PhillyNatz

1 hour ago, Sartre said:

Thousands more who have applied  for naturalization are approved and sworn in the month of September of every year due to when the constitution was signed.  I don't remember but I think in the month of September but I think 50 or 60 % more than any other month take their oath.  I'll try to find the exact percentage and post it later. Remember the day the Constitution was signed because it could be on the English test during the interview.

 

Here is a post about the constitution and the month of September:

 

"Constitution Day and Citizenship Day is observed each year on September 17 to commemorate the signing of the Constitution on September 17, 1787, and “recognize all who, by coming of age or by naturalization, have become citizens.” 

This commemoration had its origin in 1940, when Congress passed a joint resolution authorizing and requesting the President to issue annually a proclamation setting aside the third Sunday in May for the public recognition of all who had attained the status of American citizenship.  The designation for this day was “I Am An American Day.” 

In 1952 Congress repealed this joint resolution and passed a new law moving the date to September 17 to commemorate “the formation and signing, on September 17, 1787, of the Constitution of the United States.” The day was still designated as “Citizenship Day” and retained its original purpose of recognizing all those who had attained American citizenship. This law urged civil and educational authorities of states, counties, cities and towns to make plans for the proper observance of the day and “for the complete instruction of citizens in their responsibilities and opportunities as citizens of the United States and of the State and locality in which they reside.” 

In 2004 under Senator Byrd's urging, Congress changed the designation of this day to "Constitution Day and Citizenship Day" and added two new requirements in the commemoration of this Day. The first is that the head of every federal agency provide each employee with educational and training materials concerning the Constitution on September 17th. The second is that each educational institution which receives Federal funds should hold a program for students every September 17th." 

 

 

How did you arrive at that number of 17,000 though; if they naturalize 750,000 a year, assuming 5 day weeks, that's about 2900/day which is ~30,000 in a ten day period (on average)

For those of us who are undergoing Naturalization right now, do you think the elections next year will impact processing times? Improve, or Worsen?

On 10/10/2019 at 7:32 PM, kayla55 said:

Exciting news: two days ago, when I just submitted the application, my estimated time of completion was May. Today it jumped to April! I751 submitted almost a year ago and still pending...

Hi,  did it change when your Biometrics or prior?

Hi, how did you receive the NOA? Was it in the mail (assuming not since the check was cashed today)?