Cloudy Kitten

Congrats! Do you have an I-751 pending? I’m also waiting for Boston N-400 interview.

Hi! I have a near-identical timeline to you (and I’m also Canadian!) Filed I-751 in June 2022, biometrics reused in July 2022 (Vermont Service Center). Filed N-400 in June 2023 under 3-Year Rule, still in Actively Reviewed and showing “Longer Than Expected” (Boston Field Office). I’m working with an immigration lawyer and I recently got in touch with her to get her thoughts. Since the Boston N-400 processing times are 7.5 months, she told me this is consistent with what her other Boston clients are seeing and I that can (likely/hopefully!) expect to get my interview date around the 7.5 month mark, which would be end of Jan 2024 for me. It looks like SF N-400 processing times are similar to Boston (8 months), so my best guess is that you can also expect to hear about your interview sometime in Jan/Feb. Obviously that is just my best estimation based on way too many hours browsing this site, but I do not think you should be concerned that there is anything "odd" with your case - your timeline is still very normal from what I’ve seen. You might also find it helpful to browse the timelines of other SF filers here on VJ, and see what others filing under the 3 Year Rule have experienced. In my own research, most of the folks who got their N-400 interview within a few months of filing were applying under 5 Year Rule; my opinion based on what I’ve seen is that having a pending I-751 makes it take longer to get an interview slot (at least here in Boston). Most recent Boston filers that did a combo N-400 and ROC interview took about 8.5 months from filing to oath date based on what I could find on timelines. In terms of what you can do - you could contact a senator / congressperson, and USCIS also provides the official date when you are “allowed” to reach out about your case on the processing times page (mine is April 20, 2024). But I wouldn’t be worried yet! In terms of the “taking longer than expected” processing time, my personal opinion is that this calculation is driven off the national processing average for N-400, which is at about 6 months (mine started showing longer than expected right at the 6 month mark). I find it misleading, since individual field offices can take longer, and 3 Year vs. 5 Year also have different timelines. Good luck, keep us posted!

Thanks so much for the response! I believe I'll be assigned to Boston (I live in Boston proper). It does seem like for those with a pending I-751, Boston is still in the 8-10 month range. Congrats again, and very best of luck with your interview - keep us posted!

Congrats @Melc!! I saw your timeline on the Boston timeline page. I'm also a Boston N-400 filer, filed a few weeks after you in early June 2023. If you don't mind me asking, do you have an I-751 pending? Trying to figure out how long Boston is taking to schedule interviews for those of us still needing to remove conditions!