7 steps to be follow after filing n-400, application for naturalization

Steps To Be Follow After Filing N-400, Application

for Naturalization

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#1



Receipt of Application (2-3 weeks after filing)

If your Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, has been properly filed, US Immigration Services will initially respond by sending you a receipt notice that confirms receipt of your application.

The receipt notice is formally known as Form I-797C, Notice of Action (see example below).


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Receipt of Application

Save this important letter. It contains your 10-digit receipt number.

You can use this receipt number to check the status of your case here.

If you didn’t receive a Notice of Action, you can make a Case Inquiry.



#2



Appointment Notice for Biometrics (3-5 weeks after filing)

Next, you will receive an appointment notice that will include your biometrics appointment date, time and location.

USCIS requires applicants to be fingerprinted for the purpose of conducting a security clearance and criminal background check.

Don’t be alarmed — All applicants must have background checks completed before USCIS will schedule an interview.



Appointment Notice for Biometrics

If you are 75 years old or older at the time of filing, you are exempted from the fingerprint requirements, but are subject to all other background checks.

If you didn’t receive your biometrics appointment notice, you can make a Case Inquiry.



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Biometrics Appointment (5-8 weeks after filing)

The biometrics appointment, also known as a biometrics screening, is generally a short appointment (15-30 minutes) so that USCIS can collect your fingerprints, photograph and signature.

Your appointment notice will tell you what you need to bring.

You will be required to bring photo identification.

Typically, acceptable documents include:

Passport or national photo identification issued by your country

Driver’s license Military photo identification State-issued photo identification card



Biometrics Appointment

If you think you might have a criminal record, contact an immigration lawyer before going to a biometrics appointment.

Some crimes will make you ineligible for immigration benefits.

A lawyer can request a background check before USCIS does and deal with it as necessary.



#4



Appointment Notice for Naturalization Interview (3-5 months after filing)

After completing the biometrics appointment, USCIS will send another appointment notice for your naturalization interview.

Make every attempt to attend the interview time as scheduled for you.

Rescheduling an interview may add several months to the naturalization process.



Appointment Notice for Naturalization Interview

You must notify USCIS if you change your address after filing your Form N-400 within 10 days of your relocation by filing Form AR-11, Alien’s Change of Address.

You also must call USCIS at 1-800-375-5283 to change the address with your pending N-400 application.



#5



Naturalization Interview (4-6 months after filing)

At the interview, a USCIS officer will typically go through the entire N-400 application to confirm that the answers previously provided are still correct. In fact, your ability to understand these questions and answers is part of your English comprehension test.

If the applicant is informed at the interview that they have been preliminarily approved for naturalization, then the next step will be to wait for the notice with the place and time of the oath ceremony.

In some cases, the USCIS officer will not be able to make a decision on application for naturalization on the day of your interview. In these cases, the USCIS officer will continue your case. This may include a request for you to provide additional evidence or require a second interview.



After your interview, USCIS will give you Form N-652, Naturalization Interview Results. It will gives you information about the results of your interview. They will either grant, continue, or deny your naturalization application after your interview.

Granted—USCIS may approve your Form N-400 if the evidence on record establishes your eligibility for naturalization.

Continued – USCIS may continue your Form N-400 if you failed a test or did not give USCIS the correct documents. This will add time to your case as you correct the problem.

Denied—USCIS will deny your Form N-400 if the evidence on record establishes you are not eligible for naturalization.



Naturalization Interview

If you believe that USCIS incorrectly denied your Form N-400, you may request a hearing to appeal this decision by filing Form N-336, Request for a Hearing on a Decision in Naturalization Proceedings, within 30 days of the decision date.



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Notice of Oath Ceremony (1-4 weeks after interview)

Soon after the interview, you will receive a notice to take the Oath of Allegiance (N-445, Notice of Naturalization Oath Ceremony).

The notice will include a request to answer some additional questions that will be submitted at the actual oath ceremony.



Notice of Oath Ceremony

If you cannot attend your scheduled naturalization ceremony, return the notice, Form N-445, Notice of Naturalization Oath Ceremony, to your local USCIS office, along with a letter requesting a new date and explaining why you cannot attend the scheduled naturalization ceremony.

Failing to appear more than once for your naturalization ceremony may lead to a denial of your application.



#7



Oath of Allegiance Ceremony (5-8 months after filing)

You are not a U.S. citizen until you take the Oath of Allegiance at a naturalization ceremony.

The oath is administered by USCIS at an administrative ceremony or by a judge in a judicial ceremony.

A court has exclusive authority to conduct the ceremonies in certain USCIS districts.

After taking the Oath of Allegiance, you will turn in your green card and receive your Certificate of Naturalization.



Oath of Allegiance Ceremony

Review your Certificate of Naturalization and notify USCIS of any corrections to your certificate before leaving the ceremony site.



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