N400 Questions

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sri-IL

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Dear All,

1)What do you mean by priority date for N400.? Is this the date 5 years from your GC date( regular case)?kindly explain.

2) I see from Chicago office , they are processing Aug06 cases now(today is Apr10,20007), I.e. is there is a backlog of 8 months ?

3) IN the above case, can we submit our N400 8 months in advance or wait till standard 90 days before applying N400 ,as per N400 form?

4) If parents get citizenship, I think child is automatically a citizen as per child act 2000 and we need not file N600 form for child under 18 for getting US passport! pl confirm.


thanks folks... waiting for your replies.!!!
 
1) The N400 priority date has nothing to do with your GC date. It is the date USCIS assigns to your case when it enters their system (shortly after it is received).

2) The official timelines are generally very conservative when it comes to processing dates. Most cases will go through much faster than that unless your case gets stuck in background checks or you happen to come under one of the slow DOs (Chicago is not one of them). I would take a look at the postings on this forum specific to your DO to get a realistic assessment of the current timeline for N400 cases.

3) The date on your application (next to your signature) has to satisfy the 90 day requirement. They will return your application if it is received before that 90 day period.

4) I think that is correct but maybe someone else can confirm that.

- KM
 
  1. PD = date USCIS receives and starts processing your application. In an ideal world, all processing is done in the order of the PDs (but, the world is not always ideal)
  2. The best place to find actual processing times is to look at the "time line" thread for your DO in this forum. Suspect just about any information you get from the USCIS.
  3. Yes, 90 days is absolute. The general recommendation on this forum is to wait at least about a week after the 90 day boundary (we are not sure that the USCIS does arithmetic the same as the rest of the world). Do not sign, date or mail the application until several days after the 90 days has gone by. Smooth processing (no hitches on dates or other hiccups) is much more important that trying to shave a couple of days or weeks.
  4. If, on the date you take the oath, you have "legitimate" children (under 18) with green cards residing with you, they automagically become citizens. You can use your Natz Cert (along with proof of their age, their parentage, their legitimacy, their legal residence and their co-residence with you) to get a passport. It takes abou tthe same time as getting an adult's passport. If you want, you can also apply for an N-600. That goes through the USCIS and follows the USCIS's somewhat indefinite timeline. Look for my N-600 postings.

    If your children don't meet all the qualifications on the date you take the oath, if they do meet them sometime before their eighteenth birthday, they will get auto-magic citizenship at that time (for example, they are not currently residing with you).
 
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