Hi all - hope I didn't miss an existing thread but I used search and couldn't find one. Anyone filing this month, let's stay in touch and follow each other's journeys!

04/12/2008: N-400 Application mailed (CSC)

I am new here and I want to enjoy you all in this "journey" ,

N-400 - 04/14/2008 sent application
n-400 - 04/15/2008 Received - Delivery confirmation signature at Nebraska Service Center

I sent check so I hope they cash soon

Good Luck to us!

I WANT TO "JOIN" YOU ALL ,not enjoy ...I don't think "enjoy" can happen when you talk about USCIS.

I hope to soon be added to the list. Will be sending my N-400 to NSC by the 28th.

04/12/2008: N-400 Application mailed (CSC)
04/18/2008: Check cashed

UPDATE

They cashed my check today!
Here is my status

N-400 - 04/14/2008- sent application
N-400 - 04/15/2008- Received - Delivery confirmation signature at Nebraska Service
N-400 - 04/18/2008-Check cashed

Hello,
I'm on the same path as you all. Filed at NSC, local field office in Seattle.

Hi all,
Mine is ready to go and my filing date is on April 29.

Can't wait!

Just got an I-797C Notice of Action. It says our application and fee were received and that it is in process. Also, "You will be notified of the date and place of your interview when you have been scheduled by the local USCIS office. You should expect to be notified within 248 days of this notice."

Just in case you were wondering, 248 days is a little more than 8 months. Wonderful. Hopefully it will not take that long

Please add us to the list! We just got our biometrics and NOA today......
Priority Date 04/09/08 at TSC--West Palm Beach

Did you get the biometrics notice on the same piece of paper as the NOA or was it separate?

We didn't get anything about biometrics yet. I'm sure it's coming soon. Thanks.

Adding our information to the list of April filers.

Sent in N400 packet this morning.

Kelly

Congratulations, Licianne! That is great news...nice to have a quick response as compared to the lag with the i-751. May your interview notice not be too far behind.

Mailed my application this morning. Will check again on Monday to confirm that they received it.

Just got our appointment for biometrics on May 5, 2008 in Seattle.

Congrats for the biometrics appointment. Got a confirmation that my file was received this morning.

Mailed my application today to NSC.

Timeline:
----I-751----
Mailed: 04/29/07
NOA: 05/03/07
Biometrics: 05/31/07
Transferred from NSC to CSC : 04/01/08

----N-400-----
Mailed: 04/29/08

You should feel lucky - I filed last September at CSC, my "estimate" was 425 days! and, it looks like that may be accurate......

Sorry to hear that the CSC is taking so long. Hopefully things speed up for you guys.

Hey guys

send mine april 2

N-400
vermont service center

received april 7
check cashed april 9
NOA date april 10
NOA received april 21 says will be notified in 365 days!!!!!!!

Biometrics??????

Quick question: do they assign the priority date according to the date the package is signed for, or the date the check is cashed?

Ours was accepted by VSC on April 25 (according to the return receipt, although US postal services says it was delivered on April 24) but as of today the check has not been cashed.

Will our priority date be April 25 or into May?

Thanks

Kelly

Hey

VSC will process application after they cash the check. It will take one extra day for you to see cashed check through your bank. My cashed check had my receipt number on it. It is the same as my NOA..
My NOA date is dated april 10, they cashed the check on 8th.
So if they accepted on 25th, and everything was correct you will see cashed check i think today or most tomorrow..
Most probably your NOA will be dated as of May, but when you check your case status online it will say that they received it on april...

I hope this helped

thanks Klanecky

it feels weird that the packet was received on April 24/25 and the check has not been cashed yet. It seems that is the first thing they do at USCIS and five days have passed

I am already feeling worried

K

My check was cashed on 4/18 and I don't have NOA yet (also no receipt number on the check). So yeah, I'm starting to worry too -- but you know, this is the USCIS we're talking about, things take a while, and there's often no rhyme or reason...

Damn, it's enough to drive you crazy!

Oh well, trying to enjoy life throughout the process anyway!

K

Hi all,

I'd also like to join this journey I filed for N-400 on March 28 (Nebraska with Seattle as District), and received my NOA on April 4. No news yet on biometrics. That said, my I-751 is still being processed in the Nebraska backlog that recently got transferred to CSC - so my bios may be being held up for that reason.

Still, good to see so many April filers!!!!

Darren

Timeline:
----I-751----
Mailed: 03/23/07
NOA: 04/11/07
Biometrics: 05/10/07
Transferred from NSC to CSC : 03/23/08

----N-400-----
Mailed: 03/28/08
NOA: 4/4/08

My check was cashed yesterday. Now waiting for NOA.

Got my NOA today -- see below for update timeline.

