Delayed I-130 Application; Timing? [split topic]

[jsphinee 0]

Hi, I guess I should ask my question here!

My husband (American citizen) and I got married in September 2015. I was (am?) on a F1 visa. We sent everything out to the Chicago lockbox at the end of January 2016. He works for the US NAVY, active duty.

Long story short, when I check my case status for the I-485, it tells me that they're ready to schedule the interview. It's been saying that for 2 months. However, the status of the I-130 hasn't changed since we sent everything out. My husband being military, the case should be expedited (he's going on deployment for 9 months at the end of June..). I'm worried that the interview might not take place during now and the end of June, which means that I couldn't leave the country until in a year from now. I was hoping to go to France (my home country) with our 2 months old daughter at the beginning of July, when he leaves, because multiple members of my close family are getting married around that time.

I called USCIS yesterday, asked them about my options, they told me about the I-131 BUT the gentlemen also told me that they're currently processing the cases that they got on or before Jan 2, 2016.

Has anybody been in this situation before ? Any suggestion on what I can do to try to go back home in July (and not wait for another year to go back)?

Thank you in advance.

Edited May 19, 2016 by jsphinee

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

Why didn't you apply for AP from the get go? Only thing to do is to apply for it now and wait for it to be approved. It takes 90 days to process. You will also have to fly back to the US for your interview.

[jsphinee 0]

Why didn't you apply for AP from the get go? Only thing to do is to apply for it now and wait for it to be approved. It takes 90 days to process. You will also have to fly back to the US for your interview.

Because I was misinformed and didn't know that I would have to apply for it back then. Thank you for replying.

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

I also want to add that in-country AOSes are not expedited for deployment. The spouse is allowed to attend the interview alone, but otherwise the timeline is the same. You could try an expedite for the AP, but wanting to attend a wedding probably isn't a good enough reason. Also, the I-130 will be approved at the interview, so nothing will update on that until the end. Good luck.

[TBoneTX 45,288]

The above were split from a now-closed old thread in another forum.

[lecoma123 0]

I submitted my AOS too in first week of january 2016. My current status for i485 is " ready to be scheduled for interview" and i am still waiting for my interview date. Always check your mailbox they might send your interview date without updating it online. God will help us.