March 2017 AOS Filers

[Shushulsan 32]

45 minutes ago, raulgon2493 said:

We are all feeling a little stressed. I felt like the tier 2 officer did not care about being of any help to me (the reason for that I don't know and will not come up with one) - it did upset me because he doesn't understand that any little progress or update makes the biggest difference to us. Let's try to continue to support each other and leave the rest out. There is a lot of reports out there that say one thing but you can also find reports saying the opposite. Receiving AOS is a privilege - they can easily say no and move on to the next. Let's continue to be patient. Some people in this group are going into their 9th month, we really could see movement soon. 

 

Amen.

[kimy33 19]

1 hour ago, Shushulsan said:

 

It is not an accusation. Recent report by inspector general shows that this administration has previously violated court order. This is called an educated guess and anything but a blind accusation. Also has been constantly stated that they don not like certain people based on the geography of their origination. These are neither secrets nor urban legends. It's out there for everyone to see.

 

This forum is not only for K-1 applications but for anyone filing family based I-485. All I said for those in my shoes to contact their representatives and get some information and don't let time go to waist. But I don't expect a German to understand the situation. You already had it easy and I am very happy for you that your journey was uneventful.

 

Thanks

you are not alone on this and I don't think you are targeted because of your background.  I know a lot of ppl from different backgrounds including myself still waiting for their interview to be scheduled, I also know there are a lot more with similar background have already got their green card. The process is frustrating, victimize yourself won't help you going through it. Let's be optimistic and supportive,  we will get our interviews soon. 

 

 

[Catalina Cuqui 17]

Hi guys. Following. End-of-March filer here. Case status has been stuck on "Fingerprints received" since April 4th. Coming close to 8 months now.

 

[Catalina Cuqui 17]

I just checked my case status again, and I saw this on the bottom right corner (I put a service request online on November 8):

"As of November 8, 2017, your inquiry about why your case is taking longer than our processing time, referral number SRXXXXXXXXXXXXMSC, is currently not assigned for processing."

Anybody know what that means? Sounds like, "We're not even looking into it".

I got an email from them saying I should expect a reply by Nov. 30. But no luck so far.

Edited November 29, 2017 by agnesita84

[raulgon2493 14]

5 minutes ago, agnesita84 said:

I just checked my case status again, and I saw this on the bottom right corner (I put a service request online on November 8):

"As of November 8, 2017, your inquiry about why your case is taking longer than our processing time, referral number SRXXXXXXXXXXXXMSC, is currently not assigned for processing."

Anybody know what that means? Sounds like, "We're not even looking into it".

I got an email from them saying I should expect a reply by Nov. 30. But no luck so far.

I put in a service request online on 10/03/2017 and same message. It has not been assigned. I confirmed with the tier 2 officer that my app was still at the National Benefit Center. I wonder how much dust it has so far. 

[arc1993 10]

Bad news here... card has been "in production" since October 11 (our interview date). Had an infopass appt today and the officer said we haven't been approved yet and must've been a system glitch. Her side showed I485 still under review

[Catalina Cuqui 17]

9 minutes ago, raulgon2493 said:

I put in a service request online on 10/03/2017 and same message. It has not been assigned. I confirmed with the tier 2 officer that my app was still at the National Benefit Center. I wonder how much dust it has so far. 

Oh man. I thought it meant the service request hadn't been assigned. It means my AOS case?

So I guess it is at the NBC.  Why are so many cases still at NBC? What's going on?

[Suudsu 66]

6 hours ago, Shushulsan said:

 

I didn't waist anytime yesterday. I filled and mailed my request to our house of representative no more than 2 hours after I got off the phone yesterday with USCIS level 2 officer. I am also going to call in again today and talk to a different person since transparency and consistency are not what Department of Homeland Security is known for.

 

You are Mexican and I am Persian (Iranian). It is safe to assume under current administration we are receiving the short end of the stick. Most probably they have internally advised department employees to scrutinize, delay, deny and block applications from citizens of those nations that this administration hates/dislikes. I am sure eventually someone will file a class-action lawsuit on our behalf.

 

Good luck contacting your representative.

For what it's worth, I'm Australian and a mid-February 2017 filer (day 286, 9.4 months today). I also filed a beyond six-months service request in October for my I-485 and it was never assigned for work. The wait is agonising and boring.

 

I have a slow field office (San Francisco), which currently has an average wait of about 315 days from PD to interview. It's by no means the slowest field office in the country, but it's getting worse each month (as almost all field offices are).

 

I can't see from your profile which field office you have, but your field office might be slow too. Scanning the VisaJourney timeline data for Florida offices, Orlando and Jacksonville don't appear to be up to March filers yet.

http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/aoslist.php?cfl=&op5=5,6,8,9,10,11

 

Wishing everyone the best of luck and understanding!

[DelilahBrz 48]

6 hours ago, Shushulsan said:

 

You are Mexican and I am Persian (Iranian). It is safe to assume under current administration we are receiving the short end of the stick. Most probably they have internally advised department employees to scrutinize, delay, deny and block applications from citizens of those nations that this administration hates/dislikes. I am sure eventually someone will file a class-action lawsuit on our behalf.

