I-797C Receipt and Transfer Notice

[aronline]

Hello all,

I filed N400. The receipt and priority date is 6/23/08 and notice date is 6/25. We received a "I-797C Receipt and Transfer Notice" on 3/7/08. It just asks to confirm our DOB and address. The service center is Texas and the number starts with SSC*. It also advices me that our case has been transferred to the USCIS national benefits center to assist with processing and is normal administrative thing. I have not yet got the fingerprint letter, the payment has been cashed. So would anyone please advice me what to make of it?

Thanks in advance!

[aronline]

I-797C Receipt and Transfer Notice

Hello all,

I filed N400. The receipt and priority date is 6/23/08 and notice date is 6/25. We received a "I-797C Receipt and Transfer Notice" on 3/7/08. It just asks to confirm our DOB and address. The service center is Texas and the number starts with SSC*. It also advices me that our case has been transferred to the USCIS national benefits center to assist with processing and is normal administrative thing. I have not yet got the fingerprint letter, the payment has been cashed. So would anyone please advice me what to make of it?

Thanks in advance!

Got reply from another board.

Yes - this is the new "centralized" processing of N-400s going forward.

Excerpt from USCIS.gov "U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today it has centralized initial processing of all applications for naturalization (Form-400) at its National Benefits Center in Missouri. This change is part of the USCIS initiative to increase the efficiency of case management and improve customer service.

This internal administrative change will not change where applicants file their naturalization applications. Applicants will continue to file their naturalization applications (N-400), including all supporting documents and fees with the USCIS Service Center having jurisdiction over their place of residence (see list below). Applicants will also continue to report to a local field office for the interview and naturalization test.

USCIS will send applicants a notice when the Service Center transfers their application to the National Benefits Center for initial processing. USCIS will also inform the applicant how to contact the National Benefits Center and how to check their local USCIS field office processing times. USCIS will return to the sender any application mailed directly from the applicant to the National Benefits Center."

For More Information, Check out http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/usc...0045f3d6a1RCRD