N-400 August Filers 2022

[Jakep 0]

We submitted my wife’s n400 online on Aug 22nd 2022. Had her biometrics on September 14th. Her status has been case being actively reviewed ever since. Our local office is New Orleans. Her i751 is still pending just says case received. We filed in July 2021and had her biometrics few months later is MSC service center. I see people here are getting g their interviews after filing n400 rather quickly so it’s making a little frustrated/ nervous.  I know someone earlier posted that they filed their n400 on aug 22 had interview sept 15 in New Orleans and has already been through their oath so wondering if I should be concerned. TIA

[phillyfiler13 19]

5 hours ago, Jakep said:

We submitted my wife’s n400 online on Aug 22nd 2022. Had her biometrics on September 14th. Her status has been case being actively reviewed ever since. Our local office is New Orleans. Her i751 is still pending just says case received. We filed in July 2021and had her biometrics few months later is MSC service center. I see people here are getting g their interviews after filing n400 rather quickly so it’s making a little frustrated/ nervous.  I know someone earlier posted that they filed their n400 on aug 22 had interview sept 15 in New Orleans and has already been through their oath so wondering if I should be concerned. TIA

Tbh they’re no rhyme or reason to any of it. A friend of mine submitted their N400 the same week I did in September, they’re already a citizen while I’m waiting for my interview day. It’s frustrating but nothing to do but wait.

[SkyBlue2022 2]

On 2/2/2023 at 6:41 AM, phillyfiler13 said:

Tbh they’re no rhyme or reason to any of it. A friend of mine submitted their N400 the same week I did in September, they’re already a citizen while I’m waiting for my interview day. It’s frustrating but nothing to do but wait.

What might be the reason that some of us are not picked up for interview date yet?

- Background check is not completed? - It should not take that much long from my understanding.

- A file is not ready at the local USCIS office?

 

Can we submit a request for A-file? I am not sure when should we submit this request. I saw in some other forums that sometimes it helps to expedite (not sure).

 

Opinion?

 

Edited February 6, 2023 by SkyBlue2022

[Zulma05 2]

On 2/1/2023 at 11:54 PM, Jakep said:

We submitted my wife’s n400 online on Aug 22nd 2022. Had her biometrics on September 14th. Her status has been case being actively reviewed ever since. Our local office is New Orleans. Her i751 is still pending just says case received. We filed in July 2021and had her biometrics few months later is MSC service center. I see people here are getting g their interviews after filing n400 rather quickly so it’s making a little frustrated/ nervous.  I know someone earlier posted that they filed their n400 on aug 22 had interview sept 15 in New Orleans and has already been through their oath so wondering if I should be concerned. TIA

Hello, I have a similar situation, I filed my I-751 in August 2021 and the case is still pending. My N-400 form I submitted online on August 13, 2022, they reused my biometric information on October 2021(same thing happened with my I-751). I check every day but no news yet. I read cases similar to ours and the common aspect is the delay in the approval of I-751.

[Vpanda85 45]

On 9/1/2022 at 7:16 PM, Vpanda85 said:

In the August boat as well. 

 

Applied 8/27, biometrics reused. Case being actively reviewed, estimated time: 9 months. 

 

I-751 ROC filing date 8/5/21, no updates since "Case Received". 

N400 interview scheduled for 2/24

I-751 approved on 2/17, new card production ordered. Not sure if I will receive my card in time for my interview. Fingers crossed!

[Zulma05 2]

On 2/6/2023 at 2:28 PM, Zulma05 said:

Hello, I have a similar situation, I filed my I-751 in August 2021 and the case is still pending. My N-400 form I submitted online on August 13, 2022, they reused my biometric information on October 2021(same thing happened with my I-751). I check every day but no news yet. I read cases similar to ours and the common aspect is the delay in the approval of I-751.

Update: My interview is scheduled for March 20. My I-751still pending.

[SkyBlue2022 2]

On 1/25/2023 at 10:34 AM, SkyBlue2022 said:

Applied on 8/15/2022

Souse already naturalized. My Case Is still Being Actively Reviewed By USCIS

Philadelphia field office.

 

USCIS page is showing:

 

Estimated time* until case decision:
approx. 29 days

 

I am not sure what does it mean though.

 

Should I file FIOA request for A-file? Any advise?

 

Thanks

 

At last my interview was scheduled. I received update today morning. 

Interview was scheduled for March 30, 2023.

 

Thanks

[Vpanda85 45]

I had my N-400 interview this morning at the Minneapolis FO. Thankfully, the office was open today and I didn't have to deal with rescheduling due to the office being closed the last two days because of the snow storm. The interview was pretty straight forward and I passed the civics test but the outcome was "decision could not be made". The IO explained that my A-file is in transit and that needs to be reviewed as well. I asked if it was due to my I-751 but also reiterated that my I-751 was approved. The IO said they have to do some "due diligence". N-400 status still shows Interview Was Scheduled. 

 

The interview itself and questions were straightforward, nothing out of the ordinary. The IO was personable and made me feel very comfortable. I brought some additional evidence along like W2s for 2022, more recent statements for the evidence I had already submitted and any originals (as applicable) but the IO did not ask for anything specific. The IO did not allow my spouse to accompany me to the interview. The IO asked personals questions about my application (address, # of times both of us were married, # of kids, plans to have kids, international trips, club membership) that she updated and then the standard questions that go with each application (are you willing to take the oath of allegiance, etc.).

 

Documentation provided to the IO (all of it was returned back to me):

• Expired Green Card
• I-751 Approval (since I don't have the new green card yet) 
• Driver's license 
• List of international trips I've taken since N-400 filing 

Civics questions:

• Rights of US citizens
• Who wrote the Federalist Papers?
• How many amendments does the constitution have?
• We elect a president for how many years?
• One of the longest rivers in the US 
• Why does the flag have 50 stars? 

Reading: Who lives in the White House?

Writing: The president lives in the White House. 

[Rosi89 15]

[K-Kwette 114]

Interview scheduled for June 20th! 

[K-Kwette 114]

On 5/22/2023 at 3:46 PM, K-Kwette said:

Interview scheduled for June 20th! 

I had my interview and the oath ceremony was on the same day so I am officially American now and the journey is finally over!

 

Civics questions that I was asked:

- Who makes federal laws?

- Name one war during the 1900's

- If the president can no longer serve, who becomes president?

- What did Martin Luther King do?

- What happened on 9/11

- Why some states have more representative? 

 

I had to read ''Who was Abraham Lincoln'' and to write ''Abraham Lincoln was president during the civil war" and then just some basics questions on what my husband was doing for work, what I was doing, if we had kids, if I filed taxes, if I was ever arrested etc.

 

Overall it was pretty easy - Good luck to all of those still waiting!

[zanzala 47]

Wanted to share good news! After waiting for a year and 4 months, our N-400 interview is finally scheduled for February! We tried everything- congressional inquiry, USCIS service request, and finally ombudsman. Not sure if it all helped, but nevertheless, we are so relieved! The I-751 is still pending from August, 2021. I hope it all gets processed at the same interview. I will post updates next month. If anybody from August 2022 is still waiting- stay strong, your day will come!!!

[Saman1103 41]

5 hours ago, zanzala said:

Wanted to share good news! After waiting for a year and 4 months, our N-400 interview is finally scheduled for February! We tried everything- congressional inquiry, USCIS service request, and finally ombudsman. Not sure if it all helped, but nevertheless, we are so relieved! The I-751 is still pending from August, 2021. I hope it all gets processed at the same interview. I will post updates next month. If anybody from August 2022 is still waiting- stay strong, your day will come!!!

Congrats. That means there's some hope for me