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Ashokanna
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Hi all!   Creating this thread as I don't see one for January filers (if there is one already, please disregard/merge if possible).   Filed my N400 application online earlier this

Nylar
Nylar

Received my biometrics appointment today, scheduled for February 11th.

Educ8r
Educ8r

Husband filed Jan 8, 2026 and has a biometric appt for the 26th, Cincinnati, Ohio office.  I assume it is a very good thing for it to move this quickly?  Any thoughts? He got his conditions remov

TBoneTX Grand Master

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6 hours ago, kkeys said:

Had biometrics in Atlanta on 2/25. Was a super quick process. Was allowed to take a smiling photo, and only needed my index/middle on my right hand. 

I wish it was more official, because I took an entire day off and drove 3h there and 4.5 back. 😅

But now, we wait... 

Not a day goes by when I don't thank heaven that we were only 7 miles (or was it 6?) from Mrs. T-B.'s biometrics place.

 

Wishing you a speedy and less-stressful process ahead.

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

TBoneTX Grand Master

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7 minutes ago, JD2 said:

They should let people do biometrics at their local police station.

Great idea if chain of custody can be ensured.  Doubtful that regular police could upload prints to the USCIS database.

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

OldUser Grand Master

OldUser   11,267

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On 3/2/2026 at 11:54 PM, JD2 said:

If you use Lawfully to track N-400, why don't they have you select your field office so they can get better data?

Because they can't determine this from online status as far as I know. I think most people don't use Lawfully, so they rely only on updates from USCIS

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2 minutes ago, OldUser said:

Because they can't determine this from online status as far as I know

Back when we were at I-130 stage, and I-751, Lawfully app asks you to select which service center you have.  They could easily add a menu to select Field Office.

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43 minutes ago, OldUser said:

Oh I see what you mean. I guess you can always propose a feature?

I did and they said they'd forward the suggestion to their product team.  I think Lawfully has a lot of data so I was surprised they didn't do this already.  I think they sell their data as a product to their business customers.  

 

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JD2   272

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Seems like processing has slowed down.  I haven't seen a single person get an interview who filed after October 28th.  Maybe due to the partial shutdown and the full shutdown before it?  USCIS is fee funded but the director posted on Twitter that the full shutdown would slow down processing.

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11 hours ago, JD2 said:

Seems like processing has slowed down.  I haven't seen a single person get an interview who filed after October 28th.  Maybe due to the partial shutdown and the full shutdown before it?  USCIS is fee funded but the director posted on Twitter that the full shutdown would slow down processing.

We filed Oct 10th and are still waiting but well within the expected timeframe obviously. Our field office (Portland OR) processing time estimate has changed from 7 to 9 months since we filed. I’d guess there was a rush leading up to cutoff for the new civics test on Oct 20th followed by the shutdown and then the holidays, creating a backlog in some places. 

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JD2   272

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4 minutes ago, EKT said:

processing time estimate has changed from 7 to 9 months since we filed.

I think they pad those processing times so they have some runway before people can do inquiries.  If you look at actual timelines, they are shorter generally.  I have noticed real timelines are highly variable as well.  Some people get interview in 2 months while others 9 months and everything in between.  I'm thinking those shorter timelines have gone away since October end.  At least I haven't seen any at my Field Office and you would except some based on the preceding year's timelines. 

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EKT   125

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11 minutes ago, JD2 said:

Some people get interview in 2 months while others 9 months and everything in between.

The variation is wild for all parts of this process. We got very lucky initially with our IR-1 timeline being under 9 months from I-130 filing to interview. Then that interview got cancelled due to a lockdown and we had to wait a few more months 😂

 

but, you’re right, we saw a little flurry of October N-400 filers with January interviews and not much since. 

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1 hour ago, EKT said:

We got very lucky

Our I-130 was approved in just a few months.  Then, our I-751 was also approved freakishly fast.  So, I thought maybe our N-400 will be too but I don't think so.  I wonder if we had applied on the first day eligible on Dec. 1st if it would have gone faster because biometrics would have been reused.  They passed a rule after that to require biometrics on all N-400s.

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