Jump to content
HOUNOV2017

Houston N-400 Filers

By HOUNOV2017 in US Citizenship Case Filing and Progress Reports

 Share

1,563 posts in this topic

Recommended Posts

codycody Community Regular

codycody   31

Posted
Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Vietnam
 Timeline
Posted
1 hour ago, Sandrashusha said:

My office is Houston, TX 

Houston processing time is around 15 months. I do see they processing some filer in March 2020. We might need to wait more till your I-751 is approved first.

Month/Day/Year

F2A

Married on 10/08/2012

I-130 sent on 09/15/2013

Priority day is 09/16/2013

I-130 was approved on 11/15/2013

I did wait almost 2 years for my visa available to be able to send I-485.

AOS

I-485 and I-765 were sent on 05/29/2015

USCIS Received Date June 02, 2015 

A check of $1070 was cashed by USCIS Chicago on 06/08/2015

Biometrics Appointment on July 1st, 2015

EAD is approved on August 10th 2015 (73 days)

Received EAD card on August 19th 2015

Sent renew EAD on April 9th 2016

Got interview notice on March 30th 2016

USCIS received on April 11th 2016

Interview Scheduled on May 3rd 2016

Approved on the spot - Handed print out approval notice.

Received 10 years GC in hand on May 7th 2016

N-400 

Filed online on 02/02/2021

NOA online on 02/02/2021

Received NOA in mail on 02/10/2021

Reuse Biometrics NOA online 02/19/2021

Received  in mail Reuse Biometrics NOA on  03/01/2021

Interview Scheduled on 02/17/2022

Interviewed on 03/16/2022

Oath scheduled on 03/22/2022

Took Oath on 04/02/2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • Replies 1.6k
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Popular Posts

mshan61
mshan61

Today i had my interview in Houston field office and got approved  I applied on September 21st online and  and today ( Jan 29th) was my interview ,. I got green card thru employment not marriage

mshan61
mshan61

My wife oath is on 29th February  and my interview is on january 30th 

Crazy Cat
Crazy Cat

**A new Houston FO topic merged with the existing one***

Posted Images

codycody Community Regular

codycody   31

Posted
Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Vietnam
 Timeline
Posted

For someone who wonder why Houston taking too long to process N-400. 40K applicants are pending. Hugest backlog among the US

image.thumb.png.aba9fdf322896fdfba1607ed0f52b51b.png

Month/Day/Year

F2A

Married on 10/08/2012

I-130 sent on 09/15/2013

Priority day is 09/16/2013

I-130 was approved on 11/15/2013

I did wait almost 2 years for my visa available to be able to send I-485.

AOS

I-485 and I-765 were sent on 05/29/2015

USCIS Received Date June 02, 2015 

A check of $1070 was cashed by USCIS Chicago on 06/08/2015

Biometrics Appointment on July 1st, 2015

EAD is approved on August 10th 2015 (73 days)

Received EAD card on August 19th 2015

Sent renew EAD on April 9th 2016

Got interview notice on March 30th 2016

USCIS received on April 11th 2016

Interview Scheduled on May 3rd 2016

Approved on the spot - Handed print out approval notice.

Received 10 years GC in hand on May 7th 2016

N-400 

Filed online on 02/02/2021

NOA online on 02/02/2021

Received NOA in mail on 02/10/2021

Reuse Biometrics NOA online 02/19/2021

Received  in mail Reuse Biometrics NOA on  03/01/2021

Interview Scheduled on 02/17/2022

Interviewed on 03/16/2022

Oath scheduled on 03/22/2022

Took Oath on 04/02/2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
codycody Community Regular

codycody   31

Posted
Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Vietnam
 Timeline
Posted
Just now, codycody said:

For someone who wonder why Houston taking too long to process N-400. 40K applicants are pending. Hugest backlog among the US

image.thumb.png.aba9fdf322896fdfba1607ed0f52b51b.png

I wonder why they are not going to transfer some cases to San Antonio or El Paso where takes less than 6 months to process N-400

Month/Day/Year

F2A

Married on 10/08/2012

I-130 sent on 09/15/2013

Priority day is 09/16/2013

I-130 was approved on 11/15/2013

I did wait almost 2 years for my visa available to be able to send I-485.

