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I got an update this morning. My oath ceremony is scheduled for next month. It was about time!
 
Hang in there, I know it's hard to be patient when the system is made so there's very little transparency.
 
Thanks y'all for your support 

I got an update this morning. My oath ceremony is scheduled for next month. It was about time!
 
Hang in there, I know it's hard to be patient when the system is made so there's very little transparency.
 
Thanks y'all for your support 

At day 30 start talking to a lawyer

Giving a bit of an update. I'm still waiting (shocker) and I can't quite comprehend such level of incompetence. 
 
I have reached out to USCIS 7 times in the past 8 months. I've also recently filed a case with my senator and congressional representative as well as the USCIS ombudsman (I didn't do it sooner because every time I would get in touch with USCIS, I'd have to wait 30 days minimum at a time for them to get back to me. I didn't want those two requests to run concurrently, in hindsight I realize it was probably a mistake). I even wrote a letter addressed to the officer who interviewed me at the Manhattan field office... I'm not holding my breath on any of those though given the agency's previous track record. 
 
The last update I got from them was that they needed to get my records from the National Records Center, so they could better understand what the bottleneck was, and then get back to me. They said it would take between three to six weeks. It's been eight. 
 
Now the issue I'm facing is that my conditional green card is expiring in May and I'm not going to receive a 10-year green card. I got a letter stating that since my N-400 had been approved, I would just have to wait for the oath ceremony to take place. However, as far as I know, I'm legally obliged to possess an unexpired proof of residency with me at all times. As such, what are my options? Do I have to get an appointment with USCIS so they can extend my conditional green card by stamping my passeport? This is all so silly and such a waste of human resource on their end as well when they could just give me the damn certificate. What a farce. 

No, not even! That's what's odd. Thank you, I'm hanging in there  
 
That's massively helpful, thanks a lot for putting all of that together! Hopefully it doesn't get to the point where I have to go through all those steps, I'll keep you all posted 

No, not even! That's what's odd. Thank you, I'm hanging in there  
 
That's massively helpful, thanks a lot for putting all of that together! Hopefully it doesn't get to the point where I have to go through all those steps, I'll keep you all posted 

You’ve no standing to do anything until December 7, which will be 120 days.  At that point you must do the following (and document each step) to force action:
 
* Call USCIS, say info pass, and request a tier 2 officer call you regarding your case. 
 
* If the above fails, file a case with the USCIS ombudsman 
 
* Optional: if the above fails, contact your federal senator or congressional representative about your case 
 
* hire an immigration attorney who has experience litigating de novo reviews of N-400 cases in federal court.  Once the suit is filed, USCIS will most likely offer to settle out of court. Accept nothing less than the administration of your oath of citizenship and a naturalization certificate. Don’t let them con you   
 
* if you go to court, after your case is approved, your attorney should ask the judge to administer your oath of citizenship versus sending the oath back to USCIS. Your attorney will have a good argument: the reason everyone is in the court room is because USCIS was delaying the oath so why trust USCIS to administer oath now?
 
Realistically this will take as long as July 2023.  

Are you doing a name change?  Sometimes that can delay things as name change oaths have to be done by a federal judge, whereas others not doing a name change can do an administrative oath.
 
Good Luck, and stay patient, you are nearing the finish line.

I got my interview on August 9th in NYC and I was approved on the spot. My oath ceremony hasn't been scheduled yet though. I've read online that it can take anywhere between 3 to 6 weeks but I'm getting a bit worried. Is it worth reaching out to them at this point in time or am I just being impatient ? Thanks!