DGTB

I have compiled a list of DC filers going back to October, Feel free to add/update/correct accordingly. Note, DC Field office comprises of all the counties listed here.
 
UserName.........|GC-Date.|Sent.|Cashd|NOA..|Fprints.|In Line..|Int Ltr..|Intrview.|Oath.....|Field Office.....|NBC/IOE
Uwe..............|11/16/96|10/03|--/--|10/10|11/03/16|11/08/16.|02/22/17.|03/17/17.|--/--/--.|Washington, DC...|
jc84.............|01/12/12|10/15|10/27|10/25|11/14/16|01/26/17.|03/20/17.|04/24/17.|--/--/--.|Fairfax, VA......|NBC
CGu13............|--/--/--|10/17|10/21|10/24|11/17/16|11/21/16.|03/19/17.|04/18/17.|--/--/--.|Fairfax, VA......|NBC
Mehmet&Elena.....|10/20/11|11/30|12/05|12/01|12/28/16|01/04/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Alexandria, VA...|NBC
Bubblybee........|05/30/13|12/02|12/06|12/07|01/03/17|01/30/17.|04/20/17.|05/22/17.|--/--/--.|Washington, DC...|NBC
Lavoparents......|02/23/12|12/12|12/15|12/22|01/11/17|01/30/17.|04/22/17.|05/24/17.|--/--/--.|Fairfax, VA......|NBC
Blazers..........|02/22/09|12/13|12/20|??/??|01/10/17|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Fairfax, VA......|NBC
SC333............|06/13/05|12/15|12/23|12/22|01/17/17|01/19/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Fairfax, VA......|NBC
SimpaticoJT......|04/04/13|12/16|12/21|12/21|01/18/17|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Alexandria, VA...|NBC
Cybermax.........|03/27/12|12/27|12/29|01/14|01/30/17|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Annandale,VA.....|
vik376...........|02/27/14|12/28|01/11|01/12|01/31/17|04/19/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Washington,DC....|
LJVA.............|01/--/13|01/17|01/25|01/30|02/14/17|03/06/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Fairfax, VA......|
ToRo.............|05/02/14|02/02|02/08|02/08|02/28/17|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Washington, DC...|NBC
Reda.............|05/02/14|02/11|02/15|02/13|03/01/17|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Washington, DC...|NBC
nmic7............|05/05/14|02/15|02/16|02/17|02/28/17|03/23/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Washington, DC...|LIN
DGTB.............|07/23/94|02/27|03/06|03/06|03/20/17|03/29/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Washington, DC...|NBC
KSWSKY94.........|01/25/12|02/28|03/07|03/07|03/27/17|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Washington, DC...|NBC
VAMAS............|09/23/13|03/06|03/08|03/13|04/13/17|04/17/17.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Washington, DC...|NBC
SHAIZ............|--/--/--|03/08|03/14|03/14|04/04/17|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Washington, DC...|NBC

Hi all , glad to make this final update. Just got sworn in as a U.S. Citizen. After my interview on the 14th , I went inline for oath on the 28th ,got the oath letter mailed notification on the 1st and received the oath letter on the 5th. This site has been great for tracking the whole process and would like to thank everyone for your contribution. For those who are not done yet, hang in there, I am positive that you will be done very soon. Now off to the post office I go.
 
...well I changed PCs and chrome is not cooperating with the RTF format, please update my info to oath on 9/12. 
 
 
 
 

Hi @DGTB
 
That is correct. It seems DC may be a bit slower than some other states. The standard seems like it's 6 months but DC seems a bit more backed up, especially in scheduling oaths. Probably because they do it only once a month and the courtroom may not be that big. States that have multiple dates or multiple venues may be able to accommodate people faster.
 
As I mentioned, I did my interview on Saturday, March 18, and it happens that I fedexed my application on Sunday, September 18, so if I'd gotten same day oath it would have been EXACTLY 6 months for me. I would have my passport at least a month ago by now!
 
But yes, if you're a DC resident, be prepared to wait 9 months. I see you're a March 2017 filer so hopefully you finish the process by December 2017.
 
Good luck !
 

That's a good point, but perhaps they already had a relatively up to date info on your background and therefore did not need a more rigorous check? I have seen quite a few on this board that got to the inline stage within 2-3 days, mine took 9 days, others take way longer, but once they are inline, their PD kicks in and are then queued inline for the actual interview according to their PD rather than the date they became inline. In any event, my assumption on the "bulk of the background check" comes from what they tell us in the "Initial Review Stage" below which comes before the "Testing and Interview stage" that includes being "inline":
 
 
The only other place that I have seen the topic of background checks being covered is here : https://www.uscis.gov/policymanual/HTML/PolicyManual-Volume12-PartB-Chapter2.html .
 
