2017 AOS: How long does it take?

[ThinkerBelle 5]

Hi everyone.

 

I have been scouring the site about AOS timelines but only seem to find old ones. I just want to ask how long the current AOS process is until your greencard. 

I understand there's no exact timeline, but I just want to know what the average is and if it differs per service center. Also, how do you know which service center your applications goes to?

 

Also, did you need a lawyer to process for an AOS?

 

thanks everyone.

[BenjaminKeating 114]

6 minutes ago, ThinkerBelle said:

Hi everyone.

 

I have been scouring the site about AOS timelines but only seem to find old ones. I just want to ask how long the current AOS process is until your greencard. 

I understand there's no exact timeline, but I just want to know what the average is and if it differs per service center. Also, how do you know which service center your applications goes to?

 

Also, did you need a lawyer to process for an AOS?

 

thanks everyone.

I wouldn't really say there was an average, it mostly depends on how your field office is processing, whether you get any RFE/RFIE's. There's so many variables in each case.

 

No, you don't need a lawyer. Many people file without one. A lawyer won't speed the case up in anyway and will just cost you a large sum of money. Unless your case has crime, communicable diseases or overstays or anything along those lines a lawyer will be completely worthless. 

[ThinkerBelle 5]

29 minutes ago, BenjaminKeating said:

I wouldn't really say there was an average, it mostly depends on how your field office is processing, whether you get any RFE/RFIE's. There's so many variables in each case.

Hi. Yes I do understand its all different, I guess Im just curious about the usual timeline so I can somehow gauge how long it usually takes. I also want to know how the field office or service center is being chosen, also because the timeline is different for each. 

[BenjaminKeating 114]

3 hours ago, ThinkerBelle said:

Hi. Yes I do understand its all different, I guess Im just curious about the usual timeline so I can somehow gauge how long it usually takes. I also want to know how the field office or service center is being chosen, also because the timeline is different for each. 

It can literally be anything from 6-18 months or even longer. If I was to hazard a guess I would say 10-14 months is average.

 

Your field office is the local one to you, so if you Google "USCIS field office near me" you should get a result and that is most likely where your case is at.

[ThinkerBelle 5]

1 hour ago, BenjaminKeating said:

It can literally be anything from 6-18 months or even longer. If I was to hazard a guess I would say 10-14 months is average.

 

Your field office is the local one to you, so if you Google "USCIS field office near me" you should get a result and that is most likely where your case is at.

thank you for your response.

 

Is there any way of finding timelines here so I can look and compare?

[xillini 71]

On 9/12/2017 at 7:21 PM, ThinkerBelle said:

Is there any way of finding timelines here so I can look and compare?

Hiii, this year, I sucssfully did AOS from F1.
Since last year, I have been looking a lot of timeline and have general timeline. 

 

Timeline can be differ based on which field office you are gonna have interviews, 
but generally, NYC and NJ takes longest time (Around one year) while offices in SoCAL like LA and Orange country takes even 3-4 months. 
(oh there is St. Paul, MN, which has been notoriously slow and back-logged since 2013, which I dont know why)

 

Other major cities like San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago, Houston, DC takes between 6 months to 10 months, assuming there is no RFE. 
So I would say that it is reasonable to expect average 8 months ish taking for AOS, in general. 

My case was at Chicago, which took me 8 months, with RFIE. Later, I learned it would take around 6 months for cases without RFE. 

 

[ThinkerBelle 5]

On 9/16/2017 at 4:59 PM, xillini said:

Hiii, this year, I sucssfully did AOS from F1.
Since last year, I have been looking a lot of timeline and have general timeline. 

 

Timeline can be differ based on which field office you are gonna have interviews, 
but generally, NYC and NJ takes longest time (Around one year) while offices in SoCAL like LA and Orange country takes even 3-4 months. 
(oh there is St. Paul, MN, which has been notoriously slow and back-logged since 2013, which I dont know why)

 

Other major cities like San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago, Houston, DC takes between 6 months to 10 months, assuming there is no RFE. 
So I would say that it is reasonable to expect average 8 months ish taking for AOS, in general. 

My case was at Chicago, which took me 8 months, with RFIE. Later, I learned it would take around 6 months for cases without RFE. 

 

Hi!! Thank you so much for giving me an idea about the timeline. 

 

Have you by any chance have an idea how long it is in Buffalo, N.Y.