N400 Seattle (merged)

[swadesi 12]

Are the processing times the same for every type of application? Employment based vs Spouse based or 3-year vs 5-year applicants?

 

Also, are they still sending applications to Yakima for Seattle/eastside applicants? IF yes, do they get processed any faster?

[JFH 12,189]

13 hours ago, swadesi said:

Are the processing times the same for every type of application? Employment based vs Spouse based or 3-year vs 5-year applicants?

 

Also, are they still sending applications to Yakima for Seattle/eastside applicants? IF yes, do they get processed any faster?

Not seen anyone sent to Yakima or Portland for a year or so. 
 

Processing times are the same, regardless of eligibility. 

[MGMA 55]

	Received	Approved	Pending	Denied
Jan-March 31 2019	4075	1640	22,831	446
April 1 - June 30, 2019	4,315	4,385	4,385	226
July 1 - September 30, 2019	4,628	2,621	18,805	273
October 1 - December 31, 2019	5,043	3,192	18,203	158
January 1 - March 31, 2020	4,983	4,197	19,333	219
April 1 - June 30, 2020	3,499	1,369	21,688	125

 

 

Here is some stats guys, it's not very promising. These stats are for Seattle office. 

 

Backlog is getting higher 21,688. More applications were received overtime, which explain why it's slowing more and more with the fact that they are processing way less cases at about 25% capacity April - June 2020 compared to January - March 2020. 

 

I applied jan-march 2020, which have increased volume of applications 5k in the quarter before mine, compared to 4628 the one before and 4315 the one before. 

 

We have way long to wait. All what I can say is stay patient. We have nothing to do in our hands. 

[JFH 12,189]

My estimated completion date (which was January 2021) has disappeared. I’m expecting to have my interview in March, based on the current timelines from those a month or two ahead of me. 

[Vasto_Lorde 12]

1 hour ago, JFH said:

My estimated completion date (which was January 2021) has disappeared. I’m expecting to have my interview in March, based on the current timelines from those a month or two ahead of me. 

Same here.

[MGMA 55]

2 hours ago, JFH said:

My estimated completion date (which was January 2021) has disappeared. I’m expecting to have my interview in March, based on the current timelines from those a month or two ahead of me. 

October, November, December, January, February, March, It's been very sad to keep watching your expectations move every few weeks. I wish you hear something soon. 

Edited January 24, 2021 by MGMA

[L1 & L2 9]

On 1/23/2021 at 2:31 PM, MGMA said:

 

	Received	Approved	Pending	Denied
Jan-March 31 2019	4075	1640	22,831	446
April 1 - June 30, 2019	4,315	4,385	4,385	226
July 1 - September 30, 2019	4,628	2,621	18,805	273
October 1 - December 31, 2019	5,043	3,192	18,203	158
January 1 - March 31, 2020	4,983	4,197	19,333	219
April 1 - June 30, 2020	3,499	1,369	21,688	125

 

 

Here is some stats guys, it's not very promising. These stats are for Seattle office. 

 

Backlog is getting higher 21,688. More applications were received overtime, which explain why it's slowing more and more with the fact that they are processing way less cases at about 25% capacity April - June 2020 compared to January - March 2020. 

 

I applied jan-march 2020, which have increased volume of applications 5k in the quarter before mine, compared to 4628 the one before and 4315 the one before. 

 

We have way long to wait. All what I can say is stay patient. We have nothing to do in our hands. 

April to June 2020 is not a great quarter to predict processing speed for future because for the majority of period, USCIS offices were closed due to COVID. USCIS started again in early June so it will be important to see processing speed for July to Sept 2020 quarter. That will tell some better story.

[MGMA 55]

3 hours ago, L1 & L2 said:

April to June 2020 is not a great quarter to predict processing speed for future because for the majority of period, USCIS offices were closed due to COVID. USCIS started again in early June so it will be important to see processing speed for July to Sept 2020 quarter. That will tell some better story.

True, assuming they are running at faster speed, I do not expect them they are at the same speed before COVID. The July, Sept report should have been out by now, but even these reports at 2 months delay. 

[Aila 8]

Hi guys!.  It been awhile since my last visit here. I logged in to give all an update. This after I received an email and notification that my interview has been scheduled. I checked both myuscis and egov. Both shows the same status. I don’t have the interview date yet. I’ll update on here again once I received it. 

Hope you all doing well. 

[JFH 12,189]

1 hour ago, Aila said:

Hi guys!.  It been awhile since my last visit here. I logged in to give all an update. This after I received an email and notification that my interview has been scheduled. I checked both myuscis and egov. Both shows the same status. I don’t have the interview date yet. I’ll update on here again once I received it. 

Hope you all doing well. 

Excellent news! Congratulations. And you are a September 2019 filer. I think you are the first September 2019 filer to get an interview apart from the random ones that seemed to bypass others. 

[swadesi 12]

New quarterly reports are out, and the numbers are still as pathetic as ever. 

 

	Received	Approved	Pending	Denied
Jan-March 31 2019	4075	1640	22831	446
April 1 - June 30, 2019	4315	4385	4385	226
July 1 - September 30, 2019	4628	2621	18805	273
October 1 - December 31, 2019	5043	3192	18203	158
January 1 - March 31, 2020	4983	4197	19333	219
April 1 - June 30, 2020	3499	1369	21688	125
July 1 - September 30, 2020	6593	1797	27326	279

 

 

 

[mbalih 35]

7 minutes ago, swadesi said:

New quarterly reports are out, and the numbers are still as pathetic as ever. 

 

	Received	Approved	Pending	Denied
Jan-March 31 2019	4075	1640	22831	446
April 1 - June 30, 2019	4315	4385	4385	226
July 1 - September 30, 2019	4628	2621	18805	273
October 1 - December 31, 2019	5043	3192	18203	158
January 1 - March 31, 2020	4983	4197	19333	219
April 1 - June 30, 2020	3499	1369	21688	125
July 1 - September 30, 2020	6593	1797	27326	279

 

 

 

Wow - please forgive my ignorance....but why such a high rate of denials? Any insight?

[MGMA 55]

1 hour ago, swadesi said:

New quarterly reports are out, and the numbers are still as pathetic as ever. 

 

	Received	Approved	Pending	Denied
Jan-March 31 2019	4075	1640	22831	446
April 1 - June 30, 2019	4315	4385	4385	226
July 1 - September 30, 2019	4628	2621	18805	273
October 1 - December 31, 2019	5043	3192	18203	158
January 1 - March 31, 2020	4983	4197	19333	219
April 1 - June 30, 2020	3499	1369	21688	125
July 1 - September 30, 2020	6593	1797	27326	279

 

 

 

Wow, pending cases now are 27k and new applications July - Sept is 6,593. That is crazy. they are processing say 2k this last quarter, while received cases Oct-Dec, 2019 and Jan-March 2020 was at 5K each quarter, so for each quarter they are processing 2k which is 40% rate. So assuming they did not even hit October yet, and they are processing Sept, someone like me a January applicant have at least 10k ahead. So critical math say I need 5 quarters to hit my case. See you guys next year, lol.

[Aila 8]

Interview scheduled for February 23 at 2:20pm

[Aila 8]

16 hours ago, JFH said:

Excellent news! Congratulations. And you are a September 2019 filer. I think you are the first September 2019 filer to get an interview apart from the random ones that seemed to bypass others. 

Thank you! This is such a long wait for us Seattle filers. Hoping that you’ll get scheduled soon. Goodluck. 

Edited January 27, 2021 by Aila