Originally Posted by
htxmd64
So here are the datapoints I have some pictures for (some stuff is marked out for obvious reasons):
1. Naturalized (it was a saturday but they are doing it on weekends to clear the huge backlog):
2. Submitted to USPS (Aug 9). Don't have the receipt but it is similar to what was posted earlier. I found a same day appointment in a small town on the south edge of Houston. There is no tracking information on the receipt.:

3. Check Cashed (Aug 13):
4. Passport status updated to shipped with return tracking number (Please note that there was no tracking information available to me before this step):

Thank you for sharing your info and screenshots. You really didn’t have to.
So you sent your application packet without expediting that shipment, and the check got cashed about 4 days after you sent it?