N-400 April 2016 Filers

[agrabs 237]

Got s text 6/8 in line for interview. Got another text 6/9 interview haș been scheduled! WOW! That was quick!

[LuvMyDirndl 2]

I'm getting a bit anxious... It's been a month after my biometrics and still haven't heard anything from them. Anyone feeling the same? I filed mine at Lewisville, Texas and my USCIS office is in Jacksonville, FL.

Feeling the same.

Applied under 5years+ rule. Actually got my RoC close to ten years ago. Had my biometrics on 5/9. Washington office. No changes in status as of yet.

I sure wonder what's taking so long. I'm working in an environment were I am already vetted by FBI background check. Been married for the entire time to the same guy, same job, same adress, not even a speeding ticket. Getting anxious too.

[zeezawrydan 1]

Did you apply 90 days early?

If so, you're not going to be placed inline for an interview more than 1 month before your green card anniversary.

If not, then your background check has not been completed; this can take several months.

No, Ive been married for 6 years. I got my 10 yr greencard 2013 through my husband, so I'm not filing early days of some sort.

Perhaps the background check has not been completed, looks like I'm not the only one though. I'm just a bit anxious as I see other people timelines and normally get an inline after a week or 2 weeks of doing biometrics (Sometimes after a few days!)

I will just wait I guess.

[zeezawrydan 1]

Feeling the same.

Applied under 5years+ rule. Actually got my RoC close to ten years ago. Had my biometrics on 5/9. Washington office. No changes in status as of yet.

I sure wonder what's taking so long. I'm working in an environment were I am already vetted by FBI background check. Been married for the entire time to the same guy, same job, same adress, not even a speeding ticket. Getting anxious too.

I did my biometrics the same day you did.

I've been married for 6 years, same guy, I've had FBI background checks in between to get a TWIC card, no speeding ticket or anything bad that I did that involves criminal activity. IDK, I'm just really getting anxious.

It seems like it's happening on the east coast, perhaps they just have a bit of a delay? idk.

[JimmyHou 610]

No, Ive been married for 6 years. I got my 10 yr greencard 2013 through my husband, so I'm not filing early days of some sort.

Perhaps the background check has not been completed, looks like I'm not the only one though. I'm just a bit anxious as I see other people timelines and normally get an inline after a week or 2 weeks of doing biometrics (Sometimes after a few days!)

I will just wait I guess.

It's pretty common for a handful to get stuck in a longer background check.

In most cases this is resolved in 2-5 months.

If you look at the December 2015 thread; 4 of us fell into this category and we were all placed inline between 3 and 4 months after biometrics. Everyone else was placed inline within a few days of biometrics (if they didn't apply early) or exactly 1 month prior to their green card anniversary (if they applied early).

It's got nothing to do with whether or not you've got criminal issues; on the contrary, those would show up immediately on a background check.

Things like how common your name is, how often you've traveled, and where you've traveled to are more likely causes of delays.

[JimmyHou 610]

Also note that USCIS requests an FBI background check, but also carries out a name check through multiple databases.

So passing other background checks quickly isn't an indication of how long this process will take.

[txl344655 7]

Updating with the latest information, and for the ones that like to play with Google Sheets, use the link below.

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N-400: April 2016 Applicants

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USCIS Dallas/Lewisville, Texas Lockbox
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UserName........|GC-Date.|Sent.|Cashd|NOA..|Fprints.|In Line..|Int ltr..|Intrview.|Oath.....|Field Office
paulinespens....|11/17/08|03/28|--/--|04/12|05/04/16|05/06/16.|05/19/16.|06/21/16.|--/--/--.|Louisville, KY
LuvMyDirndl.....|03/--/07|04/01|04/12|04/14|05/09/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Washington, DC

txl344655.......|07/01/11|04/02|04/06|04/04|04/26/16|06/01/16.|06/09/16.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|New York, NY

kiwibean........|08/29/06|04/04|04/13|04/08|05/05/16|05/09/16.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Boston, MA

love&cinta......|--/--/--|04/11|--/--|04/14|05/09/16|05/14/16.|05/23/16.|06/28/16.|--/--/--.|Philadelphia, PA

