N-400 San Francisco timeline

Is referral helpful?

I called 800 number to find out whats going on. She asked tons of questions related and unrelated to my case. She said my case is out of normal processing timeframe so she is going to create a referral for district office to review it. She said someone will contact me by phone or mail within 45 days. I asked about the name check, she said reps do not have access to the system which stores name check information.

Has anyone had experience with referral? If yes, How long did it take for DO to review the case or to communicate after referral is created?

Thanks
 
mka said:
I called 800 number to find out whats going on. She asked tons of questions related and unrelated to my case. She said my case is out of normal processing timeframe so she is going to create a referral for district office to review it. She said someone will contact me by phone or mail within 45 days. I asked about the name check, she said reps do not have access to the system which stores name check information.

Has anyone had experience with referral? If yes, How long did it take for DO to review the case or to communicate after referral is created?

Thanks
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What it usually means, they going to send an inquiry to the applicant's service center where the case is being processed. Then, an applicant recieves a letter stating that "your case is currently pending, we will notify you when the desision will be made..." I got on of those letters while I was waiting for my I-751 approvals (which was way outside of processing dates).
Another time, after a second inquiry, it took them 3 months to reply... The funny thing was that the inquiry arrived 2 months after the case was approved.
My advice to you is to schedule an infopass at your local DO - that way you don't have to wait a whole month for some bull$%& reply...
 
here are my dates

DO:SFO/Oakland
N400 Sent: 2/7
Notice: 2/15
FP Notice Received:2/23
FP Date:3/13
FP done on 2/28 - Walk-in

Interview Notice:??
Interview Notice Received:??
Interview Date:??
Oath ??
 
referral reply

Surprisingly!!! I got the reply today by mail within two days. It states that your case is still open as background check is pending. Letter asked to call back in 6 months if case is still pending.

Do I have any option other then waiting?

Thanks
 
mka...unfortunately, there's not much you can do till your background check is done. Once this part is completed, USCIS will schedule your Interview date.

Till then...I would say be patient and check back with them periodically just to make sure your application hasn't fallen into a black hole.

Good luck!
 
My Timeline and questions

- My wife's intvw letter also has requested a selective service letter(isn't this only for males who arrived between a certain age), does she need to apply for Selective service "Status Letter" also?

- Some people have mentioned about taking along SSN? Are original/copy of SSN cards necessary(my wife seems to have misplaced hers)?

- My wife and I have seperate intvw times(about 20 mins apart), so do we get intwd seperately?

My timeline below:

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Timeline:
N-400 appl sent 12/26/06
PD: 01/03/07
NOA:01/24/07
FP: 02/08/07
ITVW(SFO): 03/23/07
 
My application with CSC and SF as DO

Application send 1/23/07
FP on 2/20/07
I took FP 2/10/07
IL??
Oath??
 
Hi Pistolfire99,
Yes we are very close with our dates. Please keep me posted if you get your interview letter, i would appreciate it greatly.
Thank you

Ps I will do the same.
 
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Fingerprinting at a different location

Hi,

I have received the finger printing notice. The notice says I have to go to Oakland office. Can I do fingerprinting at San Jose? your inputs are much appreciated.

thanks
 
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I got my FP done at Oakland earlier than scheduled. The lady who did the FP was very friendly and patient. However, the prints did not come out well in her opinion. She tried several times and she said that's the best she can get and she submitted them. So, there is a chance that FBI might reject the prints due to the quality.

What happens after FP? Is there any way to check on the background process? Or as months go by, do I keep wondering if the delay is normal or that the fingerprints are bad?

Approx Timeline:
N400 mailed: 2/2
FP notice date: 2/14
FP date: 3/9
 
You have a valid concern. Just call FBI @ 304 625 2000 to find out the status of your fingerprint Monday or Tuesday.
 
My Interview letter arrived today

euripidi said:
Application send 1/23/07
FP on 2/20/07
I took FP 2/10/07
IL??
Oath??
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I have been very lucky in my dealings with the USCIS.
Today 3/10/07 exactly 30 days after i took my FP which i actually took 10 days in advance since my actual appointment was 2/20 my interview letter arrived. My interview will be at the SF DO on April 17th. I cant believe how fast and efficient both the CSC and SF DO have been with the whole proccess. I do have an advantage i think, my name is unique and being such the background check and name check did not consume too much time. Got to call Mom and Dad and thank them tonight. Lets hope the DO does not reschedule and my paperwork gets to them in time from CSC. Best of luck to all of you who are still watiting your patience will pay off. Pistolfire i hope you get your letter soon.

Regards
Euripidi

Ps: my case did not update on line when i checked at uscis.gov. It still says case received and pending.
It seems it is not standard procedure that the case will disappear online after interview letter has been send out.
 
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wannabe_citizen, based on my experience and several others in this forum, if you don't have a criminal record, fingerprint results are returned with in 24 hours. This isn't name check, so you can't get the status of that check from FBI but in your case, you are only worried about fingerprints for now anyway.
 
Thank you Midlife. Yes, it is only the fingerprints' quality that I'm worried about. Good to know it only takes 24 hours. I will call them. I never called FBI before so I'm a bit nervous. What should I ask them? I don't want to irritate them.
 
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Based on some of the threads on this forum, it appears to me that interview notice doesn't depend on FP check (ie, you can get an interview notice even if FP check is pending as in the case of a need to redo fingerprints due to bad quality). Can someone please explain what the sequence is? Is name check a prerequisite for interview notice? By the actual interview, should the name check and FP check have been cleared?

thanks.
 
Euripidi: Good luck and congrats for getting to the interview stage, hope all works out well for you.
I am very excited now, since I am only 1 week behind you, so hopefully I will see the letter soon...
 
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