Houston N-400 Filers

[dwheels76 5,468]

So excited. Finally we filed today. I-751 pending since May 19, 2018.
 

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UserName........|GC-Type.|GC-Date.|..Sent..|..Cashd.|NOA.....|Fprints.|In Line.|Int ltr.|Intrvw..|Oath....|IOE|...ECD...
VJ Username.....|........|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|IOE|MMM/YY...
TXfiler.........|Marriage|09/05/12|02/21/18|02/23/18|02/23/18|03/20/18|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|IOE|Feb/20...
pipos18.........|........|10/27/12|01/18/18|01/25/18|01/24/18|02/15/18|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|IOE|.........
....T......Popom|        |        |01/10/18|        |        |02/02/18|        |03/29/18|05/04/18|--/--/--|IOE|......... *Paper Jan 2018 Filer x 2 Applications
Serpentine87....|........|02/07/15|12/09/17|12/14/17|12/14/17|01/03/18|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|IOE|Dec/19...
OnlyTheBrave....|........|02/15/13|11/19/17|11/20/17|11/21/17|11/30/17|12/01/18|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|IOE|......... *Knew about "In Line for Interview" Date by infopass
yoyomagic424....|........|01/31/13|11/11/17|11/17/17|11/17/17|12/04/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|IOE|NOV/2019.
Judgenot........|........|01/31/17|11/02/17|11/07/17|11/07/17|12/07/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|IOE|17 months
Sometime during (10/17/17-11/01/17), USCIS started scanning, and uploading N400 paper packets by ELIS with IOE receipts
VJ Username.....|........|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|IOE|MMM/YY...
Apmgc...........|EB1C....|01/12/13|10/16/17|10/19/17|10/27/17|11/17/17|12/11/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|NBC|.........
bountyhunter....|........|10/06/14|07/08/17|07/13/17|07/12/17|08/08/17|09/06/17|09/10/18|10/15/18|--/--/--|NBC|.........
renatavivi......|........|--/--/--|06/02/17|--/--/--|06/08/17|07/05/17|07/13/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|...|.........
Q_Sub...........|........|12/14/13|06/13/17|--/--/--|06/20/17|07/10/17|07/14/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|...|.........
Volaire-er......|........|06/19/14|04/01/17|--/--/--|04/07/17|05/02/17|05/19/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|NBC|.........
evakitty........|........|03/07/14|04/17/17|04/25/17|04/28/17|05/19/17|05/26/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|NBC|.........
LAURA...........|........|03/10/14|03/14/17|03/21/17|03/22/17|04/11/17|04/20/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|NBC|.........
ny to la........|........|02/16/17|02/16/17|02/16/17|02/16/17|--/--/--|11/02/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|NBC|.........
Kopa............|........|........|08/09/17|........|08/18/17|09/11/17|03/09/18|10/09/18|11/13/18|05/15/19|NBC|.........
VJ Username.....|........|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|NBC|MMM/YY...

