Processing time for local office short but no interview day even given

[Okee 0]

Hello, Friends!

We filed I-485 petition 4 months ago. After one month biometric taken. after one more month EAD sent and status changed to "Testing/Interview".

Since that time no word, no RFE for whole two months. Was calling to USCIS several times. answer "Case in NBS". The person filed for us request about interview day, number of request was given to us, but this week will be 30 days from that day and no any word. Just one person gave offer for us to do-after some days "file request about that request". Could be sitting on #### flat but actually declared USCIS processing time for this type of petition for our local office is short and actually same 4 months. will be this week since we filed. Getting frustrated with this process. Any good idea?

Edited February 3, 2014 by Okee

[Hypnos 6,578]

Wait.

[Lynkali 163]

If you're adjusting from K-1 (as I think your incomplete timeline indicates) then you're in a perfectly normal time range. Check out the threads of April (2013) and May and June filers, many of whom are still waiting for their GC as well. Four months is nothing to worry about -- it can take up to 10-11 months and a few unlucky ones have been waiting over a year.

Adjusting from K-1, you have about a 50/50 chance of getting an interview. If you are NOT interviewed, then you just wait for a long time and eventually receive a decision with no further action on your part. If you are selected for interview then yes, it's a shorter wait, but four months doesn't seem out of the ordinary at all.

[Okee 0]

As far as I have seen here when interview given it's usually in predictable time frame. I have met only one person who waiting for over 2 months after changing status to "Testing/Interview". The processing time for our office declared 4 months totally. I don't like lies given to me. no matter what level of . Actually I have plan.I'll keep updated who have interest. Thank you any way.

If you're adjusting from K-1 (as I think your incomplete timeline indicates) then you're in a perfectly normal time range. Check out the threads of April (2013) and May and June filers, many of whom are still waiting for their GC as well. Four months is nothing to worry about -- it can take up to 10-11 months and a few unlucky ones have been waiting over a year.

Adjusting from K-1, you have about a 50/50 chance of getting an interview. If you are NOT interviewed, then you just wait for a long time and eventually receive a decision with no further action on your part. If you are selected for interview then yes, it's a shorter wait, but four months doesn't seem out of the ordinary at all.

[Darnell 8,479]

which city is NBS? I ask, cause you might actually be at a recently activated SERVICE CENTER and not any local office.

[KayDeeCee 4,895]

My idea is the same as Hypnos gave. Wait for your interview letter/date. Check the timelines of others in the Progress Reports forum. Plenty wait longer than 4 months.

~ Moved from AOS from Family Based main to Progress Reports sub-forum - topic is case status ~

[Okee 0]

Sorry. mistake was typed, NBC.

This was said about my case sitting there by live person via 1-800... USCIS phone number. They don't have times, they dispatching cases to all other places.

Local office correct, checked 3 months with updated times. always 4 months declared, it's San Antonio,TX

which city is NBS? I ask, cause you might actually be at a recently activated SERVICE CENTER and not any local office.

Edited February 4, 2014 by Okee

[Darnell 8,479]

i dunno - some Tier 1 CSRs call The National Benefit Center 'NBC' when it's actually coded up at MSC.

If you have not asked casefile location with an ISO, you might want to do that Tuesday.

Super Duper Hint - CSRs file useless service requests, all the time.

An ISO can tell you of the exact location of the casefile without any service request, as it's in front of their eyeballs, on their screen. A CSR cannot usually see this, they have lower levels of access.

Edited February 4, 2014 by Darnell

[Okee 0]

Yes, noone said this. but once last week there was man answering and I said I will apply to local TX office, and after this he said that this is not in local office and still in NBC "not signed by someone". Sometimes they say things.:-)

i dunno - some Tier 1 CSRs call The National Benefit Center 'NBC' when it's actually coded up at MSC.

If you have not asked casefile location with an ISO, you might want to do that Tuesday.

Super Duper Hint - CSRs file useless service requests, all the time.

An ISO can tell you of the exact location of the casefile without any service request, as it's in front of their eyeballs, on their screen. A CSR cannot usually see this, they have lower levels of access.