Other than that , all I can tell you is best of luck, hopefully you will get your notice soon, i am not sure what the average wait times are in your F.O, but in mine, they are 3-4 months after F.P .
 
 

I found it on google, but it has .gov address , so it's official
 
https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/Dashboard/CaseStatus/BucketDescriptions.do

I found it on google, but it has .gov address , so it's official
 
https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/Dashboard/CaseStatus/BucketDescriptions.do

That's a good point, but perhaps they already had a relatively up to date info on your background and therefore did not need a more rigorous check? I have seen quite a few on this board that got to the inline stage within 2-3 days, mine took 9 days, others take way longer, but once they are inline, their PD kicks in and are then queued inline for the actual interview according to their PD rather than the date they became inline. In any event, my assumption on the "bulk of the background check" comes from what they tell us in the "Initial Review Stage" below which comes before the "Testing and Interview stage" that includes being "inline":
 
 
The only other place that I have seen the topic of background checks being covered is here : https://www.uscis.gov/policymanual/HTML/PolicyManual-Volume12-PartB-Chapter2.html .
 
Other than that , all I can tell you is best of luck, hopefully you will get your notice soon, i am not sure what the average wait times are in your F.O, but in mine, they are 3-4 months after F.P .
 
 

According to their official description, the bulk of the background check on an applicant seems to be done before getting into the inline for interview stage, however it does say :
How I would interpret the above would be that while the case load at the field office may not completely determine when your number comes up, as there may be other factors that could cause the delay, for most applicants, the case load would be the primary factor. I have no idea what those reasons other than the caseload that could cause a delay maybe, and I would be cautious of accepting any other interpretations at face value, unless of course it is from an employee, just my two cents.
 
DISCLAIMER: I have only been inline for 1.5 months and my opinion may change as I wait longer and paranoia sets in

Thanks a bunch @spottymax, I have been looking for all the processing times together on one spot as you have done, useful to see how one's field office may fair relative to others and then compare to the actual processing times users report on this site. I have sorted and attached below the total processing days from the fastest F.O. to the slowest for the most recent batch (2/28/17) , good to see my F.O. is getting a little faster, albeit, very incrementally . Thanks again for this.
 

Field Office N-400 Total Processing Days November 30, 2016 December 31, 2016 January 31, 2017 February 28, 2017 Greer, SC 150 151 150 150 Helena, MT 180 187 180 150 Agana, GU 189 187 168 162 Fresno, CA 180 233 180 180 Manchester, NH 183 191 193 192 Indianapolis, IN 187 198 199 194 Portland, ME 158 155 170 195 Wichita, KS 207 211 198 197 Detroit, MI 159 217 189 198 Omaha, NE 159 217 189 198 Saint Albans, VT 150 197 206 202 Cleveland, OH 174 208 204 204 Providence, RI 172 190 200 204 Albuquerque, NM 187 214 216 206 Imperial, CA 162 208 199 206 Raleigh, NC 205 202 207 206 Yakima, WA 159 205 201 206 Charlotte Amalie, VI 229 191 189 207 Christiansted, VI 229 191 189 207 Seattle, WA 195 205 206 211 San Bernardino, CA 195 212 211 212 Pittsburgh, PA 186 208 213 216 Reno, NV 216 209 214 216 Portland, OR 198 211 218 218 Charleston, SC 192 211 221 225 Albany, NY 186 248 235 226 Tucson, AZ 183 205 216 226 Buffalo, NY 220 234 232 227 San Antonio, TX 183 251 251 227 Baltimore, MD 192 245 243 228 Columbus, OH 174 208 227 228 San Fernando Valley, CA 203 216 225 229 Spokane, WA 180 211 197 229 Boise, ID 182 209 221 230 Mount Laurel, NJ 219 223 221 231 Honolulu, HI 171 217 221 232 Los Angeles, CA 192 201 222 232 Chula Vista, CA 177 217 224 234 Sacramento, CA 177 217 224 234 San Francisco, CA 174 233 229 234 Santa Ana, CA 171 208 215 235 Charlotte, NC 214 216 228 236 Los Angeles County, CA 198 210 224 237 Anchorage, AK 223 220 241 239 Kansas City, MO 203 213 230 239 Chicago, IL 218 238 236 241 Louisville, KY 183 239 238 242 Milwaukee, WI 174 242 238 243 West Pahn Beach, FL 195 235 239 243 San Diego, CA 204 226 240 244 Boston, MA 195 206 217 245 Fort Smith, AR 219 239 243 247 Queens, NY 171 224 242 250 Philadelphia, PA 211 229 243 251 San Juan, PR 226 223 235 251 Newark, NJ 209 229 237 253 Casper, WY 215 235 248 254 Denver, CO 215 235 248 254 Hialeah, FL 210 235 238 256 Salt Lake City, UT 210 235 245 259 Kendall, FL 216 230 244 260 Washington, D.C. 233 280 269 260 Oklahoma City, OK 223 257 264 262 Orlando, FL 216 243 256 263 Long Island, NY 224 251 256 266 El Paso, TX 238 262 242 267 Harlingen, TX 195 251 249 271 Hartford, CT 211 244 259 271 Phoenix, AZ 229 246 257 271 New Orleans, LA 235 250 256 272 Norfolk, VA 221 270 273 272 Oakland Park, FL 213 242 255 272 Houston, TX 226 251 261 273 Las Vegas, NV 223 244 258 273 Dallas, TX 186 245 261 274 Tampa, FL 204 243 262 274 Des Moines, IA 257 273 290 278 Jacksonville, FL 232 258 281 278 Miami, FL 213 244 264 278 Memphis, TN 232 254 264 280 Atlanta, GA 226 254 278 282 New York City, NY 235 245 266 285 Cincinnati, OH 626 292 300 288 Saint Louis, MO 260 292 300 288 San Jose, CA 183 236 283 292 Saint Paul, MN 270 286 305 307

