assigned a case number starting with IOE. 1 hour after applying they sent me a notice about biometric reuse and the website is showing that it might take 10 months. Is the 10 month really accurate? If no, is it faster or slower? My field office is Nashville. Is it faster for people filling based on the 5 year rule? Did anyone go through Nashville office? Should I wait for the process to end before moving to another state for work?

Thank you!

We are in Dallas.  The estimated time after filing her N-400 (5 year rule) online was 9 months per the web site.  In actuality, it took 4 months from filing to interview completed.  Interview was done 3 days ago on 12/14/22.

I am a solid proponent of filing the N-400 asap.

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"The US immigration process requires a great deal of knowledge, planning, time, patience, and a significant amount of money.  It is quite a journey!"

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In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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3 hours ago, Crazy Cat said:

We are in Dallas.  The estimated time after filing her N-400 (5 year rule) online was 9 months per the web site.  In actuality, it took 4 months from filing to interview completed.  Interview was done 3 days ago on 12/14/22.

I am a solid proponent of filing the N-400 asap.

 

You finally got it 🙌🙌

Immigration journey is not: fast, for the faint at heart, easy, cheap, for the impatient nor right away. If more than 50% of this applies to you, best get off the bus.

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15 hours ago, Timona said:

 

You finally got it 🙌🙌

Yes!!!  Now just waiting for the oath ceremony!!!

"The US immigration process requires a great deal of knowledge, planning, time, patience, and a significant amount of money.  It is quite a journey!"

- Some old child of the 50's & 60's on his laptop 

 

Senior Master Sergeant, US Air Force- Retired (after 20+ years)- Missile Systems Maintenance & Titan 2 ICBM Launch Crew Duty (200+ Alert tours)

Registered Nurse- Retired- I practiced in the areas of Labor & Delivery, Home Health, Adolescent Psych, & Adult Psych.

IT Professional- Retired- Web Site Design, Hardware Maintenance, Compound Pharmacy Software Trainer, On-site go live support, Database Manager, App Designer.

______________________________________

In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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3 hours ago, Crazy Cat said:

Yes!!!  Now just waiting for the oath ceremony!!!

Well congratulations to the both of you. Long Journey is coming to an end

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My FO is also Nashville and they seem to be processing faster than before. I filed N400 in late July and got my interview for mid January, which is just under 6 months. When I filed it was taking 9-10 months.

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1 hour ago, Nash93 said:

I have gotten this message "We have taken an action on your case" twice in the last 24 hours but don't say any changes when I login. Did anyone experience this?

Most of us got that message immediately after applying. Probably routed to NBC to start background checks or preprocessing the finger printing or something else.

 

We are dealing with blackbox and hence none of us actually say what they are doing, but can only guess..

 

Keep an eye on online account in 35 to 70 days for any interview letter generated.. good luck...

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2 minutes ago, ImmigrantKrish said:

Most of us got that message immediately after applying. Probably routed to NBC to start background checks or preprocessing the finger printing or something else.

 

We are dealing with blackbox and hence none of us actually say what they are doing, but can only guess..

 

Keep an eye on online account in 35 to 70 days for any interview letter generated.. good luck...

I hope I get an interview that fast! Thanks!

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ImmigrantKrish   75

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Just now, Nash93 said:

I hope I get an interview that fast! Thanks!

Depends on your case.. my wifes was simple and straight forward, she is naturalized in under 3 months.. but now that its holidays, they tend to work slow, just like all of us 🙂

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