JimmyHou

I received my naturalization certificate today 07/23.
The mailman put it in my neighbor's mailbox. Luckily, it ended up with one of my more considerate neighbors and he left me a note saying that he had a letter from the passport office for me.
That saved me having to get a replacement certificate.

Its not visa but reentry permit bio metrics.
Anyways for information of all those who might be facing the same situation, I visited the application support center alongwith my mom and explained the whole situation to desk clerk who called supervisor to see if anything could be done. Supervisor was a nice guy who after discussion with immigration officer told me to wait for the call of immigration officer. she called us in after a minute and checked my mom's case in her system, printed out the bio metrics appointment letter with a new date and fingerprints were taken on our turn. There were about 25 people ahead of my mom . We waited for our turn and it took only 20 minutes. They were super fast. Overall it was a good experience at ASC.

Congratulations to you all!
And nice timing with your applications... just two years ago, Boston, along with Atlanta, Seattle, and Santa Ana, were the slowest offices in the country. I think they've all sped up, but Boston and Atlanta appear to have sped up the most; they're still not as fast as some other cities, but they've almost certainly been faster than average so far this year.
I agree that we might see a slowdown during the second half of the year, but I think that'll be everywhere.

Thanks guys for your advice. Immediately i finished making this thread yesterday, I went to check my mail box. Behold, my Oath of Naturalization letter was sent to me . My ceremony date is July 29
Now I can sleep with all peace of mind.

Finally I am a citizen of the United States of America. Sworn in today at Faneuil Hall in Boston. It was a very nice ceremony, but little different than what I expected. Here are the details; I arrived at Faneuil Hall around 1145am, oath letter said 1205pm. It was a very hot day in Boston ~90F, not sure if it is because of that but they were already letting people in. Didn't wait too long outside and I entered the hall in 5 mins. They directed me to the right side of the hall based on the color of my letter. Around 1225pm they started checking in the applicants. I surrendered my green card at that point and took the standard new citizen package documents on citizens' rights, letter from President Obama, voter registration, passport application docs, etc. 1:15ish all check ins were completed, another 5 mins later they described what was in the package. At 1:40 Judge Bowler walked in the hall and the ceremony started. I was expecting lots of speeches and such first but they immediately proceeded with swearing in the new citizens. 361 new American citizens were sworn in. I again expected they'd announce the list of countries swearing in today but they didn't do that. No congratulatory video from President Obama either. Judge gave a 10-12 min nice talk, they then had 3 kids who won a immigration related essay contest read their essays. At around 2:05pm we took pledge of allegiance to the flag and the Judge walked out of the hall. They then asked the guest to leave at that point and around 2:15 they started handing out the certificate of naturalization. At 2:27 I walked out of the Hall. It was very well organized and prompt ceremony. I didn't feel the waiting was long.
Good luck to the rest of the March filers who are moving to the end of their immigration journeys.
I will be updating my timeline entry shortly.

Case Update Oath Ceremony Notice Was MailedWe scheduled your oath ceremony for Receipt Number nbc********We sent a notice with the date, time, and location of your oath ceremony to the address you gave us. Please follow the instructions in the notice. If you do not receive your notice by August 19, 2016, please go to www.uscis.gov/e-request to request a copy of the notice. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address.

How long it will take depends on how busy your local office is. At my very busy local office (Dallas, TX) it took me 8 months from N-400 delivered to oath ceremony.
You can get passports for your kids anytime, it's not dependent on your spouse's (or even your own) status, they were born in the US therefore they're USCs.

My husband had his interview at the Kansas City Missouri office today. I went with him for support and waited in the waiting area. We arrived 30 minutes before his appointment time. The office seemed pretty busy, but he was called back at the time he was scheduled for. He said everything pretty much went like they show on the you tube video for N400. His interview began with the history test. He was asked 6 questions and got them all correct. The questions were:
1. What is one right or freedom from the 1st amendment?
2. If the president can no longer serve who becomes president?
3. Who is in charge of the executive branch
4. Name one reason colonist came to America
5. During the cold war what was the main concern to the United States
6. There are four amendments in the constitution about who can vote. Name one of them.
The IO then went through the N400 application with him. She asked him where he worked and and some questions about his job. She asked if he was married. She asked about our trips out of the country. They went through the yes/no questions.
He then had to read the sentence: What state has the largest population.
He had to write the sentence : California is the state with the largest population.
The IO then said congratulations. She handed him the paper with the box checked that his application was recommended for approval and told him he would be scheduled for an oath ceremony in the next 3 months!
Happy Happy Happy!

