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1 hour ago, millefleur said:

Husband had interview yesterday. It went really well, they barely asked to see any documents and the test was very easy and quick for him.

 

Heads up: at least at the Chicago field office, don't wear a mask with a vent/exhalation valve! My husband almost got turned away from entering the building because he entered wearing such a mask and they asked him if he had a different one without the valve. Thankfully he brought 2 other masks with him (without the valve), so he was able to switch to that mask and they let him in. Just wanted to let others know!

 

Current status: Oath Ceremony Will Be Scheduled. IO said he can't say for sure but that it usually takes 1 month to schedule the oath and that the date will come in the mail with 2 weeks notice.

Congrats!!!

14 hours ago, ShpatBeqa said:

hopefully an interview soon for you guys.

 

biometrics completed on November 12, 2020.

 

Been 90 days since i completed my biometrics and no interview yet. 

1 day after my biometrics. It updated to “case is actively being reviewed by USCIS” 

what does that mean? Did you have that update  too? 🙂

55 minutes ago, ShpatBeqa said:

any updates for my APRIL filers?

Filed April 26,2020

Biometrics done today Feb. 10, 2021 😀

Hi chicago filers!

How long did you have to wait from biometrics to interview to oath taking? 
Filed April 26, 2020

Biometrics appt is on Feb.10, 2021 😀

1 hour ago, Ciesga said:

I was able to see my biometrics appointment letter under “documents” the next day after 9 am. My biometrics appointment was Jan 13 and I got a notice about 30 mins after the biometrics that they were actively working on my case. Then on Jan 18 I got the notice that interview was scheduled.

 

i don’t think that the estimated completion time is accurate. Mine used to say September 2020, then went away completely sometime in July/August. It came back sometime in November. Now it says my estimated time is June 2021 but my interview is Feb 26.

 

Wow! May i know where your field office is? Good luck on your interview!

3 minutes ago, millefleur said:

Where exactly did you message them? I'd like to try that to see if it works.

Through the “inbox” in your account.😀

27 minutes ago, millefleur said:

Applied April 1st....but he filed in another state, and then we moved to the Chicago area in May. Filed AR-11 address update May 5th, AR-11 was processed May 15th. Myuscis used to say "Your application is being transferred to another USCIS field office for review" but then that disappeared, now there's nothing at all under the status except "Invalid date Case Was Received and A Receipt Notice Was Emailed". I never received any kind of official confirmation that the case was actually transferred.

 

How did you message them again? I've tried doing the "open case inquiry" back in July, but all I got was a generic copy/paste with this in October:

 

So basically they told me nothing. Is there a better way to contact them to get actual answers?

I messaged them about my biometrics appointment. they didn’t get back to me until 2 weeks later but with also like a generic response. Then like a week letter i got my biometrics notice. 

31 minutes ago, skim26 said:

Hi everyone.

My interview is coming up. Applied in April 2020. 

I would like to make sure since I applied before December 2020, I am taking the old version of civics test, right?

 

 

Yes old version!😀 Goodluck!

10 hours ago, millefleur said:

Still no updates here. I don't really understand why people who filed after my husband did are getting updates. This whole system makes no sense.

 

October 2021? That seems absurdly long. I've heard that the estimation dates are not accurate.

When did your husband file?

i filed on April 26, 2020. I dont know if it’s because i messaged them last time about my case, but i’m sure you’ll get an update soon! 
 

I wonder if other Chicago filers have waited for that long to get their case completed.😣

7 hours ago, Yupibotan said:

Filed in April 2020, finally got Biometrics Reuse letter today. 

A little surprised because last time I did any biometrics was 8 years ago. 

I guess biometric reuse is really random. My last biometrics was 2018 and they didn’t reuse mine.

6 hours ago, cookiebanv said:

I finally got my biometrics notice 1/23/21. I don’t have the date yet. But how long does it usually take from biometrics to being interviewed?

I just checked my account again, my Completion time is now October 2021. I’m getting really impatient. I hope it won’t really get that long. 

