N-400 July 2023 filers

[Thunderbolt 172]

We submitted the form on 7/31 - this week got letter in mail for N400 interview on Oct 3rd. 

They asked to bring originals of marriage/divorce decrees and my original naturalization certificate. 

I assume they will not keep it? 

 

Regardless, its pretty fast. 2 months since submission of the documents.  

[little_mermaid 5]

9 minutes ago, Thunderbolt said:

We submitted the form on 7/31 - this week got letter in mail for N400 interview on Oct 3rd. 

They asked to bring originals of marriage/divorce decrees and my original naturalization certificate. 

I assume they will not keep it? 

 

Regardless, it’s pretty fast. 2 months since submission of the documents.  

Hello, 

I am pretty sure they won’t be keeping your original documents, I would bring my original cert of naturalization and a color copy of it just in case. 
Your case is moving so fast, congrats! 

[TheVans 25]

Here's our latest update as from this morning...

 

We submitted our applications online on 07/09/2023.

We received a receipt notice on 07/09/2023.

We received notice that our biometrics appointment was scheduled on 07/14/2023.

Our biometrics appointment was on 08/02/2023.

 

This morning we received a notice that our Interviews are scheduled at the Philadelphia office. Unfortunately, they scheduled my wife and I 2 days apart on 24 & 26 October. This is not ideal because we have a 3 hour trip one way to get to Philly. On top of this the dates fall over an international trip we booked a few months ago and we can neither change nor get a refund for our family's tickets. 

 

I called USCIS customer service this morning and they've cancelled our appointments and put us back into the scheduling line. The agent said we should expect our interviews to be scheduled in November or December. 

 

It sucks that we have to do this but it's our only option right now. 

[little_mermaid 5]

1 hour ago, TheVans said:

Here's our latest update as from this morning...

 

We submitted our applications online on 07/09/2023.

We received a receipt notice on 07/09/2023.

We received notice that our biometrics appointment was scheduled on 07/14/2023.

Our biometrics appointment was on 08/02/2023.

 

This morning we received a notice that our Interviews are scheduled at the Philadelphia office. Unfortunately, they scheduled my wife and I 2 days apart on 24 & 26 October. This is not ideal because we have a 3 hour trip one way to get to Philly. On top of this the dates fall over an international trip we booked a few months ago and we can neither change nor get a refund for our family's tickets. 

 

I called USCIS customer service this morning and they've cancelled our appointments and put us back into the scheduling line. The agent said we should expect our interviews to be scheduled in November or December. 

 

It sucks that we have to do this but it's our only option right now. 

If you didn’t have your non-refundable tickets, I’d stay at the hotel in Philadelphia and enjoy a little vacation. But I completely understand when you spend thousands of $ and can’t exchange tickets:( . 
Good luck at your interview! Your case is moving quite quickly!!! 

[TheVans 25]

19 hours ago, little_mermaid said:

If you didn’t have your non-refundable tickets, I’d stay at the hotel in Philadelphia and enjoy a little vacation. But I completely understand when you spend thousands of $ and can’t exchange tickets:( . 
Good luck at your interview! Your case is moving quite quickly!!! 

Unfortunately, we did invest a fair amount of money in this trip with flights, visa costs, and accommodation. We made peace with rescheduling our interviews. In the long run it will not do us any harm. At this time staying in a hotel for a few nights is not the best option for us due to a couple of circumstances. 

[little_mermaid 5]

6 hours ago, TheVans said:

Unfortunately, we did invest a fair amount of money in this trip with flights, visa costs, and accommodation. We made peace with rescheduling our interviews. In the long run it will not do us any harm. At this time staying in a hotel for a few nights is not the best option for us due to a couple of circumstances. 

I totally understand and I wish you good luck  . 

[choeychoco 20]

On 9/8/2023 at 8:01 AM, TheVans said:

Here's our latest update as from this morning...

 

We submitted our applications online on 07/09/2023.

We received a receipt notice on 07/09/2023.

