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Hi all! Here is my timeline:
Location : New York City 
Application date: 11/12/2020
Tracking available: 11/16/2020
"Approved" status email received: 11/23/2020
 

That’s awesome! They ship them really fast. I received mine today after they approved & shipped on Wednesday.

Sept 10th. 

Just got the notification that the oath ceremony is scheduled - just 5 days after I was put in line for a ceremony. So total wait after interview was 10 days to be approved/put in line, and 5 days after that to get scheduled. Will post the date as soon as I see the document in my account.

Great News, but why wait? its worst staying outside of the US as a greencard holder rather than as a US citizen, just saying. Sounds like you care about a vacation than getting your citizenship especially during these times where youll never know when you will get the next letter. I would not play with that if I were you.

I just got approved and my status changed to "Oath Ceremony Will Be Scheduled"! It took 10 (looong ) days between the interview and the status update. I suppose I'm looking at mid December for the ceremony given other data points.

talking about that !! my status just changed to " Oath Ceremony Notice Was Mailed" !!!

No family, the ceremony itself lasted 5-6 minutes and I had to wait 30 minutes in the oath room before it started. It was very quick. 
 
I'll write a full report when I have a chance to get some rest - emotions are draining! 

Officially American!! 

Scheduled for 10/7!

Just got the notification that it was scheduled 🙂 

I live in Manhattan, my application was received early July 2019. I was scheduled for the interview in April 2020, then descheduled bc of covid and scheduled back for Sept 2020.
Yes, I hear you, very important election this year   i would say it's very unlikely you get everything done by Oct 10th ( since you don't even have a date for the interview ) but who knows, maybe with a bit of luck things can move faster 

Hi everyone,  just to add a datapoint, especially for the people that are still waiting on their rescheduled interview. 
 
Field Office: New York (7th Fl), Manhattan Office (I am a resident of Manhattan) 
Receipt Date: 06/09/2019
Based on: 3-YR Rule
Biometrics: 06/24/2019
Original Interview: 03/31/2020 - Cancelled due to COVID 
Rescheduled Interview: 08/31/2020 - Was scheduled on 08/12/2020
Result: Approved 
In Line for Oath: 09/01/2020 
 
Let me give you all a bit of details about my interview and situation, as I am sure someone will find it helpful. 
 
My receipt notice had an issue with the date. It stated that the receipt date was 06/08/2020 and not 06/09/2020, which would get me out of the allowed filing window. This was due to the fact that in my excitement to file for my N-400, I did not consider that their website would not be on Eastern Time (yes, I saw after the fact that there is already a post by @Hypnos about it). A word of advise: if you are in a hurry to file, file at 12:01AM Hawaiian Time!!! (this is the timezone the website goes by). Anyway, when I saw the issue, I called USCIS right away and they responded 5 months later that I would need to address it at my interview. With that being said, the rep on the phone was very helpful and she confirmed that she saw both dates depending on which system she was looking at. 
 
Let's be real, we're dealing with USCIS here - so I was not going to wait for my interview to address this. I reached out to the Ombudsman, my Senator (Gillibrand), and my representative (Nadler) - as a side note, don't bother reaching out to Schumer, they never got back to me. All 3 reached out to the NY Field Office to ensure this was not going to be an issue during my interview and as a matter of fact it was not an issue at all. All that was done in Feb 2020 ahead of my originally scheduled interview.
 
Now, fast forward to 08/31/2020. I arrived at the NY Field Office at 8:50AM for an interview at 9:20AM. The security downstairs was fast and let me through 30 minutes ahead of my appointment time, despite the notice stating that we should not arrive more than 15 minutes early. Another word of advise here - the 15 minute ahead may work for all offices in the United States but it does not work for the NY Office because they cover 3 different regions in the same building. I arrived on the 7th floor at 8:55AM and got in line to check in. That took 40 minutes. After that, I waited for my interview for 2 hours and was called in at 11AM. The NY office does allow you to have your computer and your phone - I did not know that and wish I had brought my laptop to get some work done during the 2 hours. Also, bring a snack and water as there is nothing in the building. 
 
The office is organized to allow for social distancing, everyone has to wear a mask on at all times, and officers are protected by a plexiglass window. Makes it hard to heard the officers and I really do feel for people that are not very fluent in English. Everyone respected all rules but that may be because NY'ers are probably traumatized by how hard the city was hit with COVID. 
 
I got into the Officer's office and as soon as I put my bag down he made me take the oath that I will only tell the truth and we dove right in. I was **stressed** to say the least. He pulled my A-file and it was fun to see everything I had ever sent to USCIS. Right away he asked me for the following: 
Green Card  Passport  Drivers' License (not mentioned on my interview letter)  Social Security Card, if I had it on me (not mentioned on my interview letter) - thankfully, I had it  Proof of Selective Service - weirdly, he took the original card and gave me a copy  At first, the officer wasn't very very warm but he warmed up throughout the interview and I had a good time overall - it will be a nice memory. We then went over my biometrics info (full name, address, DOB, employment, marriage info, history of travel, etc). I had changed jobs and had travelled quite a bit between filing and the interview so I had prepared two simple documents on Word: 
One table showing all my employment history with dates, address, employer, and job title  One table showing all my travels, with dates and counties visited, as well as total number of days outside the US broken by year, and percentage of time spent abroad  He liked that I had put this together so I didnt have to dictate everything to him (remember my point about not hearing anything because of the mask and plexiglass) and he just added them to my A File. 
 