I had my interview today in Chicago. It probably took less than 10 minutes. The officer was nice and very professional. I was sworn in and asked 6 questions. After that I had to read a sentence and write: "California has the most people". Then he went through my application, asked about my most recent international trip, and went through "No" and "Yes" questions on the application. He asked me to sign it, sign my photos and one more document. Then said "Congratulations, you passed" and that he was recommending me for approval. He did not ask for any additional documents. He said that the letter with the date of the oath will be sent to me within the next 2-3 weeks. It was very quick, easy and pleasant!

If you've signed up for text/email alerts, you will get notified through both. While several people have received inline for interview update within few days of biometrics or one month before their GC 3rd/5th anniversary in case of early filers, lots of others like myself have been waiting for over month and half or more. We cannot do anything about it. I guess it's still considered normal until lots of months (may be over 5 months) have passed.

354 The whole Naturalization process was 4 Months. Did my interview/Oath Ceremony same day at Jacksonville Florida.I had researched to see if it was same day but didnt get much info.My interview was on a saturday at 10:00 am.
I arrived 30 minutes early as stated in the letter.Lord,there were lots of people and i was No 66.took an hour to be called in.
N400 Form was reviewed and i started with the wriiten test.
Where do the congress meet ?she asked me to write congress meets at a Washington
Here comes the Civic and history test
1.Who wrote the constitution.
2.How many political parties,
3.Political Party of the president
4.Who is in charge of the military
5.One state close to Mexico ... New Mexico
6.Last day to file Tax.
Then she handed the congratulatory letter to me and said you should be having your oath today,please wait let me confirm.
I was super excited that,the whole Journey was ending that day..
Yay, Am a US Citizen.
Best of luck to others still in the race
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UserName............|GC-Date.|Sent.|Cashd|NOA..|Fprints.|In Line.|Int ltr.|Interview|Oath....|Field Office
Souleymon 06/13/2013./ 03/11/2016 / 03/22/16 / 4/11/16 /5/11/16 /6/10/16 / 7/16/16 /7/16/16 ..Jacksonville

Guys, my interview was scheduled for 9am and I arrived 8:30 and waited until 9:20. There was one person already being interviewed. I got called by a polite but nonchalant immigration officer. He asked me to take out my greencard and all passports and take a seat (funny thing is I was contemplating whether or not he was giving me a command to see my compliance or what LOL). He then asked 6 questions and asked me to write an English sentence.
The initial 10 minutes was scary as somewhere in the mix they had my husband at a different address than me (which is our business address). Luckily I just got bills in the mail with both our names and actually while I was explaining, he was on the internet pulling up the actual street address and pics. But after I explained and he saw the proof online it was smooth sailing after that, confirming the routine questions on the form. We even chatted about his work history and he flipped out his phone and showed me picture of his army days (I thought that was cool).
I am APPROVED.......he gave me the letter and the big bomb was......he asked me if I could get time from work as I can do my oath ceremony on July 27, I was like duuhhh!!!. He printed out my notice of ceremony right there and then and that was that.
With my nerves settled and my rosy cheeks I headed out feeling victorious.
Good luck guys on upcoming interviews and ceremonies,

It might be an Employment Authorization Document (EAD), Advance Parole or combo-card as well. Also if you had a green card that has expired, you should take it with you.

Sorry guys, I didn't check to this forum frequently, so I missed your comments.
I went to the interview today. Basically everything was going well until she asked me for leases. Both I and my wife are listed on the leases but only I signed on them (because lessor did not require both of us had to sign). That makes me in trouble. I passed all the tests, but the I.O. request me to send them the leases with signature of both of us. I went home, then send them immediately by mail. Hope to hear something from them soon.