We received notice that our biometrics appointment was scheduled on 07/14/2023.

Our biometrics appointment was on 08/02/2023.

 

This morning we received a notice that our Interviews are scheduled at the Philadelphia office. Unfortunately, they scheduled my wife and I 2 days apart on 24 & 26 October. This is not ideal because we have a 3 hour trip one way to get to Philly. On top of this the dates fall over an international trip we booked a few months ago and we can neither change nor get a refund for our family's tickets. 

 

I called USCIS customer service this morning and they've cancelled our appointments and put us back into the scheduling line. The agent said we should expect our interviews to be scheduled in November or December. 

 

It sucks that we have to do this but it's our only option right now. 

Wow congratulations!! Amazing you did get your interview notice before your 5th year! I hope I would get mine soon… 

[TheVans 25]

On 9/9/2023 at 9:23 PM, choeychoco said:

Wow congratulations!! Amazing you did get your interview notice before your 5th year! I hope I would get mine soon… 

Yes - so our 5 year Anniversary will be October 7th, 2023. We received our Interview Notice before we reached our actual anniversary. However, our interview date is set for after our 5 yr anniversary. 

[TheVans 25]

💥Surprising update:

 

Application submitted online on 07/09/2023.

Received a receipt notice 07/09/2023.

Received a biometrics appointment notice 07/14/2023.

Biometrics appointment was on 08/02/2023.

Received a interview appointment notice 09/08/2023. (Separate interview dates for husband and wife 24 & 26 /10/2023.)

Request submitted to cancel appointments 09/08/2023. (Due to conflict with international trip. Called USCIS customer service to cancel the appointment.)

Received 2nd interview appointment notice 09/13/2023.

Interview appointment 30/10/2023. (Husband and wife are scheduled together this time round.)

 

We were very surprised to receive a new interview appointment within a week from cancelling our appointment. We were told to expect the new interview date to be 1-2 months out. Our new appointment date was scheduled 4 days later than our original date and works perfectly for us.

 

I'm grateful for the agent who is performing their work diligently.  

[IsItLekker 183]

We just received notification today that the interview has been scheduled for Oct 26th! I'm so grateful this process seems to be going more quickly than the other stages. 

 

Applied: 7/15

Re-used Biometrics

Interview Scheduled: 9/18

Interview Date: 10/26

 

[MMDG 106]

I got my interview date 🥳🥳

 

Well kind of ..they contacted me to inform me to choose dates from the week of sep 24tb till December 10th.

 

 

they contacted me 33 days after I did my biometrics.

 

I can get it as early as next week!! But I’ll push it further as much as I can for now.

Edited September 19, 2023 by MMDG

[stephbd 91]

3 hours ago, MMDG said:

I got my interview date 🥳🥳

 

Well kind of ..they contacted me to inform me to choose dates from the week of sep 24tb till December 10th.

 

 

they contacted me 33 days after I did my biometrics.

 

I can get it as early as next week!! But I’ll push it further as much as I can for now.

Congratulations! How long have you been a permanent resident?

[MMDG 106]

25 minutes ago, stephbd said:

Congratulations! How long have you been a permanent resident?

Thank you ! I been a resident since 88 days exactly.

[MMDG 106]

Ok i scheduled my interview for November 7th. 🤩

[Viggy 14]

Hello All,

 

So i had my interview today. Was done in 20 minutes. Started with reading and writing followed by 6 civic test questions.

After the interview officer said congratulations as she submitted my application for Approval. Stated within 2 to 3 days I should see updates on my uscis online account.

 

Details Below

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Filing Details

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- Received Date - 6/20/2023

- Notice Date - 7/05/2023

- Biometrics Reuse - 7/05/2023

- Interview complete September 20th  (Notification received online on August 16th) - Location Fairfax office Virginia

- Waiting for Oath ceremony notification.

 

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Estimate Time - 9 Months Approximately - As of September 20th 2023.

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Edited September 20, 2023 by Viggy