No Interview letter after fingerprints - This is what I did!
Hi Everyone!
My PD for the N-400 is December 1st, 2011 and as many of us, as I can see, we haven't received the Interview letter. Because of this I am writing to let everyone know what I did:
I did a walk-in for FP on Dec 27, 2011 and received a yellow letter for DL on February 2012. I was worried that many people that filled after me was getting their interviw appointments in February and oath ceremonies were scheduled for March/April.
On 03/12/12 I called USCIS Customer Service and as usual they did not have any information or could not even confirm if my address was correct. I started calling all the numbers I found for Field offices and other departments until I got the FBI number (304-625-5590), a very nice officer answered and I ask him to check if my FP cleared already, he asked for my Alien No. and Informed me that my FP were not clear and I had to take them again. Well, that was the whole problem and no one in USCIS knew about it.
That same day I went to my field office in Miami, they were SUPER nice, and tried to help me. Unfortunately there was no record on the system and they recommened to make an InfoPass appointment. I did one for 03/15/12.
On 03/13/12 I called again USCIS, sometimes you have to call several times until you get someonbe willing to help. The rep answered (always say Good Morning or Good Afternoon and be very polite) and I asked her to transfer me to 2-Tier, she asked if she could help, I told her that I called the FBI and that my FP have to be re-done, that I went to the field office and the said they need a code for them to take my FP and that an officer in 2-tier would be able to give me that information. She asked all my info to verify and transferred me. I got to an officer and he confirmed that my FP were Unclassified and that a FP letter was going to be mailed in 2 weeks for an appointment on April 3.
Well, I am very impatient, so I went to the Oakland Park field office. I asked in the FP office and they said they need the code for them to take them again. I went to customer service and asked them for the code. Because they didn't know what it was, he went inside and asked an officer. After waiting for 30 mins (good signal), an officer went with me to the FP office, he print out a copy of the FP letter and told me to wait for my FP to be taken!
That was it! I was able to take them again! Now I have to cancel my InfoPass appointment!
I can say that after 15 years, this is the first time that everyone at the Field Offices and even USCIS were willing to help and were SUPER nice! Not a bad experience after all.
Now I am waiting for the 24-hr period to call the FBI and ask if they cleared.
Hope this helps someone!
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N-400
LPR : 02/28/2007
D/O : Miami, FL
11/30/11 : N-400 Mailed Next Day to USCIS Dallas, TX
12/01/11 : UPS delivered - Signed by Sandra C.
12/01/11: Priority Date
12/02/11 : Check cashed
12/06/11: Text Msg: NOA received
12/04/11: Initial Review
12/15/11 : NOA Received.
12/21/11: Status changed to mailed Fingerprint Notice
12/23/11 : FP Notice Received.
12/27/11: Walk-In Fingerprint Done
01/17/12 : FP Appointment.
02/xx/12: Yellow Letter - Driver's License
03/13/12: Fingerprints Re-done
03/15/12: Text Msg Rcvd - Placed in line for Interview
03/19/12 : Interview Letter.
04/24/12 : Interview Date - 7am
xx/xx/12 : Oath Letter.
xx/xx/12 : Oath Date.
xx/xx/12 : Applied for Passport
xx/xx/12 : Passport in Hand
