OlegAndSveta

Hi guys,

I have a bit of a problem, trying to check processing time on my case. I follow the link to USCIS site for that (https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/processTimesDisplayInit.do), but the link shows me empty page and message "The site cannot be reached". Has anybody run into this already? If so, what is the solution here?

Thanks,

Oleg

Greetings,

Just noticed, processing time in CSC is 47.6 months, in Vermont 34 months, while in Texas - still 5.2 months! My I-130 went to CSC, so I'm especially concerned here. Can anybody tell me something on this topic? I didn't follow USCIS news closely for a while, and now I see it was a mistake...

Thanks,

OlegAndSveta

Congratulations, Whtevr! So happy for you, guys!

FINALLY, a citizen of the US!!!!! I am just beyond ecstatic today, cannot believe that we are finally done.

It felt REALLY good to shred all of the immigration paperwork LOL

Good luck to everyone that is still on this journey and thank you to everyone that has helped us on here!

Congratulations once again Whtevr! Unfortunately, we are unable to share the latest experiences with obtaining US passports, since Sveta's application is still sitting on our table. Looks like we have too much stuff to do lately. However, I can share my (granted, a bit old ) experience. In the winter 2009-2010 I got my US passport in three weeks, exactly. This link confirms my recollections:

http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/english/passports/information/processing-times.html

So, from what it says here, if you are going with "Expedited" process, you are looking at 3 weeks timeframe. Otherwise - 4-6 weeks.

Hope, it helps.

Once again, happy for you, guys!

OlegAndSveta

Oath is next Tuesday!!! I really cannot believe it! Cannot contain my happiness today

OlegAndSveta, do you mind sharing how long it took you to get your passport after the Oath and where you applied? We want to travel to Canada for Easter, wondering if we will have a change to get the passport so quick?

Yes!! Congratulations Whtevr!

OMG!!! Just got an email today saying that we have been sent a letter with the Oath ceremony date and place!!!!! I cannot believe that we are almost done with this whole process!!! Feeling the happiest I have ever been today and just wanted to share it with you

Hi Whtevr,

Great news, guys! Finally, there is some light at the end of the tunnel. The invite should now come very soon. Let us know of your progress!

OlegAndSveta

Hi OlegAndSveta,

Thank you for your concern. We FINALLY have some news. We called on Thursday and talked to a Tier 2 Officer who told us that our case was just approved on Thursday! So now we will just wait for the Oath which we are hoping will not take too long. I will post an update when we get the Oath letter.

Thanks again for thinking of us!

Hi Whtevr,

Are there any good news on your side? I see the table was updated on 02/28 last time. Can't believe it was no updates for anybody ever since. How is your progress?

OlegAndSveta

I am US Citizen :-)

I will be doing this process again in a year and a half with my son who will be at the 5 year mark by then. In the meantime I will keep browsing on Visa Journey and watching for updates. Visa Journey was here for me and I plan on helping others if I can.

Hoping it all happens quickly for those of you still waiting and good luck at the interview!

Caro :-)

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USCIS Dallas/Lewisville, Texas Lockbox

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UserName.........|Eligible|Sent....|ChkCashd|NOA.....|Fprints.|In-line |Int Ltr.|Intview.|Oath....|FieldOffice

Cala Bel.........|06/20/13|08/26/13|--/--/--|09/04/13|10/01/13|09/17/13|--/--/--|02/20/14|--/--/--|Hartford, CT

Tom&Tanya........|11/08/13|08/31/13|09/05/13|09/04/13|09/27/13|10/08/13|10/15/13|11/13/13|12/13/13|West Palm Beach, FL

Mav_1975.........|02/12/13|09/01/13|09/05/13|09/06/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Houston, TX

Lars-N-Yenia.....|09/30/11|09/04/13|09/10/13|09/05/13|09/19/13|09/23/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Newark, NJ

girimurthy.......|06/16/11|09/04/13|09/12/13|09/09/13|09/24/13|09/26/13|12/09/13|01/16/14|01/31/14|Hialeah, FL

Elafito..........|01/15/13|09/06/13|09/13/13|09/19/13|10/04/13|10/08/13|12/13/13|01/21/14|--/--/--|Boston, MA

raparap..........|11/14/13|09/07/13|09/16/13|09/20/13|10/07/13|10/09/13|12/21/13|01/25/14|01/25/14|Newark, NJ

Justine+David....|06/19/13|09/09/13|09/19/13|09/17/13|10/29/13|10/31/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Baltimore, MD

