San Antonio TX - N-400 Timeline

Restarting this thread on N-400/San Antonio time line:

My dates:
N-400 applied: 05/22/2006
Priority Date: 05/23/2006
FP Notice received: 06/08/2006
FP done: 06/15/2006 (was scheduled for 06/22/2006)

My wife's dates:
N-400 applied: 05/08/2006
Priority Date: 05/09/2006
FP Notice received: 06/08/2006
FP done: 06/15/2006

Can someone share their timelines in San Antonio? Also, what are the scheduled dates for oath ceremonies for San Antonio? Do they do oath ceremonies in Austin too?

Thanks for all the info.
 
I done the FP almost same time as you, have you got any information about interview? Do you know the letter is from TSC or Local DO?
Thanks
 
No IV letter yet

LKBECTZ said:
I done the FP almost same time as you, have you got any information about interview? Do you know the letter is from TSC or Local DO?
Thanks
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We have not received any IV letter yet - I guess it is too soon (PD 05/08/2006. TSC/DO: San Antonio). If we can get interviewed in next 2 months, I will consider ourselves lucky.

Thanks for sharing info.
Faridabadi
 
Here are our timeline in San Antonio DO (applied from Austin)
applied : 03/15/06
NOA received : 03/22/06
FP : 04/07/06
Interview for my wife: 06/05/06
Interview for me : 06/15/06
Oath date: 06/30/06 (Austin LBJ Auditorium).

San Antonio DO is really very fast. :) :) :)
 
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tcode said:
Here are our timeline in San Antonio DO (applied from Austin)
applied : 03/15/06
NOA received : 03/22/06
FP : 04/07/06
Interview for my wife: 06/05/06
Interview for me : 06/15/06
Oath date: 06/30/06 (Austin LBJ Auditorium).

San Antonio DO is really very fast. :) :) :)
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Greetings,i just happened to mail my application today.Hope my case is keeps up with the same pace!
 
PD : 3/22/06
First FP : 4/15/06
Second FP : 5/20/06 (First fingerprint came as unclassifiable)
IV : 08/18/06
Oath : ??

I guess it did not turn out fast in this case.
 
Anybody aware of upcoming oath ceremony in Austin ?
Can we request to have oath scheduled in Austin during interview ?
 
It was over yesterday (I took Oath yesterday in Austin). I was told that in Austin it is twice a year. However, if not Austin, they can assign one in San Antonio.
 
I have applied for the citizenship in sanantonio office on may 31/2005 then I went to the interview on the 26th of September 2005 and I passed the test as well, but I am still waitting for the ceremony, Can someone share their timelines in San Antonio? Thanks
 
Keeping the N-400 San Antonio Timeline going ……

Keeping the N-400 San Antonio Timeline going ……

Regional office: Mesquite, Texas
Local office: San Antonio, Texas

• N-400 application mailed: 28th July 06
• Resubmitted with correct check: 7th August 06 (first check based on incorrect data on USCIS web site)
• Check cashed: 9th August 06
• USCIS acknowledgement with application number: 14th August 06 (17 days from first application)
• USCIS fingerprint (FP) notification: 15th August 06 (only one day from acknowledgement; missed FP date due to absence from town
• Request to reschedule FP: 31st August 06
• Proactive visit to the FP office as a “walk-in”: 5th September 06 (17 days from original notice)

Lessons learned:

1. So far my straightforward situation has meant that the process has not been difficult. However, I might use a lawyer for complex or ambiguous situations
2. There are two dollar amounts for the N-400 fee + FP on the USCIS website. The correct total is, of course, $400.
3. Be prepared for the USCIS to operate with lightening speed. If away from town do NOT have post office hold mail but have friend/relative receive mail and check all USCIS communications.
4. In emergencies, just showing up at the FP office as a “walk-in” DOES work !!!!
 
Details about timelines and such at San Antonio DO given my particular situation

Hi,

I am getting ready to file for citizenship at the Texas Service Center, and come under the jurisdiction of the San Antonio DO - I am in Austin. I will likely need to be out of the country in mid-March of next year for 3 weeks. What would y'all suggest?

a) Going ahead and applying, and expecting to get my citizenship in the time frame before travel - I suppose I will need to get a passport also after I get the citizenship certificate which will likely not be possible before the March timeframe.

b) Going ahead and applying but delay whichever stage is unfinished till the time of travel - be it the interview or the oath. I am told postponing/changing dates is typically not a good idea. Do you agree?

c) Someone has posted on this thread that there are only two oath ceremonies in Austin in a given year. Can one typically opt for an oath ceremony for are they assigned by the DO? A friend of mine from Austin was assigned oath ceremony in San Antonio. Best case would be that we go through with the interview and complete our travel and come back and take oath. It seems from posts on the subject that one can travel on previously held passport till the oath ceremony is completed, only after which one has to travel on a US passport.

d) Apply only after coming back. What is the current start to finish processing time at the San Antonio DO currently?

