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On 3/14/2020 at 1:31 PM, Jedi & Sith said:

Just received a call from the USCIS Field Office here in San Diego. Interviews scheduled on Monday, March 16, 2020 are cancelled. They will be sending us mail notices starting Monday and new interview appointment letters at a later time.

Ugh!!!

Just wondering if anyone has had their interviews (N400) - NOT OATH CEREMONY - but citizenship interviews canceled? I know there was a situation in Seattle with that office closing, just curious if anyone has run into this elsewhere? 

4 hours ago, skskskks said:

Does this mean interviews are still happening? 

I would like to know this as well.... anyone had their interviews canceled? We have ours scheduled 3/26

49 minutes ago, N400NYC said:

I share your pain...

I think if yours is tomorrow (?!), you are going to be good. We will keep our fingers crossed, keep us posted.

11 hours ago, N400NYC said:

For sure, will let you know. Honestly, I’m not confident 🥴

We are in Denver and have citizenship interview scheduled in two weeks. I am terrified this is not going to happen. I feel a shutdown is just on the horizon. This is just agonizing. We thought we were to the finish line. I have never felt more frustrated in my life. 

On 1/31/2020 at 3:44 PM, Sammyjayt said:

I attended my oath ceremony yesterday the 30th at the uscis office where I did my interview in Centennial, Colorado.  We were 34 in number from 17 diff countries.From the start to finish took an hour 46 minutes.  At the end, it's well worth it. I'm glad my uscis journey is over, I'm now a US citizen . Hurray !!!

Congrats Sammyjayt!!!! Well deserved you did it!

We just got our interview scheduled. March 26th. How long was your oath ceremony scheduled after your interview?

We have a trip planned April 16th to May 1st and now I am concerned that is going to be when the oath ceremony is scheduled... from what I read it is usually about a month after your interview?

On 2/2/2020 at 9:45 PM, YVK said:

I applied on Sept 10, biometrics on Oct 4, interview on Jan 28. 

Hey! Has your oath ceremony been scheduled yet? How long after interview is oath ceremony? We just got our interview scheduled for March 26th!

On 1/15/2020 at 11:24 PM, Undecided said:

My very uninformed  view is that this year, you need to celebrate your birthdays here in the USA. I understand this is a family ritual, but  unless you are prepared to eat the costs of air fare and other expenses if you are called for interview in the period you would be away, you don’t need the stress worrying if you are going to be given an appointment time that conflicts with the trip. 
 

Or book refundable tickets. Which are often prohibitively expensive.

Thanks for your advice! We booked on Southwest so can change if needed. It has been five years of trying to find the balancing act of living our lives vs. putting our lives on hold for immigration, so far I think we've managed well so we definitely would like to go on the trip if it works out. 

On 1/23/2020 at 12:30 PM, TicoLover said:

This was my husband's Timeline from a year earlier.  As you can see, we applied in September 2018 and the interview wasn't until June 7, 2019 and swearing in wasn't until July 25, 2019.  Personally, I'd make the trip to Costa Rica for Semana Santa.  You will receive the interview letter about a month before the interview.   My husband will be in Manuel Antonio for Semana Santa.  We are looking forward to the May 26 legalization of same-sex marriages in Costa Rica, and I will apply for Costa Rican citizenship.  I met with my lawyer in Costa Rica last week and was pleasantly surprised to learn that all the days I've spent in Costa Rica as a tourist count toward my year of residency in Costa Rica, so I can obtain Costa Rican citizenship without ever having been a legal resident.  Something you may want to think about down the road after your husband becomes a US citizen.  It's only fair, after all, that you should get citizenship in his home country after he gets citizenship in yours.  Lol   Sacramento CA
Date Filed :	2018-09-27
NOA Date :	2018-10-05
Bio. Appt. :	2018-10-25
Interview Date :	2019-06-07
Approved :	Yes
Oath Ceremony :	2019-07-25

 Love this! Thank you!