Dpeter736........|--/--/--|09/13/13|09/19/13|09/27/13|10/21/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Oakland Park, FL

letmein..........|--/--/--|09/13/13|09/18/13|09/23/13|10/11/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Boston, MA

psiprez..........|09/02/11|09/13/13|09/25/13|09/20/13|10/21/13|10/23/13|01/11/14|02/10/14|02/10/14|Newark, NJ

NatzG............|09/22/10|09/16/13|09/23/13|09/18/13|10/18/13|10/22/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Baltimore, MD

usagirl12........|09/15/13|09/21/13|09/27/13|09/30/13|10/18/13|11/14/13|11/18/13|12/19/13|02/05/14|Louisville,KY

Read.............|--/--/--|09/23/13|09/30|13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Philadelphia,PA

Sachinky.........|02/20/13|09/23/13|09/26/13|09/25/13|10/16/13|10/18/13|10/24/13|12/03/13|12/20/13|Albuquerque,NM

Futurama.........|--/--/--|09/24/13|09/30/13|09/25/13|10/25/13|10/29/13|12/30/13|02/06/14|--/--/--|Boston, MA

silkafi88........|09/28/13|09/25/13|10/04/13|09/30/13|10/24/13|11/27/13|12/05/13|01/02/14|02/28/14|Louisville,KY

mjc79............|12/17/13|09/25/13|10/02/13|10/07/13|10/28/13|11/18/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|New York City, NY

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USCIS Phoenix, Arizona Lockbox

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UserName.........|Eligible|Sent....|ChkCashd|NOA.....|Fprints.|In-line |Int Ltr.|Intview.|Oath....|FieldOffice

alex and astrid..|01/23/13|09/05/13|09/12/13|09/09/13|10/03/13|10/07/13|11/12/13|12/18/13|01/14/14|Chatsworth, CA

Lasko12..........|--/--/--|09/06/13|09/11/13|09/16/13|10/11/13|10/24/13|10/31/13|12/02/13|01/23/14|San Jose, CA

newlyweds2010....|12/07/13|09/07/13|09/13/13|09/10/13|10/04/13|11/06/13|11/09/13|12/16/13|01/29/14|San Francisco, CA

WindyCity22a.....|--/--/--|09/10/13|09/16/13|09/19/13|09/27/13|10/03/13|10/31/13|12/03/12|12/12/13|Chicago, IL

RoamingTheNet....|12/02/13|09/03/13|09/09/13|09/11/13|09/25/13|11/01/13|12/06/13|01/08/13|02/12/14|Santa Ana, CA

KaashParinda.....|12/06/13|09/23/13|09/28/13|10/03/13|10/24/13|11/06/13|11/11/13|12/11/13|02/07/14|San Jose, CA

OlegAndSveta.....|09/04/13|09/24/13|--/--/--|10/04/13|10/18/13|11/04/13|11/13/13|12/18/13|02/13/14|Chicago, IL

Whtevr...........|11/26/13|09/03/13|--/--/--|09/05/13|09/17/13|10/24/13|10/30/13|12|02/13|--/--|--|Chicago, IL

Carocaro.........|12/14/13|09/27/13|10/03/13|10/11/13|10/25/13|11/14/13|12/18/13|02/18/14|02/22/14|Phoenix, AZ

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USCIS Lincoln, Nebraska Lockbox (Filing Under 319b, 328, or 329 of the INA)

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UserName.........|Eligible|Sent....|ChkCashd|NOA.....|Fprints.|Int Ltr.|Intview.|Oath....|FieldOffice

Example..........|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|City, ST

Congratulations, Caro!

Updating from Interview today

My husband and I were there 20 minutes before 8:10am Interview time and I went back at around 8:45am. Very pleasant and welcoming officer. He started with confirming my details, swearing in, etc. and then test for English language reading and writing, and then quickly went to 6 test questions. Study it all!! After that he worked through my Naturalization application a page at a time confirming details and I was shocked at the size of the now five inch folder that was all about me!! While my husband was not able to go into the interview room with me, I do think it confirms your marriage for them to see you are a couple in person and the officer commented that he didn't need to go through as many details about our relationship for that reason.

I did explain to the officer my worries about Oath date as I would be travelling back to Canada again for a week in April as I have an 85 year old year old father with dementia in a nursing home. Officer wrote my travel dates down and left the room to see what he could do. I am very grateful that he came back with the invitation for me to join this Saturday's group for Naturalization at the International Celebration Tale of Two Cities in Avondale and Goodyear.

