Argentinian out-of-status & AoS

[Hawk Riders 814]

Asking for a friend, all insight welcome...

 

Friend came as a minor with parents as visitors to other US family many years ago. US family was never able to file to obtain legal status (boo) for friend/parents.

Fast forward to now... Friend is 33yo, has a 13yo child, & has been married 4yrs to a US citizen. In Nov 2020 friend and husband, who reside in Oregon, utilize a New York/Massachusetts attorney to file AoS. Since that time, friend/husband have heard nothing back from attorney and received no NOA.

 

Does this present a difficult AoS?

Is it reasonable to have heard nothing for 4mos?

How would members experienced with AoS and lack of current status counsel friend?

 

We successfully filed and obtained CR-1 independently, but our friend's scenario is out of our wheelhouse... 

[Boiler 45,735]

No

 

Should have NoA by now.

 

Do not get into trouble

 

Why did he not file 4 years ago?

[HRQX 4,145]

54 minutes ago, Hawk Riders said:

Is it reasonable to have heard nothing for 4mos?

They should already have received the Receipt notice. Around 2 months is the current norm: https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/uscis-lockbox-updates "you may experience a delay of four to six weeks in receiving your receipt notice after properly filing an application or petition with a USCIS lockbox."

[Letspaintcookies 2,310]

Are they absolutely sure the attorney has sent it? Do they have the tracking number of the package that was sent? Happened before that nothing had happened while the couple thought everything was going fine

[Hawk Riders 814]

Update:

friend received NOA yesterday.