N400 wait times

[dvensel1 5]

Hello everyone.  Been a while for me on here.  I have a questions for those of you who have recently acquired US citizenship and are Filipina.

1)  We are ready to send in her N400.  We would also like to go back to Phil. for about a month in mid April.  If we sent the N400 in on Monday, 2/12/25, about how long would it be before we would hear back on anything?

Here's what we want to do:  Our travel plans hinge on this and we had hoped to go visit our kids while we waited to hear from USCIS, but also don't want to be in the Philippines when they respond.  I know it's not very likely that if we sent it in on 2/12, it's probably not going to get a response for several months after.  Right????  Like maybe 6-9 months??  Do you think we'd be safe if we sent it in now (2/7/25) and booked flights for mid April thru May?

I trust all of you because you've been good to us over the years.   Maybe give us examples of the wait time between mailing the N400 and when you first heard back on it??  It's not like we mail it on, say, April 10th, for example and hear back in like 3 weeks is it??  If we mailed it as I mentioned, on 2/12/25, about how long would it take t hear ANYTHING back on it.  We want to make sure we're here and not in Phil.

I really appreciate everyone's answers if you respond.  Maybe mention your experience if you did the N400 recently and mailed it.   I told my wife I would ask all of you because we trust you all

Thanks a bunch gang.

 

Doug

[EatBulaga 407]

2 hours ago, dvensel1 said:

Hello everyone.  Been a while for me on here.  I have a questions for those of you who have recently acquired US citizenship and are Filipina.

1)  We are ready to send in her N400.  We would also like to go back to Phil. for about a month in mid April.  If we sent the N400 in on Monday, 2/12/25, about how long would it be before we would hear back on anything?

Here's what we want to do:  Our travel plans hinge on this and we had hoped to go visit our kids while we waited to hear from USCIS, but also don't want to be in the Philippines when they respond.  I know it's not very likely that if we sent it in on 2/12, it's probably not going to get a response for several months after.  Right????  Like maybe 6-9 months??  Do you think we'd be safe if we sent it in now (2/7/25) and booked flights for mid April thru May?

I trust all of you because you've been good to us over the years.   Maybe give us examples of the wait time between mailing the N400 and when you first heard back on it??  It's not like we mail it on, say, April 10th, for example and hear back in like 3 weeks is it??  If we mailed it as I mentioned, on 2/12/25, about how long would it take t hear ANYTHING back on it.  We want to make sure we're here and not in Phil.

I really appreciate everyone's answers if you respond.  Maybe mention your experience if you did the N400 recently and mailed it.   I told my wife I would ask all of you because we trust you all

Thanks a bunch gang.

 

Doug

 

I don't think this is a Filipina question but a N-400 question. 

 

The N-400 data are at

https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/citstats.php

 

Also, filing N-400 online is cheaper and may be faster than sending in the mail.

 

The possibility of a biometric appointment may mess with your schedule. 

Edited February 8 by EatBulaga

[top_secret 2,543]

2 hours ago, dvensel1 said:

Maybe give us examples of the wait time between mailing the N400 and when you first heard back on it??  It's not like we mail it on, say, April 10th, for example and hear back in like 3 weeks is it??  If we mailed it as I mentioned, on 2/12/25, about how long would it take t hear ANYTHING back on it.  We want to make sure we're here and not in Phil.

 

What might happen in a month or so is she could get called for biometrics.  But she would probably find out shortly after filing if they were reusing old biometrics so there would probably be advance notice on that.  If she recently had biometrics for removal of conditions there is a better chance they would just reuse those but no guarantees.  How long it takes to get called for an interview is highly dependent on which local USCIS Field Office you have.  They all have very significant differences in backlogs, so to make anywhere near an accurate guesstimate you would have to compare experiences of others who recently interviewed at your specific local office.  My wife did travel to the Philippines for about 3 weeks while waiting for her interview and it was trouble free.  But we were also ready to fly back early if needed.  There is a pretty decent chance you would get notice of an upcoming interview around a month before the actual interview so you would at least have time to adjust your plans if necessary.

 

If I were wagering, I would bet that a N400 filed right now does have at least some chance of getting called for an interview in April or May.  Last year allot of N400's were moving really fast.  Much faster than 6-9 months.  If you are leaving mid-April then maybe filing about a month from now would improve your odds.

[Carpe Vinum 2,331]

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Edited February 8 by Carpe Vinum