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2 minutes ago, LoveAndLight2045 said:
Congrats my friend
Seattle's USCIS has been eating Popeye's green beans it seems. See you there I guess 
Now, I tried to read how to prepare for the interview, and I am still confused between the 2008 and the 2020 version, which one applies to us?
It's the 2008 version. The 2020 version was introduced only for a very short period of time and then removed. Good luck studying!!!
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24 minutes ago, arnab221 said:
I sincerely hope the non disclosure of the interview dates online is not another bug that was somehow introduced . Also no movement on Jan 2022 from yesterday .
Absolutely everyone else has gotten an interview date online so it seems this might be more of a weird exception than the norm going forward. OR maybe they don't actually have a date scheduled yet because the office has been going so fast, but they're next in line?
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1 hour ago, Nkrish83 said:
Honest opinion: If possible - move your trip. It's technically possible to move your interview with valid cause and there are people who have done that and be successful. But if you look at the overwhelming ratio of folks who requested a change, they have been stuck in limbo for weeks/months. If the citizenship timeline doesn't matter to you - then you should be fine requesting a change, just be prepared for a quick or super long timeframe based on how lady luck serves you!
Thanks for weighing in! I realized I could possibly change my travel dates a bit to leave immediately after the N400 interview if possible - and request the officer to schedule the oath ceremony for after I return. It seems like the oath ceremony is usually a few weeks after the interview anyway (when it's not on the same day).
Does that seem like a good plan?
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So guys, I'm excited about how the processing has sped up suddenly, but...
I filed in January 22 and I'm scheduled to travel internationally in September. Now it's looking like my interview could be scheduled for September while I'm away. Does anyone know how bad it is to ask for the interview to be rescheduled? I don't want to end up having to wait months again.
Hopefully I get scheduled for an October interview!!
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2 minutes ago, Ahava said:
It is not expedited. I don't think N400 can be expedited unless you are in military or national interest.
Super weird that they would schedule someone from March this year when there are still lots of people from last year waiting. Also unfair.
But thanks for the additional info!
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1 hour ago, Ahava said:
A close friend of mine received her interview letter last week for August. She is March 2022 filler ( 5 year), that's in about 3 months. Seattle field office is definitely working.
That's crazy!! Did she have it expedited?
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2 hours ago, PedroDaGr8 said:
I think mid-Sept would be very ambitious but they definitely still have their work cutout for them if they are going to reach the USCIS goal of all cases processed within 6 months by the end of FY2023
I meant they should have their interviews scheduled by mid Sept - so maybe complete by end October. That would be a 10 month turnaround time for a December filer - so only slightly faster than it currently seems to be (11 months from application to interview).
Then they still have all year next year to try improve from 10 months waiting time to 6 months (target by end FY2023).
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14 minutes ago, arnab221 said:
If you look at the rate of processing , USCIS scheduled( not interviewed) everybody ( in our chart) from July, August and September of 2021 between May/25 to July/1. So in the past 35 or so days they have scheduled about 90 days worth of interviews. If they continue to schedule interviews at the same rate 🤞, ie schedule 90 days worth of interviews in the next 35 days , most folks with filing dates close to end of December 2021 should be scheduled by mid August 2022. 😀
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We don't know if the rate of increase is linear -- there will eventually be some drop-off point. But even if it isn't linear - say they schedule 90 days worth of interviews in double the time (70 days instead of 35 days) - it still means everyone this year should hear by mid Sept. That's really promising!
I am very cautious when it comes to USCIS 😂
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Okay it's becoming hard to not obsess about this now that the process is speeding up a bit 🙈 I keep wanting to know if October filers have heard yet, etc. Anyone else obsessing?
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9 hours ago, PedroDaGr8 said:
It resets when your interview notice gets sent. Yesterday morning, before we got out interview notice, ours said 3 months. After we received the notice, it says 12 months.
At this point, maybe we're all confused, including USCIS 😂
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14 hours ago, arnab221 said:
Still showing 12 months for you ? I am showing 8 months now . It reduces by a month every month , whatever that means .
Just logged in and yup still showing 12 months 😬 I've stopped paying attention to that number.
I'm a 3 year filer. (it says the projections are for 5 year permanent residents though)
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5 minutes ago, springtuip said:
Mine said 4 months up until interview got scheduled. Then the system came up with 12 months. Things are moving. Kind of hard to digest since we all gave up on Seattle and it’s ridiculous backlog lol.
Oh weird! Yeah that number is just meaningless and put there to taunt us then I guess lol.
Are you a 3 year or 5 year filer? I wonder if there's any difference between them.
