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11 hours ago, jabbal said:

Thanks Steelers,

 

They told me that they started sending interview letters to late january paper filers, and to you they said early april filers..... no idea why two different updates ..Did you went at USCIS office and went with infopass appointment ??

Hello Jabbal:

i think they gave you the dates that are listed on the USICS website, that shows Jan processing dates. 

I've seen filers on here that are from March receive interviews. Also my brother-in-law is a March filer and he just interviewed on 12/12. Also I saw one filer with a April NOA get her interview date. 

I am not the filer, my husband is a May filer and he has never called or done infopass. We have just been going off seeing the threads on this website. 

5 hours ago, jabbal said:

Hi Chicago filers,

 

I did infopass on december 4th and tried to find out whats going on... and got to know that on december 4th .. filers were interviewd from 25 of january.. so I am assuming for may filers we have to wait for like 3-4 more months.    .

 

Please if anybody else has any update share with the VJ members.

 

Thanks

I know that they just started sending interview letters to early April paper filers. 

On 12/12/2017 at 3:42 PM, Yuliya Lipina said:

It is ok to file 90 days in advance as long as you meet civil union requirement on the day you file. It looks like it wasn't the case for me. Even though USCIS does have a provision that says that if the US  citizen spouse was employed abroad, which Peace Corps Volunteers are considered to be government employees, a foreign spouse might be exempt or eligible for a reduced civil union requirement as long as you meet the residency requirement. Long story short, it's up to a USCIS officer to consider all the provisions out there. She might spin this case in any way. It might be in my favor, but it might be not. I appreciate her telling me straight out that there is a problem with my case. Otherwise, I could have had a heart attack we I just got a denial letter.

Sending good vibes your way and hopefully the provision works in your favor. Like you said, life moves on, enjoy the holiday season with your family and friends. 

My brother-in-law also interviewed yesterday and he was approved, so he's waiting on oath letter now. 

2 hours ago, marieMH said:

Hi everyone,

I have a question I received NOA for N-400 on JUL 18 and my fingerprint appointment was on AUG 8, and nothing since then. My case has not been updated since then and its been almost 5 months. what number should I call to ask about my case?  

If you are a paper filer in Chicago then they just started sending interview dates to early April filers. 

1 hour ago, Yuliya Lipina said:

Thank you! I filed on 03/11, officially it got registered on 03/16. I had my interview today. It didn't go well. Basically, I was told that I didn't meet 3 year of marital union requirement. I filed 90 days in advance and I didn't leave with my husband at the same address prior to immigrating to the USA due to the nature of his occupation at the time (Peace Corps Volunteer). The lady said they would send a letter, but there is a great chance it will get denied and I will have to re-file. She said she wished I waited and filed later. So today was not my day at all

Oh no! I thought it was ok to file 90 days in advance?? I'm so sorry you are having to go through this. Can you get an attorney involved at this point?

On 11/29/2017 at 6:06 AM, Yuliya Lipina said:

I got one more interview notice with a date 12/12. I have now two officially scheduled interviews one on 12/12 and another on 12/18. So I am going to the earliest one. USCIS stance: if you didn't receive a cancellation letter for any of your appointments you have to show up. I will go on 12/12 and ask them if they want to see me the second time. I doubt they do. 

Good luck tomorrow!

12 hours ago, ChicagoN400 said:

@cupcake123 – congratulations on getting your interview notification – I hope your process goes on smoothly and you get done with the process by the end of next month. Just to confirm, is your NOA/priority date April 7^th? Just curious to know if USCIS Chicago field office have started scheduling for April priority dates 
 

I am new to this forum and I glad to have found this helpful page! Below is my timeline for N400 Application.
 

Mailed Date: April 17^th 2017

 

NOA Date: April 21^st 2017

 

Fingerprints: May 18^th 2017

 

In-line for Interview: June 21^st 2017

Welcome to the Chicago group! It's great to have someone here with a April NOA. Hopefully things pick up and you get an interview within the next 2-3 weeks. 

5 hours ago, cupcake123 said:

Hi all,

 

My paper application was received March 30th and my priority date is April 7th (inline for interviews April 27th). I just received a  notification tonight that my interview has been scheduled.  Will keep this group posted on when it's scheduled.  May be a sign that chicago paper filers are starting to move?!?

Fantastic news! 

On 10/24/2017 at 9:15 AM, n400chicago5 said:

As an FYI, his interview was scheduled for Nov 22 - so almost exactly a month from when he received the letter.  

How was the interview? Did he get a oath date yet?

On 11/29/2017 at 12:09 PM, gabreigns said:

I wish we could keep a running tab of how many people applied online through the Chicago office vs paper filing to Chicago office.

Just looking at various different months, online filing and paper filing is showing quite vast differences. Some online filers in Oct already have an interview date. 

I think paper filers are taking 9-12 months and online filers are taking 4-6 months. 

2 hours ago, Yuliya Lipina said:

I got one more interview notice with a date 12/12. I have now two officially scheduled interviews one on 12/12 and another on 12/18. So I am going to the earliest one. USCIS stance: if you didn't receive a cancellation letter for any of your appointments you have to show up. I will go on 12/12 and ask them if they want to see me the second time. I doubt they do. 

Hopefully 12/12 will work out and you will move on to the oath part of the process. My brother-in-law is also interviewing on 12/12 and I've seen a few filers on here with the same date. 

Good luck and let us know what happens! 

9 hours ago, cupcake123 said:

None for me.  I've now been inline waiting for an interview to be scheduled for 213 days:(. 