 

 

I couldn't disagree more with this statement.

 

My husband is from England, and the US & UK couldn't be better allies.

We are still stuck at fingerprint fee accepted as of March.

We are also getting a tap dance about where our file is located.

We contacted our Senators office, and the Senators office got the same tap dance routine.

 

We are all in the same boat.  Race is not making anyone special.  This sucks equally for all involved in the waiting game.

  

[raulgon2493 14]

31 minutes ago, agnesita84 said:

Oh man. I thought it meant the service request hadn't been assigned. It means my AOS case?

So I guess it is at the NBC.  Why are so many cases still at NBC? What's going on?

I think it is referring to the service request to be honest - but i would assume that if they haven't gotten to the service request, they have not gotten some applications. A little frustrating. 

[DorothyLa 107]

I called 2 times and first time the guy was talking about my rfe i said i dont wanna know anything about rfe i already sent reply for it. I wanna know where is my application. He just kept talking about rfe should be answere in 60 days blablabla. I had to cut him and hang up because he was being no help.

 

I called second time the lady said it should be and is in field office waiting for interview. But i dont believe that. I didnt have any updates and i filed at 5th march. I want to call them again. And jacksonville florida shows that they are on 4th march, since 20 september... 

[TL2016 208]

7 hours ago, Shushulsan said:

 

It is not an accusation. Recent report by inspector general shows that this administration has previously violated court order. This is called an educated guess and anything but a blind accusation. Also has been constantly stated that they don not like certain people based on the geography of their origination. These are neither secrets nor urban legends. It's out there for everyone to see.

 

This forum is not only for K-1 applications but for anyone filing family based I-485. All I said for those in my shoes to contact their representatives and get some information and don't let time go to waist. But I don't expect a German to understand the situation. You already had it easy and I am very happy for you that your journey was uneventful.

 

Thanks

If you look for things to support your side, of course you'll find them. Just like the flat-earthers will find plenty of "evidence" to support their claims. You can tell the same lie a thousand times, but it never gets any more true. Just have a look at the posts after you. Someone from Mexico, Australia and the United Kingdom, and are all in the same boat. I know this process is infuriating and I got the long end of the stick, but like I said playing the victim card won't help. Especially when there's plenty of other people from all different backgrounds are in the same situation.

 

And for the second part, you're also not correct here. This forum sub-section is specifically for people adjusting from Family Based visas , not people adjusting through family. The title literally says "from K1 and K3 Family Based Visas" and the description doesn't help your case either: "Discussion on filing for Adjustment of Status (AOS) from K1 and K3 Visas to become a permanent resident in America.". Your profile is not mentioning either of them, even though the K-3 is kind of obsolete. 

That doesn't mean that you can't be here, in fact the more the merrier. People just love to confuse the actual category they're adjusting from (not that it matters here though). I'm just pointing out that your case will be handled slightly different than the majority of K-1 adjusters. And that isn't because of your race or origin, but because you're required to have an interview while others may not have one.

 

It's also hilariously funny that you look at a single thing on my profile and then put me in a drawer. You do not need to know this, but I'm half Iranian myself and share many traits with my Iranian side of the family. But of course it's once again easier to label something, play the victim card and then move on. Right? 

[Catalina Cuqui 17]

Peace and love, guys.  We're all in the same boat.

I am from Spain, which same as the UK has great diplomatic relations with the USA, and I'm also stuck on "fingerprints received" since April 4. No idea where my case is, but for what I'm reading, I'm starting to assume it's stuck at NBC.

It is reeeally frustrating, but seeing that for some reason this year it seems to be taking longer than usual (probably the hurricanes had a lot to do with it) and that a lot of people are on the same boat, I feel a little more relieved that it's not about my case in particular, it seems to be a general thing.

[Suudsu 66]

Let's loop this back around to constructive options available to people if their case is outside of the normal processing times posted on USCIS' website. There have been suggestions to:

• Talk to a Tier 2 representative
• File a service request that their case is outside normal processing times
• Make an Infopass appointment
• Contact Congresspeople and Senators, and get them to place a service request on your behalf (which USCIS has to respond to)
• Is the ombudsman an option, or is that for cases well outside the normal processing time?

As has been pointed out, we don't always get the information we want from these actions, and they have varying (random?) levels of effectiveness. Are there any other useful actions people can take?

[Shushulsan 32]

4 hours ago, Suudsu said:

For what it's worth, I'm Australian and a mid-February 2017 filer (day 286, 9.4 months today). I also filed a beyond six-months service request in October for my I-485 and it was never assigned for work. The wait is agonising and boring.

 

I have a slow field office (San Francisco), which currently has an average wait of about 315 days from PD to interview. It's by no means the slowest field office in the country, but it's getting worse each month (as almost all field offices are).

 

I can't see from your profile which field office you have, but your field office might be slow too. Scanning the VisaJourney timeline data for Florida offices, Orlando and Jacksonville don't appear to be up to March filers yet.

http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/aoslist.php?cfl=&op5=5,6,8,9,10,11

 

Wishing everyone the best of luck and understanding!

 

I am in West Palm Beach field office. It is a relatively fast office. My wife became citizen there in 4.5 months.