Houston N-400 Filers

[Timona 4,207]

Just now, El Escocés said:

yes...get your PP sorted

Wednesday 18th. .I have appointment at Downtown office. Then the dust would have finally settled. 

 

I think it'll be handed back Friday since my flight is Sunday 22nd. So, I'd say Friday is the day it finally settles.

[El Escocés 217]

Has anyone, recently naturalized, managed to get a SSA appointment to update their citizenship or did you send in your naturalization cert, passport book / card?

 

@blessedbeyond@clemesse@biaobiao@maplehill2013@illidanx 

[jchen32 6]

Congrats! @Timona

When did you apply? 

Edited August 15, 2021 by jchen32

[illidanx 19]

1 hour ago, El Escocés said:

Has anyone, recently naturalized, managed to get a SSA appointment to update their citizenship or did you send in your naturalization cert, passport book / card?

 

@blessedbeyond@clemesse@biaobiao@maplehill2013@illidanx 

Yes they recently have a new directive where you can schedule an in-person meeting for them to inspect your original documents if you are unwilling to send them by mail. See here https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/reference.nsf/links/05262021015248PM

 

[JJ and JJ 3]

3 hours ago, Timona said:

Wednesday 18th. .I have appointment at Downtown office. Then the dust would have finally settled. 

 

I think it'll be handed back Friday since my flight is Sunday 22nd. So, I'd say Friday is the day it finally settles.

Don’t you think you’ll be able to get your passport that same day (8/18)?

[Timona 4,207]

8 hours ago, JJ and JJ said:

Don’t you think you’ll be able to get your passport that same day (8/18)?

 

Same day are for those traveling that day or next day.

Apparently, from what I gather, PPA keeps it till the day before your departure. That's why I suspect I'll get mine back Friday. 

10 hours ago, jchen32 said:

Congrats! @Timona

When did you apply? 

 

July 01, 2020

[Lola Lolo 34]

13 hours ago, Timona said:

Wednesday 18th. .I have appointment at Downtown office. Then the dust would have finally settled. 

 

I think it'll be handed back Friday since my flight is Sunday 22nd. So, I'd say Friday is the day it finally settles.

I think you will get you PP on Friday because you still have few days before your flight same thing as mine I applied July 7 wed, and pickup by Friday because the lady said my flight on Saturday and they don’t have office on weekend..  I assume you have all the documents that they need it. Good luck! 

[El Escocés 217]

15 hours ago, illidanx said:

Yes

Thank you. Did you make an appointment or did you send your application in. If the latter, how long did it take them ?

[illidanx 19]

13 minutes ago, El Escocés said:

Thank you. Did you make an appointment or did you send your application in. If the latter, how long did it take them ?

I made an appointment in-person. I called a SSA office in a rural town because they has much fewer applicant and drove 1hr to get there. I can't trust mailing my precious certificate of naturalization.

[El Escocés 217]

1 minute ago, illidanx said:

I made an appointment in-person. I called a SSA office in a rural town because they has much fewer applicant and drove 1hr to get there. I can't trust mailing my precious certificate of naturalization.

Excellent. Thank you for the response. 

[Timona 4,207]

18 hours ago, illidanx said:

I made an appointment in-person. I called a SSA office in a rural town because they has much fewer applicant and drove 1hr to get there. I can't trust mailing my precious certificate of naturalization.

 Which rural town was this?

[illidanx 19]

33 minutes ago, Timona said:

 Which rural town was this?

Brenham, TX.

[Timona 4,207]

2 hours ago, illidanx said:

Brenham, TX.

 

I just called the one on 610 near NRG and they told me flat NO.

I am calling the one you went to in Brenham. Still on hold

 

[Timona 4,207]

2 hours ago, illidanx said:

Brenham, TX.

 

Brenham, picked. They were going to make appointment and were nicer. However, I was disqualified as soon as I gave them my zipcode. Apparently, they started weeding people out based on zipcode as of last week because multiple people are calling and going there from other locations yet the same thing can be done at their local office. Seems they were being swamped with workload from other offices. But she was nice in explaining why I was being turned down.

 

Now I am back to Houston office. I am going to see if I can talk to a supervisor. 

[illidanx 19]

4 minutes ago, Timona said:

 

Brenham, picked. They were going to make appointment and were nicer. However, I was disqualified as soon as I gave them my zipcode. Apparently, they started weeding people out based on zipcode as of last week because multiple people are calling and going there from other locations yet the same thing can be done at their local office. Seems they were being swamped with workload from other offices. But she was nice in explaining why I was being turned down.

 

Now I am back to Houston office. I am going to see if I can talk to a supervisor. 

Sorry to hear that. I guess I managed to get through before they shut the door. The SSA office can't reopen fast enough.