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As a USC, I was flagged at the very same crossing for secondary screening, and also had a dog, so I feel your pain. As others have said, secondary screening is random, and anyone can be pulled into secondary. Don't worry about it and enjoy your trip.

My wife submitted her application online for citizenship and uploaded all the necessary evidence. It was straight forward.

My wife received a similar email as Crazy Cat, stating I should attend the interview with my wife.

It only took my wife two weeks to get her passport after Naturalizing at the end of last November. Another vote to apply now and pay to expedite the application. She also got her naturalization certificate back three weeks after applying for her passport.

She naturalized under 319(b) or a spouse of a US citzen working abroad. She has to comply with all other requirements for naturalization as provided in part 316 of this chapter, except for those contained in § 316.2(a)(3) through (a)(6) of this chapter. We had to include a copy of my employment contract as part of the N-400 application. Addtionally per 319 Alien spouse's requirement to depart abroad immediately after naturalization. An alien spouse seeking naturalization under section 319(b) of the Act must: (1) Establish that he or she will depart to join the citizen spouse within 30 to 45 days after the date of naturalization. This is why getting her a passport needs to be accomplished ASAP.

As of today, my wife is a US citizen. The interview was this past Monday, and the oath was today. The only reason she didn’t have a same-day oath was someone had to hit a button at the Texas Service Center. The interview was painless, and she answered the first six questions asked. Now we need to get her a passport by January 4th as we are currently living in Europe.

I 100% agree. I agree with most of you. USCIS is like a random number generator. You never know if or when your number will be called.

The first time I submitted a request, it took a week for USCIS to respond, with an incorrect answer, in my opinion. The second time, about five months after the first request, they didn't reply, but a month later, we received notification of an interview date.

All, I am looking for help from the collective wisdom of the group. My wife filed her N 400 over a year ago online and has been radio silent since. My biggest concern is that we have heard nothing on either reuse or a new appointment on biometric. From other cases, this seems the be abnormal. We have sent an email, but the response was generic the case is still within normal processing time. Any ideas on how to figure out why the delay in biometrics? What would happen if we filed a new application? Thanks in advance