N-400 January 2023 Filers

[SanjaAlex 248]

17 hours ago, KenandBina said:

Is the location of your biometrics appointment, also where your application is being processed? Ie if my biometrics is in city x, then the office processing it is also city x? 

For me it was the case and it would make most sense but maybe there's someone here woth different experience 

[KenandBina 127]

8 minutes ago, SanjaAlex said:

For me it was the case and it would make most sense but maybe there's someone here woth different experience 

Thanks! They sent me to west palm beach which is 2 hrs away even though I’m closer to Orlando (which is were I did my GC stuff) so was just wondering… also Orlando shows a slightly faster processing time so was hoping for Orlando 

[KenandBina 127]

Exciting news! I just finished my biometric appointment and my case was immediately update to say “actively reviewing “ I am assuming that is better than the stage my I751 has been stuck in for over a year which is “case shows fingerprints where taken”…. It is right? :)) 

[beloved_dingo 1,976]

17 hours ago, KenandBina said:

Is the location of your biometrics appointment, also where your application is being processed? Ie if my biometrics is in city x, then the office processing it is also city x? 

It depends. Our field office is in a city is about a 2 hour drive, but the bio appointment was at a local ASC in the city where we live.

 

4 minutes ago, KenandBina said:

Exciting news! I just finished my biometric appointment and my case was immediately update to say “actively reviewing “ I am assuming that is better than the stage my I751 has been stuck in for over a year which is “case shows fingerprints where taken”…. It is right? :)) 

That's normal. N-400 is a more efficient process in pretty much every way compared to I-751.

[KenandBina 127]

Ummm so since my case was updated, my I751 has disappeared from my online account, with a notice at the top saying they are having trouble retrieving my messages and an error retrieving my data

Edited March 1, 2023 by KenandBina

[Jazii 30]

12 minutes ago, KenandBina said:

Ummm so since my case was updated, my I751 has disappeared from my online account, with a notice at the top saying they are having trouble retrieving my messages and an error retrieving my data

Its showing this for everybody. Nothing related to ur case being updated. Some IT related error probably. 

[KenandBina 127]

37 minutes ago, Jazii said:

Its showing this for everybody. Nothing related to ur case being updated. Some IT related error probably. 

Thank you! 

[KenandBina 127]

On 2/28/2023 at 1:01 PM, SanjaAlex said:

8 days untill my interview and my I751 never updated. I'm still hoping for the combo interview so my husband will be going with me and I will be bringing some more evidence to cover the time period from submitting I751 to interview.

( couple of  statements from 2 joint bank accounts, 401k showing me as beneficiary, car insurance with both of our names, cell phone plan with both of us on it, some recipts for the trips and some photos from the trips and with friends and family, and also our 2022 taxes). Also I will be bringing everything stated on the N400 interview letter. Am I missing something? I've been thinking and I think that's all I can provide for the period of submitting I751 to now. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

May I ask how long did your status show the application was being reviewed until it changed to interview being scheduled? 

[SanjaAlex 248]

4 minutes ago, KenandBina said:

May I ask how long did your status show the application was being reviewed until it changed to interview being scheduled? 

I submitted my application on 01/10 and I think the same day it went to case is being actively reviewed. Got my interview scheduled on 02/01. So 21 day I think 🤔 I didn't have my bio appointment,  it was waived and biometrics reused. 

[kiwirst 39]

Question, do you have to notify USCIS if you are out of state in case an appointment scheduled comes in? I'm assuming if it happens while I'm away it's on me to get back to the appointment.

 

Edit: Should I send them a note saying I will be out of state and essentially poke them to find out status of my case?

Edited March 2, 2023 by kiwirst
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[KenandBina 127]

13 minutes ago, kiwirst said:

Question, do you have to notify USCIS if you are out of state in case an appointment scheduled comes in? I'm assuming if it happens while I'm away it's on me to get back to the appointment.

 

Edit: Should I send them a note saying I will be out of state and essentially poke them to find out status of my case?

You do not need to do that, and I actually don’t think you can. However few things I do because I travel a lot for work and personal. 
 

1. I signed up for the daily USPS emails that show what is being delivered that day (also great when you end up having missing packages) 

 

2. Continuously check your uscis online account to see if there are any notices uploaded to your documents. 
 

when I was out of town for a week for work I noticed my biometrics appointment was booked and I was going to be out of the country the day it was booked for, so I just called them and had it rescheduled… when I got back from my work trip the old notice was waiting for me in my mail - but I knew I was getting a new notice with the rescheduled date. I also check my account frequently so I knew what the new date was before I got it in the mail. 

[kiwirst 39]

2 minutes ago, KenandBina said:

You do not need to do that, and I actually don’t think you can. However few things I do because I travel a lot for work and personal. 
 

1. I signed up for the daily USPS emails that show what is being delivered that day (also great when you end up having missing packages) 

 

2. Continuously check your uscis online account to see if there are any notices uploaded to your documents. 
 

when I was out of town for a week for work I noticed my biometrics appointment was booked and I was going to be out of the country the day it was booked for, so I just called them and had it rescheduled… when I got back from my work trip the old notice was waiting for me in my mail - but I knew I was getting a new notice with the rescheduled date. I also check my account frequently so I knew what the new date was before I got it in the mail. 

I was going to use the USCIS send a message and see if it would shake something loose.

 

How do you sign up for the updates? Is it the same as the 2 step verification that you get when you signed up into the USCIS and submitted an online case or something different?

[kiwirst 39]

Logging in to USCIS account and estimated processing time has come down to 5 months now.

[Millz 7]

10 hours ago, kiwirst said:

Logging in to USCIS account and estimated processing time has come down to 5 months now.

Mine went down to 5 months also🥳🥳🥳

[kiwirst 39]

Interesting, had to create a new account with the IRS to get transcripts (wish I'd known that before uploading entire tax returns in my application).

 

I can only get transcripts for the last 3 returns (not counting 2022 which I haven't submitted yet), is this similar to others here?