So close to being finished with the process and very excited for Saturday!

Caro

Congratulations, Caro! You are so close now.

Thank you so much for posting your review and CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

Caro

Thanks Caro!

So, it finally happened. Can hardly believe it myself... we sent I-129F in October of 2009, so taking in the account time to prepare it, it was exactly 4.5 years of journey. Honestly, I'm incredibly happy now. Finally, nobody can make decisions, affecting future of my family, but I and my family. That is SUCH a good feeling.

As per ceremony itself... I wasn't impressed. In my opinion, Chicago office could do much better job. First of all, it was over 130 people in the crowd, taking oath, at once. Imagine how long it took to let them in, register, sit them up in predefined order, then, latter, to give each of them certificates, etc. Whole thing took 2.5 hours from the moment we were scheduled to arrive until the moment we were out. But that all could be understood. The part which definitely ruined it both for me and Svetlana was a speech the branch manager of USCIS office gave. That was plain terrible. She gave a short, hardly 5 minutes speech, which she read from the paper, where she was emphasizing how great of the country compare to others USA is, what a unique opportunities new citizens would have, and how big of the favor US is making to them, allowing them onboard, and how grateful for the rest of the lives they should be. I'm not over-exaggerating it. That is exactly a twist she put on it. It sounded plain offensive, and I'm pretty sure it meant to sound this way. I'm very surprised by that, because 9 years ago, in Milwaukee, when I took my oath, I remember a man, giving long, thoughtful and truly moving speech (talking without paper), which was respectful, encouraging and cheerful. Nothing like a speech I heard today.

Now, on the practical side... they allow you to register to vote, after the certificates a handled, they allow guests into the room, and they allow you to make photos in the room where oath is given (but not anywhere else, and that is very strict). I guess, that is all. I will not be leaving this forum, now, when my family's journey is over. So, let me know how is your progress, Whtevr. I still would be there.

Best of luck to you, and all of you, guys, who will read my message. And thanks for the help goes to all those numerous members of visajourney, who wrote the guides, I used, and who supported me along the way when road was bumpy. Thanks a lot!

OlegAndSveta

OlegAndSveta, let us know how your Oath ceremony went.

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USCIS Dallas/Lewisville, Texas Lockbox
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UserName.........|Eligible|Sent....|ChkCashd|NOA.....|Fprints.|In-line |Int Ltr.|Intview.|Oath....|FieldOffice

Cala Bel.........|06/20/13|08/26/13|--/--/--|09/04/13|10/01/13|09/17/13|--/--/--|02/20/14|--/--/--|Hartford, CT
Tom&Tanya........|11/08/13|08/31/13|09/05/13|09/04/13|09/27/13|10/08/13|10/15/13|11/13/13|12/13/13|West Palm Beach, FL
Mav_1975.........|02/12/13|09/01/13|09/05/13|09/06/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Houston, TX
Lars-N-Yenia.....|09/30/11|09/04/13|09/10/13|09/05/13|09/19/13|09/23/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Newark, NJ
girimurthy.......|06/16/11|09/04/13|09/12/13|09/09/13|09/24/13|09/26/13|12/09/13|01/16/14|01/31/14|Hialeah, FL
Elafito..........|01/15/13|09/06/13|09/13/13|09/19/13|10/04/13|10/08/13|12/13/13|01/21/14|--/--/--|Boston, MA
raparap..........|11/14/13|09/07/13|09/16/13|09/20/13|10/07/13|10/09/13|12/21/13|01/25/14|01/25/14|Newark, NJ
Justine+David....|06/19/13|09/09/13|09/19/13|09/17/13|10/29/13|10/31/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Baltimore, MD
Dpeter736........|--/--/--|09/13/13|09/19/13|09/27/13|10/21/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Oakland Park, FL
letmein..........|--/--/--|09/13/13|09/18/13|09/23/13|10/11/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Boston, MA
psiprez..........|09/02/11|09/13/13|09/25/13|09/20/13|10/21/13|10/23/13|01/11/14|02/10/14|02/10/14|Newark, NJ
NatzG............|09/22/10|09/16/13|09/23/13|09/18/13|10/18/13|10/22/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Baltimore, MD
usagirl12........|09/15/13|09/21/13|09/27/13|09/30/13|10/18/13|11/14/13|11/18/13|12/19/13|02/05/14|Louisville,KY
Read.............|--/--/--|09/23/13|09/30|13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Philadelphia,PA
Sachinky.........|02/20/13|09/23/13|09/26/13|09/25/13|10/16/13|10/18/13|10/24/13|12/03/13|12/20/13|Albuquerque,NM
Futurama.........|--/--/--|09/24/13|09/30/13|09/25/13|10/25/13|10/29/13|12/30/13|02/06/14|--/--/--|Boston, MA
silkafi88........|09/28/13|09/25/13|10/04/13|09/30/13|10/24/13|11/27/13|12/05/13|01/02/14|02/28/14|Louisville,KY
mjc79............|12/17/13|09/25/13|10/02/13|10/07/13|10/28/13|11/18/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|New York City, NY

