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I finally received a notice for the oath ceremony (in Jan. '05) a couple of days ago. The delay was approximately 5 months. During this period I sent 4 letters, contacted my congressman and visited the office (scheduled through InfoPass). My opinion is that you should really try hard to get...

Right. What JoeF is saying is that as long as your residence is at the state of filing 3 months prior to your filing. You can travel in and out temporarily but so long as you can verify that your home is at the state (whether through rent stubs, official letters addressed to you at that...

Thanks for the reply. I had my green card since 1993 (i.e. 10~11 years). Does that delay things?

It's getting close to 4 months and no response. I contacted my congressman and they are looking into it. Any similar experiences or suggestions?

Thanks. I scheduled an appointment through Infopass and met with one of the officers. They said my file is still at the National Accounts Center (since my interview in July) and that they would have the file Fedex'd over to the district office in the next few days. It's amazing how I sent two...

Boldlygo, Thanks for the response. So did you finally end up getting the notice or are you still waiting? If you got it, how long did it take you from the interview until you got the notice? Thanks in advance.

Is there anybody who got their citizenship after a delay due to the misplacement of their A-file? How long did it take for you?

Very helpful. Thanks for your help.

Newark, NJ office... Timeline: Oct. '03: Applied for citizenship Feb. '04: Fingerprinting Jul. '04: Interview No particular issues except for the A-File...

I recently went through my naturalization proceedings. Interview went fine but they said that I couldn't be naturalized because my "A"-File did not arrive in time. They said I wouldn't have to do the interview again but that I couldn't be naturalized until they got hold of the "A"-File. It's...