Hey there folks, its your foul mouthed friend uncle paddy here..........well friend to many but enemy to that waste of space Maria. So what has that t-u-r-d been upto lately. Anyway, the reason why I am posting is because of a number of reasons. Firstly, I just wanted to let Maria and band of delusional illegals that I am back. Secondly, I want to say that I have finally made the move to Vermont. Thirdly, I just wanted to share with you an unusal experience.......I went to the local office for my Naturalization fingerprints and I was the only person there. I know that you have to have an appointment to go to the USCIS but I have never dealt with immigration in such a quiet environment..........and they were so nice too......certainly beats the madhouse in Philadelphia!!!!

And lastly, they told me that on average it takes about 8 weeks to get my fingerprints...so hopefully I should get my citizenship interview by the summer. Had I stayed in PA, I would have probably been waiting until 2006.

Oh yeah.........its f-u-c-k-i-n-g cold here but its so beautiful

Good to see you back Paddy.

Was this St. Albans where you went?

I did my N400 fingerprints there in mid-August.

I hear they have a new x-ray machine that takes up 1/2 of the da mn lobby!

Hey Sphyrapicus3, so are you telling me that you are now a fellow vermonter like me????
Yes it was Saint Albans but I'm not sure about the fingerprint machine. I initially went to the vermont service center but they told me that the local Immigration had moved to a new building. Anyway, if you had your N-400 fingerprints done in August in St Albans have you been called for a N-400 interview yet. I just wanted to get an idea of when I could expect to get an interview. As proven with my I-751, predicting when they decide to interview or not is not an exact science

Hey Paddy,

I applied June 25, 2004 and was fingerprinted mid-August. Nothing since then. A friend of mine was told by their main guy (Gary) that they process N400s in 5 months. The current processing date is showing June 22, 2004 but I'm expecting that to be updated any day now.

I'm just about at the 6-month mark now.

Misery loves company. Welcome to Vermont.

Sphyrapicus3 please if possible keep me up to date with your N-400 timeline. It would be great if your friend is right and that it takes 5 months to process the N-400...........where in Vermont are? I'm just south of the Canadian Border.

I'm near Burlington. Takes me about an hour to drive to the USCIS office. Lucky for you, you can probably just walk there!

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Well it takes me 25 minutes to get to the USCIS office.......sure beats the h-e-l-l out of giving up a whole day just to go the USCIS in Philadelphia

Paddy,

They're showing August 8th now on the processing dates so they advanced quite a bit in the last month (from June 22 to Aug 8). Unfortunately, no word from them. My PD is June 25. I left a message on their machine this morning. I'll let you know if I hear anything.

Hey Paddy,

Just heard my interview will be in early March so about 9 months from application to interview.

Sphy

Talk about "instant service"!

Just one quick question, Sphy.
After March, when you're fully-fledged, will we be seeing you on here as "Haliaeetus Leucocephalus"?
Oops, well what I meant was fully-fledged immigration wise, and more indigenous.

I think that honor will have to go to Aguila.

Yeah, perhaps we should reserve that for Aguila. Perhaps for you, "Carduelis tristis" or "Turdus migratorius" then?

Turdus migratorius sounds like something you'd see associated with a lavatory flush on an airplane.

or from a large flock of well fed Canadian geese overhead. <ornithologically speaking>

sphyrapicus3
congratulations on getting your interview date........I was surprised by the 3 months notice especially after only getting a month's notice for my original green card interview.
Anyway, I will of course be interested in who you get in the interview, what questions are asked and how long it takes to get to the oath ceremony.
Thanks for the info

Paddy,

I haven't actually been issued a NOA interview date. I called their office and left a message. A lovely woman called me back and told me that my appointment will be in March. She said they have to schedule about 2-3 months out. She also said my interview was delayed because of delays in my name check. I wouldn't think there would be too many Sphyrapicus'es on the FBI name list. I'll keep you posted.

Hi sphyrapicus3,
well I went down to the St.Albans USCIS again today because I received an appointment letter for fingerprints last friday and I was curious to know why especially after I had submitted my fingerprints nearly 2 weeks ago. Well the immigration officer felt sorry for me beause I had to wait for hour and half just to ask a simple question. She told me that my fingerprints had already come back from the FBI, my name check was fine and everything else was in order. She told me that I should have an interview in february and at the latest march. If it happens it will be an amazing in february as my application will only be 4 months old by then...........the USCIS officer did say that they are currently processing N-400 on average a total of 4 months!!!!!!!!!
So if it wasn't for your delay in the name check, you probably would be a citizen by now sphyrapicus

Paddy,
I don't know why your posts piss me off!

Injoy what the f-u-c-k do you mean?