Dear N-400 applicants,
Tired to worry about the status of my case, I decided to conduct my own research and here is what I have found:
Note: My research only focused on those applicants that did not have same day Oath ceremony and for various reasons had B) checked on their N-652 from.
“B) _A decision cannot yet be made about your application.”
1. The Interview and tests of English and U.S. history and government that is given to all N-400 applicants is one of the final steps on a Naturalization process. Applicant’s who are not denied the citizenship at the interview, after a successful completion of the tests the Immigration officer presiding hands out the form N-652-Naturalization Interview Results.
2. A successful completion of the examination (tests) by itself initiate the 120 days that the USCIS is required by law to make a final decision on any pending case. “Section 1447(b) reads as follows: If there is a failure to make a determination under [INA] § 335 [8 U.S.C. § 1446] before the end of the 120-day period after the date on which the examination is conducted under such section, the applicant may apply to the United States District Court for the District in which the applicant resides for a hearing on the matter. Such court has jurisdiction over the matter and may either determine the matter or remand the matter, with appropriate instructions to the Service to determine the matter.”
3. Now the question rise on how the applicant can be certain that the USCI is working on his/hers application. Because of the hardship such as inability to vote or serve on juries, apply and work for a federal government agency, take any work trip abroad-fear to miss oath ceremony, schedule a vacation or send an invitation for family members to attend the oath ceremony caused by delayed final decision, oath letter and oath ceremony date, the applicant may feel compelled to inquire about the most current status of the application.
4. How the applicant can get the most updated status about the pending case?
A) Mail a request of your application status to USCIS. In most cases your mail will not be replied unless if 120 days have passed since your interview. Here is the quote from USCI web site: paraphrased, “unless a case is outside of the processing time we will not research a particular case.”
B) Call 1-800-375-5283 the USCIS after you give the USCIS representative your receipt number he/she will key in the number on the USCIS web site and read the outdated case status that you can read by yourself at any computer with an internet access, not helpful at all.
C) INFOPASS, nightmare if your case is still within processing time most of the time the Immigration officer presiding will give you general information and nothing specific about your individual case.
D) Seek help from your STATE SENATOR doing so, even if your case is still within processing time in most cases you’ll get personalized information about the current status of your application.
NOTE: As I find more information I’ll keep you updated.
Wave
An N-400 applicant