LTrucker

You're not. The waiting game for USCIS and different pace of the field offices is already an unknown black box. For people who've gone through USCIS processing a few times before, I think they understand patience is key but for others, comparing their case timeline to someone else (even if they're in completely different parts of the US with difference processing centers) and if their case is only intermittently updated, I think it gives a sense that something is amiss. I posted a comment on here a while ago essentially saying that this is how USCIS has worked and COVID has made things much more difficult, so if anything, we should expect things to take much longer than usual. Of course we should ask for things to be more efficient and transparent moving forward, but it is what it is for now.
 
I was actually surprised by how quickly things progressed for me (after waiting for a long time for GC and RoC) and I live in a big city so the field office is very busy. My biometrics was reused from ~2 years ago from RoC and my interview is scheduled for the first week in December already, so only took about 4.5 months from submission to interview, which from N-400 standards might be slow especially compared to 4-8 years ago, but is still much faster than any other USCIS processing I've gone through.
 
Also, there are some posts suggesting that if you call USCIS, somehow your case will jump queue, and for anyone who has dealt with USCIS before, they know that this is not the case and you can't just jump your queue by calling. I think what's happening now is that interviews are starting to be scheduled slowly and people are correlating the phone calls with getting interview dates/movement in their case, but correlation does not mean causation. Might be true for some folks who might've gotten RFEs or lost notices in the mail or what not but I think it is just sheer coincidence.

All the best!

Completed my naturalization process with the oath ceremony on Jan 26th. Journey started in July 2020. They did the bare minimum required in order to naturalize because of COVID so we took the oath and pledged allegiance to the flag and were handed our certificates and headed home. Very quick process, a little bit sad as it was no family allowed or gathering of lots of people (USCIS rep said they usually have about 500 people in a group at a national historical landmark for the ceremony and we had maybe 15 or 20 in the room that day). They usually make a big celebration out of the final step but it was not possible because of COVID. All the best to everyone else still waiting and hope things move quicker!
 
(Also, I thought they usually play the welcome to the US as a citizen video by the President but that didn't happen for us, maybe because of COVID as well).

Completed my naturalization process with the oath ceremony on Jan 26th. Journey started in July 2020. They did the bare minimum required in order to naturalize because of COVID so we took the oath and pledged allegiance to the flag and were handed our certificates and headed home. Very quick process, a little bit sad as it was no family allowed or gathering of lots of people (USCIS rep said they usually have about 500 people in a group at a national historical landmark for the ceremony and we had maybe 15 or 20 in the room that day). They usually make a big celebration out of the final step but it was not possible because of COVID. All the best to everyone else still waiting and hope things move quicker!
 
(Also, I thought they usually play the welcome to the US as a citizen video by the President but that didn't happen for us, maybe because of COVID as well).

As an FYI before anyone panics, the new civics test will be used for filers filing for their N-400 on or after December 1st, 2020. So most of us should still be using the 2008 (100 question, 6/10 right) version, not the 2020 version (128 questions, 12/20 right but will be asked all 20 questions).

See under important update for naturalization: https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/find-study-materials-and-resources/study-for-the-test
 
P.S. wanted to post this because majority of the news pieces I've read mention the December 1st date but have failed to mention that it is for cases filed starting December 1st, not interviews scheduled on or after December 1st. It can be confusing and a little shocking if you don't read the details on the USCIS website.

As an FYI before anyone panics, the new civics test will be used for filers filing for their N-400 on or after December 1st, 2020. So most of us should still be using the 2008 (100 question, 6/10 right) version, not the 2020 version (128 questions, 12/20 right but will be asked all 20 questions).

See under important update for naturalization: https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/find-study-materials-and-resources/study-for-the-test
 
P.S. wanted to post this because majority of the news pieces I've read mention the December 1st date but have failed to mention that it is for cases filed starting December 1st, not interviews scheduled on or after December 1st. It can be confusing and a little shocking if you don't read the details on the USCIS website.

You're not. The waiting game for USCIS and different pace of the field offices is already an unknown black box. For people who've gone through USCIS processing a few times before, I think they understand patience is key but for others, comparing their case timeline to someone else (even if they're in completely different parts of the US with difference processing centers) and if their case is only intermittently updated, I think it gives a sense that something is amiss. I posted a comment on here a while ago essentially saying that this is how USCIS has worked and COVID has made things much more difficult, so if anything, we should expect things to take much longer than usual. Of course we should ask for things to be more efficient and transparent moving forward, but it is what it is for now.
 
I was actually surprised by how quickly things progressed for me (after waiting for a long time for GC and RoC) and I live in a big city so the field office is very busy. My biometrics was reused from ~2 years ago from RoC and my interview is scheduled for the first week in December already, so only took about 4.5 months from submission to interview, which from N-400 standards might be slow especially compared to 4-8 years ago, but is still much faster than any other USCIS processing I've gone through.
 