We booked on Southwest so just in case something happens... we can use the funds in the future for a trip later in the year. Win win!  Thank you for sharing your experience and process. 

AWESOME about the Costa Rican residency. I actually would really like to look into that. I have been there a ton since 2013 and that is excellent to know that time counts as residency! Is your lawyer taking new clients? I would actually love to get in touch with them if possible as that is our definitely plan, my turn next.

6 hours ago, Sammyjayt said:

I filed on Aug 25th , my estimate time still shows 4 months and april 2020 as completion time  but I don't think the time matters cos I'm preparing for my oath ceremony, waiting for the document with the date and time to show online. Denver has been averagely okay and am sure you will hear back from them before the end of Feb. 

Thanks Gio

 Oh my goodness we are so happy for you! Congrats to you! That is awesome that it moved faster than anticipated and thank you for sharing. That is good to know and gives us some hope things will move more quickly as well.  I certainly hope things move by February, it would be AMAZING! Can you let us know when your oath ceremony gets scheduled? I'm curious how far out those are in Denver after interview. Thank you sammyjayT! 

On 1/17/2020 at 11:59 PM, Sammyjayt said:

Cant wait to get this over with . Hehe

Congrats! When did you file? We are October Filers and patiently awaiting our next info. Our wait time says 4 months and estimated completion date in 5 months. Was that accurate for you since you are also in Denver??

On 10/15/2019 at 3:25 PM, jj13 said:

My oath ceremony is tomorrow at 9:30.

What can expect in terms of time ??

I was reading some other offices people went in at 9 but didnt have there oath until 1pm.

What has everyones experience with the centennial office been ? 

 

How'd it go?

Any other Denver filers waiting to hear back? We filed in October and our wait time says 4 months, estimated case completion time June 2020.

On 1/19/2020 at 2:08 AM, Dantrolene said:

Thanks for your reply. 

 

You know I would like to be a citizen asap, meanwhile I would like to do our international trip with my family.  Tickets are booked and non refundable. I am really between a rock and hard place here.  Do you think rescheduling can be done over the phone?  My filing office is in Seattle.  And how long oath ceremony is usually scheduled after the interview?  Thanks

From what I understand after just getting off the phone with USCIS Tier 1 support, you can call and reschedule your interview if it is while you will be gone. They can do it over the phone. However, be prepared for delays on your case. They explained you'll basically be put "at the end of the line." So yes, you can reschedule, but it will delay your case.

On 1/17/2020 at 7:18 AM, soda11 said:

Congratulations to all the appointments and good luck with the upcoming interviews!

 

The odd thing about my account is that the estimated case completion date says May 2020 (4 months) and it says the same thing on the bottom for Estimated wait time: 4 months. A while ago this used to be labeled as March but went up to May. 

 

San Antonio office, filed 05Oct and Bio 07Nov filing on 3 year rule. 

Finally got caught up reading through all this thread. We are similar in that the estimated completion date says June 2020 but for Estimated Wait time it says 4 months. However now lots of posts with people having movement so I am wondering how accurate this is! We were actually planning a 2 week trip abroad for April and now I'm a bit nervous to with the random timeline changes. We filed Oct 19, Biometrics Nov.1 Online it just says we have reviewed your biometrics and nothing else....

Hi all! Just looking for someone general understanding on timing for the process. N-400 was submitted in October and biometrics were done in November. Online, it says estimated complete date June 2020 and wait time (as of today) 4 months.

What all will happen next? I understand it sounds like we will get a letter with an appointment? Are the appointments usually scheduled close to the date the letter is sent?

Our birthdays are towards the end of April and we always celebrate abroad at my husband's home country with a two week trip. I'm worried the timing is going to cut it too close because while it says case completed June 2020, it also just says 4 months for action. Anyone know anything about how accurate the timing is online and just more clarity on what will happen next?

