Oath - Dallas/Lubbock, TX
Nov 16th 2003, 8:23 am
#31
BE Enthusiast
Joined: Nov 2002
Location: Birmingham, USA
Posts: 802
Re: Oath - Dallas/Lubbock, TX
Originally posted by dsr
I just read today that some others just got their oath scheduling letter after waiting 4-6 months since the interview. Take a look around the site. and you have my timeline (vermont) already.
2) Someone might also tell me that if it delays the process of oath if someone changes the address but within the same INS District Office (in fact the same city)?
If you change address with the BCIS there can be hiccups especially if the DO is changed. They have to get the file to the appropriate building. Sounds easy.. not for the BCIS.. they may never notice that there is a miscommunication until the time guideline of 2 years is up.
3) With this much delayed oath what should I do to expedite it, any advice?
Well, you can go to your ASC and ask there. You can go to your district office (spend a day), take a number and get seen to. You can write to your interview officer at the name and address on the results page handed to you at interview. You can call the NCSC and ask them all of these questions. Ask them where your A-file is. Take your time and keep them on the phone with each question so that they have time to look over your details and think. Ask the same thing again in a different way .. pry them for information about backlogs at the service centers and district offices, name checks, screenings...etc. anything you can think of. Call back again and ask the same shit with a different information officer. Do not get unfriendly, because it won't help.. just try to garner sympathy and someone to look at your details. Some of the officers / reps are not helpful and you can't win with them.
4) Does Dallas office has a phone number to contact them? What is the best way to contact them?
Not anymore. All service centers used to have their own phone numbers. That has been cancelled and everyone is to use the NCSC (the 1-800 number). THE DISTRICT OFFICES do not have public phone numbers (maybe some do). They do not respond to written letters either.. Only advice is to try writing to your interview officer at the district office.
5) Is it correct that between the interview and the oath you can travel outside of the U.S.A. as long as your trip is of less than six months --- the usual rule for green card?
Yes, you can leave the country. At 180 days outside of the country, red flag, your LPR status is up for review at the BCIS. At 360 days your status is revoked. While you are out of the country YOU ARE STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR MAIL and anything the BCIS sends you > notices, schedulings.. etc. have to be opened and read and you have to reschedule any appointments, ceremonies.
6) Does anyone know what questions are asked on the form on the day of the oath?
They are not important. You are asked to give the month you left the country and the month you returned.
7) Does anyone know the fax number of Dallas District Office where I can send the request to update the status?
Have you been to the BCIS webpage? There is a full listing of service centers and their web pages with full public information about each service center. http://uscis.gov/graphics/index.htm
see where it says on the left.. services field office addresses and information CLICKS > http://uscis.gov/graphics/fieldoffic...ters/index.htm
The Dallas contact info is there. There is no phone number for your case (one for bonds). You are given an address. It will be useless, but write to them anyway. Write to your interviewing officer. The BCIS model is that none of the service centers or district offices have phone numbers for public inquiries. They only respond to the people who line up there everyday. Your interviewing officer has a phone number and extension at the district office but it is not public and might only be revealed if he/she calls you. Everything is supposed to go through the central call center, the NCSC and get managed from there. It is a nightmare I know.
From the Dallas webpage:
...
"Visiting Our Office:
Public Hours:
The Dallas District Office is open to the public from 6:30 AM to 1:00 PM Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Wednesdays are reserved for scheduled appointments only. The office is closed on Saturday and Sunday and on Federal holidays.
Please check the Field Office Closings page for current information on office hours.
Walk-ins:
To speak with an Immigration Information Officer, you must obtain a ticket, available on a first-come-first-served basis in the Lobby of the Office. Only a limited number of tickets are available each day. Tickets may be obtained beginning at 6:30 AM. Please note that you may have to wait several hours until your number is called.
Paying Fees:
Fees must be paid by certified check, cash, money order, or personal check (with proper identification).
From BCIS PAGE:
"Finding the Status of Pending Applications for Naturalization (N-400)
If you have been scheduled for a naturalization interview, see the instructions under Finding the Status of Applications Filed at a Local USCIS Office.
If you have NOT been scheduled for a naturalization interview, see the instructions under Finding the Status of Applications and Cases Filed or Processed at a Service Center.
