How long for back ground check,

[kevin2010 0]

Hello,

I will be most appriciated if anyone can share their experience or answer my question,

My wife came to US with K1 visa, we got married, and filed for AOS on March of 2010. Our case was transfered to California Service Center and after nine months we are still waiting for an interview letter. During K1 visa process her name was in AP for 16 months after interview, and we thought we put this painful process behind us. I am sure her name was flagged again and i was wondering if anyone else share the same experience, we are iranians and usually it may takes alittle longer however i have seen people from Iran who get their green card after four months of entry to US. Please advise, and what would be the time line for back ground check this time if it could be predicted? Thank you.

[Boiler 46,423]

I believe any checks would delay the process after the interview, 9 months seems a long time for current processing so you might want to check your status.

[kevin2010 0]

Thank you for your answer,

we have not got the interview yet? however we received a letter from CSC that our case is pending for back ground check? any idea how many more months?

I believe any checks would delay the process after the interview, 9 months seems a long time for current processing so you might want to check your status.

[Boiler 46,423]

I was wrong.

There is no good guide on background checks, logic does not come in to it.

[kevin2010 0]

Please share your experience if your case or any one else is takting this long? We called our Senator and that was no help.

I was wrong.

There is no good guide on background checks, logic does not come in to it.

[baron555 934]

The electronic check go very quickly but the manual checks take longer. As you already know from the K-1 process your AOS check will take long again.

[kevin2010 0]

Thank you for your response, when i originally filed for K1, it took FBI and Homeland Security ten months to clear her name, and also we waited another 16 months after interview for a second check. The entire process of K1 took about 30 months, and now this again we are at the same boat for I-485 process, its really painful.

The electronic check go very quickly but the manual checks take longer. As you already know from the K-1 process your AOS check will take long again.

[Rebecca Jo 1,962]

Thank you for your response, when i originally filed for K1, it took FBI and Homeland Security ten months to clear her name, and also we waited another 16 months after interview for a second check. The entire process of K1 took about 30 months, and now this again we are at the same boat for I-485 process, its really painful.

Kevin, I would make an Infopass and see what the hold up is. Nine months is way outside of the window of time the Service touts for completion of the background check.

This is the last official pronouncement I could find regarding this problem:

http://www.uscis.gov/files/article/Namecheck_4Mar09.pdf

"USCIS and FBI are on schedule to meet the next two goals: all name checks requests pending longer than 90 days to be completed by May 30, 2009 and, by the end of June 2009, the FBI will complete 98 percent of USCIS name check requests within 30 days and process the remaining two percent within three months. USCIS and the FBI will continue to focus on sustaining a rigorous and efficient screening of each name check request."

As an aside, the clearances performed during her K1 and the clearances being performed now are completely unrelated.

[kevin2010 0]

Thank you for your advise, i will go ahead and make an appointment for info pass. Thank you.

Kevin, I would make an Infopass and see what the hold up is. Nine months is way outside of the window of time the Service touts for completion of the background check.

This is the last official pronouncement I could find regarding this problem:

http://www.uscis.gov/files/article/Namecheck_4Mar09.pdf

"USCIS and FBI are on schedule to meet the next two goals: all name checks requests pending longer than 90 days to be completed by May 30, 2009 and, by the end of June 2009, the FBI will complete 98 percent of USCIS name check requests within 30 days and process the remaining two percent within three months. USCIS and the FBI will continue to focus on sustaining a rigorous and efficient screening of each name check request."

As an aside, the clearances performed during her K1 and the clearances being performed now are completely unrelated.