Paddy Irish Man

So I've called the National Service Center, I've checked my Status
On-line, I've gone to my local center (San Francisco), they told me it
was still with the California Service Center and they gave me a
'California service center fax inquiry sheet', as per instructions,
I've faxed the first number, waited 10 business days, faxed the second
number, waited 5 business days, faxed the third number, waited 3
business days and I have not heard anything.

All I know is the canned response that you get on the web site and
from calling:

'Your N400 APPLICATION FOR NATURALIZATION was received on April 25,
2003. We mailed you a receipt with information about processing. It is
taking between 360 and 360 days for us to process this kind of case.
We will mail you a decision as soon as processing is complete.'

I know I only filed 6 months or so ago (fingerprinted in June) but I
want to be proactive and make sure my application is not gathering
dust somewhere.

Apart from what I have done above does anybody know what else I might
do to get up to date and accurate information about my N400
application and ensure that it is progressing?

Also I have seen various Just In Time (JIT) Reports (indicating the
application dates that are currently being processed) posted but I
cannot find an up to date one on N400 applications for the California
Service Center, anybody got a link?

Cheers,
Paddy Irish Man.

hay228

First of all, if you get any response from the fax request
please post the number.

Second, the status on bcis website does not seem be
updated ever (I plugged in numbers, got to somebody's
case in 1999, and it says exactly the same thing as yours)

And what is the "JIT" reports, you mean just BCIS reports?
If so then will not show the N400 form because it is done
in the local service centers. Some info I found about progress
in the local service centers is here: http://shusterman.com/aos4.html
but it does not give any info as how "fresh" that info is.

I applied almost at the same time as you, and also trying
to be "proactive" so if you come up with more ways
to do it be sure to post

Paddy Irish Man

<> wrote in message news:<HNeqb.4908$>...
    > First of all, if you get any response from the fax request
    > please post the number.
- Will do.
    >
    > Second, the status on bcis website does not seem be
    > updated ever (I plugged in numbers, got to somebody's
    > case in 1999, and it says exactly the same thing as yours)
    >
    > And what is the "JIT" reports, you mean just BCIS reports?
- The JIT reports give a list of the various applications and the date
that they are currently processing, a lot of the attorney websites
post them, check out: http://www.bakerlawcorp.com/news/jit.html#ca.
But I cant find one that includes N400s.

    > If so then will not show the N400 form because it is done
    > in the local service centers. Some info I found about progress
    > in the local service centers is here: http://shusterman.com/aos4.html
    > but it does not give any info as how "fresh" that info is.
    >
    > I applied almost at the same time as you, and also trying
    > to be "proactive" so if you come up with more ways
    > to do it be sure to post
    >
    > --
    > my timeline: http://okulist.com/casetime/info.aspx?CaseID=830
- looks like we applied on exactly the same day!
- How did you get the information about when the FBI checked your
prints?
    >
    >
    > "Paddy Irish Man" <> wrote in message
    > news:...
    > > So I've called the National Service Center, I've checked my Status
    > > On-line, I've gone to my local center (San Francisco), they told me it
    > > was still with the California Service Center and they gave me a
    > > 'California service center fax inquiry sheet', as per instructions,
    > > I've faxed the first number, waited 10 business days, faxed the second
    > > number, waited 5 business days, faxed the third number, waited 3
    > > business days and I have not heard anything.
    > >
    > > All I know is the canned response that you get on the web site and
    > > from calling:
    > >
    > > 'Your N400 APPLICATION FOR NATURALIZATION was received on April 25,
    > > 2003. We mailed you a receipt with information about processing. It is
    > > taking between 360 and 360 days for us to process this kind of case.
    > > We will mail you a decision as soon as processing is complete.'
    > >
    > > I know I only filed 6 months or so ago (fingerprinted in June) but I
    > > want to be proactive and make sure my application is not gathering
    > > dust somewhere.
    > >
    > > Apart from what I have done above does anybody know what else I might
    > > do to get up to date and accurate information about my N400
    > > application and ensure that it is progressing?
    > >
    > > Also I have seen various Just In Time (JIT) Reports (indicating the
    > > application dates that are currently being processed) posted but I
    > > cannot find an up to date one on N400 applications for the California
    > > Service Center, anybody got a link?
    > >
    > > Cheers,
    > > Paddy Irish Man.

hay228

You know cant seem to find the number, but I originally founds
it in the posts...

On the question why N400 does not appear in the JIT reports
see my previous post.

From what I hear the fingerprints checked very quickly, (I did the
electronic scan) the problem is the "name check" step. Rumor says
that if you have a common name "joe smith" than it would take longer.
(on the other hand I have an uncommon name, and
cant say that it moves any faster).

I have no clue how to check the "progress" of the name check.

and for actual jit reports I prefer www.murthy.com, more readable

Suiram

Most attorneys will use AILA compiled data.

You can find it at www.aila.org -> advocacy center ->
processing time reports



http://www.aila.org/contentViewer.aspx?bc=10,2921



Your specific office will be under "DHS Local Office Processing Times".

hay228

KOOL
suiram you're da man !!!!

Paddy Irish Man

Thanks Suiram,

I have seen this one before. I was hoping to see something similar to
what they have on the processing reports where, instead of just saying
270 days or 365 days or whatever it might be, they explicitly tell you
the date of the application they are currently processing.

Cheers.

suiram <member@british_expats.com> wrote in message news:<>...
    > Most attorneys will use AILA compiled data.
    >
    > You can find it at www.aila.org -> advocacy center ->
    > processing time reports
    >
    >
    >
    > http://www.aila.org/contentViewer.aspx?bc=10,2921
    >
    >
    >
    > Your specific office will be under "DHS Local Office Processing Times".

hay228

Ok I think I located the phone numbers for FBI:
www.immihelp.com/gc/aos/fingerprints.html

Now they do give status on fingerprints,
but how about the name check and how
to find out that the local office actually got the
report (as opposed to lost it).