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My state's voter registration rolls are tied to citizenship status in the DMV database. My license also has certain restrictions around renewal and replacement — I have to go in-person to do that. But if I update my citizenship status, I can renew or get a replacement license by clicking a button online.

Cross-posting. I got my interview scheduled 4 months after applying; interview date was 5 months and 2 weeks after applying; and same-day oath. N-400 total time: 5.5 months I-751 total time: 14.75 months

Had my N-400/I-751 combo interview last week and passed. Was approved for same-day oath and got my passport the next day. So glad to be officially done! Overall took 5.5 months for N-400 and 14.75 months for I-751. Interview was scheduled for 9am. We entered at 8:45am and were called in at 9am. Finished at about 9:30am. Oath ceremony was at 11am and we were out by 12pm. The IO was very kind, courteous, professional, and it was just generally an enjoyable conversation for something so official. Everyone was really professional but the security guards could have been a little nicer with explaining the not-quite-TSA-style rules for the scanner. The IO mentioned how organized our packet was and that everything we submitted was more than enough. She also said "I'm sure you have more documents to give me but I already have enough." Very few questions asked, mostly standard ones around being arrested, owing taxes, selective service registration, and the rest of the N-400 questions. I mentioned a parking ticket and an automated speeding ticket. She asked if I paid them, but didn't ask for any proof. I also clarified one date that was entered wrong for my travel dates and she fixed it according to CBP records she had access to, but said it being incorrect wasn't a problem really since I wasn't even close to being out of the country for 548 days. Started with the N-400 citizenship test and then briefly asked my spouse and I questions about the I-751: "How did you meet? When did you get married? How have things been? No separation?" I also had to travel for several months in the US due to work and I brought that up and the IO asked, "So that was for work?" and I said, "Yes, I had to be on site" and she said she sees that in what we submitted and that was understandable. She asked us if we were cat or dog people based on some of the photos and liked that we indicated who was in each photo, when it was taken, and where. She commented a lot on the amount of evidence — including the photos — that we submitted, and our jobs, saying "You've convinced me you're a legitimate couple. Congratulations, I am approving both forms today." The interview was in total maybe 10-15 minutes. The remaining 10-15 minutes was us chatting while she processed our approval and scheduled the oath. Philadelphia FO does not normally do same-day oath but I mentioned having a family medical emergency (I showed evidence of it) that I needed to travel for internationally. The IO got approval from her supervisor to approve me for same day oath. Otherwise it would have been 2-4 weeks for the oath. Things I've done so far after citizenship: 1) Passport obtained next day through emergency appointment. Called at 8am and managed to get an appointment for 9am, submitted documents, and picked up passport at 1pm. Passport card will be delivered by mail in 2 weeks. Remember to sign your naturalization certificate! 2) Renewed expired Global Entry, conditionally approved within 36 hours. Applied Friday evening, email notice received Sunday morning. Was able to schedule a Zoom interview to show my documents on Monday afternoon. 3) Applied for e-visa to go to India, approved in 15 hours. Applied Friday evening and approved Saturday morning. Pending tasks: 4) Update driver's license to reflect citizenship status 5) Register to vote 6) Update citizenship status with Social Security office 7) Update citizenship status with employer and banks

Hi OP, how did your interview go? What questions did they ask? I'm in a somewhat similar situation.

I submitted my N-400 in November and have an interview in May for both I-751 and N-400. Same interview notice appeared online for both cases.

I'm still waiting for mine. I contacted an agent through Emma chat and they said it has been put in the interview scheduling queue 3 weeks ago. But I believe my FO (Philadelphia) has a huge backlog of cases, so it may be a while.

I know... That wasn't my main point.

Just an update on my case. I noticed my case was updated on 1/7/25. Today, I noticed that my case was touched again and my "my progress" tab disappeared. I contacted Emma and the agent said, "The office placed you in the interview scheduling queue for an interview on 01/07/2025. The appointment has not been scheduled yet. USCIS will mail you a notice informing you of where and when your scheduled interview appointment is. Please make sure you bring your notice with you and to arrive on time to your appointment. Also, follow the instructions on the notice carefully, particularly if you are required to bring any documentation." So looks like preliminary checks have finished and now I just have to wait to get through the scheduling queue!

Congratulations! That's promising. When is your interview?

I wanted to share my timeline with the Philadelphia FO. I applied November 18th and still waiting. I've been looking at cases for the Philly FO and a lot of people from September 2024 are still waiting to get an interview scheduled.

Congratulations on having your interview scheduled! That's super fast. What's your field office?

@oneoftheunderdogs: How/where did you check the "updatedattimestamp"? Update: Thanks to Reddit, here are the instructions on how to check if your case has been updated recently. What that "update" means is anyone's guess, however. 1. Log in to your USCIS account 2. Copy your receipt number 2. On the same browser tab, paste this link on the address bar and press enter: https://my.uscis.gov/account/case-service/api/cases/ReplaceWithYourCaseNumber Replace the last part with your case number. Note: It doesn't work if the case your looking at doesn't have any electronic documents scanned.

Applied today! Immediately received receipt notice, biometrics reuse notice, and case status changed to "case is being actively reviewed." Estimated processing time is 7 months, but fingers crossed it's faster than that! I-751 has been pending since February.