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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.

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.

Definitely get married and file for the CR-1 visa like Crazy Cat has already adviced you. 
 
There are great guides, checklists and a whole subforum for this particular visa, where you can read about absolutely everything. And if you for whatever reason can't find the answer you can ask the thousands of members here. 👍

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.  

More to do with how busy/backlogged (or not) your field office is, great news for you!

Mine took 2.5 Months. Applied January 19th 2021 and the Oath is this Friday the 16th

The L.A. offices (LOS - city and LAC - county) are now scheduling interviews for people who filed in/around July 2020. I filed in May 2020, at the LAC office, and had my interview and oath in March 2021. So it takes around 9-10 months right now, quite quick in other words. I had my ROC fingerprints taken in late 2019 but got a new biometrics appointment for my N-400 anyway.

It's very common that people get their old biometrics reused for the N-400, we've even seen bio reused for people who had their last biometrics taken 8 years ago. But just like JFH said, the previous biometrics must've been taken by USCIS in order to have a chance for bio reuse. Biometrics taken at embassies and airports don't count. 

L.A. does oath ceremonies at least two days a week (Tuesdays and Thursdays seem to be the most common), several oaths ceremonies each day. So once you pass your interview you won't have to wait more than 1-4 days to become a citizen.

Biometrics are only being re-used for people who have done ROC here in the US. If you arrived on an IR-1 or an employment based immigrant visa that did not require ROC then you will be called for biometrics as they don’t have anything already on file for you. So biometrics are, in some cases being reused not waived. 
 
People being interviewed now in LA applied about a year ago. There are some exceptions for military filers but for an “average” case you are looking at approximately a year. 
 
 

We see this a lot with attorneys and also visa processing services.  They promise faster processing times to get people to pay them for their services, when in reality they can do nothing to speed the process up, you get in line after everything is submitted, just like everyone else.  As with everything related to US immigration, it could go faster or slower than the posted times for your USCIS location, no one knows for sure, including your attorney, it's very unpredictable and not logical, and depends on so many unknowns, including the details of your specific case.  I've always found that expecting the longer, maximum estimated time works best, then you might be pleasantly surprised if it goes faster, and this approach significantly reduces the frustration level.  Good luck with your N-400 process!  

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.  

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.

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.  

It doesn't matter what your lawyers says, each person interview is scheduled on a case by case basis and no one can speed up your process. No one can promise you that your case will be done by 2021, for sure it can happen but not in most busiest Field Offices. If you join a military your case will be fast tracked and you might become a citizen in just few months. Everyone is a different case and you can't compare your case to your friend's. My friends had his application submitted in January 2020, schedule for interview in early August 2020, day before his interview his appointment was cancelled and rescheduled for Feb 2021. Some people are waiting 2-3 even 5 years to get an interview, and a lawyer who says that you will be a US Citizen by the end of 2021 is very full of . Only time will tell and I hope you will get your US Citizenship by the end of 2021. Good luck!

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.  

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.  

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.  

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