thatannegirl....|10/22/12|04/13|04/19|04/18|05/11/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Orlando, FL
babyjk..........|--/--/--|04/13|--/--|04/18|05/13/16|05/19/16.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Long Island, NY
N400-Dream......|06/21/11|04/14|04/19|04/20|05/16/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Long Island, NY
Alecita King....|01/13/13|04/16|04/21|--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|New York, NY
PMartin37.......|07/13/13|04/18|04/25|04/26|05/20/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Atlanta, GA
IslandLady......|06/28/12|04/18|04/25|04/22|05/17/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Oakland Pk, FL
Aschenbecher....|12/18/12|04/18|04/26|04/26|05/20/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Philadelphia, PA
ZamoTrance......|07/18/11|04/18|04/22|04/22|05/18/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Oakland Pk, FL
tsekub..........|07/17/13|04/21|05/03|04/28|05/19/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Brooklyn, NY
Codon1..........|02/28/13|04/22|05/03|05/03|05/18/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Long Island, NY
gaby08..........|11/16/12|04/22|--/--|05/03|05/19/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Houston, TX
kiran&salman....|07/24/13|04/25|05/02|04/27|05/18/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Houston, TX
Petareño........|07/27/11|04/26|05/03|05/03|05/18/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Atlanta, GA
Maranda.........|11/09/11|04/26|05/03|05/02|05/20/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Charleston, SC
xqw.............|07/25/11|04/26|05/02|04/29|05/18/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Long Island, NY
winn55..........|07/07/06|04/28|05/08|05/09|05/25/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|New York, NY
Cooc............|07/25/13|04/28|05/02|05/06|05/27/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|New York, NY

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USCIS Phoenix, Arizona Lockbox
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UserName........|GC-Date.|Sent.|Cashd|NOA..|Fprints.|In Line..|Int ltr..|Intrview.|Oath.....|Field Office
TommyF..........|06/24/13|04/06|04/13|04/12|05/13/16|05/23/16.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Denver, CO
Ben&Janna.......|03/17/11|04/06|04/11|04/11|05/02/16|05/06/16.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Chicago, IL
bellaling.......|07/12/13|04/11|04/16|04/16|05/13/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|??, ??
Tony and Daisy..|12/01/15|04/12|04/20|04/18|04/12/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Honolulu, Hi
Waheed and Kris.|08/02/10|04/12|04/18|04/13|05/12/16|05/16/16.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Chicago, IL
ameraslam99.....|--/--/13|04/14|--/--|--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|??, ??
SLD.............|04/11/13|04/15|04/21|04/20|05/20/16|05/24/16.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Sacramento, CA
mvn.............|??/??/??|04/18|??/??|04/26|05/18/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Las Vegas, NV
gangan_2000.....|08/10/10|04/19|N/A |04/21|05/19/16|05/24/16.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Seattle, WA
casperghost.....|06/--/13|04/22|--/--|--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Fresno, CA
rrac23..........|07/10/13|04/23|04/29|04/28|05/17/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|San Francisco, CA
agrabs..........|07/05/13|04/25|05/08|05/04|05/27/16|06/08/16.|06/09/16.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Kansas City, MO
filler..........|06/06/13|04/25|05/02|05/05|05/16/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Los Angeles, CA
raghu2383.......|06/10/12|04/25|04/29|04/28|05/18/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Phoenix, AZ
Hoody...........|03/28/13|04/25| N/A |04/29|05/27/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Lee's Summit, MO


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USCIS Lincoln, Nebraska Lockbox (Filing Under 319b, 328, or 329 of the INA)
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UserName........|GC-Date.|Sent.|Cashd|NOA..|Fprints.|In Line..|Int Ltr..|Intview..|Oath.....|Field Office
Heidi...........|01/05/12|04/06|04/12|04/14|05/12/16|05/16/16.|05/23/16.|06/21/16.|--/--/--.|Memphis, TN


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GC-Date: The 'Resident Since' Date located on your first green card
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[raghu2383 1]

I did my biometrics the same day you did.

