N-400 July 2014 Filers

[JimmyHou 610]

'onek' (or anyone) ...... I have a question

You got your oath on the same day as your interview.

How is that possible?

Many offices offer same day oath ceremonies. It happens all the time, but it's not guaranteed, even if it is offered by your office.

Check here to find out if your office does it:

http://www.uscis.gov/about-us/find-uscis-office/field-offices

Find your office, and click on Naturalization Ceremonies.

[JamalNTam 1]

Sorry - I submitted into the wrong month!

Edited October 21, 2014 by JamalNTam

[Houston 1 5]

Its been 3 months since I filed and still waiting to get inline.

[bestofboston 36]

My wife filed July 8, 2014 and we are still waiting for an interview date. How long does it take to get one? I see on the citizenship timeline that people that filed after us have had their interview, etc. Whats up with that?

[Diazy 10]

Its been 3 months since I filed and still waiting to get inline.

Hi, Houston 1! maybe you would like to be added to the timeline table. Let me know your case details and I can add you.

It's hard to tell you anything without your dates. I think you need to wait 3 months since your biometrics and you can place a service request with USCIS.

It's been 3 months since I filed too.

My wife filed July 8, 2014 and we are still waiting for an interview date. How long does it take to get one? I see on the citizenship timeline that people that filed after us have had their interview, etc. Whats up with that?

It all depends on your local office. Some local office are busy, thus people get their interview letters later than others.

[Houston 1 5]

July 22, 2014 - N400 packet sent out
July 25, 2014 - N400 packet delivered
July 28, 2014 - received email/text that I-797 is issued
August 2, 2014 - received I-797 in mail
August 12, 2014 - received the Biometrics notification
August 19, 2014 - biometrics

Not inline yet-Field office: Houston.

[KASH2011 382]

Houston1's info added! Good luck.

N-400: July 2014 Applicants

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USCIS Dallas/Lewisville, Texas Lockbox
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UserName......|Sent|Dlvd|Chek|Notf|I797|FPNt|FPLt|FPDt|FPCp|InLn|IVNt-|IVLt-|IVew-|Oath-|Field Office
MapleLeafBaby.|6/27|7/02|-/--|7/08|-/--|-/--|-/--|7/28|7/28|-/--|--/--|10/15|11/13|--/--|Philly, PA
huhuhot.......|6/30|7/02|-/--|-/--|-/--|-/--|-/--|-/--|-/--|-/--|--/--|--/--|--/--|--/--|??
r&m...........|7/01|7/03|7/08|7/09|7/14|7/14|7/17|8/05|8/05|9/02|--/--|09/12|10/17|--/--|Fairfax, VA
onek..........|7/02|7/07|-/--|7/09|7/12|7/15|7/18|8/05|7/24|7/30|09/15|09/19|10/14|10/14|Fairfax, VA
rahul77d......|7/03|7/07|7/10|7/09|7/12|7/14|7/17|8/05|8/05|8/07|--/--|--/--|--/--|--/--|Houston, TX
Allta.........|7/05|7/07|-/--|7/08|7/09|7/14|7/18|7/30|-/--|-/--|--/--|--/--|--/--|--/--|East Irving, TX
usuxcis.......|7/07|7/10|-/--|-/--|-/--|-/--|7/25|8/13|7/29|9/05|--/--|09/12|10/27|--/--|Raleigh, NC
Turbota.......|7/08|7/11|7/16|-/--|7/21|7/22|7/26|8/06|8/06|8/08|09/04|09/09|10/14|--/--|Tampa, FL
VahidF........|7/11|7/13|7/17|7/17|7/21|-/--|7/26|8/11|8/04|9/08|10/03|10/10|11/13|--/--|San Antonio, TX
Leonje........|7/12|7/17|7/23|7/23|7/28|-/--|8/01|8/08|8/08|8/12|--/--|--/--|--/--|--/--|Baltimore, MD
Aswanco.......|7/17|7/18|7/21|7/21|7/21|8/02|8/07|8/19|8/14|8/25|10/06|10/09|11/13|--/--|Fairfax, VA

mmb206........|7/18|7/21|7/24|7/24|7/25|-/--|8/07|8/20|8/20|8/22|--/--|--/--|--/--|--/--|Houston, TX
Ninij.........|7/19|7/24|-/--|-/--|7/28|-/--|8/02|8/21|8/21|-/--|--/--|--/--|--/--|--/--|Baltimore, MD