Thanks a bunch @spottymax, I have been looking for all the processing times together on one spot as you have done, useful to see how one's field office may fair relative to others and then compare to the actual processing times users report on this site. I have sorted and attached below the total processing days from the fastest F.O. to the slowest for the most recent batch (2/28/17) , good to see my F.O. is getting a little faster, albeit, very incrementally . Thanks again for this.
 

Field Office N-400 Total Processing Days November 30, 2016 December 31, 2016 January 31, 2017 February 28, 2017 Greer, SC 150 151 150 150 Helena, MT 180 187 180 150 Agana, GU 189 187 168 162 Fresno, CA 180 233 180 180 Manchester, NH 183 191 193 192 Indianapolis, IN 187 198 199 194 Portland, ME 158 155 170 195 Wichita, KS 207 211 198 197 Detroit, MI 159 217 189 198 Omaha, NE 159 217 189 198 Saint Albans, VT 150 197 206 202 Cleveland, OH 174 208 204 204 Providence, RI 172 190 200 204 Albuquerque, NM 187 214 216 206 Imperial, CA 162 208 199 206 Raleigh, NC 205 202 207 206 Yakima, WA 159 205 201 206 Charlotte Amalie, VI 229 191 189 207 Christiansted, VI 229 191 189 207 Seattle, WA 195 205 206 211 San Bernardino, CA 195 212 211 212 Pittsburgh, PA 186 208 213 216 Reno, NV 216 209 214 216 Portland, OR 198 211 218 218 Charleston, SC 192 211 221 225 Albany, NY 186 248 235 226 Tucson, AZ 183 205 216 226 Buffalo, NY 220 234 232 227 San Antonio, TX 183 251 251 227 Baltimore, MD 192 245 243 228 Columbus, OH 174 208 227 228 San Fernando Valley, CA 203 216 225 229 Spokane, WA 180 211 197 229 Boise, ID 182 209 221 230 Mount Laurel, NJ 219 223 221 231 Honolulu, HI 171 217 221 232 Los Angeles, CA 192 201 222 232 Chula Vista, CA 177 217 224 234 Sacramento, CA 177 217 224 234 San Francisco, CA 174 233 229 234 Santa Ana, CA 171 208 215 235 Charlotte, NC 214 216 228 236 Los Angeles County, CA 198 210 224 237 Anchorage, AK 223 220 241 239 Kansas City, MO 203 213 230 239 Chicago, IL 218 238 236 241 Louisville, KY 183 239 238 242 Milwaukee, WI 174 242 238 243 West Pahn Beach, FL 195 235 239 243 San Diego, CA 204 226 240 244 Boston, MA 195 206 217 245 Fort Smith, AR 219 239 243 247 Queens, NY 171 224 242 250 Philadelphia, PA 211 229 243 251 San Juan, PR 226 223 235 251 Newark, NJ 209 229 237 253 Casper, WY 215 235 248 254 Denver, CO 215 235 248 254 Hialeah, FL 210 235 238 256 Salt Lake City, UT 210 235 245 259 Kendall, FL 216 230 244 260 Washington, D.C. 233 280 269 260 Oklahoma City, OK 223 257 264 262 Orlando, FL 216 243 256 263 Long Island, NY 224 251 256 266 El Paso, TX 238 262 242 267 Harlingen, TX 195 251 249 271 Hartford, CT 211 244 259 271 Phoenix, AZ 229 246 257 271 New Orleans, LA 235 250 256 272 Norfolk, VA 221 270 273 272 Oakland Park, FL 213 242 255 272 Houston, TX 226 251 261 273 Las Vegas, NV 223 244 258 273 Dallas, TX 186 245 261 274 Tampa, FL 204 243 262 274 Des Moines, IA 257 273 290 278 Jacksonville, FL 232 258 281 278 Miami, FL 213 244 264 278 Memphis, TN 232 254 264 280 Atlanta, GA 226 254 278 282 New York City, NY 235 245 266 285 Cincinnati, OH 626 292 300 288 Saint Louis, MO 260 292 300 288 San Jose, CA 183 236 283 292 Saint Paul, MN 270 286 305 307

