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Striker_Immig   1

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I like many other filers on this website filed in New York City and are currently in limbo. I can count at least 10 instances where people have been waiting anywhere from 2 to 12 weeks for a decision after the interview. This was never an issue in the past looking at past cases.

Is anyone aware of something going on here? Are they really that backed up or did they institute some sort of new procedure where each case undergoes further scrutiny after the interview before approval?

I don't have it as bad as many others as some have waited for nearly 80 days with no decision but its no fun either for me as I am sitting on day 20 of waiting for a decision, which is on top of nearly waiting 6 months just to attend the interview date.

12/27/12 (Day 0) Sent in application

12/31/12 (Day 1) USCIS Priority Date

1/3/13 (Day 4) Notice Date

1/7/13 (Day 8) Biometrics Appointment Notice

1/28/13 (Day 29) Biometrics Appointment

2/6/13 (Day 38) I-485 status changed to “Testing and Interview”

2/25/13 (Day 57) EAD / AP Combo Card approved

3/6/13 (Day 66) EAD / AP Combo Card received

5/15/13 (Day 136) Receive Email and Text notification for June 21 Interview

6/21/13 (Day 173) AOS Interview in Long Island City, New York City. IO said "you should get card soon" during the interview

8/16/13 (Day 229) Mailed Congressional assistance inquiry form.

8/20/13 (Day 233) Mailed Senatorial inquiry form.

8/22/13 (Day 235) Did a walk-in to inquire about status and told the case will be re-assigned to another officer.

8/23/13 (Day 236) Card production email received, a full 9 weeks after the interview . Also got call from Senator's office confirming approval.

8/26/13 (Day 239) InfoPass appointment to get passport stamp as we have travel plans for late August.

9/3/13 (Day 247) Received Green Card. Also got call from Congresswoman's office confirming delivery of the Green Card.

6/3/15 (Day 0) Send in I751 Form

6/8/15 (Day 5) Notice of USICS Receipt

7/16/15 (Day 43) Biometrics Appointment

4/19/16 (Day 321) I751 Card Production

TigerFlower Proficient

TigerFlower   61

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: United Kingdom
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I'm sorry you are still waiting. I don't know about New York, but there is a serious back log everywhere. No explanations.

Edit: I would be glad to have had an interview - people seem to get thier answers much faster than those who haven't had an interview.

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K-1
03/09/12 - NoA1
10/04/12 - NoA2 (210 days)

AoS

01/25/13 - NoA1
08/15/13 - NoA2 (199 days)
 

RoC
05/21/15 - NoA1

11/02/15 - NoA2 (164 days)
 

N-400

08/18/16 - NoA1
03/14/17 - Interview

03/16/17 - Oath Ceremony (217 days)

US citizen

Total time start to finish: 5 years, 12 days (1,838 days)

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BeetLover   0

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Netherlands
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Another NYC filer here. We had an NOA1 for our AOS on May 6th. Fortunately the EAD/AP card came this week. Our I-485 case is still in the acceptance status, not in initial processing, which is not encouraging.

I find it a bit bizarre though that in the May filers thread there are people from other parts of the US who have received interview dates already, when from what I can tell my fiance can expect several more months before even receiving a date simply because we are NYC residents. It boggles the mind that in this day and age USCIS still processes AOS applications in the applicant's local office instead of putting all applications into one queue distributed evenly around the USCIS offices of the country via some kind of network/database. Where you reside in US should not effect the processing time of the case.

Sorry to hear about your very long wait. Hope it is all over soon.

K1 Visa

7/17/12 - Send I-129F via USPS Priority to Dallas Lockbox

7/20/12 - USPS Delivery Confirmation

7/25/12 - Check Cashed, NOA1 Email and Text Message

7/30/12 - NOA1 Hard Copy Arrives, Notice Date 7/24/12 (Vermont Service Center it is)

1/17/13 - NOA2 Text and Email!

1/22/13 - NOA2 Hard Copy Arrives, Dated 1/17/13

1/24/13 - Case received by NVC, call them and get Case #

1/25/13 - Case mailed to Amsterdam Consulate by NVC

1/28/13 - Case delivered to Amsterdam Consulate

1/30/13 - Packet 3 delivered to Fiancee

1/30/13 - Packet 3 filled and returned to Amsterdam Consulate

2/4/13 - Packet 4 delivered to Fiancee

2/14/13 - Medical Exam in Amsterdam

2/26/13 - Interview Date / APPROVED!

2/28/13 - Receive K1 Visa in Mail

3/28/13 - Arrive in U.S. POE JFK NYC

4/7/13 - Married

AOS, EAD, AP

4/29/13 - Mailed I-485 AOS, I-765 EAD and I-131 AP to Chicago Lockbox via USPS Priority Mail

5/1/13 - Delivered to Chicago Lockbox

5/6/13 - Receive 3 Text Message and Email Receipts from USCIS @11:52pm. $1070.00 Check cashed.

5/13/13 - Receive Biometrics appointment letter, Notification Date 5/9/13.

5/14/13 - Receive 3 NOA1 Letters for I-485, I-765, and I-131. Notification date 5/6/13.

6/4/13 - Biometrics Appointment @ 3pm.

6/28/13 - Email and Text Notification, Approval of EAD and AP, Card Production Ordered.

7/3/13 - Receive another Email/Text Notification - Card Production ordered on EAD.

7/8/13 - Receive EAD/AP Combo Card in mail.

11/16/13 - Submit E-Request regarding long processing time. Receive reply on 11/20/13 stating "we cannot provide window for processing. case is pending consideration."

11/23/13 - Receive Email/Text notification @ 2:45pm that card production has been requested! APPROVED!

11/27/13 - Receive Email/Text notifications that card had been mailed, USPS tracking # provided.

11/30/13 - 2 year Green Card Arrives in the mail along with approval letter. 2 years USCIS-free coming up! Thanks Visajourney!

Removal of Conditions

8/25/15 - I-751 Package mailed to Vermont Service Center via USPS

8/28/15 - Date of NOA1 on letter received

9/29/15 - Biometrics appointment assigned for 9am. Completed.

8/19/16 - Date of ROC approval. We submitted E-request on 8/11/16.

8/30/16 - 10 year green card received!

Sarah&Michel Explorer

Sarah&Michel   6

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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Cuba
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Another NYC filer here. We had an NOA1 for our AOS on May 6th. Fortunately the EAD/AP card came this week. Our I-485 case is still in the acceptance status, not in initial processing, which is not encouraging.

Don't worry that you case is still in the "acceptance" phase-- mine is too and we filed in November 2012. From what I have read, the status will probably not update until it is in the decision/card production phase.

Since you are a K-1 AOSer (like me) it is possible that you may not even be called for an interview. But that means the wait might be longer-- like 10 months or more.

Good luck!

N-400

06/18/2016 Mailed N-400 application

06/21/2016 NOA

07/22/2016 Biometrics

08/26/2016 In line for interview

10/24/2016 Interview (approved)

11/16/2016 Oath ceremony

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TigerFlower Proficient

TigerFlower   61

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: United Kingdom
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Somewhere there is a huge, dusty stack awaiting to see the light of day.

K-1
03/09/12 - NoA1
10/04/12 - NoA2 (210 days)

AoS

01/25/13 - NoA1
08/15/13 - NoA2 (199 days)
 

RoC
05/21/15 - NoA1

11/02/15 - NoA2 (164 days)
 

N-400

08/18/16 - NoA1
03/14/17 - Interview

03/16/17 - Oath Ceremony (217 days)

US citizen

Total time start to finish: 5 years, 12 days (1,838 days)

 
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