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1 hour ago, springtuip said:
Application date 09/27/21. Got interview scheduled for 08/09. Still shows 12 months to processing 😝
Congrats!! I logged in today and it said 12 months too (Jan filer) so I wonder if the processing time is not tailored to each applicant's exact point in time -- maybe that number just represents what the current average time to completion is for everyone?
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33 minutes ago, arnab221 said:
Many congratulations !! Interestingly there is no one filer with an Oct filing date in the tracker . Sept is followed by a light Nov and then a heavy December. Can the number of filers be really light in October 21 ? Wishful thinking .🤞😀
It's good to know somebody else is also staring at and analyzing that google spreadsheet, not just me 😂
I hope the two Nov filers are active on the sub, otherwise we're gonna have to wait until the Dec filers start hearing back. Arnab, I filed 2.5 weeks after you, so it looks like you and I are gonna be on this journey together!
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Filed in Seattle so I'm still waiting (very slow office)! I'm really hoping I hear back by the end of the year.
It's definitely hard seeing others get their interviews scheduled within a month or two (though I'm happy for them too!). Is anyone else here in a city with a really slow office?
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Just now, PedroDaGr8 said:
Got the notification about 15 min ago!
Checked my.uscis.com earlier this morning and no updates but received an email from the old egov.uscis account around 15 min ago that the interview has been scheduled. Checked back on my.uscis and sure enough, the interview has been scheduled for August 10th!
That's awesome, congratulations!!!
Oh man I hope that means I will hear this year too (filed Jan). Come on USCIS!
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On 6/23/2022 at 1:27 PM, PedroDaGr8 said:
Mid Sept. 2021, so it could be close.
Someone who filed a week before you in Sept just got scheduled, so you might hear any day now!!
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On 6/24/2022 at 10:29 PM, arnab221 said:
Their own cycle time goals state that in October 2023 they must have pending cases no earlier than May 2023. To bridge the one year pending to six month pending will take a tremendous amount of acceleration which means more cases dispositioned than filed . I see that in other FOs but but not in Seattle so far. Lets see what the 2022 data says when it comes out.
The fact that an August 2021 filer has gotten an interview scheduled makes me hopeful that all of the 2021 filers will be scheduled by the end of this year at the latest.
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2 hours ago, SnjvSea said:
Oath Ceremony - done.
Applied : 12/2020
Interview : May 2022
The increase in the number of people being processed per day is visible at the Tukwila center. There was a 20 minute traffic jam to get into the parking lot. Significantly high number of people took oath today. Later applied for passport
Tip for passport: Ideally have a USPS Post appointment near your home. If for some reason, that hasn't happened, any of the Seattle Customer Service Centers take walk ins for accepting applications. I had called earlier to seek an appointment and they said they don't do appointments at all.
https://www.seattle.gov/customer-service-centers/central-customer-service-center
Above link gives you locations that accept walk in passport applications.
Thanks all for the journey here. Wonderful feeling to be a part this community & sharing of experiences was really helpful to shine a light on the roadmap & timelines
Good Luck to all in your journey.
Congratulations!! How many people took the oath with you today?
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2 minutes ago, PedroDaGr8 said:
Wow! They still seem to be accelerating!
This does make me hopeful! When did you file? I filed in Jan this year.
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So according to the spreadsheet, people who filed in July 2021 are getting their interviews scheduled for July this year. That means the wait time has reduced to about a year!
Do you all think the wait time will continue to reduce? I'm trying to figure out the rate of reduction... if June/July 21 filers are being scheduled in July 22, maybe Aug/Sept 21 will be in August 22, Oct/Nov 21 in September 22, and Dec 21/Jan 22 by October 22. That's assuming they do two months' worth of cases every month -- probably too ambitious.
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On 5/16/2022 at 12:31 PM, arnab221 said:
I am Jan 10th 2022. Shows 10 months for me now ( 5 year filer) . 😪😪
Weird, my submission date is only 2 weeks behind you but it's still showing 14 months for me (3 year filer). GRRRRR.
I don't think this prediction is very meaningful though. It seems like it's consistently 14-15 months from submission to the interview based on the Seattle spreadsheet.
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Anyone else here who filed in 2022 and is settling in for a long long wait? Jan 22 filer here 🤠
N-400 Seattle (Part 2)
in US Citizenship Case Filing and Progress Reports
Posted
Oh cool, hey! Looks like our filing dates are only a few days apart so we'll probably receive our notification on the same day! If you're planning to travel after the interview, are you planning to ask for the oath ceremony to be delayed?