How long is it taking to process N400

[Morningmist 76]

I live in Georgia. For marriage based citizenship how long does it take from getting the notice of application to actually getting your citizenship certificate?

[JimmyHou 611]

I live in Georgia. For marriage based citizenship how long does it take from getting the notice of application to actually getting your citizenship certificate?

Georgia applications are processed in the Atlanta office.

Atlanta was, historically, probably one of the three slowest offices in the country, with applications taking 9 or 10 months on average... that was as recently as early last year.

More recently, Atlanta has sped up considerably... for example, the two December 2015 applicants on VisaJounrey became citizens in mid-March 2016, faster than almost all the other applicants who filed that month.

That being said, the length of processing depends on your case; you may file at a fast office, but get stuck in background checks (which have nothing to do with your office) for 6 months.

On average, I'd say that most people are finishing in 5-8 months with faster cases finishing in 3 and slower ones taking 9 or more.

If you look through the monthly threads for recent months on the progress forum (link below) you'll see what to expect.. go to the end of each thread and look through the latest updated table. It may be too early to get information from more recent months, but look at February 2016 and go back a few months from there. Look for people who list Atlanta as their field office.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/595084-how-long-is-it-taking-to-process-n400/

In short, if you're lucky and your case is straight forward, I would expect you to be done within 4-5 months of applying based on how Atlanta has been trending recently. If you get stuck in a long background check, then it'll more likely be 6-12 months.

[TBoneTX 44,691]

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[Morningmist 76]

Thank you!

[joglen1210 10]

I sent my N-400 to TX Lockbox and got a priority date 2/25, did biometrics on 3/23 and in-line for interview 3/25, then checked online and case was updated - 5/9 scheduled for interview (the case was updated on USCIS site). I am still waiting for the letter (actual date of interview) to arrive by mail. So counting from the time I mailed it on 2/20 to scheduled for interview is already 78 days. I am guessing that I will be interviewed within 30 days (fingers-crossed). My wife got her citizenship in about the same time- about 130 days. Good Luck!!

Edited May 13, 2016 by joglen1210