Finding the Status of Electronically Filed Applications, and Applications and Cases Filed or Processed at a Service Center
Online: If you e-filed an application or petition and have your receipt number, or filed an application with a USCIS Service Center and have a receipt. Please have your receipt number ready. The service center receipts have three letters and ten numbers. You can find the status of your case through Case Status Service Online, also available en Español. This service provides you (and your representative) access to case status for applications you submitted to the USCIS Service Centers. This site provides around the clock and immediate access to this case status information. For more information about this service, please review our frequently asked questions.
Calling: You may obtain case status by calling 1 (800) 375-5283, and following the automated instructions. Please have your receipt number ready.
Writing: While calling can be more convenient, you may instead choose to request an update by writing the Service or Benefits Center where your case is pending. Please note that the Texas Service Center prefers that customers fax their inquiries. Specific information about the centers can be found under USCIS Field Offices.
If you write, please provide the following in your letter:
Your current name and address, and, if different, your name as it appears on your application;
Any A-number, which is an 8 or 9 digit number following the letter "A", assigned to you or to your application
Your date of birth;
The date and place where your application was filed;
Any receipt number from any receipt notice issued by INS or USCIS for your application;
A copy of the most recent notice sent to you by INS or USCIS on your case, if you have received one; and
The date and office where you were fingerprinted and where you were interviewed, if this has been done.
If you filed electronically, include a copy of your Confirmation Receipt notice.
Sign your request, or, if you are preparing the request for the applicant, have him or her sign the request. Please mark your envelope: ATTN: Status Inquiry. With the exception of the Texas Service Center (please see its web site for specific information on faxing your inquiry), please send your inquiry to the address listed in the "About Us" section of the USCIS Field Office pages.
"
Last edited by jaytee; Nov 16th 2003 at 8:42 am.
Nov 22nd 2003, 10:27 pm
#32
Forum Regular
Thread Starter
Joined: Oct 2003
Posts: 31
Re: Oath - Dallas/Lubbock, TX
Originally posted by jaytee
1) Does anyone knows how long the wait is?
I just read today that some others just got their oath scheduling letter after waiting 4-6 months since the interview. Take a look around the site. and you have my timeline (vermont) already.
2) Someone might also tell me that if it delays the process of oath if someone changes the address but within the same INS District Office (in fact the same city)?
If you change address with the BCIS there can be hiccups especially if the DO is changed. They have to get the file to the appropriate building. Sounds easy.. not for the BCIS.. they may never notice that there is a miscommunication until the time guideline of 2 years is up.
3) With this much delayed oath what should I do to expedite it, any advice?
Well, you can go to your ASC and ask there. You can go to your district office (spend a day), take a number and get seen to. You can write to your interview officer at the name and address on the results page handed to you at interview. You can call the NCSC and ask them all of these questions. Ask them where your A-file is. Take your time and keep them on the phone with each question so that they have time to look over your details and think. Ask the same thing again in a different way .. pry them for information about backlogs at the service centers and district offices, name checks, screenings...etc. anything you can think of. Call back again and ask the same shit with a different information officer. Do not get unfriendly, because it won't help.. just try to garner sympathy and someone to look at your details. Some of the officers / reps are not helpful and you can't win with them.
4) Does Dallas office has a phone number to contact them? What is the best way to contact them?
Not anymore. All service centers used to have their own phone numbers. That has been cancelled and everyone is to use the NCSC (the 1-800 number). THE DISTRICT OFFICES do not have public phone numbers (maybe some do). They do not respond to written letters either.. Only advice is to try writing to your interview officer at the district office.
5) Is it correct that between the interview and the oath you can travel outside of the U.S.A. as long as your trip is of less than six months --- the usual rule for green card?
Yes, you can leave the country. At 180 days outside of the country, red flag, your LPR status is up for review at the BCIS. At 360 days your status is revoked. While you are out of the country YOU ARE STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR MAIL and anything the BCIS sends you > notices, schedulings.. etc. have to be opened and read and you have to reschedule any appointments, ceremonies.
6) Does anyone know what questions are asked on the form on the day of the oath?
They are not important. You are asked to give the month you left the country and the month you returned.
7) Does anyone know the fax number of Dallas District Office where I can send the request to update the status?
Have you been to the BCIS webpage? There is a full listing of service centers and their web pages with full public information about each service center. http://uscis.gov/graphics/index.htm
see where it says on the left.. services field office addresses and information CLICKS > http://uscis.gov/graphics/fieldoffic...ters/index.htm
The Dallas contact info is there. There is no phone number for your case (one for bonds). You are given an address. It will be useless, but write to them anyway. Write to your interviewing officer. The BCIS model is that none of the service centers or district offices have phone numbers for public inquiries. They only respond to the people who line up there everyday. Your interviewing officer has a phone number and extension at the district office but it is not public and might only be revealed if he/she calls you. Everything is supposed to go through the central call center, the NCSC and get managed from there. It is a nightmare I know.
