So, do we have an estimate on how long it does take for background/security checks to come back. Particularly N-400 interview did not yield an answer regarding approved or not due to 'some checks are not back...'
If it makes any difference:
N-400 priority date - March 1st '04
district office - Milwaukee, WI
N-400 fingerprinting - first week of April '04
N-400 interview - August 27th, '04
Oath - November 20th, 2004

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no takers on this one?

well, two month into waiting for an oath an nothing still. Should I be calling anyone or sit tight?
I has been over two months since my interview.

You can contact the FBI directly and see if the fingerprints and name checks have been sent back to the USCIS or not.

Fingerprint status: call 304-625-5590

Name check status: fax (202) 324-3367 OR phone (202) 324-4935

Include:

Name
Address
SSN #
Alien #
Date of Birth
Phone #
Email address

Address fax to:

David M. Hardy
Record Information Dissemination Section
Records Management Division
FBI
Dept of Justice
935 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, DC 20535-0001

The officer responds by email in 3-4 weeks.

question is:

should I worry at this point and start digging into this or just wait a bit longer?

sphyrapicus3, thanks for the info, it is very much a possibility I will be needing your info.

Why not make the 5 min call to the FBI so you can see where you case stands. If they've cleared the name and fingerprints then you'll know that the file is being held up by USCIS and not the FBI.

For the record, Milwaukee is showing Dec 15/03 as the current processing date for N-400s. It looks like you are way ahead of the curve since your priority date is Mar 01/04.

Two months from the interview is not much. It is a drag that they couldn't get it all together for you in time that you could vote.

sphyrapicus3/longtimehere,

I thought the fingerprint testing comes BEFORE the interview?

Please share your N-400 interview experience.

It does. Look at the OP's timeline.

FP first, interview second.

my brief interview experience is posted http://discuss.ilw.com/eve/forums?a=tpc&s=691603441&f=902603441&m=70210847511&r=60610767511#60610767511

thanks all for your help and support. After all the waiting, Oath letter with two what looks like movie tickets came.
Oath Ceremony in Milwaukee and is scheduled for November 20th, 2004.

Thanks all and take care!

Congratulations LTH. Boy, you just missed being able to vote, eh?

Congrats!!!

I had a feeling Bush would not let us vote as new immigrants approval ratings of him are VERY low. In fact, I told my wife: '...watch, I bet letter will come November 3rd...' I was off by 3 days . Oh well. By the way, if not for the envelope, I would of thought it was junk mail. NOTHING official about that two page form. No LIN number on the invitation or anything. Just directions and two tickets. On the other side, it has a basic question list I will have to fill out (I think 10 or something), all asking if I got divorced, married, became a communits or a terrorist and bla bla bla). Other than almost a 2 hour drive each way to Milwaukee and back - It is a great news.
Again, I would like to extend my thanks to everyone who has contributed and shared opinions (Michael, I will kindly exclude you, with boards permission). Before becoming a member I was a lurker, so in a year I learned quite a bit of stuff from you gals and guys. One of this days I might come back and post my whole story ... Until than, good luck to all of you with your immigration quest(s) and thanks again for contributions as it helped quite a bit, or at least it did for/to me (I do have immigration attorney, but it is nice to hear and share experience with someone wearing same shoes...).

Milwaukee,WI is better then other offices, one of my relative were call for interview, after week called to stamped the passport for GC.
LongTimeHere:
Will you please list the documents you have attached with the N-400.
What question have been asked at the time of interview my brother will file for his in Dec.2004. after 4 years and 9 months.
Thanks.

LTH,

It has been my motto that since I have received much needed information about the immigration process over the past 10 years from internet sites like ILW, I feel a moral obligation to return the favor. As such, I stick around to help those that came after me. You might consider the same before you take off into the world of non-USCIS.

I did not have to attach anything with my N400, however, I did bring along just about everything there was a mention off:
marriage certificated (req in N400 interview letter)
Wife's Birth Certificate (req in N400 interview letter)
Selective service letter and postcard (req in N400 interview letter)
Kids Birth Ceritificates
IRS TAX summary for the past 5 years (I went to the local office and sweet talked to a lady and she printed for me free copies, otherwise you have to pay $29 for each year via mail in request)
Naturally: my GC, Passport (expired, but it did not make any difference since I did not travel) with I90 (white card I think it called)
my tranlsated Birth Certificate
my pay stubs from work (I had like random ones from the past 2 years)
Insurance cards(health, dental, vision, prescription) showing I was a policy holder for the entire family.
Social Security card (req in N400 interview letter)
Driver's License (req in N400 interview letter)
both mine and my wife's
I contemplated on bringin pictures with, but figured if he/she(officer) really want to see them I would just give them my website address and they can go thru all 2300+ hi res images I host on it accumilated in/for the past 8 years.
Oh, letter asked for a Divorce Decree either me or my wife, well, it is a first marriage for me and 2nd for my (USC at birth) wife, so we got that rounded up.
basically most of the documents you need are the same from your AOS app. I just brought a check book (which has not been used in almost 2 years, since I bank online and we use check cards or credit cards) showing both of our names, utility bills with both of our names, Credit card statements.
In my case, officer asked for the last years taxes and forms - I gave it to him, he saw that we file joint return, same address for the past 8 years, we own the house (I brought few mortgage payment coupons).
I did bring letters from friends and relatives describing my good moral character, but it never came to it.

Truth to the matter: I support family of 6 including myself, my wife is a stay at home mom (with job much harder than mine, by the way), I am a sole source of income, insurance and etc. Lack of US citizenship did not restrict me in any other way other than inability to cast my vote against GWB during this last election or travel on a fly, although it is almost impossible with my line of work - I am an engineer for SBC Global (big Telco) and am responsible for all critical equipment and maintenace of it for a population of about 150K. I am on call 24/7 because very few people can support or know anything about multi million dollar equipment SBC has been purchasing for years, I get shipped all over state of WI.
I did have a 0.05% chance I would have been denied citizenship if officer wanted to be really ****, but It went smooth (little longer than anticipated wait for clearance checks - and NO, my family is the ONLY one in US with a unique last name such as mine so nothing common there )
I had wonderful attorney helping me thrughout my quest - yes it is a price of a nice used car, but in my mind -- well worth it. If you have money go for it. One of my fraternity brothers' recommended me attorney firm in Milwaukee I went for it and do not look back at all - I did not have to do $hit, othen than gather and ship documents. FedEX made a lot of money off us but again, sure beats 2 hour drive each way to Milwaukee. I did fill out N400 on my own (was not that hard) and my attorney told me there was no reason for him to go to the n400 interview and he was right - oddly, he actually saved me buch of money about $1000 for N400 and presence at the interview. Everybody needing immigration legal help in WI who I ever talked to I recommend him without thinking twice about it.