I was really hoping you would get an interview date in Nov. It seems like Chicago has slowed down in the past 1 month. 

Anyone else get any updates??

On 11/25/2017 at 10:56 AM, siwenfrana said:

Hello,

Is this link at the bottom I am supposed to look at? I am a little confused because people who file at the same lockbox Arizona and location Chicago are within similar timeframe with me. However, if I only check chicago, I saw someone has filed in September already got an interview early Nov. and oath date early December. According to USCIS website, they are still doing cases dated Jan 25th  as September 30. What is going on? Should I concern about my application status?

 

http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/citlist.php?op6=All&op7=Chicago+IL&op1=&op2=&op4=1&op5=5%2C10%2C11&cfl=0

 

Online Chicago filers are getting interviews quickly. Those are the Aug & Sept filers. 

If you are a paper filer then March filers are getting interviews. 

My husband is a Chicago May paper filer and is still waiting for an interview. 

Hope this helps. 

2 hours ago, khaled dz said:

hello just want to check with you please is there any update with ur husband ? did he get the interview ?
thank you

No movement for us. I believe they are still processing March paper filers. 

15 hours ago, Abdocp said:

i send form by mail and was received in 2 november and moday i have fingrprinting how much time take in my case thanks

With immigration matters you can never be sure. The best thing is to check filers from 2-3 months before you,  to see how things are moving along. 

As as of right now I believe they are interviewing paper filers from Mid-March. So if you filed in Nov it could easily be 6-8 months before you get an interview date. 

Good luck with your fingerprints tomorrow!

2 hours ago, Yuliya Lipina said:

Got my interview letter with the date of 12/18, not the promised 12/11. Slowly coming to grips with the fact that I am not going to be done this year even though I applied in March. It makes me pretty darn upset. 

I don't blame you. It's a frustrating process. 

I am so glad to know that you got a letter confirmation!!

1 hour ago, Abdocp said:

I got my fingrprinting app next monday at 11 pm at chicago office the process betwine sending n 400 and getting fing app letter was very quick . is ther anyone got interview letter how much time take betwine fingerprinting and intev in chicago office thank u 

Did you apply online or mail in paper application? 

If you mailed it in, I believe they are giving interviews to March applicants and if you applied online they are interviewing Aug/Sept applicants. 

Best of luck!!

2 hours ago, peachlings said:

There actually seems to be a standard processing time, from looking at the timelines on this forum. For paper applications, March filers appear to be having interviews scheduled right now, and for online applications it seems August/September filers are currently being processed. 

 

I so regret not filing online  at the time I didn't know that was an option

My husband didn't know either! 😩

2 minutes ago, agrzybianek said:

Hello everyone, I filed my N400 beginning of July (end of June possibly not 100% sure) Had my fingerprints done July 27th. On July 31st I checked my status saying that I am in line for an interview. Since then I have heard nothing. Since it shows that I am in line for interview I assume that my fingerprints were completed.

 

My co worker's neighbor filed in March and he has his interview December 8th I believe.

couple of questions:

 

1. does anyone know if the listed hours for the chicago office are correct?

M-T 7:30am-3:30pm

W 7:30am-12pm

Th 7:30am-3:30pm

F-S-SU - closed

 

2. when checking current processing times for chicago I'm seeing January 25th but I see that some March filers are getting their interviews, does that mean their site isn't up to date? they updated it last on January 25th. 

 

My wife and I are planning a trip december 22nd-January 2nd so we really hope I don't get scheduled during that time and have to cancel our trip lol but at the same time I really want this process over with

We have seen a few March paper filers recently receive interviews (my brother-in-law included). Also a few July & Sept online filers have received interviews. So I think there are 2 separate timelines for paper and online filers. 

My husband filed at the end of May and has been "in line" since July 3rd, as you will see with a lot of the filers in this thread. 

Im not sure about the hours for the Chicago office, I've never checked. 

Good to have you on on this thread!

10 hours ago, caeremonarius said:

We live in Chicago, and my wife filed online in September. Her biometrics were last month, and we just received notice today that her interview has been scheduled. We'll let everyone know when we get the interview letter to see when it's actually scheduled.

That's amazing! My husband is a May filer. 

2 hours ago, agrzybianek said:

Filed my N400 beginning of July (end of June possibly not 100% sure) Had my fingerprints done July 27th. On July 31st I checked my status saying that I am in line for an interview. Since then I have heard nothing. Since it shows that I am in line for interview I assume that my fingerprints were completed. Anyone else from the Chicago office that filed around the same time as me waiting for their interview? 

I'm unsure if it matters but I filed by mail rather than online.

thanks!

Feel free to join Chicago filer thread. 

4 hours ago, cupcake123 said:

I'm a March 29th filer and have been inline since April 7th.  No interview scheduled notice online or in mail yet:(

It's crazy! No rhyme or reason. I really hope you are next. I think they are working on mid-march. 

I'm quite confused.  Three sept Chicago filers  got emails saying interviews have been scheduled.  Two July filers already interviewed. 

It's been almost 6 months since my husband applied and nothing has progressed. I'm not sure how it's jumping all over the place. Is this a difference between paper & online filers?

Well at least Chicago office is moving. 

50 minutes ago, Yuliya Lipina said:

Checked my case status and it says that interview has been scheduled. Waiting for the letter. Hopefully this interview will happen.

This definitely a positive step. Hopefully this letter comes within the next 4-7 days.