N-400 July 2024 Filers

[ODATT 44]

13 hours ago, EB2_2009 said:

I received a notification today about an interview scheduled for March 28th. However, I have already booked plans to be out of the country from March 22nd to April 2nd. Should I consider rescheduling the interview date? 

I wouldn’t reschedule the interview but that’s just me. 

[ak5285 20]

We were told the oath ceremony would be scheduled pretty quickly after the N400 interview - like 3-4 weeks. It's been 5 weeks and we haven't even received the oath letter. Just a random letter approving the I751, which took a month to send for some reason (which they already approved at the N400 interview).

 

TIMELINE:

CIS Office :Indianapolis IN

Date Filed : 2024-07-26

NOA Date : 2024-07-30

Interview Date : 2025-01-07

Approved : Yes

Got letter approving I751: 2025-02-05

(Now waiting on oath ceremony to be scheduled. No letter yet, as of 2/12.)

 

Online status still says 'in line for oath to be scheduled'. We cannot see any documents tab or add the case to our account, because we don't have the access code anymore (asked for a new one). So we have nothing to go on except the general online status checker... anyone else dealing with this? 😕

 

Also, how much time is usually between the date you get the letter and the ceremony itself? (How much notice do they give you)

[OldUser 7,913]

15 minutes ago, ak5285 said:

We were told the oath ceremony would be scheduled pretty quickly after the N400 interview - like 3-4 weeks. It's been 5 weeks and we haven't even received the oath letter. Just a random letter approving the I751, which took a month to send for some reason (which they already approved at the N400 interview).

 

TIMELINE:

CIS Office :Indianapolis IN

Date Filed : 2024-07-26

NOA Date : 2024-07-30

Interview Date : 2025-01-07

Approved : Yes

Got letter approving I751: 2025-02-05

(Now waiting on oath ceremony to be scheduled. No letter yet, as of 2/12.)

 

Online status still says 'in line for oath to be scheduled'. We cannot see any documents tab or add the case to our account, because we don't have the access code anymore (asked for a new one). So we have nothing to go on except the general online status checker... anyone else dealing with this? 😕

 

Also, how much time is usually between the date you get the letter and the ceremony itself? (How much notice do they give you)

Replied here already:

 

 

 

[OldUser 7,913]

16 minutes ago, ak5285 said:

Just a random letter approving the I751, which took a month to send for some reason (which they already approved at the N400 interview).

 

 

It's not random. I-751 needs to be approved before N-400 can be approved. Any verbal approvals in the interview are not legal approvals. It might have taken some time to adjudicate case after interview. Also, it can take 4-8 weeks for any letters sent by USCIS to arrive. There's nothing random about that letter. You may even receive 10 year GC before your oath is scheduled.

[marcoisland777 42]

hello I filed for n400 in October 2024, I have the receipt of notice on November 8th 2024 saying uscis is actively reviewing the case, its been almost 3.5 months (February 2025) and I haven't seen updates on the uscis website for my case interview, my field office is NYC, processing times for NYC are 7.5 months, can someone with experience share an idea of the estimated time for my journey on n400.  please let me know if this is normal

[zuogeputongren 4]

16 hours ago, marcoisland777 said:

hello I filed for n400 in October 2024, I have the receipt of notice on November 8th 2024 saying uscis is actively reviewing the case, its been almost 3.5 months (February 2025) and I haven't seen updates on the uscis website for my case interview, my field office is NYC, processing times for NYC are 7.5 months, can someone with experience share an idea of the estimated time for my journey on n400.  please let me know if this is normal

I’m in NYC too and applied 3 months before you and I’m still waiting for interview to be scheduled, don’t expect it anytime soon NYC office is very busy 

[marcoisland777 42]

2 hours ago, zuogeputongren said:

I’m in NYC too and applied 3 months before you and I’m still waiting for interview to be scheduled, don’t expect it anytime soon NYC office is very busy 

thanks for your reply, does it mean that you are out of processing time in nyc office of 7.5 processing time?

 

[zuogeputongren 4]

31 minutes ago, marcoisland777 said:

thanks for your reply, does it mean that you are out of processing time in nyc office of 7.5 processing time?

