desidude75
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I have joined US Navy Reserves in 2003. My Form N-400 and other documents were filed by my command in July 2004. I was asked to go for fingerprinting the next day. After 3 weeks i got a letter asking to come for an interview. My interview was taken on November 1, 2004. Everything went fine (I passed) but the person who took the interview told me that my background check is not completed yet and untill they have my back ground check i will have to wait for my oath. I thought its okay as my command told me that usually it takes upto 6 months and counting from July it was only 4 months. After a month later I called the INS office and asked them about the status of my case and i was told that it is pending due to background check and the local INS office can not tell me when will it come. So i had no option but to wait. I called them once every month to check on my case. After 6 months were passed i called them again and asked them if they can figure out where is the delay or when will this background check will be done but adding to my worries they gave me the same answer they were gaving me for the past 6 months. I was told to ask my congressmen and seek for help. I sent an email to one of the congressmen and in few days their office responded me saying that they have already contacted the authorities and as soon they will have an answer they will inform me. I got another email from my congressman's office in about 2 weeks and they were told the same as the local INS office was telling me all along.
Now, it is well over a year now and i have stopped calling the local INS office as i know they dont have anything new for me and neither they have the ability to find out about such checks. I read the thread at the beginning of th main page from "Rahul Kumar" in which he narrates his process and i was looking into all those forms he used to get his work done. My questions here are:
1. should i be considering contacting the FBI directly and inqure about my case?
2. I was told from my command ( i am not sure if it is true or not) that my file must be sitting somewhere int he embassy in the target country and for their local staff the priority is not my file but other work they are doing there and they will take their sweet time to process mine. Which is not very encouraging news at all. Is there anyway i can petition for "Writ of Mandamus" and is it really worth doing it in my case??
3. Should i just let the process go and wait till i hear from the ins that my application is approved. Also, another reason why i am pushing so hard for my citizenship is that i want to join other areas of military where citizenship is a must. I will appreciate replies from all of you or from someone with the similar case who have already got citizenship via military.
Now, it is well over a year now and i have stopped calling the local INS office as i know they dont have anything new for me and neither they have the ability to find out about such checks. I read the thread at the beginning of th main page from "Rahul Kumar" in which he narrates his process and i was looking into all those forms he used to get his work done. My questions here are:
1. should i be considering contacting the FBI directly and inqure about my case?
2. I was told from my command ( i am not sure if it is true or not) that my file must be sitting somewhere int he embassy in the target country and for their local staff the priority is not my file but other work they are doing there and they will take their sweet time to process mine. Which is not very encouraging news at all. Is there anyway i can petition for "Writ of Mandamus" and is it really worth doing it in my case??
3. Should i just let the process go and wait till i hear from the ins that my application is approved. Also, another reason why i am pushing so hard for my citizenship is that i want to join other areas of military where citizenship is a must. I will appreciate replies from all of you or from someone with the similar case who have already got citizenship via military.