N-400 Timeline

[OldUser 6,976]

1 hour ago, MisisHilaga said:

I just checked my N400 and I filed under 'spouse of US Citizen' so I think I should be fine and been resident since 2020. Still crazy how fast the process was.

I don't think it would make much difference in the end as long as you submit enough marital evidence. May also need spouse to go the appointment because of 3 year rule, though it's rare that they're actually invited to join the N-400 interview.

[ineedadisplayname 501]

12 hours ago, MisisHilaga said:

Hi Everyone! Just wanted to share my N400 timeline, I filed online under 3yr rule married to US Citizen and from St. Louis, Missouri -

 

December 1 - Filed and received

December 1 - Biometrics was reused

December 1 - Actively Reviewing

December 16 - Interview was scheduled 

 

as of today, still waiting for the final interview date.

Wow not bad. I also went through it in STL. Took a year from start to finish. They cancelled my interview due to bad weather meaning snow was expected, did snow a tad bit, but was nothing major, i don't even think schools got snow day.Just that added a month or so to the wait time After interview oath ceremony was a month and a couple of days later since STL does oath ceremony at the civil court.

 

Curios to see how it pans out. Not too often seeing forks from around STL on here.

Edited Thursday at 04:34 AM by ineedadisplayname

[ineedadisplayname 501]

Btw based on your history saw that you have international travel coming up in January. Hope it doesn't conflict with your interview.  You mentioned rescheduling but they do not going to reschedule it because you are on vacation. Have tired that because my rescheduled day conflicted with a planned vacation. We had to come home early from vacation so I can make my "new" N400 interview date that was rescheduled by the local office due to weather...

 

Also make sure any trips won't affect your continuous residency and I believe traveling between interview and oath is also a bit annoying because I think at the oath they will ask about if you traveled overseas in the meantime.

 

If you become citizen before your trip (oath taken), you MUST get an US passport before your trip.

[Bethie 104]

22 hours ago, MisisHilaga said:

Hi Everyone! Just wanted to share my N400 timeline, I filed online under 3yr rule married to US Citizen and from St. Louis, Missouri -

 

December 1 - Filed and received

December 1 - Biometrics was reused

December 1 - Actively Reviewing

December 16 - Interview was scheduled 

 

as of today, still waiting for the final interview date.

Very quick timeline for N-400

 

The N-400 part was the easiest on our long immigration journey

 

Best wish, your almost done with the immigration merry go round.

 

 

[mam521 2,111]

18 hours ago, OldUser said:

In rare cases, some got naturalized early. It is troublesome from legal point of view...

Mathing can be difficult   I suppose one might assume that USCIS wouldn't make that mistake but eh...

[Scandi 4,173]

On 12/18/2024 at 9:42 AM, OldUser said:

With receipt notice, what you get online is black and white copy of receipt notice. The original notice is printed on watermarked green paper. Is it different for interview notice? E.g. I can easily tell the difference between original notices and their copies in MyUSCIS. I'd expect the same for interview notice.

The interview notice is exactly the same as in the online account, yes. As is the oath notice. You can use whichever you want for the interview and oath.

Edited Thursday at 09:45 PM by Scandi

[OldUser 6,976]

15 minutes ago, Scandi said:

The interview notice is exactly the same as in the online account, yes. As is the oath notice. You can use whichever you want for the interview and oath.

One is an official watermarked document, and the other one is a copy for your convenience. As far as I know USCIS prefers working with original documents, not copies. I know for sure copies work half of the time or less when used to get any government benefit. Maybe most USCIS office security would give it a slack and accept as document to enter government building, but some stricter folks would want to see original watermarked doc and not something anybody can print at home.

 

Just like most USCIS officers would insist to see original passport and not copies. Just like a police officer would want to see your real Driver License not a copy. Even though information is identical on copies and originals.

Edited Thursday at 10:00 PM by OldUser

[Scandi 4,173]

6 hours ago, OldUser said:

One is an official watermarked document, and the other one is a copy for your convenience. As far as I know USCIS prefers working with original documents, not copies. I know for sure copies work half of the time or less when used to get any government benefit. Maybe most USCIS office security would give it a slack and accept as document to enter government building, but some stricter folks would want to see original watermarked doc and not something anybody can print at home.

 

Just like most USCIS officers would insist to see original passport and not copies. Just like a police officer would want to see your real Driver License not a copy. Even though information is identical on copies and originals.

Neither the interview letter or the oath letter are water marked. 

[kirikani 10]

On 12/19/2024 at 8:00 PM, Scandi said:

Neither the interview letter or the oath letter are water marked. 

+1
both of them just printed white papers

my oath letter was lost by usps, no time to request a new one
I printed it out from the uscis account and had no issues with that

[Scandi 4,173]

1 hour ago, kirikani said:

+1
both of them just printed white papers

my oath letter was lost by usps, no time to request a new one
I printed it out from the uscis account and had no issues with that

Indeed. I believe that's one big reason for why they have them available in the online account, so you never have to worry about not having your documents (a lot of letters do go missing in the mail)- it's so much safer to have them there, and very convenient to be able to just print and go. 

I got my oath letter in hand at my interview, the IO just printed it on regular printer paper (same as my "recommended for approval" letter), exactly the same as the oath letter that was uploaded in my online account. My oath was 4 business days after my interview so there was no time to wait for anything in the mail anyway.

[Rekyrts 53]

On 12/19/2024 at 10:06 AM, mam521 said:

Mathing can be difficult   I suppose one might assume that USCIS wouldn't make that mistake but eh...

 

You would hope that... but, shockingly, it happens apparently.
 

Interestingly enough, based on FOIA records, one can see where the system has all sorts of flags that notify an officer about such things. But it does. As with everything else with USCIS, we have to be responsible for our timelines/cases.