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  1. Hello there, I was sworn in as a US citizen a couple of days ago. My girlfriend is a Canadian and lives in Canada. I would like to sponsor my girlfriend into the United States. We have been engaged for a few months now and been together for over five years. Where do I get started? Is it possible for her to continue living in Canada while we go through the process? She has a good job in Canada and doesn't want to move to the United States until she is legal to work here. Is this possible? Thanks.
  2. Applied April 11, was sworn in on September 9, so just under five months. It seems incredibly arbitrary how some people seem to get it within five weeks, and some people wait up to two years! Very unfair. Anyway, best of luck to all of you that have applied and are waiting, and of course to those of you that took the time to respond in this thread.
  3. That's good to know. I let my boss know today that I'll need the afternoon of the interview off and then another bit of time off a few days later. You're very helpful, thanks for chiming in.
  4. Thanks so much for the reply! Do you have any idea what the typical wait time is for an oath ceremony? Are we talking a couple of days or a few months?
  5. Does anyone know if they are still doing the same day oath ceremonies, or is that over now? A friend of mine was sworn in a couple of days after his interview back in March, but he would have been sworn in the same day had he not had his interview scheduled at the end of the day. I'm hoping my interview, earlier in the afternoon, will allow time for an oath ceremony right there immediately afterwards so I won't have to go back.
  6. Interview scheduled for early September, less than five months after applying. Seems quite a bit quicker than a lot of people in this thread. Luck. perhaps? I asked my lawyer today and she mentioned that the new administration is prioritizing applications for naturalization. I'll report back here after my interview to let you know how it went. Fingers crossed it goes well.
  7. Update: biometrics appointment scheduled for mid-July. At least the process is moving along. What would the next likely step be after that, an interview and then oath ceremony if things go well?
  8. No, the lawyer actually told me I really didn't need her to help me fill out the N-400, and in hindsight, she was absolutely correct. I paid her a small fee for her time, and to help me with the interview if and when I'm called in for it.
  9. This is a great response. Yes, my colleague interviewed late on a Thursday one week and went back the following Tuesday to be sworn in. Thanks for your reply. He did indeed have his biometrics done here in the USA, whereas I had mine done in an American embassy just over six years ago. Hopefully having to do the biometrics again doesn't add a whole ton of time to my application process.
  10. The lawyer is a woman. Shame on you for assuming the lawyer is a man. Thank you. This is the type of response I was looking for, really appreciate it.
  11. Well, a colleague of mine applied in August and was sworn in back in very early March, and his biometric appointment was waived. A simple google search has led me to understand that it is because of the pandemic that they've been waiving a lot of appointments and just scheduling people for the interview. I don't know what a "timeline" is. I've been a permanent resident for five years now, and I sent in the N-400 today. There are two possible field offices my application can go to, because of a weird zip code I live in that straddles Los Angeles and Los Angeles County. Los Angeles itself shows a 12-16.5 month wait. Los Angeles County shows a 13.5-17 month wait. My lawyer says that most of her clients are getting processed pretty quickly and assured me last week that I'd have an interview by the end of 2021.
  12. The website says 12-17.5 months, but a friend of mine applied in August and was sworn in about six weeks ago. The lawyer told me the processing times on the website are far longer than the actual wait times, just so that people aren't phoning all the time to check their case. Can anyone tell me how accurate the website is when it comes to actual processing times? It seems as though the biometric appointments are being waived due to covid, which cuts the processing time down significantly.
  13. Hello, I just submitted my N-400. I believe the next step will be biometrics followed by an interview. Does anyone know how long the actual wait times for these things are? I've read online that it can take 12-18 months but my lawyer told me that it is likely far less of a wait.
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