Thanks a bunch @spottymax, I have been looking for all the processing times together on one spot as you have done, useful to see how one's field office may fair relative to others and then compare to the actual processing times users report on this site. I have sorted and attached below the total processing days from the fastest F.O. to the slowest for the most recent batch (2/28/17) , good to see my F.O. is getting a little faster, albeit, very incrementally . Thanks again for this.
 

Field Office N-400 Total Processing Days November 30, 2016 December 31, 2016 January 31, 2017 February 28, 2017 Greer, SC 150 151 150 150 Helena, MT 180 187 180 150 Agana, GU 189 187 168 162 Fresno, CA 180 233 180 180 Manchester, NH 183 191 193 192 Indianapolis, IN 187 198 199 194 Portland, ME 158 155 170 195 Wichita, KS 207 211 198 197 Detroit, MI 159 217 189 198 Omaha, NE 159 217 189 198 Saint Albans, VT 150 197 206 202 Cleveland, OH 174 208 204 204 Providence, RI 172 190 200 204 Albuquerque, NM 187 214 216 206 Imperial, CA 162 208 199 206 Raleigh, NC 205 202 207 206 Yakima, WA 159 205 201 206 Charlotte Amalie, VI 229 191 189 207 Christiansted, VI 229 191 189 207 Seattle, WA 195 205 206 211 San Bernardino, CA 195 212 211 212 Pittsburgh, PA 186 208 213 216 Reno, NV 216 209 214 216 Portland, OR 198 211 218 218 Charleston, SC 192 211 221 225 Albany, NY 186 248 235 226 Tucson, AZ 183 205 216 226 Buffalo, NY 220 234 232 227 San Antonio, TX 183 251 251 227 Baltimore, MD 192 245 243 228 Columbus, OH 174 208 227 228 San Fernando Valley, CA 203 216 225 229 Spokane, WA 180 211 197 229 Boise, ID 182 209 221 230 Mount Laurel, NJ 219 223 221 231 Honolulu, HI 171 217 221 232 Los Angeles, CA 192 201 222 232 Chula Vista, CA 177 217 224 234 Sacramento, CA 177 217 224 234 San Francisco, CA 174 233 229 234 Santa Ana, CA 171 208 215 235 Charlotte, NC 214 216 228 236 Los Angeles County, CA 198 210 224 237 Anchorage, AK 223 220 241 239 Kansas City, MO 203 213 230 239 Chicago, IL 218 238 236 241 Louisville, KY 183 239 238 242 Milwaukee, WI 174 242 238 243 West Pahn Beach, FL 195 235 239 243 San Diego, CA 204 226 240 244 Boston, MA 195 206 217 245 Fort Smith, AR 219 239 243 247 Queens, NY 171 224 242 250 Philadelphia, PA 211 229 243 251 San Juan, PR 226 223 235 251 Newark, NJ 209 229 237 253 Casper, WY 215 235 248 254 Denver, CO 215 235 248 254 Hialeah, FL 210 235 238 256 Salt Lake City, UT 210 235 245 259 Kendall, FL 216 230 244 260 Washington, D.C. 233 280 269 260 Oklahoma City, OK 223 257 264 262 Orlando, FL 216 243 256 263 Long Island, NY 224 251 256 266 El Paso, TX 238 262 242 267 Harlingen, TX 195 251 249 271 Hartford, CT 211 244 259 271 Phoenix, AZ 229 246 257 271 New Orleans, LA 235 250 256 272 Norfolk, VA 221 270 273 272 Oakland Park, FL 213 242 255 272 Houston, TX 226 251 261 273 Las Vegas, NV 223 244 258 273 Dallas, TX 186 245 261 274 Tampa, FL 204 243 262 274 Des Moines, IA 257 273 290 278 Jacksonville, FL 232 258 281 278 Miami, FL 213 244 264 278 Memphis, TN 232 254 264 280 Atlanta, GA 226 254 278 282 New York City, NY 235 245 266 285 Cincinnati, OH 626 292 300 288 Saint Louis, MO 260 292 300 288 San Jose, CA 183 236 283 292 Saint Paul, MN 270 286 305 307