From the Dallas webpage:
...
"Visiting Our Office:
Public Hours:
The Dallas District Office is open to the public from 6:30 AM to 1:00 PM Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Wednesdays are reserved for scheduled appointments only. The office is closed on Saturday and Sunday and on Federal holidays.
Please check the Field Office Closings page for current information on office hours.
Walk-ins:
To speak with an Immigration Information Officer, you must obtain a ticket, available on a first-come-first-served basis in the Lobby of the Office. Only a limited number of tickets are available each day. Tickets may be obtained beginning at 6:30 AM. Please note that you may have to wait several hours until your number is called.
Paying Fees:
Fees must be paid by certified check, cash, money order, or personal check (with proper identification).
From BCIS PAGE:
"Finding the Status of Pending Applications for Naturalization (N-400)
If you have been scheduled for a naturalization interview, see the instructions under Finding the Status of Applications Filed at a Local USCIS Office.
If you have NOT been scheduled for a naturalization interview, see the instructions under Finding the Status of Applications and Cases Filed or Processed at a Service Center.
Finding the Status of Electronically Filed Applications, and Applications and Cases Filed or Processed at a Service Center
Online: If you e-filed an application or petition and have your receipt number, or filed an application with a USCIS Service Center and have a receipt. Please have your receipt number ready. The service center receipts have three letters and ten numbers. You can find the status of your case through Case Status Service Online, also available en Español. This service provides you (and your representative) access to case status for applications you submitted to the USCIS Service Centers. This site provides around the clock and immediate access to this case status information. For more information about this service, please review our frequently asked questions.
Calling: You may obtain case status by calling 1 (800) 375-5283, and following the automated instructions. Please have your receipt number ready.
Writing: While calling can be more convenient, you may instead choose to request an update by writing the Service or Benefits Center where your case is pending. Please note that the Texas Service Center prefers that customers fax their inquiries. Specific information about the centers can be found under USCIS Field Offices.
If you write, please provide the following in your letter:
Your current name and address, and, if different, your name as it appears on your application;
Any A-number, which is an 8 or 9 digit number following the letter "A", assigned to you or to your application
Your date of birth;
The date and place where your application was filed;
Any receipt number from any receipt notice issued by INS or USCIS for your application;
A copy of the most recent notice sent to you by INS or USCIS on your case, if you have received one; and
The date and office where you were fingerprinted and where you were interviewed, if this has been done.
If you filed electronically, include a copy of your Confirmation Receipt notice.
Sign your request, or, if you are preparing the request for the applicant, have him or her sign the request. Please mark your envelope: ATTN: Status Inquiry. With the exception of the Texas Service Center (please see its web site for specific information on faxing your inquiry), please send your inquiry to the address listed in the "About Us" section of the USCIS Field Office pages.
"
1) Does anyone knows how long the wait is?
I just read today that some others just got their oath scheduling letter after waiting 4-6 months since the interview. Take a look around the site. and you have my timeline (vermont) already.
2) Someone might also tell me that if it delays the process of oath if someone changes the address but within the same INS District Office (in fact the same city)?
If you change address with the BCIS there can be hiccups especially if the DO is changed. They have to get the file to the appropriate building. Sounds easy.. not for the BCIS.. they may never notice that there is a miscommunication until the time guideline of 2 years is up.
3) With this much delayed oath what should I do to expedite it, any advice?
Well, you can go to your ASC and ask there. You can go to your district office (spend a day), take a number and get seen to. You can write to your interview officer at the name and address on the results page handed to you at interview. You can call the NCSC and ask them all of these questions. Ask them where your A-file is. Take your time and keep them on the phone with each question so that they have time to look over your details and think. Ask the same thing again in a different way .. pry them for information about backlogs at the service centers and district offices, name checks, screenings...etc. anything you can think of. Call back again and ask the same shit with a different information officer. Do not get unfriendly, because it won't help.. just try to garner sympathy and someone to look at your details. Some of the officers / reps are not helpful and you can't win with them.
4) Does Dallas office has a phone number to contact them? What is the best way to contact them?