Thank you!

On 10/26/2019 at 3:40 PM, Deagle said:

It will take couple of days for the letter to be uploaded.

Thanks all for the insight and input. We received our biometrics letter on Wednesday and went in today and were allowed to do biometrics early, so everything worked out! 

On 10/22/2019 at 2:06 PM, Deagle said:

If you are lucky you will be able to walk-in and do your biometrics before the 6th. 

We just got notice that they scheduled our biometrics online but no date yet. There's not a letter or anything uploaded...

On 10/23/2019 at 3:36 PM, Broomer said:

Hey just want to introduce myself. I used VJ along time ago but forgot my info, so i have started a new one. I've been in USA for 10 years originally came on K-1 visa. I could have been eligible for 3 year but i guess since I've lived here for 10 they qualified me under the 5 year rule. I added my information to the google sheets. Is there any other forums i should follow or know of to follow. I Am completely rusty with visa journey since i haven't been keeping up to date with all the info. Thanks 

Welcome back! I'd just look around or post as you need, lots of people here to help!

1 hour ago, Deagle said:

If you are lucky you will be able to walk-in and do your biometrics before the 6th. 

fingers crossed!

2 minutes ago, Deagle said:

how long you will be gone for?

2 weeks

39 minutes ago, Deagle said:

Since you filed online, I think you should get your appointment letter by 12 days, not after 12 days. I actually think that you will get the letter tomorrow, online.

OK thank you. I joined. Hope that is the case and we can get it taken care of prior to leaving. We are scheduled to leave the 6th so now after more research we may have some conflict. Hopefully we get the notice early and go walk in. Ugh! Never thought I would complain of things moving quickly, we thought we had planned this just right to not have to worry about interfering with holiday travel. Argh.

Just now, JFH said:

For your biometrics to be scheduled. 

So the biometrics is set to be scheduled WITHIN 12 days, or after 12 days we will hear something? Just concerned as we had no idea this was going to move so fast and have travel planned.

What is that waiting time for? 

We received your application

You submitted your application on October 19, 2019

We will begin reviewing your application by conducting a background check in order to identify any issues that need to be addressed. We will schedule a biometrics appointment to collect your fingerprints. We will also review your application to make sure you have submitted all of the required information and documentation.

On 5/22/2019 at 10:09 AM, BlueBuy said:

Hi - Quick Question - When Case apprved - Which alert we get first - Email? online account update? Mail to home address?

Hi all! Just an update - CSC is moving and grooving! Hubby just got approved - to answer your question BlueBuy, I am signed up for both e-mail and text alerts, and I only received a text alert that there was an update to my case. When I logged in, it said our card is arriving Saturday.

CSC - be positive and patient! We are a case that originally got a letter saying they were using our old Biometrics, then got a letter that we needed to go in for Biometrics. I thought this meant that we for sure had several more months of waiting. We went in for Biometrics on Friday and our case was approved today.

On 5/13/2019 at 12:22 PM, guyndallas said:

On Saturday (5/11), spouse received a letter with a biometrics appointment in Dallas on 5/22. We had already received a letter that they were using the old biometrics, but oh well. He'll be there at the appointed time. 

 

We are CSC filers (WAC181795xxxx). 

 

Mailed I751 and evidence on 4/9/2018 Received package on 4/13/2018 Check cashed on 5/24/2018 NOA1 received on 5/29/2018 (dated 5/23/2018)

We just had the same thing happen this week. Our appointment is Friday. 

On 5/11/2019 at 7:41 PM, MadMax101 said:

We got a letter today for a fingerprint appointment after being told last year they were using her old ones. 

Hi MadMax, we had the same thing happen. We had a letter earlier this year that our Biometrics were being re-used and today got a letter that we need to go in on Friday for biometrics. Have you gone in yet? It sounds like I have read several people in the old thread have had this happen, any updates from people who have had to do this?  Thank you