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    N400 Timeline: Houston, TEXAS

    My wife had her interview on April 27th and passed it. IO told that next oath will be on June 10th and that the oath letter will be mailed to our home address. I saw on the forum that some get to take oath the same day, however, I doubt that it is possible in Houston due to a large size of the...
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    N400 Timeline: Houston, TEXAS

    A quick update on processing time of my wife's N-400 application in Houston: 02/07/08: Priority date 03/01/08: FP date 04/27/09: Interview date From the priority date to the interview date 14 months!!!
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    Citizenship interview shortly -- long trips/Foriegn employment -- GC revoke?

    The same DO - Houston and different employer, but public multinational company.
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    Citizenship interview shortly -- long trips/Foriegn employment -- GC revoke?

    The outcome will depend solely on IO, here is why. I and my wife had a similar pattern of time in and out of the US as described above. My interview had gone fine and I became US citizen last year. In my wife's case, during the interview, the IO's conclusion was that she had lived abroad for...
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    N400 Timeline: Houston, TEXAS

    DEB, congrats on your interview letters. My wife's dates are close to yours, so hopefully her IL is on the way. Here is her time line: N-400 sent via USPS: 06/09/07 N-400 received by TSC: 06/13/07 Receipt Notice date: 06/28/07, PD: 06/13/07 Fingerprint Notice received: 07/15/07...
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    N400 Timeline: Houston, TEXAS

    My wife applied in June, had fingerprints done in July, but nothing since then...wating for an interview letter
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    urgent,pls help with residency req for citizenship

    I take that back...couldn't find it in the manual, must have been related to N-470. However, I found interesting clarification about 4y+1d which basically says that with a break of countiniuos residence one could shorten the eligibility for naturalization period from 5 years to 4.5 years. (see...
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    urgent,pls help with residency req for citizenship

    My understanding is that you have to reside in the US for at least 1 year since becoming PR to qualify for 4years+1day rule upon return from foreign country with re-entry permit. I read this in the IO manual, a link to which was posted on this web-site not a long time ago...
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    N400 Timeline: Houston, TEXAS

    OK, finally, it is over - proudly became an US citizen yesterday. Here is my updated timeline. PD: 12/12/06 FP Letter: 12/20/06 FP: 01/02/07 IL: 05/01/07 ID: 06/04/07 OL: 07/18/07 OD:08/15/07
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    N400 Timeline: Houston, TEXAS

    I had my interview on June 4th and received the oath letter yesterday, July 18th, for the August 15th ceremony.
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    Continuous Residence Question (Six months out)

    I was out of the country for 11 months, but nevertheless passed the interview. My gut feel says that you have pretty good chances to pass, but prepare all possible documents (mentioned on this site) for the interview, particularly, tax transcripts for last 5 years. Ultimately, the interviewing...
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    N400 Timeline: Houston, TEXAS

    Interview Houston I had my interview today (06/04) in Houston. My case wasn't an easy one because of prolonged time outside of US. On one occasion I was out of the country for 11 months. In the beginning I thought that I would not make through the interview as the officer started up front by...
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    how accurate/helpeful is the USCIS online case status page?

    Nothing happened to my on-line case status since the original registration on the USCIS web-site back in December 2006. It still says case received and pending, last action date 12/22/2006...although I have received my interview letter.
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    N400 Timeline: Houston, TEXAS

    Finally, I received the IL. My updated timeline is below. It took from application to interview a well-known 6 months less 1 week. PD: 12/12/06 FP Letter: 12/20/06 FP: 01/02/07 IL: 05/01/07 ID: 06/04/07
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    N400 Timeline: Houston, TEXAS

    Here is my timeline. PD: 12/12/06 FP Letter: 12/20/06 FP: 01/02/07 IL: ???? Interview: ???? I have seen a couple of encouraging posts from people in Houston when IL was received in less than a month, so, keeping my fingers crossed, I hope that I will also get IL rather sooner than...
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