Updated Official Processing Times - Washington DC anyone?

[bunkx 25]

Hey y'all,

 

USCIS updated their processing times. It now shows dates as of February 28, 2017. I've done some calculations and here's what I've found... 

 

For EAD/AP applications, they're 87 days behind. Hence, applications with a PD of January 22, 2017 are being processed right now. (VJ times are 10 days behind)

(Bad news for me, I guess that RFIE ended up resetting my clock afterall)

 

For I-485 applications it all depends on your local office. Mine seems to be 218 days behind... 

 

Which means I'm looking at an interview in either August (if RFIE had no effect) or September (if RFIE reset the clock)... - just to put things into perspective, I know folks who applied at the same time who have already gotten their green cards. Man, if only I had known how slow the DC office is... 

 

Are there any other DC applicants? Is this 218 day wait actually legitimate? It's a somewhat unfathomable that they're that backed up... USCIS seems painfully underfunded.

Edited April 19, 2017 by bunkx

[A'n'L 735]

EAD/AP processing time is usually around 3 months, so they're not behind at this moment. You're correct that for most AOS applicants, the processing time depends on the local office. I found the VJ timelines to be much more accurate than USCIS posted processing times for local office AOS. Adjudication can happen as fast as 3-4 months, or in the more extreme cases after about a year. USCIS is funded mainly by the petition fees, which recently were increased.

[bunkx 25]

I meant behind as in the difference between what's being processed now and the PD. The uncertainty of the AOS is killing me and every plan I try to make for the summer. I wish they would just go ahead and give me a date even if it's in November or something. I want to visit my family back home but if they suddenly give me an interview date for the next week, it'll cost me a fortune to fly back on such short notice. 

 

In terms of funding though, additional federal funding would surely help speed things up. The petition fees are extremely high as is. I can't imagine someone paying this much to register permanent residence in Europe.

[A'n'L 735]

24 minutes ago, bunkx said:

I meant behind as in the difference between what's being processed now and the PD. The uncertainty of the AOS is killing me and every plan I try to make for the summer. I wish they would just go ahead and give me a date even if it's in November or something. I want to visit my family back home but if they suddenly give me an interview date for the next week, it'll cost me a fortune to fly back on such short notice. 

 

In terms of funding though, additional federal funding would surely help speed things up. The petition fees are extremely high as is. I can't imagine someone paying this much to register permanent residence in Europe.

Well, immigration is a privilege (for better or worse).

 

Interview notices are (in most cases) sent one month prior to the interview date. That should leave you enough time to return from vacation.

[bunkx 25]

1 minute ago, A'n'L said:

Well, immigration is a privilege (for better or worse).

 

Interview notices are (in most cases) sent one month prior to the interview date. That should leave you enough time to return from vacation.

Being able to live with my spouse should not be a privilege, although I recognize that it is. Sad how the system is set up.

 

That's a relief. Thank you!

[USpatial 21]

The NBC was processing EAD/APs dated 11/29/16 on 1/31/17, but the updated timline shows EAD/APs dated 12/3/16 processed on 2/28/17.... they advanced 4 days in one month. I wonder if they received more applications during the last months of 2016, in particular after the first Tuesday of November...

 

If this trend is not reversed, they'll easily break the 90-days usual processing time for EAD/APs.