Also, there are some posts suggesting that if you call USCIS, somehow your case will jump queue, and for anyone who has dealt with USCIS before, they know that this is not the case and you can't just jump your queue by calling. I think what's happening now is that interviews are starting to be scheduled slowly and people are correlating the phone calls with getting interview dates/movement in their case, but correlation does not mean causation. Might be true for some folks who might've gotten RFEs or lost notices in the mail or what not but I think it is just sheer coincidence.

All the best!

You're not. The waiting game for USCIS and different pace of the field offices is already an unknown black box. For people who've gone through USCIS processing a few times before, I think they understand patience is key but for others, comparing their case timeline to someone else (even if they're in completely different parts of the US with difference processing centers) and if their case is only intermittently updated, I think it gives a sense that something is amiss. I posted a comment on here a while ago essentially saying that this is how USCIS has worked and COVID has made things much more difficult, so if anything, we should expect things to take much longer than usual. Of course we should ask for things to be more efficient and transparent moving forward, but it is what it is for now.
 
I was actually surprised by how quickly things progressed for me (after waiting for a long time for GC and RoC) and I live in a big city so the field office is very busy. My biometrics was reused from ~2 years ago from RoC and my interview is scheduled for the first week in December already, so only took about 4.5 months from submission to interview, which from N-400 standards might be slow especially compared to 4-8 years ago, but is still much faster than any other USCIS processing I've gone through.
 
Also, there are some posts suggesting that if you call USCIS, somehow your case will jump queue, and for anyone who has dealt with USCIS before, they know that this is not the case and you can't just jump your queue by calling. I think what's happening now is that interviews are starting to be scheduled slowly and people are correlating the phone calls with getting interview dates/movement in their case, but correlation does not mean causation. Might be true for some folks who might've gotten RFEs or lost notices in the mail or what not but I think it is just sheer coincidence.

All the best!

I'm only sending the documents that are listed on the instruction sheet, i.e. copy of green card, marriage certificate, USC's birth certificate or passport, and tax transcript for 3 years. I just got approved for RoC and as much as people want to send in every possible document for LPR paperwork, I think it's safe to keep to the guidance listed. Online it gives a chance to provide additional documents but I don't know how necessary this is. Might be different for a couple who has had AoS or RoC interviews vs ones who've skipped the interview process so far.

ROC submitted: July 26th, 2020, case received on July 31st, 2020
Biometrics on September  9th, 2020
New card is being produced on May 29th, 2020
Case was approved on June 1st, 2020
Card was mailed on June 2nd, 2020
Also received approval notice in the mail on June 3rd, 2020
 
EAC. Had interview for AoS but not for RoC.
 
 

ROC submitted: July 26th, 2020, case received on July 31st, 2020
Biometrics on September  9th, 2020
New card is being produced on May 29th, 2020
Case was approved on June 1st, 2020
Card was mailed on June 2nd, 2020
Also received approval notice in the mail on June 3rd, 2020
 
EAC. Had interview for AoS but not for RoC.
 
 

Some people don't want to naturalize. The RoC package will get priority even if it's in a backlog if an individual applies to naturalize, so it's still good that an applicant doesn't have to wait for an RoC decision to apply for citizenship. 

My status update:

07/26/2019: Signed forms and mailed package to Dallas (USPS priority mail, no signature required)
07/28/2019: Package delivered
07/31/2019: Received text about case receipt with case number (no email even if I had listed my email address); cheques cashed
08/02/2019: Received official receipt notice (I-797) in mail. Receipt is dated 07/31/2019.
 
Processing center is Vermont.
 
All the best everyone!
 
 

My status update:

07/26/2019: Signed forms and mailed package to Dallas (USPS priority mail, no signature required)
07/28/2019: Package delivered
07/31/2019: Received text about case receipt with case number (no email even if I had listed my email address); cheques cashed
08/02/2019: Received official receipt notice (I-797) in mail. Receipt is dated 07/31/2019.
 
Processing center is Vermont.
 
All the best everyone!
 
 

You can apply for citizenship 90 days before you hit your 3-year permanent residency mark. If the I-751 is still under processing, it gets bumped up when your N-400 is being processed as the I-751 has to be adjudicated before USCIS can move further with the N-400 processing.

This is exactly what I'm doing. I've printed out the joint statement for every quarter for all accounts we've shared since we've been married to establish long term financial mingling. At a certain point, the paperwork seems overkill and if they have to scan every document we send it, this seems like a good compromise between sending too much or too little.

