Houston N-400 Filers

[dwheels76 5,468]

Hey everyone please be a good VJ member and get a timeline up or update it. This is how we get those stats and estimates.

 

Remember when you asked once upon a time "How long does it take to get approved for ........

[Chev9 9]

13 hours ago, dwheels76 said:

Hey everyone please be a good VJ member and get a timeline up or update it. This is how we get those stats and estimates.

 

Remember when you asked once upon a time "How long does it take to get approved for ........

I need to post a timeline but I'm definitely an outlier.. so my timeline may not be of use. 

 

My i751 took 5 years, had no movement, no updates other than 'transfered to XXX service center'. After constant service requests I finally recieved i751 interview and N400 interview notices in the same week! Different interviews though, not combined. 

 

Both approved on the day of interview, no explanation as to why my i751 was waaay out of processing times. 

 

N400 was way quicker. Applied June 2019 and will have my oath in March! 

 

Not going to complain though. I know it's hard, and I've been dealing with stalled paperwork for 5 years which was mentally tough and hard to handle. Finally got both knocked out and now just looking forward to the final hurdle and attending the oath! 

 

My best advice to anyone is just to have faith in the process, USCIS are just backlogged (especially Houston) and stuff slips through the cracks all the time. 

[Wooderz 314]

4 hours ago, Chev9 said:

I need to post a timeline but I'm definitely an outlier.. so my timeline may not be of use. 

 

My i751 took 5 years, had no movement, no updates other than 'transfered to XXX service center'. After constant service requests I finally recieved i751 interview and N400 interview notices in the same week! Different interviews though, not combined. 

 

Both approved on the day of interview, no explanation as to why my i751 was waaay out of processing times. 

 

N400 was way quicker. Applied June 2019 and will have my oath in March! 

 

Not going to complain though. I know it's hard, and I've been dealing with stalled paperwork for 5 years which was mentally tough and hard to handle. Finally got both knocked out and now just looking forward to the final hurdle and attending the oath! 

 

My best advice to anyone is just to have faith in the process, USCIS are just backlogged (especially Houston) and stuff slips through the cracks all the time. 

Woah! What do you think caused the 5 year delay? What did you do during the 5 years to try to get your i751 processed? 

[Chev9 9]

1 minute ago, Wooderz said:

Woah! What do you think caused the 5 year delay? What did you do during the 5 years to try to get your i751 processed? 

No idea why it took so long. 

 

As I followed progress on here all I can assume is that when I applied for N400 it put my processing time to the N400 one which was longer than i751 so I lost my place in line for i751. 

 

I just put in service request after service request. 

[Wooderz 314]

6 minutes ago, Chev9 said:

No idea why it took so long. 

 

As I followed progress on here all I can assume is that when I applied for N400 it put my processing time to the N400 one which was longer than i751 so I lost my place in line for i751. 

 

I just put in service request after service request. 

That’s terrible. I’m happy for you that you’re done now! I asked because a friend of mine had his n400 interview in August and his i751 is also still pending. They also can’t get any answers to what is going on and are not seeing any movement.

[Chev9 9]

Just now, Wooderz said:

That’s terrible. I’m happy for you that you’re done now! I asked because a friend of mine had his n400 interview in August and his i751 is also still pending. They also can’t get any answers to what is going on and are not seeing any movement.

Yeah, I waited 3 years for my i751 which was within processing times so I couldnt do anything. Then when I filed my N400 I think it basically reset the clock and put me at the end of the line again. 

 

I have no idea though, I'm just glad it's almost all finished now.  

[Henry357 70]

6 minutes ago, Wooderz said:

That’s terrible. I’m happy for you that you’re done now! I asked because a friend of mine had his n400 interview in August and his i751 is also still pending. They also can’t get any answers to what is going on and are not seeing any movement.

They should write the ombudsmen and consider filing with the district court if it has been over 120 since interview

[tlammby 19]

Oath ceremony is March 18, 2020. Thank God....Good luck to everyone still waiting.....

[dwheels76 5,468]

2 hours ago, tlammby said:

Oath ceremony is March 18, 2020. Thank God....Good luck to everyone still waiting.....

Awesome.  Congratulations. 

[starsky 99]

On 2/20/2020 at 9:40 PM, tlammby said:

Oath ceremony is March 18, 2020. Thank God....Good luck to everyone still waiting.....

Same here!

[dwheels76 5,468]

On 2/20/2020 at 7:58 AM, Chev9 said:

I need to post a timeline but I'm definitely an outlier.. so my timeline may not be of use. 

 

My i751 took 5 years, had no movement, no updates other than 'transfered to XXX service center'. After constant service requests I finally recieved i751 interview and N400 interview notices in the same week! Different interviews though, not combined. 

 

Both approved on the day of interview, no explanation as to why my i751 was waaay out of processing times. 

 

N400 was way quicker. Applied June 2019 and will have my oath in March! 

 

Not going to complain though. I know it's hard, and I've been dealing with stalled paperwork for 5 years which was mentally tough and hard to handle. Finally got both knocked out and now just looking forward to the final hurdle and attending the oath! 

 

My best advice to anyone is just to have faith in the process, USCIS are just backlogged (especially Houston) and stuff slips through the cracks all the time. 

For u you get a pass. I so understand.

[Mike Bico 9]

On 2/18/2020 at 10:06 PM, Ashcar said:

Had my citizenship interview today and it was approved! N-400 was received by USCIS on June 7th, 2019.

 

Congratulations to everyone who has had a recent approval and looking forward to the oath ceremony.

Congrats!! What date did you get your interview letter?

[Ashcar 12]

9 hours ago, Mike Bico said:

Congrats!! What date did you get your interview letter?

Thanks! The notice date was January 14th, 2020. We received a few days after (~3-4 days). Basically a month before the interview.

[HoustonRocks 1]

Hello Everbody,

 

Long time lurker here, but this forum has helped me so much during all this process! My interview is finally scheduled for the 31st of March!

 

Does anyone know which day of April the oath ceremony is going to be held? Is there a website where I can find this info?

 

Thank you very much for all the help you gave me during this journey!

 

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N400
7/30/2019: Filed Online
8/02/2019: NOA1 Date
8/19/2019: Biometrics Appointment
02/25/2020: Scheduled Interview Notice
3/31/2020: Citizenship Interview
??/??/2020: Oath Ceremony

[tlammby 19]

38 minutes ago, HoustonRocks said:

Hello Everbody,

 

Long time lurker here, but this forum has helped me so much during all this process! My interview is finally scheduled for the 31st of March!

 

Does anyone know which day of April the oath ceremony is going to be held? Is there a website where I can find this info?

 

Thank you very much for all the help you gave me during this journey!

 

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N400
7/30/2019: Filed Online
8/02/2019: NOA1 Date
8/19/2019: Biometrics Appointment
02/25/2020: Scheduled Interview Notice
3/31/2020: Citizenship Interview
??/??/2020: Oath Ceremony

Congrats on your interview notice....best of luck on 3/31....I think Houston Oath Ceremony is usually on Wednesdays.....So April Oath would likely be 15 or 22.