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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Indonesia
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The next speed bump on this arduous process...

I filed N400 in August 2022, and received several notifications about biometrics being waived, but never any notifications about a scheduled interview. Today (Dec 29, 2022) I received a notification that I failed to appear for an in-person interview on Dec 20, 2022, which I was not aware had been scheduled.  I did not receive a letter nor an email notification about an interview.  It says I need to respond within 30 days of the notification (which took 8 days to arrive by USPS).

 

I've read some other posts about this, but am planning to address this from 3 angles:

1. I filed a e-request regarding a missing notification on the USCIS website.
2. I will call the USCIS Contact Center in the morning.
3. I will mail a letter response to the National Benefit Center PO Box in Lee's Summit MO.

Do I need to take other actions to clear this up and get a rescheduled interview?  I would hate to have to restart this entire process and repay fees because of a missing notification letter...

Timeline:

10-Mar-2017 - Sent I-129f application from Bangkok to the Texas lock box, via Thailand Post Registered Air Mail with Tracking

    <<Letter then sat for 4 weeks (!) in the USPS New York International Service Center before delivery to Texas>> 

    <<Lesson learned: Better to use DHL or FedEx for international mail to the US>>

25-Apr-2017 - NOA1 (received hard copy 2 weeks later via post)

02-Oct-2017 - NOA2 Approved

25-Oct-2017 - Received email from Embassy confirming beneficiary contact info; includes a case number.

23-Nov-2017 - Medical Exam, doctor requested sputum test for TB

26-Feb-2017 - Medical exam results delivered to Embassy (3 months for results)

06-Mar-2018 - Interview

Apr-2018 - Entry into US
Apr-2018 - Re-testing for TB required from a US provider
May-2018 - Marriage
May-2018 - Filed for AOS
Nov-2019 - AOS interview & approval; 10-yr GC received (USCIS error - should have been 2-yr conditional)
Mar-2021 - I-90 filed - We just realized that the 10-yr GC needed to be corrected
Mar-2021 - NOA for I-90 received
Aug-2021 - I-751 ROC filed
Aug-2021 - NOA for I-751 with 18-month GC extension
Oct-2021 - Another NOA for I-751 with 24-month GC extension
Jan-2022 - Letter received that new Biometrics not required
Aug-2022 - N400 filed

Aug-2022 - Letter received that new Biometrics not required

Dec-2022 - NOA received that I failed to appear at the N400 interview, but I had never received any notification of the interview date via letter nor email notification.
Apr-2023 - Naturalization Interview and Oath Ceremony! 🗽  (Total time from F1 application to Citizenship: 6 years and 1 month)

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Indonesia
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I forgot to mention that I also submitted a Form G-1145 for e-notification with the N400 application in August 2022, but did not receive an email nor letter notification of the interview date.

Timeline:

10-Mar-2017 - Sent I-129f application from Bangkok to the Texas lock box, via Thailand Post Registered Air Mail with Tracking

    <<Letter then sat for 4 weeks (!) in the USPS New York International Service Center before delivery to Texas>> 

    <<Lesson learned: Better to use DHL or FedEx for international mail to the US>>

25-Apr-2017 - NOA1 (received hard copy 2 weeks later via post)

02-Oct-2017 - NOA2 Approved

25-Oct-2017 - Received email from Embassy confirming beneficiary contact info; includes a case number.

23-Nov-2017 - Medical Exam, doctor requested sputum test for TB

26-Feb-2017 - Medical exam results delivered to Embassy (3 months for results)

06-Mar-2018 - Interview

Apr-2018 - Entry into US
Apr-2018 - Re-testing for TB required from a US provider
May-2018 - Marriage
May-2018 - Filed for AOS
Nov-2019 - AOS interview & approval; 10-yr GC received (USCIS error - should have been 2-yr conditional)
Mar-2021 - I-90 filed - We just realized that the 10-yr GC needed to be corrected
Mar-2021 - NOA for I-90 received
Aug-2021 - I-751 ROC filed
Aug-2021 - NOA for I-751 with 18-month GC extension
Oct-2021 - Another NOA for I-751 with 24-month GC extension
Jan-2022 - Letter received that new Biometrics not required
Aug-2022 - N400 filed

Aug-2022 - Letter received that new Biometrics not required

Dec-2022 - NOA received that I failed to appear at the N400 interview, but I had never received any notification of the interview date via letter nor email notification.
Apr-2023 - Naturalization Interview and Oath Ceremony! 🗽  (Total time from F1 application to Citizenship: 6 years and 1 month)

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Argentina
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52 minutes ago, T+E said:

The next speed bump on this arduous process...

I filed N400 in August 2022, and received several notifications about biometrics being waived, but never any notifications about a scheduled interview. Today (Dec 29, 2022) I received a notification that I failed to appear for an in-person interview on Dec 20, 2022, which I was not aware had been scheduled.  I did not receive a letter nor an email notification about an interview.  It says I need to respond within 30 days of the notification (which took 8 days to arrive by USPS).

 

I've read some other posts about this, but am planning to address this from 3 angles:

1. I filed a e-request regarding a missing notification on the USCIS website.
2. I will call the USCIS Contact Center in the morning.
3. I will mail a letter response to the National Benefit Center PO Box in Lee's Summit MO.

Do I need to take other actions to clear this up and get a rescheduled interview?  I would hate to have to restart this entire process and repay fees because of a missing notification letter...

I would also write a letter to the director of your field office explaining why you did not go to the interview.

 

Did you check the document tabs in your account? Are you sure the notification is not there? Although you’d still get a paper copy of it In the mail 

FROM F1 TO AOS

October 17, 2019 AOS receipt date 

December 09, 2019: Biometric appointment

January 15, 2020 RFE received

January 30, 2020  RFE response sent

Feb 7: EAD approved and interview scheduled

March 18, 2020 Interview cancelled

April 14th 2020: RFE received

April 29, 2020 Approved without interview

May 1, 2020 Card in hand

 

REMOVAL OF CONDITIONS

February 1, 2022 package sent

March 28, 2022 Fingerprints reused

July 18, 2023 approval

July 20, 2023 Card in hand

 

N400 

January 30,2023: Online filing

February 4th, 2023: Biometric appointment

June 15th, 2023: Case actively being reviewed

July 11th, 2023: Interview scheduled.

August 30th, 2023: Interview!

August 31st, 2023: Oath ceremony scheduled.

Sept 19th, 2023: Officially a US citizen!

 


 

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Thailand
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The G-1145 is just for notification via Text message that your payment was processed, and case number assigned. I did my wifes N400 online on November, and have been getting all mailed notices, and all of the online and email notices without issue. I assume you filed the paper N400 as you used the G-1145. All your other steps sound good, and should get you a rescheduled interview. and as @Rocio0010 said, a letter to the local field office would definitely help because they have your case file there in house.

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Jamaica
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Unfortunately,  the email or text alert is not reliable. I never received my N400 interview, I guess the postman lost it. However I have a app that alerted me when my case was updated so I was able to print the interview notice from my USCIS account. Try calling USCIS and ask to be transfer to Tier 2/ supervisor 

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