Interesting though, it said "receipt with exception", and talked about "missing evidence", even though I'm sure I sent everything. I did a quick search and it seems like this is the boilerplate notice for lots of people and that it's nothing to worry about. Please indicate if your NOA's say this when you get them... Thanks!!


04/12/2008: N-400 Application mailed (CSC)
04/18/2008: Check cashed
05/01/2008: NOA1 received (priority date April 14, 2008; interview within 365 days [/quote]

It's been 8 days and still nothing.... no check cashed, no NOA



K

Thanks Pascal for the information about the "missing evidence" with the NOA.

K: I know how the wait can be frustrating (I'm still awaiting approval on my I-751 that was sent a year ago!!). Hang in there!

Just an FYI - Our check in Jan/Feb was cashed within one week or so of the application, but our NOA was not received for more than a month...with the biometrics just a few days later.

Good luck!

Hey
When you received first NOA, does it say anything about biometrics?
Like you will receive letter for it?
I-751 did. I am just wondering if it is similar NOA.

We sent our N-400 in on 4/30/08. Now the waiting begins once more.

Yes - it just said that you will get a separate biometrics letter. No indication of how long the wait is though...

Thanks

Check cashed people!

Thanks for your moral support - we're on our way!

K

Application mail out: 04/21 - TSC
Package recieved: 04/25
Check cashed: 04/28

Just a quick update - got my biometrics letter today. Appointment date is 5/14. I'm surprised it came so quickly (especially after a particularly nightmarish I-751 journey...).

Updated full timeline now in my signature. Let's hope April 2008 is a good month to file for all of us

Hello,

N400 Sent on 4/30/2008

Glad to hear that things are moving forward for some and hoping that the journey will be a smooth one for the newcomers.

CSC received our N-400 Application on April 28th...

Finished biometrics. Now the 8-16 month wait for an interview begins.

Here is my status now,



04/14/2008- sent application
04/15/2008- Received - Delivery confirmation signature at Nebraska Service
04/18/2008-Check cashed
04/26/2008-NOA1 expect to be notified within 240 days
04/28/2008-NOA2 firgerprint appointment letter received
05/07/2008-Biometic appointment

They cashed my check today, here is my updated timeline:

Mailed out Apr 27
Received Apr 29
Check cashed May 07

Hopefully I will receive my NOA soon.

I filed on April 28 and received NOA1 Yesterday.

Ha, have no business on this thread as our filing date is March 31, 2008 and that is a long way from April 1st.

After reading about the huge surge in N-400 applications at the USCIS site, said oh no when they sent us that biometrics appointment in Milwaukee, our field office should be in St. Paul and that place is too cold for people to want to immigrate to. Not so crowded. But wife said, don't change it, so we went to Milwaukee expecting to see zillions of people in line. Even packed camping gear thinking we would be spending days if not weeks on the sidewalk just waiting to get in.

The first strange sign of inactivity was an open parking spot right next to the loading zone, not a soul around, but maybe the inside of that office was packed. And hey, once in a great while you are lucky to find a parking spot right next to the front door. Followed my prepared check list to make sure my wife had all she needed to get in. In previous trips to field offices they also ask for something we don't have so bring the entire brief case loaded with all our records and documents.

Let's see, one I-797c appointment sheet, one green card, that wasn't too bad, why did I need a check list?

Walking in, I realized I had my cell phone on my belt, Oh my God, I said to my wife, I am trying to overthrow the government, you go in and I will put my cell phone back in the car. After that long 30 foot walk, went in to see that my wife was the only one there, sitting down filling out a form. She always forgets her SS number so I could help her with that. Standing next to her were two USCIS officers, they were also waiting for her to fill out that form and kind of debated which one will process her. Took her in, finger printed her, we were in and out of there is less than five minutes.

So where is this surge of N-400 applicants? Even green card applicants, or any applicants for that matter?

Has anyone experienced this surge?

Do have some questions, if our local field office processes the N-400, why did we send our application to Nebraska, Nebraska for us is on the other side of the world. And why two trips with the second one for the oath, good grief, don't even have to memorize the oath from what I read, just have to be able to remember one line stated to you and repeat it. I can do that with my one remaining brain cell.

And what about this waiting, seems like we are not the only ones waiting, that staff at Milwaukee are also waiting. For anybody to walk in the front door.

This is all in good fun, don't take anything I say, seriously, but let's all have a nice and happy long wait.

I got the priority date as May 1st, 08 with interview to be scheduled in 180 days.

Hello all,

I am new to this forum and looking forward to seeing us make progress towards the citizenship!
I will keep you all posted about my timeline as I go!
Thanks!

Filed on 04/29/08
Check cashed 05/05/08
Was able to verify my file online with the LIN number written on my check and adding *00 between LIN and the 7 numbers on the check.
No NOA yet

Still waiting on an NOA here too

VSC is slowing down big time

K

Never mind, the NOA finally arrived!