Is their a deadline for filing n-400?

[OldUser 6,642]

@FriendlyUser I'm not Mike, but there are some reasons you can give (not a legal advice):

- Was focused on other aspects of life (family, studies, career) and didn't prioritize naturalization at the time

- Needed more time to make this important life changing decision

 

[FriendlyUser 42]

1 minute ago, OldUser said:

@FriendlyUser I'm not Mike, but there are some reasons you can give (not a legal advice):

- Was focused on other aspects of life (family, studies, career) and didn't prioritize naturalization at the time

- Needed more time to make this important life changing decision

 

Thank you! That's exactly what I've been thinking to tell them if they ask me, as it's actually true. I haven't been nervous before filing n-400. However now that I found this forum, I got a bit jittery, haha. 

[Mike E 11,739]

11 minutes ago, FriendlyUser said:

did they question you at the interview why you filed n-400 so many years later?

No they didn’t question it. 
 

They’ve no legal basis  to ask that question.  And no basis to deny for late filing.  
 

Over the decades INS and then CBP at the port of entry pressured me to file.  
 

Once I filed, CBP was noticeably nicer.  

[FriendlyUser 42]

2 minutes ago, Mike E said:

No they didn’t question it. 
They’ve no legal basis  to ask that question.  And no basis to deny for late filing.  

Thanks for your reply. Good to know

[Family 3,988]

On 12/20/2022 at 7:40 PM, Shane & Len said:

Coincidence? perhaps.  But a strange one if it is.

Not at all. It‘s true and the catalyst that has moved her case. ..it also helped that there was a class action lawsuit ( earlier this year) on delayed N-400

Edited December 22, 2022 by Family
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