Compared to our AoS package, our RoC package is much smaller. We've provided documentation proof as listed on the instruction form and not deviated too much. We have proof of financial mingling for the last 3-4 years, which I think is the most important evidence USCIS is looking for anyway. We aren't including W2s either because we are including the last 3 years tax transcripts. All the best!

Where in Florida? I think South Florida might be a bit behind because of the hurricane as the field offices were closed for almost a week even after Irma passed. Our field office is Jacksonville and our PD was December 21, 2016. We were scheduled for our interview on October 23rd, 2017. You can start a service request once your PD fall outside the range of what is shown online but besides that there isn't much to do but wait.
 
I see it's Oakland Park. Sorry didn't see the field office listed the first time.

Had our AoS interview this morning at 07:30. We were probably the first one scheduled for the day. The process took about 10-15 minutes. We had submitted everything with regards to finances, medical, etc. with our AoS package back in December.
 
The interview was initiated by the immigration officer making us take an oath that we would speak the truth. She then looked at my passport (did not look at my USCs passport), and our driver's licenses that showed we lived at the same address. She went through and confirmed my birthday, current address, and I-485 yes/no questions. She asked the both of us individually if 1) anyone else had filed a AoS petition on behalf of/for before, 2) if we had been married before, and 3)  if we had kids. She then asked us to briefly state how we met, where and when. etc.
 
Next, she asked if we had met each other's families and who was in attendance at our court wedding. My USC spouse took out a photo from the photo album we had brought to show her that his family was in attendance at our courthouse wedding. She asked to keep the picture. Next, she asked if we had any other proof of our shared finances, agreements, etc. I took out the copies of our shared bank account, phone plan, and car insurance and handed them to her. We had submitted probably what was more than necessary with our AoS package because every item she asked to see today, we had already submitted with our AoS package. We were definitely overprepared with 2-3 folders of original documents and copies, and about 100 pictures but it is better to be overprepared than under. 
 
All in all, we were in and out in about 15 minutes and she told us to expect the card in the mail in 1-2 months, as they cannot guarantee the speed of the USPS delivery. I'm just hoping it's sooner than that because we have a trip planned for Christmas.
 
Please let me know if anyone has any questions about our experience. All the best to the ones interviewing soon and waiting.

Had our AoS interview this morning at 07:30. We were probably the first one scheduled for the day. The process took about 10-15 minutes. We had submitted everything with regards to finances, medical, etc. with our AoS package back in December.
 
The interview was initiated by the immigration officer making us take an oath that we would speak the truth. She then looked at my passport (did not look at my USCs passport), and our driver's licenses that showed we lived at the same address. She went through and confirmed my birthday, current address, and I-485 yes/no questions. She asked the both of us individually if 1) anyone else had filed a AoS petition on behalf of/for before, 2) if we had been married before, and 3)  if we had kids. She then asked us to briefly state how we met, where and when. etc.
 
Next, she asked if we had met each other's families and who was in attendance at our court wedding. My USC spouse took out a photo from the photo album we had brought to show her that his family was in attendance at our courthouse wedding. She asked to keep the picture. Next, she asked if we had any other proof of our shared finances, agreements, etc. I took out the copies of our shared bank account, phone plan, and car insurance and handed them to her. We had submitted probably what was more than necessary with our AoS package because every item she asked to see today, we had already submitted with our AoS package. We were definitely overprepared with 2-3 folders of original documents and copies, and about 100 pictures but it is better to be overprepared than under. 
 
All in all, we were in and out in about 15 minutes and she told us to expect the card in the mail in 1-2 months, as they cannot guarantee the speed of the USPS delivery. I'm just hoping it's sooner than that because we have a trip planned for Christmas.
 
Please let me know if anyone has any questions about our experience. All the best to the ones interviewing soon and waiting.

You rock! Thanks!
 
And congrats once again on being so close to having your GC in hand!

Hi, yes I did. I received the EAD/AP combo back in April.
 
I have just been browsing and keeping an eye on the thread since we filed for AoS, so I never ended up filling out my timeline. I will try to do it sooner than later, so other people can get an idea, as well.
 
We will wait until the end of this month or until the next update, and hopefully we will have an interview date soon.
 
Thanks so much!

Me. I'm waiting for the Jacksonville, FL office. Package sent on Dec 17th, email/text notifications received on the 22nd, and NoA in the mail a week or two after that. My status is still at "case received" and "fingerprint fees received", although I already did the biometrics and received the EAD/AP combo in early April.
 
Called a couple of times and they wouldn't give out any information, and not even tell me if the field office has the case yet..The online processing time for Jacksonville is in mid-September but has only moved about 2 weeks in the last two processing time updates. I'm hoping that we get at least a month notice whenever interview time rolls around because my spouse has a lot of traveling coming up starting in October/November for medical residency interviews, and we might even have to reschedule the interview.