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Congrats! Don't take estimated processing time too seriously. It can change all the time without real reason. Some people see 7 months until decision on day of their oath!

Which exact question?

Part 7 doesn't ask how you qualify. Part 8 does but it's not applicable.

Can you elaborate on this?

Good luck! Are you coming with the spouse?

I would upload all statements, yes. USCIS needs to see you use your bank accounts and share finances through the years, on daily basis. The amount of evidence has nothing to do with processing times. Most of the times the case sits in the queue and waits for its turn. Then officer opens file, spends 10-20 minutes on it and decides the case. He doesn't read each line of each statement, unless there's something suspicious about the case or evidence. The way evidence is used - officer takes a quick sample (random statement or two) from everything uploaded and ensures it's good. Don't forget, everybody naturalizing has to go to interview. This is where most of time on case is spent, probably 30-40 minutes per person on average. About 30000 people filed for N-400 in December 2024 alone. Multiply it by 30 (optimistic estimate). This equals to 900 000 minutes on interviews alone, or 15000 hours... And every month there are new filers.

My field office also showed over 6 months for processing times, but I got scheduled for interview in March. At the same time, processing time at my field office for I-751 was initially 7 months, but it ended up being 20.5 months. You just never know. I hope everybody in December 2024 gets their interview soon. I will definitely post more detailed update once interview and oath is over.

Yes I got interview, but I'm in the minority of lucky ones. As of right now, about 7500 December filers were scheduled for interview, and about 20000 are still waiting for interview date. There's also about 360 super lucky people who already naturalized. There's nothing to worry about. I was ready to wait for 6-8 months for the interview. Have you checked processing times for your field office? https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/ They're different for every office.

This is typical, especially for MyProgress and MyUSCIS. I'm pretty sure this link will continue working during outage: https://egov.uscis.gov/ In my opinion, it's 100 better as it doesn't require login and is more reliable. Just need to have case number stored somewhere in your notes to copy/paste and check case status.

I'm not a lawyer and not an expert in this subject. I saw the news of people not being able to get their parole related docs. But your wife is married to you, US citizen. Even people out of status can get GC if they're married to US citizen, as long as they entered with inspection and don't have other bars to adjustment. Not receiving NOA just yet is normal. I'd give at least 4-8 weeks for it to show in the mail, this is normal timeline. You didn't even have 2 full weeks since filing. When did application arrive to USCIS? I bet it took few days...

Happy people! Aloha!

You can't know for sure and nobody could tell you exactluly why. By default, everybody should do biometrics after filing I-751. Some people get biometrics reused, it's a little gift from USCIS, but it's also their discretion.

That's OK, I wasn't aware what it is called in French but now I know 😃 Thank you for sharing

Why are you referencing French government website? It is actually called "large book" in offical DS-11 form: https://eforms.state.gov/Forms/ds11_pdf.PDF

I won't be suprised if it jumps to 15 months tomorrow. It's known to be largely inaccurate. Somebody on VJ reported 7 months until decision on the day of their oath.

Depending what boxes were checked in N-400 that may not be required. Nowadays the status can be updated automatically with SSA if applicant wishes.

If you have urgent need for US passport due to upcoming travel, you'd be better off going to passport agency. If you have proof of international travel within a week or less, you may get passport very fast. Obviously, you can only get passport after oath. And the timing on that isn't in your control. But hopefully it will be same day as the interview. Keep us posted!

Depends on your case and how full the ceremony already is for that day. Seeing reports that some people had same day oath indicates there is a possibility of that. Considering you have a morning interview, this possibility is theoretically higher. But nobody can say for sure ahead of time. You'll learn it on the day. So I'd be ready for anything. Good luck!

Congrats! 17 months is the new average as it seems.

Why not? LPRs (green card holders) are tax residents in the US by default. https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/us-tax-residency-green-card-test Why do that? File Married Filing Jointly and get a bigger tax break.

N-400 under 3 year rule typically implies all of that evidence, as it demonstrates ongoing bonafide marriage.

Yes, this seems like everything. Don't forget when it says "bank statements", "IRS tax refurn transcripts" it's asking for more than 1 statement and all pages of all statements. So if you submit evidence since your marriage until filing N-400, there's going to be a lot of evidence of bonafide marriage.

Nobody cares or needs extension letter more than you do. I'd do everything to get it from old address if it goes there. Also, you can try filing a request if you don't receive the letter: https://egov.uscis.gov/e-request/displayNDNForm.do; jsessionid=08E5FD1FD9BC*****************6F3?sroPageType=ndn&entryPoint=init

Using assets has a great chance of being disregarded. I can find dozens of reports on VJ when USCIS wasn't satisfied with the assets. Without I-864 approval, there won't be GC issued.

You should get online access code. Most likely mailed to your old address. Without this code you cannot see extension letter online. Also, online extension letter is pretty useless. You cannot travel with a copy, you need the original. Employers may not like it (if you use GC for I-9 which is also a mistake). And DMV is hit or miss with copies.