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Congratulations and thank you for sharing your experience! You are done; the rest is just formalities!

Good luck! You'll be fine! Все будет хорошо!

There is a thing called USCIS Online Account Number. N-400 has a box for this number to fill (Item 6 of the form). We didn't have these numbers, so left that box blank. When we filed by mail, USCIS assigned each of us a new Online Account Number, so now we have them. Probably not that important thing to have, but I guess it might be helpful in verifying or reactivating a dormant account. I am not sure if you get assigned this number while opening a new online account yourself.

No, I did not try to create a new online account. Actually, somehow I was able to access my old account after spending considerable amount of time and doing some tricky things. Sorry, I don't remember now how exactly I was able to re-gain access to my old account. The thing was that we used that account to monitor AOS cases for two different applicants (me and my wife). USCIS's recommendation now is to not mix cases of different applicants using the same account. At least, that was the case in August when we filed our N-400 apps. That is why we decided to get new accounts, one for myself, and one for my wife. We were planning to file our naturalization papers by mailing them anyway because we had some complicating things related to continuous residence requirements. We attached a lot of evidence. It took about three days for papers to be delivered to USCIS lockbox and get accepted. The timer starts from the day USCIS accepts the application. Then it took about five days for USCIS to charge our credit card and issue receipt letter and biometrics reuse letter. So it's only about 3-4 days difference between filing online and mailing an application. Not much in larger scheme of things. Actually, gaining access to your account may take longer, if you wait for USCIS's help in doing it. If you don't have to mail the application, the most efficient option is what OldUser said. Just try to open a new online account and file online. Should be fine to have two accounts. Edit: I used different email for my second account.

Looks like USCIS doesn't care. I have two accounts now due to a situation similar to yours. If you file your N-400 by mail, USCIS will create a new online account for you and will send instructions how to access and activate it. Your will receive a letter with your Online account number and access code.

Happy for our fellow Baltimore guys! Congrats to both interprime and yuna628! I am an August filer, still waiting for my interview to be scheduled.

Wow, congratulations! You are the first August filer from this thread to get your interview scheduled. Good luck with your interview! Hope other interviews follow soon for us August filers!

USCIS will scan it same day when it receives the application. 8-9 weeks is too long, usually USCIS notices arrive in about 10-12 days from the package delivery date. You can find your Receipt/Application Number in those notices. In our case, first notice arrived in 11 days from the date when our package was delivered to the lockbox.

Greetings to all fellow August filers. We filed two apps by mail. Parents of the USC, filed under the 5-year rule. Local office: Baltimore, MD Here is our timeline: July 31: Package mailed (USPS). August 3: Delivered to Chicago lockbox. Accepted by USCIS same day. August 7: Credit card was charged. August 8: USCIS sent 3 notices (Receipt Notice, Account Acceptance Notice, Biometrics Reuse Notice). August 8: Case Is Being Actively Reviewed By USCIS August 14: Account Acceptance Notice and Biometrics Reuse Notice arrived by mail. August 15: Receipt Notice arrived by mail. Estimated time until case decision: was about 17 months when we checked before submitting our apps. Now shows 9 months.