F2A NBC 2016 Filers

[SamSam85 47]

Just now, HoangXu said:

How can I add my case to it? I think it is for online filing only

register an account, and then add the case (something called paper filed case in the menu, after you register)

[HoangXu 0]

2 minutes ago, HoangXu said:

How can I add my case to it? I think it is for online filing only

Just added my case to it. It was updated also. 

[Glam52007 6]

Spoke to L2 again today. Told me that the case is under review but cannot confirm when will it be approved. I am guessing its the trump factor at play. slowing down the legal immigration system for no reason.

[HoangXu 0]

53 minutes ago, Umang Shukla said:

Spoke to L2 again today. Told me that the case is under review but cannot confirm when will it be approved. I am guessing its the trump factor at play. slowing down the legal immigration system for no reason.

Yes, he is slowing it down. I guess you will get your card in 2-3 weeks

[SamSam85 47]

52 minutes ago, HoangXu said:

Yes, he is slowing it down. I guess you will get your card in 2-3 weeks

why 2-3 weeks? why not sooner?

[HoangXu 0]

20 minutes ago, SamSam85 said:

why 2-3 weeks? why not sooner?

Because according to my case, it was approved about 2-3 weeks after it was under review 

[Tongua 3]

8 hours ago, HoangXu said:

Because according to my case, it was approved about 2-3 weeks after it was under review 

What is your PD. My wife's PD is March 2016 and she is still waiting for everything.

[Glam52007 6]

8 hours ago, Tongua said:

What is your PD. My wife's PD is March 2016 and she is still waiting for everything.

Welcome to the thread. I am in the same boat as your wife.

I should have opted for Consular Processing as AOS route is taking longer.

USCIS is slowing down immigration only for people who are already in USA legally already and paying taxes for past so many years and are law abiding.

 

Whereas people in same categories if outside the country, they get their immigrant visas quickly. I bet they will become citizens before us as well as they can naturalize earlier as well.

This is injustice !

[HoangXu 0]

8 hours ago, Tongua said:

What is your PD. My wife's PD is March 2016 and she is still waiting for everything.

My PD is Feb 2016

[HoangXu 0]

17 minutes ago, Umang Shukla said:

Welcome to the thread. I am in the same boat as your wife.

I should have opted for Consular Processing as AOS route is taking longer.

USCIS is slowing down immigration only for people who are already in USA legally already and paying taxes for past so many years and are law abiding.

 

Whereas people in same categories if outside the country, they get their immigrant visas quickly. I bet they will become citizens before us as well as they can naturalize earlier as well.

This is injustice !

I agree. I should have done the same if I knew it takes this long. 

[issea 43]

1 hour ago, Umang Shukla said:

Welcome to the thread. I am in the same boat as your wife.

I should have opted for Consular Processing as AOS route is taking longer.

USCIS is slowing down immigration only for people who are already in USA legally already and paying taxes for past so many years and are law abiding.

 

Whereas people in same categories if outside the country, they get their immigrant visas quickly. I bet they will become citizens before us as well as they can naturalize earlier as well.

This is injustice !

Do u have an idea about how much longer than those doing consulate processing? Half a year, one year or even more?

[Glam52007 6]

 

3 minutes ago, issea said:

Do u have an idea about how much longer than those doing consulate processing? Half a year, one year or even more?

Lets say someone had a I-130 PD of 10/23/15.

If they had gone for Consular processing, they would have gotten their Immigrant Visas by November 2017.

 

If the same person had gone for AOS, he will have applied for AOS on Oct 1, 2017 making him wait another 29.5 Months if applying from Houston, TX from Oct 1, 2017.

 

The amount of time you have to wait depends on the field office. Long story short, you wait more than consular cases in fact hurting your timeline to become a US citizen through naturalization.

[issea 43]

2 hours ago, Umang Shukla said:

 

Lets say someone had a I-130 PD of 10/23/15.

If they had gone for Consular processing, they would have gotten their Immigrant Visas by November 2017.

 

If the same person had gone for AOS, he will have applied for AOS on Oct 1, 2017 making him wait another 29.5 Months if applying from Houston, TX from Oct 1, 2017.

 

The amount of time you have to wait depends on the field office. Long story short, you wait more than consular cases in fact hurting your timeline to become a US citizen through naturalization.

Let's use your example. For this particular PD, the earliest this person could file for AOS was 10/01/16, not 10/01/17. I am wondering if there is any difference between an earlier and later filing date, like in this example (10/01/16 vs. 10/01/17). My guess is the earlier filer would wait for a longer time. So the 29.5 months might apply to the earliest filer, not to the later. I saw the time range is 18 to 29.5 month at Houston TX field office, and think they might start reviewing your case since the PD becomes current, and the REAL processing time might be essentially of the same order. 

[Glam52007 6]

18 minutes ago, issea said:

Let's use your example. For this particular PD, the earliest this person could file for AOS was 10/01/16, not 10/01/17. I am wondering if there is any difference between an earlier and later filing date, like in this example (10/01/16 vs. 10/01/17). My guess is the earlier filer would wait for a longer time. So the 29.5 months might apply to the earliest filer, not to the later. I saw the time range is 18 to 29.5 month at Houston TX field office, and think they might start reviewing your case since the PD becomes current, and the REAL processing time might be essentially of the same order. 

I don't think that by just having your priority date as current USCIS start to review your file.

USCIS will follow the processing times chart based on availability

 

When it says 18-29.5 months,

 

The 1st date (18 months) is where 50% of the cases are processed

The 2nd date (29.5 Months) is where 93% of the cases are processed

 

So if your case is delayed than those dates, it means that you are in the last 7%

Edited March 28, 2018 by Umang Shukla

[issea 43]

4 minutes ago, Umang Shukla said:

I don't think that by just having your priority date as current USCIS start to review your file.

Will they sort the cases by PD or by date of filing, or maybe by Both?

Filing the earliest will make your case on the top of the pile with similar PDs, but it is up to USCIS when to start reviewing this pile. Is it right?