Your insights and advise on the matter will be greatly appreciated.
 
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I think you should go ahead and apply - the sooner you apply, the better. If you apply now, by March, you may have everything even done and be able to travel on a US passport.
 
Does anyone know when the next Oath ceremony is in Austin or the Austin applicants may get invited to Oath ceremonies in San Antonio?

I read here that the ceremonies in Austin are at the LBJ auditorium but could not find on their website when the next one would be.
 
All right - just got home from my interview - first of all - good news - I have been recommended for approval and am very happy about it. :p

My wife and I came to the San Antonio DO just about 20 minutes before the appointment time and I was called in about 5 minutes before the actual scheduled time. My wife stayed downstairs while I followed the IO to the elevator and upstairs. The interview was with a very pleasant and personable IO who I chatted with about some traffic and Monday Night Football on the way to the office.

The IO asked about the green card first which I did not have due to an error on it (in process of being corrected) so I had to sign an additional form regarding that - not a problem (I thought I would need to explain more about it but he seemed to know exactly what happened).

Next we went through the application with standard questions and verification process. I was also asked the driver's license, then provided my passport and my wife's passport (my wife is a born US citizen) of which copies were made. I had an additional international trip that was added to the list. I was also asked the questions towards the end about being arrested (no), and whether I would be willing to take the oath exactly as it was spelled out on the application (yes).

The civic/history exam consisted of 10 questions - I actually wrote the answers on the sheet of paper, had to write one simple question (the IO came up with a nice one :) ) and then I read another sentence and that was the end of the testing part.

I was then asked to write my name on the Naturalization document which I would receive upon a successful completion of the Oath. If I remember correctly, it is supposed to be on 11/16/2006 in San Antonio - if someone can confirm, that would be great.

As I said, the IO was very pleasant and very professional. The whole interview lasted about 20 minutes or so after which my wife and I were on the way home.

If you have any additional questions, please let me know.

Oh - since everyone has the timeline - here is mine (I don't know the dates when I received certain letters):
PDate 08/02/2006
FPrtn 08/17/2006
Intrv 10/23/2006
Oath ?
 
Hi, Congratulation, you guys are very lucky about 3 months with the whole process. Are you in military? I'm very happy for you guys. I'm from San Antonio as well and this N-400 is a big nightmare for me, I can't sleep since I mailed my packet.

I just want to know how long before you got your receipt from Mesquite,TX (Service Center)? I just mailed my N-400 and they got it last Oct. 25 they cashed the check last Oct. 27 and I still didn't got any receipt. At back of my mind saying maybe (they didn't accept it but they cashed the check, or there is something wrong with my paper) I just couldn't relax at all. Any suggestion or magic words (hehehe) so I quit thinking of it so much.

Sorry if I'm freaking out. Thanks and have a great day.
 
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Hi, Congratulation, you guys are very lucky about 3 months with the whole process. Are you in military? I'm very happy for you guys. I'm from San Antonio as well and this N-400 is a big nightmare for me, I can't sleep since I mailed my packet.

I just want to know how long before you got your receipt from Mesquite,TX (Service Center)? I just mailed my N-400 and they got it last Oct. 25 they cashed the check last Oct. 27 and I still didn't got any receipt. At back of my mind saying maybe (they didn't accept it but they cashed the check, or there is something wrong with my paper) I just couldn't relax at all. Any suggestion or magic words (hehehe) so I quit thinking of it so much.

Sorry if I'm freaking out. Thanks and have a great day.
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no, not in the military.

if you just mailed your case, you will get your notice in the next two weeks or so. if you mailed it certified, you should receive your receipt now from the post office. no need to freak out over that - i thought you mailed your case in october of 2005 and have not received a receipt notice yet.

you are still fine - i think it took them about 2 weeks to get my receipt.

also, i received the FP appt note almost the same week and got fingerprinted early the following week - things went really quickly.

are you aware of any oath ceremony locations in San Antonio? i am waiting for my oath letter and just would like to know.
 
I hope you are right. I just did a priority mail, all i have is usps tracking records that it was delivered and signed by someone from INS

(this is all I have from the postal office. Status: Delivered

Your item was delivered at 5:17 am on October 25, 2006 in MESQUITE, TX 75185 to INS . The item was signed for by M S. . )

Unfortunately I'm new here in San Antonio, I don't know when or where the Oath ceremony will be. Your best bet is start calling Bexar County's Court (call until maybe you get to the right person) they might have an answer for you (the hardest way possible to do it while waiting for the letter :) ) http://www.co.bexar.tx.us/index.htm .

Thank you again...
 
Just what the Doctor ordered! :D

Thanks for the advice - I will try to give them a call if I don't get the letter by the end of the week.

Good luck with our PD receipt - as I said, give it a couple of weeks - it should come in. My only fear is, and it has happened to me before, letters get stuck together so my fingerpriting appointment came to my neighbor mailbox. Luckily, they saw it right away and brought it over to our house.
 
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