A birth certificate from a US state is not, in and of itself, proof of US citizenship.
New York, for example, allows adult adoption and will issue a new birth certificate to the adopted party, even if he/she is 50 years old. That person, may or may not be a US citizen, however.
The birth certificate will state that the adopted party was born outside the US. If that person tries to use that birth certificate to get a US passport, the State Department will ask for additional proof of citizenship.
I don't want to distract from the OP's specific issue, which is different because of the age of the child, and which is complex because of the fact that the adoption seems to have been completed after the adopted parents gave up guardianship of the child.
I just wanted to point out (just in case other readers were not aware) that the birth certificate itself isn't sufficient proof of citizenship in all cases. This needs to be sorted out before anyone applies for a passport; applying for one when you are not a citizen is considered a false claim of citizenship and has serious consequences.

A birth certificate from a US state is not, in and of itself, proof of US citizenship.
New York, for example, allows adult adoption and will issue a new birth certificate to the adopted party, even if he/she is 50 years old. That person, may or may not be a US citizen, however.
The birth certificate will state that the adopted party was born outside the US. If that person tries to use that birth certificate to get a US passport, the State Department will ask for additional proof of citizenship.
I don't want to distract from the OP's specific issue, which is different because of the age of the child, and which is complex because of the fact that the adoption seems to have been completed after the adopted parents gave up guardianship of the child.
I just wanted to point out (just in case other readers were not aware) that the birth certificate itself isn't sufficient proof of citizenship in all cases. This needs to be sorted out before anyone applies for a passport; applying for one when you are not a citizen is considered a false claim of citizenship and has serious consequences.

A birth certificate from a US state is not, in and of itself, proof of US citizenship.
New York, for example, allows adult adoption and will issue a new birth certificate to the adopted party, even if he/she is 50 years old. That person, may or may not be a US citizen, however.
The birth certificate will state that the adopted party was born outside the US. If that person tries to use that birth certificate to get a US passport, the State Department will ask for additional proof of citizenship.
I don't want to distract from the OP's specific issue, which is different because of the age of the child, and which is complex because of the fact that the adoption seems to have been completed after the adopted parents gave up guardianship of the child.
I just wanted to point out (just in case other readers were not aware) that the birth certificate itself isn't sufficient proof of citizenship in all cases. This needs to be sorted out before anyone applies for a passport; applying for one when you are not a citizen is considered a false claim of citizenship and has serious consequences.

A birth certificate from a US state is not, in and of itself, proof of US citizenship.
New York, for example, allows adult adoption and will issue a new birth certificate to the adopted party, even if he/she is 50 years old. That person, may or may not be a US citizen, however.
The birth certificate will state that the adopted party was born outside the US. If that person tries to use that birth certificate to get a US passport, the State Department will ask for additional proof of citizenship.
I don't want to distract from the OP's specific issue, which is different because of the age of the child, and which is complex because of the fact that the adoption seems to have been completed after the adopted parents gave up guardianship of the child.
I just wanted to point out (just in case other readers were not aware) that the birth certificate itself isn't sufficient proof of citizenship in all cases. This needs to be sorted out before anyone applies for a passport; applying for one when you are not a citizen is considered a false claim of citizenship and has serious consequences.

A birth certificate from a US state is not, in and of itself, proof of US citizenship.
New York, for example, allows adult adoption and will issue a new birth certificate to the adopted party, even if he/she is 50 years old. That person, may or may not be a US citizen, however.
The birth certificate will state that the adopted party was born outside the US. If that person tries to use that birth certificate to get a US passport, the State Department will ask for additional proof of citizenship.
I don't want to distract from the OP's specific issue, which is different because of the age of the child, and which is complex because of the fact that the adoption seems to have been completed after the adopted parents gave up guardianship of the child.
I just wanted to point out (just in case other readers were not aware) that the birth certificate itself isn't sufficient proof of citizenship in all cases. This needs to be sorted out before anyone applies for a passport; applying for one when you are not a citizen is considered a false claim of citizenship and has serious consequences.

A birth certificate from a US state is not, in and of itself, proof of US citizenship.
New York, for example, allows adult adoption and will issue a new birth certificate to the adopted party, even if he/she is 50 years old. That person, may or may not be a US citizen, however.
The birth certificate will state that the adopted party was born outside the US. If that person tries to use that birth certificate to get a US passport, the State Department will ask for additional proof of citizenship.
I don't want to distract from the OP's specific issue, which is different because of the age of the child, and which is complex because of the fact that the adoption seems to have been completed after the adopted parents gave up guardianship of the child.
I just wanted to point out (just in case other readers were not aware) that the birth certificate itself isn't sufficient proof of citizenship in all cases. This needs to be sorted out before anyone applies for a passport; applying for one when you are not a citizen is considered a false claim of citizenship and has serious consequences.