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USCIS Phoenix, Arizona Lockbox
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UserName.........|Eligible|Sent....|ChkCashd|NOA.....|Fprints.|In-line |Int Ltr.|Intview.|Oath....|FieldOffice
alex and astrid..|01/23/13|09/05/13|09/12/13|09/09/13|10/03/13|10/07/13|11/12/13|12/18/13|01/14/14|Chatsworth, CA
Lasko12..........|--/--/--|09/06/13|09/11/13|09/16/13|10/11/13|10/24/13|10/31/13|12/02/13|01/23/14|San Jose, CA
newlyweds2010....|12/07/13|09/07/13|09/13/13|09/10/13|10/04/13|11/06/13|11/09/13|12/16/13|01/29/14|San Francisco, CA
WindyCity22a.....|--/--/--|09/10/13|09/16/13|09/19/13|09/27/13|10/03/13|10/31/13|12/03/12|12/12/13|Chicago, IL
RoamingTheNet....|12/02/13|09/03/13|09/09/13|09/11/13|09/25/13|11/01/13|12/06/13|01/08/13|02/12/14|Santa Ana, CA
KaashParinda.....|12/06/13|09/23/13|09/28/13|10/03/13|10/24/13|11/06/13|11/11/13|12/11/13|02/07/14|San Jose, CA
OlegAndSveta.....|09/04/13|09/24/13|--/--/--|10/04/13|10/18/13|11/04/13|11/13/13|12/18/13|02/13/14|Chicago, IL
Whtevr...........|11/26/13|09/03/13|--/--/--|09/05/13|09/17/13|10/24/13|10/30/13|12|02/13|--/--|--|Chicago, IL
Carocaro.........|12/14/13|09/27/13|10/03/13|10/11/13|10/25/13|11/14/13|12/18/13|02/18/14|--/--/--|Phoenix, AZ


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USCIS Lincoln, Nebraska Lockbox (Filing Under 319b, 328, or 329 of the INA)
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UserName.........|Eligible|Sent....|ChkCashd|NOA.....|Fprints.|Int Ltr.|Intview.|Oath....|FieldOffice
Example..........|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|City, ST

You have a week if they update your online status and send you a text message/e-mail. I was told that sometimes they mail you the letter without updating your status online. Oh well, we have a lawyer that we are using so hopefully he can change it if we have to. If not, we will just have to come back early from our vacation. Gotta hate dealing with the USCIS!!! They make you wait for months if not years and you are supposed to stay home and wait for them to tell you what to do next.

Yeah, lawyer can help, if it would be really scheduled in the middle of your vacations. As per USCIS, yeah, it is really tough. That is why everybody is so excited about citizenship - it finally gets you off the hook, and lets you just live your life the way you want it.

Congrats!!

Wow, they only give you 2-3 days notice before the actual Oath date.. We are going on a 2 week vacation and I have a feeling we will get the letter right then. Great.. Does anyone know how the Oath rescheduling process goes in case we need to reschedule?

Yeah, I was surprised myself (good kind of surprise, though). Now, on the fair note, though, they left us enough of time to react: the text message arrived on 02/06, while ceremony was scheduled on 02/13, so there is a week between those two events. As per rescheduling, I guess, it is not easy, if you will be on vacations. See what USCIS says here: http://www.uscis.gov/us-citizenship/naturalization-ceremonies

If you cannot attend your scheduled naturalization ceremony, return the notice, Form N-445, Notice of Naturalization Oath Ceremony, to your local USCIS office, along with a letter requesting a new date and explaining why you cannot attend the scheduled naturalization ceremony. Failing to appear more than once for your naturalization ceremony may lead to a denial of your application.