Houston 1.....|7/22|7/25|7/--|7/28|8/02|-/--|8/12|8/19|8/19|-/--|--/--|--/--|--/--|--/--|Houston, TX
Pablosky37....|7/24|7/27|7/30|7/30|7/30|8/11|8/18|-/--|-/--|-/--|--/--|--/--|--/--|--/--|Baltimore, MD
Sibtain.......|7/25|7/29|8/01|7/31|8/07|None|8/18|8/25|8/25|9/18|--/--|--/--|--/--|--/--|JAX, FL
FaZz..........|7/24|7/30|8/04|8/04|8/08|None|8/18|8/26|8/18|8/20|--/--|--/--|--/--|--/--|Boston, MA
HairyRandy....|7/27|7/30|7/31|8/03|8/09|-/--|8/18|8/28|8/28|9/15|--/--|--/--|--/--|--/--|Dallas, TX

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USCIS Phoenix, Arizona Lockbox
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UserName......|Sent|Dlvd|Chek|Notf|I797|FPNt|FPLt|FPDt|FPCp|InLn|IVNt-|IVLt-|IVew-|Oath-|Field Office
cutie bear....|7/07|-/--|7/11|7/14|7/16|-/--|7/25|8/07|8/07|-/--|--/--|10/04|11/06|--/--|Chicago,IL
meelo.........|7/07|7/08|-/--|-/--|7/16|7/23|7/25|8/08|8/08|8/12|--/--|--/--|--/--|--/--|Phoenix, AZ
GreenEyez.....|7/08|7/10|7/15|7/19|7/31|-/--|7/26|8/14|7/30|8/04|09/29|10/03|11/07|--/--|San Fran, CA
ethelmorgan...|7/08|7/10|7/14|7/14|7/18|7/17|7/19|8/01|8/01|8/05|09/22|09/24|11/06|--/--|Des Moines, IA
Garfield529...|7/07|7/10|7/14|7/11|7/16|7/17|7/19|8/01|8/01|8/20|09/08|09/10|10/23|--/--|St. Louis, MO
Alan_G........|7/17|7/21|7/23|7/23|7/28|-/--|8/14|8/21|8/18|-/--|09/24|10/02|10/29|--/--|Detroit, MI
jamster0105...|7/17|7/21|-/--|7/23|7/25|-/--|-/--|8/21|8/21|8/27|--/--|--/--|--/--|--/--|Phoenix, AZ
Lizette.......|7/17|7/21|7/24|7/23|7/26|None|8/16|8/19|8/19|9/18|--/--|--/--|--/--|--/--|LA, CA
shekoujay.....|7/17|7/21|7/24|None|7/26|-/--|-/--|-/--|5/18|-/--|--/--|--/--|--/--|--/--|Honolulu, HI
Diazy.........|7/19|7/21|-/--|7/23|7/26|None|8/11|8/20|8/14|8/18|--/--|--/--|--/--|--/--|Chatsworth, CA
paulmherrie...|7/23|7/28|8/01|7/29|7/29|-/--|8/09|8/21|8/21|8/26|09/17|09/27|10/28|--/--|Hagatna, GU
Can-USA2010...|7/28|7/30|8/04|-/--|8/14|-/--|8/19|8/27|8/27|-/--|--/--|--/--|--/--|--/--|Detroit, MI
Emptii........[7/30|7/31|8/05|8/04|8/08|None|8/16|8/29|8/27|8/29|--/--|--/--|--/--|--/--|San Diego, CA
Em01..........|7/30|8/02|-/--|8/07|8/09|-/--|8/20|9/02|9/02|9/04|--/--|--/--|--/--|--/--|LA, CA

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Nebraska Service Center (Military Members or Military Relatives Filing)
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UserName......|Sent|Dlvd|Chek|Notf|I797|FPNt|FPLt|FPDt|FPCp|InLn|IVNt-|IVLt-|IVew-|Oath-|Field Office

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Legend:
Sent: Date N-400 packet mailed to USCIS
Dlvd: Date N-400 packet delivered to USCIS
Chek: Date N-400 fees check was cashed by USCIS
Notf: Date you received email / text notification from USCIS that your case has been accepted
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IVNt: Date you received e-notification with your interview date
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IVew: Date of your interview
Oath: Date Oath taken
Field Office: Your local USCIS office where you would be doing the interview
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[Houston 1 5]

Thank you Kash 2011

[KASH2011 382]

Thank you Kash 2011

Sure.

