soso723

Thanks. I posted it on the general forum as well, but it was crucified by people who have already naturalized and have quickly forgotten the sentiment.

I have relatives on the other side of the world who are elderly and have underlying conditions and live alone with no help. They might die without my help. The United Kingdom naturalization process does not even include an interview, yet they still manage to do things securely. Please stop.

Government can  NOT ONLY verify a person's identity in person. 

Congressmen should dedicate their time to all of their constituents affected by the virus, including N-400 applicants.

They already have recent photos of us and all of our information, including our address and phone number where they could send out a code, for example. Verifying identity is not an issue here. 

USCIS announced today that it is no longer scheduling any in-person interviews or oath ceremonies, which directly affects all N-400 applicants. Please write to your 2 Senators and to your Representative to allow USCIS to conduct online interviews and ceremonies.

"Dear Senator/Representative

USCIS announced today that it will no longer provide in-person services to immigrants at its local offices. This includes lawful permanent residents who have already applied for US citizenship and now can no longer attend any interviews or oath ceremonies, effectively halting their legal path to citizenship. Please introduce legislation that will allow naturalization of lawful, law abiding  and skilled permanent residents without the requirement of physical presence. You should allow conducting interviews and oath ceremonies over Skype or Facetime. Keeping the citizenship path open  will enable  current permanent residents to apply for federal jobs in these times of need and also vote in this year's crucial presidential election.

Best wishes,"

My thoughts exactly!

This what I wrote to the Florida sentaors and the representative today:

Dear Marco,

USCIS announced today that it will no longer provide in-person services to immigrants at its local offices. This includes lawful permanent residents who have already applied for US citizenship and now can no longer attend any interviews or oath ceremonies, effectively halting their legal path to citizenship. Please introduce legislation that will allow naturalization of lawful, law abiding  and skilled permanent residents without the requirement of physical presence. You should allow conducting interviews and oath ceremonies over Skype or Facetime. Keeping the citizenship path open  will enable  current permanent residents to apply for federal jobs in these times of need and also vote in this year's crucial presidential election.

Best wishes,

Congratulations to N400NYC on becoming a citizen today!🤩

Fingers crossed they don't postpone all ceremonies indefinitely

We still have not figured out why the estimates were removed. Could it be the coronavirus? They shut down the USCIS office in Washington state, apparently. That's where a lot of cases occurred. In Florida, 2 people died. Could they be freezing all case processing if the pandemic gets worse? Would oath ceremonies be postponed indefinitely? This is turning into some of my worst fears.

I don't see how this story should affect the N-400 applications, as there is no premium fee for making these.

6 hours ago, gregcrs2 said:

Just checked ours, and all estimated times have disappeared!

Mine too! As if the wait is not hard enough, now they have these technical issues as well.

I am being told that the next action on my account will be taken in 28 days. This estimate decreases by 1 with each passing day. This seems so precise, as if we were in Switzerland! In your experience, is it pretty accurate or way off?

2 hours ago, UpstateNYer said:

For my case, the numbers were 1 and 4mons. 0.9*1+0.1*4=1.3. Far off.

That's because it was an outlier with the second number 4 times larger than the first one. In your case, I would go more towards the average.

Do a FOIA request for your A-file, you will see what they see.

3 minutes ago, Giovanna024 said:

I have no idea what you said now. 

So what is this mean...Miami FL

5.5 Months to 20.5 Months and mine says December 2020?

0.9*5.5+0.1*20.5=7 months is the estimate for Miami using the regular formula. But since the second number is so large, I think they weigh it more, so it counts for 50 percent instead of 10 percent. 20.5*0.5+5.5*0.5= 13 months would be the estimated wait time from applying to taking the oath. Miami used to be 8-31, so 5.5-20.5 is a true progress.

Let's remind ourselves how estimates are given. Each field office reports 2 numbers. The first number is the time by which 50 percent of the applications are processed (median time) and the second number is the time it takes to process 90 percent of the applications. The estimate is then 90 percent of the first number plus ten percent of the second number. For example: If the first number is 6 months and the second number is 10 months, then estimate=0.9*6+0.1*10=6.4 months. Indeed, these estimates are to be taken with a grain of salt.

I di send a letter to the new Jacksonville office, but they have not replied yet (it has only been 10 days, though). Maybe I should write another letter, this time to the Las Vegas office.

Yes, I did call USCIS to also update the address with the N400 and they confirmed this through a letter they sent me.

The rule requires only that you live somewhere for three months before filing your application. You can move to a new state or USCIS service district after you file your application and USCIS will continue to process it. (https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/what-happens-if-i-move-after-applying-for-u-s-citizenship.html)

I filed the N400 in Las Vegas, NV and did the biometrics there. I then moved to Jacksonville, FL and filed the AR-11 change of address form, which USCIS acknowledged. It has been more than 2 months after biometrics, Jacksonville applicants who have had their biometrics after me are now having their interviews, but mine has still not been scheduled.

Have you experienced similar delays when moving to a new state?

That's 2 days too late.

I have 49 days since biometrics, I am  at the Jacksonville office, but I think the transfer from Las Vegas delayed it a bit. You should call USCIS to tell you what the interview date is, the sooner you know about it, the better.

I did my biometrics in Las Vegas in December 2019  and then moved to Jacksonville and transferred the file to their local office. Jacksonville people who did their biometrics in January already know their interview date, I still don't. I still get an estimate of May 2020 for the case completion time.

Has anyone else experienced delays due to moving to another state with pending N400?

what could go wrong during the transfer?

1 minute ago, Georgia16 said:

If you move just remember the 3 month rule. 

Apply in MIami, then move and ask for your file to be transferred to your new office. The 3 month rule says you have to reside 3 months in the county before applying, so apply in Miami-Dade and then transfer the file.

3 minutes ago, Sartre said:

soso 723, a question for you that has nothing to do with the current string of comments.  Have you already submitted your N-400 and have you had any positive or negative contact with the Jacksonville field office?  Based on what I've read the Jacksonville office is efficient in processing applications in a timely manner.  What has your experience been so far?  I ask because I am in Miami, the field office here moves at glacial speed, and I have the means to just move to a city with a field office that is quick, relatively speaking, in processing N-400 applications.  Thanks...

see, it is because we waste our time on non-sense that important information is filtered out.  I posted yesterday that I have not received my interview date yet, although I did the biometrics on Dec 23 and Jacksonville people who did them in January now know their interview dates. It might be because I originally filed in Las Vegas and had the biometrics there. I called USCIS and they told me my file is still with the National Benefits Center and that I should wait. My estimated case completion time is May 2020 and the waiting time for the next step is 2 months. 

I would advise you to move to Jacksonville it will reduce your waiting time by 6 months.