n400 May 2021 Filers

[Kali2015 21]

7 hours ago, Harmeet Kaur said:

So when we file online do we go based off of the field office near us or somewhere else? I filed in may 2021. When should I expect interview? 

They will assign you the nearest field office by your address . Expect an interview pretty soon . I filed online on may 25th and today was my interview and same day oath ceremony.

[lazy 19]

On 2/15/2022 at 4:35 PM, Kali2015 said:

They will assign you the nearest field office by your address . Expect an interview pretty soon . I filed online on may 25th and today was my interview and same day oath ceremony.

I filed May 24

Biometrics in August

No news since.

Expecting it to be sent to Raleigh, NC office.

[CharlotteUK 6]

I filed online on May 21, 2021 and had my interview in Chicago yesterday (March 14th). I also had a pending I751 and the officer completed both interviews together (we were NOT notified about this in advance). The officer told me that both of my cases (N400 and I751) will be approved and I will put on the waiting list for an oath ceremony once all the paperwork has gone through. The wait for the oath ceremony is about 6-8 weeks at this office.

[Nkrish83 65]

All, 

Posting my friend's experience and timeline (he's not on VJ  - learned about it today after his naturalization)

 

Filed Online for N400 (5 year rule) - May 17, 2021

Office - Raleigh, NC

Biometrics reuse notification: May 18, 2021

FOIA filed - Dec 2021

FOIA files received - Feb 7, 2022

Interview notification: Feb 22, 2022

Interview Date: March 29, 2022

Oath taken: March 29, 2022 (Same day oath)

 

Experience was similar to most folks - security check was airport like and he arrived 20 mins prior to appointment time. Was called in by the officer around 45 mins later.  He took interview first (Civics, reading and writing) followed by yes/no. My friend hadn't submitted his traffic citations, so he disclosed them and officer checked the receipts and since they were paid said no big deal. Post processing told him to wait for 15 mins to see if he can oath in the next hour. Came back and said he will be taking oath in the next 30 mins. 

 

Overall 1.5 hours from arrival to exit. 

 

He had submitted the FOIA request after i advised him to do so since he was unaware. Not sure if requesting the A-file did the trick for the interview or not, but there was at least a coincidence in the A-file arriving and the interview notice coming in within 2 weeks. For background he was in the US prior to 2010 and like many others have noted, may have had some physical files within his A-file.  

 

Thanks

[lightstream19 7]

Any progress for other May 2021 filers please?

[da95826 387]

1 hour ago, lightstream19 said:

Any progress for other May 2021 filers please?

Had a combo l751 & n400 interview on May 16th at the Sacramento field office. Pass the n400 test and awaiting approval of both petitions and scheduling of the oath ceremony.

 

Frankly I was expecting to wait longer than a year for the n400 case to be scheduled for the interview given the backlog at the Sacramento field office. 

[lightstream19 7]

4 hours ago, da95826 said:

Had a combo l751 & n400 interview on May 16th at the Sacramento field office. Pass the n400 test and awaiting approval of both petitions and scheduling of the oath ceremony.

 

Frankly I was expecting to wait longer than a year for the n400 case to be scheduled for the interview given the backlog at the Sacramento field office. 

Congrats, still waiting for mine for over a year.

[lightstream19 7]

Hello all, 

Any May 2021 filer still waiting for an Interview?

[Harmeet Kaur 20]

Hello.

My husbands interview for N-400 is on the 30th of June. He filed for N-400 in May 2021. 
He also filed to remove conditions from his green card (I-751) in April 2020. He did not get an interview notice for I-751. We called USCIS and they should he should have gotten an interview for I-751 and it should be fine but since he didn't --he will have to tell the person taking his interview about it and it should be fine either way. Anyone else experience the same? His interview is in Seattle. Will it be a combined interview??

Also, what documents we need to take for his N-400 interview?

[Harmeet Kaur 20]

On 5/21/2022 at 7:56 AM, da95826 said:

Had a combo l751 & n400 interview on May 16th at the Sacramento field office. Pass the n400 test and awaiting approval of both petitions and scheduling of the oath ceremony.

 

Frankly I was expecting to wait longer than a year for the n400 case to be scheduled for the interview given the backlog at the Sacramento field office. 

Congrats! Were you notified of your combo interview before? My husband has his N-400 interview but nothing on I-751. Will it still be combo?

[da95826 387]

On 6/27/2022 at 9:42 PM, Harmeet Kaur said:

My husband has his N-400 interview but nothing on I-751. Will it still be combo

yes, likely a combo interview

[da95826 387]

Our immgration journey is now complete, becoming a US citizen today after almost 26 months after filing my n400.

[da95826 387]

8 hours ago, da95826 said:

Our immgration journey is now complete, becoming a US citizen today after almost 26 months after filing my n400.

Correcting my timeline, my i751 took nearly 26th months, my n400 took nearly 14 months from filing the n400  to the oath ceremony.

[Harmeet Kaur 20]

My husbands N-400 interview was today. His I-751 petition was still pending so they took a combined interview. They asked a lot of questions. But we got through it. He passed the N-400 and she did say that we were approved for I-751 but a decision could not be made right now. Im not sure what that means. Online for I-751 it says interview was completed but still under review. For N-400 it says Oath ceremony will be scheduled within 30 days. Does anyone have any experience with this? How long will it take?

[da95826 387]

8 hours ago, Harmeet Kaur said:

Does anyone have any experience with this? How long will it take?

Yes, the same thing happened to us, it took three weeks for USCIS to approve  both the 751 and n400 after our combo interview. Not sure how long it will take USCIS to make a decision in your case.