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Those could be online N400 filers. I was looking at the same block as ours IOE093109+ that were paper filings that same time as we did and changed a few days later like ours to biometrics appointment being scheduled.

@EarlyAnxious Thank you so much for sharing your datapoints! Similar to you, the scanned paperwork that we mailed in was uploaded as a 30MB TIFF file the day after the case showed up online. Interestingly this uploaded TIFF file did not include any of the filled out USCIS application forms not even the N400 but only the 19 pages of supporting documentation we mailed (green card scan, birth cert, marriage cert, IRS tax transcripts). I do however have BAD NEWS to share- it looks like starting April, USCIS is discontinuing biometrics reuse for paper filed N400 applications thru the extreme vetting policy implementation. Changing out the last digit of our IOE case number confirms that many other N400 paper applications who have also filed after usa are being sent in-person ASC biometrics appointments. Given the current administration's immigration policies, I would not be surprised if online filed N400's in the coming weeks or months start going the same route of requiring in-person biometrics appointment, with the common sense biometric reusability policy starting to disappear altogether. 3/14- Mailed paper N400 for reduced fee 3/18- USPS delivered to USCIS lockbox 4/3- Credit card charge, case number shows up on USCIS online account with 3/18 priority date (no text no email) 4/4- Scanned N400 supporting documents available for download 4/6- Biometrics appointment scheduled for 4/23 (no re-use!!!!)

Sharing this N400 timelines for one of my relatives for visibility 11/28/24- Online Filing (full fee) 11/28/24- Biometrics Reuse 2/3/25- Interview scheduled for Greer SC office 3/25/25- Interview completed and oath schedule 4/16/25- Oath cermony and end of USCIS journey!

@CoastingtoAOS Was your paper N400 application a reduced fee or fee waiver? Or was it a full year filing? @EarlyAnxious Is your N400 case priority date March 14 or April 1/ 2? We filed a paper N400 reduced fee application to same IL lockbox and have similar timelines like yours. Like you- the N400 case number magically appeared in our existing USCIS online account without needing to do anything (no text no email despite G-1145) Not seeing a biometrics waive notice just yet but hopefully like you I'm hoping the biometrics reuse notice gets posted by tomorrow. 3/14- Mailed paper N400 for reduced fee 3/18- USPS delivered to USCIS lockbox 4/3- Credit card charge, case number shows up online with 3/18 priority date (no text no email)

I am aware of that thank you. USCIS April adjustment of status increase now basically means from a financial perspective consulate processing route requires much lower financial cost. That until DoS increases the immigrant fee schedule (DoS increased non-immigrant fee schedule last year in 2023)

Don’t see anything regarding NVC fees increasing for immigrant visa IV consular processing. Anyone knows?