Interview in 3-4 months?
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From what I have noticed, is it the faster you recieve your NOA the faster your N400 is processed? I have noticed that alot.....Please shed some light for me....
I do not think so, not really. Your confusion stems from the fact that USCIS was backlogged with receipts. So all of the sudden a whole bunch of peeps have seen their cases progress as this backlog has been cleared.
frantzcharles2
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I would like to know if someone apply 4 years and 6 months instead of waiting for the full 4 years and 9 months, and that person waited 1 year in the process to be adjusted when the time comes is this person may be be still subject to denial for not waiting for the legal dateline?
I would like to know if someone apply 4 years and 6 months instead of waiting for the full 4 years and 9 months, and that person waited 1 year in the process to be adjusted when the time comes is this person may be be still subject to denial for not waiting for the legal dateline?
If applying for the 5 year rule, you can apply at 4 years and 9 months (allow a few days extra days to make up for months for than 30 days.) from the date your green card was issued. No credit is given for time waiting for your green card. Applying earlier will result in denial.
nyc_naturalizer
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This is true, and it's always been a beef of mine. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the rationale of the "minus 90 days" is to account for waiting time. Under the current processing times they could increase this to 180 days, and 99.9% of applicants would meet the continuous residence requirement by the time of interview.
My sister got last week IL. Interview is at 05/15. She has applied just before fee increase, but they send the application back in 2-3 weeks saying something is missing and we have to pay more!!! We paid more and send it back to Federal Plaza address provided.
Interview at Fed Pl.
N600.
Interview at Fed Pl.
N600.
When you say Federal Plaza, I'm assuming you mean 26 Federal Plaza in NYC? If yes, would you mind sharing your sister's Priority Date? Also, you've mentioned N-600 in your original post. Did your sister apply for naturalization or certification of citizenship?
nyc_naturalizer
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Congrats to your sister joecool! What was her PD after you took care of the RFE? Could you please post her timeline in the new york city thread?
Regards
USCIS have never sent ask anything. They just send few weeks ago to send copy of supporting documents (it was included with the application!) and now they send IL. They have never sent us any NOA nor nothing.
nyc_naturalizer
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joecool must be referring to N-400 if there's an interview involved.
In the case of RFE, is the priority date assigned after the application is complete? If so, joecool's sister likely has an August PD, which is a good sign for nyc.
Yup. Joecool's original post also mentioned that his sister got her IL last week. Does this mean that my theory regarding IL receipts has been debunked?
Regardless, it is indeed a good sign.
nyc_naturalizer
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Hard to say. Would be nice to have a detailed timeline in this case. (joe?
) It's possible that RFE's are in yet another "pile" since somebody has to verify that the missing information was submitted, and that sequencing might carry through to scheduling.nyc_naturalizer
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I added tan_swap's timeline to the original post. The phenomenon definitely appears to be widespread, not concentrated at particular DO's. All of these DO's are officially processing 06/30/2007 (except Baltimore which is officially processing even earlier cases).
It's possible that they can be randomly selecting some recent applications and processing them quickly, so as to avoid the possibility of perpetuating the backlog. If BKBurger and rick92 get ILs this month, it's time for us to withdraw our applications and refile.
nyc_naturalizer
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It's a risky strategy. I'm sure what USCIS is doing is giving into the temptation to process applications for months that have seen very low N-400 receipts- because they know they can actually finish them. But the numbers may return to average anytime; you have no way of knowing when you apply if this is going to happen. You may find yourself in a worse backlog rather than skipping queue.
Plus, if you withdraw your application, that's certainly something the IO is going to ask about at your interview. They may think, did this person have something to hide?, or, is this person committed to getting their citizenship?
The USCIS ombudsman reported on the USCIS practice of processing newer cases first while letting old ones age as a known issue in his report to congress. Perhaps older cases (like those caught in the receipting backlog from last year) are assumed to have issues and USCIS is picking the "low hanging fruit" to make up for the processing times.
I'll be honest and tell them that I want my citizenship so much, I'd rather pay another $675 and get it quicker, instead of sitting in a backlog for an undetermined amount of time.
nyc_naturalizer
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I too would gladly pay the extra fee... but I'd be nervous about withdrawing in case it only worsens the wait. Now, if they let you have multiple applications pending, that would be another matter.
nyc_naturalizer
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Meanwhile we, the higher apples, rot.
I wonder if it's even worth it to ask this question at InfoPass. I still think that the December applicants may have been a fluke, but I'll start getting worried if 2008 NYC applicants begin receiving ILs while we're still waiting.