He then asked me if I was ever arrested or convicted - I told him that between filing and the interview I had a traffic violation. He asked me for the ticket and proof of payment, which I gave to him. Without any warning, we got into the US History questions, I got asked 6 questions: 
How long is the President elected for?  How many senators are there?  How many years do senators serve for?  Before being President, Eisenhower served in which war?  What is one promise you make when you become a US Citizen? I honestly cannot remember the last one Then we did the reading test on an iPad - I had to read "Who was George Washington?" and I had to write "Washington was the first President" . We then went over the 50 or so Y/N questions very quickly. Then I finally brought up the date issue and he told me "that has been resolved a very long time ago, it was good you reached out" so at that point I finally relaxed. I also asked him if he needed more evidence or my 2019 taxes (given that I filed in June 2019, I did not submit them) and he told me "trust me I know you're married" and laughed. At that point, I understood that the 260 pages of evidence that I had brought to my interview would not be needed. 
 
Then I was asked to review the changes he made to my application and sign these changes, I was asked to give a new signature for my naturalization certificate, I had to sign that I was willing to take the oath of naturalization, and that was it! I was given a form recommending me for approval. I asked if I could have my oath scheduling notice during the interview and he told me NY was still too backlogged from COVID but I should get it online shortly after, and I was on my way. Finally, today my status updated to "In Line for Oath". 
 
In regard to attire, I was dressed business casual, as was everyone else there. 
 
I hope this helps calm someone's nerves ahead of the interview and that you guys will have a good time
 

nice!!! congratulations!!
I wonder if in Manhattan they hold the ceremony in the same day as the interview.... did you hear anything about that by any chance?

Hi all, sharing my journal for those who are interested. 
 
Newark, NJ office.
 
I arrived on time of appointment, then you have TSA style security. Take shoes off, watches, jackets, etc... and headed to the designated floor on the appointment letter. Security checks the letter and crosses your name from the list. Then you head over to the window sign in with green card and appointment letter. I waited approximately 2 hours before I was called for my interview. 
 
Officer was respectful, takes the oath and we start the interview. Asked 6 questions:
1. Who was the founding father of the US - GW
2. Political party of the president - Republican
3. One war fought in - War 1812
4. Federalist papers writers - Hamilton, Madison
5. When Independence day is celebrated - 4th July
6. Countries US fought against WW2 - DE, JPN, ITA
 
Read - Thanksgiving is in November
Write - Independence day is in July
 
Officer recommends for approval. I head back to waiting area for +/-20 minutes. Then was told go to ceremony room. 
 
Ceremony starts - they go over the ceremony instructions, watch video of all immigrants becoming citizens, a few words from the USCIS official present. Then say oath out loud and the pledge of allegiance. Explains certificate costs $555 to be replaced plus 7-9 months, asks to check spelling of your name and all other personal information is correct. They hand out the certificate and you are free to go or take pictures in the room. No families are able to attend. Ceremony was like +/- 20 minutes
 
Good luck!!

Finally some movement for Manhattan. Just saw today that my interview got rescheduled for September 10th...

Finally some movement for Manhattan. Just saw today that my interview got rescheduled for September 10th...

Friend of mine had her interview on Tuesday. She got invitation 2 weeks before the interview.  She submitted N400 application in July 2019. 
Her case gives me hope that they finally started to work!

Prior to the shut-down, even though they are all based in the same building (just on different floors), the Queens office was processing fastest, followed by Brooklyn, with Manhattan being slowest. Not sure of the reasons for the differences though, perhaps it was to do with the numbers of people applying.
 

Attended my Oath Ceremony today. The whole thing lasted about 45 minutes. 

Thanks for the update and good to know that interviews are finally getting rescheduled. I was originally scheduled for April 8th. 

Congratulations to all who received their letters recently. And best of luck in your interviews!
 
My interview was also scheduled on July 15th to August 11th (originally scheduled for March 31st) at the Newark office. I haven't received a letter in the mail, but did see in the documents section that a new document was uploaded. 
 
Hang in there friends, yours is coming too!! 

Had my rescheduled (from March) Naturalization Interview this morning (Los Angeles)

everything went well - pretty standard but quite thorough.. I had divorce and traffic ticket paperwork to go through. apart from that I didn't have to show any extra documentation (taxes etc) apart from the permanent resident card, drivers license and passport.

pleasantly surprised to be told the Oath would be happening on the same day too, so it's all being taken care of at one time.

I was still happy to have over prepared just in case anything else had been asked for, as these things can change from officer to officer.

I won't make a long post - but am happy to answer any questions regarding how the process works in L.A. right now if anybody wants to know. 

I really hope they do accommodate those who had  canceled interviews. Ours will be significantly delayed due to this, but the right thing to do is make good on those who were already scheduled.  

Perhaps we will start to see shorter interview sessions and oath ceremonies for a good while to come. Not just on the virus front, but in light of the backlog impact on an already overloaded system. Hoping the very best for you and all who had cancellations on ceremonies and interviews.  

I will write in more detail overt the weekend but the short story is I am now a CITIZEN of the USA.
 
OMG, it's hard to believe. I had the oath ceremony in Manhattan today (Federal Plaza) and it is such a relief to finally be finished with this process. I felt like this day was never going to arrive. 
 
I'll be sticking around this forum to provide moral support to those who are still waiting as I know how painful it is!