[Diazy 10]

July 22, 2014 - N400 packet sent out

July 25, 2014 - N400 packet delivered

July 28, 2014 - received email/text that I-797 is issued

August 2, 2014 - received I-797 in mail

August 12, 2014 - received the Biometrics notification

August 19, 2014 - biometrics

Not inline yet-Field office: Houston.

I believe you shouldn't worry. The inline updates are optional and I'm pretty sure that you're in line for scheduling without the official status. Wait for one month and call for a service request.

[leonje 1]

Look at previous months n-400 lists to get an idea of how long it takes to get an interview at the Boston field office. Some offices are slower than others. For instance, the Baltimore field office, where my husband will have his interview, takes 7-8 months for citizenship interviews. We're not expecting to hear anything until January.

My wife filed July 8, 2014 and we are still waiting for an interview date. How long does it take to get one? I see on the citizenship timeline that people that filed after us have had their interview, etc. Whats up with that?

[garfield529 47]

Hi all, my wife (and I) had her interview on Thursday morning. I will give a brief review and hope it is informative, but I imagine that there will be wide differences in experience. We arrived about 15 minutes early at the field office and were instructed to place her interview letter in a mail slot. Right at 8:15am she was called back and I was told to also come along. Our cell phones were locked away and we were led to an office. We both were asked to swear the truth and to be seated. The officer said that she likes to get the test out of way first so she quickly administered the written and spoken test followed by the civics test (stopping after the sixth question). She then went through the application and reasked all of the questions. She did an ID check, comparing the photos from the passport, greencard, and drivers license. She asked both of us what we do for a living, about our son, about my previous marriage, and then some generic conversation. She stated that since the naturalization was based on marriage and since I was present and all of our paperwork was in order that she was recommending my wife for approval. She did ask for pictures of our family together...which we did not take. She said it was not required, she just likes to see those things in a file. She said a letter would be mailed to us letting us know when the oath ceremony would be held and stressed that I should be there because they will essentially reinterview everyone at the oath. I was surprised by this, and she said that you would not believe the number of people who commit a crime, file for divorce, ect in the month between approval and oath. If you are lucky to have an office that provides same day oath this will not be an issue for you. All in all, the whole process took 15 minutes and not the 2 hours that the letter said it would take, so we went and had a nice breakfast before heading off to our respective jobs. I hope that this helps, good luck to everyone!

[Diazy 10]

garfield529, congrats on the successful interview! Hope your wife gets oath letter soon and doesn't commit a crime until then

[cutie bear 2]

Hi all, my wife (and I) had her interview on Thursday morning. I will give a brief review and hope it is informative, but I imagine that there will be wide differences in experience. We arrived about 15 minutes early at the field office and were instructed to place her interview letter in a mail slot. Right at 8:15am she was called back and I was told to also come along. Our cell phones were locked away and we were led to an office. We both were asked to swear the truth and to be seated. The officer said that she likes to get the test out of way first so she quickly administered the written and spoken test followed by the civics test (stopping after the sixth question). She then went through the application and reasked all of the questions. She did an ID check, comparing the photos from the passport, greencard, and drivers license. She asked both of us what we do for a living, about our son, about my previous marriage, and then some generic conversation. She stated that since the naturalization was based on marriage and since I was present and all of our paperwork was in order that she was recommending my wife for approval. She did ask for pictures of our family together...which we did not take. She said it was not required, she just likes to see those things in a file. She said a letter would be mailed to us letting us know when the oath ceremony would be held and stressed that I should be there because they will essentially reinterview everyone at the oath. I was surprised by this, and she said that you would not believe the number of people who commit a crime, file for divorce, ect in the month between approval and oath. If you are lucky to have an office that provides same day oath this will not be an issue for you. All in all, the whole process took 15 minutes and not the 2 hours that the letter said it would take, so we went and had a nice breakfast before heading off to our respective jobs. I hope that this helps, good luck to everyone![/quote

Where were you interviewed garfield529?

[MapleLeafBaby 1]

@garfield529... Thanks for sharing your experience

It raises a question: if it's a marriage based timeline that we're filing under, does the spouse have to attend? Is it mandatory? Just wondering, because it's difficult for my husband to take time away from work. I was going to attend by myself, unless he needs to be there?

Thanks