A birth certificate from a US state is not, in and of itself, proof of US citizenship.
New York, for example, allows adult adoption and will issue a new birth certificate to the adopted party, even if he/she is 50 years old. That person, may or may not be a US citizen, however.
The birth certificate will state that the adopted party was born outside the US. If that person tries to use that birth certificate to get a US passport, the State Department will ask for additional proof of citizenship.
I don't want to distract from the OP's specific issue, which is different because of the age of the child, and which is complex because of the fact that the adoption seems to have been completed after the adopted parents gave up guardianship of the child.
I just wanted to point out (just in case other readers were not aware) that the birth certificate itself isn't sufficient proof of citizenship in all cases. This needs to be sorted out before anyone applies for a passport; applying for one when you are not a citizen is considered a false claim of citizenship and has serious consequences.

I know one person who did this and it took about 4 months, but that was 5 years ago. There are probably other examples that you might find if you search for N336 on this website; you probably already have.
Send in the application with the fee and a detailed explanation of what happened along with copies of the denial, receipt notice, everything you've got. Include copies of originally-submitted and newly-requested evidence. You can wait and take this to the interview (you'll have to have a new interview) but might as well send copies to show that you are now prepared. You have to file within 30 days of the denial.
Something to keep in mind:
An appeal is supposed to be successful only if they determine that the denial was a mistake. If you didn't submit the documents on time then the denial was not a mistake.
Technically, if you now have documents that you didn't have by the deadline, you are supposed to reapply and not appeal.
Example: It's similar (but not exactly the same) to not having enough days of physical presence in the US at the time of your interview; if you now have enough days of physical presence, you can't appeal and say that you now meet the requirement; you'd have to reapply.
That's how it's supposed to work, but, sometimes they are lenient and approve appeals when the applicant can show that he/she now meets the requirements that would have led to approval at the time of the interview. I think this is more likely in cases like yours where it's just a matter of documentation and there's a good reason for why it took so long. Ideally, you should have gone in for an infopass and asked for an extension (maybe you did and it wasn't granted).
I just want to share this to explain that even if you have everything you need now, the appeal may not be successful because the initial decision was not wrong. There's still a chance that an appeal would work, but I have no idea how big a chance (could be more or less than 50%... sorry, no clue).
Since the N336 fee is not cheap ($650) and since it can take several months, you may want to consider reapplying with a new N400, which will be more expensive, but will have a higher chance of approval, in my opinion. But there's nothing wrong with trying an appeal if you'd rather try that.
Finally, sometimes USCIS will specifically tell you to appeal if the documents become available; if this is the case, then definitely go ahead and appeal.
I guess if I were in your shoes, I would file a new N400. but you may have reasons to prefer an appeal..
Good luck, and please come back and let us know how it all works out.

It depends on how fast your field office is.
In Columbus, OH, 3 months is normal and 5 months would be unusually slow.
In Houston, TX, 7 months is normal and 5 months would be unusually fast.
You need to go through the monthly filing threads here for the past year or so, and see if you can find applicants at the same field office. Go to the last updated table for each month.
http://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/161-us-citizenship-case-filing-and-progress-reports/

A birth certificate from a US state is not, in and of itself, proof of US citizenship.
New York, for example, allows adult adoption and will issue a new birth certificate to the adopted party, even if he/she is 50 years old. That person, may or may not be a US citizen, however.
The birth certificate will state that the adopted party was born outside the US. If that person tries to use that birth certificate to get a US passport, the State Department will ask for additional proof of citizenship.
I don't want to distract from the OP's specific issue, which is different because of the age of the child, and which is complex because of the fact that the adoption seems to have been completed after the adopted parents gave up guardianship of the child.
I just wanted to point out (just in case other readers were not aware) that the birth certificate itself isn't sufficient proof of citizenship in all cases. This needs to be sorted out before anyone applies for a passport; applying for one when you are not a citizen is considered a false claim of citizenship and has serious consequences.

A US birth certificate is proof of citizenship ONLY IF it lists a place of birth in the USA. Adoption does not change one's place of birth.