Sounds pretty harsh. But then again - after you will receive your text message, it looks like you will have at least a week to act on it.

OlegAndSveta

Letter has arrived, The oath is this week!

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USCIS Dallas/Lewisville, Texas Lockbox
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UserName.........|Eligible|Sent....|ChkCashd|NOA.....|Fprints.|In-line |Int Ltr.|Intview.|Oath....|FieldOffice
Cala Bel.........|06/20/13|08/26/13|--/--/--|09/04/13|10/01/13|09/17/13|--/--/--|02/20/14|--/--/--|Hartford, CT
Tom&Tanya........|11/08/13|08/31/13|09/05/13|09/04/13|09/27/13|10/08/13|10/15/13|11/13/13|12/13/13|West Palm Beach, FL
Mav_1975.........|02/12/13|09/01/13|09/05/13|09/06/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Houston, TX
Lars-N-Yenia.....|09/30/11|09/04/13|09/10/13|09/05/13|09/19/13|09/23/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Newark, NJ
girimurthy.......|06/16/11|09/04/13|09/12/13|09/09/13|09/24/13|09/26/13|12/09/13|01/16/14|01/31/14|Hialeah, FL
Elafito..........|01/15/13|09/06/13|09/13/13|09/19/13|10/04/13|10/08/13|12/13/13|01/21/14|--/--/--|Boston, MA
raparap..........|11/14/13|09/07/13|09/16/13|09/20/13|10/07/13|10/09/13|12/21/13|01/25/14|01/25/14|Newark, NJ
Justine+David....|06/19/13|09/09/13|09/19/13|09/17/13|10/29/13|10/31/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Baltimore, MD
Dpeter736........|--/--/--|09/13/13|09/19/13|09/27/13|10/21/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Oakland Park, FL
letmein..........|--/--/--|09/13/13|09/18/13|09/23/13|10/11/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Boston, MA
psiprez..........|09/02/11|09/13/13|09/25/13|09/20/13|10/21/13|10/23/13|01/11/14|02/10/14|--/--/--|Newark, NJ
NatzG............|09/22/10|09/16/13|09/23/13|09/18/13|10/18/13|10/22/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Baltimore, MD
usagirl12........|09/15/13|09/21/13|09/27/13|09/30/13|10/18/13|11/14/13|11/18/13|12/19/13|02/05/14|Louisville,KY
Read.............|--/--/--|09/23/13|09/30|13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Philadelphia,PA
Sachinky.........|02/20/13|09/23/13|09/26/13|09/25/13|10/16/13|10/18/13|10/24/13|12/03/13|12/20/13|Albuquerque,NM
Futurama.........|--/--/--|09/24/13|09/30/13|09/25/13|10/25/13|10/29/13|12/30/13|02/06/14|--/--/--|Boston, MA
silkafi88........|09/28/13|09/25/13|10/04/13|09/30/13|10/24/13|11/27/13|12/05/13|01/02/14|02/28/14|Louisville,KY
mjc79............|12/17/13|09/25/13|10/02/13|10/07/13|10/28/13|11/18/13|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|New York City, NY

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USCIS Phoenix, Arizona Lockbox
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UserName.........|Eligible|Sent....|ChkCashd|NOA.....|Fprints.|In-line |Int Ltr.|Intview.|Oath....|FieldOffice
alex and astrid..|01/23/13|09/05/13|09/12/13|09/09/13|10/03/13|10/07/13|11/12/13|12/18/13|01/14/14|Chatsworth, CA
Lasko12..........|--/--/--|09/06/13|09/11/13|09/16/13|10/11/13|10/24/13|10/31/13|12/02/13|01/23/14|San Jose, CA
newlyweds2010....|12/07/13|09/07/13|09/13/13|09/10/13|10/04/13|11/06/13|11/09/13|12/16/13|01/29/14|San Francisco, CA
WindyCity22a.....|--/--/--|09/10/13|09/16/13|09/19/13|09/27/13|10/03/13|10/31/13|12/03/12|12/12/13|Chicago, IL
RoamingTheNet....|12/02/13|09/03/13|09/09/13|09/11/13|09/25/13|11/01/13|12/06/13|01/08/13|02/12/14|Santa Ana, CA
KaashParinda.....|12/06/13|09/23/13|09/28/13|10/03/13|10/24/13|11/06/13|11/11/13|12/11/13|02/07/14|San Jose, CA
OlegAndSveta.....|09/04/13|09/24/13|--/--/--|10/04/13|10/18/13|11/04/13|11/13/13|12/18/13|02/13/14|Chicago, IL
Whtevr...........|11/26/13|09/03/13|--/--/--|09/05/13|09/17/13|10/24/13|10/30/13|12|02/13|--/--|--|Chicago, IL
Carocaro.........|12/14/13|09/27/13|10/03/13|10/11/13|10/25/13|11/14/13|12/18/13|02/18/14|--/--/--|Phoenix, AZ


