N400 filers at Minneapolis,MN

[TBoneTX 43,525]

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[cool_beans 6]

We have a PD of May 10, 2017 and haven't had any updates for the i-485. Unfortunately, the MSP field office will ultimately be conducting the interview, so I am guessing it won't be until next year...

[FonfanScott 1]

I live in ND and filed N400 in the mid of December last year. My biometric was done on Feb 3rd in Fargo, and my interview was on Sep 18th in Minot. They flied uscis officers to do the interview here in Minot because we had many applicants in this area. I have just got my online status changed to "oath ceremony will be scheduled" today and i should receive the letter to tell me where and when the ceremony will be held within 30 days. It has been almost a year for me already. 

[Natasha&Luka 16]

Hi guys!  I had my interview in Bismarck ND and I was told that the oath ceremony will be either in Fargo, Minot or Bismarck (I include Moorhead, MN in Fargo too because they are next to each other). Also, I had several friends who had their oath ceremony in Fargo and live in this area, so I don't think it's going to be in Minneapolis. BTW, my interview was on August 7th and my status changed after a few weeks to "Oath ceremony will be scheduled..." Unfortunately, that does not mean that I will get my oath letter within 30 days from that status, rather 30 days when they actually send it. It's been more than 6-7 weeks since they put me in line for the oath ceremony. I will keep you posted, good luck everyone!  

[marcusa 31]

any update ?

[marcusa 31]

ANY UPDATES YET? 

[tijuana_brass 3]

41 minutes ago, marcusa said:

ANY UPDATES YET? 

MSP is not moving quickly right now. According to the 11/7 updated stats, as of 9/30/17 they are processing N400s from 10/12/16, so they're running at almost a year. They slipped significantly in September, only managing to get through 5 days worth of applications (as of 08/31/17 they were processing 10/07/16), so with a late December PD I'm not holding my breath.

 

That said, there are a few MSP folks on here who've had interviews (or interview notices) recently with PDs in the Dec/Jan timeframe, so there is some movement at least.

 

 

BTW, I saw the earlier comment about the large area covered by the MSP office. Based on the info I could find, the office covers ~2.5% of the US population, but only handles ~1.5% of the total N400 applications, so it's not a disproportionately high-workload office - can't speak to resourcing vs. case load though...

Edited November 9, 2017 by tijuana_brass

[marcusa 31]

On 11/9/2017 at 1:29 PM, tijuana_brass said:

MSP is not moving quickly right now. According to the 11/7 updated stats, as of 9/30/17 they are processing N400s from 10/12/16, so they're running at almost a year. They slipped significantly in September, only managing to get through 5 days worth of applications (as of 08/31/17 they were processing 10/07/16), so with a late December PD I'm not holding my breath.

 

That said, there are a few MSP folks on here who've had interviews (or interview notices) recently with PDs in the Dec/Jan timeframe, so there is some movement at least.

 

 

BTW, I saw the earlier comment about the large area covered by the MSP office. Based on the info I could find, the office covers ~2.5% of the US population, but only handles ~1.5% of the total N400 applications, so it's not a disproportionately high-workload office - can't speak to resourcing vs. case load though...

thank you for so much details and input. Apparently, MN ,ND,SD states are not a hot spot in terms of immigration, but they do have adopted lots of refugees. ..it's just too cold here, saying 16F at noon  today on Nov 10th,2017. 

However,  the USCIS should at least have two offices serving these three states.  or each state has their own field office. anyway ,we cant change this situation. 

Edited November 10, 2017 by marcusa

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just joint this thread.

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does anyone  have update ?

[itsdonealready 13]

Guess MN office is one of the slowest across the country lol while it is frustrating for me to wait for 14 months for an interview I understand that the current situation is not ideal for dealing with immigration cases. Kudos for those staff who work at local offices. Guess at this point all we can do is waiting.

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On 10/14/2017 at 3:39 PM, Natasha&Luka said:

Hi guys!  I had my interview in Bismarck ND and I was told that the oath ceremony will be either in Fargo, Minot or Bismarck (I include Moorhead, MN in Fargo too because they are next to each other). Also, I had several friends who had their oath ceremony in Fargo and live in this area, so I don't think it's going to be in Minneapolis. BTW, my interview was on August 7th and my status changed after a few weeks to "Oath ceremony will be scheduled..." Unfortunately, that does not mean that I will get my oath letter within 30 days from that status, rather 30 days when they actually send it. It's been more than 6-7 weeks since they put me in line for the oath ceremony. I will keep you posted, good luck everyone!  

Minneapolis-St. Paul Field Office:
This office serves the state of Minnesota.
This office serves the state of North Dakota.
This office serves the state of South Dakota.
This office serves the following counties in Wisconsin:

 

just wonder if nowadays folks from ND,SD are doing interviews ONLY at MSP office ?

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(the numbers represent the numbers of the field office in that state.)

Alabama-2

Alaska-1

Arizona-2

Arkansas-2(served by AR,TN offices )

California-11

Colorado-1

Connecticut-1

Delaware-1

District of Columbia-1(served by VA office)

Florida-10

Georgia-4(3 served by AL,FL ,SC offices)

Hawaii-1

Idaho-2(1 served by WA office)

Illinois-2(1 served by MO office)

Indiana-2(1 served by IL office)

Iowa-2( 1 served by NE office)

Kansas-2(1 served by MO office)

Kentucky-1

Maine-1

Maryland-1

Massachusetts-2

Michigan-1

Minnesota-1(serves MN,ND,SD,WI states) !!!!  the only one in the U.S.   

Mississippi-2(2 served by TN, LA offices)

Missouri-2

Montana-1

Nebraska-1

Nevada-2

New Hampshire-1

New Jersey-2

New Mexico-2(1 served by TX office)

New York-8(1 served by VT office)

North Carolina-2

North Dakota-0( served by MN office)

Ohio-3

Oklahoma-1

Oregon-1

Pennsylvania-3( 1 served by NY office)

Rhode Island-1

South Carolina-2

South Dakota-0 (served by MN office )

Tennessee-1

Texas-5

Utah-1

Vermont-1

Virginia-2

Washington-4(1 served by OR office)

West Virginia-0(served by PA office)

Wisconsin-2 (1 served by MN office)

Wyoming-2 (1 served by CO office)

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read from local news showing that, this new office location at downtown Minneapolis is occupying the entire 7th floor, 32,000 square feet of Marquette plaza building, and providing full service since May 2017. The old office has been at Bloomington foe 30 years before this move.

"Tim Counts, a spokesman for the agency, said 500 to 660 people visit the office each month seeking immigration and citizenship information, while about 300 people come in each week for citizenship and green card interviews"....." It processes more than 13,000 applications for naturalization and serves all of Minnesota and the Dakotas and a large swath of western Wisconsin"

[Natasha&Luka 16]

On 11/22/2017 at 2:28 PM, GoBig said:

Minneapolis-St. Paul Field Office:
This office serves the state of Minnesota.
This office serves the state of North Dakota.
This office serves the state of South Dakota.
This office serves the following counties in Wisconsin:

 

just wonder if nowadays folks from ND,SD are doing interviews ONLY at MSP office ?

Hi!

No, I had my interview here in Bismarck, ND. My biometrics was in Fargo, ND. My oath ceremony is going to be either in Fargo, Bismarck or in Minot. But, I am still waiting for the letter. I will start calling senator's office next week. This waiting doesn't make sense - it's been almost 4 months since I had the interview and I got "Congratulations...etc". Good luck!