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USCIS Online Filing
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UserName........|GC-Type.|GC-Date.|..Sent..|..Cashd.|NOA.....|Fprints.|In Line.|Int ltr.|Intrvw..|Oath....|IOE|...ECD...   
natvyas........ |........|09/06/13|06/07/18|06/07/18|06/07/18|06/11/18|--/--/--|04/18/19|05/23/19|--/--/--IOE|.........
VJ Username.....|........|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|IOE|MMM/YY...
Louise2018......|........|05/13/13|03/04/18|03/04/18|03/04/18|03/20/18|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|IOE|.........
silvermoon......|........|04/24/14|03/01/18|03/01/18|03/06/18|03/20/18|--/--/--|01/30/19|03/05/19|04/03/19|IOE|Feb/20...
JAN0............|........|05/05/15|02/06/18|02/06/18|03/13/18|03/02/18|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|IOE|15 Months
murfie..........|........|08/27/08|02/05/18|02/05/18|02/05/18|03/01/18|--/--/--|12/20/2018|01/29/2019|--/--/--|IOE|23 months 
Bonhomme........|........|05/22/15|02/21/18|02/21/18|02/21/18|03/16/18|--/--/--|01/18/19|02/25/19|04/03/19|IOE| US CITIZEn!!
JordanDawg05....|Marriage|02/12/13|01/09/18|01/09/18|01/09/18|01/31/18|--/--/--|03/30/18|05/04/18|06/20/18|IOE|.........
2 Applications..|F4......|        |01/01/18|01/01/18|01/01/18|01/25/18|        |        |03/05/18|04/18/18|IOE|Husband and wife with F4 - almost done
Gluck...........|........|        |01/--/18|        |        |        |        |        |04/--/18|--/--/--|IOE|.........
................|Relative|        |01/--/18|        |        |        |        |        |        |03/14/18|IOE|Relative GC
Asilarmani......|Marriage|--/--/--|12/02/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|01/04/18|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|IOE|......... *since January 10, 2018 they are actively reviewing my case
BBhouston.......|........|02/06/13|11/07/17|11/07/17|11/I07/17|11/15/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|IOE|16 months
TIMF79..........|Marriage|05/16/11|11/04/17|11/04/17|11/05/17|11/28/17|--/--/--|05/09/18|06/12/18|08/22/18|IOE|Nov/19...
txfiler.........|........|06/26/09|05/04/18|05/04/18|05/04/18|05/23/18|--/--/--|03/28/19|05/02/19|--/--/--|IOE|......
................|EB2.....|        |10/01/17|        |10/02/17|10/24/17|--/--/--|12/27/17|01/31/18|03/14/18|IOE|......... 
domwardbound....|........|08/31/14|09/06/17|09/06/17|09/06/17|09/29/17|--/--/--|12/28/17|01/31/18|03/14/18|IOE|.........
3 Applications..|EB1/ EB2|06/02/09|08/23/17|08/23/17|08/23/17|09/19/17|09/20/17|11/08/17|12/14/17|02/14/18|IOE|3 Different petitions filled in AUG and finished in FEB
SamBillz........|........|05/24/11|07/16/17|07/17/17|07/16/17|08/11/17|09/27/17|11/13/17|12/14/17|02/14/17|IOE|.........
mext............|Marriage|03/12/15|06/17/18|06/17/18|06/17/18|06/29/18|04/25/19|--/--/--|05/31/19|--/--/--|IOE|May/2020...
lumia...........|Marriage|12/16/15|09/17/18|09/17/18|09/17/18|10/10/18|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|IOE|Oct/2020...
frodo8404.......|Marriage|12/16/15|09/17/18|09/17/18|09/17/18|10/10/18|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|IOE|Oct/2020...
RomFad..........|Marriage|06/30/16|03/29/19|03/29/19|03/29/19|04/25/19|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|IOE|23 months..
starsky.........|Marriage|04/11/16|05/11/19|05/11/19|05/11/19|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|IOE|...........
SliderMK........|Marriage|--/--/--|07/05/18|07/06/18|07/09/18|07/25/19|--/--/--|05/14/19|06/15/19|--/--/--|IOE|June 2020
dwheels76.......|Marriage|06/28/16|05/21/19|05/21/19|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|IOE|June 2020

 

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GC-Type: The type of your Green Card petition, EB1, EB2, NIW, EB3, EB4, EB5, Marriage, Relative
GC-Date: The 'Resident Since' Date located on your first green card.
Sent: Date N-400 was mailed to USCIS.
Cashd: Date your check was cashed / credit card was charged by USCIS.
NOA: Receipt Notice Date Printed on your official I-797 notification.
Fprints: Date assigned for fingerprinting (Bio-metrics). If you do your biometrics via walk-in prior to your scheduled appointment, please enter the date in bold blue.
In Line: Date you received e-notification about the start of your interview scheduling.
Int Ltr: Date you received the official letter in the mail regarding interview.
Interview: Date of your interview.
Oath: Date Oath taken.
Field Office: Your local USCIS office where you will have the N-400 interview. You can determine your field office here.
NBC: National Benefits Center
IOE: ELIS (efile)
ECD: Estimated  date as reported in USCIS website for your case

[roh0808 1]

18 hours ago, dwheels76 said:

How many N-400 filers here also have a I-751 pending? We filed:

5/19/2018 - I-751 filed

3/5/2019  -  I-751 Biometrics

5/21/2019 - N-400 filed N-400 Online

 

Has anyone seen N-400 happening faster with a I-751 or it doesn't matter?

Here is my timeline if that helps:

 

June 2017: I-751 Filed

July 2018: N-400 Filed

June 2019: Interview Scheduled

July / August 2019: Oath (Hopefully!)

[frontgear 194]

On 5/14/2019 at 8:54 AM, Beto75 said:

Anyone knows the average time from notice to interview date? And from there to oath? Yesterday I got a message of "action in your case, interview scheduled". But there is no letter on the website... Should it come in the mail I guess?

We received a text about the interview appt on 4/17/19 (got the letter 4/23/19) and it was scheduled for 5/22/19. So, roughly a month for Houston.

[frontgear 194]

On 5/21/2019 at 7:12 PM, dwheels76 said:

How many N-400 filers here also have a I-751 pending? We filed:

5/19/2018 - I-751 filed

3/5/2019  -  I-751 Biometrics

5/21/2019 - N-400 filed N-400 Online

 

Has anyone seen N-400 happening faster with a I-751 or it doesn't matter?

We filed my wife's I-751 on 5/9/17 and filed her N-400 on 5/14/2018. Her I-751 was still pending when we received the N-400 interview letter, which was scheduled for 5/22/19. So, a little more than a year from filing I-751 to N-400 interview date.

I don't know whether the whole process was sped up due to the pending I-751 but I think the avg wait time for N-400 in Houston is about 11 to 12 months. Ours was close to 11 months when we got our N400 interview letter.

Hope this helps.

Edited May 24, 2019 by frontgear

[frontgear 194]

On 5/10/2019 at 3:55 PM, HTOWNLim said:

Hello Everyone! 