On 1/21/2021 at 10:42 AM, millefleur said:

It seems the Chicago office is more disorganized than others. I don't really understand the reasoning, curious of May Chicago filers are getting updates.

I finally got my biometrics notice 1/23/21. I don’t have the date yet. But how long does it usually take from biometrics to being interviewed?

1 hour ago, MLK2016 said:

This is the standard message they have been sending everyone.  They do not provide any individual replies.

😭 

i also wonder why my friend’s biometrics from 2018 was reused and i didn’t get that notif. I also had my biometrics done back in 2018.😢

10 hours ago, millefleur said:

Any new updates? Nothing here...

 

I messaged USCIS about my biometrics since my completion date says Feb 2021. I didn’t really get any info

Here’s their reply: 

Your application information has been entered into the system which schedules applicants for biometrics at their local Application Support Center (ASC). Biometrics appointments are scheduled as slots become available at the ASC. Once you have been scheduled for an appointment, you will receive an ASC Appointment Notice to appear at a certain date and time at your local ASC. You must take the ASC Appointment Notice and photo ID to your appointment.  

1 hour ago, millefleur said:

Is anyone else getting this error when you try to click "view your case snapshot"?

- "We could not download the file. Try again in a few minutes"

 

 

 

Same with me😔

10 minutes ago, millefleur said:

Is anyone else still waiting on biometrics? Still not updates here...

still no update 😢

On 4/8/2020 at 5:15 PM, millefleur said:

I downloaded it from https://my.uscis.gov/

 

Go to Your Cases > N-400 Application for Naturalization > Documents (and you can see it there)

I only have the Receipt Notice in my documents and it doesn’t really show which field office. I’m so lost!! Thank you😃

17 hours ago, millefleur said:

Thanks for letting me know. That's so frustrating, ugh,  I hope we see some movement soon. Good to know that other Chicago filers haven't seen updates yet.

This is a dumb question. 🙂So if you live in Chicago that makes Chicago automatically your field office right? 

1 hour ago, millefleur said:

Chicago here, moved here in May from another state after filing, used to show "We're transferring your case to a new field office for review" on myuscis, but now all it shows is "Invalid date Case Was Received and A Receipt Notice Was Emailed". I'm getting concerned as a bunch of other Chicago April filers are getting biometrics reuse notices...and here just nothing. Considering calling USCIS to see what is going on.

I live in Chicago too. My friend applied in August and she got a notification for Biometric Reuse on Dec.30. 
i tried calling but you won’t get nothing. Whatever you see in your USCIS account is the same thing they’ll tell you. 😢😭

33 minutes ago, cookiebanv said:

Hi All!! 
i’m new here in VJ. But i guess i get more answers here (based on all of your experiences) than the USCIS customer service. 😁

 

April 26, 2020: I sent my N-400 and received the receipt notice

The case completion date on my account says February 2020 but i haven’t heard anything regarding my biometrics or anything at all since April 2020. 
 

does anyone know what I should do at this point? I did send them a message through my “inbox” but they haven’t replied yet. 
 

Also, It looks like they’ve been reusing biometrics for some applicants. I did have my biometrics done in Jan. 2018 for my greencard renewal, so i’m really hoping they’re gonna do the same for me. 
 

Thanks in advance!!

2021*

Hi All!! 
i’m new here in VJ. But i guess i get more answers here (based on all of your experiences) than the USCIS customer service. 😁

April 26, 2020: I sent my N-400 and received the receipt notice

The case completion date on my account says February 2020 but i haven’t heard anything regarding my biometrics or anything at all since April 2020. 
 

does anyone know what I should do at this point? I did send them a message through my “inbox” but they haven’t replied yet. 
 

Also, It looks like they’ve been reusing biometrics for some applicants. I did have my biometrics done in Jan. 2018 for my greencard renewal, so i’m really hoping they’re gonna do the same for me. 
 

Thanks in advance!!