The last leg of the journey began today for us.

Anybody else filing this month?

01/11/2008 Mailed N-400 to CSC.

I'm sending mine next week. The I-751 is still pending at NSC, for one year now. I'm filing the N-400 to CSC.

i filed on 01/10/2008 to Texas Service Center

is there a way to know the timeline ?

thanks

Good luck. We filed our I-129F at NSC when it was the slowest Service Center in the country. Now here we are at CSC which seems to have that honor, at least with citizenship apps.

01/11/2008 Mailed N-400 to CSC

We filed in January

1/05/08 - N-400 sent to NSC
1/10/08 - NSC cashes check


Marilyn and Peter.

Originally submitted in Dec, but failed to sign. Re-submitted on Jan 6th, they got it today. I guess I now belong to the January filers.

Rant: I am annoyed that USPS took 8 days to mail priority parcel from Las Vegs to Los Angeles---400 miles away!

I filed mine today to California Service Center.

Well, they got our check. Somebody is doing something at CSC.

Received and check cashed. That was quick.

I file N-400 at the Texas center on 1/3/08. Check was cashed on 1/8/08. noa1 recieved on1/18/08. Notice of action state i will be notified within 240 days

Add my wife to the list: 01/21/2008

Simple form with a Check, no photos.......

Follow up........
Luckily, I found the checklist before mailing:

In addition to $675 check and signed application (N-400), I enclosed the following:

2 recent passport photos, with name and A# on back
Photocopy of my US passport photo page
Copy of both sides of 10 year Green Card
Copy of marriage Certificate
Copy of our daughter's birth certificate (don't have an official tax receipt?)

Now, it's ready to be sent off, or is it?

exactly what i have sent

Check cashed Jan 18.

N-400 sent to CSC today, Jan 23.

Things are moving along but still that 425 day thing is not very encouraging.

Updated ...

1/05/08 - N-400 sent to NSC
1/10/08 - NSC cashes check
1/16/08 - Received NOA1 for N-400. Notice (NOA1) states we should expect to be notified within 450 days. Glad that fee increase gave us the results the USCIS promised!

Update:

01/18/2008 Receipt Date
01/14/2008 Priority Date

Edit:
01/14/2008 Receipt Date
01/14/2008 Priority Date

Yeah. They're really looking out for us.

Today I received the NOA. I should expect to be notified within 365 days. My local office is San Diego.

"WOWZERS" cried Bob. They're smokin' at CSC. Received NOA today re biometrics appointment set for 02/07/2008..

I got mine too today. We have the same date, Feb 7th. I really like CSC right now

didn't get mine yet. You are I have the same receipt dates!

I like them too now. I hope this means the rest of the process is speeding up. The Bio appointment is in downtown LA. Last time it was in Van Nuys which is easier to get to at 8 a.m. But I'm not complaining. Good luck to you.

Let's hope yours is in the mail. Maybe it was delayed due to the weekend. Good luck.

You're right, checked the mail. It was there! Biometrics appointment set for Feb 7th.

By the way, when you put in your application # into the USCIS.gov's search box does it come up as invalid saying it has to be 13 characters long? Mine starts with WSC*0.... I don't think it should have the * in the application #.

I read some other posts about that asterisk and I believe it is supposed to be entered. I tried with it and without it and could not get on. The one for the I-129F never got updated, but I had no problem with the I-751.

Mine comes up as invalid too, both with and without the *.

I'm a January filer as well.

Here's my timeline so far:

1/14/2008 application sent to NSC
1/17/2008 application received (PD)
1/22/2008 check cashed
1/23/2008 NOA sent
1/28/2008 rcvd NOA. I will be notified within 90 days of notice.

Me Too! Well, Here is my timeline.

01/30/2008 Mailed N400 to VSC. So, barely a January filer :-)

If you read the testimony from the head of the USCIS,you will know the average process time for N-400 has been prolonged from 7 month to 18 month. Conseqeuntly, the ETA of Citizenship for January 2008 filers will be around July of 2009.
In this case, all January 2008 filers will not be able to participate the vote for US President of 2008 on November.
So, be peaceful! Just put this out of your mind as long as you have your fingerprint done like I did and review this one year later.
Good luck.

Check Cashed! We are on our way. That was quicker than I expected. nThey actually put it in the bank on the 4th, So they got it on Saturday and deposited it on Monday.

Fingerprints taken as scheduled at the ASC office in downtown Los Angeles. The office does not officially open till 8 a.m., but they opened the door at 7:30. It was first come, first served as people walked thru the door. After filling out the required form a line was formed still in the original order in which people had come thru the front door. At 8 they began processing and the total time was less than 15 minutes. It was not a bad experience, but they would not let anybody else into the waiting area so dress warmly. It can get cold leaning up against a building in the early morning, even in L.A.

Finally, biometrics letter came today!


Here's my timeline so far:

1/14/2008 application sent to NSC
1/17/2008 application received (PD)
1/22/2008 check cashed
1/23/2008 NOA sent
1/28/2008 rcvd NOA. I will be notified within 90 days of notice.
2/4/2008 NOA for biometrics sent
2/15/2008 Biometrics appt







Good advise. Thank you.

I forgot my green card at home, so I had to rush back home. Made it 10 after 8, they let me in. I was done by 8:30. Pretty good I must say. Staff was very courteous.

Next step awaits, waiting for the interview letter.

Got my NOA1 today.

Receieved Feb 4 08, Priority Date Feb 4 08 212 days processing estimate blah blah blah.

Fingerprint letter came today, Feb 15, scheduled for the 26th. Have to reschedule.

how come?

I have almost the same timeline as you are, CMARTYN (well actually my husband is), except his fingerprint appointment is scheduled on 28th.

Well, we have to reschedule. Unless you want to trade dates :-) I am sending the reschedule letter tonight. My wife is traveling on business that week and this is the lesser of two evils.

Question for the January 08 group:

We just moved to our new house, it's 2 streets down from were we used to live (same zip code). Long story short, it was a good deal so we bought it. We will be renting out our previous home, so technically we still own it but won't be living there.

Do I need to do the change of address with INS? And if yes, would that cause further delay in the citizenship process?

I would do it just because you want to make sure that any mail comes to your correct address. Then again, it always seems that address changes can be hit or miss. One other thing you can do is change your forwarding address with USPS so you'll receive all mail. Then, when you go to your district office, give the IO your new address - they can punch it into the computer right there.

Good luck!

01/21/2008 Filled out N-400 paperwork

02/22/2008 Biometric Fingerprints taken

Stay tuned................

For what it's worth I was told once by an immigration attorney that if my wife and I moved, in addition to filing the AR-11, we should also send a letter to the address on her receipt to report the address. She could follow up by either calling the USCIS National Call Center 800 number or scheduling an Infopass appointment at the nearest USCIS to confirm they have changed the address in the N-400 processing database. Apparently there are no problems about moving if it is before the interview.

Got the rescheduled date already. Its for March 15th! That was quick!

Got a letter from USCIS saying my address has been changed. It was mailed to the new address. Should I still make an appointment with infopass for my local office or all is well?

I doubt that would be necessary in your case. After all, you only moved to a different house in the same city so your district office did not change. Probably be a good idea to take the USCIS letter with you to the interview though, if and when you ever get one.

Keep smiling.

Our poor thread is halfway down page 4 :-(

Had the biometrics done today. And now we wait.

And wait and wait and wait...

My timeline:

Sometime Dec 07: mailed N400 to NSC
12/26/07: received date
1/26/08: fingerprinted
my notice paper said "expect to be notified within 180 days" so does that mean they'd process mine in 180days just becuz I sent my application less than a month before you?