I've been married for 6 years, same guy, I've had FBI background checks in between to get a TWIC card, no speeding ticket or anything bad that I did that involves criminal activity. IDK, I'm just really getting anxious.

It seems like it's happening on the east coast, perhaps they just have a bit of a delay? idk.

I feel the same. I did my prints on 18th of May and no update. I am fingerprinted and background checks done every couple of years on me due to being a Foster parent. Forget a ticket, I dont even have a traffic warning. So I guess it is just delayed in some cases. My local office is Phoenix, and it seems they are slow this year. I wonder if some states (namely CA, AZ, TX, FL) have lot of applicants due to the general election.

[kiwibean 42]

I'm waiting to get out of line! It looked like it would be less than a month to get an interview date, but I'm still waiting!

Realistically, as long as it happens before my trip planned for December I don't need to worry. Still, I'd like to see movement. So impatient!

[zeezawrydan 1]

It's pretty common for a handful to get stuck in a longer background check.

In most cases this is resolved in 2-5 months.

If you look at the December 2015 thread; 4 of us fell into this category and we were all placed inline between 3 and 4 months after biometrics. Everyone else was placed inline within a few days of biometrics (if they didn't apply early) or exactly 1 month prior to their green card anniversary (if they applied early).

It's got nothing to do with whether or not you've got criminal issues; on the contrary, those would show up immediately on a background check.

Things like how common your name is, how often you've traveled, and where you've traveled to are more likely causes of delays.

Thanks Jimmy.

I have not travelled out of the country since I got here, so idk. I will just wait I guess.

[mvn 0]

Same here. Been married to the same person since 2003. Permanent Resident since 2004. Zero issues with the law. Got my biometrics on May 18 and so far there has been no change on my status. I think I will start to get worried if I don't hear anything in another week.

[JimmyHou 610]

Guys, I can't tell you not to worry, but I can tell you to please look at the timelines for previous months. There is nothing at all unusual about waiting 2 or 3 months after biometrics without hearing anything. There are a handful of such cases every single month. I hope this helps calm your nerves a little. Needless to say, if contacting USCIS makes you feel better, by all means do so, but at this stage there's nothing to worry about.

[Tony and Daisy 22]

Just to expand on what JimmyHou has talked about. I feel we all need to relax a little. I completely understand wanting this to be done fast, but this is the government. Sometimes fast and efficient but not typically. If we all remember back to the K1/IR1 process, it was 6-12 months for most of us. Going back through the timelines, it is exceedingly rare for them to take that long.

Just as a note: Daisy and I will be on a short notice to fly from Korea to Hawaii for 3 of us for her interview. Most of you have a fairly local office to deal with and just need to take 1-3 days off of work for the process. For us, this will be at least $7000.00 and a last minute notice at a critical time in my project timeline to go for her interview.

All I am saying is don't let frustration take over and just enjoy your preparation for your interview and the summer that we have upon us. Life is good.

[LuvMyDirndl 2]

Guys, I can't tell you not to worry, but I can tell you to please look at the timelines for previous months. There is nothing at all unusual about waiting 2 or 3 months after biometrics without hearing anything. There are a handful of such cases every single month. I hope this helps calm your nerves a little. Needless to say, if contacting USCIS makes you feel better, by all means do so, but at this stage there's nothing to worry about.

Personally, I'm not worried. Just anxious as I am generally an impatient person lol. Knowing that my field office is lagging behind just adds to the impatience for finally seeing a change in status. I know, I won't be done until another three or four months after being placed in line.

Waiting has its advantages too. Maybe I'll be lucky enough for family to join the ceremony as they are scheduled to visit from September to November.

Also, I think I got spoiled by my greencard processing times. I was all done within three months.

[PMartin37 161]

I married my husband and after our honeymoon, I came back to the U.S. and didn't see him for another year and a half. The CR-1 process was nothing short of excrutiating, but we are blessed now to be together and have all that behind us. Compared to that, this is cake!

I agree with you TonyandDaisy Life is good!!

Edited June 12, 2016 by PMartin37