Not anymore. All service centers used to have their own phone numbers. That has been cancelled and everyone is to use the NCSC (the 1-800 number). THE DISTRICT OFFICES do not have public phone numbers (maybe some do). They do not respond to written letters either.. Only advice is to try writing to your interview officer at the district office.
5) Is it correct that between the interview and the oath you can travel outside of the U.S.A. as long as your trip is of less than six months --- the usual rule for green card?
Yes, you can leave the country. At 180 days outside of the country, red flag, your LPR status is up for review at the BCIS. At 360 days your status is revoked. While you are out of the country YOU ARE STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR MAIL and anything the BCIS sends you > notices, schedulings.. etc. have to be opened and read and you have to reschedule any appointments, ceremonies.
6) Does anyone know what questions are asked on the form on the day of the oath?
They are not important. You are asked to give the month you left the country and the month you returned.
7) Does anyone know the fax number of Dallas District Office where I can send the request to update the status?
Have you been to the BCIS webpage? There is a full listing of service centers and their web pages with full public information about each service center. http://uscis.gov/graphics/index.htm
see where it says on the left.. services field office addresses and information CLICKS > http://uscis.gov/graphics/fieldoffic...ters/index.htm
The Dallas contact info is there. There is no phone number for your case (one for bonds). You are given an address. It will be useless, but write to them anyway. Write to your interviewing officer. The BCIS model is that none of the service centers or district offices have phone numbers for public inquiries. They only respond to the people who line up there everyday. Your interviewing officer has a phone number and extension at the district office but it is not public and might only be revealed if he/she calls you. Everything is supposed to go through the central call center, the NCSC and get managed from there. It is a nightmare I know.
From the Dallas webpage:
...
"Visiting Our Office:
Public Hours:
The Dallas District Office is open to the public from 6:30 AM to 1:00 PM Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Wednesdays are reserved for scheduled appointments only. The office is closed on Saturday and Sunday and on Federal holidays.
Please check the Field Office Closings page for current information on office hours.
Walk-ins:
To speak with an Immigration Information Officer, you must obtain a ticket, available on a first-come-first-served basis in the Lobby of the Office. Only a limited number of tickets are available each day. Tickets may be obtained beginning at 6:30 AM. Please note that you may have to wait several hours until your number is called.
Paying Fees:
Fees must be paid by certified check, cash, money order, or personal check (with proper identification).
From BCIS PAGE:
"Finding the Status of Pending Applications for Naturalization (N-400)
If you have been scheduled for a naturalization interview, see the instructions under Finding the Status of Applications Filed at a Local USCIS Office.
If you have NOT been scheduled for a naturalization interview, see the instructions under Finding the Status of Applications and Cases Filed or Processed at a Service Center.
Finding the Status of Electronically Filed Applications, and Applications and Cases Filed or Processed at a Service Center
Online: If you e-filed an application or petition and have your receipt number, or filed an application with a USCIS Service Center and have a receipt. Please have your receipt number ready. The service center receipts have three letters and ten numbers. You can find the status of your case through Case Status Service Online, also available en Español. This service provides you (and your representative) access to case status for applications you submitted to the USCIS Service Centers. This site provides around the clock and immediate access to this case status information. For more information about this service, please review our frequently asked questions.
Calling: You may obtain case status by calling 1 (800) 375-5283, and following the automated instructions. Please have your receipt number ready.
Writing: While calling can be more convenient, you may instead choose to request an update by writing the Service or Benefits Center where your case is pending. Please note that the Texas Service Center prefers that customers fax their inquiries. Specific information about the centers can be found under USCIS Field Offices.
If you write, please provide the following in your letter:
Your current name and address, and, if different, your name as it appears on your application;
Any A-number, which is an 8 or 9 digit number following the letter "A", assigned to you or to your application
Your date of birth;
The date and place where your application was filed;
Any receipt number from any receipt notice issued by INS or USCIS for your application;
A copy of the most recent notice sent to you by INS or USCIS on your case, if you have received one; and
The date and office where you were fingerprinted and where you were interviewed, if this has been done.
If you filed electronically, include a copy of your Confirmation Receipt notice.
Sign your request, or, if you are preparing the request for the applicant, have him or her sign the request. Please mark your envelope: ATTN: Status Inquiry. With the exception of the Texas Service Center (please see its web site for specific information on faxing your inquiry), please send your inquiry to the address listed in the "About Us" section of the USCIS Field Office pages.
"