 

I passed my interview yesterday and was recommended for approval, however i did not receive an Oath date unlike some of you whom did. How long should i expect for the oath notification to come through?

 

From what I read, the approval and paperwork has to be reviewed by another officer before it can be officially "approved" per say. My wife passed her N400 interview on 5/22 and we're in the same boat, still waiting for the Oath Ceremony letter. I have a friend who has been waiting for hers since 01/15/2019 (more than 4 months now) and it's no where in sight.

[roh0808 1]

1 hour ago, frontgear said:

From what I read, the approval and paperwork has to be reviewed by another officer before it can be officially "approved" per say. My wife passed her N400 interview on 5/22 and we're in the same boat, still waiting for the Oath Ceremony letter. I have a friend who has been waiting for hers since 01/15/2019 (more than 4 months now) and it's no where in sight.

Wow.. 4 months for an oath!? Is that an exception or that's generally the trend in Houston? 

[natvyas 21]

I had my interview yesterday. I had 2:30 pm appointment. I got there around 1:30 pm. After "checking-in" I had to sit in the waiting area till 3:30 pm, which is when my name was called. By that time we were about 5-7 people left and waiting area was almost empty. After my name was called , I walked up to Door 1 and a lady officer greeted me and  we started the walk to her office. She apologized for the delay and we chit-chatted a little bit during the walk to her office. Once we got to her office she had me take the oath. Then she asked for the GC, DL and passport. She then asked questions to confirm my identity.

 

She then asked 6 civics questions, then took the reading & writing test. She then asked me for any travel updates and any other updates to my application. After making the changes, she went over the No & Yes questions. She said she didnt have the paper copy of my application package and the whole thing was online. I asked her if that was out of the ordinary and she said yes and went on to draw my attention to the folders in her office. She then reviewed my whole application while I sat there quietly. About 5 mins later she said she had approved my case and also stated that I will most likely be called for Oath Ceremony on 19th. She also went over the oath ceremony timings etc with me.  She said to wait for the oath ceremony letter but she said it is most likely going to the 19th.

 

I was her last applicant of the day. She walked me out to the door. I thanked her, shook her hand and walked out.

 

I then received 2 status update emails: one for approval and other for oath ceremony.

Edited May 24, 2019 by natvyas

[frontgear 194]

1 hour ago, natvyas said:

I then received 2 status update emails: one for approval and other for oath ceremony.

Could you elaborate on the oath ceremony status update. Did they actually schedule you for the oath ceremony and give you actual date/time of the oath? Or is it just the standard "Oath Ceremoney Will Be Scheduled"?

[frontgear 194]

3 hours ago, roh0808 said:

Wow.. 4 months for an oath!? Is that an exception or that's generally the trend in Houston? 

I am not sure if that's the new norm, but that's what happening to my friend. She's still waiting for the Oath Ceremony appt.

 

[frontgear 194]

We got a text/email status update this afternoon that USCIS has approved my wife's I-751 application and the new card is being produced. Her N-400 status is still showing "Oath Ceremony Will Be Scheduled".

 

 

[natvyas 21]

7 minutes ago, frontgear said:

Could you elaborate on the oath ceremony status update. Did they actually schedule you for the oath ceremony and give you actual date/time of the oath? Or is it just the standard "Oath Ceremoney Will Be Scheduled"?

the Standard "Oath Ceremony will be Scheduled" . However the lady officer seemed pretty confident that it will be the 19th and went over some of the oath ceremony points with me.

Edited May 24, 2019 by natvyas

[frontgear 194]

2 minutes ago, natvyas said:

the Standard "Oath Ceremony will be Scheduled" . However the lady officer seemed pretty confident that it will be the 19th and went over some of the oath ceremony points with me.

Thank you for the clarification. The IO also explained the same thing to my wife the other day and also wrote parking lot #, section #, and what door to enter for the Oath Ceremony. Hopefully we'd be seeing you at the same ceremony!

[HTOWNLim 2]

37 minutes ago, frontgear said:

Thank you for the clarification. The IO also explained the same thing to my wife the other day and also wrote parking lot #, section #, and what door to enter for the Oath Ceremony. Hopefully we'd be seeing you at the same ceremony!

I too have been scheduled for my oath on the 19th! Thanks for all your insight everyone. Hope everything transitions smoothly for everyone else. 

 

[HTOWNLim 2]

39 minutes ago, frontgear said:

Thank you for the clarification. The IO also explained the same thing to my wife the other day and also wrote parking lot #, section #, and what door to enter for the Oath Ceremony. Hopefully we'd be seeing you at the same ceremony!

I saw the letter for the oath online, however it does not designate the parking lot#, section # and door entry as you have mentioned. Perhaps it will be the same i wonder if i too am scheduled for the oath on the 19th?

[frontgear 194]

5 minutes ago, HTOWNLim said:

I saw the letter for the oath online, however it does not designate the parking lot#, section # and door entry as you have mentioned. Perhaps it will be the same i wonder if i too am scheduled for the oath on the 19th?

Did they not give you one of these?