AOS

I-485 and I-765 were sent on 05/29/2015

USCIS Received Date June 02, 2015 

A check of $1070 was cashed by USCIS Chicago on 06/08/2015

Biometrics Appointment on July 1st, 2015

EAD is approved on August 10th 2015 (73 days)

Received EAD card on August 19th 2015

Sent renew EAD on April 9th 2016

Got interview notice on March 30th 2016

USCIS received on April 11th 2016

Interview Scheduled on May 3rd 2016

Approved on the spot - Handed print out approval notice.

Received 10 years GC in hand on May 7th 2016

N-400 

Filed online on 02/02/2021

NOA online on 02/02/2021

Received NOA in mail on 02/10/2021

Reuse Biometrics NOA online 02/19/2021

Received  in mail Reuse Biometrics NOA on  03/01/2021

Interview Scheduled on 02/17/2022

Interviewed on 03/16/2022

Oath scheduled on 03/22/2022

Took Oath on 04/02/2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Burnpro23 Contributor

Burnpro23   37

Posted
Filed: Other Timeline
Posted (edited)
On 4/20/2021 at 1:57 PM, codycody said:

For someone who wonder why Houston taking too long to process N-400. 40K applicants are pending. Hugest backlog among the US

image.thumb.png.aba9fdf322896fdfba1607ed0f52b51b.png

Sucks that Houston is so slow

Edited by Burnpro23
04/27/2016 sent AOS PACKAGE

05/02/2016 PRIORITY DATE (day 1)

05/17/2016 FIRST NOA'S RECEIVED. HARD COPIES.

05/20/2016 BIOMETRICS APPOINTMENT FOR 06/01/2016

06/01/2016 Biometrics taken.

08/02/2016 I-765 Work Permit approved. (day 90)

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Talako Rising Star

Talako   781

Posted
Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Philippines
 Timeline
Posted
On 4/20/2021 at 1:57 PM, codycody said:

For someone who wonder why Houston taking too long to process N-400. 40K applicants are pending. Hugest backlog among the US

image.thumb.png.aba9fdf322896fdfba1607ed0f52b51b.png

 

Do you have a link for this?

Finally done.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Timona Experienced

Timona   4,207

Posted
Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Kenya
 Timeline
Posted
1 hour ago, Talako said:

 

NVM, google-fu helped me find it.

Mind sharing link?

Immigration journey is not: fast, for the faint at heart, easy, cheap, for the impatient nor right away. If more than 50% of this applies to you, best get off the bus.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
El Escocés Enthusiast

El Escocés   217

Posted
Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Scotland
 Timeline
Posted
On 4/20/2021 at 1:57 PM, codycody said:

For someone who wonder why Houston taking too long to process N-400. 40K applicants are pending. Hugest backlog among the US

image.thumb.png.aba9fdf322896fdfba1607ed0f52b51b.png

What is surprising is how many applications that Dallas are processing compared to Houston for almost the same number of new and pending applications. Wonder why the difference ?

H1B: Feb 2001 (London)

L1A:  Jan 2014 (London)

AOS: May 24th 2016 - June 20th 2017

N400: March 23rd 2020 - June 29th 2021

Passport: July 1st 2021 - August 30th 2021

Social Security: July 1st 2021 - October 5th 2021

Link to comment
Share on other sites
codycody Community Regular

codycody   31

Posted
Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Vietnam
 Timeline
Posted
3 minutes ago, Keyboard Warrior said:

What is surprising is how many applications that Dallas are processing compared to Houston for almost the same number of new and pending applications. Wonder why the difference ?

Dallas transferred cases to San Antonio while Houston had no plan to due with the backlog. Today processing time just went up to 20 months

image.png.9c4ed0ce136fbf7a44356e61df6693ee.png

Month/Day/Year

F2A

Married on 10/08/2012

I-130 sent on 09/15/2013

Priority day is 09/16/2013

I-130 was approved on 11/15/2013

I did wait almost 2 years for my visa available to be able to send I-485.

