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If you properly file Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, USCIS will initially respond by mailing you a receipt notice that confirms receipt of your application. Formally known as Form I-797C, Notice of Action (see example below), the receipt notice typically arrives 2 to 3 weeks after filing.

You may file Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, 90 calendar days before you complete your permanent residence requirement if your eligibility for naturalization is based upon being a: Permanent resident for at least 5 years; or.

All applicants (with the exception of those living overseas) will no longer need to submit two passport-style photographs along with their application. Instead, USCIS will take your photos when you go to the Application Support Center (ASC) for your biometrics appointment.

Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, is an application to become a naturalized U.S. citizen. If your biological or legal adoptive mother or father is a U.S. citizen by birth, or was naturalized before you reached your 18th birthday, you may already be a U.S. citizen.

As of 2020, if you file the forms and supporting documents accurately, are not from a historically high fraud area and avoid receiving requests for additional documentation (RFEs), the processing time for a typical naturalization application is 7 to 12 months from start to finish on average.

$640. (Add the $85 biometric fee for a total of $725, where applicable. See exceptions below.) If you file your Form N-400 online, you may pay your fee online.

The national average processing time for naturalization (citizenship) applications is a little over 8 months, as of May 31, 2020.

Once you file your Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, the entire process should take 12-17.5 months. You can check your case status online at any time once you have your receipt number. The USCIS website shows the N-400 processing times for the field office handling your case.