F2A NBC 2016 Filers

[SamSam85 47]

1 hour ago, Oct17F2A said:

Hey guys!

 

Yesterday I called USCIS and talked to a L2 officer, a very nice lady. She told me I'm out of standard processing times (90 days), so she opened a new SR to ask for my case. She said I should receive a notification on my mail before March 10th, if I don't receive it, I must call them back again on March 12th.

 

I had opened two SR requests online (no reponse on both), their ref number start with SRxxxxxxMSC. This one she opened yesterday starts with WKDxxxxxxMSC, I don't know if this ref # WKD is special (because is different to the others opened before) or it's because it was opened by phone.   

 

Hope to hear something this week from USCIS.

I called today and they told me to wait lol They said they expect new processing dates to be posted soon.

[SamSam85 47]

7 hours ago, SamSam85 said:

I called today and they told me to wait lol They said they expect new processing dates to be posted soon.

It does seem like we are heading for 7-8 months hold, doesnt seem we will hear before May/June

[Glam52007 6]

Emailed my immigration attorney, She said that I have to wait until Mar 16 since my previous S.R.'s 30 days are not done yet.

BTW she also mentioned that I might well get my I-485 interview prior to EAD/AP approvals. I am taking it with a pinch of salt as she might be "Keeping up my spirits !" LOL

 

[SamSam85 47]

But why the hell is that? Why does it take so much?

[Glam52007 6]

16 hours ago, SamSam85 said:

But why the hell is that? Why does it take so much?

USCIS must be liking the new administration as now they can relax and not do the work we paid them to do.

[SamSam85 47]

Any one contacted their Congrassman or Ombudsman? Any update on your cases? 160days and counting here.

[HoangXu 0]

1 hour ago, SamSam85 said:

Any one contacted their Congrassman or Ombudsman? Any update on your cases? 160days and counting here.

Ombudsman sent me an update today saying that my case is under active review but no timeframe provided. 

[SamSam85 47]

2 hours ago, HoangXu said:

Ombudsman sent me an update today saying that my case is under active review but no timeframe provided. 

How long it took ombudsman?

[HoangXu 0]

3 minutes ago, SamSam85 said:

How long it took ombudsman?

I submitted on Feb 16th

Edited March 13, 2018 by HoangXu

[SamSam85 47]

Does any body know how long it takes to receive the interview letter after the priority date becomes current?

[Oct17F2A 1]

54 minutes ago, SamSam85 said:

Does any body know how long it takes to receive the interview letter after the priority date becomes current?

I’m current since February (PD Feb 8 2016) and haven’t received anything yet.

[SamSam85 47]

is that because of backlog or because we are F2A? 

[Glam52007 6]

hi Attorney,

It has been a month since my last service request on my I-765 and there has been no response from USCIS. Today marks 162 days since USCIS received the case.

Also the Visa bulletin dates for filing are moving at fast pace. Why is USCIS moving those dates faster when they still have to process the pending I-485, I-765 and I-131 cases filed since Oct 2017.

 

I have had no communication from USCIS since I completed my Biometrics appointment on Nov 2, 2017. Do we need to contact a senator/congressmen etc.?

 

I am in the process of purchasing a house in Jacksonville, FL but will be changing my address end of June, 2018. I will let you know if I close on the house to change the address at that time.

 

Hi Umang,

It is OK to place another service request if 30 days have gone by. Do you want us to do it or you?

 

USCIS doesn’t move the Visa Bulletin dates.  The Department of State handles immigrant visa issuance and priority dates based on inventory of pending cases and the formula they apply.  The goal is to allow for some visa usage each month without making the categories oversubscribed and unavailable.

 

The “earliest filing date” exists and is moved forward faster merely to allow people to get an EAD and Advance parole with the Adjustment of status filing, as a benefit of filing.

 

With the current reported delays of one year to interview, the I-485 interview could take another SIX months.  I expect to hear on your interview appointment date by September, for an October interview, if the below continues to be accurate and times don’t get any slower.  You can check for  the periodic updates to this page and select Jacksonville Field Office processing dates:

 

https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/processTimesDisplayInit.do

 

 

Field Office Processing Dates for Jacksonville FL as of: December 31, 2017
Form	Form Name	Processing Cases As Of Date:
I-485	Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status	April 30, 2017
N-400	Application for Naturalization	April 2, 2017
N-600	Application for Certificate of Citizenship	December 27, 2016

 

 

Attorney

 

 

Attorney,

Thank you for the information.