AOS

I-485 and I-765 were sent on 05/29/2015

USCIS Received Date June 02, 2015 

A check of $1070 was cashed by USCIS Chicago on 06/08/2015

Biometrics Appointment on July 1st, 2015

EAD is approved on August 10th 2015 (73 days)

Received EAD card on August 19th 2015

Sent renew EAD on April 9th 2016

Got interview notice on March 30th 2016

USCIS received on April 11th 2016

Interview Scheduled on May 3rd 2016

Approved on the spot - Handed print out approval notice.

Received 10 years GC in hand on May 7th 2016

N-400 

Filed online on 02/02/2021

NOA online on 02/02/2021

Received NOA in mail on 02/10/2021

Reuse Biometrics NOA online 02/19/2021

Received  in mail Reuse Biometrics NOA on  03/01/2021

Interview Scheduled on 02/17/2022

Interviewed on 03/16/2022

Oath scheduled on 03/22/2022

Took Oath on 04/02/2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
blessedbeyond Contributor

blessedbeyond   38

Posted
Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Nigeria
 Timeline
Posted
On 4/16/2021 at 10:42 PM, blessedbeyond said:

Interview Update: I attended my interview today (04/16/2021) and got approved. The interview was scheduled for 9.35 a.m. but I arrived early and checked in at 9 a.m. The Officer called me in by 9.15 a.m. and I was done by 9.25 a.m. He checked my interview letter, confirmed my fingerprints (left and right index fingers), checked my green card, took my picture, and proceeded with the civics portion of the exam. 

 

Civics questions asked:

  1. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
  2. Why did the colonists fight the British?
  3. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
  4. Who did the United States fight in World War II?
  5. What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?
  6. We elect a President for how many years?

Reading and Writing Portion:

  • Question: What do we pay to the government?
  • Written Answer: We pay taxes.

 

I was asked about my work, and we chatted briefly about it. He then asked me to confirm my name was spelled correctly and directed me to sign my N-400 form. I also signed to confirm my details to be shown on the naturalization certificate. 

 

After I'd signed, he told me he was approving my application, gave me a copy of the approval form, and told me to look out for my oath ceremony notice between 30 and 60 days. And that was it. 

 

It was a straightforward experience, and I'm thankful for everything.

 

My USCIS account status shows: "Oath Ceremony Will Be Scheduled." I'll update again when I get my oath ceremony date.  

 

Best wishes to everyone on this journey. ☺️

 

 

 

 

 

My oath ceremony is scheduled for May 12 at the Gears Road location. 

Naturalization Journey(Time elapsed from N-400 filing date to case approval - 1 year, 1 month, 14 days)

03/03/2020 Filed N400 application online

02/22/2021 Biometrics appointment

04/16/2021 Interview and Approval

05/12/2021 Oath Ceremony

ROC Journey(Time elapsed from ROC filing date to case approval - 1 year, 2 months, 8 days)

09/11/2018 ROC Petition mailed via USPS Priority Mail

09/13/2018 Package delivered by USPS to Texas Lockbox

09/19/2018  Received text message and email confirmation from USCIS confirming receipt of ROC Petition 

10/29/2018 Received three (😲) NOA/I-797 Letters in the mail ; NOA date - 10/22/2018, ROC received date - 09/13/2018

05/25/2019 Biometrics Waiver Letter received from USCIS (dated 05/17/2019)

10/03/2019 Case transferred to Potomac Service Center

11/20/2019 Case was approved

11/22/2019 Card mailed to me

11/27/2019 10 Year P.R. Card received in the mail, Praise God!!!