 

I think 7.5 month is the processing time at NBC and not the date between you submitted and taking the oath. But I’m currently almost 200 days since submitting so not yet 

[OldUser 7,913]

10 minutes ago, zuogeputongren said:

I think 7.5 month is the processing time at NBC and not the date between you submitted and taking the oath. But I’m currently almost 200 days since submitting so not yet 

I believe 7.5 months is the timeline between N-400 is received by USCIS and decision (approval or denial). Oath follows the positive decision and isn't included in timeline. 

[zuogeputongren 4]

1 minute ago, OldUser said:

I believe 7.5 months is the timeline between N-400 is received by USCIS and decision (approval or denial). Oath follows the positive decision and isn't included in timeline. 

Oh I see, then I definitely will be out since I don’t even have an interview yet 

[zuogeputongren 4]

submitted 7/31

interview was scheduled just now for 3/25 Federal Plaza NYC

does the NYC FO ever do same day oath given that my interview is at 10 am? 

also, the estimated processing time of 7.5 or 8 months are pretty accurate for me for NYC, as between the day I submitted and the day the case gets a decision (interview date) is 1 week short of 8 months

[ak5285 20]

• Interview (joint I751 and N400) - Jan 7, 2025
  • (recommended for approval on the spot)
• Letter approving I751 - received on Jan 30
  • (status was updated to 'Oath Ceremony Will Be Scheduled' that day)
• STILL no letter for oath ceremony. It has been 6 weeks since interview, and 3 weeks since condition removal was officially approved.

Field office is Indianapolis. Our attorney is telling us to wait. Everything online says to wait. Which I understand, but our entire life and plans are currently on hold due to this delay.

 

None of the cases I've read about in our area have taken this long (they all had like 4-6 weeks between interview and oath, whereas we don't even have a letter at almost 7 weeks). I am at a loss of what to do, and getting more concerned by the day.

Edited Thursday at 04:56 PM by ak5285

[top_secret 2,554]

1 minute ago, ak5285 said:

• Interview (joint I751 and N400) - Jan 7, 2025
  • (recommended for approval on the spot)
• Letter approving I751 - received on Jan 30
  • (status was updated to 'in line for oath to be scheduled' that day)
• STILL no letter for oath ceremony. It has been 6 weeks since interview, and 3 weeks since condition removal was officially approved.

Field office is Indianapolis. Our attorney is telling us to wait. Everything online says to wait. Which I understand, but our entire life and plans are currently on hold due to this delay.

 

None of the cases I've read about in our area have taken this long (they all had like 4-6 weeks between interview and oath, whereas we don't even have a letter at almost 7 weeks). I am at a loss of what to do, and getting more concerned by the day.

 

 

Since the I-751 was not approved until January 30 you could surmise that the wait for scheduling of the oath ceremony did not start until then.  If you are seeing others commonly taking 4-6 weeks to get scheduled at your local office then it is probably a valid comparison to look at 4 to 6 weeks from January 30.  It sounds like everything is fine.  USCIS is just slow sometimes.

[OldUser 7,913]

49 minutes ago, ak5285 said:

Field office is Indianapolis. Our attorney is telling us to wait. Everything online says to wait. Which I understand, but our entire life and plans are currently on hold due to this delay.

 

Why is your life on hold? You are LPR right now, having mostly same rights as a US citizen other than voting, spending unlimited time outside the US or getting some very limited jobs or getting an elected position.

 

I don't recommend it, but technically you can even leave the US for a short urgent overseas trip if needed. You will be asked about trips between interview and oath on the day of oath.

 

If I understand correctly, you're naturalizing before 5 year anniversary of being an LPR. That's already a great bonus.

Edited Thursday at 05:43 PM by OldUser

[ak5285 20]

14 minutes ago, OldUser said:

Why is your life on hold? You are LPR right now, having mostly same rights as a US citizen other than voting, spending unlimited time outside the US or getting some very limited jobs or getting an elected position.

 

I don't recommend it, but technically you can even leave the US for a short urgent overseas trip if needed. You will be asked about trips between interview and oath on the day of oath.

 

If I understand correctly, you're naturalizing before 5 year anniversary of being an LPR. That's already a great bonus.

Life is on hold for reasons I will not get into here, related to travel and employment opportunities after the travel is over. Traveling before this is finished is not an option for us at this time.

Edited Thursday at 05:56 PM by ak5285