AOS in Seattle/Tukwila

[Bars&Saqi 120]

Hi everyone,

I will be filing for adjustment of status and my field office is Seattle/Tukwila (joy!) This office is notorious for over a year-long wait just to get an interview. I just wanted to hear from those who have filed AOS in the last couple of months in Seattle - has your case been transferred somewhere else to help cut the backlog? Have you received an interview faster than the average time?

I am hoping we have an anomaly and either get transferred and/or have a faster timeline, but just looking for some recent experiences here.

Thanks!

[Xyooj509 9]

Im about to file for AOS and i'm in seattle area too. Hopefully that year backlog is not the case. 

[HRQX 4,145]

4 hours ago, Bars&Saqi said:

I just wanted to hear from those who have filed AOS in the last couple of months in Seattle

@Jorgedig filed 13 months ago: https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=243751

On 4/22/2019 at 10:42 PM, Jorgedig said:

In retrospect, a CR-1 may have been a better choice, although I know we are quite lucky in being ahead of the game in almost every area except for the actual green card (our local field office has one of the longest wait times in the country).

 

[SalishSea 17,819]

52 minutes ago, Xyooj509 said:

Im about to file for AOS and i'm in seattle area too. Hopefully that year backlog is not the case. 

The backlog is real.

[Xyooj509 9]

I wonder if we can use a different office as long as in Washington? 

[HRQX 4,145]

6 minutes ago, Xyooj509 said:

I wonder if we can use a different office as long as in Washington? 

Applicants can't request a different LFO. It's 100% USCIS decision on whether or not to send it to a different office for caseload purposes: https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/uscis-aims-decrease-processing-times-n-400-and-i-485

Edited November 16, 2019 by HRQX

[SalishSea 17,819]

3 minutes ago, Xyooj509 said:

I wonder if we can use a different office as long as in Washington? 

No.  You don't choose your LFO.  It is assigned based upon zip code.  And last time I looked at the USCIS processing times for Spokane, Yakima and Portland, the wait times were similar.

[SalishSea 17,819]

6 minutes ago, Xyooj509 said:

I wonder if we can use a different office as long as in Washington? 

If you think about it, would that be fair to those who have been waiting in line for a year or more already?

[geowrian 22,337]

You can't choose your LFO. You can move...although that's pretty extreme + transfer time. 😆

[Bars&Saqi 120]

Thank you all for the responses! Guess we just have to continue with the test of patience. What we do for love........ (read: drive ourselves nuts) Hahah!

[SalishSea 17,819]

43 minutes ago, Bars&Saqi said:

Thank you all for the responses! Guess we just have to continue with the test of patience. What we do for love........ (read: drive ourselves nuts) Hahah!

Exactly.  I will say that we were very lucky that my husband received his combo card within just over 4 months.  I wondered if maybe those are processed a bit faster for those who reside in the longest LFO regions:  Seattle, SF, Houston, Dallas etc.

[AnneA 72]

5 hours ago, Jorgedig said:

Exactly.  I will say that we were very lucky that my husband received his combo card within just over 4 months.  I wondered if maybe those are processed a bit faster for those who reside in the longest LFO regions:  Seattle, SF, Houston, Dallas etc.

I sure hope so ... LFO is Yakima 11-25 months 😳 .. so actually considering going home and doing CR1 instead of AOS. 

[SalishSea 17,819]

1 hour ago, AnneA said:

I sure hope so ... LFO is Yakima 11-25 months 😳 .. so actually considering going home and doing CR1 instead of AOS. 

Really?  Won’t getting the combo card suffice until you can get an interview?

[AnneA 72]

4 minutes ago, Jorgedig said:

Really?  Won’t getting the combo card suffice until you can get an interview?

Not sure I can wait another 4+ months to go home. I knew I wasn't gonna like living here but thought I could handle it until I got AP and then go home 2-4 times a year for a month or so and it was never meant to be forever just until hubby can get his retirement. It just turned out to be much harder than I imagined 😳

[SalishSea 17,819]

9 minutes ago, AnneA said:

Not sure I can wait another 4+ months to go home. I knew I wasn't gonna like living here but thought I could handle it until I got AP and then go home 2-4 times a year for a month or so and it was never meant to be forever just until hubby can get his retirement. It just turned out to be much harder than I imagined 😳

I get it.  Do you have to live in the Tri-Cities?