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USCIS Lincoln, Nebraska Lockbox (Filing Under 319b, 328, or 329 of the INA)
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UserName.........|Eligible|Sent....|ChkCashd|NOA.....|Fprints.|Int Ltr.|Intview.|Oath....|FieldOffice
Example..........|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|City, ST

Congrats!! This gives me hope that I will see the same thing SOON

Thanks! Hope, you will hear some good news pretty soon too. Btw, I found this page:

https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/processingTimesDisplay.do

Where they post dates of N-400 Chicago office is currently working on. They update it just ones per month, around 15th, and it was last updated on January 21th. Currently it looks like this:

So, it looks like Chicago office is just way overloaded and behind the schedule. It can explain this extra wait, we both have.

OlegAndSveta

Finally, got some progress on our side too. Just got text message and saw update on the uscis page:

On February 6, 2014, we scheduled you for your oath ceremony and sent a notice providing the date, time, and location. If you move prior to the scheduled ceremony, please use our Change of Address online tool to update your case with your new address or call our customer service center at 1-800-375-5283.

Nothing on our end either

We called our laser yesterday and he said that he had a client that had an interview the same day as us and they have not heard anything yet either... So he said nothing we can do before the 120 day mark. So frustrating, we keep checking the online status 10 times a day and check the mail with such hope every day and nothing...

Yeah, same here, same here... but remember, they are starting to accept requests at 90 days mark, that is what they told me when I called.

Still no word from USCIS... and it was 43 days since Sveta passed her interview already. I have no idea what is going on. How is it in your land, Whtevr? Looks like we are almost the last two left from Arizona Lockbox, with oath dates not yet scheduled (Carocaro didn't yet have interview, but has it scheduled).

OlegAndSveta

Yes, looks like the number that I found on the receipt gets updated about 10 days before the other number.

Hmmm... not for me... for me the bottom number shows the last update from October 3rd (Initial Review status), and the top number shows the last update from the November 13th (Testing and Interview status). So, looks like for me the top number wins.

No, the receipt that they sent to you when you sent your N400 packet

It works and doesn't for me... Sveta found a number on the receipt, but it shows status as it was at the moment the letter was sent (Initial Review). It doesn't show the current status. Is it different in your case?

OlegAndSveta

Look at the very bottom of the letter on the left side, under the USCIS Office Address.

The biometric appointment letter?

OlegAndSveta, did you try checking your online status with the $ sign number that wellmux was talking about? Maybe there is an update there?

That is a thing, I wasn't able to find this second different number. It looks like I have only one, with *, not with $.

Wow, this is true. I just checked my $ sign number and it was in deed showing that my application was scheduled for interview 7 days before the other number showed. But when you input the $ sign number, use * instead of the $ or it will show as invalid.

Thanks, wellmux!

Well, our case needs supervisor review so thats why it may be taking longer. I would contact them if I were you, it is NOT usual to wait for over a month for oath in Chicago as they schedule oath ceremonies a few times a week. Good luck!

So, I gave a call to the central USCIS office... no dice. They said, they reserve 120 days to complete N-400 application, since the interview moment (which I knew), and if in 90 days it still was no word, they start to accept requests. For us it translates into "wait until March 18th, then, if still nothing, make a request".

OlegAndSveta

Wow... so, it looks like it is a common case for Chicago office... thanks for letting me know Whtevr, I will wait for updates a little bit more then, before calling.

Thanks,

OlegAndSveta

We had interview on 12/02 , IO said 2-3 weeks for supervisor review.. we still haven't heard from them. Chicago office was going so fast , what the heck happened with them now??? Our status is showing testing and interview still, too. Hopefully, they start moving soon!!

Today was exactly month since my wife passed interview in Chicago office and was recommended for approval... still - no word from USCIS. The status online is still at the Testing and Interview mark, and shows that case was last updated on November 13, when my wife was scheduled for interview. No sure what to do now... is it time to call or fill out E-Request yet? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

OlegAndSveta