N-400 June 2025 filers

[Rhema1 378]

On 6/9/2025 at 6:34 PM, Babu Frik said:

My service center is averaging 7 months

Which local field office is that?

Do you guys know the average in Dallas local office?

Edited July 4 by Rhema1

[Babu Frik 1,179]

4 minutes ago, Rhema1 said:

Which local field office is that?

Do you guys know the average in Dallas local office?

NY, don't know about Dallas, I went by timelines I saw on here, facebook, and reddit.

In general immigration things seem to be getting slower because of administration changes as well

[Crazy Cat 44,423]

2 hours ago, Rhema1 said:

Which local field office is that?

Do you guys know the average in Dallas local office?

USCIS says about 8 months for Dallas.  I think it said 9 months when my wife applied in late 2022.  It actually took only 3 months to get notification of an interview.  Total time (over the holidays) was 5.5 months from application to oath (and that included a combo interview).

Edited July 4 by Crazy Cat

[Rhema1 378]

32 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

USCIS says about 8 months for Dallas.  I think it said 9 months when my wife applied in late 2022.  It actually took only 3 months to get notification of an interview.  Total time (over the holidays) was 5.5 months from application to oath (and that included a combo interview).

Thanks so much for your response.

I get that we can have everything done quicker than the posted time.

[ManefMelissa 10]

GC for 10 years

3 years rule

Apply within 90 days early

Applied on 06/24/2025

Biometric Notice : 06/27/2025

Biometric appt : 07/18/2025

Office : Raleigh / Durham , NC

 

Edited July 8 by ManefMelissa

[Leumas 50]

On 7/4/2025 at 8:20 AM, Rhema1 said:

Which local field office is that?

Do you guys know the average in Dallas local office?

 

My straightforward case, in Dallas, took 85 days from the day I submitted the application to the day of taking the oath.  But I'm just one data point.

 

The web site always said around 8 months for Dallas while my case was in progress.

[Redro 4,623]

Went for my biometrics today. We could only enter 15 minutes before scheduled appointment time. I waited in my car and then went to stand at the door when I saw other people lining up. Was 3rd or 4th to enter. I watched one person go before me and then I was called. The process would have been a lot quicker if I didn't retake my photo 3 times. I didn't realize this photo was going on my naturalization certificate until the person taking my biometrics told me. I look awful in the photo still but I don't care. The woman stated in my second photo I looked "defeated".

 

Only saw 3 people working at the location. One checking people in. One person doing the biometrics and another person in a separate room doing something or other. The woman helping me out said they were not fully staffed today because they didn't have many appointments. 

 

The entire process took 15 minutes. I completed the survey after they took my biometrics because I wanted them to know the staff were very friendly and helpful towards me! By the time I left there were approximately 20 people in the office. I am glad I arrived early and entered as soon as I could. 

[ManefMelissa 10]

27 minutes ago, Redro said:

Went for my biometrics today. We could only enter 15 minutes before scheduled appointment time. I waited in my car and then went to stand at the door when I saw other people lining up. Was 3rd or 4th to enter. I watched one person go before me and then I was called. The process would have been a lot quicker if I didn't retake my photo 3 times. I didn't realize this photo was going on my naturalization certificate until the person taking my biometrics told me. I look awful in the photo still but I don't care. The woman stated in my second photo I looked "defeated".

 

Only saw 3 people working at the location. One checking people in. One person doing the biometrics and another person in a separate room doing something or other. The woman helping me out said they were not fully staffed today because they didn't have many appointments. 

 

The entire process took 15 minutes. I completed the survey after they took my biometrics because I wanted them to know the staff were very friendly and helpful towards me! By the time I left there were approximately 20 people in the office. I am glad I arrived early and entered as soon as I could. 

Mine will take place next Friday , do I need to dress up or just casual but presentable ? 

[ManefMelissa 10]

Any applicants from Raleigh / Durham ?

[Redro 4,623]

43 minutes ago, ManefMelissa said:

Mine will take place next Friday , do I need to dress up or just casual but presentable ? 

Be comfortable but presentable. Basically I would think about the photo on your certificate. 

[ODAAT 153]

18 minutes ago, Redro said:

Be comfortable but presentable. Basically I would think about the photo on your certificate. 

The photo they take there isn’t for the certificate (or at least they didn’t use mine that day). Mine is from when I looked like a baby. So not a bad thing for me now that I am a lot older 

[OldUser 9,881]

1 hour ago, ManefMelissa said:

Mine will take place next Friday , do I need to dress up or just casual but presentable ? 

Business casual is OK.

 

As long as you don't wear shorts / miniskirt and flipflops, you'll be fine.

I wore suit. Many people wore jeans.

 

[tripswitch 7]

Is there a way to find out here (or elsewhere online) whether my interview location does same day oath ceremonies? 

[Magi Stark 70]

11 minutes ago, tripswitch said:

Is there a way to find out here (or elsewhere online) whether my interview location does same day oath ceremonies? 

Only from anecdotal evidence based on what you find online. Even then, just because it happened to certain people doesn't mean it happens to everyone at the same field office. I used Google: "N-400 <field office> same-day oath".  If you add "reddit" or "visa journey" or another immigration forum at the end, you can narrow your search even more. You can also ask directly on one of the N-400 facebook groups to see if anyone has in the same field office has a recent experience. 

[tripswitch 7]

1 minute ago, Magi Stark said:

Only from anecdotal evidence based on what you find online. Even then, just because it happened to certain people doesn't mean it happens to everyone at the same field office. I used Google: "N-400 <field office> same-day oath".  If you add "reddit" or "visa journey" or another immigration forum at the end, you can narrow your search even more. You can also ask directly on one of the N-400 facebook groups to see if anyone has in the same field office has a recent experience. 

Perfect. Thanks for the tips. I’ll have a dig around.