In NYC, InfoPass appointments are available as early as 7 A.M. I scheduled mine for 7:30 A.M. on 2/15, so I don't have to take time off work. Depending on how close you live to your DO, you may not have to waste a day at all.
Nimche / Vorpal - Although we have different DOs, we all went for FP appointments at about the same time - approximately 7 weeks ago. In terms of getting an interview, are you guys actually expecting to get an IL soon or do you think it could take quite a while?
My DO shows a processing date of June 19, 2007, and this makes it "similar" to many of the other DOs that also list this processing date. However, between June 19, 2007 and July 31, 2007 we know there must have been a huge surge in applications to beat the application fee increase. I don't know for sure, but I am willing to bet that many of those applicants were from New York and Southern California, home to our respective DOs. As such, I just don't know if I am deluding myself in thinking that my IL should arrive some time in the next few weeks. Although we have one report from somebdoy who applied around 7-20-07 at CSC (DO: Los Angeles) already having his interview, I don't want to use only this case to get my hopes up if it really is going to take many more months to get an IL.
What do you guys think? Do you believe that the USCIS will somehow pull it off and get us ILs in the next several weeks, or will we be in this thing for the very long haul, meaning that it really does take 16 months for the entire process?
Also, is it just me or do other people find it suspicious that so many of the DOs are reporting June 19, 2007 as their processing date for N-400 applications? This to me implies a degree of consistency that simply is not evidenced by the apparently haphazrd way in which USCIS appears to be processing cases. For example, we have people in Ohio who applied in November and are essentially through the interview process at this point, while many people in other areas, who applied in May and June 2007, are still waiting for their ILs.
Another thing that worries me is that, at least anectdotally from postings on this board, it seems that there was a "gap" when the USCIS simply stopped processing N-400 applications. If you got your application in by about 7-20-07, then at most SCs and in most cases your check was cashed quickly, you got your NOA and your FPs were taken by the October 2007 timeframe. Those of us who did not meet this timeline, in most cases, did not get FP notices until December 2007. We know the USCIS was backlogged with other application types, but it really does appear as thought they "stopped" processing N-400 applications around 7-25-07 for approximately three months. Just wondering out loud, along with everybody else, how this work stoppage will affect overall processing times.
Sorry for the long post, but I am really frustrated by the way things are moving and the apparent lack of willingness on the part of the USCIS to do anything to speed things up, or at least make them more consistent.
