N-400 January 2024 filers

[samdog 56]

Question - My N-400 interview invite says it'll be at 9:00AM, and the I-751 letter says that my spouse has to be present on that day because the N-400 interview may be preceded by an interview for the I-751. Does this mean that the I-751 interview could start before 9:00AM? We were planning on arriving at the USCIS office around 8:20AM-8:30AM - and we are NOT planning on bringing our toddler to the interview (just his birth certificate); hopefully they don't need our child to be present.

[Crazy Cat 46,178]

4 minutes ago, samdog said:

Question - My N-400 interview invite says it'll be at 9:00AM, and the I-751 letter says that my spouse has to be present on that day because the N-400 interview may be preceded by an interview for the I-751. Does this mean that the I-751 interview could start before 9:00AM? We were planning on arriving at the USCIS office around 8:20AM-8:30AM - and we are NOT planning on bringing our toddler to the interview (just his birth certificate); hopefully they don't need our child to be present.

Your child does not need to be present (nor would I recommend taking the child).  I think your arrival time is fine.  

[SM2017 148]

Hello everyone! 
 

I filed January 9th, got the first letter a week after, then the biometric reuse 3 weeks after that. Still no letter about the interview appointment though. I filed in Florida. Anyone else here filed in Florida?

 

I sure hope its soon! ☺️

[PicklePiggy 5]

Phoenix AZ field office

 

3-year married to USC rule with pending I-751 (Filed back on 01/12/2023)

 

Filed online 01/31/2024

Biometric reused 02/01/2024

case is being actively reviewed by USCIS 02/01/2024

 

anyone filed at similar time in Arizona? I saw some ppl said they would not schedule interview until you reached 3-year GC anniversary? My 3-year GC anniversary would falls on 04/02/2024, hope the interview letter will happen in April.

Edited March 21, 2024 by PicklePiggy
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[minivatreni 193]

8 hours ago, PicklePiggy said:

Phoenix AZ field office

 

3-year married to USC rule with pending I-751 (Filed back on 01/12/2023)

 

Filed online 01/31/2024

Biometric reused 02/01/2024

case is being actively reviewed by USCIS 02/01/2024

 

anyone filed at similar time in Arizona? I saw some ppl said they would not schedule interview until you reached 3-year GC anniversary? My 3-year GC anniversary would falls on 04/02/2024, hope the interview letter will happen in April.

USCIS usually schedule the interviews for after your 3 or 5 year anniversary 

[Shroy123 751]

Dallas Field Office

 

N400- Applied on Jan 15th

Biometrics Resue - Feb 27th

No update yet

[samdog 56]

Is there a checklist of documents that I should take for the combo interview? I have started making one on my phone but wanted to make sure I don't miss anything.

[Bah90 31]

Hi everyone

I had my n400 interview March 14th in New Jersey. I passed the civic test and  at the end the officer told me that I was approved but she could not make a decision because my I-751 has not been approved yet.( I applied Sep 2022) She said she requested my case to be transferred to her and once she receives it she will approve it and then she can approve my n400. yesterday I received a letter from uscis saying that my case was transferred to national benefit center, MO

and that office now has the jurisdiction. Nothing has changed since then.

Reading experiences in this forum, I feel my case is so unusual and it is frustrating.

Please let me know if you have the same experience. Thanks

[jackiegringa 419]

50 minutes ago, Bah90 said:

I feel my case is so unusual and it is frustrating.

It really isn't, lots of people have to wait for the I-751 to be adjudicated for the N-400 to be approved. It sucks but it has happened before. It's been only a week and your case has been moved, meaning it is doing something instead of just sitting in place, so give it a bit more time and you will get both approved soon. 

[SM2017 148]

I noticed there are some who filed N-400 after me and already received an interview appointment. My service center according to the receipt letter is NBC and I filed online. Does online filing take longer?

[minivatreni 193]

2 minutes ago, SM2017 said:

I noticed there are some who filed N-400 after me and already received an interview appointment. My service center according to the receipt letter is NBC and I filed online. Does online filing take longer?

No, online vs. mailed it it's all the same. Biometrics reuse or not, it's usually all the same. Some people just hear back sooner, and for others it takes longer. Only the USCIS can answer why, but I'd say it's because they have an inconsistent system and likely the most reasonable explanation. There is no correlation. 

[Laure&Colin 562]

2 hours ago, SM2017 said:

I noticed there are some who filed N-400 after me and already received an interview appointment. My service center according to the receipt letter is NBC and I filed online. Does online filing take longer?

 

It actually depends more on your Field Office (where your interview will take place). Some areas seem super fast, maybe because they have fewer applicants. But even then it seems inconsistent. I've looked at the Timelines and some people who file from the same city at the same time have very different processing times...

[Duggu 60]

On 3/21/2024 at 6:11 AM, minivatreni said:

USCIS usually schedule the interviews for after your 3 or 5 year anniversary 

 

@minivatreni: Is this a rule ? or it this your observation ? 

[minivatreni 193]

15 hours ago, Duggu said:

 

@minivatreni: Is this a rule ? or it this your observation ? 

You can have the interview before your anniversary, but you cannot have the oath before. I personally have not seen any interview scheduled before anyone’s anniversary date. It’s not a “rule” it’s just what USCIS does. 

[Duggu 60]

15 minutes ago, minivatreni said:

You can have the interview before your anniversary, but you cannot have the oath before. I personally have not seen any interview scheduled before anyone’s anniversary date. It’s not a “rule” it’s just what USCIS does. 

Thanks for the information.