AOS Journey(Time elapsed from AOS filing date to case approval - 1 year , 1 month, 4 days)

08/14/2015 Date of Marriage in Houston, TX

11/02/2015 Concurrent filing package for AOS sent: I-130, I-485 and I-765 (mailed via USPS Priority Mail)

11/4/2015 Package delivered by USPS to Chicago Lockbox

11/13/2015 Checks cashed by USCIS

11/20/2015 NOA/I-797Cs received in the mail (Priority Date - 11/5/2015)

12/04/2015 Biometrics Appointment Date

01/26/2016 EAD Approval Date

01/29/2016 EAD received in the mail

10/21/2016 EAD Extension Package sent via USPS Priority Mail

10/24/2016 EAD Extension Package delivered by USPS to Chicago Lockbox

10/26/2016 Confirmation of EAD Extension Package Receipt by USCIS

10/31/2016 AOS Interview Notice Date. Interview scheduled for 12/08/2016 in Houston, TX

12/08/2016 AOS Interview - Approved on the Spot

12/08/2016 I-130 and I-485 approved; text messages and emails received, Case Status updated on USCIS website

12/12/2016 I-130 and I-485 Approval Notices received in the mail

12/13/2016 Green Card mailed to me

12/15/2016 2 Year Green Card received in the mail :dancing: Thank you Jesus!!!

 


 

 

 

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
codycody Community Regular

codycody   31

Posted
Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Vietnam
 Timeline
Posted
38 minutes ago, blessedbeyond said:

My oath ceremony is scheduled for May 12 at the Gears Road location. 

Congratulations and thanks for sharing your journal.

Month/Day/Year

F2A

Married on 10/08/2012

I-130 sent on 09/15/2013

Priority day is 09/16/2013

I-130 was approved on 11/15/2013

I did wait almost 2 years for my visa available to be able to send I-485.

AOS

I-485 and I-765 were sent on 05/29/2015

USCIS Received Date June 02, 2015 

A check of $1070 was cashed by USCIS Chicago on 06/08/2015

Biometrics Appointment on July 1st, 2015

EAD is approved on August 10th 2015 (73 days)

Received EAD card on August 19th 2015

Sent renew EAD on April 9th 2016

Got interview notice on March 30th 2016

USCIS received on April 11th 2016

Interview Scheduled on May 3rd 2016

Approved on the spot - Handed print out approval notice.

Received 10 years GC in hand on May 7th 2016

N-400 

Filed online on 02/02/2021

NOA online on 02/02/2021

Received NOA in mail on 02/10/2021

Reuse Biometrics NOA online 02/19/2021

Received  in mail Reuse Biometrics NOA on  03/01/2021

Interview Scheduled on 02/17/2022

Interviewed on 03/16/2022

Oath scheduled on 03/22/2022

Took Oath on 04/02/2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
HNZ91 Enthusiast

HNZ91   70

Posted
Timeline
Posted
12 minutes ago, HNZ91 said:

USCIS published N400 stats for last quarter of 2020

Houston received in the last quarter of 2020 less applications than third quarter ( 12000 to about 8000) Also they processed more applications ( 2700 to about 4000)

 

Backlog is a little higher but I see rate of processing is improving and if they keep processing 4000 cases per quarter that would be awesome.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
 
Didn't find the answer you were looking for? Ask our VJ Immigration Lawyers.

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing
- Back to Top -

Important Disclaimer: Please read carefully the Visajourney.com Terms of Service. If you do not agree to the Terms of Service you should not access or view any page (including this page) on VisaJourney.com. Answers and comments provided on Visajourney.com Forums are general information, and are not intended to substitute for informed professional medical, psychiatric, psychological, tax, legal, investment, accounting, or other professional advice. Visajourney.com does not endorse, and expressly disclaims liability for any product, manufacturer, distributor, service or service provider mentioned or any opinion expressed in answers or comments. VisaJourney.com does not condone immigration fraud in any way, shape or manner. VisaJourney.com recommends that if any member or user knows directly of someone involved in fraudulent or illegal activity, that they report such activity directly to the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement. You can contact ICE via email at Immigration.Reply@dhs.gov or you can telephone ICE at 1-866-347-2423. All reported threads/posts containing reference to immigration fraud or illegal activities will be removed from this board. If you feel that you have found inappropriate content, please let us know by contacting us here with a url link to that content. Thank you.
×
×
  • Create New...