Is it too late to opt for consular processing?

People with the same priority dates as mine (March 2016) have got their Immigrant Visas issued by consulates in other countries.

 

It seems that going for AOS is not a benefit but a disadvantage to applicants who are already in USA.

 

Umang

 

Umang,

 

It is another completely different legal process to switch the processing and ask for the file to be sent overseas now if you want to consular process. Besides the expense of travel, new filing fees of $1000+ and legal fees of $3,000, you will re-do the medical exam and set your process back possibly a year. It’s better to wait it out.

 

There are benefits to both types of processes.  The state department does regulate how fast you can apply for an immigrant visa but the limit is a year usually before the visa is expected to be current, so not as strictly as USCIS. For someone here without an H-1B, say an F-1 student, the ability to get a work permit may be a very big deal. USCIS isn’t interested in the fastest processing times any longer.  Things have slowed down considerably at Immigration since Mr. Trump took office.

 

I’m afraid it is what it is.

 

Attorney

Edited March 14, 2018 by Umang Shukla

[SamSam85 47]

4 minutes ago, Umang Shukla said:

hi Attorney,

It has been a month since my last service request on my I-765 and there has been no response from USCIS. Today marks 162 days since USCIS received the case.

Also the Visa bulletin dates for filing are moving at fast pace. Why is USCIS moving those dates faster when they still have to process the pending I-485, I-765 and I-131 cases filed since Oct 2017.

 

I have had no communication from USCIS since I completed my Biometrics appointment on Nov 2, 2017. Do we need to contact a senator/congressmen etc.?

 

I am in the process of purchasing a house in Jacksonville, FL but will be changing my address end of June, 2018. I will let you know if I close on the house to change the address at that time.

 

Hi Umang,

It is OK to place another service request if 30 days have gone by. Do you want us to do it or you?

 

USCIS doesn’t move the Visa Bulletin dates.  The Department of State handles immigrant visa issuance and priority dates based on inventory of pending cases and the formula they apply.  The goal is to allow for some visa usage each month without making the categories oversubscribed and unavailable.

 

The “earliest filing date” exists and is moved forward faster merely to allow people to get an EAD and Advance parole with the Adjustment of status filing, as a benefit of filing.

 

With the current reported delays of one year to interview, the I-485 interview could take another SIX months.  I expect to hear on your interview appointment date by September, for an October interview, if the below continues to be accurate and times don’t get any slower.  You can check for  the periodic updates to this page and select Jacksonville Field Office processing dates:

 

https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/processTimesDisplayInit.do

 

 

Field Office Processing Dates for Jacksonville FL as of: December 31, 2017
Form	Form Name	Processing Cases As Of Date:
I-485	Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status	April 30, 2017
N-400	Application for Naturalization	April 2, 2017
N-600	Application for Certificate of Citizenship	December 27, 2016

 

 

Attorney

 

 

Attorney,

Thank you for the information.

Is it too late to opt for consular processing?

People with the same priority dates as mine (March 2016) have got their Immigrant Visas issued by consulates in other countries.

 

It seems that going for AOS is not a benefit but a disadvantage to applicants who are already in USA.

 

Umang

 

Umang,

 

It is another completely different legal process to switch the processing and ask for the file to be sent overseas now if you want to consular process. Besides the expense of travel, new filing fees of $1000+ and legal fees of $3,000, you will re-do the medical exam and set your process back possibly a year. It’s better to wait it out.

 

There are benefits to both types of processes.  The state department does regulate how fast you can apply for an immigrant visa but the limit is a year usually before the visa is expected to be current, so not as strictly as USCIS. For someone here without an H-1B, say an F-1 student, the ability to get a work permit may be a very big deal. USCIS isn’t interested in the fastest processing times any longer.  Things have slowed down considerably at Immigration since Mr. Trump took office.

 

I’m afraid it is what it is.

 

Attorney

ok so even the attorney thinks that we will not be getting our EADs soon enough, ugh, so frustrating.

[SamSam85 47]

they moved to 1st of November, and no update on our cases?????