AOS in the U.S.

[franki 0]

Guys,

Please help us here by sharing your experience. Looking at the timeline of AOS from other members experiences, it takes about 6 - 10 months to complete. Is this the same when you are in the U.S. legally and marrying a U.S citizen while your status is updated (6 months visitor visa in hand) and applying for AOS ? Because my family member is being waiting for an answer since April 2014, when he married a U.S citizen and filed for AOS. What do you think?

[HollyGolightly 72]

That sounds about right. Your garden variety AOS takes an average 6-10 months. Mine took 5 months from start to finish. I had no RFEs or other issues that delayed the process. That may not always be the case for others. USCIS may have need of other paperwork & request for other evidence that could slow down processing and cause delay. Your friend seems to have been waiting awfully long, what status is he in now? Did he get an RFE? He may want to do an infopass just to get an update on the case status if he has not heard from USCIS at all.