Processing times just changed to 3 years!!?

[DiegoV 3]

Just a few days ago when I would check the processing times for a I130 in Potomac it would show 9 to 12 months or so, I just checked today and it shows 32.5 Months to 42 Months!! What happened? why the sudden change?

[Lucky2Lucky 2,526]

Coronavirus.

[DiegoV 3]

3 minutes ago, Luckycuds said:

Coronavirus.

Before it would show they were working on cases from aug-sept 2019, now they're working on cases from 2016. Coronavirus doesn't explain that

[Lucky2Lucky 2,526]

11 minutes ago, DiegoV said:

Before it would show they were working on cases from aug-sept 2019, now they're working on cases from 2016. Coronavirus doesn't explain that

Have you read how they come up with the processing times? 

How we process cases

This time range is how long it is taking USCIS to process your case from the date we received it. We generally process cases in the order we receive them, and we will update this page each month. The estimated time range displayed is based on data captured approximately two months prior to updating the page. Please note that times may change without prior notice.

[Allaboutwaiting 2,503]

It's possible that they recently found they still had cases THAT OLD, and decided to finally work on them. 

When it comes to processing times, they use the oldest case they're working on to calculate. It does not mean every case will take that long. 

Edited June 16, 2020 by Allaboutwaiting

[DiegoV 3]

21 minutes ago, Luckycuds said:

Have you read how they come up with the processing times? 

How we process cases

This time range is how long it is taking USCIS to process your case from the date we received it. We generally process cases in the order we receive them, and we will update this page each month. The estimated time range displayed is based on data captured approximately two months prior to updating the page. Please note that times may change without prior notice.

Yes, and it doesn't make sense.

[Lucky2Lucky 2,526]

23 minutes ago, DiegoV said:

Yes, and it doesn't make sense.

It may not make sense to you but how I interpret it is if they look at the cases they completed 2 months ago (we know they were working with a skeleton shift) and they multiple it by the total number of cases they currently have it would take 32.5-42 months if they continued at the rate they were processing cases 2 months ago... which would lead me to believe whenever they have full staff working again these processing times would drastically decrease.

[Just Paul 4,595]

I really wouldn't use any USCIS processing time as a guide until things get back to a "normal" and after the summer break / layoffs / furloughs USCIS may be taking.

[stringpuller 74]

This really is a bummer

[geowrian 22,337]

Most likely they hit a few really old cases and the automatic system adjusted it to that.

Or they are taking into account having to furlough a decent chunk of their staff.

More likely it's #1...they typically don't publish data on based on things still up in the air.

[JFH 12,190]

The same has happened to N-400 processing times. All offices, all over the country, are now showing 12.5 - 36 months for processing. I’m not reading too much into it for now. 

[stringpuller 74]

I will however email my congressman and encourage him to urge them to get the funding to USCIS and work on their terrible inefficiency. 

 

I think we all should. 

Edited June 17, 2020 by stringpuller

[Trutta 103]

56 minutes ago, stringpuller said:

I will however email my congressman and encourage him to urge them to get the funding to USCIS and work on their terrible inefficiency. 

 

I think we all should. 

I would, but my box of meaningless form letters from people who don't care about me is already full so I don't have room for any more.

[JeanneAdil 6,477]

On March 1, USCIS began transferring certain cases to the Potomac Service Center (PSC) from other service centers to balance workloads. The affected casework includes Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, filed by F-1 and M-1 students seeking Optional Practical Training (OPT) and J-1 dependents.

 

These cases take longer and affects their timeline 

[JeanneAdil 6,477]

3 hours ago, stringpuller said:

I will however email my congressman and encourage him to urge them to get the funding to USCIS and work on their terrible inefficiency. 

 

I think we all should. 

Issue with this is now USCIS governs itself with our fees (bad as it is)  do you want the federal government provide the budget and take over?

it's a no win situation from what i see

and seems anytime an organization wants fee increases (like USCIS has asked for),  they come up with scare tactics asking for a huge amount (2 or 3 times what they want) and we,  the people,  give them what they really want ( in this case the new increase in fees) and its a ploy to manage the system