Samal1485

As we know the naturalization process can take from 6 months to 2 years.
I am waiting for my Oath ceremony @ Newark, NJ. I applied in February,
2006.As of today, the time frame says "April 15,2006". What does it
mean? Does it mean that Newark office processes N-400 received as of of
April,15, 06?

Thanks,

Samal

Noorah101

> As we know the naturalization process can take from 6 months to 2
> years.
> I am waiting for my Oath ceremony @ Newark, NJ. I applied in February,
> 2006.As of today, the time frame says "April 15,2006". What does it
> mean? Does it mean that Newark office processes N-400 received as of
> of April,15, 06?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Samal

Hi Samal,

When did you have your interview?

Rene

Samal1485

> Hi Samal,
>
> When did you have your interview?
>
> Rene

I had it at the end of June.

Samal

Noorah101

> I had it at the end of June.
>
> Samal

Hmmm...perhaps you can call the place that does the oath ceremony, and
ask when the next one is? At least you might have some idea of when
you'll be notified to attend it.

Rene

Rete

> Hmmm...perhaps you can call the place that does the oath ceremony, and
> ask when the next one is? At least you might have some idea of when
> you'll be notified to attend it.
>
> Rene

Newark does it the same day there at the USCIS offices.

Was there a problem with your application and/or with your background
check that postponed outright approval that day and left you pending?

Samal1485

> Newark does it the same day there at the USCIS offices.
>
> Was there a problem with your application and/or with your background
> check that postponed outright approval that day and left you pending?

Yes, backgroung check was not done it by the time when I had my
interview.
Still waiting.

Samal

skg

Samal,
You can sue the USCIS under 1447(b) statute 120 days after your
naturalisation interview.
Regards,
S K Ghori http://www.vex.net/~skg/

**NOTE**
I underwent the immigration process in both Canada and the US. I hold
Pakistani, Canadian and US citizenship.

**DISCLAIMER**
I am neither a lawyer nor an immigration consultant. My comments
should NEVER be considered as legal or professional advice as they
are not meant to be such.



samal1485 wrote:

> I had it at the end of June.
>
> Samal

Noorah101

> Yes, backgroung check was not done it by the time when I had my
> interview.
> Still waiting.
>
> Samal

Ohhh, that clears it up. So you're not just waiting to hear on your
oath ceremony schedule. You're waiting for security checks to complete.
That could be a very long wait, and very hard to get any information on
the processing of it. In this case, it doesn't matter how long it took
anyone else to have their oath ceremony. Yours will depend on when your
security checks are done.

Rene

Samal1485

> Ohhh, that clears it up. So you're not just waiting to hear on your
> oath ceremony schedule. You're waiting for security checks to
> complete. That could be a very long wait, and very hard to get any
> information on the processing of it. In this case, it doesn't matter
> how long it took anyone else to have their oath ceremony. Yours will
> depend on when your security checks are done.
>
> Rene

I guess you are right. I have to wait for ...

Thank you,

Samal

Rete

> I guess you are right. I have to wait for ...
>
> Thank you,
>
> Samal

IMHO I would be proactive about this. While it does take a while for
security check to clear and that can be delayed by your nationality as
well, I would give them to January and then make an infopass appointment
and ask in person. If they are still saying "security checks" after six
months then I would contact a political rep and see if they can dig into
the matter for you.