correct me if i am wrong:
April-May 2007 filers were processed by LA District office and issued Inteview letters in December 2007 (as offcially it was on website Dec 15 they were processing May 19 or something similar) interviews scheduled to Feb 2008
May-June filers were processed and scheduled interviews in January (on website - Jan 15 it was June 19) interview dates given in March 2008
following that pattern i predict
June-mid July 2007 filers -> IL in February 2008-> scheduled for April 2008- oath in May-June
mid July 2007-August 2007 -> IL March 2008 -> scheduled for May 2008->oath June-July
August-Sep-Oct 2007(a lot less applications) -> IL in April 2008 -> scheduled for June -> oath July-Aug
Sep-Oct-Nov 2007- IL in May 2008-> scheduled for July-> oath in Aug-Sep 2008
Nov-Dec-Jan 2008- IL in June 2008 - scheduled for August 2008 oath in Sep-Oct 2008.
what do you think?
It's so hard to know for sure, because of the limited and sporadic information that we receive. If you believe the USCIS website, the LA DO had processed cases received up until June 19, 2007 as of January 15, 2008 (about a month ago). However, we know that there was a huge increase in total applications in July (presumably many of these occurred in LA), so it may take them a while to interview all those applicants.
At the same time, one individual on this board has a PD of 7-23-07 and already had his interview in January 2007, with his oath being scheduled for late February 2008. Assuming that the USCIS really does "process applications in the order in which they are received" then this individual's processing timeline does appear to bode favorably for many Los Angeles applicants who applied in July.
My gut feeling is that your timeline is just a little bit optimistic for those who filed in mid July or beyond, given the volumes they have to process (notwithstanding the case noted above). However, I am hoping you are within a month or so, which would give an overall processing time of just over a year for most summer 2007 filers. Not great, but better than 16 - 18 months. Anyway, we may just have to sit back and wait for a few more people to get ILs before we'll know for sure.
My DO is Santa Ana, but the reason I am interested in the LA DO is that in the past Santa Ana and LA actually have taken each other's cases in order to "level load" case volumes and processing times (I believe that most cases went from LA to Santa Ana rather than the other way around.) Since both DOs (like many DOs across the country) are reporting a N-400 processing date of June 19, 2007, I assume that they are fairly equal in terms of processing timelines, which is why I keep an eye on both DOs.
My timeline (CSC / DO: Santa Ana):
PD: 8-21-07
Check Cashed: 10-29-07
NOA Rec'd: 11-21-07
FP Notice Rec'd: 12-22-07
FP Complete: 12-22-07 (walk in)
FP Date: 1-17-08
IL: Waiting
Case appears online as having been received on 10-26-07.
