N-400 November 2019 Filers

[Bebe1 78]

Biometrics letter has arrived on my USCIS account - scheduled for 11/29 - Day after thanksgiving

[Bebe1 78]

31 minutes ago, Valor said:

Hey, have you been able to see your biometrics letter yet? Mine still hasn't shown up online.

Mine has shown up online and I imagine the physical letter is in my mailbox as we speak. 11/29 is my date.

[Valor 131]

1 minute ago, Bebe1 said:

Mine has shown up online and I imagine the physical letter is in my mailbox as we speak. 11/29 is my date.

Thanks for the reply. Mine hasn't shown up yet, hopefully it will be there soon. 

[Bebe1 78]

26 minutes ago, Valor said:

Thanks for the reply. Mine hasn't shown up yet, hopefully it will be there soon. 

Yea hang tight, it will show up!

[Numii 16]

1 hour ago, Bebe1 said:

Biometrics letter has arrived on my USCIS account - scheduled for 11/29 - Day after thanksgiving

 

I got mine today too. scheduled for 11/27 - Day before thanksgiving

 

[Numii 16]

On my bio-metric appointment letter, it says service center as NBC.

 

[Bebe1 78]

7 minutes ago, Numii said:

On my bio-metric appointment letter, it says service center as NBC.

 

The address for your biometrics support center should say something like the screenshot here

Edited November 13, 2019 by Bebe1

[Numii 16]

30 minutes ago, Bebe1 said:

The address for your biometrics support center should say something like the screenshot here

thanks -

 

APPLICATION SUPPORT CENTER
USCIS GLENMONT

 

[bec128 42]

The Service Centers are the big clearinghouses for applications. You'll recall filing for previous benefits by sending forms to Vermont, Texas, California, etc -- the National Benefits Center (NBC) is just like one of those. They are going to review your application for completeness, start the background checks, pull your previous files, etc.

 

Then they'll send all of that to your Local Office, which is where you will have your interview, and who will schedule your oath ceremony.

 

Because we all go through the same process at the NBC, your wait time is going to be entirely dependent on your Local Office. They have different case loads, processing speeds, etc., which we can see even in this thread.

 

99% of the time, you will get sent to the local office that matches your current zip code, which you can look up here: https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/find-uscis-office/field-offices

 

Rarely, your case may be sent to a different local office for processing in order to balance case loads. That is 100% up to USCIS, and you cannot control that whatsoever. In most cases it will be a good thing, because you'll get faster processing than you would if you're stuck in line at a very slow/backed up office.

 

Application Support Centers (ASCs) are something else entirely -- these are where you go for biometrics, and typically that's all they do at that office. Your biometrics appointment is always scheduled at your nearest ASC.

 

Hope this helps everyone with understanding the different parts of the process and why everyone's going to have different wait times.

[Deagle 494]

32 minutes ago, bec128 said:

The Service Centers are the big clearinghouses for applications. You'll recall filing for previous benefits by sending forms to Vermont, Texas, California, etc -- the National Benefits Center (NBC) is just like one of those. They are going to review your application for completeness, start the background checks, pull your previous files, etc.

 

Then they'll send all of that to your Local Office, which is where you will have your interview, and who will schedule your oath ceremony.

 

Because we all go through the same process at the NBC, your wait time is going to be entirely dependent on your Local Office. They have different case loads, processing speeds, etc., which we can see even in this thread.

 

99% of the time, you will get sent to the local office that matches your current zip code, which you can look up here: https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/find-uscis-office/field-offices

 

Rarely, your case may be sent to a different local office for processing in order to balance case loads. That is 100% up to USCIS, and you cannot control that whatsoever. In most cases it will be a good thing, because you'll get faster processing than you would if you're stuck in line at a very slow/backed up office.

 

Application Support Centers (ASCs) are something else entirely -- these are where you go for biometrics, and typically that's all they do at that office. Your biometrics appointment is always scheduled at your nearest ASC.

 

Hope this helps everyone with understanding the different parts of the process and why everyone's going to have different wait times.

The ASC can be the same USCIS local office. Also, I think the real background check begins only after the Biometrics are done. The reason for that is that now they have the actual person and fingerprints to check on.

[Valor 131]

5 hours ago, Bebe1 said:

Yea hang tight, it will show up!

Mine just showed up, the same day as yours:)

[Kirstyandliam 2]

Submitted my application online yesterday, I was going to wait but with the news about the fees increasing I took the leap haha here’s hoping for a smooth process! How soon is biometrics scheduled? 

[Bebe1 78]

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Edited November 14, 2019 by Bebe1

[Bebe1 78]

3 hours ago, Kirstyandliam said:

Submitted my application online yesterday, I was going to wait but with the news about the fees increasing I took the leap haha here’s hoping for a smooth process! How soon is biometrics scheduled? 

Mine was scheduled 3 weeks out, after the day i applied online. i imagine it varies across the board based on your local offices' available time and work load. Either way, best of luck! 

[Giovanna024 442]

8 hours ago, Kirstyandliam said:

Submitted my application online yesterday, I was going to wait but with the news about the fees increasing I took the leap haha here’s hoping for a smooth process! How soon is biometrics scheduled? 

Fees Increasing??? 

How much?